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• North 'cheapest for seaside home'
  The cheapest place to buy a home by the sea is in the north of Scotland, according to the latest property figures.
  
  
• Increase in Land Registry fees
  The Land Registry is putting up some of its fees for the first time since 1993.
  
  
• Property for 'less than £40,000'
  The most affordable property in some areas of England and Wales is on the market for less than £40,000, a survey suggests.
  
  
• Osborne facing expenses inquiry
  Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's expenses are to be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.
  
  
• Power cut hits 1,600 properties
  An energy supplier apologises after thousands of homes and offices in east Berkshire suffered a power cut.
  
  
• Madoff's luxury penthouse seized
  US marshalls seize the $7m Manhattan penthouse of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff, forcing his wife to move.
  
  
• The future is free
  Digital Planet has spoken to Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine about the release of his new book, Free: The Future of Radical Price.
  
  
• Man arrested over woman's murder
  A 42-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of an elderly woman was discovered at a property near Bristol.
  
  
• Young child in fall from balcony
  A one-year-old boy is in hospital after falling from a balcony at a property in Tipton, West Midlands Police says.
  
  
• Brothers surrender £5.7m assets
  Three County Armagh brothers have surrendered property and other assets worth £5.7m.
  
  
• Family flee lightning strike fire
  A family flee their home on Merseyside after lightning hits the chimney causing a major fire at the property.
  
  
• Ex-officer denies money problems
  A former royal protection officer accused of a £3m betting and property fraud denies he had been "very pushed for money."
  
  
• City Diaries: "Laura"
  Laura (not her real name) works for a commercial bank in London. She is commenting on the frustrations of working in the financial services in the current climate.
  
  
• City Diaries: 'Anthony'
  Our City Diaries are written by people who work in finance and have had a front row seat as their industry goes through the biggest changes in decades.
  
  
• Three arrested after drug raids
  Seven properties are searched and three men are arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in a police operation.
  
  
• Squatters occupy MPs' 'main home'
  The BBC's Lisa Hampele visits four squatters who have taken direct action in protest at the expenses claims of married Labour MPs Alan and Ann Keen.
  
  
• Arson inquiry at empty premises
  An investigation is started following an arson attack on an unoccupied property in Lancashire, police say.
  
  
• Fire engulfs house where two died
  Firefighters tackle a major blaze at a property in Kent where two teenagers died in an arson attack six years ago.
  
  
• Warning of crackdown on graffiti
  Police are to crack down on graffiti artists who damage property as well as shopkeepers selling the aerosol paints.
  
  
• Ex-royal Pc's wife found innocent
  The wife of an ex-royal protection officer accused of running a £3m betting and property scam is found not guilty.