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Construction workers at a building site in northern Brazil were rattled by the discovery of a giant 10.5 metre-long snake weighing 400kg. The enormous anaconda slithered out following an explosion at a cave in Altamira, Para.

Oxgangs Primary School was the first school in Edinburgh to close The closure of 17 Edinburgh schools earlier this year due to safety concerns has prompted The City of Edinburgh Council to order a survey of its council buildings.

Image: Hunter Laing & Co The green light has been given for the first malt whisky distillery to be built on Islay in over a decade.

Kirkcaldy-based shopfitting and interiors group Havelock Europa's group revenue for the six months ended 30 June decreased by 12 per cent to £25.4m (2015: £28.9m), according to the firm’s latest interim results.

House builders across the UK are being encouraged to enter the NHBC’s Health and Safety Awards 2017, launched this week.

Eskmills Edinburgh’s commercial property market is showing life after Brexit, with Knight Frank concluding three deals in the city for a combined £22 million.

Keith Brown Cabinet Secretary for economy, jobs and fair Work, Keith Brown has announced that the construction contractor for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project is to help deliver the Prince’s Trust's first ever ‘Get into Civil Engineering’ programme

Younger people are more willing to buy a home prone to safety, flood or crime risks in order to get on the housing ladder, new research from insurance giant Aviva reveals.

Forbes Place, Aberdeen. Forbes Place signals new age for property rental in Aberdeen

A pagan from the Borders has crossed swords with planning officials who have refused him permission to build a sacred shrine in honour of Herne the Hunter. Andrew Cleghorn, 52, from Kirkburn, wants to build, on his smallholding, an altar, statue plinth and sacred well in tribute to the god, The Scot

Kier Group plc, the parent company of Kier Construction Scotland, has today announced its full-year results for the year to 30 June 2016.

Barratt Developments in the east of Scotland has announced a record year of sales success in the region for the year 2015/16.

Glasgow-based GAP Hire Solutions has posted another year of positive annual results, recording annual turnover of £157.7 million, an increase from last year’s £143.3 million.

A new community sports stadium which will provide a home ground for both Clydebank Football Club and Yoker Athletic is set to be developed.