Huge landslide in Wales leaves row of luxury detached houses teetering on the edge of new cliff 

A huge landslide sent hundreds of tons of mud across a Welsh beach, leaving a row of luxury detached houses teetering on the edge of the new cliff.  Minutes after people had walked on the sand below, large parts of clifftop gardens, including a wooden beach, fell onto the beach at Nefyn near Pwhelli, North … Read more

Finland’s Kivijarvi Resort cabin that’s raised off the ground so guests feel detached from worries

Architects have taken the concept of a cosy cabin in the woods to new heights. This chic black-painted cabin near the Salamajarvi National Park in Finland is elevated on a single column, with the idea, say the designers, to help those inside ‘feel immediately detached from everyday worries happening on the ground’. Inside there is … Read more

Detached home prices grow three times faster than flats as Covid makes housing ladder hard to climb

The price of a detached house shot up three times faster than that of a flat in 2020, as lockdown drove buyers to seek out bigger homes with gardens. Detached homes saw their value increase by 10 per cent or £43,364 last year, with the average cost reaching £486,595 by December. This was according to … Read more

Great Barrier Reef: Massive detached coral ‘skyscraper’ stands taller than the Empire State Building

A skyscraper-esque spire of detached coral discovered in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef stands taller than the Empire State Building at 1,640 feet (500 metres) high. Researchers from the US and Australia mapped out the blade-like coral mount — the first to be discovered in some 120 years — off the coast of Cape York on October … Read more