Backlight on iphone 3gs broken, need advice...

I have had a iphone 3gs for the past two years, I got it in the summer of 2010. It is in relatively good condition considering it's age (a few scratches on the front screen) other than that it has been protected by a case and has never been damanged. Recently my phone ran out of battery and I charged the iphone but when it turned on I noticed that the screen was dramatically duller than usual and that the backlight on the screen was not lighting up. The screen is visible and the phone is still useable but very hard to sue due to the darkness of the screen. The phone is a year out of warranty but would this be something apple would fix and if so does anyone know for how much? If I had to get this fixed independently does anyone know any companies in the UK i could send it to to be fixed and again what would be a reasonable price to expect to have this fixed/replaced for?

its 149$ usd for apple to fix it out of warranty idk how much that makes it in the uk

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