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Drinking water pipes are delivering faster and more reliable broadband for the first time in the UK.

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The proposed "Big Bend" in Manhattan, which will span 4,000 feet in a single, continuous upside-down U shape, is set to become the world's longest building. The building's unusual design was created to circumvent strict planning regulations. In skyscraper construction, height often translates to hig

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A special barrier that will be built to protect rare bats from the HS2 project will cost around £100 million, it has been revealed.

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A giant chicken-shaped building standing almost 35 metres tall, 12.13 metres wide, and 28.17 metres long has entered the Guinness World Records as the largest building of its kind in the world.

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An appeal for a house on stilts in an Angus village has failed to win over councillors over flood fears from the passing burn.

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For the first time since the modernisation of the electricity network, horses are being used to extract timber on SSEN Transmission projects. It may be the image of a bygone era, but there is still very much a place for horse logging - the extraction of timber - from Scotland’s forests.

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A San Francisco company offering "sleeping pods" in a former bank for $700 (c. £530) a month has received over 300 applications for its remaining 17 beds, despite facing ongoing regulatory challenges. Brownstone Shared Housing, which aims to provide low-cost accommodation in expensive cities,

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The site of a former public convenience at Barassie Beach, Troon, is to become a new restaurant.

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Two Scots who are believed to own the biggest brick collection in the UK are looking for a museum to house all 6,000 of them.

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A PhD student has discovered a huge Mayan city by accident centuries after it disappeared under a jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.

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A construction worker in Missouri saved a little squirrel that was covered from head to toe in wet spray foam. It was a casual day at the construction site when a contractor came to work and suddenly spotted some unexpected furry guests scurrying around his station.

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A spectacular ancient 'dun' (or fort) on Scotland’s national forests and land has been recognised for its cultural significance. Kraiknish Dun on the Isle of Skye has been designated as a scheduled monument of national importance after a recent assessment by Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

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After a black bear repeatedly punched a large hole in the fence of a homeowner in Vancouver, the family took the next logical step - to install a super-sized doggy door.

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