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Residents of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, were recently left dismayed when a metal bar was unexpectedly installed in a hole in a wall outside a local NatWest branch.

A builder who threatened inspectors from Britain’s workplace regulator and told them his name was James Bond has been fined.

There’s nothing quite like moving into a new home, but for Persimmon Homes’ regional apprenticeship manager, Ian MacPherson, it’s extra special. Ian has officially moved into his new home at Snowdon Gait, West Kilbride, a house built by the very apprentices he mentors across Scotla

A construction worker has seen his quirky bathroom invention go viral, racking up millions of views on social media after turning a common household gripe into a growing side business.

Sir John Soane’s Museum has partnered with Minecraft Education to create a one-of-a-kind experience that will bring history, architecture and design to life for students worldwide.

A man who backed out of an agreement to purchase a home after its price plummeted has been ordered to pay nearly half of the expected sale price.

Comprehensive guidance about the design of permanent bamboo structures has been published by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).

Oscar Wilde's Mayfair home has been listed for sale at £14 million.

The National Trust for Scotland’s archaeologists and volunteers uncovered discoveries spanning millennia in 2025 — from Neolithic trading links to medieval monastic life and Jacobite-era turmoil. Across the Trust’s 11,000 archaeological sites, teams continued to investigate new loc

Ice may seem like an unlikely building material, but scientists now believe it could be the key to establishing long‑term human settlements on Mars. 

Turkish archaeologists digging in the ancient city of Ephesus have unearthed some unusual Roman-era finds during restoration work at the famed site.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has added a gleaming, spaceship‑like structure to the grounds of his $175 million Beverly Hills mansion. Photos obtained by The New York Post show a polished silver pod sitting on the property, prompting the outlet to describe it as a “UFO‑like structure.” B

New technology has been deployed to help enforce a Chinese smoking ban by taking away the privacy of toilet users when smoke is detected. Two shopping centres in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have installed new glass toilet cubicle doors, which are designed to turn from opaque to transparent

A homeowner is at his wits’ end after spending months trying to get a 550-pound bear removed from beneath his house. Kenneth Johnson, who lives in Altadena, California, claims the animal has been living in his crawlspace since November and that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (C

US billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly gifted noise-cancelling headphones to his neighbours in Palo Alto in an attempt to quell discontent over his expanding residential compound. Over the past 14 years, the Meta CEO has spent upwards of $110 million (c. £82m) acquiring at least 11 prop