A company in Columbia has found a novel use for the husks discarded when coffee is roasted by turning them into building materials.
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A railroad engineer who deliberately defecated on company property and said it was a "present" for his boss has kept his job. Matthew Lebsack was fired by US rail giant Union Pacific after the incident in November 2016, but a federal appeals court has reluctantly reinstated him.
Stopcocks Women Plumbers is calling on tradeswomen from all industries to join its new National Register of Tradeswomen, which launches officially on March 1.
Scottish star Lewis Capaldi has secured planning permission for a major expansion to his luxury home in East Renfrewshire.
One of Edinburgh’s best-known landmarks, which for decades has been a romantic meeting place for lovers and couples in Scotland’s capital, was restored in time for Valentine’s Day by Johnnie Walker.
The mystery surrounding why Stonehenge contains bluestones brought from a Welsh hillside is one step closer to being solved thanks to ground-breaking work by the ‘Stones of Stonehenge’ research team which included the University of St Andrews. Dr Tim Kinnaird, of the School of Earth
Plans by Forest Green Rovers to build the world's first football stadium made almost entirely out of wood has been given the nod from the English Football League (EFL).
A civil engineer’s bid to persuade Lego to choose his design of the Forth Bridge for a future box set has received the 10,000 votes it needs. Michael Dineen, who worked in South Queensferry for two years, spending a painstaking four months building a 4.7 metre model of the landm
Plans to bring a rock and roll museum to the home town of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott have been submitted to Angus Council.
London's thinnest house has gone up for sale for the price of £1.1 million.
Barratt Homes has teamed up with the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) to uncover exactly how a fully liveable home would look and operate within the hostile environment of the Moon.
Three trainees gravediggers unleashed a JCB on an “unspoilt gem” of ancient parkland after confusing it for a cemetery. The contractors were asked to dig a practice grave in an area of Easthill Cemetery in Frome, Somerset.
A 14ft python has been found near a pub in Greenock by passing builders. The huge reptile, believed to be a Burmese python, was coiled up next to a metal fence and the men thought it was dead - before it started to slither.
A construction worker got a huge grimacing picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson tattooed on his stomach to raise money for a friend’s life-saving cancer treatment. Kenny Wilding from Kidderminster raised £800 for family friend Megan Smith who has been referred to the US for
Creative pupils at Cramond Primary school in Edinburgh are being given the opportunity to see their dream bedroom become a reality, thanks to a project with CALA Homes.