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

Politics

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

Politics

5 d. ago Little Problems – a cute detective game with no violence or victims

Shanghai-based developer Posh Cat Studio focused on the satisfying thrill of solving life’s small mysteries in this cosy crime caperAs the latest generation of 18-year-olds is about to find out, starting university is an experience fraught with minor as well as major problems. Oversleeping and missing lectures, forgetting where your study group is meeting, mislaying your books – a lot of your time is spent looking for things.It is these small mysteries that concern Little Problems, a cute detective game, in which the protagonist, Mary, must use her sleuthing abilities to make it through each day as a new student . Created by Indonesian designer Melisa, who has chosen to go by her first name only, the idea comes from her love of detective stories, but also her wish to take violence out of the genre. Continue reading...

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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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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

Politics

2 w. ago Why Millie Bobby Brown, 21, decided to shun Hollywood in favour of farm life in a nod to her British roots as she adopts baby daughter with husband Jake Bon Jovi

The actress has already proven Hollywood isn't the be all and end all for her as the star has shunned tinseltown for country life in a nod to her British roots.

Culture

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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2 w. ago Common pill you can buy for pennies could ward off Alzheimer's

Researchers say the results of a major new study are 'very striking'

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2 w. ago Devastating health impact of vaping revealed in major global study

Figures show how the proportion of kids using e-cigarettes has exploded, with more than a third of 16 to 18-year-olds now regularly inhaling them.

Science

2 w. ago Major study uncovers health risks of vaping for young people

The study found that children who vape are three times more likely to go on to become smokers

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2 w. ago Toddler found roaming streets alone in dirty nappy led police to horror

A mum and dad were arrested after their two-year-old daughter was found wandering the streets in a soiled nappy in 'filthy' conditions

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2 w. ago Is Britain going off BrewDog? Drinkers shun 'trendy and expensive' craft beer chain for traditional, affordable pubs like JD Wetherspoon

Drinkers are shunning 'trendy and expensive' craft beer chain BrewDog i n favour of more traditional pubs like JD Wetherspoon, the Daily Mail has found.

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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 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 Major breakthrough in hair loss as study shows new product is more effective and safer than current treatments

Hair loss could be about to have its Ozempic moment after a study suggested that researchers had found a new drug that could help to reverse loss of hair on the head.

Society

3 w. ago How our 'killer' immune cells can be harnessed to beat diabetes and arthritis

Around four million people in the UK live with an autoimmune condition, according to a major study published in The Lancet.

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3 w. ago Common painkiller linked to deadly heart failure in older people

A major study found pregabalin raises heart failure risk, especially in older patients with heart disease.

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