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In a prank akin to the long-running joke in The Simpsons, a couple of American football fans thought they could dress up as construction workers and use fake names to get into a big college game. Texas A&M University were taking on the Texas Longhorns in College Station, with both teams pla

Poundland is offering its first ever apartments for sale as it prepares to open a new store on Elgin's historic High Street.

A man in Oxfordshire has created the ultimate fantasy treehouse with a theme dedicated to writer C.S Lewis. 

An imposing 27-foot tall statue made of 100,000 seized blades was officially welcomed to Perth today.

A Japanese architect, who has spent almost 20 years making a distinctive four-storey tower, thinks his slow approach to construction can be an example to the world. "It used to be that there weren't enough things in the world, but now there are too many," 59-year-old Keisuke Oka told AFP inside the

One of Banksy’s works, Well Hung Lover, is set to be auctioned alongside the Bristol building it adorns with a guide price of £700,000. The iconic mural, featuring a man clinging to a window ledge as a lover’s quarrel unfolds above, appeared in 2006 on the wall of what turned out t

A woman who delayed the construction of a 5G mast by parking her car over the spot where the foundations were due to be laid said she would "park my car there again" to stop the mast's installation.

Residents of a flats development in Kent have been left bemused after a new balcony was built around a lamppost. Construction began on the four-storey block of flats in Gillingham, in 2022 and developers have recently added balconies to the homes.

Pupils at Clepington Primary School enjoyed a visit to a local Dundee development to learn more about the area and connect with the nation’s favourite furry friend, Paddington Bear.

A pair of creative schoolkids who won the chance to name two new cranes have been given a glimpse of the huge structures for the first time. Avaleigh Lang, and Frances McFadden, both 11, were shown personalised ceremonial plaques on the 72m tall structures at the Port of Greenock during a tour by Pe

Electricity network operator SP Energy Networks has joined forces with Scotland-based digger driver, mum of two and social media sensation Amy Underwood – AKA ‘The Digger Girl’ – to share crucial safety tips on avoiding electrical hazards when operating machinery. Their colla

The Sardinian village of Ollolai, grappling with depopulation, has launched a website to entice disillusioned American voters with homes as cheap as €1 (£0.83) and a "fast-track procedure" for relocation. The website, Live in Ollolai, asks visitors if they are "worn out by global politics

Glasgow-based building contractor Fourply is buzzing with excitement following its success in recent national industry awards. Its innovative 'The Apprentice & The Bee' programme lifted the Training Initiative title at the Construction Awards of Excellence 2024 held recently in Nottingham.

A man who lives on a former World War Two army camp has constructed a secret bunker under a manhole in his garden in case of a nuclear blast.

An Edinburgh resident's plan to increase the size of his garden by buying a strip of public land has been foiled by the council.