4: British girls ‘biggest teenage binge drinkers in the world’

According to a report, British girls are the biggest teenage binge drinkers in the western world. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) figures were published in “Through the Looking Glass”. These results came from a poll for British females aged sixteen to nineteen. It found 84% were anxious about being able to secure the job they wanted in the future, with 81% worried about doing well in exams. Among respondents 16% were not very happy, while 64% were quite happy most of the time and 17% felt very happy. The poll results also feature topics like money, the future, love and education. Click on the link below if you are interested in those results.

I think the alcohol results are very shocking. I wonder if the British girls are actually aware of the dangers of alcohol. The reason I chose this article is because our research project in Scotland for UKOK! will be about alcohol and youth as well. It would be very interesting to feature this article in our project. The other results don’t really surprise me; these are just more or less the same as in the Netherlands.

Source: Guardian

3: Mail Online becomes world's second most popular newspaper site

Mail Online, an online news website, has overtaken the Huffington Post to become the second most popular news website. These results are according to new figures from metrics firm comScore. There are a few reasons why the popularity of Mail Online has grown exponentially. The main reason is because the front page of the website is very showbiz-laden. People seem to find this attracting, so that is one reason for its popularity. The second reason why Mail Online became more popular is because they have been focusing a lot more on news from the United States.

Personally, I actually never read news online. You will never see me going to an online news website for my daily dose of news. I think online news websites are good for society, because lately probably everyone in the world browses on the internet daily. Slowly we get rid of news on paper and start using the internet as our news source. The website Mail Online is indeed very popular because of its catching front page loaded with show news. A good way to improve your popularity, but on the other hand I think it will make your website more informal.

Source: Guardian

2: Number of motorists caught by speed cameras plummets

The number of motorists caught by speed cameras fell below a million for the first time in almost a decade. Figures have shown that 935,000 motorists were caught driving too fast by camera in 2009. 2009 is the latest year for which figures are available. Robert Grifford, executive director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, said he doesn’t have one right answer for this result. Questions remain, he said. “Are people becoming more compliant? Do they merely slow down for the camera? Has the emphasis on educational alternatives encouraged people to obey the law? Whichever of these is the answer, it is good to see fewer people issued with speeding tickets.”

The fact that people are more aware of the dangers of driving too fast is a good thing, I think. These results show that “the educational alternatives” do work and have effect on the motorists. Being a motorist can be very dangerous and therefore it’s important to take the rules into account. Hopefully the number of car drivers driving too fast will plummet as well, in the future.

Source: Telegraph

1: Two arrested over Edmonton schoolboy stabbing

Two young boys (16 and 14 years old) have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 15-year-old who was killed while “selflessly protecting” his young brother. The arrested boys still remain in police custody. The 15-year-old, Negus McClean died from a stab wound to the heart after being attacked in Edmonton (north London). Negus would have celebrated his 16th birthday later this month. Unfortunately, there is still no concrete evidence about the murder. Now, detectives are still investigating and hope especially people who were involved in the murder will provide them information to find out more about the case.

It seems murderers get younger by the day, which is a very bad case, I think. I actually can’t believe a boy who is just as old as my brother was killed by someone of his own age. Strange things happen lately and I’m glad I have never been involved in such horrible incidents. The fact that Negus was just about celebrating his 16th birthday is very sad, and therefore I feel really sorry for his parents and his other relatives.

Source: Guardian

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