and you are looking in for every week and month that goes by, the dream of homeownership recedes further into the distance. the average age of first time buyers has been rising continuously. the proportion of young people who can afford to buy their own home has been falling. between 2005 2016, the proportion of 2534 year olds that owned their own home fell by 20%, whereas in most other countries, it has been rising. it is true that we still have higher rates of overall homeownership just ahead of france and just ahead of germany. and it is true that we are building more as fast as we can after a sustained decline in home ownership rates in the labour government, which is now starting to go back up thanks to our support forfirst time starting to go back up thanks to our support for first time buyers and also building more homes. last year, there were 400,001st time buyers of property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 first time
outlining measures to boost homeownership in england. current and former staff at a group of children s homes tell the bbc vulnerable young people have been let down. hello, and welcome to wimbledon. and after 30 years, sue barker announces she is stepping down from presenting wimbledon. on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. half an hour after teeing off in the breakaway liv invitational event, over a dozen golfers are suspended by the us pga tour. good evening. two british men who were fighting alongside ukrainian troops have been sentenced to death in eastern ukraine by a russian court. 28 year old aiden aslin and 48 year old shaun pinner were found guilty alongside a third man from morocco, after being captured during fighting in mariupol in april. the foreign secretary liz truss has condemned their sentence, calling it a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy. emma vardy reports. forfighting as soldiers in ukraine s military, after a short trial
despite a ban on the ivory trade we have special investigation. and the undercover prince how william took to the streets of london this week, selling the big issue magazine for the homeless. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the game of golf under threat. bbc news channel, the game of golf underthreat. phil bbc news channel, the game of golf under threat. phil mickelson among players suspended from the pga tour for taking part in the saudi backed liv golf event. good evening. two british men who were captured by russian forces while fighting for the ukrainian army have been sentenced to death. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were found guilty of being mercenaries by a court in the self proclaimed donetsk people s republic, in eastern ukraine. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has condemned their sentence, calling it a sham judgement with absolutely no legitimacy. emma vardy reports. forfighting as soldiers in ukraine s military, after a short trial in russ