navalny was buried yesterday in a ceremony that was tightly controlled by russian authorities rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists are "two sides of the same coin" who loathe britain. speaking outside number 10 last night, the prime minister expressed concern over recent protests related to the israel—gaza war, asking the country to "stand together" to "combat the forces of division" let's now talk about a fashion icon, we will do that a bit later, we will talk about rents first. towns within commuting distance of major cities have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years. new data from the property website zoopla show that rents have risen by more than a third, in areas such as bolton,

wigan and newport. let's 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 hasn't seen anything like it, he described a staggering. baez hasn't seen anything like it, he described a staggering. does that mean that because _ described a staggering. does that mean that because of _ described a staggering. does that mean that because of the - described a staggering. does that i mean that because of the pandemic, working at home became more prevalent and people are moving out or can we do something else? this is the pandemic. _ or can we do something else? this is the pandemic, working _ or can we do something else? this is the pandemic, working practices - or can we do something else? ti 3 3 the pandemic, working practices have changed, people work more flexibly, so they might not have to go to the office but so often. so people have been looking a bit further afield, we know prices in cities are sky—high so they can look further out, which feed these big cities. bit more room for their money, and supply and demand, there is not

enough property to go round for various reasons, landlords have been downgrading their property portfolios, so there are fewer homes available to rent. rent versus earnings, they bumbled along at the same pace for many years then in 2020 rents have soared where earnings have lagged behind. that makes it more difficult to afford. the combination of things is pushing rent upwards and upwards. iadhere the combination of things is pushing rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this — rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this is _ rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this is going _ rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this is going to _ rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this is going to go _ rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this is going to go next? - we think this is going to go next? is the trend at an end or will we see rents continue to rise? this tells its own — see rents continue to rise? this tells its own story, _ see rents continue to rise? this tells its own story, if _ see rents continue to rise? ti 1 tells its own story, if people are struggling with earnings, they are going to find it harder on top of the other bills, bills going up across the board. 0ne cohort that of particular concern is students, after the pandemic, lots returning to campus needing places to rent. a

campaign by the website save the student reported 58% struggled with the cost of rent. 20% said they struggled all the time. finally a bit of advice to get to the top of the queue if you are a renter and having to renew. some tips on the bbc website, starts well before the tenancy ends, have all your paperwork ready, payslips and references and previous landlord. build up relations with local agents, they will often give you tips and be prepared to widen the search area. people moving further afield. make sure you know your budget up front, you have to put down a deposit, and be aware for sneak peeks on social media. plenty more on bbc website.— sneak peeks on social media. plenty more on bbc website. thank you very much. three people have been injured in a shooting in a busy area of south london full of restaurants and bars. there have been no arrests so far

following last night's incident in clapham. 0ur correspondent louisa pilbeam is at the scene. police are continuing to search for two suspects who they believe were involved in a shooting here on clapham common. they say that one of the riders of a moped shot into the bellevue pub here. just take a look, you can see the hole in the window where police have told me that shotgun pellets were fired. we are not sure whether they were pedestrians at the time they were injured, we do know that two women were injured, one was shot in the head, and one was shot in the leg. their condition is not believed to be life—threatening, police have said. and another person, was injured by the moped in the incident. this whole area here in clapham common was completely shut off yesterday by police, police cordoned surrounded and closed off this whole area. there are shops, cafe is and bars

here in what would have been an incredibly busy area here just opposite clapham common underground station, yesterday at around five o'clock when this shocking incident happened. the price of stamps will rise again today. this will be the fourth increase in two years for the cost of sending a letter first class. it will cost 10p more for a first—class stamp, now priced at £1.35, and second—class stamps are increasing by top to 85p, as emily brown reports. over the past two years we've seen the face of stamps in the uk transform from the late queen elizabeth ii, to our current king charles. but we've also seen a big change in the price of our stamps, too. and in one month from today, another price rise. in fact, it's the fourth increase since 2022 for the cost of sending a letter first class.

royal mail said the price of a first class stamp would rise by top to £1.35. meanwhile, second class stamps would increase by top to 85p. that's the same price as a first class stamp two years ago. it's been a difficult time for royal mail, which made a loss of £419 million last year and was late in delivering more than a quarter of all first class post. and royal mail could be allowed to scrap saturday postal deliveries as part of a review by 0fcom, which will outline how the company can save hundreds of millions of pounds. 0fcom, the regulator, has to hold royal mail to account, actually start fining it properly when it misses these targets. and it can't be right that the company is just increasing prices when they're failing so badly on deliveries. royal mail said it considers price changes very carefully,

but costs have increased due to a dramatic reduction in letter volumes over recent years. the company said that adults typically spend less than £7 a year on stamp letters and the cost of stamps remain below european averages. the changes will come into effect from the 2nd of april, so you still have four weeks to beat yet another hike. but the question remains, is it the last post for our letters? emily brown, bbc news. it's been almost a year since teenagers tilly seccombe, harry purcell, and their friend frank wormald were killed in a car crash near shipston—on—stour — devastating their families and the community. now tilly and harry's parents are backing a campaign for tighter rules for young drivers — started by crystal 0wen, whose own son harvey died when the car he was in overturned in wales last year. 0ur reporterjoan cummins has the story. 16—year—old tilly seccombe,

17—year—old harry purcell and 16—year—old frank wormald were all passengers in a car that crashed near shipston—on—stour last year. their deaths have left their mothers united in grief. i keep going over the time when she asked me to get in, you know, the car. as a parent, it's your worst nightmare. i've lost everything. my life isjust not the same. the tragedy stunned the south warwickshire community. i want to try to be a part of preventing other families — such as, you know, bereaved families going through what we are going through. the pain is tangible. the pain that we are experiencing on a daily basis — you know, your life is put on hold. in total, more than 1,300 young people were killed or seriously

injured in road collisions last year. a petition started by crystal 0wen, whose son was killed in wales, is calling for greater restrictions on young drivers, preventing them carrying passengers aged under 25. it has prompted the mums to speak out. there's been other bereaved mums who have been in contact with me, and i know they have had petitions going. why can't we all add our petitions together, because we're all working for the end result? why does it take 100,000 signatures before they will take notice? you know, do you want 100,000 deaths before you will do anything about it? i just wouldn't want anybody to go through the pain that we are going through. why wouldn't you sign this petition? why wouldn't you want to try to protect our young drivers, our young passengers in the car and, you know, and just save lives?

all the parents say they know it is too late for their children but they hope a change in the law will help someone else avoid heartbreak. dua lipa, blur and kylie minogue are all up for prizes at the brit awards tonight — but there's one star who's made history before the ceremony has even started. the singer raye has broken records by receiving the most nominations in a single year. 0ur music correspondent mark savage has been taking a look at her achievement, and at who else could be ones to watch this evening. and the brit award goes to... and the winner is... billie eilish! from billie eilish and taylor swift to the rolling stones and blur, the nominees for this year's brit awards cover decades of pop. # and baby, baby, i

you could go ahead... but the biggest name on the shortlist is raye. no—one in the history of the brits has been nominated as many times in a single year. she's already been named songwriter of the year and has seven other nominations, including best album and best artist. # i don't want to feel how i did last night... it's a vindication for the pop star, who had to fight to be freed from her record label after they refused to release her debut album. as far as the industry was concerned i was down and out. never in my wildest dreams did i feel like trying again would mean seven brit nominations! # watch me dance! this year the best artist category has been expanded to ten nominees, after criticism of an all—male shortlist in 2023. six of this year's nominees

are women, including jesse ware, 0livia dean, and dua lipa, who will perform at the show. also performing is nigerian star rema, who is up for best international single, recognising the increasing popularity of african genres like amapiano and afrobeats. long overdue, you know? but i feel like everything has its own time, and, you know, this is the best time for this to happen, because we're ready to take on the world. # disconnect from everything that's on your mind! there is also a big presence for uk drum and bass, which is currently enjoying an unexpected renaissance. chase & status will perform with becky hill at the show, and newcomer venbee is up for best

single for messy in heaven. i feel like it still hasn't really sunk in, to be honest. like, last year i went to the brits just to watch, and this year i've been nominated, it is a dream come true. i cried and called my mum. both messy in heaven and your debut zero experience were immersed in drum and bass. why do you think drum and bass is having such a big resurgence at the moment? ijust think it's brilliant, i think drum and bass is great, i think people are just starting to catch onto it now. drill artists headie one and k—trap are nominated for best group after they spontaneously recorded a collaborative album in a week—long burst of creativity. headie is no stranger to the brits, having performed in 2021. but he still finds the ceremony slightly surreal. i never thought i could — i'd get to this, i never thought that, that i could ever be on tv or anything like that.

i used to watch it, like, growing up. i remember the performance from drake and rhianna at the brits. it's good to actually be there, live in the flesh, definitely. # like nothing matters, and you can hold me like he held us... another act who can't quite believe their luck are the last dinner party, who've already been named winners of the rising star prize. i guess it's hard to comprehend because we haven't seen any of these people, you know what i mean? it doesn't feel real, because these people in the industry have voted for you, but it doesn't feel real unless, you know, i think the only time it will sink in for us is if we are on a stage in front of a crowd of people who are looking at us, kind of engaging with the music and enjoying it. and this is one of the trophies that everyone wants to get their hands on tonight at the o2 arena. kylie minogue already knows she's going to walk away with one. she's being honoured

with the global icon prize, in recognition of 37 years of chart hits. # ijust can't get you out of my head... roman kemp, who's co—hosting the awards, says he can't wait for her performance. i think the dance routines are going to be there, i think the outfits are going to be there. kylie's going to bring some real, i don't know, padam padam! # padam, padam... and you can see what kylie and all the other brits nominees have in store when the ceremony kicks off tonight at 8:45pm. mark savage, bbc news. we can speak now to our culture reporter, noor nanji, who's going to be down at the brit awards later. what are your predictions? i don't want to make _ what are your predictions? i don't want to make any _ what are your predictions? i don't want to make any premature - what are your predictions? i don't . want to make any premature guesses but we do already know who some of the winners are going to be. these artists will be arriving at the 02

artists will be arriving at the o2 arena today, safe in the knowledge they have an award in hand. starting with raye, the pop star, she has bagged songwriter of the year, that is on top of seven nominations, a record—breaking number of nominations she is down for. then we have the drum and bass duo chase and status, they have two massive hits last year and they have worked with a whole number of stars, and drum and bass seems to be having a moment at the moment. the indie band the last party have backed the rising star award, and they are following in big steps. and then we have kylie minogue who is down for the global icon award, and many would say that is well deserved.— icon award, and many would say that is well deserved. there does seem to

be a search — is well deserved. there does seem to be a search of— is well deserved. there does seem to be a search of british _ is well deserved. there does seem to be a search of british talent, - is well deserved. there does seem to be a search of british talent, it - is well deserved. there does seem to be a search of british talent, it is - be a search of british talent, it is about international talents too. how are the awards voted for? that about international talents too. how are the awards voted for?— are the awards voted for? that is the big question, _ are the awards voted for? that is the big question, who _ are the awards voted for? that is the big question, who makes - are the awards voted for? that is l the big question, who makes these decisions? the shortlist as well as the actual winners are decided by the actual winners are decided by the brits voting academy, and that is made up of around 1200 members drawn across the music industry, producers, journalists, artists. that list is refreshed annually. then you have the five genre categories, r&b, hip—hop, pop and so on. that is voted for by the public on. that is voted for by the public on instagram. people do have their say on those acts. and then you have the rising star award, that is done by a separate panel, that has been announced, the last dinner party.

