according to halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areas forirst time buyers. here's colin campbell. the number of first—time buyers has nearly doubled over the past decade, but with surging property prices, it remains an uphill struggle for those trying to get on the property ladder. according to the halifax, the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, from £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first—time buyers are putting down an average deposit of more than £32,000, rising to more than £110,000 in london. the figures show a london first—time buyer's deposit could almost buy a home outright in the north—east of england or northern ireland. but it is in wales where first—time buyers are paying the lowest average deposit ofjust over £16,000. while there's been an increase in first—time buyers year on year across the uk, in scotland and wales, numbers have fallen. terraced houses closely followed by semidetached properties continue to be the first—time buyers‘ home of choice. despite a shortage of homes and chall

according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areasled over the past decade, but with surging property prices it remains an uphill struggle for those trying to get on the property ladder. according to the halifax, the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, from £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first—time buyers are putting down an average deposit of more than £32,000, rising to more than £110,000 in london. the figures show a london first—time buyer's deposit could almost buy a home outright in the north—east of england or northern ireland. but it is in wales where first—time buyers are paying the lowest average deposit ofjust over £16,000. while there has been an increase in first—time buyers year on year across the uk, in scotland and wales numbers have fallen. terraced houses closely followed by semidetached properties continue to be the first time buyers‘ home of choice. despite a shortage of homes and challenges of raising a deposit, the halifax say the figures show healthy movement in the fir

according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areasor first—time buyers. here's colin campbell. the number of first—time buyers has nearly doubled over the past decade, but with surging property prices, it remains an uphill struggle for those trying to get on the property ladder. according to the halifax, the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, from £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first—time buyers are putting down an average deposit of more than £32,000, rising to more than £110,000 in london. the figures show a london first—time buyer's deposit could almost buy a home outright in the north—east of england or northern ireland. but it's in wales where first—time buyers are paying the lowest average deposits ofjust over £16,000. while there's been an increase in first—time buyers year on year across the uk, in scotland and wales, numbers have fallen. terraced houses closely followed by semidetached properties continue to be the first—time buyers‘ home of choice. despite a shortage of homes and c

he decided he would outmaneuver lord halifax. he put forward-- chapter 21 of my book was a campaign to ensure especially once we have 250,000 troops backed by the 28th of may. these peace negotiations were never going to go anywhere and it's one of those moments in history that it halifax had been prime minister and he supported halifax we could've gone down a very very dangerous path if we had made peace with hitler then because he would've been enabled instead of using the attack on russia on the 22nd of may 41, he would have been-- when you think he got-- in the north to subject leningrad to a grueling siege and in the center he got to the subway stations of moscow and in the south he actually captured stalingrad and. it's terrifying to consider especially without america being in the world the time. >> right back there. this young fella, yes. >> i was wondering if you could talk about churchill's role in the attack on the french. >> very good question. yes. it was something that almost broke his heart. he loved france, always

according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areasampbell. the number of first—time buyers has nearly doubled over the past decade, but with surging property prices it remains an uphill struggle for those trying to get on the property ladder. according to the halifax, the average price paid for a typical first home has jumped the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, from £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first-time £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first—time buyers are putting down an average deposit of more than £32,000, rising to more than £110,000 in london. the figures show a london first—time buyer's deposit could almost buy a home outright in the north—east of england or northern ireland. but it is in wales where first—time buyers are paying the lowest average deposit ofjust over £16,000. while there has been an increase in first—time buyers year on year across the uk, in scotland and wales numbers have fallen. terraced houses closely followed by semidetached properties conti

despite a shortage of homes and challenges of raising a deposit, the halifax say the figures show healthyn the first buyer property market. colin campbell, bbc news. the luxury apartment block, which belonged to colombia's infamous drug lord, pablo escobar at the height of his power and fame, has been demolished. the building in the city of medellin had become a popular tourist attraction, which many local residents found offensive. a ceremony was held outside the building, to honour the victims of the criminal organisation led by escobar. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we have had quite a mixed picture of whether so far today. some of us have low cloud and fog, particularly gci’oss have low cloud and fog, particularly across southern have low cloud and fog, particularly gci’oss southern areas. have low cloud and fog, particularly across southern areas. a week weather front pushing into scotland, western most parts of england and wales to the afternoon, leaving a good part of england and wales with sunshine. temperatures are very mild for the time of year. high

according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire is the most affordable place forfirst time buyers.mes average earnings in the area. the least affordable place is brent in london, where the average home costs more than 13 times what people earn. lynda clark is the editor of first time buyer magazine. shejoins us now. what do you make of these figures?” am not really surprised, it is definitely the time for the first time buyer and the opportunities out there are amazing at the moment. there are lots of reasons why, bank interest rates are very good at the moment and have been for a while so thatis moment and have been for a while so that is really great for anyone who wa nts to that is really great for anyone who wants to get a mortgage. they have got good deals out there. also i think a lot of people who have bought a home already are not actually moving at the moment, they are holding fast, maybe improving their own home but not moving so the choice for first—time buyers their own home but not moving so the choice forfirst—time buyers is fantastic. the choice for first-time buyers

