a drink driver who killed a charity cyclist and then hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote scottish estate has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. alexander mckellar was speeding when he hit 63 year old tony parsons, and left him to die on the a82 in 2017. mckellar and his twin brother robert later hid mr parsons body. his remains were not found for three years. rishi sunak has warned the uk s asylum system is facing unsustainable pressure after the cost almost doubled in a year, to nearly £4 billion. the prime minister, who has made stopping small boats one of his top five priorities, said the cost was unacceptable . home office asylum spending rose by £1.85 billion in the year 2022 to 2023. travellers will be facing major disruption this bank holiday weekend as rail workers across england are due to walk out on saturday. some 20,000 rmt union members at 1a rail companies are striking as part of a long running dispute over pay. you re live with bbc news.
a drink driver who hit and killed a cyclist then hid his body in a shallow grave has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. alexander mckellar was speeding when he hit 63 year old tony parsons near bridge of 0rchy in 2017. mckellar and his twin brother robert later buried mr parsons body and his remains weren t found for three years. robert mckellar was jailed for five years and three months. alexandra mckenzie reports. it was near bridge of 0rchy that tony parsons went missing in september 2017. the 63 year old grandfather was on a charity bike ride from fort william to his home. footage from a cctv camera, he was shown cycling through glencoe village. the last known sighting was at the bridge of 0rchy hotel later that night. alexander mckellar pleaded guilty to killing tony parsons after knocking him off his bike while drunk, driving at excessive speed.
i know how much the people on there are struggling. - another death too soon. holly s brother michael, one more of kenneth s customers, another victim of the suicide forum. right now i m a bit of a mess because this is all i seem - to be talking about, - but i m not going to stop. ijust can t. i can t live in a world - knowing this stuff exists without trying to stop it. michael and tom parfitt, two of the many who looked for help online and instead found poison. angus crawford, bbc news. a drink driver who hit and killed a cyclist then hid his body in a shallow grave has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. alexander mckellar was speeding when he hit 63 year old tony parsons near bridge of 0rchy in 2017. mckellar and his twin brother robert later buried mr parsons body and his remains weren t found for three years. robert mckellar was jailed for five years and three months. alexandra mackenzie reports.
here, would be very easy to climb over and get here, would be very easy to climb overand get in, here, would be very easy to climb over and get in, no obvious sign of security cameras. also if police were here and the man was reported to be in a distressed state on the line, how can the trains are still coming through? big fast trains come through here and they ve been coming through here and they ve been coming through while we ve been here quite often. those are questions to be answered. serious concerns about the conditions of both people injured last night in particular the police officer who is said to have suffered life changing injury. officer who is said to have suffered life-changing injury. life-changing in ury. thank you for that update. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. a drink driver who killed a charity cyclist and then hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote scottish estate has been sentenced to 12
time to look at the benefits of regulation. time to look at the benefits of regulation. a drink driver who killed a charity cyclist and then hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote scottish estate has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. alexander mckellar was speeding when he hit 63 year old tony parsons, and left him to die on the a82 in 2017. mckellar and his twin brother robert later hid mr parsons body. travellers will be facing major disruption this bank holiday weekend as rail workers across england are due to walk out on saturday. some 20,000 rmt union members at 14 rail companies are striking as part of a long running dispute over pay. you re live with bbc news.