Blog 6 Husband 'plotted S.Africa honeymoon murder'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11937170

 

Summary

A woman was murdered during her honeymoon in south-Africa. They were ambushed at night and the woman was later found death with a bullet wound and all of her jewellery was stolen. The taxi driver who confessed to have murdered the woman says now in court that he was paid 1500 pounds by her husband to do so. What started as seemed to be a fairy-tale Hindu wedding ended with the death and these dramatic allegations. The taxi driver is charged with murder and locked up in jail. The allegations he made against the husband will be tested in court.

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I think this is really shocking news. A young woman murdered during her honeymoon. I think it is really odd that the taxi driver says her husband has plotted this murder. I wonder if he had something to gain by having her killed or why the taxi driver would lie about this if it isn’t true.  In this news item you only see the family of the husband telling the allegations are ludicrous, but you don’t see any relatives of the wife saying something about this situation. You only see her father grieving in court. I think this is a really weird and scary situation it also shows the dangers of going to some places in other countries. As a tourist you are not always aware of the problems and dangers when you are on a holiday in another country.

Small daily aspirin dose 'cuts cancer risk'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/health-11930988

Summary

An aspirin a day reduces chances of getting cancer with 25%. Aspirin was already known to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but a study now done with 25,000 patients shows it reduces the risk of a range of common cancers. Even if the patients stopped taking them the chance of getting cancer was still less than normal after 20 years. The aspirin does either repair the faulty DNA in the new cells or makes them demolish themselves. However experts warn about the side effects such as an increasing risk of stomach and gut bleeds and especially elderly should go to their GP before starting to take the 75 mg a day.

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I think it is positive news that an aspirin could help reduce the chance of cancer. Especially for people who have families in which cancer is common and have a high risk of getting it. However the risks are also very big because of the side effects. I think there should be more studies done on these side-effects and see if there is maybe some way to help preventing the side effects. I also think that there can be a lot done, maybe even more with reducing the risks by healthier living like exercising, the right food, stop smoking etc. I think this should be promoted more than taking some pill that can cause internal bleedings.