George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Rating: Scandalous! The Tabloid that Changed America Rating: The enduring appeal of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (C4) is that he talks about buildings in a no-nonsense, blokey way. So when, last night, the architect mentioned that a project wouldn’t just transform a space but ‘lives as well’, alarm bells sounded. Uh … Read more
Bellway threatens couple with legal action for hanging banner on side of their £248,000 new build which criticises developer after garage flooded Jake Wright and his wife moved into a new build home in Leicestershire in 2018 But the garage in their £248,000 home kept flooding from underneath the bricks They have been threatened with legal action … Read more
European Space Agency enlists Airbus to help it build a Mars rover called ‘Fetch’ that will find and retrieve rock samples on the Red Planet The Airbus firm has won the next phase of the contract to develop the rover It will travel more than 9 miles across the red planet to pick up rock … Read more
Whitewashed houses and ancient temples; pine forests and caster-sugar beaches; buzzing harbours where fishermen haul in squid for your lunchtime calamari — all surrounded by seas that sparkle as though scattered with diamonds. These are the spots we should soon be able to look forward to visiting, as it seems as though holidays to Greece … Read more
Tesla may build 12-seat electric VANS capable of carting passengers at 127 mph through an underground tunnel The electric vans would be used in a plan in San Bernardino County A project would develop a nearly 3-mile tunnel between Rancho Cucamonga and the Ontario International Airport The vans would zip passengers between the points at 127 … Read more
As we know all too well, given the testing stock markets conditions of recent months, investing for the long-term requires nerves of steel. Often, it means resisting the temptation to sell when markets are plunging – and, instead, be plucky and buy when most other investors are heading for the exit doors. Sadly, but understandably, … Read more
David and Victoria Beckham ‘submit planning application to build a plush granny flat in the grounds of their £6million Cotswolds home’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 01:54 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 02:08 BST, 3 June 2020 The Beckhams have reportedly sent a planning application to build a granny flat in the grounds … Read more
Groomer honeybees can boost a colony’s immunity by clearing deadly parasites off their nestmates using their mandibles, a study has found. For a short period of their lives, some worker bees take on the role of removing debris including dangerous pests from other members of the colony. These bees – dubbed allogroomers – develop a … Read more
Tom Cruise ‘plans to build a covid-free village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so Mission: Impossible 7 can resume filming’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 00:46 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 3 June 2020 Tom Cruise is reportedly building a makeshift village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire … Read more
David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly amping up their security at their Cotswolds home by building a secret getaway tunnel. The plans come just weeks after footballer Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint at his North London home and Robbie Williams spoke about his break-in fears. According to planning documents obtained by the Express, the family are … Read more