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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.

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us. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. nhs consultants in england are striking for a second day in a long—running dispute over pay. health care bosses say the walk—outs will cause major disruption for patients. senior doctors 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 1a rail companies are striking as part of a long—running dispute over pay. this weekend will see thousands travelling to events such as the notting hill carnival and the reading and leeds festivals. 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

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mckellar and his twin brother robert later hid mr parsons' body. his remains were not found for three years. 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. this weekend will see thousands travelling to events such as the notting hill carnival and the reading and leeds festivals. a woman filmed kicking and striking a pony during a hunt has been cleared of animal cruelty charges. the animal welfare charity rspca brought a private prosecution after 39—year—old sarah moulds disciplined the animal in lincolnshire in 2021. mrs moulds and supporters wept as she was cleared of two charges at lincoln crown court. you are live with bbc news. in the us, donald trump protested his innocence after becoming the first former

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accept. the rail companies insist they need to modernise and cut costs. the deadlock is led to a summer of industrial action. it is often coincided with strikes by another union, the rmt, also in dispute with railfirms. over the past week, as left drivers have been refusing to work overtime and from monday will be more of this time. govia thameslink railway some networks, including southern, southwest railway and great northern means it will rain as per normal and others it will be in a different timetable but they could still be some cancellation at short notice. aslef the decision by gtr to cut services to brighton today is a deliberate attempt to blame the union for its failings. the company says it has no choice but immense those planning to head to pride by train, will have to do something different if they want to join the party. thousands of uk scouts are leaving an international gathering in south korea after it

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travel, with millions of people in england and wales getting started on their summer holidays. having said that, the station is expected to empty out over the day, as many of the services will be winding down earlier than usual because of these rail strikes. this strike is by members of the rmt union, at 14 rail companies in england, and is the latest in a long—running dispute overjobs, pay and working conditions. it is a dispute that doesn't seem to have any clear end in sight. the rmt says its members have also been angered by plans to close hundreds of ticket offices across england. added to that, you also have the train drivers' union, aslef, it is the last day of their current overtime ban. that is adding to the impact. the disruption will vary depending on where you are. the advice remains to check before you travel. elsewhere on the travel network there has also been some expected disruption. first of all on

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short intros are here is the news. thanks, nicky. nhs services in england will be severely affected today because of a 48 hour strike by senior hospital doctors who are asking for a larger pay offer. thousands of appointments will be postponed because of the walk—out, with consultants providing emergency care only. the government insists its offer of 6% is fair. but the british medical association has rejected it. rail passengers are also facing disruption because of a 24—hour strike by members of the rmt union over pay, jobs and conditions. 14 rail companies based in england will be affected. voting is under way in three by—elections in england. voting is taking place in axbridge and south islip in london, selby and ainsley in north yorkshire, and somerton and frome in somerset. research by ofcom has found that social media sites are the main way

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today at one... we're live in edinburgh, on a day of royal celebrations, as scotland greets the new king. with full military honours and pageantry, the king will be presented with the crown jewels of scotland, to mark his coronation. it's an echo of the events of 70 years ago, when the young queen elizabeth was presented with the ancient crown of scotland. we'll be looking ahead to the afternoon's ceremony. the first processions get under way within the next half—hour. and the other main stories on the programme this lunchtime... rail companies are to press ahead with plans to close almost all their ticket offices in england. and the national health service celebrates its 75th birthday with a service at westminster abbey. and coming up on bbc news...

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the ancient nature of scotland as a kingdom, but not turning this into a second coronation and ensuring that this is not in fact referencing scotland as a kingdom because since the act of union in 1707 it isn't. james, we will talk again later and we see how these things develop today, but thank you, james cook our scotland editor. the procession is beginning within the next 15 minutes. then we will pull the events during the afternoon and we will have more for you at 6pm. for now, then, back to you in the studio. studio: thank you. train companies are pressing ahead with plans to close almost all their ticket offices in stations across england. trade unions and charities representing blind people have reacted angrily to the proposals. but rail companies say only 12% of tickets are now bought over the counter. our transport correspondent katy austin reports from reading station.

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all of their ticket offices in stations across england. at the moment, more than 1,000 stations have ticket kiosks that are staffed either all or part of the time. but more than 750 other stations don�t no staff at all on site to sell tickets. rail companies say that nowadays only 12% of train tickets are bought over the counter. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. up and down the country, hundreds of ticket office shutters could soon come down for good. train companies are under pressure from the government to cut costs and introduce changes they see as modernising. this has been at the heart of long—running disputes with rail unions. the industry says when it comes to tickets, passenger habits have been changing. just look at the increasing use of smartphones. and they say only about 12% of tickets are now bought at ticket offices. here�s what passengers at slough thought of most closing. whether somebody on the platform who has been helpful can provide that sort of service, i doubt it.

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with plans to close almost all their ticket offices in stations across england. trade unions and charities representing blind people have reacted angrily to the proposals, but rail companies say only 12% of tickets are now bought over the counter. our transport correspondent, katy austin, reports from reading station. at the moment, about 1,000 railway stations around england that are managed by the train companies have a ticket office. now, those operators are under pressure from the government to cut costs and introduce changes that are seen as modernising. the industry says the way people buy tickets has been changing, more bought on phones, online or at machines, and they say only about 12% are now purchased at those kiosks at the stations. now, today, they've announced they'll be consulting passengers and staff about changes that will see most of those ticket offices close. here's what some passengers at three bridges station in sussex thought. i do normally use the self—service ones to buy my ticket,

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