And finally… The most read of 2022
Research into the UK’s five most costly infrastructure megaprojects was the best read ‘And finally’ story of 2022.
The project sought to define what a megaproject is and which structures put the biggest dent in the country’s budget.
In second, place, a Rangers fan who claimed he lost out on business from a contractor due to his support for the club failed in his legal discrimination bid.
This was swiftly followed by news of five huge luxury mansions each worth £1 million which were torn down after they were built in breach of planning regulations.
Up next, a penthouse that sits at the top of a New York skyscraper that had been subject to a lawsuit for noises such as creaking and banging was put up for sale again after failing to find a buyer last year.
Alex Salmond was ordered to remove a massive Yes sign from his garden in a planning row with Aberdeenshire Council. He later overturned the decision.
In Edinburgh, the local authority ordered BrewDog to remove an outdoor canopy above a terrace on its new hotel because it is a listed building.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia made an appearance as he revealed plans to build a £1 trillion skyscraper which will stretch to 75 miles along the desert.
The list then takes an unexpected turn as nuns learned to operate a Bobcat loader to help restore their new home.
Rounding things up, a construction company was sued after it accidentally demolished a house while a supertall skyscraper that is both the world’s skinniest and one of the tallest in the Western hemisphere was completed in New York City.