Kate Solomon

An anonymous woman was so moved by a young couple discussing their money problems that she handed them £50 cash to go on a date. 

It was around 3pm on Sunday when Alex Doyle, 23, was apologising to girlfriend Zoe Paton, 21, for not being able to afford to take her out due to his struggles finding work and the woman overheard. 

Zoe said: "Alex was apologising to me for not being able to take me out on a date because he is out of work at the moment so doesn't have a lot of spare money. 

"We were parked up in my car - I did notice that Alex's window was open and there was a woman sat in a car parked up next to us with her window open but I didn't think much of it. 

"The car next to us reversed out of the space and stopped behind. I saw the woman walking up to my car so I opened my door and she explained that she had heard our conversation. 

"She said 'I hope you don't mind but I wanted to give you some money so that you can go out and make a memory because I know how hard it can be to find work'.” 

The couple are now keen to find the kind-hearted stranger to thank her properly - unfortunately they didn’t catch her name.

"The strangest thing is that she asked us our names and she said her daughter is called Zoe and her daughter's partner is called Alex but we were so overwhelmed we forgot to ask her name," Zoe added, saying that the car was either navy blue or grey BMW. 

She described the lady as middle-aged, around 5ft 4 and with blonde/brown hair; the meeting took place in Launceston, Cornwall.

"I really hope we can find her so we can say thank you properly,” Zoe said. “We didn't say much at the time because we were in shock." The couple say they are planning on going to the cinema and out for a meal with the money.

An Iranian man made it to within 8 miles of the Kentish coast in an inflatable kayak after the Calais Jungle refugee camp was dismantled last week. 

The man, believed to be around 30 years old, claimed asylum when Border Force vessel HMS Searcher picked him up when a cross-channel ferry reported seeing the kayak at around 12.30pm on Saturday. 

Said to have been living in the Calais refugee camp known as the ‘Jungle’, the man claimed asylum when he was picked up and is currently being assessed in a Croydon detention centre. 

His case will be dealt with in line with immigration rules, according to the Home Office. 

Sky News reports that the man was a software engineer in Iran when he converted to Christianity and was persecuted for his religious beliefs. He fled Iran as a result and ended up seeking refuge in the Jungle. 

The Calais jungle being demolished last week. Credit: Invicta Kent Media/REX/Shutterstock

French authorities last week began dismantling the jungle. Thousands of refugees and migrants were taken to official asylum centres around France but hundreds more fled to Paris and other cities, with some staying near the coast with plans to try to find a way into the UK.

Around 1,500 unaccompanied minors (under 18) are currently being held in a container zone while authorities try to figure out what to do with them. The UK has so far agreed to take 250 child refugees. 

The man is thought to be the first to attempt the 20-mile Channel crossing in an inflatable kayak. 

Pet owners are being warned not to let their dogs lick them on the face.  

Dog lovers often have a cuddle and a kiss with their pets, getting right up close and personal with their loving pets. 

But Dr. Neilanjan Nandi, an assistant professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, has caused a stir by recommending that we all stop this behaviour at once. 

Dogs mouths (like our own) contain a host of bacteria and other organisms - and some are zoonotic, which means they can pass from animals to humans and can cause disease. 

These zoonotic bacteria include e.coli and salmonella. 

He told the NYT: "There are some organisms unique to dogs that we were simply not meant to tolerate or combat."

So when a dog licks your unbroken skin elsewhere, you’re usually protected from taking any of these organisms on. 

"When dog saliva touches intact human skin, especially in a healthy person, it is extremely unlikely to cause any problems, as there will be very little absorption through the skin," he added. 

But your face has lots of holes in it - and the mucus membranes in your nose, mouth and eyes can absorb the harmful bacteria more easily. 

All that is quite aside from the fact that dogs eat faeces and sniff each others’ bums to say hello. 

So if you want to avoid gross dog germs, a lick on the hand is fine but the face? Just say no. 

The world’s shortest flight is a two minute island hop in the Orkney Isles off the coast of Scotland, and this week it celebrated its millionth passenger to take the tiny journey. 

