Justice Ngema in court charged with attempting to murder nurse Magdeline Makola

In short:
A man appeared in court today accused of attempting to murder a nurse who was found locked in the boot of her own car. The man charged for these actions is Justice Ngema, 35. He remained silent and made no plea or declaration during the short hearing. The 38 years old women works as a cardiac nurse and comes from Livingstone in West Lothian. She is now recovering in a hospital after she was found after 11 days of gone missing. Colleagues had raised the alarm on het being missing after she didn’t turn up for het shift on the eighteenth of December. The last time she was seen before this was when she left her work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on December 15. After this an investigation was launched by the local police and on December 26 she was found, dressed in her nightclothes and suffering from hypothermia and dehydration. If she was in the booth for the full ten days in not clear yet but she doesn’t suffer from major injuries. Ms Makola, who adopted British citizenship after moving to Scotland six years ago, is being treated in Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire, where she is said to be in a stable condition. Ngema is due to appear in court again on Tuesday January 6

My opinion:
The fact that alarm was raised very fast after gone missing is a good thing. If this had not happened it might have turned out in a whole other story. The police did a good job finding her, even if it took over 10 days. The only thing I do not understand out of this article is that it does not say anything about the connection between the victim and the attacker.

Source:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5413310.ece

Politically correct brigade demands one woman on each fire engine

In short:Fire engines will have to have at least one firewoman on board in order to meet diversity guidelines, town hall leaders claim. This is been said by the Local Governmentl Association ( LGA ). 15 per cent of those in operational roles should be female. This means as a fire fighter that at least one of your crew on each engine is a female. The LGA said an increased number of firewomen is necessary "to meet the needs of local people". But critics warned that political correctness was being put above the ability to save lives. Not everyone agrees with this new ruling, Susie Squire, of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: "Introducing this sort of quota to the fire service is a big mistake. "If ever there was a job that should be awarded on merit and physical fitness, it is that of a firefighter." This system will cost the taxpayers more money by introducing additional administration that is unnecessary. According to this it will risk the safety of all of us in the long run. At present fewer than one in ten firefighters are female. Head of the fire services at the LGA said: "The fire service needs to be representative of the area it serves. "It is important that the fire service attracts more women and ethnic minorities so that it can work more effectively in partnership with local authorities and other organisations to meet the needs of local people."

My opinion: I agree with Susie Squire, this new ruling is not necessary. It will cost a lot of money and administration. I found this new way of helping women to a job ridiculous. You should get your job because you worked hard to get there and you deserve it, not to reach a certain amount of some quota. Especially at this type of work, not just everyone can do this type of work.

Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4001399/Politically-correct-brigade-demands-one-woman-on-each-fire-engine.html

Teenager to appear in court over 'million-to-one' glass tragedy

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A teenager is due to appear in court over the murder of a mother of three who died when a glass bottle was thrown into a crowded pub. McNulty, a nineteen year old boy is the accused one. Heywood, is due to appear before Rochdale Magistrates' Court. It is said that he is the one who threw an empty bottle into the crowded Queen Anne Hotel in Heywood, Greater Manchester, because he was refused entry to this pub. After the bottle was thrown into the pub it began its own life. It shattered against a pillar into pieces. One of these pieces then found its way to Ms O’Kane’s neck, cutting her throat, according to an eye-witness. Due to this Emma O’Kane, mother of three, died while celebrating the birthday of het fiancé. Emma had been enjoying a night out in the pub where she sometimes worked as a barmaid. She collapsed in a pool of blood and was pronounced dead at Fairfield Hospital in Bury, shortly after. "This was a million to one tragedy", a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said."For a bottle to be thrown into the pub, to shatter against a pillar and for a shard of glass to fall from a height capable of causing a fatal injury is extremely rare, you couldn't recreate it."

My opinion:
I understand that some-one has to take the blame for this terrible accident. But it is not that Heywood un purpose threw the bottle to injure or kill someone. As said it is a million to one tragedy. I feel that you really cannot hold any one responsible for this. It was a series of actions that took place that no one had control over. Unfortunately due to this the women did die. Standing in the shoes of the family of the diseased women I totally understand that they want to take action towards Heywood, he still is the one that threw the bottle into the pub.

Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4001224/Teenager-to-appear-in-court-over-million-to-one-glass-tragedy.html