Northern Ireland News for June 2004 : Page 13
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
BBC cameraman killed and reporter injured in Saudi shooting
A BBC cameraman has been killed and the corporation's senior security correspondent is in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. Cameraman Simon Cumbe...
BBC cameraman killed and reporter injured in Saudi shooting
A BBC cameraman has been killed and the corporation's senior security correspondent is in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. Cameraman Simon Cumbe...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
£55m cocaine smuggling gang jailed for 64 years
Three men have been jailed for a total of 64 years today for attempting to smuggle £55 million of cocaine into the UK. The men who were sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court today were – Duncan Newp...
£55m cocaine smuggling gang jailed for 64 years
Three men have been jailed for a total of 64 years today for attempting to smuggle £55 million of cocaine into the UK. The men who were sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court today were – Duncan Newp...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
Man arrested following deaths of two women
A man has been arrested following a shooting incident in Oxfordshire yesterday in which two woman died and another was seriously injured. The 39-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested by ...
Man arrested following deaths of two women
A man has been arrested following a shooting incident in Oxfordshire yesterday in which two woman died and another was seriously injured. The 39-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested by ...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
Two held over 'serious' sex assault
Two young men have been arrested in connection with an incident in which a woman was subjected to a series of "serious sexual assaults" in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. The men, both aged 18, are currently...
Two held over 'serious' sex assault
Two young men have been arrested in connection with an incident in which a woman was subjected to a series of "serious sexual assaults" in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. The men, both aged 18, are currently...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Bomb defused outside SF member's home
What has been described as a "viable device" has been defused outside the home of a Sinn Féin member's house in Ballymena. Michael Agnew said that he had discovered the device under a van outside his...
Bomb defused outside SF member's home
What has been described as a "viable device" has been defused outside the home of a Sinn Féin member's house in Ballymena. Michael Agnew said that he had discovered the device under a van outside his...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Pipe bomb explodes outside house in Bangor
Police have confirmed that a pipe-bomb type device has exploded outside a house in Bangor, Co Down. A police spokesperson said that the device was left at the front door of a house at Beechwood Avenu...
Pipe bomb explodes outside house in Bangor
Police have confirmed that a pipe-bomb type device has exploded outside a house in Bangor, Co Down. A police spokesperson said that the device was left at the front door of a house at Beechwood Avenu...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
Greenpeace delivers iced dolphin to Defra in fishing protest
A dead dolphin encased in ice – a weighty two tonnes of maritime protest – was delivered to Defra's doorstep today to highlight the problems associated with pair trawler fishing; a practice which kill...
Greenpeace delivers iced dolphin to Defra in fishing protest
A dead dolphin encased in ice – a weighty two tonnes of maritime protest – was delivered to Defra's doorstep today to highlight the problems associated with pair trawler fishing; a practice which kill...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
Authorities urged to slash proposed water bill increases
Government and Ofwat today faced calls to 'turn off the tap' and cut, by at least a third, proposed average water bill rises of £70, or 29.2%, over the next five years. In open letters to Elliot Morl...
Authorities urged to slash proposed water bill increases
Government and Ofwat today faced calls to 'turn off the tap' and cut, by at least a third, proposed average water bill rises of £70, or 29.2%, over the next five years. In open letters to Elliot Morl...
Business News, Jun 7, 2004
Barclays staff reshuffle to create 200 extra jobs
Barclays bank is set to create an aggregate of 200 extra jobs after it announced plans to reshuffle staff today. The high street bank will create around 1,000 "new customer-facing jobs" in its branch...
Barclays staff reshuffle to create 200 extra jobs
Barclays bank is set to create an aggregate of 200 extra jobs after it announced plans to reshuffle staff today. The high street bank will create around 1,000 "new customer-facing jobs" in its branch...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
'Exaggerated' internet fears spoil education opportunities
Parental anxieties about the risk posed by the Internet are based on "exaggerated fears" and could reduce the children’s defences against the real risks, according to a university research team. The ...
