Northern Ireland News for June 2005 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Police vehicle damaged by youths in stone attack
A police vehicle has been damaged after officers came under attack from stone throwing youths in Belfast on Tuesday evening. At around 8.50pm, two police vehicles came under heavy attack from stone t...
Police vehicle damaged by youths in stone attack
A police vehicle has been damaged after officers came under attack from stone throwing youths in Belfast on Tuesday evening. At around 8.50pm, two police vehicles came under heavy attack from stone t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Man arrested in fuel-laundering find
One man has been arrested after a fuel-laundering network was discovered in Co Tyrone on Tuesday. Customs officers, alongside PSNI detectives, discovered two laundering plants in farm buildings in th...
Man arrested in fuel-laundering find
One man has been arrested after a fuel-laundering network was discovered in Co Tyrone on Tuesday. Customs officers, alongside PSNI detectives, discovered two laundering plants in farm buildings in th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Coastguard hits out at hoax caller
Belfast Coastguard has hit out at a hoax caller after a major search and rescue was launched following a phone call which indicated a man had walked into the sea at Larne Lough. The Coastguard receiv...
Coastguard hits out at hoax caller
Belfast Coastguard has hit out at a hoax caller after a major search and rescue was launched following a phone call which indicated a man had walked into the sea at Larne Lough. The Coastguard receiv...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
E-mail allegations in FA secretary's tribunal
The former Football Association secretary at the centre of a sex scandal used her work e-mail to brag of her affairs with senior FA members, a tribunal has heard. Faria Alam, who resigned from her po...
E-mail allegations in FA secretary's tribunal
The former Football Association secretary at the centre of a sex scandal used her work e-mail to brag of her affairs with senior FA members, a tribunal has heard. Faria Alam, who resigned from her po...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
Government publishes immigration bill
The government has announced plans to strengthen UK border controls and clamp down on illegal workers, as part of the new Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill. The Bill includes a proposal to int...
Government publishes immigration bill
The government has announced plans to strengthen UK border controls and clamp down on illegal workers, as part of the new Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill. The Bill includes a proposal to int...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
Report highlights solvent abuse in children
Children as young as 10 are inhaling solvents on a regular basis, a new report has claimed. A joint report by children’s charities the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and ChildLine found that childr...
Report highlights solvent abuse in children
Children as young as 10 are inhaling solvents on a regular basis, a new report has claimed. A joint report by children’s charities the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and ChildLine found that childr...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
£200m cross-border power station opens
Northern Ireland’s electricity infrastructure received a boost today with the opening of a new £200million power station at Coolkeeragh, outside Londonderry. The 400 mega-watt combined cycle gas turb...
£200m cross-border power station opens
Northern Ireland’s electricity infrastructure received a boost today with the opening of a new £200million power station at Coolkeeragh, outside Londonderry. The 400 mega-watt combined cycle gas turb...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
O’Neill to receive honourary doctorate
Former Celtic boss and Northern Ireland football international Martin O'Neill is to receive an honorary doctorate for services to sport from Queen's University next month. Originally from Kilrea in C...
O’Neill to receive honourary doctorate
Former Celtic boss and Northern Ireland football international Martin O'Neill is to receive an honorary doctorate for services to sport from Queen's University next month. Originally from Kilrea in C...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2005
Researcher look to fruit and veg to prevent eye disease
Researchers at Queen's University have begun examining how naturally occurring compounds found in fruit and vegetables can affect the risk of eye disease. Funded by the Food Safety Promotion Board, ...
Researcher look to fruit and veg to prevent eye disease
Researchers at Queen's University have begun examining how naturally occurring compounds found in fruit and vegetables can affect the risk of eye disease. Funded by the Food Safety Promotion Board, ...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2005
Survey calls for smoking ban in family homes
Nearly three-quarters of people believe that smoking should be banned in households with children, according to research by Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP). The survey of 1275 adults, conducted...
Survey calls for smoking ban in family homes
Nearly three-quarters of people believe that smoking should be banned in households with children, according to research by Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP). The survey of 1275 adults, conducted...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Ex-boyfriend arrested in Hayley murder investigation
The main suspect in the Hayley Richards murder investigation has been arrested, Wiltshire police have announced. Hugo Quintas, Hayley’s former boyfriend, was arrested in the Basque region of Spain th...
