CE 22-25

CE 22: Scotland plans circus animal ban
"Animal groups are urging the Scottish Executive to include all wild animals in a ban which would prevent them [from] performing in circuses."

Basically, the Rural Affairs Minister has said that there will soon be an executive movement to exclude certain animals from being allowed to perform. The decision on what animals will actually be included will be left to the public to decide, but ultimately, it is for the animals' welfare and safety. "The ban would be secondary to provisions made in the Animal Health and Welfare Bill."

There are already certain animals that are banned from performing in travelling circuses in England & Wales. A spokesperson for the "The Born Free Foundation" is pleased by this movement because he believes that the frequent traveleing will deprieve the animals from receiving the proper treatment.


CE 23: Nurse murdered 'to satisfy lust'
"A nurse accused of murder denied he used his patients to "satisfy his lust for excitement", a court has heard."

Before actually starting this, the nurse, Benjamin Green is only 25 years old and is being charged with two accounts of murder and 18 counts of GBH (grievous bodily harm). Honestly, my first thought was if he had a lust for excitement, why didn't he just go sky diving? Maybe jumping out of a plane isn't exciting enough? Then he should go hunting, I hear that's exciting.

"In the cross-examination prosecuter Michael Austin-Smith, QC, referred to the case of 77-year-old David Nelson, who was admitted to the hospital with heart trouble but suddenly stopped breathing after appartently being injected by Mr. Green."

"I just panicked. I realized I should not have that syringe on me." --Benjamin Green

Hmm... getting caught in the act with a filled syringe in his pocket?

The trial is still going, but seriously? Come on people.
The only thing he's got going for him is that he's not weird looking.


CE 24: EU Adopts shoe dumping penalties
"The EU has finally adopted duties on shoe imports from China and Vietman in a dispute over alleged dumping of cheap footwear."

Basically, they are trying to correct the damage that the Chinese and Vietnamese shoes have caused because they are so cheap. Because the prices are so low, other companies in other countries, such as in Italty and Portugal are being badly hurt.

"We do not target China and Vietnam's natural competitive advantages, only unfair distortions of trade."

China urges that the EU reconsider because they consider the duties to be unfair. They say that there is no evidence of dumping.

The tariffs will add £1 to the average import price of the footwear of about £6.


CE 25: Greedy wife gets life for murder
"A former prostitute who murdered her elderly husband after finding he was not wealthy has been jailed for life."

She admitted to stabbing him, but said that it was an accident. In reality, she was trying kill herself after having found out that the man she had married was in fact, not the millionarie she was after.

But there is another side to this story. In 2002, she was raped and forced into prostitution. At at London brothel, "she set out to snare Mr. Edwards, who hinted he was a multi-millionaire, the trial was told." Once married, she demanded clothes, cash, and other numerous luxuries. Gwyn Edwards was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife.

No matter how bad her life was, that is no reason to kill a 72 year old man who treated her well until she murdered him.