Northern Ireland News for June 2005 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2005
Exhibition explores notion of forgiveness
An exhibition exploring the idea of forgiveness in the face of atrocity has opened in Northern Ireland. Hosted by the Institute of Governance at Queen's University, in association with the Women's Ne...
Exhibition explores notion of forgiveness
An exhibition exploring the idea of forgiveness in the face of atrocity has opened in Northern Ireland. Hosted by the Institute of Governance at Queen's University, in association with the Women's Ne...
Business News, Jun 17, 2005
Food from Britain agency appoints NI marketing executive
Mr John Whitehead has been appointed Northern Ireland Executive of Food from Britain (FFB), the United Kingdom’s strategic international food and drink export-marketing agency. The appointment of Mr ...
Food from Britain agency appoints NI marketing executive
Mr John Whitehead has been appointed Northern Ireland Executive of Food from Britain (FFB), the United Kingdom’s strategic international food and drink export-marketing agency. The appointment of Mr ...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
Child killed in Cambodia school siege
One child, reported to be three-years-old, has been killed after a group of gunmen took over an international school in Cambodia. The siege happened at around 9:30am local time, when a group of gunme...
Child killed in Cambodia school siege
One child, reported to be three-years-old, has been killed after a group of gunmen took over an international school in Cambodia. The siege happened at around 9:30am local time, when a group of gunme...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
G8 ministers expected to approve paedophile register
G8 ministers are expected to approve plans to introduce a global paedophile register at a meeting today. The justice and home affairs ministers for the G8 are discussing the plans, which have been de...
G8 ministers expected to approve paedophile register
G8 ministers are expected to approve plans to introduce a global paedophile register at a meeting today. The justice and home affairs ministers for the G8 are discussing the plans, which have been de...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
Paisley has ‘brutally frank’ meeting with Ahern
DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley, the patriarch of the largest Unionist party in Northern Ireland, emerged from a meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday to describe exchanges in the meeting as “b...
Paisley has ‘brutally frank’ meeting with Ahern
DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley, the patriarch of the largest Unionist party in Northern Ireland, emerged from a meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday to describe exchanges in the meeting as “b...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
Jury fail to reach verdict in libel case against Lineker
The jury in Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell’s libel action against TV pundit Gary Lineker has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict. The Australian-born footballer had launched the libel...
Jury fail to reach verdict in libel case against Lineker
The jury in Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell’s libel action against TV pundit Gary Lineker has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict. The Australian-born footballer had launched the libel...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Report estimates over £42M paid out in DLA 'errors'
A report published today by the Northern Ireland Audit Office into Disability Living Allowance payments has estimated that over £42 million a year is paid out in error. The Comptroller and Auditor Ge...
Report estimates over £42M paid out in DLA 'errors'
A report published today by the Northern Ireland Audit Office into Disability Living Allowance payments has estimated that over £42 million a year is paid out in error. The Comptroller and Auditor Ge...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
Newspaper journalist sparks Sandhurst security review
A review of security at the prestigious Sandhurst military academy, attended by Prince Harry, has been ordered after a newspaper reporter was able to gain access with a ‘fake bomb’. According to a re...
Newspaper journalist sparks Sandhurst security review
A review of security at the prestigious Sandhurst military academy, attended by Prince Harry, has been ordered after a newspaper reporter was able to gain access with a ‘fake bomb’. According to a re...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
Lib Dems call for pensions reform
The Liberal Democrats have called for urgent reforms to be made to Britain’s pension system. Speaking ahead of the UK Pensions Experts Conference, party leader Charles Kennedy said the country could ...
Lib Dems call for pensions reform
The Liberal Democrats have called for urgent reforms to be made to Britain’s pension system. Speaking ahead of the UK Pensions Experts Conference, party leader Charles Kennedy said the country could ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
McWilliams appointed chief of NI Human Rights Commission
Former Woman’s Coalition leader Monica McWilliams has been appointed as the new Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Professor McWilliams, who succeeds Professor Brice ...
