Abstract: One of the most popular methods of generating "random" numbers for use in a computer program employs a Lehmer random number generator. If constructed properly, these generators yield streams ...

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The Government is planning to change the UK’s asylum laws, including lengthening from five years to 20 years the period a refugee has to wait before being able to claim permanent settlement. Here the ...

Some 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began. More than 90,000 people were waiting for an initial ...

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