Gold hoard unearthed

A metal detectorist found the largest hoard of prehistoric gold coins in Britain. He was walking with his metal detector trough East Anglia when he found 824 solid gold staters, weighing over 10 kg, burried in a plain pottery vessel. Most of the coins were minted by royal predecessors of Boudicca. She was the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe. This tribe had a tradition of making votive offerings of other gold objects between 15 and AD 20. The staters were circulating in a field near Wickham Market, Suffolk.

My opinion:
It is an important discovery of historical occurrences because it highlights the probable political, economic and religious importance of an area on the southern fringe of Icenian territory. I can not understand why someone would buried his or her wealth. And a sacrifice seems like a weird explanation to me.

Source: http://dailynewspaper.co.uk/contents/nav/top10nav.htm

Depression warning

Sir George, who chairs the Scottish Government’s economic advisory council, warns the people that there’s a serious economic depression coming up in the UK. He thinks that the economic downturn will get worse because the 2,5% VAT cut had not worked. He also thinks that bank loans to business would become a bureaucratic nightmare. "It's a depression we should be really worried about." Is what he said.

My opinion:
He shouldn’t be so negative all the time and instead of doing that taking a look on the bright side of life. Instead of complaining all the time, come up with a solution. Theirs an old saying says; "money has to roll". Yeah, but maybe it rolled a little to fast in the last years. This is what we call “over-rolled”. Big companies like car factories suffer the most because the people don’t spend their money on things like a new car. Maybe because the people are satisfied for a moment so they don’t have to buy new stuff.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7836074.stm

Coffee table full of cannabis

source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7780249.stm

Summary
Police seizure 90 kg Cannabis, found in a coffee table at a warehouse in Cardiff International Airport. The cannabis was hidden inside the drawers. Two men, one of 30 and one of 50, tried to hide the cannabis and smuggle the table from god knows where to the UK. The street value is about £250,000.

My opinion
I took this article because I thought this was just a funny way to get caught with a smuggle of an illegal soft drug. I mean, a table… how stupid can you be…
This is not the first cannabis seizure in the UK as from December. It’s the 12th. And that is almost one a day. Maybe this is just a busy period in connection with the Christmas. But one thing is for sure: English people are crazy about cannabis. In Holland there are also a lot of cannabis seizures but the difference between the UK and Holland is that in the UK the cannabis seizures are much smaller. The highest was 2000 plants. In Holland a seizure of 30,000 plants no big deal anymore. I think that the criminality level of a criminal depends on the number of plants he or she was growing.

Motorist killed another motorist

On January 21 2008, Gary Forster smashed with his BMW into the back of A Ford Escort with a speed possible up to 163 mph (262 km/h) which causes the death of the 22 year old Christopher Turnbull. It seemed that the impact of the crash was so hard, that the car flew into the air and Mr Turnbull flung out of the vehicle. Foster said he was distraught after splitting up from his long-term boyfriend but now he has been jailed for ten years.

My opinion:
I think ten years in jail is a good punishment for Forster. He got also banned from driving for ten years but I think he should never get behind the wheel. It seemed that the rear bumper reached the front passengers seat and the head of the victim was ripped of from the crash. Foster apologized to Turnbull’s family members but there’s nothing in the world that can make up his reckless driving that cost the life of a young, innocent man. Traffic victims from motorists will never disappear. Maybe we have to find ourselves another way of traveling.
Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Hit-And-Run-Killer-Jailed-Gary-Forster-Sped-At-Up-To-163mph-During-Crash-With-Christopher-Turnbull/Article/200812215178464?lpos=UK_News_Third_UK_News_Article_Teaser_Region__7&lid=ARTICLE_15178464_Hit-And-Run_Killer_Jailed%3A_Gary_Forster_Sped_At_Up_To_163mph_During_Crash_With_Christopher_Turnbull

Heavy rain caused deadly car accident

A 22 year young woman couldn’t control her car anymore and died after a crash on Friday night 2:05 pm. She was driving a Vauxhall Astra which left the road and hit fencing close to the Bakers Arms roundabout, probably caused by heavy rainfall. Police said they don’t know what the cause of the accident was exactly but is was heavily raining at that time and the road was covered under an 18 inches layer of water. Trees were fall down to the road and people where trapped in their car. A female passenger, also 22, survived the crash injured. Officers in the region received hundreds of calls.

My opinion:
As the old saying goes; “woman behind the wheel, blood on the wall” here is another example that women can’t drive. When it rains, the road can get extreme slippery caused by a layer of water between the tires of the car and the road. This is called aquaplaning. On a wet track the traction is only half as much then when it’s dry. Maybe it’s a good idea that all woman drivers should follow a skid course when they get their drivers license before they enter the road. I also think that cars now a days are so comfortable that the feeling with the road is gone. For example power steering impedes the feeling you get with the road. So you cannot feel it when there’s less traction. Its like playing soccer on a computer, it has nothing to do with soccer anymore.

Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Rain-Downpour-Danger-On-Roads-Expected-As-Met-Office-Issues-Weather-Warnings-With-Snow-Due-In-Kent/Article/200812215178914?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_4&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15178914_Rain%3A_Downpour_Danger_On_Roads_Expected_As_Met_Office_Issues_Weather_Warnings_With_Snow_Due_In_Kent

Fewer Teenagers With Knives

According to new government figures, the number of teenagers carrying knives has been decreased by more than half. 105,000 young people were searched by officers from 10 forces in England. In October, one out of 65 carried a knife. In June it was one out of 35. the number of deaths in this period also fell with 17%. A particular problem is that knife carriers are getting younger. In the UK there were 34 teenagers died from stab wounds last year with 23 of those in London.

my opinion:
I think it’s a good thing that fewer teens carry a knife. It shows that people feel safer. Some people feel safer when they carry a knife. They carry a knife with the thought to use it if the are in trouble. In a one on one fight a knife can give protection (if you know how to handle it) but when there are more than 2 against you it will be different because you can stab only one person at the time. But in this way, carrying a knife can lead into a huge catastrophe. The only way to prevent such things is to make sure that no one is carrying a knife (or a weapon) anymore. They should focus on younger people and sustain the actions taken so far with more police on every street.

source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Knife-Crime-Number-Of-Teens-Carrying-Knives-In-Police-Targetted-Areas-Has-Dropped/Article/200812215177044?lpos=Politics_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_9&lid=ARTICLE_15177044_Knife_Crime%3A_Number_Of_Teens_Carrying_Knives_In_Police-Targetted_Areas_Has_Dropped

Mother and girls found in Germany

A missing woman and her five daughters have been found in Germany. They are all safe and well. They have been missed for 6 months.
Natalie Bracht is 34 years old (or young) and suffers from a personality disorder. With her daughters which are aged between 5 and 13 she left their Sunderland home on 17 May.
They were found in Munich on Monday following a search carried out by Northumbria Police with the support of forces across the UK and in Europe.
The children are now in the care of the German authorities.
Northumbria Police said they were working with their German counterparts and would be speaking with Ms Bracht in due course.
A spokesman for the force said: "I am happy that the girls have been found safe and well and I would like to thank

My opinion:
I really don’t know who this woman is. If I look at her picture I can see she look a little weird. A little scary also. I think that people like her are a threat to our society. She should be looked after by somebody. Maybe her family or husband should give her some more attention.
I’m glad they have been found and thankful to the public and the media for their help and assistance in this matter."

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/7746434.stm