Wigan and newport. Lets 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 hasnt seen anything like it, he described a staggering. Baez hasnt seen anything like it, he described a
Plus, we take a first look at tomorrows front pages. Hello, good evening. The Prime Minister spoke outside Downing Street tonight in a hastily arranged address, claiming that forces in the uk were trying to tear us apart. It comes after the controversial politician George Galloway won the rochdale by election with a majority of more than 5,000. George galloway said his views have been endorsed by the electorate. Voters turned their backs on the traditional parties, with an independent candidate, david tully, taking second place. Labour had withdrawn support from its candidate, azhar ali, after he was recorded making remarks that the party considered anti semitic. George galloway said his victory in a part of Greater Manchester with a significant Muslim Population was for gaza but one organisation representing britishjews described it as dark day for the uks jewish community. From rochdale, heres our political editor, chris mason. Tonight, from the showroom of a Car Dealership in rochda
Sarah rainsford reports and a warning some viewers may find some of the images in this distressing. They shouted his name. A Final Act Of Support for Alexei Navalny as his coffin arrived at a moscow church. Its the name Vladimir Putin refused to utter. Navalny, being buried today, was putins greatest political rival. So this funeral was a show of defiance, too. By those who queued to say their last goodbye in their many thousands. For them, navalny was the hope of change. A chance for a different russia. Supporting him is still dangerous, but that didnt stop this crowd. A woman said she was scared at first, even hid herflowers, but she couldnt stay away. This man describes navalny s death as a personal loss. Its very hard, he says. Western ambassadors came, too, to pay their respects. Those who have condemned navalny s treatment, the silencing of a critic. In life, too, Alexei Navalny could bring out the crowds. Charismatic, courageous, he was dangerous to the kremlin. The men he calle
Welcome to the programme. Here in the uk the left wing maverick, George Galloway has won the rochdale by election. Mr galloway who won by almost 6,000 votes made his support for the palestinian cause his dominant Campaign Theme in the constituency, which has a large asian muslim community. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale. I do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence of millions of their voters. Hes always divided opinion, though. George galloway you want to burn our future that pro
After George Galloway comes local man david tully, who finished second receiving 21. 3 of the votes, beating the conservative candidate paul ellison, the absent former Labour Candidate azhar ali and the Liberal Democrat candidate iain donaldson. Reform uk thought theyd do better. The leader richard tice is saying the by election was not free and fair, claiming campaigners suffered abuse and death threats. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale i do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence