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The 21-year-old sat with the wax museum's artists last year so they could collect their measurements, select the figure's outfit and review the initial sculpt.

Taking standard crutch measurements from the internet, Qaradaya commissioned a local carpenter to create several prototypes for wooden crutches.

Ms Goodall has called for police to take the measurements at the pet's home, adding: "It would have saved all the upset and stress."

“They make a measurement, come back, and the qubit has changed, so you have lost your coherence,” Lee said.

Demand for fibre optic sensing technology is growing, says Douglas Clague at Viavi Solutions, a network testing and measurement company: "We do see the number of requests increasing."