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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

BBC News reports [bbc.co.uk] that, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act [wikipedia.org], "at least 1,782" public toilets have closed around the UK in the past ten years. A possible reason is tight council budgets. Some facilities have been converted to other uses: for example, one was made into a night club whilst others were turned into bars and restaurants serving wine, vodka, noodles and fast food. A spokesperson for the British Toilet Association [btaloos.co.uk] expressed concern over "people being forced to urinate in the streets" in areas lacking public toilets.

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