anything controversial? i announced, the last dinner party. anything controversial?— announced, the last dinner party. anything controversial? i would say auoin into anything controversial? i would say going into this _ anything controversial? i would say going into this years _ anything controversial? i would say going into this years award, - anything controversial? i would say going into this years award, the - going into this years award, the biggest shock might be that lewis capaldi and ed sheeran missed out on best album and best artist. both are very big names, both had albums released last year which were chart toppers but they missed out on those awards which will be a shock to some people. they are both down for one award, best song. the rolling stones were snubbed, some might say, they are down for one nomination despite the fact there was a fairly positive response to their album released last year. response to their album released last ear. . ~ response to their album released last ear. ., ~ , ., response to their album released last ear. . ~' , ., , response to their album released last ear. ., ~ , . a new species of sea slug has been discovered in british waters — by two marine researchers. the pair were on a routine survey off the south west coast when they discovered the pleuro—branchea britannica. one of the scientists

shared his story with us. these were serendipitous discovery, i think it is the best word. it was a bit of a double take a moment where you have to challenge your own assumptions, very quickly and quite excitingly, we encountered something different. at that time we didn't know it was a new species but we definitely knew it was something different and something we weren't familiar with. different and something we weren't familiarwith. 0n different and something we weren't familiar with. on the right—hand side of the animal, there is a very delicate but beautiful feathery like structure, like a canoe paddle. and this is actually the guilt of the sea slug. that was the first thing we noticed, the presence of this gill on the side of the animal which is quite unusualfor a gill on the side of the animal which is quite unusual for a sea slug. the girls are normally on the middle of the animal on the back. it has taken since 2018 when we first challenged the identification of this animal, so it has taken us a fair while to

get to this point and it is really rewarding and we are really pleased to be at the stage where we can share this with notjust the wider scientific community but with everyone. there are just six months to go to until the paralympics and one of our medal hopefuls is swimmer suzanna hext from cornwall. suzanna was paralysed from the waist down in 2012 and watched the london games from her hospital bed. she was inspired, and that helped her overcome many more challenges, including completely losing her hearing. thanks to her hearing dog kimmy — things have dramatically improved. damian derrick went to meet them. kimmy has completely transformed my life. if i'm honest, ifeel like a different person now. i'm less anxious. i'm feel less isolated, less vulnerable. these two have become inseparable over the past year. wherever you find suze, kimmy is sure to be there, providing practical and emotional support. now that i've got kimmy by my side. like, she's like my little shadow. wanna be like together.

we're just a little partnership, little team. no better is that demonstrated than at home. suze has had cochlear implants for more than two years, but she needs time without them. when you're deaf, like, it can be quite overstimulating, sort of like sensory overload. i think people don't understand that and it's really hard and it's exhausting. so actually i like that time, like in my bubble, which i can do now. door bell rings it means that she can actually relax, as kimmy is there to alert her to the door bell and a variety of alarms. susie's health issues have often affected her in competition, like tokyo 2020, where she had to pull out afterjust two races. but becoming world champion last year has boosted her confidence and made her even more determined to get to paris this summer. thatjust was like all the emotions under the sun there the last like how many years

of setbacks, like complications. everyone standing by me to get to that point. yeah, that thought of like being in paris and being able to replicate that is like, oh, my god. like, incredible. itjust would be my dream come true. suze has learnt over the years that managing a health will continue to be a roller coaster ride. but one thing she can be sure of if that dream does come true, kimmie will be by her side. the film 0ppenheimer was a smash hit at the box office — taking audiences through america's race to build an atomic bomb during the second world war. a few years later britain also joined the race, sending thousands of servicemen to help with its nuclear testing programme in the south pacific. 0ur reporter nicola haseler has met with a veteran who's been talking about his nuclear experience for the first time — at the age of 87.

