BBC News

• TGI Fridays: 1,000 UK jobs to go despite rescue deal
  The deal to save the chain will see more than 30 of its restaurants close.
• House prices close to record high, says Halifax
  Falling mortgage rates have helped to boost confidence among buyers, the lender says.
• Food rating lies exposed by BBC secret recording
  A BBC investigation has exposed widespread deception in food hygiene ratings across east London.
• ‘Perfect storm’ blocking thousands of desperately needed social homes
  Housebuilders say they have thousands of social homes ready to be built but no customers to buy them.
• Can selling off homes for $1 solve urban blight?
  Baltimore is allowing people to buy homes for next to nothing to try to improve neighbourhoods.