article 14: Salford student shooting: accused admits killing but denies murder

Salford student shooting: accused admits killing but denies murder

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/01/salford-student-shooting-not-guilty-plea

Anuj Bidve a 23 years old student from India was murdered when we walked from his hotel to Manchester city. He was a student at the Lancaster university where he studied micro- electronics. The person who killed him was the 21 years old Kiaran Stapleton. He admitted in court that he was the one who had shot Anuj, but says it was not a murder. Anuj’s parents flew over from India to see the place where their son was killed and they also visited the court to hear what Kiaran had to say. The case will be heard later.

I think it is awe full for the parents of Anuj. In the first place they were in India when this happened, so they were pretty far away and could not fly immediately. The answer that Kiaran gives is a bit vague if you ask me, he did shot , but it was not murder. It is strange that there is no further explanation to this in the article , so I think it is something that is not allowed to be in the news so far. I hope the case will be solved sooner than later and I hope the parents of Anuj will get a lot of support.  

article 13: Charles and Camilla get the party started

Charles and Camilla get the party started

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4353558/Charles-and-Camilla-get-the-party-started.html

The diamond Jubilee festival was immense this year. The streets in London were all decorated with the colors of the flag. There were also two guests who came as a surprise, prince Charles and Camilla. Nobody had expected to see them and they were also sitting at a table with the guests. Everyone had brought food and drinks and two people were very lucky to sit next to the royals. Eva Learner and her daughter were the lucky ones, they told later that Charles and Camilla were very friendly to them and they felt very comfortable sitting next to them.

A party, or festival as this is great for a nation. Most of the time we feel very European because of the EU, but with those festivals you get your national feelings back. I think a festival like this is great for everyone and I think it is very brave from Charles and Camilla to show up between the “normal“ people. Most of the time royals don’t sit next to a normal burger. They prove now that they are just like everyone a very normal person who just love their country. 

article 12: Afghanistan death soldier named as Cpl Michael Thacker

Afghanistan death soldier named as Cpl Michael Thacker

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18313213

This Friday a soldier in Afghanistan was shot while he was on the observation post. His name is now announced in the country and his name was CPL Michael Thacker. Everyone was very shocked when they heard the news. Michael lived together with his wife and his two years old daughter. His wife says she is very sad hearing the news and she will always remember him as a very good man. His brother who is also served the 1^st ballation is very sad. They were not only brothers, but also best friends. His brother was not in Afghanistan when his brother got shot.  All the colleagues say that Michael was a hero and they will always remember him. The death from Michael increases the deaths in Afghanistan during operations. It is now on 416 people.

I feel very sorry for Michaels family and his colleagues.  On this moment a lot of people who work in Afghanistan to build up the country get killed for doing something good. I think this is crazy, people getting killed for just doing their job! It is not save for a soldier to be in Afghanistan anymore and I do think they should leave before the deaths increases even more. 416 People is already enough I think. I hope Michaels wife can lead a normal life later on together with their daughter. 

article 11: First Wi-Fi Tube stations announced

First Wi-Fi Tube stations announced

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/first-wifi-tube-stations-announced-7810883.html

Mobile phones, modern mobile phones all have internet these days. Also on places like , coffees shops, airports and hotels there is an access to the internet. Now there is a new place that we can add to this list. The first tube station in London has wife access for your mobile phone. One of the oldest subways is doing very modern. People can now find their travel information while they sit in the subway.  This is a very easy way to look up information very quickly especially when you are a tourist and not sure about all the different tubes.

I think this is a great solution to find information easily and quickly. Sometimes when you are not familiar on a specific place it is easy to just get your phone and look up the information. Almost everyone had internet access on their mobile phones and on many other places you can already look up information about public transportation or other information. I think it is great they do this to more and more places. I think they will do it to more stations if this turns out to be a success. 

article 10: Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott in court

Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott in court

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18276096

A few days ago there was a big fire in a house in Derby. The fire was immense and almost all the people who were inside the house died. There were six children inside the house and they all passed away. Jade, John, Jack, Jessie and Jayden died in the house , their brother Duwayne died in the hospital because of his injuries. The parents of those children have to go to court. A detective says this fire is started with patrol close to the front door. The parents are very sad, but don’t say a word about it.

If the parents truly “killed” their children I think it is crazy and very sad. Six young children who are not here anymore , all dead. On this moment the police does not have enough to prove that the parents were the one who started the fire, so that is all a little nerve-racking for the parents as for all the other family members. I hope the kids can rest in peace and I hope the case will be solved soon.   

article 9: Vladimir Putin to snub London 2012 Olympics

Vladimir Putin to snub London 2012 Olympics

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/30/vladimir-putin-snub-london-olympics

The Russian president Putin does not really like the British country and culture. He is very against the ideas from the UK and USA.  This year the Olympics will be held in the British city London and Putin decided not to go there. Instead of him his prime minister Dmitry Medvedev will go to London this summer. The former Labour minister of the European Union says he is glad with Putin’s decision not to come. When Putin visited Beijing in 2008 a unfriendly conversation between Putin and Bush became a topic.  To not have those conversations again it is the best for Putin to not come to the Olympics this year.

For me this sounds all a bit childish. All those men are adults who think before they say something and who give their respect to others. Putin has decided not to go to the Olympics to stay out of trouble, but I think an event like this should be an event with piece and a lot of bonding. There should not be people who blame others for things they do wrong. Maybe it is the best that Putin stays away , but I just think it is ridiculous that this is necessary to have a successful Olympics. 

article 8: Internships: the reality is, that's how people get into fashion

Internships: the reality is, that's how people get into fashion

http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2012/may/30/internships-reality-how-people-get-into-fashion

Fashion is an industry that is very hard to make enough money.  Fashion changes every time and sometimes a brand is very famous , but a month later the brand can be forgotten. In this industry a lot of people work without having a salary. The best way to get a good job in this fashion industry is to start with an unpaid internship. Some brands say they cannot exist if they did not have the unpaid employees. There are many different kind of jobs in this industry , if you work for a very good brand and arrange lots of things you will get a good cv, but you can also end up somewhere taking care of the coffee.

I think it is very unfair for all those people who work very hard in this industry and won’t get paid at all. I think this industry is very hard to function well and I do think that every intern should at least get a little bonus for all the hard work. The crisis has been terribly hard on some people , so if you work very hard for a company and also don’t get paid at all you should find another job to pay your costs. This is what I think the most silly thing I heard, I think those people earn some money from this industry.