On Monday, Anne Rendall (pictured above) became that millionth journey-maker as she made the trip from Westray to Papa Westray - a mighty 1.7 miles. 

The trip, which holds the world record as the shortest scheduled service, can take 47 seconds on a good day (depending on the tailwinds), but officially takes two minutes. 

It takes place in a small 8-seater Britten Norman Islander aircraft and has been run by Scottish comapny Loganair since 1967. 

Passengers arrive at Papa Westray [David Lomax/REX/Shutterstock]

Rendall has done the journey 10,000 times thanks to her role as ‘flying banker’ - she helps the people of the Orkney islands with their banking needs. 

“The route is a jewel in our network and known across the world,” said Loganair’s managing director Jonathan Hinkles.

“However, despite its fame, it’s an essential lifeline service for the people of Orkney, connecting the individual islands via a convenient air link.

“It’s used by teachers, doctors, policemen and school pupils, helping them to go about their daily routines with ease and simplicity.”

One Irish broadcaster stunned viewers with a daring on-screen stunt on Hallowe’en night yesterday. 

Weather forecaster Caitlín Nic Aoidh was letting the good Irish-speaking people of the emerald isle know what the weather has in store for them when disaster struck. 

Mid-broadcast, a fork of lightning came out of what must have been a very localised indoor pressure system and struck Caitlín. 

The strike causes the hapless presenter to let out a chilling scream as she disappears into a cloud of smoke. 

The prank rolled on as the screen glitched and Irish-language channel TG4 put up its transmission fault screen for an impressively long few seconds. 

Luckily the calamitous weather event happened at the end of the weather forecast.  

This isn’t the first time that the fun-loving meteorologist has played tricks on her viewers for All Hallows Eve. 

For Hallowe’en 2015, she read the weather while perched on a flying carpet: 

Apple has just rolled out a new version of its iPhone software to developers, and it comes with a host of new and updated emoji. 

They’re not available to everyone yet - it’ll be a few weeks before the likes of you and I get our eager phone screens round them - but we’ve caught a glimpse of all the emoji we’re about to get next time we update our phones. 

Some new additions include some much longed-for icons, like the emojification of the popular ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (above) and, at long last, a fingers-crossed emoji: 

There’s also a face palm, in case you want to party like it’s 2011. 

Elsewhere you’ll find a bunch of new professions to illustrate your chat - including artist, firefighter, judge, astronaut and, er, Bowie. Lady emoji also have as much right to these emoji professions as male emoji. 

A number of other emoji have also been redesigned. The world is still reeling from the loss of the gun (it’s now a water pistol) and now Apple has seen fit to destroy the peach emoji. 

Before the redesign, the peach could double as a sensitive part of your anatomy, but literally none of these foods look like a bum now. Not one of them. 

Some delicious new additions to note above, though, are the avocado, the croissant and the bacon. 

Most of the remaining emoji have been given a new, more realistic sheen - the camels are more camel-y, the dragons more dragon-y and the fire emoji: well, that’s a lot more fire. 

A cute kitten looking for somewhere warm to snuggle down wandered onto a newsreaders desk and surprised both the audience and him.

The adorable little stray jumped up onto Kudret Celebioglu’s desk, presenter of the Good Morning Denizli breakfast show in south-western Turkey's Denizli Province. 

Shocked Mr Celebioglu was just reading the day's headlines to viewers when the kitty hopped up on top of his pile of newspapers. 

The cat wanted a bit of attention... [CEN]

It then wandered over to the presenter, who handled the situation very professionally by telling viewers he had a "surprise visitor" and carried on broadcasting. 

The cat then lay down on his laptop keyboard, getting comfy.

...and some warmth from the laptop [CEN]

Celebloglu went on to remind viewers that, with winter coming, they should remember look out for stray animals by offering them food and shelter.

The stray cat had entered the studio through an open door and managed to get onto the set unseen by any of the TV crew. 

The cat was later named Hunsu [CEN]

After the show, the cat was reportedly named Husnu by the DRT television station and adopted by a member of staff. 

