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Samantha Bee on Tucker Carlson’s new film: ‘Same energy as an ad for toilet wipes for insecure dudes’
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Samantha Bee tore into Tucker Carlson’s new documentary The End of Men, which panics about a perceived decline in masculinity. “Man, you’ve got to love a documentary that has the same energy as an ad for toilet wipes ...
From a Thatcher nutcracker to a Trump toilet brush: my curious collection of political memorabilia
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‘Emmanuel Macron? No, we have nothing at all. People were happy for a day or two after he was elected, but now they all hate him.” It was a disappointing response from a souvenir shop owner in the heart of Paris betwe...
I have one question for delivery drivers – do you need to use my toilet?
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I saw a young woman recently lugging empty crates into the back of her supermarket delivery van. It was parked some distance from the entrance of the block where I live. I asked her what the job was like. She said she...
Call to stop jailing pregnant women in England after baby dies in prison toilet
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Vulnerable pregnant women are being imprisoned for non-violent offences, in some cases within just a few weeks of their babies’ due date, according to new research set to be published on Monday. It comes as a woman wh...
Woman self-isolates in plane toilet for five hours after Covid-positive test mid-flight
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A US woman has told how she confined herself to an aeroplane toilet cubicle after testing positive for Covid halfway through a flight from Chicago to Iceland. Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat be...
‘I’d stop stockpiling toilet paper’: Cate Blanchett, Mark Rylance and Tyler Perry on their end-of-the-world plans
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If a massive meteor were expected to collide with Earth in six months’ time, what would our leaders do? Everything in their power to stop it? Or everything possible to leverage it for political and financial gain? How...
Luca Brecel reaches UK Championship final before revealing toilet troubles
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Luca Brecel booked his place in the final of the UK Championship before revealing he had almost missed his fourth-round clash with Anthony Hamilton due to being stuck in the toilet of his rented flat. The Belgian swep...
ATP calls time on toilet breaks in new guidelines for men’s tennis
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Strict new guidelines on toilet breaks during matches have been sent to players by the ATP after growing calls to make lengthy visits to the bathroom a thing of the past. The guidelines for the men’s game will limit b...
Stefanos Tsitsipas defiant after latest US Open toilet break leads to boos
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Stefanos Tsitsipas heard boos from the crowd after he took yet another long break off court at the US Open after dropping a set during his second-round victory over Adrian Mannarino. Tsitsipas said he was unbothered b...
‘It’s nonsense’: Murray lost respect for Tsitsipas after toilet breaks at US Open
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Andy Murray has strongly criticised his first-round US Open opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas for taking lengthy breaks during their marathon five-set match at Flushing Meadows on Sunday. Murray performed at his best level ...
Private Covid test-and-trace staff told to limit toilet and food breaks
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Private call centre staff subcontracted to work on Covid test-and-trace services have been advised to limit time away from answering phones to 10 minutes on a six-hour shift and told they might not be paid for breaks,...
Rail workers threaten to strike over legionella toilet outbreak
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A union has declared a dispute with a rail operator, claiming there has been a “potentially lethal” legionella outbreak on its trains. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said it has prepa...
House with no toilet sells for $2m as New Zealand property market soars
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A decaying three-bedroom house with no toilet or bathroom, missing walls and an overgrown garden has sold in New Zealand for more than $2m (£1m), in the latest example of runaway property markets around the world. The...
Austrian man bitten by python during visit to the toilet
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An Austrian man was bitten by a 1.6-metre (5.25-foot) python during an early-morning visit to the toilet at his home, police have said. The 65-year-old victim “felt a ‘nip’ in the genital area” shortly after sitting o...
‘I found a snake in the toilet!’: Guardian readers on their holiday disasters
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We went on holiday for Christmas to a friend’s parents house in Marlo – a village in Victoria, Australia. We got there on Christmas Eve to find the only shop was pretty bare – so Christmas lunch was a frozen turkey ro...