And Finally

Contemporary buildings by architects including Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster have been fused with ancient sites in Iran in a conceptual project by architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar. Zaha Hadid's Port House over Tepe Sialk in Kashan. Image courtesy of Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar

An ode to the Queensferry Crossing by Scotland’s national poet has been set in bronze in a specially commissioned work. 

Pope Francis arrived late for his weekly prayer in St Peter's Square after getting stuck in a lift in the Vatican.

The graves of military veterans could be dug up as part of the U.S./Mexico border wall project.

An Aberdeen FC fan has painstakingly recreated the club's Pittodrie Stadium out of LEGO.

Ancient artefacts have been discovered during the archaeological excavations taking place before the initiation of the A9 Berriedale road scheme.

The UK’s top young students & apprentices (and former apprentices) – flew home from Russia yesterday covered in gold and glory.

A construction worker swapped his high-viz jackets and steel-capped boots for a selection of ladies’ frocks and high heels for a week in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Darren Brown, from Lowton, raised an impressive £1,600 as his efforts went viral.

A construction worker who spent the past 50 years buying and restoring vintage vehicles is now putting them up for auction.

A business consultant is fighting an order to take down the skateboard ramp in his garden.

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel is moving into television advertising, for the first since it was established in 1925.

A series of tests will be made on homes in Clydebank in an attempt to reduce the impact of aircraft noise.

A 44-storey skyscraper in Beijing has been sold for £610 million in an online auction after being seized by the government from its fugitive owner, The Times reports. Authorities confiscated Pangu No 5 tower in 2016 after Guo Wengui fled the country amid corruption investigations. Its sale on

A developer converting a former school in East Dunbartonshire into apartments is urging the public to take note and help reunite a violin with its rightful owner. James Moles, technical manager, Scotland with Colin Jack, regional director, Scotland and Laureen Watt, sales manager, Scotland

Blenheim Palace has installed a £1 million 18-carat gold toilet for visitors which is due to go on display in September.