as the home office announced 12 thousand asylum seekers will be fast tracked in an attempt to cut the backlog. people from afghanistan, yemen, eritrea, syria and libya will have their claims decided on the basis of a questionnaire. the prime minister has pledged to reduce the asylum backlog by the end of the year as our home editor mark easton reports. afghans, who claim to have fled persecution from the taliban, are among five nationalities being offered a fast track route to being granted asylum in the uk. as part of government efforts to speed up the asylum system, they ll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face to face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that had been stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increas
today at 6:00. three people are arrested after a police officer is shot and seriously injured in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot multiple times in 0magh last night in front of his son after coaching young people playing football. at this time, there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick up by their parents. and those children ran for cover, in sheer terror. fleeing the taliban in afghanistan, or arriving on small boats across the channel the backlog of people waiting for asylum decisions reaches a record level. we are here live in ukraine on the eve of the first anniversary of russia s invasion. we will hear
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again, is the start of next week. again, is largely dry as you can see in the outlook, the best of the sunshine in the west, cloudy and windy further east. today at one after a police officer is shot and seriously injured in northern ireland, three people are arrested. john caldwell was shot multiple times in omagh last night in front of his son, after coaching young people playing football. at this time, there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick up by their parents, and those children ran john caldwell is now said to be fighting for his life. also on the programme. fleeing the taliban in afghanistan or arriving on small boats across the channel the backlog of people waiting for asylum decisions reaches a record level. five missions or pledges from labour s leader
rishi sunak has pledged to eradicate much of the asylum backlog by the end of the year and the home office has said it will allow 12,000 people to undergo a speedier claims process, without an interview. our home editor mark easton reports. afghans, who say they are fleeing persecution from the taliban, are among five nationalities being offered a fast track route to being granted asylum in the uk. they ll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face to face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that have been stuck in the system for more than six months. those eligible for the fast track scheme may be granted refugee status if they fill out a ten page form in english and return it within 20 days. they must have applied for asylum before lastjuly and be from five