20 h. ago Brits avoid using public toilets due to lack of hygiene and cleanliness, study finds

A report which surveyed 1,000 UK adults found many experience toilets or urinals that are unclean, have a lack of hand soap or toilet roll, or unpleasant spills or smells

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20 h. ago Major study shows Brits shunning public toilets over 'filthy' conditions

A new report has found that many people avoid public toilets because they are 'unclean', 'lack hand soap' or have spills - and the impact can be severe

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4 d. ago Man Utd example Liverpool must now avoid after breaking British transfer record TWICE

Liverpool have spent more than £400million this summer, breaking the Premier League transfer record twice, but there is never a guarantee that big spending brings on-field success

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5 d. ago Four in 10 Brits admit they avoid hosting in their home for one key reason

A poll of 2,000 adults found that more than four in 10 Brits admit they avoid hosting anyone in their home for this one key reason

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5 d. ago Primary school teacher horrified to find bizarre dead body part under public toilet

A small Japanese village was shook by a body found dead in the cess pit of the toilet. The man was so filfthy he had to be cleaned up twice before he could be identified.

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8 d. ago Brits urged to avoid using hotel irons for one very gross reason

Hotel irons are often used for more than just smoothing out wrinkles, and travellers are being warned to avoid using them

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1 week ago Public toilets in Falkirk 'Outlander' village will be sold as bids close

Blackness is on the John Muir Way but Falkirk Council says the toilets are unaffordable

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2 w. ago Public toilet king on hunt for 'heir to the thrones' successor to continue his mission

Loo legend Raymond Martin - boss of the British Toilet Association - has been potty about bogs for years but as he nears 70 needs to find someone to take over his push for better privies

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2 w. ago ‘I dream about toilets, I admit it’: the man on a mission to improve Britain’s loos

Poor accessibility, questionable hygiene, scattered needles and budget cuts the UK is in the midst of a public toilet crisis. Thankfully, Raymond Martin is fighting backThe first thing Raymond Martin looks for in a toilet, he says, is cleanliness. Does the tissue paper on the floor mean this public lavatory has failed his inspection? “You have to understand that it’s a working toilet, it’s now mid-afternoon – a few bits of tissue on the floor is neither here nor there,” Martin says. “If there were cigarette packets, bottles on the floor – that I’d be worried about.” We’re in Knutsford, Cheshire, and Martin is on a toilet-inspection tour of the north and west of the UK. He’s just come from the Lake District and Blackpool. When we part ways in a couple of hours, he’ll head on to Wales to inspect the public conveniences of Pembrokeshire.Do people laugh when Martin, who is managing director of the British Toilet Association (BTA), tells them he does toilet inspections? They do, he says....

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3 w. ago Woman stuck inside locked public toilet needs fire crew rescue after door malfunction

Firefighters were called after a woman got trapped in a locked public toilet in Exmouth when it malfunctioned, and her desperate boyfriend called emergency services for help

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3 w. ago Brits warned against sharing towels and razors after spike in MRSA superbug infections outside of hospitals

Brits have been urged to avoid sharing certain household items amid an increase in cases of MRSA being contracted in the community.

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3 w. ago Benidorm rental car warning as Brit tourists told 'avoid it' during one month

A Brit who lives in Benidorm revealed why tourists should avoid renting a car during one specific month of the year – and people were shocked to learn the reason why

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3 w. ago Brits delay tasks 17 times a week: Here are the most commonly postponed ones

People often avoid work and household tasks because they're 'easily distracted' or they're simply 'boring'

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3 w. ago Brits spend more than two whole days a month procrastinating, study finds

A study of 2,000 adults found the nation typically avoids 'tedious' tasks 17 times a week - with 32% declining to do certain jobs for several months or more

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3 w. ago ‘Avoid sharing towels and razors’ amid rise in people contracting MRSA, Britons told

UK officials are closely monitoring a rise in superbug cases caught outside of hospitals, after the US warned over spread in gyms and health clubs

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3 w. ago Peter Andre forced to climb through window to rescue trapped son

Peter Andre was forced to come to the rescue when his eight-year-old son Theo got trapped in a public toilet cubicle during a family holiday in Cyprus

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3 w. ago Peter Andre climbs through window to rescue son from public toilet in Cyprus

The rescue didn’t quite go to plan when the Australian pop star realised he was stuck himself

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3 w. ago Syrian asylum seeker, 18, appears in court to deny raping woman, 20, in Bournemouth seafront public toilet

Mohammed Abdullah, 18, allegedly attacked the 20-year-old woman in the toilet in Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth, at about 2am on July 6.

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3 w. ago Brits urged to avoid common sunscreen mistake as temperatures soar in fourth UK heatwave

Whether you're travelling to a hot country or experiencing this UK heat, this common sunscreen mistake causes burns - here's how to avoid that mistake and enjoy the sun instead

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3 w. ago UK official warning as Brits told avoid this between 11 and 3 today

An amber heat health alert is in place for several areas of England

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