'Exaggerated' internet fears spoil education opportunities
Parental anxieties about the risk posed by the Internet are based on "exaggerated fears" and could reduce the children’s defences against the real risks, according to a university research team. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Two killed and one injured in Larne car smash
A man and a woman have died, and a third person was critically injured, in a head-on collision near Larne yesterday. The collision occurred on the A8 Larne to Belfast carriageway between Ballynure an...
Two killed and one injured in Larne car smash
A man and a woman have died, and a third person was critically injured, in a head-on collision near Larne yesterday. The collision occurred on the A8 Larne to Belfast carriageway between Ballynure an...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Police renew appeal as murder scene school reopens
As detectives renew an appeal for information following the murder of Kevin McAlorum on Thursday, Oakwood Integrated School in Dunmurray outside which he was shot has reopened its doors today. Mr McA...
Police renew appeal as murder scene school reopens
As detectives renew an appeal for information following the murder of Kevin McAlorum on Thursday, Oakwood Integrated School in Dunmurray outside which he was shot has reopened its doors today. Mr McA...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
Mental health research gets £5m funding boost
People with mental health problems are set to benefit from a £5 million funding boost for mental health research and the creation of the first ever Mental Health Research Network, it has been announce...
Mental health research gets £5m funding boost
People with mental health problems are set to benefit from a £5 million funding boost for mental health research and the creation of the first ever Mental Health Research Network, it has been announce...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Cameras help make Northern Ireland's roads safer
Superintendent Ian Hamill, Head of the PSNI's Road Policing Development Branch, has announced that on stretches of road where speed cameras are in use there has been a dramatic 27% drop in accidents i...
Cameras help make Northern Ireland's roads safer
Superintendent Ian Hamill, Head of the PSNI's Road Policing Development Branch, has announced that on stretches of road where speed cameras are in use there has been a dramatic 27% drop in accidents i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Minister launches consultation on primary health care
Health minister Angela Smith has launched ‘Caring For People Beyond Tomorrow’, a consultation document which sets out a strategic framework for the development of primary care services over the next t...
Minister launches consultation on primary health care
Health minister Angela Smith has launched ‘Caring For People Beyond Tomorrow’, a consultation document which sets out a strategic framework for the development of primary care services over the next t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Yachtsman has lucky escape as mast hits power line
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has issued a strongly worded safety warning to the sailing community to take extra caution when navigating inland waterways during the sailing season. The warning f...
Yachtsman has lucky escape as mast hits power line
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has issued a strongly worded safety warning to the sailing community to take extra caution when navigating inland waterways during the sailing season. The warning f...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2004
Pension Credit uptake passes three million mark
Government figures out today have revealed that over three million people are receiving Pension Credit. The figures, published by the Department for Work and Pensions, found that as of the end of May...
Pension Credit uptake passes three million mark
Government figures out today have revealed that over three million people are receiving Pension Credit. The figures, published by the Department for Work and Pensions, found that as of the end of May...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
'More goals' declares NI's top striker
Record Northern Irish international goal scorer David Healy has said that he wants "more goals" to up the target for future players. The Preston North End striker scored two goals in a 3-0 friendly m...
'More goals' declares NI's top striker
Record Northern Irish international goal scorer David Healy has said that he wants "more goals" to up the target for future players. The Preston North End striker scored two goals in a 3-0 friendly m...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
Northern Ireland group on global biotechnology mission
Northern Ireland is being represented by a group of technology companies and leading university researchers at what has been described as ‘the largest biotechnology gathering ever'. The companies and...
Northern Ireland group on global biotechnology mission
Northern Ireland is being represented by a group of technology companies and leading university researchers at what has been described as ‘the largest biotechnology gathering ever'. The companies and...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2004
e-Europe showcase to connect with Derry
Exhibitors from across the world will gather in Londonderry this month to showcase the use of broadband technology in the fields of education, health, business, local and central government and in com...
e-Europe showcase to connect with Derry
Exhibitors from across the world will gather in Londonderry this month to showcase the use of broadband technology in the fields of education, health, business, local and central government and in com...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Triad involvement suspected in Chinese woman's murder
A Triad gang are thought to have been behind the murder of a Chinese woman in north Belfast on Thursday. The young woman, who has yet to be formally identified, was found murdered in the back of a ca...
