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A court has been asked to decide how to measure the height of a building. A civil lawsuit over the height and setbacks of a controversial condominium development planned for just east of Knox Mountain in Kelowna, Canada has opened in court.

A man has been handed a prison sentence exceeding six years for perpetrating a green energy Ponzi scheme, which claimed to transform cow manure into energy, defrauding investors of over $8.7 million (£6.9m). The six years and nine months sentence for Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sh

A banker, originally from a Welsh council estate, is set to sell his renovated folly in Wales, featured on the 2009 edition of Grand Designs, for a price of £1.85 million. The dilapidated property, spread over 24 acres, was purchased and refurbished by Dean Berry and wife Sarah. The updat

A construction worker has gained some online attention after sharing a story about how he got revenge against a former co-worker using $40 and some fake coins to make him believe he had struck gold. Redditor u/lrze403 works for a construction company that remodels homes that have been boug

An Oxfordshire artist has shared videos of herself painting construction workers outside her house. A 20-year-old artist from Didcot, who goes by the name Tanks, has been painting construction workers for over a year.

A puppy was rescued after getting stuck in a “tight crevice” at a construction site.

Two lawyers and a law firm who cited fake court cases generated by ChatGPT have been fined $5,000 (£3,900). Judge P. Kevin Castel, in Manhattan, said there was nothing "inherently improper" about using AI to help write a legal filing, but lawyers have a responsibility to ensure their accuracy.

Revellers at Glastonbury have been given the opportunity to visit a pioneering pavilion made from mushrooms.

Construction boss Gavin McAdam has launched a music company to help build up the arts sector in Scotland – and raise money for charity.

A man plagued with years of parking fines for his two vans alarmed his neighbours and local officials after hoisting them off the road and onto his roof with a crane.

Seven wealthy Persian cats are going up for adoption less than a year after they became the largest 'benefactors' of their owner's passing. Nancy Sauer, who passed away last November at the age of 84, wanted her cats to continue living alone in her $2.5 million Florida home after she died, the Tampa

In a remarkable display of canine dexterity and intelligence, Leo, a two-year-old working cocker spaniel from Scotland, has secured a place in the Guinness World Records. Using his impressive mouth coordination skills, Leo managed to deposit an astounding 23 coins into a piggy bank within just 60 se

As balmy summers seem to be here to stay, construction and property experts are looking at how towns and cities can take inspiration from overseas to cope with the heat. Murphy Geospatial has used AI tech to show what our towns and cities could look like if we used some of the stay-cool methods of o

Prehistoric stones immortalised in the Asterix comic books have been destroyed to make way for a DIY shop after the local mayor said he was unaware they were part of the heritage area.

A group of scientists from the University of Kitakyushu in Japan has come up with an unusual solution to a messy problem. They’ve taken dirty nappies and used them to replace some of the sand needed to build a house with concrete.