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17/07/17
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 08:40:37 »
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Exclusive: Car hire firms face fraud probe as 'half a million customers' hit by £30m Europcar scandal

The car hire industry faces investigation over alleged "fraudulent" repair costs after Europcar disclosed that consumers are suspected of having been overcharged by at least £30m.

Europcar, one of the world's biggest car hire companies, is accused of systematically overbilling well over half a million customers for repairs over many years, in what could become one of the biggest consumer overcharging scandals in recent UK history.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/16/exclusive-car-hire-firms-face-fraud-probe-half-million-customers/

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #2 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 08:44:09 »
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Patients dying due to poor care, 'shocking' NHS report finds
'Supervision of care and patient monitoring were commonly inadequate'

Patients who require emergency oxygen treatment in hospital are dying unnecessarily because of the poor care they receive, with an NHS inquiry calling its own findings “shocking”.

One in three patients requiring emergency help with their breathing are dying, with staff and equipment shortages contributing to this poor outcome, the report revealed.

By contrast, only 18 per cent of patients receiving the treatment in Spain die each year while just ten per cent of French cases end in death.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-patients-dying-poor-care-emergency-oxygen-treatment-copd-a7844341.html

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #3 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 17:15:31 »

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #4 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 18:17:06 »
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Ring 999, get checked over on Skype

"...the symptoms you describe lead us to believe you have a virus, please consider using Windows Defender..."

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #5 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 18:45:57 »
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Exclusive: Car hire firms face fraud probe as 'half a million customers' hit by £30m Europcar scandal

The car hire industry faces investigation over alleged "fraudulent" repair costs after Europcar disclosed that consumers are suspected of having been overcharged by at least £30m.

Europcar, one of the world's biggest car hire companies, is accused of systematically overbilling well over half a million customers for repairs over many years, in what could become one of the biggest consumer overcharging scandals in recent UK history.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/16/exclusive-car-hire-firms-face-fraud-probe-half-million-customers/

Gosh, who would have thought it?

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #6 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 18:47:03 »
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Ring 999, get checked over on Skype
http://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-17/new-trial-sees-some-999-callers-assessed-over-video-call/

What if the reason you are calling is that someone has pinched your computer?

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #7 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 21:27:16 »
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Primark recalls men's flip-flops over chemical content

Primark has recalled thousands of men's flip-flops over fears they may contain dangerous levels of a cancer-causing chemical.

The products in question are men's flip-flops in blue, black and khaki.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40632891

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Re: 17/07/17
« Reply #8 on: Monday, 17 July, 2017 @ 21:40:55 »
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UK has nearly 800 livestock mega farms, investigation reveals

Exclusive: US-style intensive factory farming of poultry, pigs and cattle is sweeping across the British countryside – raising concerns over animal cruelty
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/17/uk-has-nearly-800-livestock-mega-farms-investigation-reveals