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To mark the anniversary of the opening of the Forth Bridge on March 4 (1890), Museums & Galleries Edinburgh have published a book online listing all the accidents that took place during the early phase of construction of the Bridge in the 1880s. The book is an astonishing account not only of the

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A construction worker has won a dream car and cash prize in a competition - just in time for his new baby’s arrival.

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A striking, custom-built domed home has been built in the western part of North Carolina. An image of the home, captured in a snow-covered forest setting, was in a post on Reddit by user Bvcrude. The title says, "Here's my geodesic dome," a globe-shaped design structure formed with interlocking tria

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Drivers in Spokane, Washington were greeted with a most unusual message on a construction sign last week.

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Scientists in Japan have created the world’s first satellite made of timber to combat space pollution.

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An East Lothian couple have lodged plans to install a metal slide to exit their property.

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A team of plate glass installers were working on a construction site in New Hampshire when a very unexpected "new employee" decided to join their ranks.

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Logs the length of a double-decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are now being used to build a full-scale log house.

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A construction worker from Catonsville, Baltimore County, has claimed a $100,000 top prize in the 50X The Cash game. The $10 scratch-off game turned fortune’s favour onto the worker, who discovered the life-changing sum upon matching one of the winning numbers at home.

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A man who had been living rent-free in the New Yorker Hotel is facing charges of filing false property records after attempting to claim ownership of the building. Mickey Barreto, a 48-year-old man from New York City, was living in the property for free by exploiting a local housing law that al

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A builder forced to build a house around a lamppost has hit back at critics who slammed his bright idea.

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