Campaign launched to make public toilets a legal requirement in Britain

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Legalise Loos initiative intended to halt slump in number of conveniences in town centres, parks and other locations

It will involve spending more than a penny, but it’s a call that is likely to be viewed sympathetically by anyone who has ever been caught short while out and about.

A campaign has been launched to make the provision of public toilets a legal requirement for central government and local authorities after a slump in the number of loos in town centres, parks and other locations.

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Freed Israeli hostage did not know of wife and daughters’ deaths, British family confirms

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An Israeli soldier broke the news to Eli Sharabi on Saturday, after almost 500 days in captivity

The freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi did not know his wife and two teenage daughters were killed in the 7 October attack until after his release, his British family have confirmed.

An Israeli soldier broke the news about what had happened to his wife, Lianne, who grew up near Bristol, and their two British-Israeli children Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, after Sharabi and two other hostages were released by Hamas in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday.

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Sewer fatberg of ‘grease and rags’ forces Bryan Adams to postpone Perth concert

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Singer was due to perform Sunday night but authorities worried large blockage could cause sewage to back up in venue toilets

An enormous fatberg in central Perth has forced a Bryan Adams concert to be postponed after authorities raised concerns that sewage may back up at the venue’s toilets.

Adams was due to perform at the Western Australian capital’s RAC Arena on Sunday night, but the city’s water corporation said a “large blockage of fat, grease and rags” was causing wastewater overflows at nearby properties, prompting authorities to intervene.

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Trump heads to New Orleans as first sitting president to attend Super Bowl

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NFL replaces ‘End Racism’ written into end zone with ‘Choose Love’ before Trump’s arrival at Louisiana stadium

Donald Trump is due to give himself a term report on his contentious first three weeks in office at tonight’s Super Bowl while becoming the first sitting president to attend the NFL’s title game between the Philadelphia Eagles and two-time defending championship winning Kansas City Chiefs.

The US president was expected to arrive at the Caesars Superdome where the game will be held in New Orleans at 3.50pm, according to the White House, and appear on the field about 4pm when he will be joined by House speaker Mike Johnson and New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson.

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Rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers – CNN

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  1. Rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers  CNN
  2. Rare wildlife spotting caught on camera in Poland  Fox News
  3. Researchers stunned as pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest  The Independent
  4. Camera Catches Rare Black Wolves  Newser
  5. Two rare black wolves filmed crossing a stream in Polish forest  The Jerusalem Post
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US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine – The Associated Press

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  1. US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine  The Associated Press
  2. Ukraine Envoy to Present Trump Peace Options In Coming Weeks  Bloomberg
  3. Trump’s Russia-Ukraine envoy Kellogg preparing options to end Ukraine war  Semafor
  4. Opinion | America’s Ukraine war envoy is no dove on Russia. Neither is his daughter.  The Washington Post
  5. Kellogg 'preparing options' for ending war in Ukraine to present to Trump, media reports.  Kyiv Independent
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IAF jets strike Hezbollah smuggling tunnel under Lebanon-Syria border – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IAF jets strike Hezbollah smuggling tunnel under Lebanon-Syria border  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israeli air strike kills six in eastern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire  Al Jazeera English
  3. Israel army conducts strike in Lebanese territory on two military sites  Reuters
  4. Israeli airstrike hits tunnel sending weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon  The Tribune India
  5. Israeli AG: Gov't Must Establish State Commission of Inquiry Into Oct. 7  Haaretz
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Essex police officer sacked after admitting ‘tragedy chanting’ at Anfield

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Misconduct hearing found Tyler Coppin had breached standards of professional behaviour over offence

An Essex police officer has been sacked after admitting “tragedy chanting” at Liverpool fans during a Premier League match last year.

Essex police instigated misconduct proceedings against Sgt Tyler Coppin after he pleaded guilty to the public order offence during the Liverpool game against Chelsea at Anfield last October.

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Visual analysis: Palestinians set up thousands of tents amid return to north Gaza – ABC News

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  1. Visual analysis: Palestinians set up thousands of tents amid return to north Gaza  ABC News
  2. Trump says US is 'committed to buying and owning Gaza'  BBC.com
  3. Middle East crisis: Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under his Gaza ‘ethnic cleansing’ plan – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. Trump Wants to Own Gaza. Here’s What It Would Take to Rebuild.  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Palestinians returning to ‘toxic wasteland’ in northern Gaza  Al Jazeera English
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