Northern Ireland News for January 2006 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Calls for prostitution laws to be reviewed
Police have called for new legislation to help them to deal more effectively with street prostitution, which has greatly increased in the Belfast area. Residents and businesses are becoming so conce...
Calls for prostitution laws to be reviewed
Police have called for new legislation to help them to deal more effectively with street prostitution, which has greatly increased in the Belfast area. Residents and businesses are becoming so conce...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2006
UK actors triumph at Golden Globe awards
UK actors Rachel Weisz and Hugh Laurie were among the winners in last night’s Golden Globe Awards, widely seen as a good indicator to the Academy Awards, which take place on 5 March. Rachel Weisz too...
UK actors triumph at Golden Globe awards
UK actors Rachel Weisz and Hugh Laurie were among the winners in last night’s Golden Globe Awards, widely seen as a good indicator to the Academy Awards, which take place on 5 March. Rachel Weisz too...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Discussions to begin on site for sports stadium
The proposal for a international sports stadium at the former Maze site is to be discussed by the Irish Football Association at a meeting on Thursday night. An IFA sub-committee will present the repo...
Discussions to begin on site for sports stadium
The proposal for a international sports stadium at the former Maze site is to be discussed by the Irish Football Association at a meeting on Thursday night. An IFA sub-committee will present the repo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Teenagers injured in separate paramilitary attacks
An 18-year-old-man and a 17-year-old-youth have been injured in separate paramilitary style attacks last night. The 17-year-old youth was attacked by two men in an alleyway in the Kilclief Gardens a...
Teenagers injured in separate paramilitary attacks
An 18-year-old-man and a 17-year-old-youth have been injured in separate paramilitary style attacks last night. The 17-year-old youth was attacked by two men in an alleyway in the Kilclief Gardens a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Police warn elderly to beware of strangers
Police in North Belfast have advised elderly or vulnerable people to be vigilant when answering the door to strangers. This follows a robbery at the home of a pensioner in the Alliance Park area of t...
Police warn elderly to beware of strangers
Police in North Belfast have advised elderly or vulnerable people to be vigilant when answering the door to strangers. This follows a robbery at the home of a pensioner in the Alliance Park area of t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Body found near Belfast Lough identified
Police have today confirmed that the body, which was found close to Belfast Lough yesterday morning, was that of a 19-year-old Belfast man. A forensic examination has been carried out and police do n...
Body found near Belfast Lough identified
Police have today confirmed that the body, which was found close to Belfast Lough yesterday morning, was that of a 19-year-old Belfast man. A forensic examination has been carried out and police do n...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2006
Inflation rate drops to 2% target
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that inflation has fallen to the 2% in December, meeting government targets. For the second successive month, the larges...
Inflation rate drops to 2% target
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that inflation has fallen to the 2% in December, meeting government targets. For the second successive month, the larges...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Six sentenced after 'big two' clash
Six soccer fans have been given suspended jail sentences in Belfast Magistrates Court today, relating to rioting which erupted at a Glentoran versus Linfield match last April. Rival supporters storme...
Six sentenced after 'big two' clash
Six soccer fans have been given suspended jail sentences in Belfast Magistrates Court today, relating to rioting which erupted at a Glentoran versus Linfield match last April. Rival supporters storme...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2006
BMA warns against expanding private health care
Despite welcome record investment in the NHS in recent years, the quality of patient care may be compromised by the continued expansion of the role of the independent sector, the BMA has warned today,...
BMA warns against expanding private health care
Despite welcome record investment in the NHS in recent years, the quality of patient care may be compromised by the continued expansion of the role of the independent sector, the BMA has warned today,...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2006
UK in diplomatic protest over Japanese ‘scientific’ whaling
The UK, along with 16 other countries, has presented a formal diplomatic representation to the Japanese Government urging it to stop its Antarctic whaling programme. A written statement, or demarche,...
UK in diplomatic protest over Japanese ‘scientific’ whaling
The UK, along with 16 other countries, has presented a formal diplomatic representation to the Japanese Government urging it to stop its Antarctic whaling programme. A written statement, or demarche,...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
PSNI launch system to track violent and sex offenders
Police have today introduced a database, which allows them to monitor and manage sex and violent offenders. The Violent Offender and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR), which was launched in Belfast this ...
PSNI launch system to track violent and sex offenders
Police have today introduced a database, which allows them to monitor and manage sex and violent offenders. The Violent Offender and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR), which was launched in Belfast this ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Northern Ireland is first in Europe with 100% Broadband
Northern Ireland is understood to be the first region in Europe with 100% broadband access. Almost £10 million of European funding has been invested to make broadband universally available in NI, to ...
Northern Ireland is first in Europe with 100% Broadband
Northern Ireland is understood to be the first region in Europe with 100% broadband access. Almost £10 million of European funding has been invested to make broadband universally available in NI, to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2006
Stolen donkeys returned home
Four donkeys, missing since November last year, have been found safe and well in Rathkeale, County Limerick. The Clint family pets, which were in foal, were stolen from their home in Tandragee two mo...
Stolen donkeys returned home
Four donkeys, missing since November last year, have been found safe and well in Rathkeale, County Limerick. The Clint family pets, which were in foal, were stolen from their home in Tandragee two mo...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Pressure on Education Secretary grows
Pressure on the Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has been increasing over the weekend after it emerged that a teachers' agency had received written permission for a man at the centre of the row to work ...
Pressure on Education Secretary grows
Pressure on the Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has been increasing over the weekend after it emerged that a teachers' agency had received written permission for a man at the centre of the row to work ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
DUP announce plan to restore 'devolution'
The DUP have outlined proposals for their approach on how to return to devolution in Northern Ireland in a plan that excludes Sinn Fein from the power-sharing Assembly. The 16-page proposal, entitled...
