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A petition has been launched in a bid to convince Angus Council and the Scottish Government to commission a bronze statue of Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars' Skywalker Saga and place it in his 'home town' of Carnoustie. Arguably responsible for manipulating Anakin Skywalker to j

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The childhood home of The Beatles guitarist George Harrison is up for auction. George Harrison moved to 25 Upton Green in Speke, Liverpool in 1949 when he was just six years old.

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Council planners have been left red-faced after a planning application to install a new roof on a factory building was approved before the item had had a chance to be determined. Members of Craven District Council's planning committee were due to discuss a request for permission for a replacement ro

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Police in Berkshire are reassuring drivers that a new road sign displaying symbols similar to that of the Netflix's sensation 'Squid Game' will not take drivers to a real-life version of the show. Thames Valley Road Policing took to Twitter on Monday to confirm that the rather obscure sign, at

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Network Rail’s air operations team have successfully flown a drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for 25 kilometres over dry land – believed to be the furthest such civilian drone flight in Britain.

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A Nigerian actress who took to social media to call out a construction company for allegedly doing a ‘shabby’ job is now facing legal action for defamation of character. An aggrieved Bridget Moo flooded her Instagram page with several call-out posts as she accused Lagos-based c

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New 3D laser scanner technology and software from Trimble have been integrated with Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robot to produce a fully automated robotic scanning solution for construction sites. Trimble said its exclusive turnkey solution facilitates autonomous operation on construction

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A talk show host has come unstuck after appearing to find out, in real time, that timber is a sustainable building product. Mike Graham from talkRADIO conducted a short but sweet interview with Cameron Ford, a carpenter and spokesperson for the campaign group Insulate Britain.

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British/Ghanian architect Sir David Adjaye's firm has revealed plans for a very ambitious new skyscraper for New York City. Named Affirmation Tower, it's slated to become one of the Western Hemisphere's tallest buildings and will feature a striking cantilevering design that looks a little like an up

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A conservation charity has launched an £8 million public appeal to buy an estate which could become a red squirrel “superhighway”. Woodland Trust Scotland hopes to raise the funds to purchase the 4500-acre Couldoran Estate in Wester Ross, which neighbours its existing site at Ben S

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