Turkey is no stranger to stray cats - they are famously tame and friendly, and many people leave food out for them. 

Three even shared the stage with world leaders at the G20 Antalya Summit in 2015 when they broke through tight security measures and appeared on the reception stage.

Fancy getting raunchy in front of a camera? Coventry University is looking for couples aged 18-25 to be filmed having real sex - and will pay £400 for the pleasure.  

The couples will be shot getting down and dirty in ‘natural settings’ like student halls and in a car. 

It’s all part of a campaign called Chance 2 Change which aims to increase condom use among people aged 15 - 28 - the idea is to show real couples having real sex to prove that stopping to pop a condom on doesn’t kill the mood. 

Only people aged 18 and over will have access to the videos, however. 

The campaign plans to increase use of condoms to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like chlamydia. 

The incentive is that when you order a chlamydia kit online, you’re given access to the real sex videos, depending on what information you provide. 

The project’s leader, Dr Katie Newby, explained that the NHS spends £620 million every year treating STDs and sexually transmitted infections. 

“We are hoping that the work will ultimately reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections amongst young people through increasing their use of condoms,” she said. 

Anyone thinking of applying to demonstrate their consensual and loving sexual relationship on video will also be relieved to know that they will be ‘tastefully shot’. 

Would you have sex on camera for a good cause? Let us know over on Twitter @yahoostyleuk.  

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An abandoned dog has not only a new look but a new home after a singer snapped a photo of his overgrown dreadlocks and shared it online. 

Monica Ergueta Romero, known as Monica Ergueta, 39, was shocked when she saw the animal abandoned on the side of the street. 

She posted a snap complaining about the way some people treated their animals and asking followers to report the dog’s owner who "left this poor little dog like this". 

The dog pre-haircut [CEN]

The post went viral and she updated it with the location - Pura Pura, in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. 

Two days later, she updated followers again with the news that the dog had been found and helped by somebody that had given it a haircut and a wash, and was looking for a new home for it.

That’s better [CEN]

The faeces, urine and dirt-soaked fur cut off the dog weighed in at almost 2kg (4.4lbs). 

The dog, named Choco by fans, was resuced by Giovanni Aliaga, who managed to catch it in cooperation with members of the animal defence organisation "Ciudadanos en Defensa de los Animales-Bolivia" (Citizens in Defence of Animals-Bolivia). 

He could barely see [CEN]

They said that the dog was around 12 years old and had apparently been abandoned when its family moved to a new home and left it behind. 

Locals had fed it scraps, but nobody had taken care of cutting its fur. 

Giovanni said: "His health state was poor, because his long hair grew so long that he was not able to move properly. When someone tried to catch him, he was usually aggressive, and therefore he was never helped." 

Mid-chop [CEN]

After having the haircut, Choco’s fleas and other parasites were removed and he was given a clean bill of health. 

A neighbour near where the dog was found has also agreed to adopt him - he’s already been handed over and is settling in nicely. 

Amazing what a haircut can do. 

The funeral for an abandoned baby girl took place this week and hundreds of mourners turned up after police appealed for people to attend. 

Baby Raihana, named by Detective Inspector Jim Holmes, was found dead on a path in Oxford earlier this year. 

A post mortem confirmed that she had been still-born, but no mother or other family came forward to claim her body. 

Small comfort [Getty]

Sad that no one would be at her funeral, Det. Insp Holmes advised local residents that anyone touched by Raihana’s story would be welcome. 

She was given a naming ceremony before the funeral service, and a sign to be placed on her grave reads, “RIP Raihana. Born asleep February 2016″. 

Funeral-goers brought toys and flowers [Getty]

“No matter how small the lead, we will follow it up," Holmes said of Raihana’s mother, in a eulogy delivered at Raihana’s graveside.

“We will keep on trying to find your mother. That is my promise to you.”

Mourners sign a remembrance book [Getty]

He added, "For someone who was on the earth for such a short time, you have touched the hearts and minds of the community and the entire country.

“You have left an indelible mark.” 

Goodbye to Raihana [Getty]

“The little girl we are saying goodbye to today remains unknown,” the New Humanist Society celebrant said.

