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An Oregon woman threw a huge fit after she was told to get her dog’s paws off a counter at a local coffee shop – but the business had the last laugh.A woman, identified only as Haley, left a scathing review of Manzanita Coffee Co. on Sunday after claiming she and her ‘service animal’ weren’t treated fairly.In the Google review, the irate customer said that a female employee ‘with brown hair rudely told me that my dog needs to wait outside.”I told her that I would not do so, because it’s a service animal, and she said I can’t be…

Buyers in Britain now receive 41 per cent less space in a home for their money compared to a decade ago, data suggests. Since 2016, buyers have lost 70 square metres per £300,000 spent compared to 2016, an analysis of Land Registry, Rightmove and energy performance certificates by Post Office Life Insurance said. With buyers’ money not stretching as far, the amount of property space lost per £300,000 spent is the equivalent in size of a two-bed bungalow, according to the analysis. How much space has been lost per £300,000 spent in the period varies depending on where you live.  Manchester residents have suffered…

Global ocean temperatures have hit their highest daily average ever recorded, in a worrying sign that Super El Niño is ramping up. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed that sea surface temperatures (SSTs) outside of the polar regions reached a sweltering 21.1°C (69.98°F) on August 22.That surpassed the previous record set in March 2024, when daily average temperatures reached their peak at 21.09°C (69.96°F).It also makes August 22 the hottest August day for the world’s oceans since records began, beating the previous record set in 2023.This comes as a growing Super El Niño develops in the tropical Pacific, driving a…

It’s the well-heeled corner of Britain beloved by Premier League footballers and their WAGs, where designer boutiques, supercars and sprawling mansions are all part of the scenery.But forget Paris v Milan, it seems there is room for only one fashion week on the Cheshire catwalk.The company behind Cheshire Fashion Week launched legal action after the town council in affluent Knutsford held their own Fashion Week earlier this year.The dispute has reached the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, where Cheshire Fashion Week Limited’s initial claim was dismissed but it has now lodged an appeal.Locals said the court action was ‘ridiculous’ while the…

Beijing — How long before China is ready to deploy humanoid robot soldiers? That question is on the minds of many of the humans gathered in Beijing right now to watch the World Humanoid Robot Games, and as smashed records highlight the dizzying pace of advancement, one developer tells CBS News the answer is likely less than a decade. Impressive (and unimpressive) feats of athleticismIn the indoor arena used as the speed skating venue for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, dozens of humanoid robots stand in the center of the track, surrounded by their human minders, while hundreds of spectators in the…

Twelve people have been arrested by police probing a crash on the A66 which killed seven people including two police officers. PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died early on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway near Middlesbrough crashed head-on into their police car. Nine men and three women, aged between 19 and 61, have been arrested on suspicion of offences ranging from possession of a firearm to participating in the activities of an organised crime group. The five young men in the VW, which had just been chased by other officers when…

Love Island newlyweds Molly Smith and Tom Clare’s post-wedding meal ended in chaos as police were called during day two of their rowdy festivities.The couple, aged 32 and 26 respectively, became the latest couple from Love Island to get married, in a lavish ceremony in Majorca over the weekend, two years after winning the 2024 All-stars version of the reality series. After their vows on Saturday, the party continued in wild style with a slew of friends, family and co-stars gathering at the Suculenta Port de Sóller restaurant, where local yacht crew at the harbour reportedly grew irritated at the party.As the…

Andy Burnham criticised people posting videos of themselves driving recklessly on social media as a teenager who died alongside four of his friends in a head-on crash on an Irish motorway was laid to rest today. Jeremy O’Brien, 18, became the fourth of the five joyriders to be buried during a funeral mass in County Carlow. Police set up several checkpoints around Carlow Town before the service and stationed a public order unit nearby over fears of possible disorder. Mr O’Brien died alongside Jack Kennedy, Kamil Pustkowski, Joe Carthy and Alex McCarthy when their car collided with another vehicle while driving against traffic on…

The heartbroken mother of the Limerick teenager killed in the horror M9 crash just over a week ago has insisted that the ‘lost boy’ was not the leader of the gang involved in the head-on collision, which also resulted in the deaths of four others.In an interview with the Irish Mail on Sunday, Emilia Pustkowska also revealed she had appealed to a judge for her son Kamil, 17, to be placed in custody after he pleaded guilty to some offences just weeks before the crash – but the case was adjourned due to the State solicitors’ strike.Kamil and four other…

Moke weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, but the storm is still forecast to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Hawaii on Monday as it skirts just south of the island chain, which is still reeling from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Lala a week ago.Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving west at 14 mph, according to the latest advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Maps show the storm’s path, rainfall forecastMoke’s center passed south of the Big Island on Sunday, and the storm is forecast to continue on a path well…