43 h. ago New homes could 'destroy' Salford community, resident claims

Plans to build new homes in the borough were approved in March.

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64 h. ago Residents' fury over plans to build huge 'Muslim cemetery' behind their homes

Pendle Council this month submitted designs for a huge £4.4million burial ground to be built on fields in a residential area of Nelson, Lancashire.

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4 d. ago ‘The physics community has never split like this’: row erupts over plans for new Large Hadron Collider

Ambitious project could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades, say opponentsScientists are refining plans to build the world’s biggest machine at a site beneath the Swiss-French border. More than $30bn (£23bn) would be spent drilling a 91km circular tunnel in which subatomic particles would be accelerated to near light speeds and smashed into each other. From the resulting nuclear debris, scientists hope they will then find clues that would help them understand the detailed makeup of the universe.It is an extraordinarily ambitious project. However, it is also a controversial one – for many scientists fear the machine, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades and leave promising new research avenues starved of resources. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Aldi resubmits plans to Perth and Kinross Council to build a new store in Perth

It comes after Tesco successfully challenged Perth and Kinross Council's decision to grant planning consent in the Court of Session

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6 d. ago Hundreds more waiting for a council home in the Vale compared to six months ago

The council has plans to build more houses over the coming years, but thousands are waiting for a home now

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6 d. ago Ricky Gervais forced to pause plans for £5million mega mansion on River Thames over government fears as he's given list of demands to fulfil before he can start building it

Ricky Gervais has been forced to freeze plans to build a new £5 million riverside mansion in the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow after the Environment Agency cited a number of concerns.

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6 d. ago How to build on planets: space architect Sebastian Aristotelis...Tech & Science Daily podcast

Fans of the 2015 Ridley Scott film The Martian might enjoy this one

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7 d. ago Residents' fury as the only road through Britain's smallest town closes for six months so the mayor can repair his £1million house

The small Kent town of Fordwich will have its only road closed for six months as 'essential repair works' take place on a £1million home owned by local mayor Barney Riggs.

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8 d. ago Brisbane Olympics 2032: David Crisafulli breaks election promise and announces controversial new stadium

Historic Gabba stadium to be demolished and replaced by residential development, with new $3.8bn stadium at Victoria Park to host Olympics, AFL and cricketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has announced it will build a new $3.8bn 63,000-seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.According to the government’s “delivery plan”, the state will build several new facilities.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Queensland plans to build 2032 Olympics stadium on significant Indigenous site

Despite premier David Crisafulli ruling it out during election, the government is expected to announce plans for stadium at Victoria ParkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government is expected to announce that a significant preserved site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane, a massacre site on a songline, will host the main stadium of the 2032 Olympics.Premier David Crisafulli repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium to host the athletics during last year’s election, and also specifically ruled out building one in Victoria Park.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Mountains of rubbish blight one side of Birmingham street amid bin strikes

On one side of Chelworth Road in Birmingham, the pavement is immaculately kept but directly opposite, on the verge run by the bankrupt city council, it is swimming in filth.

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9 d. ago The Birmingham street where locals are bitterly divided by two pavements as mountains of rubbish pile up on one side amid bin strikes

On one side of Chelworth Road in Birmingham, the pavement is immaculately kept but directly opposite, on the verge run by the bankrupt city council, it is swimming in filth.

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1 week ago Families' anger over plans to build over their 'village green' with a mosque car park

Residents from Chew Moor, Bolton, Greater Manchester, packed a public meeting over a proposal to build a car park on the mosque's grounds which is in a former church building.

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1 week ago A bridge too far! Network Rail surrender after war movie star Edward Fox spoke out over controversial railway crossing in his hometown

The actor (pictured), 87, has spent nearly a decade fighting plans, proposed in 2017, to build a 'hideous' modern foot bridge over the Grade II-listed Victorian station in Wareham, Dorset.

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1 week ago Proof Lewis Capaldi really is set for music comeback after battle with Tourettes

Lewis Capaldi has unveiled plans to build his own recording studio in the grounds of his £1.6m mansion in Scotland as his long hiatus from music looks like finally coming to an end

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1 week ago EuroMillions winner Adrian Bayford who scooped £148million withdraws plans to build children's theme park on his sprawling country estate

The ex-postie scooped £148million on the lottery in 2012 with his then-wife Gillian.

Economics

2 w. ago Man Utd reveal where club will play home games while new £2bn stadium is built

Manchester United unveiled plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium this month and the club have now confirmed where they will play their games while the ground is being constructed

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2 w. ago Elon Musk’s xAI and Nvidia join BlackRock and Microsoft’s $30bn AI fund

Tech groups and financial institutions join forces in plans to build data centres and energy projects to underpin AI boom

Economics

2 w. ago Manchester United confirm Old Trafford plan amid new £2billion stadium build

The latest Manchester United news as more details have been given around the plans to build a new £2bn stadium to replace Old Trafford.

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2 w. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe handed Man Utd stadium boost as Carabao Cup opportunity emerges

Manchester United have unveiled eye-catching plans to build a new stadium near OId Trafford and it appears that games are already being pencilled in for the future

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