Crawley College students offered counselling after ‘hiding in toilets’ from gunman, 18

Traumatised students and staff at a college stormed by a masked teenager carrying a gun and a knife while ‘off his nut’ will receive counselling after the attacker told them to ‘run for your lives’ during a rampage that saw two teachers knifed, it was revealed today. Armed police, snipers and dog units swamped Crawley … Read more

Tesco delivery driver sacked for taking toilets breaks at home during shifts wins £17,000 payout

A Tesco delivery driver who was sacked for taking a toilet break at home during one of his shifts has won a £17,000 payout for being unfairly dismissed. Billy Fitzsimmons, from Kilmarnock, Scotland, suffered from a number of medical problems that meant he frequently needed access to a bathroom at very short notice. But he was … Read more

Molly-Mae Hague says parents ‘disowned’ her after a girl pierced her ear in the school toilets

Molly-Mae Hague has revealed that she was ‘basically disowned’ when a girl pierced her ears in the school toilets. Reflecting on her younger years on Instagram Stories on Friday, she explained that her parents were very unimpressed and made her take the earrings out.  The Love Island star, 21, told her 5.3m fans the ‘fun … Read more

How councils have closed down 300 toilets since Covid-19 outbreak

For the best part of four months during the height of the pandemic, 65-year-old Mandy Simons, who lives alone and has severe asthma, saw not a single other person. So, when the Government announced a pause to shielding in August, she instantly phoned her best friend Donna, who lives on the other side of London, … Read more

Modern dual-flush toilets intended to save water found to waste BILLIONS of gallons every year

Modern dual-flush toilets intended to save water actually waste BILLIONS of gallons every year, reveals report Some 88 million gallons of water is wasted by toilets in the UK every day Up to eight percent of toilets are leaking, experts say, mostly dual-flush toilets  The two buttons also confuse users, who often use the wrong … Read more

UK motorway services rated by food prices, facilities and cleanliness of toilets

Smaller motorway service operators have the best user satisfaction ratings, a new survey of drivers has found. Extra and Westmorland achieved the joint highest score of 97 per cent in a poll of almost 10,000 motorists revealed by watchdog Transport Focus ahead of ‘Super Saturday’, when some 10 million motorists are predicted to be hitting … Read more