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Health news

'Sitzpinklers': Where in Europe do men sit down, or stand up, to pee?

Arguments are growing that men should sit down to urinate - with some experts saying it is good for health and the family toothbrushes - but where are they heeding this advice?

18/05/2023

Health news

This smart toilet can give you health tips and help you get pregnant

U-Scan by Withings is a new device for at-home urine analysis. You place it inside your toilet bowl so it gathers health data from your urine.

08/01/2023

Living

How to save water: 11 unusual ways to use less during droughts

Water is likely to be limited for decades to come so don’t rely on restrictions to tell you when you should be saving the life-giving liquid

05/08/2022

World News

Good News: Urine turned into fertiliser and 4 other uplifting stories

TikTok is teaching Gen Zs all kinds of new skills, public generosity has rescued a doomed tea room and three other uplifting stories. These are the #GoodNews of the week.

10/06/2022

Home

Flush with success: Are these the most bizarre toilet innovations?

There is no shortage of ideas when it comes to innovating the humble privy. Here’s our top five on World Toilet Day.

19/11/2021

Health news

How unsafe toilets are impacting the health of 3.6 billion people

Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene should be normal for everyone. Yet, almost half of the world’s population don’t have access to it.

19/11/2021

Germany

Cows can be 'potty trained like children' for greener environment

Scientists, hoping to find new ways to prevent urine from polluting the earth, have managed to potty train cows in two weeks.

15/09/2021

Norway

'Don't urinate towards Russia' sign appears at border with Norway

Written in English, the new sign orders people "no peeing towards Russia" or they will face a hefty fine.

27/08/2021

Austria

Austrian man bitten by neighbour's python while on the toilet

An Austrian man was bitten by his neighbour's escaped python while on the toilet at his own home.

05/07/2021

USA

Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

NASA is set to launch a new space toilet to the International Space Station for testing.

02/10/2020

World News

World Toilet Day: 4.2 billion live without safely-managed sanitation

Not having access to a toilet has serious consequences but researchers have plenty of ideas on how to tackle the problem

19/11/2019

United Kingdom

Gold toilet offered to Trump stolen from Churchill’s birthplace

An 18-carat gold toilet entitled "America" was stolen from Blenheim Palace, England, on Saturday morning.

14/09/2019