A $15-million donation from Joe Gebbia will underwrite the distribution of factory-made homes built by Samara, a company Gebbia co-founded.

National Trust Cymru, which oversees the building’s external walls and roof, said the tearoom’s ... building is better off without its thick thatch. “I prefer it without the creeper ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...

Homeowners can apply to their local planning authority for permission to change the material of their thatched roof. Historic England have a statutory role in the planning system and local ...

Tithe Barn in Upminster, which is one of the largest thatched barns in Britain at 44m (144.4ft) long, is having its roof re-thatched. The structure was identified as being at risk and added to the ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Two days after Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26 last year, Robert Sawyer, a 68-year-old retired ...

Scientists say artificial intelligence (AI) has crossed a critical "red line" and has replicated itself. In a new study, researchers from China showed that two popular large language models (LLMs ...

One of London’s largest and oldest thatched roofs, on a 15th-century Tithe Barn, is currently being removed and replaced with fresh thatching as part of a large restoration project. Upminster tithe ...

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has created an immense demand for data. Traditionally, organizations have relied on real-world data—such as images, text, and audio—to train AI models.

A statement from Hampshire Fire and Rescue confirmed: “The roof of the two storey building is fully involved in the fire and fortunately no casualties involved.” Local residents were asked to ...