lego

One masterpiece, 10 days, and 98,000 Legos

Duisburg student Mehdi Ghiassi builds phenomenal works of art at a frantic pace in his shuttered home. That's the only way he is assured a supplier's refund on the thousands of Lego bricks he uses.

children

Businessman builds a used Lego empire

A young businessman from Dresden recycles used Lego bricks and sells them across the world. He's now of the biggest internet dealers in the growing trade in the timeless bricks.

Football

Paul the 'psychic' octopus predicts wins for Germany and Spain

The cephalopod oracle has spoken. Germany will beat Uruguay in the third-place play-off on Saturday and Spain will defeat the Netherlands in the World Cup final on Sunday, according to the "psychic" octopus Paul, who has an unblemished record in picking winners this tournament.

Football

Teen scores World Cup glory with Lego films

An enterprising German teenager has scored global fame by making painstaking videos re-enacting World Cup matches with Lego. <b>Joshua Keane</b> caught up with <b>Fabian Moritz</b>.

art

Repairing run-down buildings one Lego at a time

The colourful plastic toy bricks you may have noticed patching up buildings around Europe recently have nothing to do with municipal budget cuts. <b>Shannon Smith</b> examines a Berlin-based artist’s quirky open-air installations.