Triad involvement suspected in Chinese woman's murder
A Triad gang are thought to have been behind the murder of a Chinese woman in north Belfast on Thursday. The young woman, who has yet to be formally identified, was found murdered in the back of a ca...
Business News, Jun 4, 2004
Opec supply boost drops oil price
Yesterday's move by Opec to increase oil supply quotas has helped reduce the upward pressure on oil prices. The mainly Middle Eastern Opec cartel agreed to raise quotas by 2 million barrels a day in ...
Opec supply boost drops oil price
Yesterday's move by Opec to increase oil supply quotas has helped reduce the upward pressure on oil prices. The mainly Middle Eastern Opec cartel agreed to raise quotas by 2 million barrels a day in ...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
Royals join veterans for D-Day commemorations
Members of the Royal Family will join veterans in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Normandy Landings during the weekend June 5-6. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and o...
Royals join veterans for D-Day commemorations
Members of the Royal Family will join veterans in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Normandy Landings during the weekend June 5-6. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and o...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
CIA loses a second senior official
After CIA director George Tenet quit his post on Wednesday night, a second senior official has announced that he intends to leave the agency. Spymaster James Pavitt has said today that he is retiring...
CIA loses a second senior official
After CIA director George Tenet quit his post on Wednesday night, a second senior official has announced that he intends to leave the agency. Spymaster James Pavitt has said today that he is retiring...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
Government is considering smoking ban, Blair reveals
The Prime Minister has revealed that the government is considering allowing local councils to ban smoking in public places. Mr Blair told BBC Breakfast that there was a difficult balance to be struck...
Government is considering smoking ban, Blair reveals
The Prime Minister has revealed that the government is considering allowing local councils to ban smoking in public places. Mr Blair told BBC Breakfast that there was a difficult balance to be struck...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
RMT suspends election day Tube strike
Strike action by Tube workers, which had been set to coincide with the Mayoral and European elections, has now been suspended, it was announced today. Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members ...
RMT suspends election day Tube strike
Strike action by Tube workers, which had been set to coincide with the Mayoral and European elections, has now been suspended, it was announced today. Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Two policemen injured in separate hit-and-run incidents
Two policemen have been injured following separate hit-and-run incidents in south Belfast early this morning. In the first incident an officer was injured as he responded to investigate a report of a...
Two policemen injured in separate hit-and-run incidents
Two policemen have been injured following separate hit-and-run incidents in south Belfast early this morning. In the first incident an officer was injured as he responded to investigate a report of a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Woman dies after being hit by train
A woman has been killed in the Republic of Ireland today after being hit by the main Belfast to Dublin express train. The woman was hit by the 9.35am Enterprise train just north of Dundalk at around ...
Woman dies after being hit by train
A woman has been killed in the Republic of Ireland today after being hit by the main Belfast to Dublin express train. The woman was hit by the 9.35am Enterprise train just north of Dundalk at around ...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
Prince Charles pays tribute to Scottish D-Day veterans
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, paid tribute to heroes of the Normandy landings as he met D-Day veterans in Scotland yesterday. The Prince, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, met with ...
Prince Charles pays tribute to Scottish D-Day veterans
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, paid tribute to heroes of the Normandy landings as he met D-Day veterans in Scotland yesterday. The Prince, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, met with ...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
World governments to consider future of Palestinian refugees
Representatives from 67 countries are set to gather in Geneva next week for the largest conference on Palestine refugees in 56 years. The UN agency working to assist Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) ann...
World governments to consider future of Palestinian refugees
Representatives from 67 countries are set to gather in Geneva next week for the largest conference on Palestine refugees in 56 years. The UN agency working to assist Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) ann...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.