Warning over toxic fumes in plane cabins as coroner calls for urgent action …

Sheriff Stanhope Payne has warned of dangers of exposure to cabin fumesSenior coroner for Dorset said regulars could face 'damage to their health'Mr Payne is investigating death of 43-year-old BA pilot Richard WestgateHe has written to BA and Civil Aviation Authority asking for 'urgent action'Coroner has outlined five matters of concern over fumes in plane cabins By Emma Glanfield for MailOnline Published: 10:36 GMT, 22 February 2015 | Updated: 11:46 GMT, 22 February 2015 Read more [...]

Houses to be built at the former Jewson site

The former Jewson site on Bondgate Green in Ripon is set to be demolished and replaced with housing after the borough’s planning committee voted to approve the plans this week. Harrogate Borough Council’s planning committee voted eight to six in favour of deferring the decision to the chief planner for approval on Tuesday, February 17.Architect Claire Jamieson spoke at the meeting and said the row of seven houses and two flats would block their “magnificent view”.Questions Read more [...]

[Book Review] How sports can improve business management through creative …

What can two players in a match who collaborate to build a brilliant game tell us about team working in business? Or, about dealing with suppliers? Vinay Kanchan addresses these questions in ‘Lessons from the Playground’, his second book after he debuted as a writer with ‘The Madness Starts at 9’ in 2012. The book has recently been listed as one of the ‘14 must read management books released in 2014‘ by DNA Syndication. The book argues that to make work more interesting, insightful Read more [...]

Kundig-designed home in The Highlands listed for $3M

The Highlands is among the Seattle area's most exclusive enclaves, and this Highlands home was designed by Tom Kundig, one of the area's premier architects. The house, 130 Huckleberry Lane, is 5,440 square feet, with three bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a family room, two fireplaces, walls of bookshelves, floor-to-ceiling windows and steel pivot doors on 3.26 acres with a patio and pool. It's listed for $3.395 million. Click through the gallery above to check it out. Here are some Read more [...]

Skip the Peninsula: Stars Renting L.A.’s Private Homes for the Oscars

<!--[CDATA[ This story first appeared in the Feb. 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Short-term rentals of luxury homes in the L.A. area generally have been for vacations in Malibu. But that's changing, say local agents, as more and more major celebrities and the uber-wealthy choose to lease multimillion-dollar houses in such areas as Bel-Air and Beverly Hills instead of booking prestige hotel suites. In 2014, Beyonce and Jay Z leased a $45 million Holmby Hills estate built Read more [...]

Lib Dem donor upsets neighbours with plans for ‘iceberg home’ with vast …

Bhanu Choudhrie plans two-storey leisure complex under his £20m homeThey include a subterranean cinema, large pool, steam and sauna roomsMr Choudhrie was given green light by Westminster City Council last weekBut Belgravia neighbours expressed concerned over the 'grotesque' plansBy Hannah Parry For Mailonline Published: 12:18 GMT, 21 February 2015 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 21 February 2015 Read more [...]

The closing costs: What it takes to please New York City’s elite real estate …

In a city where a 300-square-foot studio can go for $300,000 and 15,400-square-foot penthouse for $118 million, Lecole has sold everything from a $350,000 apartment in Chelsea to a $20 million townhouse in the West Village. Some of Lecole's clients are investors looking to buy a two bedroom, two bath condominium in NoHo and rent it out; others are families seeking large homes in Brooklyn Heights. No matter where they fall on the totem pole, brokers make between 5-6% commission from a sale, split Read more [...]

Inside 11 of Hull’s secret and forgotten places

Comments (0) INSIDE, underneath, or almost forgotten – these are a few of Hull's secret places. Some lurk inside buildings which have been closed for years, others, such as the Humber Bridge deck, are part of the region's best-known landmarks. A few are spooky reminders of the city's past, such as the Victorian police cells at Paragon Interchange. Closed today, they are said to be the site of ghostly activity. Others remind Read more [...]