allegations made by one women of sexual abuse committed against her as a child, predominately in the halifax that all of those arrested have been released under investigation, pending further enquiry. that news coming to us from west yorkshire police. breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and mindfulness sessions will be added to the timetables of nearly a00 primary and secondary schools across england, the government has announced. the pilot scheme is intended to boost children's mental health. tim muffett went to meet pupils at a school which already offers a similar programme. it's going to be about keeping our focus. go! cedar mount academy. maybe this cone is that big goal we've set for ourselves. go! one of 31 schools across greater manchester trialling a new way of improving mental health. we're seeing a decline in young people's emotional well—being and we need to address that. it's a really, really urgent problem. tell me how you feel as you stood there waiting. excitement. tension. just pressure. we are using some different activities that help us to bring to life how you migh

border, and i think what we are seeing is, when you look at -- i started this company when i was 19 in halifax, nova scotia. when you look at nafta, when this deal was done over 24 years ago, i had no idea what nafta eant and why should i care? until you start doing business on both sides of the border and somebody says hey, this deal is not going to go through, i'm like, what does that mean to me? when you look at a small business -- that is where i come from a different perspective be. -- perspective. being under $100,000, i am considered a small business. being the sole investor in the company, i need to figure out, why am i going to get it and why does this make sense? to your point, mastercard -- [laughter] >> a little shout out. >> i think that the whole idea is a lot of times in washington, is such aow if -- charming guy in canada, but a lot of times, you see a lot of these rallies are based on big business. they are the ones who get the voice. they are the ones who stand up and rally together. when you look at small business really being the engine of all and theirountries capabilities

after playing at halifax, hartlepool, barrow and southport, harrison became youth team manager at united81, who was diagnosed with dementia four years ago, passed away peacefully with his family by his side. there have been so many tributes to harrison already on social media, with gary neville tweeting, that he's lost his mentor, saying that he and other manchetser united players owe him everything. david beckham has posted on instagram, saying that he, on instagram, saying that he can still hear harrison yelling "no more hollywood passes" at him in training. and alex ferguson has released a statement saying that eric's contribution to football, and not just manchester united was incredible... joining me now, is a member of the 1992 fa youth cup cup team ben thornley. thanks forjoining us, you heard the incredibly sad news last night but it must have brought back the memories of the class of 90 to? yeah, and incredibly fond memories of. eric was notjust a coach, he was somebody who helped us without pathway through life, with his commitment and what he instilled into us, he had a huge i

we have a free kit for towns to use, that we developed after i went to a conference in halifax.t was worth £1.623 million to the local economy, and that spreads. it is not instead of the whole shop, but as part of the shopin the whole shop, but as part of the shop in the week, so going to the supermarket like everybody does, instead of buying their chicken in tesco or wherever, they buy it in the butcher's. and those little things make a big difference. online firms managed to circumnavigate some of those big taxes, they managed to pay much less than high street firms that really feel that. without that change, can we really be talking about a change in how high streets work? i think it is part of the solution. we pay i think 2.4 of our annual turnover in business rates, whereas an online retailer like amazon it is not .7. as a book—seller, that is unfair. so it isa book—seller, that is unfair. so it is a case of levelling the playing field in terms of the business rates. but also there is elements of absentee landlords that we have problems with, too. so yes, the business rates

according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areasrst—time buyers are paying the lowest average deposit ofjust buyers are paying the lowest average deposit of just over £16,000. buyers are paying the lowest average deposit ofjust over £16,000. while there has been an increase in first—time buyers‘ year on year across the uk, in scotland and wales numbers have fallen. terraced houses, closely followed by semi detached properties, continue to be the first time by a‘s home of choice. despite a shortage of homes and challenges of raising a deposit, halifax say the figures show a healthy movement in the first time by market. india‘s first and only professional symphony orchestra is making its uk debut this week. its concert at the symphony hall in birmingham is the first of six, as sat—nam rana reports. orchestral music plays the symphony orchestra of india in rehearsal at the symphony hall in birmingham. it is one of six concerts they will be performing in theirfirst uk tour. this, the berlioz roman carnival overture, part of the regular

according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areas4294966103:13:29,430 here's colin campbell. you don't often hear about people talking about pages these days. you don't often hear about people talking about pages these dayslj used to have one as a reporter. did you? pagers are to be phased out from from the nhs within the next three years. the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced that staff will instead be asked to use mobile phones and apps — in a bid to cut costs and improve communication. more than one in ten of the world's pagers are used in the nhs. but not for much longer. but not for much longer. the luxury apartment bloc, that belonged to colombia's infamous drug lord pablo escobar, at the height of his power and fame, has been demolished in the city of medellin. it had become a popular tourist attraction, which many local residents found offensive and disrespectful. a ceremony was held outside the building, to honour the victims of the criminal organisation led by escobar. wow. if you were watching brea kfast yester