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International superstar Emeli Sande has pledged her support to the multi-million pound redevelopment of Aberdeen’s historic Music Hall. The singer-songwriter, who hails from Alford in Aberdeenshire, is instantly recognisable from her striking profile emblazoned on the large building wrap surroundi

The logo to be used when Glasgow hosts a selection of games for the Euro 2020 football tournament was launched today featuring the city’s famous ‘Squinty Bridge’. Landmark bridges across Europe are being used as a theme for each of the tournament’s host cities with the Clyde Arc forming the

Plans have been approved for a pirate ship in the grounds of the house which helped to inspire JM Barrie to write Peter Pan. Designed by LDN Architects, the play equipment is part of a wider scheme to convert Moat Brae in Dumfries into a national centre for children's literature.

A cheeky Manchester United fan pulled off a cracking prank ahead of their clash with Liverpool, by leaving some Red Devils memorabilia on the Anfield roof. The Metro reports that the 42-year-old supporter, who wished to remain anonymous, worked as a builder on the site as Liverpool renovated the Mai

Scottish James Bond legend Sean Connery’s Spanish lawyers are facing jail for tax fraud after an investigation sparked by the sale of the actor’s Andalucian home. The actor had himself been questioned over the affair before investigations into him were dropped in 2014.

The house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born is set to be demolished to stop it becoming a focal point for neo-Nazis, the BBC has reported. The future of the former guesthouse has been widely debated, with opinion torn between razing it or changing its use.

A Guinness World Record-breaking suspension bridge made entirely out of Lego has gone on display at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London. The Lego Bridge stands over three metres tall and spans 31 metres. The structure weighs 750 kg and is made up of more than 200,000 individual plastic bric

A construction worker in China who exercises on his lunch breaks has become an online celebrity for his efforts, China Daily reports. Shi Shenwei does not take a nap at noon as most construction workers do. The 23-year-old migrant worker from Longjiaoshan village, Dazhi city in Central China's Hubei

Some of Scotland’s most eclectic and diverse sights, from a 12th century monastery and iconic medieval castles to landmarks of Victorian architectural prowess and engineering feats of the 21st century, have been voted by the public among top 10 man-made wonders in the country. New research by Visi

Working in the construction is so stressful that workers are left to feel they look nine year older, according to new research. As many as three quarters of Britons feel that their job places a large amount of stress on them, even to the point of aging them, yet only a third would consider moving to

The Broadway Bridge over the Arkansas River finally fell Tuesday afternoon after five hours and several attempts to get it to implode. Charges detonated shortly after 10 a.m. and puffs of smoke could be seen coming from the bridge.

Over a third (35 per cent) of UK homeowners have regretted the results of a DIY project and wish that they had called in a professional to handle it, according to a new survey. As the property ladder has become unsteady due to the UK voting for Brexit, a poll by home services marketplace Plentific.c

William Shakespeare may be celebrated in China with a development attempting to replicate his hometown, the BBC reports. Plans for Sanweng Town feature "Stratford-upon-Avon" complete with a River Avon and Holy Trinity Church.

A tour of crazy golf holes designed by architects commenced at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship today. Architects and designers from all over the Dundee Institute of Architects (DIA) Chapter were invited to design a crazy golf hole incorporating a recognisable architectural landmark. The best n

A construction worker renovating a home walked in on an armed intruder ransacking a home, police have said. The worker returned from a lunch break and noticed a smashed window at the property he was renovating in Escondido, San Diego.