you want the bbc to cover, and time and again, housing came up. peter felix, who lives locally, was one of the many who contacted us through your voice, your vote. he and his partner are both in their 40s. they would love to buy a home together, but can t get onto the housing ladder. the average price paid by a first time buyer in the uk last year was just over quarter of a million pounds. that s up from £109,000 20 years earlier. the average age of a first time buyer in the uk is now 33. at the same time, private rental costs have gone up more than 9% in just the last year. so tonight, we re here in the black country to the west of birmingham, where peter now lives with his partner rebecca. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has been to meet them. there s nothing, there s no help. we just want a home. we just want to have our own home. that s what we d probably like. peter paints and decorates homes. do you want to hand, pete? please. but he and his partner rebecca are
to supporting our armed forces. there are difficult battles to fight, and then there are campaigns that are going so badly your are going so badly, your own ministers are being asked whether you might resign. has that crossed your mind? i m energised about the vision we re putting forward for the country. this campaign is only.not even halfway through yet. for the last few weeks now, the party leaders have been dashing around the country. now, they don t go to places by accident or on a whim in election campaigns. most of the time, they are going to places that they think are on the front line, where a visit from them might just make a difference. here is a look at the geography of rishi sunak s scampering around the uk. now, nearly all of these places on the map here are places that elected a conservative mp last time in other words, he is on the defensive. now, that isn t that much of a surprise given the tories won big time last time. but he s also been popping up in a f
tonight at ten candlelight vigils have been held around the country, to remember sarah everard. hundreds turned out in clapham in south london, where the 33 year old disappeared, 11 days ago. i just want to show my support. it s really, really upset me, what s happened. it could have been any one - of our daughters or their friends. it sjust horrid. but there were scuffles, as police tried to clear the area, citing the covid risks of large gatherings. the 48 year old met police officer, wayne couzens, who s been charged with sarah s kidnap and murder, made his first court appearance today. also tonight. in myanmar, security forces open fire on protesters during more demonstrations against the military coup. wales edge closer to another grand slam with a convincing win over italy. so, it s ready, it is go, go, go. and the voice of formula one, murray walker has died, at the age of 97. good evening. candlelight vigils have been held around the country to remember sarah ever
ministers have come under pressure to do so ever since. a decade later, in 2013, david cameron wanted british air strikes on syria. the nos have it. but the commons rejected the idea. the british parliament, reflecting the views of the british people, does not want to see british military action. i get that and the government will act accordingly. back to today, the scottish national party condemned the houthis but said the prime minister should have consulted more widely beforehand. parliament should have been recalled, the evidence base is laid mike evans and bassist. out, the legal basis laid out, and house of commons for mps to scrutinise and the issue to be debated and of course for a decision to then be taken. what s this? strawberry. the lib dems leader, visiting a school in stopper, said he sympathised with the government decide to act but.