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.
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
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 14 rail companies are striking as part of a long running dispute over pay. you are watching bbc news. energy prices in england, wales and scotland are set to fall. the energy regulator, ofgem, has announced a new, lower, price cap for energy bills from october. the typical household bill will fall by £151 to £1,923 a year. the drop is because of lower wholesale gas prices, but average bills will still be higher than they were two years ago. our cost of living correspondent colletta
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. you re live with bbc news. in the us donald trump has become the first former president to have his mugshot taken. the photograph was released after mr trump was formally charged with election interference in the state of georgia. he s one of 19 people accused of racketeering and attempting to overturn the state s election result in 2020. he denies 13 charges. mr trump was quick to post the image on social media, as part of his campaign for the republican presidential nomination. he remains the frontrunner. our north america correspondent sean dilley reports. a snapshot in history. this is the first mug shot ever taken of anyone accused of committing crimes as us president. it s not the first time
as it is compared to the us or even the rest of the continental europe, that s going to be an issue when it comes to whether or not the bank of england, andrew bailey at the helm of it can really follow the lead that jay powell is setting. whatever ha ens that jay powell is setting. whatever ha ens in that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united states, - that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united states, kritil happens in the united states, kriti good to see you, coming up at the middle of september. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s take a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines here in the uk. rishi sunak has warned the uk s asylum system is facing unsustainable pressure after the cost almost doubled in a year 7 to nearly four billion pounds. the prime minister, who has made stopping small boats on