Two of the Brits on MH17 on way to see NUFC pre-season in NZ >>>>

[pjlincs]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-28363591

[Berni]

We'd never hear the end of it. :-(

[Classic Jorge]

I tell you what, that blowing up passenger planes stuff is BANG out of order.

[the splendor of antigone]

*I in know way intend any opprobrium to be cast upon me, so I apologize in advance if I have offended anyone and offer my sincerest regret if such a scenario were to unfold. I assure you all that I do not derive joy from the deaths of innocent people (nor non-innocents).

[Snin]

[Berni]

as we do to Anglophones? Be realistic, j. If we cared about dead foreigners, we'd never stop feeling sad.

As the old newsroom rule has it: 'Dead Belgians don't count".

[Classic Jorge]

Leading with "nine britons killed in air crash" then shortly afterwards "almost 300 people died".

I wouldn't find it offensive if they swapped the order but it just makes no sense to me that nine dead of our lot is more of a story than 300 dead assorted furrins