Some architects clearly like a challenge. A new coffee table book has revealed the world’s ‘edgiest’ homes – eye-catching houses located in some of the most treacherous places. Studded into cliff faces, steep mountain slopes and other unlikely plot locations, these head-scratching architectural wonders defy logic – and gravity. The book – Edgy Architecture: Architecture in … Read more
An icy blast and blizzard in the East Coast has frozen over a Lake Erie neighborhood in New York, transforming homes into igloos and the water into an ice sheet. Homes in Hamburg, New York were completely covered in ice over the weekend, with icicles hanging down from doors and windows, leaving some homes completely … Read more
Homes have been left almost totally underwater as yet another storm batters Britain – and father-to-be Boris Johnson still hasn’t visited a single victim. Strong winds of up to 70mph, showers and snow across parts of Scotland and northern England are forecast for Sunday morning, with many areas waking to a frost and ice. There … Read more
Gerald Ratner pulls out his phone and starts scrolling through his Twitter feed. We’re sitting backstage moments after he has given a speech about his fateful gaffe almost 30 years ago. The infamous moment is still dragged up daily on social media – and Ratner says he can’t stop himself looking up who has become … Read more
One man’s misery is another man’s opportunity to bag a bargain. And, as the number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rises, savvy buyers are snapping up unbeatable deals. The latest figures from UK Finance, the banking trade body, reveals that the number of homeowner properties taken into possession in the final quarter of last … Read more
Entire Swiss village is warned they may have to leave their homes for a DECADE while a nearby World War Two munitions store is cleared The depot in Mitholz, 35 miles from Bern, contains 3,500 tonnes of ammunition An explosion there killed nine villagers in 1947 when half the munitions blew up Experts say it … Read more