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27. 07. 10. - 15:00

Dumb Mum

Michael Leidig

Police arrested drink driver Hannah Baum, 51, after they found her car parked just a few metres from the spot where she claimed it had recently been stolen - with her 12-year-old son sitting inside. The woman who was almost four times over the legal limit for drink-driving had left her son inside the car in Tulln, Austria, despite the current heatwave which left temperatures inside the car at 50 degrees centigrade. She then forgot where she had parked it and walked into the police station nearby to report the vehicle stolen. The boy who was badly dehydrated told police his mother had told him to wait there while she went shopping. Social services are investigating.

Internet fraud involving sale of a laptop
A Romanian was arrested after he sent paper instead of a laptop after an internet auction, police said today (Thurs).

Twenty-five people accused of real-estate fraud
A bank manager, three lawyers and an official at the Properties Registry are under investigation by special brigade police DIICOT for real-estate fraud amounting to up to one million Euros, it was revealed today (Thurs).

Romanians buying fewer presonal-care and cleaning products
Hit by the economic crisis, Romanians are buying fewer personal-care and cleaning products, results of a new survey by GfK show.

British paedo´s previous victims speak up
Previous victims of James Connor, who was arrested on child-sex charges in Romania last week, are coming forward to expose his past, the Daily Record has reported.

Romania´s government to have some new ministers
Romania's government will have some new ministers, according to Prime Minister Emil Boc.

BCR launches real estate portal
Austrian Erste's Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) launched today (Weds) the first real estate offers website managed by a bank, in Romania.

Romania´s foreign exchange reserves dropped by 26mn euros in August
Romania's foreign exchange reserves dropped to 31.55 billion Euros in August, from 31.58 billion Euros, the central bank announced today (Weds).

Man in hospital after TV explodes
A man ended up in hospital with severe burns after his TV exploded and caused a fire in his flat in Satu mare, northern Romania, it was reported today (Weds).

Holender gets ORF job after ATV axe
Outgoing Vienna State Opera director Ioan Holender will host a radio talk show on national broadcaster ORF after private rival ATV scrapped his chat format, it has emerged.

Romania´s GDP up by 0.3 per cent in Q2
Romania's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter this year, the National Institute for Statistics (INS) announced today (Weds).