and you are looking in for every week and month that goes by, the dream of homeownership recedes further into the distance. the average age of first time buyers has been rising continuously. the proportion of young people who can afford to buy their own home has been falling. between 2005 2016, the proportion of 2534 year olds that owned their own home fell by 20%, whereas in most other countries, it has been rising. it is true that we still have higher rates of overall homeownership just ahead of france and just ahead of germany. and it is true that we are building more as fast as we can after a sustained decline in home ownership rates in the labour government, which is now starting to go back up thanks to our support forfirst time starting to go back up thanks to our support for first time buyers and also building more homes. last year, there were 400,001st time buyers of property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 first time
across the uk were left without electricity after storm are last year. measuring more than ten metres long with two legs in the face of a crocodile, remains of europe and biggest land dinosaur are discovered on the isle of wight. remains of europe us. two british men captured by russian forces in ukraine have been sentenced to death by an unrecognised court in donetsk, the territory held by pro russian rebels. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were fighters in the ukrainian military who were captured in april in mariupol. yesterday, footage shared on social media by russia s state run news agency appeared to show the pair pleading guilty in court to training in order to carry out terrorist activities . a third man, believed to be a morroccan national, was also seen next to them in the dock. the uk government has said it is deeply concerned following the death sentences handed to the britons. speaking to the bbc in the past hour, the mp for aslan s family, robertjenrick, has
despite a ban on the ivory trade we have special investigation. and the undercover prince how william took to the streets of london this week, selling the big issue magazine for the homeless. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the game of golf under threat. bbc news channel, the game of golf underthreat. phil bbc news channel, the game of golf under threat. phil mickelson among players suspended from the pga tour for taking part in the saudi backed liv golf event. good evening. two british men who were captured by russian forces while fighting for the ukrainian army have been sentenced to death. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were found guilty of being mercenaries by a court in the self proclaimed donetsk people s republic, in eastern ukraine. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has condemned their sentence, calling it a sham judgement with absolutely no legitimacy. emma vardy reports. forfighting as soldiers in ukraine s military, after a short trial in russ