Penny to spend? Be gone in 60 seconds!

A bar chain fed up with how long women spend in the toilets plans to install cubicle doors that spring open exactly 60 seconds after they shut in a scheme to flush out timewasters.

Bar group Brannigans is to trial the system - called 'Bog Off' - after customer research found that the queue for the ladies was the most complained about aspect of a night out in its bars.

The self-release mechanism is designed to stop gossiping female customers hogging the loos. If the initial trial is a success, it is hoped to extend the project throughout the 15-strong chain by Christmas.

Men, it seems, take only as long as is necessary in the toilets.