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Toddler dethroned in toilet seat dilemma

ENGLAND: A two-year-old boy had to be freed by firefighters when a toilet seat became stuck on his head. Firemen from Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service used small tools to remove the toilet seat after being called to Sunnybank in Barnstaple in Devon.

A spokeswoman said the boy was “very distressed”, but added: “The boy was unharmed and left in the care of his mother.”