Time Warner centre succumbs to New York bedbug epidemic

Homes, designer shops and government offices have fallen victim to bedbug infestations, which have exploded from 500 cases in New York during 2004 to 10,000 last year. "As part of a routine cleaning and preventative process, it was discovered that there were bedbugs present in a small contained area within Time Warner's offices," said a terse statement from the parent company of CNN, Warner Bros and Time magazine, following a leaked memo warning staff at the landmark Time Warner centre, on the corner of Central Park.