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An unexpected plague of mice has forced hundreds of prisoners and prison staff to evacuate. The population of mice in New South Wales, Australia, has boomed in the last year due to an extremely good grain harvest.

An engineer who graduated with a degree in engineering and worked most of his career in North Carolina without ever needing a license to actually work as an engineer has been banned from talking about engineering. The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors is telling Wayne Nut

Thousands of people who flocked to a rural South African village in search of diamonds have left disappointed after the gems turned out to be worthless quartz.

New technology has been installed into a Chinese office development that will only allow employees entry into certain rooms if they are smiling, according to reports. The "smile recognition" — rather than "facial recognition" — technology was installed at the Chinese subsidiary

A construction firm was able to construct a 10-story apartment building in just over a day.

An almost empty two-building office development in Houston has opened itself up to offers in Bitcoin in an attempt to generate interest from tenants. One building at 50 Briar Hollow is completely vacant and the other is 70% empty, the aftermath of pandemic-related business setbacks.

A city official has admitted to "dropping the ball" when a businessman who bought a municipal building at the base of a publicly-owned water tower for just $55,000 was accidentally given the deeds to the water tower as well. Personal trainer Bobby Read intended to turn the b

An investigation has been launched into the alleged removal of granite steps from historic Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen.

A couple who ripped up an old carpet in their home were shocked to discover a giant Monopoly board painted underneath. The giant board features chance boxes, a jail, a community chest, railway stations and classic destinations from the US version of the board such as Connecticut Avenue and Verm

The demolition of Aberdeen flats that were found to be sinking into the ground will begin next week after work was delayed by bats. Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee accepted a recommendation from officers to demolish flats in Erroll Place and Erroll Street, near

The thorny issue of how many fake windows a new jail should have appears to have been settled. The Board of Adjustment (BOA) for the city of Winona in Minnesota unanimously approved a compromise with Winona County and its architects.

A new sculpture is set to honour the contribution of Thomas Donohoe, originally from Busby, East Renfrewshire, credited with first introducing football to Brazil in 1894. Commissioned by East Renfrewshire Council, supported by Busby Community Council and funded from the Scottish Government's Town Ce

Robertson Construction has deployed facial recognition technology on its National Robotarium project in Edinburgh to support contactless site entry for the workforce.

An 18-hole crazy golf venue with eye-catching holes including a giant hamster cage and a bouncy castle is set to open in Glasgow city centre next month.

Prince Charles has been given the green light to build an adventure playground in the grounds of his Scottish stately home. The project at Dumfries House near Cumnock will be an extension to an existing playground at the 2,000-acre estate and will include tree houses, rope bridges, a multi