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The charity behind a plan to build a garden bridge across the Thames spent £53.5 million without even beginning full construction, new figures have revealed. The project, which was overseen by then London Mayor Boris Johnson, was officially abandoned in August after it lost the support of curr

Students hoping to roll the dice on a career in the built environment are being given a helping hand to climb the career ladder, after an innovative new board game was created to help them learn while they play. Sue Hayhow, senior lecturer in property, construction & quantity surveying at Birmin

Tradespeople well turned out for work can expect to earn more cash, as nearly half of Brits (45%) will pay more for a well-attired worker, according to new research. A poll from home improvement retailer Wickes showed Brits prefer a well-dressed tradesperson, with almost half (49%) claiming they wou

Foster + Partners’ plans to develop a 1,000ft public cultural attraction nicknamed The Tulip next to The Gherkin in London may never get the chance to bloom. Deriving its name from its nature-inspired form, the designers said The Tulip would enhance The Gherkin, one of London’s most cher

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is asking members of the public to share messages and acts of kindness for those working in the construction industry, in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Using both #WorkRight and #WeCare hashtags, the public are being encouraged to tweet the @H_S_E with th

An English multi-millionaire is seeking to buy a mountain in Scotland for £12 million in order to carve faces into it in the style of Amercian landmark Mount Rushmore. But the proposed cliff face design would not feature the faces of a monarch or statesman, and instead the faces of his own fam

Four times as many Scots would choose to build underground systems for the UK’s most important cities over the post-Brexit “vanity projects” proposed by Boris Johnson, a poll has found. Since the referendum result, the former foreign secretary has suggested the creation of two brid

A father-of-two who was made redundant built a full-sized flight simulator of a Boeing 737 in his home and is now offering flying lessons. With the help of tutorials on YouTube, David Naylor from Barnsley set about buying parts from around the world to complete his build.

A senior American politician has proposed introducing a new tax on online porn to help fund Donald Trump's planned wall along the southern US border. Senator Gail Griffin, a Republican state senator for Arizona, has proposed HB 2444, which requires tech companies to block content that "appeals to th

The classic building block game Jenga has a surprising new collaborator. French fashion house Louis Vuitton, known for its luxury logo-bedecked leather goods, is entering into the gaming arena and releasing its own version.

Organisers of Ballater's annual Highland Games have warned that the event is under threat due to a proposed new housing development. Land which is used for car parking during the games, which have been held in the burgh every August since 1864, has been earmarked for 250 homes.

The latest advancements in robotics and automation will be on show in Inverness next week as Scotland’s first showcase on the subject takes place on February 6 and 7. The free event is organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus and is designed to

Denmark has started building a 70km (43-mile) fence along its border with Germany in an effort to control the migration of wild boar, the BBC has reported. African swine fever has been found in two dead wild boar in Belgium and has led to fears that Denmark's huge pig industry could be threatened.

In an effort to put the world’s ten biggest construction companies size and revenue into perspective, online merchant Roof Stores has been investigating exactly where these companies operate, how much money they make, how many staff members they employ and have calculated revenue per employee.

The National Trust for Scotland has launched a campaign to save the birthplace of Bard. The humble cottage in Alloway where Robert Burns was born and where the first Burns Night Supper was held is at risk of being damaged beyond repair, it said.