The incident happened at a major hospital in west London on Thursday morning during a routine sponge bath.

A well-seasoned fruitcake will get several spirit baths over the maturation period.

Last week Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer drew ire from one of the largest civil service unions after claiming "too many people in Whitehall are comfortable in the tepid bath of managed decline".

King Charles III has described how Elizabeth II wore her crown during his childhood bath time as practice for her coronation.

Have you ever taken a bath or shower in your toilet?