at the point of

It added: "The department and minister remain committed to the principle that GP services should remain free to all patients at the point of access and do not agree that the privatisation is the way forward for GPs."

"The psychological state of the women at the point of childbirth is heartbreaking, may God help them," says Dr Ahmad al-Farra, a head of paediatric and maternity care at Nasser hospital.

They are a slightly lighter colour than the iconic hexagonal black basalt at the point of the causeway.

But it says the Scottish government must promise immediate policy support, after a previous pledge to require homeowners to install green heating in homes at the point of sale was scrapped earlier this year.

It will see non-EU nationals needing to add their biometric data to a new EU database, which will be done at the point of departure to the EU, either at an airport, port or train station.