And Finally

Almost half of tradespeople (47 per cent) say they have walked away from a job due a customer’s behaviour or an argument, according to research from Direct Line business insurance.

A conspiracy theorist who accused the government of setting forest fires to make people believe in climate change has admitted setting more than a dozen forest fires.

Elton John is taking a minimalist turn as his former penthouse in Atlanta is stripped bare for an upcoming auction at Christie's, set to kick off on 21 February. The curated collection of items from the flamboyant artist's abode is estimated to fetch a staggering $10 million (around £7.9m).

A construction worker and his wife will return to the luxury Mexican resort where they got married 10 years ago after winning a £16,000 family holiday.

Construction workers came to the rescue of a small puppy stuck in the mud at their site - only to realise the animal was a fox cub.

A self-proclaimed engineer who shared videos of herself on social media building an elaborate tunnel system underneath her house has been forced to stop by officials. Kala, known as 'Tunnel Girl' online, has garnered millions of TikTok views showing off the unusual construction. But she ha

An architect who went viral over the New Year’s holidays for getting himself stuck in a decorative vase has said "You're welcome" to the millions who enjoyed watching him drunkenly shout obscenities as he struggled to get out of it. Connor Padgett, an architect for a firm in Birmingham, A

Wild scenes broke out at a synagogue in Brooklyn after construction workers arrived to fill in an illegally dug tunnel that was being used by young Orthodox Jewish men in an attempt to link the building to a nearby ritual bath.

Plans have been lodged for a huge new house at the Shenval site near Ballater which is said to be where the last wolf in Scotland was killed.

A lot of 122 vintage Ikea items have been sold for £32,000 at auction.

A construction project in Florida had to be paused recently after workers discovered a burrowing owl egg.

Our popular "and finally" section, with the most absurd, offbeat, strange or funny construction stories, has entertained readers over the past year.

The billionaire ruler of Dubai has submitted plans for a third mansion on his Highlands estate due to a “lack of accommodation”. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum plans to build an 11-bedroom lodge on his 63,000-acre Inverinate Estate in Wester Ross only weeks after an extension had

A pre-World War II water tank is to be given a new lease of life as a luxury home. Plans drawn up to convert the two-storey Catcraig Water Tank, on the outskirts of Dundonald, and make it fit for 21st century living were approved by South Ayrshire Council.

In a revealing account of Istanbul's spiralling housing market, Hafize Gaye Erkan, the newly appointed head of Turkey's central bank, has been forced to move back in with her parents after she found herself grappling with the same housing affordability crisis affecting many in the city.