Mexican military seize drug cartel’s homemade TANK converted by covering pickup truck with bulletproof armor plates Mexico’s National Guard seized a pickup that had been converted into a tank The vehicle was found in Apatzingán, Michoacán, and reportedly belonged to Los Viagras, a self-defense group that transformed into a cartel The vehicle featured large sheets of … Read more
Here comes the tide! Former wedding chapel converted into a luxury two-bedroom floating home goes on the market for $400,000 in Florida The unique two-bedroom property is currently docked on the Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida More than $1,300,000 has been spent on the original construction in 2004 and subsequent conversion It retains many original … Read more
Millions of gallons of unused beer which expired during COVID-19 lockdowns is being converted into renewable energy to power a water-treatment plant in South Australia. The country’s lockdown has forced bars and restaurants to remain closed since March, leaving massive stores of beer to expire. But instead of pouring it down the drain some breweries … Read more
Would you go behind bars for £100k? Ground-floor flat for sale in a converted police station boasts a bathroom with a jailhouse door and a walk-in wardrobe with a food hatch The flat in Greater Manchester is being sold via online action, guide price £100k It has some of the original features that were in … Read more
High street’s vacant shops ‘should be converted into 800,000 new homes’ because online buying and ‘working from home’ culture is here to stay, think tank says Social Market Foundation has called for a dramatic overhaul of UK high streets It said coronavirus crisis would mean ‘long-lasting’ changes to shopping habits It suggested that converting vacant … Read more
The government is tearing up planning red tape from today to allow boarded up shops and abandoned offices to be turned into homes without the need for full planning permission, under new laws being introduced today. Changes to the planning system will make it easier for business owners and developers to ‘repurpose’ premises that are … Read more
Plane-ly amazing! The 1950s nuclear strike aircraft that’s been converted into a boutique Airbnb lodge, with a double bed in the cockpit The converted 1950s English Electric Canberra bomber affords superb views over the Somerset countryside It has a double bed in the cockpit, where guests can gaze through the window at the night’s sky … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Will Johnson Matthey’s investors be converted by dividend? By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 Ten weeks is a long time in a crisis. But it’s how long shareholders of Johnson Matthey have had to wait since the … Read more
‘Portable coronavirus labs’ built into shipping containers which can be moved about on a truck could provide a new low-cost way to process COVID-19 tests. Scientists from OpenCell.bio and King’s College London worked with a company called Opentrons Labworks to create the rapid robot-powered facility. The team say it is the first fully functional lab … Read more
A hot tub in the cockpit, a fully equipped kitchen and three bedrooms – welcome on board the incredible Boeing 727 that was refurbished into a luxury home. These extraordinary pictures show the unique residence owned by Jo Ann Ussery, named ‘Little Trump’ after Donald Trump‘s $16million 727 corporate jet. It was located in Mississippi … Read more