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As balmy summers seem to be here to stay, construction and property experts are looking at how towns and cities can take inspiration from overseas to cope with the heat. Murphy Geospatial has used AI tech to show what our towns and cities could look like if we used some of the stay-cool methods of o

Prehistoric stones immortalised in the Asterix comic books have been destroyed to make way for a DIY shop after the local mayor said he was unaware they were part of the heritage area.

A group of scientists from the University of Kitakyushu in Japan has come up with an unusual solution to a messy problem. They’ve taken dirty nappies and used them to replace some of the sand needed to build a house with concrete.

While preparing his late father-in-law's Los Angeles home for renovation, California-based estate agent John Reyes unearthed an astonishing haul of over one million copper pennies hidden in a tight crawlspace.

A construction worker experienced a twist of fate that resulted in a $50,000 windfall. The worker from Silver Spring, Maryland, stopped by a convenience store and, as part of his Friday lunch break routine, purchased a scratch-off ticket, intending to enjoy his weekly lottery game.

The production team behind the upcoming 'Barbie' movie have revealed how they caused an international pink paint shortage.

New illustrations released by VisitScotland have captured the true depths of Scotland's deepest lochs ahead of Water Safety Week (18th -25th June). Recent reports estimate that wild swimming in the UK has increased by threefold since 2019, and searches for "wild swimming in Scotland" have soared by

Paris has lowered its height limit for new buildings in the city in an attempt to preserve the skyline.

A "lethal" lack of road markings at a busy roundabout has forced a local driver into action.

Midlothian Council has unveiled the winner of a competition to name its new 13-tonne permanent pothole repair machine.

A council has been criticised for chopping down a number of "stunning" palm trees to discourage people from having sex underneath them. Plymouth City Council left a row of stumps along the famous Hoe because council officials were "regularly having to clean up sex and drug paraphernalia" in the area

The house where Adolf Hitler was born is to be repurposed as a human rights training centre for Austrian police officers. The redevelopment of the 17th century house in Braunau am Inn at a cost of €20 million will begin later this year after an expert committee rejected alternative proposals to

A government official in India has drained a reservoir to retrieve a phone he dropped at the site while he was taking a selfie.

A West End theatre producer has been told to knock down his multi-million-pound seaside home after complaints that it resembled a Travelodge hotel. Villagers in Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, said the timber-clad house built for Adam Spiegel and his wife, Charlotte, resembled a “fortress”.

A man from Oxfordshire has built a "road worth" motorised wheelie bin, which is capable of reaching speeds of 8mph.