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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 cant 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. thats up from £109,000 20 years earlier. the average age of a first—time buyer in the uk is n...

recover back to the seasonal average as we go through the course of the weekend. but it is going to be rather wet and windy at times. until then, still chilly for the time of year. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines after refusing to resign over leaving d—day commemorations early — in an interview with the bbc the prime minister insists he is the person to lead the country so, the choice for everybody, only one or two people, keir starmer or myself, a vote for anyone who i...

your vote, and time and again, housing came up. well hear one couples story shortly, but first tonight, rishi sunak admitted it is now harderfor people to have their own home under a conservative government. in a bbc interview with nick robinson, he was also asked about leaving the d—day commemorations early and his partys tax plans. our political editor chris mason reports. one of the key things we want to do in this election is put your questions to those seeking your support. we a...

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monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. "she was just walking home" — mps pay tribute to sarah everard, as the home secretary promises to listen to women and girls. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fists in case we need to defend ourselves, and that is not ok. but theres widepread criticism of the way a vigil for sarah was policed. what happened this weekend is a reminder of what happens when police try to completely bypass the views of the...

harry has talked to his brother and fathen _ harry has talked to his brother and fathen the — harry has talked to his brother and father. the word i was given was those _ father. the word i was given was those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they started _ productive, but they are glad they started a — productive, but they are glad they started a conversation. the european medicines agency says the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine outweigh the risks, as some...

to be reunited with the queen who has had quite a lot on her plate while he has been away. and are you creaking? what has a year of remote working done for our physical health, our necks and our backs. we will bring useful advice if you are working from the kitchen table. hello, im katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the brexit prize, as defined by those who voted to leave in 2016, was a newly defined role for a buccaneering, free—trading "global britain", outside...

Inafew when it comes which we are expecting in a few weeks will make no mention of the uk pulling out of the European Convention on human rights. This is something she spoke about last year, the right of the party wa nted last year, the right of the party wanted this wrapped up in the brexit hill but i think the reality of this is that itll be too much of a distraction to have to go through that as there is an election going on and she has the capital to do this. She has a huge poll lead and she...

And a senior white house official is identified as a significant Person Of Interest in the investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The wikilea ks founder, Julian Assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year Rape Investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. For almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadarian Embassy in london to avoid extradition. But todays development doe...

And a senior white house official is identified as a significant Person Of Interest in the investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The wikilea ks founder, Julian Assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year Rape Investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. For almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadarian Embassy in london to avoid extradition. But todays development doe...