In the year tojuly. Competition among renters is pushing the prices up with as many as 20 requests to view each available property, up from six in 2019. Data shows there was a 5. 5 increase in rents in london this was the sharpest increase in rent since 2006, and thats despite london being the only region where house prices had fallen. In scotland the average rent was up 5. 7 ina year. And there was an even bigger rise for tenants in wales up 6. 5 . Ben twomey, the chief executive of generation rent, hejoins me now from london. Thank you for coming on the programme. What do you make of those numbers . , ,. ,. , numbers . Sadly, its not a huge Surrise Numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are seeing numbers . Sadly, its not a huge| surprise that we are seeing rents going up. Forso surprise that we are seeing rents going up. For s
For these soldiers from second battalion, the parachute regiment, anything could be waiting behind this door. I have always wanted to join the army, ever since i can remember. There was nothing else i really wanted to do. Experience in places like iraq and afghanistan has taught the british army that entering a building in a Conflict Zone can be extremely dangerous. I know ive got great faith in my team, because were all highly trained professionals. And basically trusting the man in front of me and behind me to do theirjob at a very high level. Colchester in essex is home to the elite 16 air assault brigade, the british armys Global Response force, specially trained and equipped to deploy by parachute, helicopter and air landing ready to be sent anywhere in the world at a moments notice and able to perform a wide variety of roles, from warfighting. Explosion. To providing humanitarian assistance. As a result, the troops here, like the soldiers of 2 para, are constantly training. Briti
And shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. Our North America correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. Vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. These boats are now making multiple daily trips into the Disaster Zone with a growing sense of frustration. We are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu . Why the limited resources or police on this island let alone . Where is support for them . Why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter . We do this because we have two. An hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. We can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the H
To restore englands lead before Alessia Russio wrapped up the victory late on to make sure of their place in the final against spain. Spain is going to be even tougher, i think. Obviously every single game with that we have come into this tournament has been of the highest level, so we have to be ready, but we have been dreaming since we were little girls, so yes, we are excited. Ican i can hardly describe how proud i am of the i can hardly describe how proud i am of the team i can hardly describe how proud i am of the team. How this team has been adapted of the team. How this team has been adapted all of the team. How this team has been adapted all the time was up before the tournament and then during the tournament and now this game again. How we tournament and now this game again. How we come through and find a way to win how we come through and find a way to win again how we come through and find a way to win again. Its so incredible. Im really proud of them. It was a good Battle W