October 2026

A Kansas artist’s animal drawings have attracted millions of social media followers, helping turn his creative hobby into a family-run business selling books, colouring products and merchandise. Trent Landreth, known online as Drawings by Trent, has 2 million followers on Facebook, 1.3 million on Instagram and 3 million on TikTok. His popularity began with a…

Scotland’s Westfield Viaduct, built between 1854 and 1855, underwent a £2 million restoration that repaired its historic stonework while creating permanent roosting spaces for bats. Located in Westfield, West Lothian, the 60-foot-high structure once carried the Monkland Railway extension before the railway line closed in 1964. The restoration included masonry repairs, waterproofing and replacement of…

A British comedy fundraiser that began with a televised appeal in 1985 has grown into one of the country’s best-known charitable initiatives, raising more than £1.6 billion over four decades. Founded amid the humanitarian crisis caused by famine in Ethiopia, Comic Relief brought comedians and entertainers together to encourage people to donate to those in…

The couple have transformed this disused Land Rover dealership into a family home. Image Credit: Jam Press (@fearlessaliceblog)/Birmingham Mail A couple have given a disused Land Rover dealership in Derbyshire, England a new lease of life by transforming the former commercial property into a family home. Purchased for £330,000, the building had stood empty for…

An ordinary house in East Boston has become a Halloween destination after a couple spent months transforming its exterior into a towering, Dracula-inspired castle. Jimmy and Anna Magnasco, both 29, created the elaborate attraction, called Nightmare on Moore Street, using hand-carved foam, painted stonework, eerie lighting and animated creatures. According to Boston dot com, Hoodline…

Representative Image of the historic Hampden Smelter and railway, highlighting their role in Kuridala’s mining prosperity (AI-generated image) Kuridala, about 65–70 km south of Cloncurry in Queensland, grew into an important copper-mining settlement before and during World War I. Its development was closely tied to the Hampden Smelter and a railway connection that helped transport…