内容摘要：The overall waiting list rose to 802,268 - setting a record for a 10th month in a row.

The overall waiting list rose to 802,268 - setting a record for a 10th month in a row.

In Marston and Northway, the other candidates are: Rachel Cox (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition), Duncan Hatfield (Local Conservatives), Harry Knipe-Gibbs (Reform UK), Nasreen Majeed (Independent Oxford Alliance), Alistair Morris (Green) and Eleonore Vogel (Lib Dem).In Shrivenham, the other candidates are: David Brook (Lib Dem), Richard Johnson (Labour), Gordon Lundie (Local Conservatives) and Sarah von Simson (Reform UK).

In Parks, the other candidates are: Anna Avila Taylor (Reform), Dane Comerford (Lib Dem), Harriet Dolby (Local Conservatives), Rosie Douglas-Brown (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition), Emma Garnett (Green), Gavin Ridley (Animal Welfare Party) and Louise Upton (Labour).In Summertown and Walton Manor, the other candidates are: Mark Beer (Independent Oxford Alliance), James Fry (Labour and Co-Op), Penelope Lenon (Local Conservatives), John Lord (Reform UK) and Indrani Sigamany (Green).In Chipping Norton, the other candidates are: Leslie Channon (Lib Dems), Claire Lasko (Green), Geoff Saul (Labour and Co-Op) and Henry Watt (Reform UK).

In Didcot South, the other candidates are: Mocky Khan (Labour and Co-Op), Peter Kirby-Harris (Lib Dem), Peter Sims (Green) and Alan Thompson (Local Conservatives).More funding has been announced in an effort to extend the Tyne and Wear Metro.

North East mayor Kim McGuinness has put more than £8m towards creating a business case for the Washington extension via the northern section of the disused Leamside Line.

The Labour mayor said she would not have pledged the money if she "didn't think that we would be able to deliver the Metro"."It has really affected my business turnover," Ms Unwin said. "My shop is blocked off at one side - but when the work is done, I expect this will be a busy little area."

The new covering will provide outdoor market traders with protection from the elements.The council hopes it will become a hub for cultural events in the town.

Michael Barlow, who runs the Bow Street Cafe on the market square, said 18 months of growth in his business had "flatlined" since the building work began."We're not getting new customers through the door," he said.