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NewsFlood warnings for North of England
Further weather damage expected today after deluges yesterday in Sheffield and Derbyshire
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NewsBeijing Olympics trio top Lubetkin prize shortlist
Buildings in Ireland, Germany and Sri Lanka complete RIBA international shortlist
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Comment
And the good news is...
The uber-bearish traders in house price futures appear to have softened their view on the depth of the slump in house prices quite markedly over the past month or so.At the turn of the year you could have bought a notional average house three years hence on the futures market ...
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Comment
The orders figures and public spending fears point to industry chaos ahead - need it be so?
The good news is that after the monstrous distraction over the past month cause by raking over expense claims made by MPs we are getting back to debate about things that really will shape our lives - notably how much dosh there is (or rather isn't) in the Treasury coffers ...
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NewsHow the Trojan War was won
Clearly at least these Greeks are utterly fearless – even gravity holds no terrors
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NewsTop five reader comments: 10 June
A positive spin on the ever-changing minister, anger over safety negligence, and which offers better value – RIBA or a Nectar card?
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NewsHousing activity rises but prices set for further falls
Buyers may be rushing to the estate agents but, with prices still falling, sellers aren't following suit
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NewsHouse prices on the rise, says government
Communities department figures reveal that the average price of a house rose 1.1% during April
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News7.5% fall in European construction output expected
Forecasts predict positive year only for Switzerland and Poland before return to growth in 2011
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NewsFall in commercial development activity slows
Savills' data for May shows smallest contraction in development activity for 18 months
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NewsFive contractors picked for £400m roads framework
Interserve, Carillion, Birse Civils, a BAM Nuttall and Hanson JV, and a Costain JV with Lafarge Aggregates appointed by Highways Agency
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NewsScience Museum unveils £150m revamp
Wilkinson Eyre's designs for 'Museum of the Future' include glowing 'brain' beacon and new cosmology gallery
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NewsArup engineers win prize for Beijing Water Cube
MacRobert prize awarded for pioneering work on the 2008 Olympic swimming venue
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NewsKevin McCloud backs call to improve school acoustics
Only one-fifth of schools meet Part E acoustics requirements, to detriment of hard-of-hearing children
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NewsDeveloper accused of murdering caretaker to push through deal
Caretaker's death was allegedly ordered because his presence jeopardised a building's sale
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NewsZaha Hadid beats Snøhetta with Cairo Expo City design
Architect's winning concept for 450,000m2 exhibition city in Egypt invokes the fluidity of the Nile
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NewsThe Code for Sustainable Homes explained
New guidance from the NHBC foundation runs through 10 tips for climbing up the code rating system
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NewsThe ever-changing housing minister
What will the new incumbent do for an industry in dire need of attention?
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NewsEighth construction minister in eight years moves on
Ian Pearson to become economic minister to Treasury after less than nine months in post