Ex-boyfriend arrested in Hayley murder investigation
The main suspect in the Hayley Richards murder investigation has been arrested, Wiltshire police have announced. Hugo Quintas, Hayley’s former boyfriend, was arrested in the Basque region of Spain th...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Paediatrician faces misconduct hearing
Paediatrician Sir Roy Meadow has been accused of providing “misleading and flawed” evidence in the trial of a woman accused of killing her two sons. Sir Roy, whose cot death theory led to the wrongfu...
Paediatrician faces misconduct hearing
Paediatrician Sir Roy Meadow has been accused of providing “misleading and flawed” evidence in the trial of a woman accused of killing her two sons. Sir Roy, whose cot death theory led to the wrongfu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
Hain looks to 'credible' IRA statement
The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has said that the significance of a credible statement from the IRA should not be "underestimated". Speaking to delegates attending the Irish Congre...
Hain looks to 'credible' IRA statement
The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has said that the significance of a credible statement from the IRA should not be "underestimated". Speaking to delegates attending the Irish Congre...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Juries to be axed from fraud trials
Juries could be removed from complex fraud trials, under new proposals advanced by the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith. The proposals, part of the 2003 Criminal Justice Act, would allow judges to mak...
Juries to be axed from fraud trials
Juries could be removed from complex fraud trials, under new proposals advanced by the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith. The proposals, part of the 2003 Criminal Justice Act, would allow judges to mak...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
Forensic scientist to be called in to find 'disappeared'
Irish Justice Minister Michael McDowell has said that the Irish and British government's will bring in a forensic scientist to assist with a renewed effort to find the five undiscovered bodies of the ...
Forensic scientist to be called in to find 'disappeared'
Irish Justice Minister Michael McDowell has said that the Irish and British government's will bring in a forensic scientist to assist with a renewed effort to find the five undiscovered bodies of the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
Safety scheme hopes to reduce attacks on emergency services
A new scheme has been launched by the Belfast Community Safety Partnership to reduce attacks on emergency services in west Belfast. Pupils from primary and secondary schools will meet with ambulance ...
Safety scheme hopes to reduce attacks on emergency services
A new scheme has been launched by the Belfast Community Safety Partnership to reduce attacks on emergency services in west Belfast. Pupils from primary and secondary schools will meet with ambulance ...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Four teenagers bailed over Aimee's death
Four teenagers have been bailed after appearing in court, charged with manslaughter, following the death of 15-year-old Aimee Wellock earlier this month. Nineteen-year-old Claire Carey, from Allerton...
Four teenagers bailed over Aimee's death
Four teenagers have been bailed after appearing in court, charged with manslaughter, following the death of 15-year-old Aimee Wellock earlier this month. Nineteen-year-old Claire Carey, from Allerton...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
Three youths arrested after paint bomb attack
Three youths were arrested last night after paint bombs and stones were thrown at police in Londonderry. The officers were targeted at around 23:00 in the Fahan Street area. Earlier it had been repo...
Three youths arrested after paint bomb attack
Three youths were arrested last night after paint bombs and stones were thrown at police in Londonderry. The officers were targeted at around 23:00 in the Fahan Street area. Earlier it had been repo...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Man arrested over Iraq suicide bombings
A man has been arrested in Manchester for questioning in connection with a series of suicide bomb attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. Thirty police officers raided an address in Great Southern Stree...
Man arrested over Iraq suicide bombings
A man has been arrested in Manchester for questioning in connection with a series of suicide bomb attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. Thirty police officers raided an address in Great Southern Stree...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Waiter admits Caroline murder
Francisco Arce Montes, the Spanish waiter jailed for the murder of British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson, has admitted killing her. At the beginning of his automatic appeal, Mr Montes admitted attack...
Waiter admits Caroline murder
Francisco Arce Montes, the Spanish waiter jailed for the murder of British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson, has admitted killing her. At the beginning of his automatic appeal, Mr Montes admitted attack...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
Police launch campaign against anti-social drinking
Police, working in partnership with local authorities in Down, are launching a campaign targetting anti-social drinking. In partnership with Down District Council Enforcement Office, the Community Sa...
