And Finally

Over the course of 2024, Scottish Construction Now published more than 240 articles in our popular And Finally section – sharing offbeat and weird construction news stories from around the world. But which were the most popular? Read on to find our most-read And Finallys of 2024.

Sylvester Stallone is in hot water with his neighbours over an unusual addition he wants to make to his home. The Rocky and Rambo star purchased a sprawling Palm Beach, Florida, estate back in 2020 for just over $35 million.

A rare spherical egg that a man spontaneously bought after a few pints has sold at auction for £200.

A London construction worker has won a £145,000 supercar after entering a competition for just 69p. Sorin Calistru, from Greenwich, was at work when BOTB presenter Christian Williams surprised him with the news that he had won the Lamborghini Huracan in the weekly Special Edition Competition.

The world's deepest and longest road tunnel is being built in Norway. The tunnel will connect the districts of Randaberg and Bokn, which are separated by a 16-mile body of water, cutting the 21-hour journey across the country in half.

Kilmac civil engineering managing director Athole McDonald has donated a chess table and intricate pieces handcrafted from old Porsche parts by an old school friend to YMCA Tayside in Perth city centre.

The ruins of a pyramid roughly 1,375 years old that was built during the peak of a multiethnic society known as the Metzca lordship have been discovered by construction workers 'by accident'. The discovery brought an abrupt end to construction work to add a third lane to the Pachuca-Huejutla highway

Cartoons such as Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol prevent women from going into construction and road maintenance work as they perpetuate gender stereotypes, a Spanish MP has said.

A sprawling Florida mansion set beside a beach of powdery white sand overlooking the azure Gulf of Mexico is the most expensive property listed for sale in the United States. 

A father couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted a Costa coffee cup snugly wedged into the wall of his home.

A group of construction workers reenacted the 'Love Actually' cue cards moment when they saw Keira Knightley. The scene happened when hopeless romantic Mark, played by 'The Walking Dead' star Andrew Lincoln, confessed his love to Knightley’s character, Juliet, as her husband and Mark’s b

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.