A solemn parade [Getty]

"We have our humanity in common, knowing it is what brings us together today. This little girl is one of our own and one of our community.

“We are giving her a home in our hearts.”

Meet Foxie, a 40 year old rescue chimp who is never seen without her toy troll. 

Foxie used to be a breeder chimp in a medical research facility, and had her four babies taken away from her for drugs testing just days after they were born. 

It’s thought that the trolls she treasures now are substitutes for the babies she was denied before she was rescued by the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in 2008. 

Co-director of the facility, Diana Goodrich, didn’t think Foxie would be interested in playing with the troll the first time she brought one in for the chimps. 

"Shortly after the chimpanzees arrived, I brought a troll doll for them to play with,” she explained. 

Foxie and two of her dolls [Caters]

"I was not thinking that Foxie would like the doll because she really didn't play with any of the other toys that we had given the chimps, but as soon as she saw the troll doll, she was in love. 

“She now has hundreds! All of Foxie's dolls come from her fans and friends. 

"Sometimes people send their own collections of troll dolls leftover from when they were young, or they find them on ebay or in garage sales. 

"She carries them with her, often on her back or in her mouth. She plays with them - throwing them up in the air and catching them again. 

"She tosses them to her human caregivers and we give them back to her as a little game. 

"The chimps other chimps sometimes rip the troll's hair off, but Foxie still likes them bald, and we've used the hollow space in troll doll bodies to put treats or smoothie in for the chimps to enjoy."

Shake, rattle and troll [Caters]

Foxie now lives happily at the Washington-based Sanctuary with the hundreds of dolls that have been sent to her by fans and well-wishers. 

What’s a service dog in training to do at Disneyland but have its portrait drawn? 

That’s the question raised by the photo above which has had internet users in raptures since Katie (aka Twitter user @cutiechaser_) tweeted it. 

Her parents were on one of their regular trips to the magic kingdom when they spotted the pooch and its surfing alter-ego. 

They promptly snapped a pic and sent it to Katie who did the only decent thing and shared it with the world. 

It has since been shared more than 55,000 times, and prompted an in-depth Buzzfeed investigation. 

Buzzfeed tracked the dog itself and discovered that his name is Yahoo, an excellent name if you ask us. 

Yahoo is being trained as a service dog and lives with a volunteer in San Marcos, California, hence its proximity to Disneyland. 

When he had his portrait drawn, Yahoo was practicing obedience and patience. 

Buzzfeed even managed to track down the finished caricature: 

Cowabunga, dude [Jeanine Konopelski/Buzzfeed]

One thing is for sure: Yahoo is a very good boy. 

The building in which Adolf Hitler was born could soon be demolished to prevent it from becoming a destination for neo-Nazi tourists. 

The house, which is in a town called Braunau am Inn in Austria, currently has a memorial stone outside it (above) in an effort to discourage neo-Nazi gatherings. It reads, “For peace, freedom and democracy. Never again fascism. Millions of dead remind us.”

But after a consultation the Austrian government plans to go further. 

After completing a compulsory purchase of the building, the government recruited a panel of experts, including historians, officials and the head of Austria’s biggest Jewish organisation, to discuss how the building should be used. 

The board of experts advised that it should be put through a “thorough architectural rearrangement” and interior minister Wolfgang Sobotka said he plans to follow this advice. 

“A new building will be erected,” Die Presse quoted Sobotka as saying. 

“The house will then be used by the community either for charitable or official purposes.”

However, a spokesman later clarified that demolition has not been completely agreed. 

“A demolition is one possibility,” the spokesman said. He added that the building should “not be recognisable”. 

The house has been used as a memorial museum, community space, library and home for disabled adults - however, in recent years it has stood empty. 

It’s the most important meal of the day according to everyone’s nan, but one train company is taking the fight for breakfast a little more seriously than others. 

When Portugese rail company Fertagus realised that fainting commuters were a serious cause of delays to its morning trains, they decided to start a breakfast eating campaign.

