内容摘要："It's very difficult to get supplies into some of these isolated communities," Minns said, adding that the prime minister has pledged his support for any help needed from the federal government.

"It's very difficult to get supplies into some of these isolated communities," Minns said, adding that the prime minister has pledged his support for any help needed from the federal government.

BBC Verify has found that three quarters of the 319 driving test centres across Great Britain have hit the maximum average waiting time - of 24 weeks - to book a practical test.This is the backdrop to the

of measures to deal with the delays, which include training more driving examiners and dealing with the issue of bots - automated software - booking up test slots.The driving tests backlog has been largely building since the Covid pandemic and has been rising since Labour came to power.BBC Verify obtained data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) - the body that runs driving tests - in a Freedom of Information request.

The data reveals that as of 24 March 2025:Millie Moyler from Buckinghamshire is nearly 19 years old and has been learning to drive for almost two years. She has been trying to book a test since September 2023.

She says it has been a "strain" on her mental health. Her mum Sara is in a WhatsApp group where she says "hundreds of tests are being sold every week for all locations" at a cost of £200 a test.

is £62 for weekdays and £75 for evenings, weekends and bank holidays.Writing in the Daily Mail, Badenoch says both leaders believe in getting struggling taxpayers to "fund unlimited child support for others".

Her commentary comes after the Labour government indicated that it was looking at the possibility ofFarage said earlier this week that his party would also get rid of the policy and

Badenoch added the country could not "afford their fantasy economics" and that Britain deserved leaders who did not "treat economics like a branch of showbiz"."This week we have seen Labour and Reform in a race to the bottom to scrap the two-child benefit cap,"