A bricklayer who won a life-changing prize on the lottery has finally told his friends after he was left in disbelief for weeks. James Evans, 21, scooped the top ‘Set For Life’ prize of £10,000 a month for 30 years on the National Lottery back in December. But when he bumped into a friend just hours … Read more
A bricklayer who ‘nearly died’ after a family trip to Rome in September 2019 believes he was Britain’s Covid patient zero. Brian Stoodley, 67, was hospitalised with a mystery illness and suffered many of the common symptoms of the virus, which was previously believed to have originated in Wuhan in December. Brian had a shortness … Read more
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
Bricklayer who ‘lives in fear’ of ‘demon seagull’ films the squawking bird attacking him as he gets out of his car Calum Gow lives in fear of a ‘demon’ seagull at his home in Clydebank, Glasgow The 25-year-old is forced to run away from the bird, who lives on his chimney He filmed his latest … Read more