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Blushrooms! Wooden fungi carved from tree trunks are axed from public park because they ‘look like penises’ Mushrooms cut into tree trunks in Swansea’s Cwmdonkin Park were removed The wooden ornaments were axed after complaints they ‘looked like penises’ Some are in uproar over their removal, with one saying people ‘need to grow up’ The … Read more
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner freaked out in his court cell after being barred from smoking and then broke his ribs on a wooden bed when his legs were kicked away from him by prison guards, German media has reported. Brueckner felt that he was being manipulated by the police officers, who had forbidden him to … Read more
The stars of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! look set to be faced with a drawbridge exit on this year’s series. A new wooden structure has been built outside one of the entrances to Gwrych Castle in North Wales as this year’s crop of celebrities gear up for the show. Ariel photos show … Read more
They were known for their elegant style, their smooth curves and luxury designs, but you would never know it from looking at these dust-covered models. An extraordinary collection of life-sized wooden models from the manufacturing heydey of the iconic British motoring brand Bristol Cars Ltd. have been discovered. It comes months after it was announced … Read more
Furious locals have fly-tipped outside Tim Burton’s £2.9million Cotswolds home amid a row over a wooden fence the Hollywood director erected around his property. Multi-millionaire filmmaker Burton, 62, moved into the Grade-II-listed 18th-century Mill House with his partner at the time, Helena Bonham Carter, in 2008. But a row with locals started earlier this year … Read more
French carpenters raise a wooden truss as they painstakingly rebuild Notre Dame using 800-year-old techniques The team raised a three-ton oak truss by hand in front of the famous landmark The wooden structures are a replica of those consumed in the fire in April 2019 It comes after a decision to replicate the cathedral in … Read more
Archaeologists uncover 27 ancient wooden coffins buried for 2,500 years in Egypt in largest discovery of its kind Archaeologists discovered 13 earlier this month and have since found 14 more The ancient wooden sarcophagi have been buried for around 2,500 years The discovery was made at the ancient Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo By Sam Baker … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered 13 completely sealed wooden coffins in the desert necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt, that date back around 2,500 years. Located 19 miles south of Cairo, the vast burial complex — which features the step pyramid of Djoser and flat-roofed tombs — served the ancient capital of Memphis. While thousands of sarcophagi have been found interred … Read more
How to refresh scratched wooden chopping boards in MINUTES: Mum wows online with her ‘miracle’ trick – and you don’t need any chemicals A Melbourne mum shared how she refreshes chopping wooden chopping boards Mila said the secret is lemon, coarse sea salt and a good quality mineral oil She said that the mineral oil … Read more
Four wooden chairs, no upholstery, broken… sold for £1MILLION: Seats made for Charles X then seized in French Revolution in 1789 sell for eye-watering price The antique chairs were originally made in 1778 for French Emperor Louis XVI’s younger brother, Charles X The royal had ordered them to furnish his famous bedchamber at his opulent … Read more