a few months later off _ christmas island came a still more spectacular demonstration of military power — - britain's first hydrogen bomb. among those british servicemen told to simply turn their backs away from the nuclear explosion is 21—year—old brian cantle. sent to christmas island to carry out his national service, brian was one of the thousands of young men who witnessed british nuclear bomb tests... whispers: i don't know if we can be trusted with such a weapon. ..in the years after robert 0ppenheimer produced the first atomic bomb. i can't ever remember being told officially what we were there for. probably a good thing that we didn't know about it! probably! what was it like when you got to christmas island? we arrived in the dead of night and looked overboard

and all the sharks were all around the boat, which was quite enlightening. what was going on on those days when everyone on the island knew there was going to be a bomb explosion? we all got together and we sat with our backs to where the bomb was going to be let off. it was just an enormous explosion, yeah. were you given any protection or any, you know...? no, no, no, wejust had a basic overall on, yes. after years of campaigning, the nuclear test veterans have recently been awarded a medal in recognition of the part they played. many of them have already died. well, we were guinea pigs. we were just told what to do and did it, yeah. it was part of life, really, you know?

i'm lucky because i'm healthy. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. it's been a cold, and for some of you, a wintry start to the weekend and will stay chilly. rest of today, though, further sleet and snow still possible in the widespread showers that we see across the country, but more of it will be rain, maybe a little bit of hail and equally more sunshine breaking out later on. now, what we have at the moment ahead of low pressure, cold air tied in around it. the focus for the heaviest and longest showers have been around this center of that low. that's where we've seen some sleet and snow today. that's edging into parts of wales. so we're going to see a bit more snow in the hills here, a little bit of snow on the show from the showers elsewhere across england and wales, but increasing amounts of sunshine to the south and east of those will see persistent rain slide across the north east of scotland for a time with strengthening winds. but western scotland bright afternoon, northern ireland brighter than yesterday for all chilly particularly where its continuing

to see that rain, sleet and snow mix, temperatures maybe for some in parts of wales and the north, only around 3 to 5 degrees. now tonight, the showers continue to be focused mainly now to the north and the west of the country. that means with clearer skies across england and wales, there'll be a colder night, more widespread frost and the risk of ice into sunday morning. the centre of our low pressure though is on the move into the morning. it starts across scotland line before sliding out northwards and westward. so we start with the showers mainly focused across scotland and northern ireland on sunday morning. still wintry over higher ground but a more persistent rain pushing across 0rkney and then later into shetland. but if anything, whilst i still see some showers dotted here and there, mainly of rain and hail, more of it will be dry and bright. that one potential fly in the ointment is more cloudy eastern counties of england and along the coastal strip we could see some rain from a weather frontjust grazing as temperatures up a little bit on today, but feeling chilly. into monday we start with a frost to the north

and east, some clear skies. this next weather system, though, will bring strengthening winds and more cloud across the south west wales and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain developing here, sunshine turning hazy elsewhere as cloud gradually increases. but for more of you, especially in the north and the east, it will be a drier day on monday, even if we still got temperatures at if not a little bit below average for the time of year. the temperatures will lift a little bit further. those go through this week, a bit more in the way of drier weather rounds. the rain that we do see should be lighter and patchy.

live from london. this is bbc news. the un says many of the people injured in an aid convoy rush in gaza on thursday were wounded by gun shots. the world food programme warns that, without change, "a famine is imminent in northern gaza". rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists are "two sides of the same coin" who loath britain. voting closes in iran's elections, with officials saying turnout was around 40% — a record low.

and american fashion icon iris apfel has died at the age of 102. hello. the united nations says its team visiting gaza's largest hospital has met many people wounded by gunshots as they crowded around an aid convoy on thursday. there have been international calls for an investigation into the incident, in which more than 100 palestinians were reported killed. israel admits its forces opened fire, but said most of the deaths happened in a crush. one of the un team shared what he saw at the hospital. it was treating more than 200 people that were injured yesterday. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12 that were injured yesterday. these events cannot be allowed to go on. we need to have safe,

secure passage throughout gaza