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The restoration included repairing much of the original oak frame, but also creating contemporary spaces that met the needs of modern family living. Cadman Construction was already undertaking one of its most challenging heritage projects: restoring a Grade II-listed 16th-century longhouse in Suffolk. But for Stuart Cadman, Managing Director of Cadman Construction the challenge had…

Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 22, steps into a historic new chapter as King Haakon takes his oath as Norway’s monarch. As Norway begins a new royal chapter, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra is stepping into the spotlight. At 22, she is the first new heir apparent in the country’s modern royal history to already be an…

The building has suffered damage from years of neglect (Photos: AOL) A historic house in Columbia, South Carolina, that was once linked to generations of Black community and civil rights leaders is now being demolished after years of efforts to save it failed, AOL reported.The Robert Weston Mance House was built in 1903 and was…

William DeFoor, 26, pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Tuesday. An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to vandalising Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home in January, admitting to damaging property at the protected residence with a hammer.William DeFoor, 26, pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Tuesday — engaging in physical violence against government…

More than 1.3 million plastic bottles were collected from coastlines and waterways worldwide in a massive volunteer cleanup effort that began 40 years ago with just 2,800 people on the Texas Gulf Coast. The International Coastal Cleanup, organised by Ocean Conservancy, drew about 630,000 volunteers in 2025, who removed nearly 13.9 million pieces of rubbish…

Residents of the Retreat at Deer Lick Falls sued Hayes over alleged HOA control and fund mismanagement. (Realtor.com photos) More than 40 homeowners in three tiny-home communities in Tennessee are taking legal action against developer Claude ‘Chip’ Hayes III, accusing him of retaining control of their homeowners associations (HOAs) and mismanaging association funds. They are…

Wail Alselwi is encouraging kids to improve their grades. A Staten Island deli manager who started giving neighbourhood children cash and free snacks for getting top marks three years ago has turned his small reward programme into a major community effort, raising more than $500,000 (£380,000) to provide school supplies to 3,000 students. Wail “Wally”…

Micropoints and bladelets from Obi-Rakhmat, PC: Plisson et al., PLOS One At the Obi-Rakhmat rock shelter in northeastern Uzbekistan, researchers have identified tiny triangular stone points in the site’s oldest occupation layers, dating to around 80,000 years ago. The unretouched micropoints average less than 2 centimetres in width and weigh only a few grams, with…

Foundations from old movie sets at Corriganville Regional Park. Image Credit: Wikipedia In 1965, comedian and actor Bob Hope bought Corriganville, a 212-acre former Hollywood movie ranch in Simi Valley, California. The property had spent decades serving the film industry, providing locations for thousands of films, television programmes and commercials. It also operated as a…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and son Yair. (AP Photo) Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s oldest son, Yair Netanyahu, was urgently evacuated from the US to Israel following a “significant threat” against him, Israeli security agency Shin Bet confirmed.The 35-year-old was in Florida when Israeli authorities decided to bring him back to Israel along with…

Family of man killed after falling on tracks at Forest Hills T stop speaks to 7NEWS A 19-year-old man on his first trip on Boston’s public transit system died after jumping onto the tracks to save his girlfriend at Forest Hills station. Frankey Wright Jr, of Lowell, Massachusetts, died on Saturday afternoon after landing on…

The restoration preserved some of the aircraft’s original components in unexpected ways. (Photo: Vintage Aviation News) A World War II-era training aircraft that spent nearly five decades packed away in boxes after its retirement, moving with its private owner from one place to another, has now been restored to airworthy condition.The WACO UPF-7, serial number…