A Syrian doctor has said he would rather go back to Aleppo than stay in Britain after living at a hostel in south London and a "miserable place" in Cardiff since arriving less than two weeks ago.

Abdul Kader al-Zuebi, 28, who has three British relatives and a British fiance, said his time in the country so far had been made unhappy by Home Office delays which he claims have made it difficult for him to find a home or gain employment.

Dr al-Zuebi, who once worked as a Syrian army medical officer, said he has a German passport but applied for asylum in Britain and has now been barred from working.