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Olivia Rodrigo Says She’s ‘Already Cooking Up’ Another Lego Set After Initial Success
Olivia Rodrigo has revealed she is already working on a new Lego collaboration, following the success of her first collection launched globally on 1 August. The partnership marked the first time Lego has offered a musician multiple sets simultaneously, with the singer working closely with the brand’s senior designer to embed personal details, favourite looks…
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Disabled customer left furious after restaurant writes ‘Happy Birthday Wheelchair’ on her plate
A disabled singer-songwriter was left angry and distressed after a New Jersey restaurant wrote “Happy Birthday Wheelchair” on her dessert plate during her 29th birthday celebration. Antonia Sinibaldi, who has used a motorised wheelchair since a drunk-driving accident left her paralysed from the neck down at age two, said the message was an unnecessary reminder…
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Pandemonium as women spill out of skimpy leotards during massive brawl at taco restaurant
A brawl broke out early on Sunday morning outside Tacos el Gordo in downtown San Diego, California, involving several men and women, some of the women wearing revealing outfits. Police officers, who had been stationed nearby, moved in quickly, deploying pepper spray on those involved and using a taser on one woman before the fight…
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A-list fashion designer who had luxury Richard Mille watch ‘cut from wrist outside Mayfair restaurant’ tells jury: ‘I couldn’t believe that something like this would happen in London’
Catalin Botezatu, the Romanian fashion designer who has worked with Vogue and Versace, gave evidence at Southwark Crown Court describing how three men allegedly ambushed him outside the Mayfair restaurant Amazonico and cut a diamond-encrusted Richard Mille watch from his wrist. He told jurors he “couldn’t believe” a robbery of this kind could happen in…
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From a ‘rural Harrods Food Hall’ to Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat: England’s best farm shops revealed
This travel piece rounds up some of England’s most celebrated farm shops, from grand countryside emporiums to smaller family-run operations, highlighting spots that offer far more than the average weekly grocery run. It matters to shoppers seeking locally sourced food, homemade treats and destinations worth a special trip, particularly as farm shops have grown in…
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Restaurant owner divides Aussies after publicly shaming birthday girl with blunt message about unpaid $33 fee: ‘Ridiculous’
A restaurant owner on the New South Wales Central Coast has sparked heated debate after publicly posting the letter she sent to a customer who refused to pay a $33 “cakeage” fee for bringing an outside birthday cake into her venue. Hayley Hardcastle, co-owner of Tutti by Chilli’s in Ettalong Beach, shared the message on…
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Moment ‘mini tsunamis’ hit Ibiza – flooding streets and restaurants
“Mini tsunamis”, known locally as rissagues, struck the Balearic island of Ibiza on Monday morning, sending seawater surging through streets and restaurants at the popular Platja de s’Arenal beach in Sant Antoni de Portmany. Holidaymakers and locals fled as the sudden change in sea level flooded the promenade, and San Antonio Town Hall cancelled a…
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Horrified tourist finds note on her restaurant receipt saying ‘burn the eggs and spit on them’ after she asked for them not to be runny
A Brazilian tourist, Maria Clara, was left shaken after staff at a restaurant in Romagna, Italy, wrote “burn the eggs and spit on them” on her receipt following a polite request for her eggs to be cooked more thoroughly. The note was written by a teenage waiter, reportedly around 17 years old, after Ms Clara…
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Hebei investigates formaldehyde-dipped cabbages sent to market
Chinese authorities in Hebei province have launched an investigation after footage emerged showing cabbages being dipped in formaldehyde, a carcinogenic chemical banned in food preservation, before being sent to market. The footage, first shared by an environmental blogger, has triggered widespread public concern in China, the world’s largest producer of cabbages, prompting police action against…