McWilliams appointed chief of NI Human Rights Commission
Former Woman’s Coalition leader Monica McWilliams has been appointed as the new Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Professor McWilliams, who succeeds Professor Brice ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Runaway lorry crashes into house
A runaway lorry has crashed into a house in Co Down on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Main Street in Crossgar as the lorry driver was making a delivery. The Dutch registered articulated lorry ...
Runaway lorry crashes into house
A runaway lorry has crashed into a house in Co Down on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Main Street in Crossgar as the lorry driver was making a delivery. The Dutch registered articulated lorry ...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
EOC calls for increased paternity rights
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has called for additional paternity rights for fathers, following new research that found that many new dads would like more time to look after their children....
EOC calls for increased paternity rights
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has called for additional paternity rights for fathers, following new research that found that many new dads would like more time to look after their children....
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Police re-issue appeal in hunt for David Taggart
Police in Lisburn have re-issued their appeal for information concerning the whereabouts of 24-year-old man who absconded from court last week. David Taggart, who is described by police as a 'high ri...
Police re-issue appeal in hunt for David Taggart
Police in Lisburn have re-issued their appeal for information concerning the whereabouts of 24-year-old man who absconded from court last week. David Taggart, who is described by police as a 'high ri...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Canal body find confirmed as missing man
The body of a man found in a car at the bottom of Newry Canal has been confirmed as missing man Gareth O’Connor. The 24-year-old went missing in May 2003 as he drove south to answer bail conditions i...
Canal body find confirmed as missing man
The body of a man found in a car at the bottom of Newry Canal has been confirmed as missing man Gareth O’Connor. The 24-year-old went missing in May 2003 as he drove south to answer bail conditions i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Crimewatch reconstruction assists Bellaghy murder inquiry
Detectives investigating the 1997 murder of Bellaghy man Sean Brown have renewed their appeals for information about his death on BBC programme Crimewatch. The appeal comes after new information abou...
Crimewatch reconstruction assists Bellaghy murder inquiry
Detectives investigating the 1997 murder of Bellaghy man Sean Brown have renewed their appeals for information about his death on BBC programme Crimewatch. The appeal comes after new information abou...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Man arrested in connection with Lisa murder is released
The man arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian has been released, police have said. The 18-year-old man was detained in the Greater Belfast area on Tuesday but has since ...
Man arrested in connection with Lisa murder is released
The man arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian has been released, police have said. The 18-year-old man was detained in the Greater Belfast area on Tuesday but has since ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Charity seminar examines at-risk young people
Children’s charity Barnardo’s Northern Ireland has held a seminar looking at what works best with young people who are in danger of offending. The seminar, which took place in Newry on Wednesday, hea...
Charity seminar examines at-risk young people
Children’s charity Barnardo’s Northern Ireland has held a seminar looking at what works best with young people who are in danger of offending. The seminar, which took place in Newry on Wednesday, hea...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2005
ONS reports retail sales ‘restrained’
The latest three-monthly growth in retail sales volume was the highest since November 2004, the Office of National Statistics has reported. However, the report warned that the underlying trend appear...
ONS reports retail sales ‘restrained’
The latest three-monthly growth in retail sales volume was the highest since November 2004, the Office of National Statistics has reported. However, the report warned that the underlying trend appear...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
Moira firm secures £1.8m Czech Republic contract
A Moira based management consultancy firm has won a £1.8 million contract in the Czech Republic to help in the development of the country’s small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). HELM Corporation ...
Moira firm secures £1.8m Czech Republic contract
A Moira based management consultancy firm has won a £1.8 million contract in the Czech Republic to help in the development of the country’s small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). HELM Corporation ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2005
UEFA Champs
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UEFA Champs
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UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Ten life sentences for serial rapist
A serial rapist has been sentenced to ten life terms after he admitted attacks on nine women. The man, 35-year-old Greek Cypriot Petros Anthia, whose address was given as West Green Road, Tottenham, ...
