wigan and newport. let s speak to marc ashdown, business correspondent. how rapidly have rents been rising? the bbc teamed up with that property portal and we asked them to track rent rises over the past three years. between 2020 and 2023, they looked at 65 areas across the whole of the uk. for the areas which have seen the biggest increases. this graph tells a story. this is the average amount rents have gone up across the uk, just under 31%. these are the areas that have seen the biggest increases. manchester, bolton, glasgow as you would expect. but six out of these ten are areas close to cities but not cities. these are towns within touching distance of cities. they have seen the biggest rent increases, luton, newport, bolton. nearly 39% over the last three years, rents have gone up in bolton. 15% injust the last year. one of the estate agents we spoke to said in his 23 years, he hasn t seen anything like it, he described a staggering. baez hasn t seen anything like it, h
who survived that day, but two of her close friends were killed. i began by asking her how the film came about. the film came from the need to show the world what we have been through, like the pure truth of what happened on october 7th through our eyes, through documentaries that the survivors took that day without editing anything and interpretations, just pure truth. what will people see when they watch the film? it s not an easy film to watch. it s combining the documentaries that the survivors took along with the documentaries of the terrorists so you can actually see a full image of what happened that day and all the time line from 6:30 in the morning and even the preparations before the party all the way to the end. you say it isn t an easy film to watch. why for you is it important for people to see it? because sometimes people need to see the faces. i mean, hearing rumours and stories is not as powerful as seeing the visual films from that day. when you see this film
the rate of national insurance currently sits at 12% but will go down to 10% from tomorrow. the change will apply to earnings over £12,571 up to the higher tax rate band starting at £50,270. so how will the national insurance tax cut affect you and your money? you ve sent in some questions so let s give you some answers. and jasmine birtles, personal finance expert and ceo/founder of moneymagpie. so so let s start with one of our questions. how do ni cuts impact those who rely on the state pension only? yes, they don t affect those on state pensions because if you are on a state pension you don t pay national insurance. that is one of the big talking points about this tax change because it is 27 million workers who are feeling the effects of the tax cut. and clearly, there are some pensioner groups who are saying what about us? but clearly, the chancellor wanted to direct this tax cut at people who are working. and that is the reason why he has gone for a national insurance