A thief has apologised for stealing a 20kg statue of a gorilla and then texting his friend: "LOL I stole a gorilla, so what?" Australian man Matthew Newbould, 33, said he spontaneously made the "very silly" decision to steal the beloved ornament — named Garry — from the garden of a retir
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An English man who won the lottery and fulfilled his dream of creating a crazy golf course in his garden is welcoming organisations supporting people with disabilities to test it out.
Aberdeen’s city centre is to transform into a brick-filled dinosaur adventure this October.
Construction of Europe’s tallest and most technically sophisticated purpose-built commercial lab building has started on site at Canary Wharf, London.
Disney superfans dreaming of A Whole New World may have found what they are looking for - in the form of their dream home.
A 240-metre tower powered by hydrogen is being planned in Egypt.
A rare surviving cast-iron statue of Robert Burns, which was discovered in a compost heap in the 1950s in Durban, South Africa, has made its new home at the Engine Shed, Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre in Stirling.
Musselburgh's Newhailes House has been painstakingly recreated with 20,000 LEGO bricks as part of an all-day event.
A man is suing a real estate company after finding out out that Jeff Bezos purchased his home for a discounted price. The Brazilian businessman claims he was deceived into selling his Miami Beach mansion for $6 million (c. £4.5m) less than its worth.
A stash of medieval coins minted around 1320 AD has been discovered during a construction project.
Work to ensure the preservation of the historic Mary Pit winding wheel has begun. A report from Fife Council's Bridges & Structures Team was sent to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and has been reviewed and presented to local councillors. A productive workshop and follow-up discussions with
Residents have been left baffled by a mural of a fisherman which has been painted upside down. The painting, created by Argentinian artist Seba Cener, appeared on the side of a carpet shop in Fleetwood, Lancashire, and shows a fisherman surrounded by a swirling sea.
Archaeologists at Durham University have helped uncover a ‘lost’ house at Auckland Castle in County Durham built by the infamous Parliamentarian and Puritan Sir Arthur Haselrig.
When a one-billion-euro housing development project in Madrid unearthed footprints and stone artefacts dating back 26,000 years, the site was declared a BIC Asset of Cultural Interest, and construction was halted to preserve history first.
Perth and Kinross Council is trialling an innovative new piece of machinery in a bid to repair road potholes more quickly and efficiently. The JCB Pothole Pro is being tested on roads across the area, operated by a trained Tayside Contracts roadworker and supported by a five-person crew.