Police launch campaign against anti-social drinking
Police, working in partnership with local authorities in Down, are launching a campaign targetting anti-social drinking. In partnership with Down District Council Enforcement Office, the Community Sa...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Former FA secretary's tribunal opens
Former Football Association secretary Faria Alam, has accused a senior FA executive of sexual harassment at a tribunal. The 38-year-old, who resigned from her position last Augustm following revelati...
Former FA secretary's tribunal opens
Former Football Association secretary Faria Alam, has accused a senior FA executive of sexual harassment at a tribunal. The 38-year-old, who resigned from her position last Augustm following revelati...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
Major NI road improvement schemes move forward
The government has confirmed that a £100 million M1 / Westlink and M2 widening scheme is on target to commence early next year. Roads Minister Shaun Woodward confirmed a proposed timetable for the sc...
Major NI road improvement schemes move forward
The government has confirmed that a £100 million M1 / Westlink and M2 widening scheme is on target to commence early next year. Roads Minister Shaun Woodward confirmed a proposed timetable for the sc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
£6.4m Lottery windfall for local sport
PE and sport facilities across Northern Ireland are to be transformed because of a massive lottery windfall totalling more than 6.4 million. Fourteen projects including schools, councils and communit...
£6.4m Lottery windfall for local sport
PE and sport facilities across Northern Ireland are to be transformed because of a massive lottery windfall totalling more than 6.4 million. Fourteen projects including schools, councils and communit...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2005
Rail passengers could face ‘congestion charge’
Passengers on the busiest train routes might have to pay a congestion charge, under new proposals aimed at tackling the problem of overcrowding on trains. According to a paper published by the Associ...
Rail passengers could face ‘congestion charge’
Passengers on the busiest train routes might have to pay a congestion charge, under new proposals aimed at tackling the problem of overcrowding on trains. According to a paper published by the Associ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2005
High speed Flagship project unveiled in Derry
A £1.38 million project to help businesses, colleges and the tourism industry realise the full potential of broadband technology has been unveiled in Londonderry. Enterprise Minister Angela Smith lau...
High speed Flagship project unveiled in Derry
A £1.38 million project to help businesses, colleges and the tourism industry realise the full potential of broadband technology has been unveiled in Londonderry. Enterprise Minister Angela Smith lau...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2005
Education minister adds to schools budgets
Education Minister Angela Smith has announced a £12.5 million boost in funding for schools, following widespread opposition by politicans, unions and education boards to a plan to implement budget cut...
Education minister adds to schools budgets
Education Minister Angela Smith has announced a £12.5 million boost in funding for schools, following widespread opposition by politicans, unions and education boards to a plan to implement budget cut...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2005
Blair – EU budget ‘not right’ for Britain
Prime Minister Tony Blair has told MPs that the EU budget deal offered at last week’s European summit was “not right for Britain”. Speaking in the House of Commons, following last week’s meeting of E...
Blair – EU budget ‘not right’ for Britain
Prime Minister Tony Blair has told MPs that the EU budget deal offered at last week’s European summit was “not right for Britain”. Speaking in the House of Commons, following last week’s meeting of E...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2005
Flash floods cause chaos in Yorkshire
A huge clean up is underway in Yorkshire, after flash floods yesterday caused massive amounts of damage. Torrential thunderstorms, which broke out yesterday over the North York Moors, following the e...
Flash floods cause chaos in Yorkshire
A huge clean up is underway in Yorkshire, after flash floods yesterday caused massive amounts of damage. Torrential thunderstorms, which broke out yesterday over the North York Moors, following the e...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2005
Three people being questioned about murder
Detectives are questioning two men and one woman about the murder of a man in his thirties in a stabbing incident in County Antrim. Trevor Halliday, from the Ravenhill area in Belfast, was stabbed in...
Three people being questioned about murder
Detectives are questioning two men and one woman about the murder of a man in his thirties in a stabbing incident in County Antrim. Trevor Halliday, from the Ravenhill area in Belfast, was stabbed in...
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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.