Posters at stations from Lisbon to Setubal are currently hosting posters warning passengers, “Travelling without eating breakfast can affect everyone’s trip!”

Well that’s not breakfast is it [Fertagus]

The decision was made after 46 passengers fainted on Fertagus trains in the first half of 2016. 

The fainters meant that 51 trains were delayed, causing a total of 209 minutes of hold up. 

“We realised that many of these cases are due to episodes of low blood sugar in people who have not eaten for several hours. Normally during the morning rush hour,” Fertagus marketing manager Raquel Santos told radio TSF. 

“Many times it is not possible to immediately remove the passenger from the train and this causes delays,” she added. 

“Often the alarm is pulled and this causes circulation on the whole network to be delayed.”

Like London’s TFL, it also advises carrying a bottle of water and getting off at the next stop if you feel unwell. 

Petshop staff warmed a tiny kitten rescued from storms caused by Hurricane Matthew up by customising a sock. 

The adorable pictures of the young cat have set Twitter alight, with user @Sarahfu’s original tweet seeing over 72,000 retweets and 128,000 likes. 

She spotted the kitten when she visited her local PetSmart store looking for a collar for her own cat. 

A family was browsing for a new pet and staff mentioned that they currently had a kitten that was found in the storms that they were caring for. 

“THEY FOUND A KITTEN IN THE STORM AND PUT HER IN A LITTLE SWEATER,” Sarah tweeted, excitedly, along with three of the cutest pictures you’ll ever see. 

Moments later she realised that rather than a cat jumper, the kitten was wearing a sock: 

The sock, which has extra holes poked through it for the cat’s little legs and tail, serves nicely as a cosy bit of post-storm chic. 

Possibly the cutest thing you’ll ever see [Twitter]

It turned out to be a happy ending for the sock-toting storm kitty, as she was adopted by the young couple and their kids as they all fell in love with her.

Working those mournful eyes [Twitter] 

And, honestly, who could blame them? 

A poll of British homeowners has revealed the surprising information that many of us would rather live next door to petty criminals than parents of a newborn. 

Asking 2,812 homeowners for their views on the best and worst neighbours, Hilarys.co.uk discovered that dog lovers and newlyweds are also among our most dreaded people to have next door, while ‘churchgoers’ and ‘retired couples’ are most favoured. 

But no one is less desirable than a newborn baby, with its late night screaming fits and haggard parents just doing what they can to get by. 

In fact, petty criminals were voted more popular as neighbours than DIY enthusiasts and students which surely says something about our priorities as a society. 

The poll also found that 31% of us have had difficult neighbours at one point or another, and 10% of us have even come to blows with the people we live near. 

Also listed on the There Goes The Neighbourhood scale are students, DIY lovers, petty criminals, families with teenagers, ‘political enthusiasts’, the serial unemployed and night shift workers. 

The top ten worst neighbours were voted to be:

New parents – 79% 

Dog lovers – 71%

Newlyweds – 68%

Students – 65%

DIY enthusiasts – 62%

Petty criminals – 58%

Families with teenage children – 49%

Political enthusiasts – 46%

The serial unemployed – 40%

Night shift workers – 33% 

This is the amusing moment that a Yorkshire Terrier named Goose came face to face with his alter-ego - a pile of his old fur clippings arranged to look just like him. 

Eight-year-old Goose lives with hospitality manager Grant Brown and his wife Laura in Glasgow, and needs his fur trimmed every couple of months. 

But this time, with a brand new set of doggy clippers, it took Grant just a couple of nudges to arrange the fur into a lifelike Goose-alike. 

The whole gang [Mercury]

Grant explained, "We give him a haircut every couple of months because he gets a bit messy as it is started falling off him I realised it looked pretty cool.

“We had been waiting a wee while longer because we were waiting on a new set of clippers to come in the post so it was quite straggly.

"There's little bits of grey and white that come off him too and it fell into a pile and I thought if I neatened it up it would look pretty cool.'

"When I was done I swept it all up into the same shape as Goose and sure enough he posed beside it.

“He's probably wondering what's going on and why there is something that looks like him on the hallway floor.”