Ten life sentences for serial rapist
A serial rapist has been sentenced to ten life terms after he admitted attacks on nine women. The man, 35-year-old Greek Cypriot Petros Anthia, whose address was given as West Green Road, Tottenham, ...
Business News, Jun 15, 2005
US firm to expand Larne facilities with £7m investment
A US based pharmaceuticals firm is to invest £7 million over the next three years at its Northern Ireland base in Larne. Following the acquisition of Ivex Pharmaceuticals in May 2004, Gambro BCT of L...
US firm to expand Larne facilities with £7m investment
A US based pharmaceuticals firm is to invest £7 million over the next three years at its Northern Ireland base in Larne. Following the acquisition of Ivex Pharmaceuticals in May 2004, Gambro BCT of L...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Blair calls for ‘fundamental debate’ on Europe
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that a “fundamental debate” on the future of Europe is needed at the European summit, which begins in Brussels tomorrow. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Question Time ...
Blair calls for ‘fundamental debate’ on Europe
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that a “fundamental debate” on the future of Europe is needed at the European summit, which begins in Brussels tomorrow. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Question Time ...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Hayley murder suspect wants to return to UK
The former boyfriend of murdered Wiltshire woman Hayley Richards has said that he wants to return to the UK, it has been reported. Hugo Quintas, who is the main suspect in the murder investigation, i...
Hayley murder suspect wants to return to UK
The former boyfriend of murdered Wiltshire woman Hayley Richards has said that he wants to return to the UK, it has been reported. Hugo Quintas, who is the main suspect in the murder investigation, i...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Tory MPs to vote on leadership election changes
Conservatives MPs are due to vote tonight on how the leader of the party should be elected. MPs will have an array of options to choose from, which include making MPs solely responsible for the decis...
Tory MPs to vote on leadership election changes
Conservatives MPs are due to vote tonight on how the leader of the party should be elected. MPs will have an array of options to choose from, which include making MPs solely responsible for the decis...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
NAO report raises concerns over readiness of British forces
The Government has come under fire today on the publication of a National Audit Office report revealing that over one third of British armed forces are not prepared for action. The report highlighted...
NAO report raises concerns over readiness of British forces
The Government has come under fire today on the publication of a National Audit Office report revealing that over one third of British armed forces are not prepared for action. The report highlighted...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Two British tourists involved in NY helicopter crash
Two British tourists are believed to have been among the passengers on a helicopter, which plummeted into a river in New York yesterday. Karen and Gary Butler, from Chelmsford in Essex, are believed ...
Two British tourists involved in NY helicopter crash
Two British tourists are believed to have been among the passengers on a helicopter, which plummeted into a river in New York yesterday. Karen and Gary Butler, from Chelmsford in Essex, are believed ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2005
Exams body calls for business as usual
Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has confirmed that all school examinations will go ahead as normal despite industial action by non-te...
Exams body calls for business as usual
Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has confirmed that all school examinations will go ahead as normal despite industial action by non-te...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Bashir may face legal action
British journalist Martin Bashir could face legal action over a controversial Michael Jackson documentary, following the pop superstar’s acquittal from child abuse charges. The 46-year-old pop star i...
Bashir may face legal action
British journalist Martin Bashir could face legal action over a controversial Michael Jackson documentary, following the pop superstar’s acquittal from child abuse charges. The 46-year-old pop star i...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2005
Inquiry ordered into hospital bug
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has ordered an inquiry into the outbreak of a potentially deadly bug at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire. Since 2003, 12 patients at the hospital have die...
Inquiry ordered into hospital bug
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has ordered an inquiry into the outbreak of a potentially deadly bug at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire. Since 2003, 12 patients at the hospital have die...
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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.