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Daily Archives: November 19, 2005

Rescued via Webcam

by admin • NOV 19, 2005

A Web camera in a Norwegian artist’s living room in California allowed her sons in Norway and the Philippines to see that she had collapsed and call for help, one of the sons said Friday.

British Treasury Loses £2.6bn/year From Fraud

by admin • NOV 19, 2005

The British Treasury is losing £2.6bn a year from fraud and error in the benefit system – caused largely by the complexity of its regulations, parliament’s spending watchdog warned yesterday.