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Northern Ireland News for June 2005 : Page 4
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Conman who posed as 'MI5 agent' found guilty
A man who posed as an MI5 agent as part of an elaborate con has been found guilty of kidnapping, theft and deception at Blackfriars Crown Court in London. Thirty-four Robert Hendy-Freegard is thought...
Conman who posed as 'MI5 agent' found guilty
A man who posed as an MI5 agent as part of an elaborate con has been found guilty of kidnapping, theft and deception at Blackfriars Crown Court in London. Thirty-four Robert Hendy-Freegard is thought...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Taxpayers facing huge bills as waste problems pile up
Northern Ireland's taxpayers could be facing massive bills as the latest report on the province's waste management reveals that major targets will be missed. A report published today by the office of...
Taxpayers facing huge bills as waste problems pile up
Northern Ireland's taxpayers could be facing massive bills as the latest report on the province's waste management reveals that major targets will be missed. A report published today by the office of...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Europe in ‘profound debate’ on future, says Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that Europe is “in the midst of a profound debate” on its future. Mr Blair made his comments during a speech to Euro MPs as he outlined plans for Britain’s presid...
Europe in ‘profound debate’ on future, says Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that Europe is “in the midst of a profound debate” on its future. Mr Blair made his comments during a speech to Euro MPs as he outlined plans for Britain’s presid...
Recruitment News, Jun 23, 2005
UK temps ‘least protected in Europe’, TUC claims
UK agency workers are the least protected in Europe, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed, with agency workers in Poland and Slovenia having more rights than British temps. According to a TUC r...
UK temps ‘least protected in Europe’, TUC claims
UK agency workers are the least protected in Europe, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed, with agency workers in Poland and Slovenia having more rights than British temps. According to a TUC r...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Henman out in second round of Wimbledon
Tim Henman has exited the Wimbledon tennis championship at the hands of Dmitry Tursunov. The second round match between Henman and his Russian opponent was the usual edge of the seat roller coaster r...
Henman out in second round of Wimbledon
Tim Henman has exited the Wimbledon tennis championship at the hands of Dmitry Tursunov. The second round match between Henman and his Russian opponent was the usual edge of the seat roller coaster r...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Orde calls for community support for policing
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde today called for increased support from the community to assist police in the drive to reduce crime and make Northern Ireland safer. Sir Hugh made the appeal in his...
Orde calls for community support for policing
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde today called for increased support from the community to assist police in the drive to reduce crime and make Northern Ireland safer. Sir Hugh made the appeal in his...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Witness tells court Caroline ‘called for her mum’
A friend of British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson has told how she heard her call for her mum on the night she was killed. Ann Jasper, 22, was giving evidence at the retrial of Spanish waiter Francis...
Witness tells court Caroline ‘called for her mum’
A friend of British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson has told how she heard her call for her mum on the night she was killed. Ann Jasper, 22, was giving evidence at the retrial of Spanish waiter Francis...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Three men stabbed in Newry
Three men have been treated in hospital for ‘severe’ stab wounds following an incident at a house in Newry, Co Down on Thursday. The stabbings occurred at the house in the city's Canal Street area in...
Three men stabbed in Newry
Three men have been treated in hospital for ‘severe’ stab wounds following an incident at a house in Newry, Co Down on Thursday. The stabbings occurred at the house in the city's Canal Street area in...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Ice cream man has £1.4m worth of assets seized
Assets worth an estimated £1.4 million have been seized by the Assets Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland. Belfast High Court heard that Stephen Albert Baxter of Lyndhurst View Park, Belfast, sold sm...
Ice cream man has £1.4m worth of assets seized
Assets worth an estimated £1.4 million have been seized by the Assets Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland. Belfast High Court heard that Stephen Albert Baxter of Lyndhurst View Park, Belfast, sold sm...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Davies receives support over Alam’s claims
Two former Football Association employees have denied that executive director David Davies ever ‘tried it on’ with them. Former FA secretary Faria Alam said that the two women had warned her about Mr...
