Female police officer, collapes and dies.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....sing-phone-thief.html

Apart from a short mention on LBC radio, I have not heard of any reports on this sad event, on any TV news channels that I have been watching.

Has anyone else missed news of this tragic happening?

[Baldric]

First I've heard of it.

[squarebear]

Unfortunately, in these days of who has been knocked out of X Factor and what Posh Spice is wearing, real news is hardly covered.

[Psybbo]

I missed it as well, too much US election coverage. What a tragedy and what a waste.

[craft1948]

Very sad aog...............she was by all accounts a very fit triathlete.

[friedgreentomato]

No I saw it a paper, just out of interest though - why does it need plastering all oveer the TV news channels?

[Fitzer]

It was on the front page on the BBC website UK section yesterday, now in the London section; in the Independent this morning as well

[hc4361]

It was very prominent in the online Daily Mail.
http://www.dailymail....sing-phone-thief.html

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you hc4361, but didn't I also supply that link?

[Kiki-frog]

I heard it on BBC Radio 4 news this morning, but I haven't really looked much at the news today. Very sad.

[anotheoldgit]

friedgreentomato

/// No I saw it a paper, just out of interest though - why does it need plastering all oveer the TV news channels? ///

Mmmmm? isn't that what the 'TV NEWS' channels are for, to report on news?

Are you saying that this isn't news, or even worthy of reporting?

[jno]

it was on the BBC website yesterday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-london-20217092

It's sad, but not in the same category as someone actually killed by a thief, for instance. An otherwise fit woman who collapsed while running would not normally make the national news.

[friedgreentomato]

You are trying to twist and get a rise out of me you naughty man AOG.

I agree that it is sad, I disagree that it needs to be published all over the news.

[squarebear]

"I disagree that it needs to be published all over the news. "

And I disagree with that. Any of the emergency services who risk their lives daily to keep us safe should get a full mention on the news in such a tragedy, so we can see what heroes we have.

[anotheoldgit]

jno

/// It's sad, but not in the same category as someone actually killed by a thief, for instance. An otherwise fit woman who collapsed while running would not normally make the national news. ///

Yes but that is the whole point it was not just a otherwise fit woman who collapsed and died running.

It was a serving police officer who in the course of her duties was chasing a thief, and then unfortunately collapsed and died.

[albaqwerty]

I think it should be mentioned, not necessarily front page news. but certainly more than a paragraph tucked inside.
An aside, the suicide of the policeman in Glasgow was on the front page of the Daily Record.

[karenmac60]

I agree with jno. While it is sad, people collapse and die every day. That is not news, just life.

[anotheoldgit]

friedgreentomato

/// You are trying to twist and get a rise out of me you naughty man AOG. ///

Would I ever?

What I was just addressing was exactly what you said,

/// why does it need plastering all oveer the TV news channels? ///

with not a twist in sight.

[friedgreentomato]

It was more this comment my little petal!!

//Are you saying that this isn't news, or even worthy of reporting//