Ask HN: How/where should I host my personal site?

I want to set up a personal site, with a blog and a way to host an online cv + some of my projects, etc.. I'd like to host it myself, but I'm unsure of the best service to use. I live in the UK (if that matters), I've just started a career as a web developer about a year ago. I'd like to host it as cheaply as possible, I'm also not averse to buying a domain name and hosting separately. I also don't mind what language/platform to use (I'm happy to learn anything). Do you guys have any suggestions?