And Finally

Glasgow councillors have rejected plans to alter the iconic frontage of Barrowland Ballroom. In May, site owners Margaret McIver Ltd lodged an application to install a large LED display beside the neon sign, with additional screens positioned around the canopy.

A rare set of Charles Rennie Mackintosh–designed buildings in Glasgow is to be placed on the market later this year. The Mackintosh Halls, on Shakespeare Street in Ruchill, were purpose-built for the Church of Scotland in 1899 and remain one of the architect’s early and most distinctive

One of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches is to be moved some 3 miles down the road to avoid being swallowed up by a mine.

In the German town of Hanau, one grandmother is proving that accessibility doesn’t have to be grey, boring, or bureaucratic.

Hundreds of thousands of people living in new-build homes in Scotland are being excluded from jury service because outdated court IT systems do not recognise their addresses. Jurors are selected at random from a national address database, but senior court officials admit the system cannot process po

Developers hoping to gain planning permission for new student accommodation in Aberdeen have submitted images of university halls with the application to compare their plans to the smaller rooms available elsewhere in the city. Bauhaus Ltd wants to convert the B-listed Denburn House into student fla

Seven international design teams have been shortlisted for a new site-specific museum to honour Jesus Christ’s baptism at Bethany, Jordan. Due to open in 2030 to mark the bimillennial of Christ’s baptism, the new museum is expected to be a globally significant spiritual and cultural land

An Estonian theatre company has reimagined Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with bulldozers, buses, and cement mixers in the starring roles.

A dream honeymoon turned into a nightmare when a couple checked into a 'five-star' EasyJet hotel in Rhodes, which turned out to be a noisy construction site.

Dubai’s billionaire ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has fitted solar panels on his Highland estate without planning permission.

Shouts of “shame” echoed through the council chamber as Swindon Borough councillors narrowly approved plans to rebuild a local leisure centre – the domed complex often linked to Britpop band Oasis. The Oasis centre, famous for its lagoon pool under a distinctive dome, first opened

Bellway’s construction team recently surprised one-year-old Harris Beattie at the company’s Landsdale development in East Kilbride, creating a day to remember for the construction enthusiast.

A former forklift operator has seen a change of career pay off after landing a monthly commission of £10,000 for selling property. Myles Eddy had been working in a warehouse in Cumbria when he accepted a job with Glasgow-based Prime Property Auctions less than two years ago, banking the huge p

A significant collection of 400,000-year-old Palaeolithic tools, unearthed in Kent, has sold for more than £41,000 at auction.

A radioactive wasp nest was discovered by workers at a nuclear facility in the US last month.