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The backlog of 71,000 applications is making Afghans ‘unsafe’, charities warn

Former PM ‘may have breached code of conduct’, says opposition

Sam Blyth was guarantor of credit facility of up to £800,000 that helped fund Johnson’s lifestyle, it has emerged

New claims have emerged about the big spender ex-PM's unusual financial arrangements - despite his £159,000 salary and earnings of more than £1million since he left

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the former Conservative leader’s finances ‘are and were properly declared’

Amid rusted aircraft and giant hangars, a Suffolk creative hub is offering a £15-a-week haven for artists fleeing city rents. And this flourishing rural oasis, which boasts a Mercury prize winner, is just one of many in an artistic renaissance

Minister speaks of ‘progress’ on security checks, but Foreign Office clarifies no green light yet for contractors

Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’

Billed as “Africa’s COP”, the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss…