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. senior doctors in england are striking for a second day in a long running dispute over pay. health care bosses say the walkouts will cause major disruption for patients. consultants say their take home pay has fallen by more than a third since 2008, but new analysis concludes that earnings for senior doctors are higher than a number of countries including france, spain and italy. 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. the head of the spanish football association is expected to resign in the coming hours. it follows sharp