Davies receives support over Alam’s claims
Two former Football Association employees have denied that executive director David Davies ever ‘tried it on’ with them. Former FA secretary Faria Alam said that the two women had warned her about Mr...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Police investigation launched into Indian call centre ‘fraud’
Following newspaper allegations that an undercover reporter suceeded in purchasing UK bank account details from an Indian call centre worker, a police investigation has been launched. ‘The Sun’ newsp...
Police investigation launched into Indian call centre ‘fraud’
Following newspaper allegations that an undercover reporter suceeded in purchasing UK bank account details from an Indian call centre worker, a police investigation has been launched. ‘The Sun’ newsp...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Report reveals more pupils being expelled
The number of pupils being expelled from English schools has risen by 6%, new government figures have shown. According to the latest figures published by the Department for Education and Skills, ther...
Report reveals more pupils being expelled
The number of pupils being expelled from English schools has risen by 6%, new government figures have shown. According to the latest figures published by the Department for Education and Skills, ther...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Police crack down on money laundering
Police have searched a number of premises in Counties Armagh and Down as part of ongoing investigations into money laundering. A total of 13 properties, including a number of business premises, were ...
Police crack down on money laundering
Police have searched a number of premises in Counties Armagh and Down as part of ongoing investigations into money laundering. A total of 13 properties, including a number of business premises, were ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Two new PSNI officers to tackle city centre anti-social behaviour
Two new police officers dedicated to tackling anti-social behaviour in Belfast city centre will soon be on the ‘beat’, it was announced today. Belfast's Chamber of Trade has provided almost £100,000 ...
Two new PSNI officers to tackle city centre anti-social behaviour
Two new police officers dedicated to tackling anti-social behaviour in Belfast city centre will soon be on the ‘beat’, it was announced today. Belfast's Chamber of Trade has provided almost £100,000 ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
‘Don’t drink and drive’ message reinforced by TV campaign
The PSNI and Department of Environment (DoE) today reinforced their don’t drink and drive message this summer. In a new TV campaign, which begins today and runs until the end of August, highlights th...
‘Don’t drink and drive’ message reinforced by TV campaign
The PSNI and Department of Environment (DoE) today reinforced their don’t drink and drive message this summer. In a new TV campaign, which begins today and runs until the end of August, highlights th...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
UK temps ‘least protected in Europe’, TUC claims
UK agency workers are the least protected in Europe, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed, with agency workers in Poland and Slovenia having more rights than British temps. According to a TUC r...
UK temps ‘least protected in Europe’, TUC claims
UK agency workers are the least protected in Europe, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed, with agency workers in Poland and Slovenia having more rights than British temps. According to a TUC r...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Queen's opens £9 million physics centre
A £9 million state-of-the-art facility, which will act as a centre for world-class international physics research, has been officially opened by Queen's University. The International Research Centre ...
Queen's opens £9 million physics centre
A £9 million state-of-the-art facility, which will act as a centre for world-class international physics research, has been officially opened by Queen's University. The International Research Centre ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Closer working relationship needed in tourism industry
There should be a much closer relationship between academics, policy makers and practitioners in the tourism industry, a University of Ulster academic has said. Stephen Boyd, Professor of Tourism at ...
Closer working relationship needed in tourism industry
There should be a much closer relationship between academics, policy makers and practitioners in the tourism industry, a University of Ulster academic has said. Stephen Boyd, Professor of Tourism at ...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Homes ‘could generate own power’
Many UK homes could eventually be self-sufficient in energy needs, using home generators such as solar panels and micro-wind turbines, the government has suggested. Households could even be able to m...
Homes ‘could generate own power’
Many UK homes could eventually be self-sufficient in energy needs, using home generators such as solar panels and micro-wind turbines, the government has suggested. Households could even be able to m...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2005
Government issues warning on summer 'smog'
The government has warned people to take precautions against summer 'smog'. High ozone levels have been forecast across a number of areas in England today, including London, the southeast, East Angli...
Government issues warning on summer 'smog'
The government has warned people to take precautions against summer 'smog'. High ozone levels have been forecast across a number of areas in England today, including London, the southeast, East Angli...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2005
Yell’s new £8.5m Belfast telesales centre gets official launch
Leading directory firm, Yell has had its new £8.5 million Belfast telesales centre officially opened on Thursday. The centre, which represents significant expansion in Northern Ireland for the intern...
