Bot the builder! Robot bricklayer is building a three-bedroom house in East Yorkshire in ‘UK first’ Robot-aided construction on the house in Everingham began on September 28 The machine from York-based Construction Automation lays bricks and mortar It is controlled by two operators using a tablet — and needs to be fed materials The robot’s construction work is … Read more
Spider-cat! Athletic moggy dangles from window sills by its paws as it scales building to get back home The cat was spotted scaling a building to get into its home in Vladimir, Russia Sergey Ermilov, 43, spotted the cat moving across the window on the building The agile moggy swings between window panes moving its … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Three people have died and one is injured after a 15-story building partially collapses in Houston The 15-story under construction building partially collapsed at around 1:30pm Houston Fire Department said a stairwell appears to have collapsed inside Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, it’s unclear if they’re workers A fourth was … Read more
School burns to the ground after ‘devastating’ 5am fire rips through building, leaving teachers bereft Firefighters rushed to the blaze at St Mary’s School in Darley Abbey, Derbyshire Crews were called to the scene of the fire following reports at 5am this morning Six crews tackled the blaze, which they say resulted in ‘total loss … Read more
Work is officially underway on Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan’s dream home. On Wednesday, the former TOWIE star sported high-vis as he was spotted on the building site of his new house alongside his dad ‘Big Mark’, who works in construction, as they overlooked the developments of the swanky home. Mark and Michelle, both aged … Read more
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state at the Supreme Court building and at the US Capitol this week in ceremonies that follow coronavirus guidelines. The late Supreme Court justice’s casket will be on public view Wednesday and Thursday under the portico at the top of the steps in front of the Supreme Court building. … Read more
Moment rescuers dig free a man trapped under rubble after a block of flats collapsed in Mumbai leaving ten people dead At least 10 people were killed after a building collapsed on outskirts of Mumbai Cracks appeared in it in the middle of the night, when it crashed down Not clear why the building, which … Read more
Thousands of modern homes will be unmortgageable for years amid a crisis over building safety standards in the housing market. Owners of up to 1.5 million high-rise flats could have to wait as long as a decade to get sign-off to prove they are safe in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. The tragedy … Read more
Golden Globe winner Drew Barrymore celebrated the premiere of her daytime talk show The Drew Barrymore Show by lighting the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening. ‘How excited am I to see the Empire State Building light up in the Drew Barrymore Show signature yellow?’ the 45-year-old host asked at the event. … Read more
Neighbours who spent three months building a rockery outside their flats are forced to remove it by council over health and safety fears Neighbours at block of flats in Bournemouth created rockery during lockdown Display included low-level walls, plant pots, a flower border and a shingle bank The council ordered to demolish it due to … Read more