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Ministers claimed to have cleared a 'legacy' backlog of applications made before June 28 last year, but figures show more than 4,500 of these are still waiting an initial decision

The Tory peer Shaun Bailey questioned former Countdown host Carol Vorderman status as a 'serious political commentator' as he appeared on GB News last week

US President Joe Biden appeared "unsteady and confused" as he boarded Air Force One at the end of his vacation on the US Virgin Islands, a body language expert has claimed

Despite his best efforts, Rishi Sunak has started to develop an unfortunate reputation for being thin-skinned and tetchy when grilled over Government failings

The number of asylum seekers arriving by small boat to the UK last year may have fallen - but it's still the second highest on record. Do you think the Tories have delivered on their pledge to stop the boats?

Labour's analysis says by 2024-2025 a family with two adults working full time on the National Living Wage will pay £1,320 more a year due to Tory stealth taxes

The ministerial 'merry-go-round' triggered by the chaotic collapse of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss's Governments led to bumper payouts in the Department for Education

Lovers Scott McSpadden and Tanya Momot have convictions for more than 60 thefts between them, with their latest ruse seeing four bottles of Irish Country Cream Liqueur pinched from Aldi

A Chinese-made clock counting down to May's local elections appeared in the background of a video by Tory chairman Richard Holden - who has urged Brits to buy local

More than half - 55% - of private renters on housing benefit are also worried about becoming homeless because of sky-high costs, according to a survey for the charity Shelter

Home Office figures released today reveal that nearly 100,000 asylum seekers are still waiting for an initial decision and Home Secretary James Cleverly was accused of fudging figures

Labour has launched a new online tool allowing people to calculate how much tax they pay, and plans to hammer Rishi Sunak with it ahead of the general election

Lee Jae-myung, the tough-talking leader of South Korea's main opposition party, was set upon by a knife-wielding man in Busan today before collapsing to the ground

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by a man believed to be in his 60s or 7ps during a visit to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials sai

The injured person, son-in-law of an escort agent for the undersecretary for justice Andrea Delmastro, was allegedly shot with Italian MP Emanuele Pozzolo's gun but he denies he pulled the trigger

Today's Daily Mirror poll shows the country is crying out for change after two-thirds (66%) said they wanted an election held before the start of the summer

According to official figures buses in England drove 300million fewer miles than in 2010 - a massive fall of over 22% - despite being the most popular form of transport

Gary Neville has taken his latest jab at the Prime Minister after Rishi Sunak announced that new policies had begun to take effect on New Year's Day - with an election to come later this year

In a brutal verdict on the Tories' record in office, a majority also believe life has got worse in Britain since 2010, including among more than half of those who voted Conservative in 2019

Staffing deficits have rocketed by fivefold since June 2020, with Labour analysis revealing the workforce gap has grown from 400 to 2,141 people

PM Rishi Sunak faces a bruising year as he goes into a general election campaign heading a divided party and trailing Keir Starmer in the polls - with a lot of battles on the way

North Korea has welcomed in the new year by issuing further military threats against its neighbours in the south and the United States, saying it is prepared for all-out war

A total of 29,437 asylum seekers reached the UK by making the dangerous journey across the Channel in 2023, with one in five of them having fled the Taliban in Afghanistan

A survey found one in seven patients who tried to get an appointment carried out treatment on themselves or got someone with no medical qualifications to do it as the Tories come under fire

Sir Keir Starmer will inherit a "barren legacy" if Labour Party are finally given the keys to power in 2024 following 14 years of "miserable and unproductive Tory rule," says Voice of the Mirror