You could be in for a spot of bother if you are caught short and need to go the loo in England, because nearly one in five public lavatories has been closed in the past three years as councils try to cut costs, says a Daily Express story.

A survey of 252 local authorities in England shows 18 per cent of all council-run lavatories have been shut since 2010.

COUNCILS across the land are under pressure to cut costs and it now seems that spending a penny in a public loo may become more difficult.

For a story in the Daily Express reveals that in the past three years, 13.5 per cent of public toilets have been cut by local authorities trying to save cash.