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Thames Water engineers are engaged in a three-week battle against one of the biggest fatbergs they have ever encountered. A solidified mass of wet wipes, nappies, fat and oil weighing an estimated 130 tonnes is blocking a 250-metre length of Whitechapel sewers in East London, threatening an obnoxiou

The theft of a tiny house that later resurfaced over 750 miles away has baffled police officers in Australia. Julie Bray built the prototype home, worth around £12,000, for exhibition to investors, but it disappeared from her business premises on Sunday.

An estimated 3 million Muslims completed their holy pilgrimage to Mecca between August 30 and September 5 as part of Hajj week, the largest annual gathering of people on Earth. With as many as 300,000 people crossing Jamarat Bridge every hour, leading engineers and technicians needed to facilitate t

An investigation is underway after an ancient heritage site which some believe was occupied by fairies was ravaged by digging work. The incident took place at Lisnabulrevey, near Fintona in Co Tyrone, when attempts were made to remove the rath, a circular fortified settlement dating from the Iron Ag

(from left) Paul Hampton (head of built environment at the University of Wolverhampton), Richard Dolman (director at AR Demolition), Patricia Sloneczny (director of quality & HR at AR Demolition) and John Woodward (C&D Consultancy) The University of Wolverhampton has officially launched the

Paleontologists were in a spin last month when construction workers unearthed the skeleton and skull of a triceratops in Colorado. The scientists from Denver Museum of Nature and Science visited the building site to inspect the rare discovery which they believe to be around 66 million years old.

A central London office block has been crowned the UK’s “ugliest” building after winning the 2017 Carbuncle Cup. Nova Victoria, a bright red £380 million complex located near Victoria Station, was granted the dubious title by Building Design, with judges describing the structure as “a hideo

Lego has unveiled a model set of its new Lego House to coincide with the opening next month. The LEGO House (21037) kit will be launched just ahead of the grand opening of the visitor centre, which was designed by architecture firm BIG for the company's hometown of Billund, Denmark.

When completed in March 2019, Mjøsa Tower in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal will be the world’s tallest wooden building. The building will stand over 80 metres tall and its 18 storeys will house offices, a hotel and apartments.

Guests at DoubleTree by Hilton hotels all over the world will be welcomed with a signature cookie this weekend to mark the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing. To celebrate the opening and the launch of the 10th DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Scotland - located at the Queensferry Crossing -

A group of Russian grandmothers grew so tired of waiting for the local authorities to fix their road that they hired the necessary equipment and did the job themselves. After being told by officials that the pothole-covered road through the village of Svedniy Bugalish in the Urals was "fine", the gr

A new school in Angus is to be installed with a frosted window after a neighbouring naturist won the right to continue “sunbathing in the buff”, according to The Sun. Muirfield Primary School will swap places with its playing fields in an £8.7 million move as part of the Arbroath Schools Projec

It was to prove a bridge too far for engineers 200 years ago but now a little-known Scot’s vision of a Forth crossing is set to become reality. Plans drawn by engineer and surveyor James Anderson in 1818 – which look remarkably similar to the Queensferry Crossing that opens tomorrow – have com

Jim Barrie City Gate Construction put culture at the heart of Paisley’s bid for UK City of Culture 2021 this week by revealing that one of its senior staff is an accomplished artist whose generosity is set to help Paisley’s Accord Hospice.

In a national first, contractors working for Highways England have worked with specialists to adapt technology used for architectural ornamental lighting, such as monuments and halls, for use on motorways and major A roads. The improvement work took place on the M62 near Huddersfield and Halifax (ju