Yell’s new £8.5m Belfast telesales centre gets official launch
Leading directory firm, Yell has had its new £8.5 million Belfast telesales centre officially opened on Thursday. The centre, which represents significant expansion in Northern Ireland for the intern...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Public inquiry to begin into loyalist murder
A public inquiry into the murder of loyalist Billy Wright is due to get under way on Wednesday. The former LVF leader was shot dead while serving a prison sentence in the Maze on 27 December 1997. T...
Public inquiry to begin into loyalist murder
A public inquiry into the murder of loyalist Billy Wright is due to get under way on Wednesday. The former LVF leader was shot dead while serving a prison sentence in the Maze on 27 December 1997. T...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
Blair apologies for tax credit 'distress'
Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that the tax credits scheme has caused “hardship and distress” to many families. However, Mr Blair said that, overall, the scheme had helped millions of familie...
Blair apologies for tax credit 'distress'
Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that the tax credits scheme has caused “hardship and distress” to many families. However, Mr Blair said that, overall, the scheme had helped millions of familie...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
BMA urges government to tackle childhood obesity
The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued a list of recommendations in an attempt to urge the government to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity. The BMA is urging the government to...
BMA urges government to tackle childhood obesity
The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued a list of recommendations in an attempt to urge the government to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity. The BMA is urging the government to...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
Snowdonia murder - three arrested
Police have confirmed that three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman, whose body was found in Snowdonia, North Wales at the weekend. Walkers found the body of 45-year-o...
Snowdonia murder - three arrested
Police have confirmed that three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman, whose body was found in Snowdonia, North Wales at the weekend. Walkers found the body of 45-year-o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Armed man in fast food outlet robbery
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a fast food outlet at the Junction One shopping area on the town. At around 8.45am on Tuesday, a man armed with a gun ente...
Armed man in fast food outlet robbery
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a fast food outlet at the Junction One shopping area on the town. At around 8.45am on Tuesday, a man armed with a gun ente...
Business News, Jun 22, 2005
US-based financial services group announces NI centre
Invest NI has secured an investment which will see Wombat, the US-based financial services group, establish its global centre of software engineering excellence in Northern Ireland. Wombat’s software...
US-based financial services group announces NI centre
Invest NI has secured an investment which will see Wombat, the US-based financial services group, establish its global centre of software engineering excellence in Northern Ireland. Wombat’s software...
Business News, Jun 22, 2005
Invest NI opens office on Wall Street
Investment and trade activities will be combined at Invest Northern Ireland’s new office in New York’s Wall Street financial district. The office was opened by Invest NI chief executive Leslie Morris...
Invest NI opens office on Wall Street
Investment and trade activities will be combined at Invest Northern Ireland’s new office in New York’s Wall Street financial district. The office was opened by Invest NI chief executive Leslie Morris...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
Royal family cost taxpayers £37m-a-year
The latest figures on expenditure from Buckingham Palace has revealed that the taxpayer contributes £36.7 million to the running of the British monarchy. A decease, in real terms, this is equivalent ...
Royal family cost taxpayers £37m-a-year
The latest figures on expenditure from Buckingham Palace has revealed that the taxpayer contributes £36.7 million to the running of the British monarchy. A decease, in real terms, this is equivalent ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Teenage girl dies in road accident
A teenager has died following a road accident in Co Antrim on Tuesday. The 15-year-old girl, who has not yet been named, died after being hit by an articulated lorry while trying to cross four lanes ...
Teenage girl dies in road accident
A teenager has died following a road accident in Co Antrim on Tuesday. The 15-year-old girl, who has not yet been named, died after being hit by an articulated lorry while trying to cross four lanes ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A dry start to Monday but with some mist or fog patches, sunny spells elsewhere. Showers developing during the afternoon, particularly in the west, these heavy and thundery. Maximum temperature 21 °C.Tonight:Showers in the west soon dying off this evening. Patchy cloud and clear spells through the first part of the night but further showers later. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
