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From phrases like ‘Bob’s your uncle’ to ‘swings and roundabouts’, British English is full of sayings and expressions that appear to make little sense. But for refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the UK, learning English is key when trying to integrate into their new communities and navigate employment and education services.

25-year-old Anxhela Gradeci is a junior doctor working on a covid ward in a North London hospital. She could have never predicted that her first year on the job would be during a global pandemic.