Fraud has a way of hiding in plain sight. It rarely arrives with sirens or flashing lights; more often it is a quiet form, a ticked box, a discount on a bill. That is what happened in County Durham, where two men from the same street in Wingate spent years convincing the local council that they were living separate lives, when in truth they were sharing a home. Scott Wheatley, 44, and Martin Fairlamb, 48, both of Edderacres Walk, systematically abused council tax rules intended to help people who genuinely live alone. Between them, they cost Durham County Council nearly…

On a quiet evening, the familiar hush of a public library is being transformed into something more than a place for borrowing books. It is becoming a classroom, a town hall, and a bridge between the world of academic medicine and the everyday lives of people trying to make sense of their health. That is the spirit behind Let’s Talk Health, a new public education series launched by the University of Alberta’s department of medicine in partnership with the Edmonton Public Library. The idea is simple but powerful: bring the depth of medical expertise out of the university’s lecture halls…