Stolen Phone Bill - £600,000

The British Foreign Office has had to pay a phone bill of £600,000 from two satellitee phones which were stolen in Iraq. It took officials 18 months to have the phones disconnected, and the bill from calling one south pacific number came to £289,000. These calls were made using a £5.95 per minute number. It's good to talk - especially if the British Government is paying for the calls.