And Finally

A raccoon that captured the hearts of the internet after being left on a Toronto sidewalk has now been immortalised with a commemorative plaque, marking the 10th anniversary of a moment that became a social media sensation.

A planning appeal to convert a former gasworks site in Innerleithen into a storage yard has been rejected, after historic Google Earth images contradicted claims made by the applicant, RCR Limited.

Road marking and highway safety services provider WJ Group has revealed what it believes to be the world’s first fully electric thermoplastic road marking truck, designed to boost sustainability in the highways industry while delivering a full shift on a single charge.

A Toronto construction worker is winning hearts with a soulful remix that’s gone viral.

Archaeologists in the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic have discovered a significant 2,200-year-old Celtic settlement, described as "unparalleled in its scale and character". The vast 25-hectare site was unearthed during a survey for a new motorway near the city of Hradec Králové.

A long-standing historical mystery has been solved after the Pool of Siloam – the site where, according to the New Testament, Jesus healed a man blind from birth – was rediscovered by construction workers.

A local campaign is seeking to save a church which inspired Lewis Grassic Gibbon's famous Scottish novel, Sunset Song. The Church of Scotland is trying to find a buyer for Arbuthnott Church in Aberdeenshire, which prominently appears in the novel.

The largest piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth, a 25-kilogram meteorite, is expected to fetch between $2 million and $4 million at auction. The rock, known as NWA 16788, will be sold by Sotheby's New York this Wednesday as part of its natural history sale.

King Charles is ensuring that bats are protected as construction begins on a new luxury wedding venue at Dumfries House, his historic Ayrshire estate.

At just 13 years old, Finlay Gallagher has made history as the UK’s youngest person to qualify as a digger driver — and it’s safe to say he’s digging into the family tradition.

Baffled police have freed a man who got stuck in a chimney while trying to rescue his dog from a locked toilet. The 35-year-old man was locked out of a park building in Connecticut on Saturday night when the doors automatically locked at 10pm.

Ewan McGregor has failed to obtain planning permission to replace the lead roof of his home in Perth and Kinross. 

Thousands of people have applied to work as "wild men" in one of China's most famous parks.

Canada's first-ever cheese curd catapult has been hailed as a massive success.

Port Glasgow’s proud seafaring heritage is being remembered and celebrated – in the form of LEGO bricks. Staff at Port Glasgow Library had been researching local hero Chippy McNish, the Port man who was part of the famous crew of Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition aboard the Enduran