horrendous

At the time it was horrendous, but the fact we were still talking about it years later shows it had its worth.

"It was horrendous. It was one of the most traumatic, stressful times and my wife was beside herself," he said.

Miss Richardson, who will now represent England at Miss World 2026, said she was bullied "horrendously" while at school.

Justice Secretary David Lammy told MPs the figures were "symptomatic of a prison system under a horrendous strain", saying the Labour government had inherited a "crisis" from the Conservatives.

"The waiting was horrendous and now I think that if I had been treated properly and not had to wait so long it wouldn't have progressed to stage three."