A book lover who built a ‘swap box’ outside her home in lockdown has been trolled by librarians – claiming the idea is leading to closures and job losses. Book shop worker, Olivia Clements, 23, installed the hand-made wooden unit to help her community in Bristol through the difficult days of the pandemic. She found … Read more
An elegant motor yacht described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace. ‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour. She was understatedly called a ‘houseboat’ by her … Read more
An elegant houseboat described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace. Cruising houseboat ‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour. The beautiful boat is now for … Read more
Fancy splashing out? Grade II listed 50ft high water tower built in 1853 is transformed into £595k three-bed home after undergoing Grand Designs-style conversion The tower was originally built in 1853 and supplied water to the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire The building’s change of use was subject to protests from a town’s Civic Society as … Read more
Asos shares continued to surge yesterday after it bought parts of Sir Philip Green’s stricken retail empire. The stock has risen 13 per cent in the two days since it sealed the £295million takeover of Miss Selfridge, Topman and most significantly Topshop – the jewel in the crown of the once mighty Arcadia group. Asos … Read more
Kevin Hart buys muscle car from company that built 1970 Plymouth Barracuda involved in 2019 crash By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:03 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 03:03 GMT, 2 February 2021 Kevin Hart has bought a new souped-up muscle car from the same Wisconsin-based company that built his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that … Read more
Back in July, Boris Johnson turned down an invitation for Britain to join the EU’s Covid vaccine scheme, taking the view that we’d be better off sourcing our own. Cue the most almighty stink, with Opposition politicians falling over one another to score cheap points. Catherine West, Labour’s shadow minister for Europe, dubbed the decision … Read more
More never-before-seen photographs emerge of the incredible Thor set that’s being built in Sydney – as Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman prepare to film Love and Thunder By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:34 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 03:35 GMT, 22 January 2021 Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman are both in … Read more
A breathtaking Grade II-listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor has hit the market for £6.25million. Longlands House was built for John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln, understood to have been one of the first to persuade the Tudor King to annul his marriage to first wife Catherine of Aragon. The six-bedroom property in Henley-on-Thames has a … Read more
British man, 65, dies in house fire after wooden home he had built in Spain burns down ‘while he slept’ The 65-year-old built the home in Comares on land he purchased years earlier The fire is thought to have broken out at around 9pm local time on Wednesday A routine investigation is underway but the … Read more