DUP announce plan to restore 'devolution'
The DUP have outlined proposals for their approach on how to return to devolution in Northern Ireland in a plan that excludes Sinn Fein from the power-sharing Assembly. The 16-page proposal, entitled...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
CCTV footage released in hunt for solicitor's killers
Police searching for the killers of City solicitor Tom ap Rhys Price have released CCTV footage of two suspects. In the footage, the men are shown apparently carrying out a robbery at Kensal Green Tu...
CCTV footage released in hunt for solicitor's killers
Police searching for the killers of City solicitor Tom ap Rhys Price have released CCTV footage of two suspects. In the footage, the men are shown apparently carrying out a robbery at Kensal Green Tu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
£35M investment to cut waiting times
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has today revealed a new system to revolutionise hospital outpatient's services and cut down waiting times for patients. Mr Woodward referred to current waiting times a...
£35M investment to cut waiting times
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has today revealed a new system to revolutionise hospital outpatient's services and cut down waiting times for patients. Mr Woodward referred to current waiting times a...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Baby joy for Chancellor Gordon Brown
The wife of Chancellor Gordon Brown is pregnant, a Treasury spokesperson has announced. Mr Brown's wife Sarah is expecting the baby in July and the spokesperson said that the couple were "absolutely ...
Baby joy for Chancellor Gordon Brown
The wife of Chancellor Gordon Brown is pregnant, a Treasury spokesperson has announced. Mr Brown's wife Sarah is expecting the baby in July and the spokesperson said that the couple were "absolutely ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
Cardiac waiting lists too long warn charity
The Chest, Heart and Stroke Association has today revealed that an increasing number of patients with heart conditions are being caught in a "medical limbo" between being diagnosed by their GP and bei...
Cardiac waiting lists too long warn charity
The Chest, Heart and Stroke Association has today revealed that an increasing number of patients with heart conditions are being caught in a "medical limbo" between being diagnosed by their GP and bei...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Jobcentre staff set to strike
Thousands of Jobcentre staff and benefit office workers are to hold a 48-hour strike next week, following a breakdown in talks over job cuts and deteriorating services. The Public and Commercial Serv...
Jobcentre staff set to strike
Thousands of Jobcentre staff and benefit office workers are to hold a 48-hour strike next week, following a breakdown in talks over job cuts and deteriorating services. The Public and Commercial Serv...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
Suspected arson attack on West Belfast convent
A convent in West Belfast has been targeted in a suspected arson attack over the weekend. The Convent of Mercy in the Beechmount area suffered damage to the kitchen and the roof during the incident, ...
Suspected arson attack on West Belfast convent
A convent in West Belfast has been targeted in a suspected arson attack over the weekend. The Convent of Mercy in the Beechmount area suffered damage to the kitchen and the roof during the incident, ...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Ex-Rwandan soldier jailed for tourist murders
A former Rwandan solider has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of eight tourists, including four Britons, and a tour guide at a Ugandan park. Last week, Jean-Paul Bizimana, 31, was fo...
Ex-Rwandan soldier jailed for tourist murders
A former Rwandan solider has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of eight tourists, including four Britons, and a tour guide at a Ugandan park. Last week, Jean-Paul Bizimana, 31, was fo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
Pharmacy burgled in Warrenpoint
Police have warned members of the public to be vigilant following the theft of 80 boxes of temazepam tablets from a pharmacy in Warrenpoint. The burglary was reported just after 1am on Sunday after t...
Pharmacy burgled in Warrenpoint
Police have warned members of the public to be vigilant following the theft of 80 boxes of temazepam tablets from a pharmacy in Warrenpoint. The burglary was reported just after 1am on Sunday after t...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Theft prevention scheme targets teens
Young people are being urged to keep valuable possessions such as mobile phones and MP3 players safe, as the government launches a national anti-robbery week. January is the peak month of the year fo...
Theft prevention scheme targets teens
Young people are being urged to keep valuable possessions such as mobile phones and MP3 players safe, as the government launches a national anti-robbery week. January is the peak month of the year fo...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Cameron announces Conservative ‘national security’ review
Conservative Leader David Cameron has instigated a wide-reaching examination of the UK’s ‘national security’ arrangements, from both a domestic and an international perspective, and in relation to iss...
Cameron announces Conservative ‘national security’ review
Conservative Leader David Cameron has instigated a wide-reaching examination of the UK’s ‘national security’ arrangements, from both a domestic and an international perspective, and in relation to iss...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
Armed robber strikes five times in County Antrim
Four petrol stations and a shop in County Antrim have been targeted in a spate of robberies on Friday night. The first incident occurred in a shop on the Rashee Road in Ballyclare, when a man armed w...
Armed robber strikes five times in County Antrim
Four petrol stations and a shop in County Antrim have been targeted in a spate of robberies on Friday night. The first incident occurred in a shop on the Rashee Road in Ballyclare, when a man armed w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
ASDA store to provide jobs boost in Strabane
The Social Development Minister, David Hanson, has hailed the arrival of a £15 million ASDA store in Strabane as a "milestone." The existing ASDA store will move from its current location to a new la...
ASDA store to provide jobs boost in Strabane
The Social Development Minister, David Hanson, has hailed the arrival of a £15 million ASDA store in Strabane as a "milestone." The existing ASDA store will move from its current location to a new la...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2006
Man's body discovered at landfill site
UPDATE: The discovery of the body of a young man at a landfill site in North Belfast is no longer being treated as suspicious. Police were called to the Dargan Cresent area of the city, following the...
Man's body discovered at landfill site
UPDATE: The discovery of the body of a young man at a landfill site in North Belfast is no longer being treated as suspicious. Police were called to the Dargan Cresent area of the city, following the...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Diet changes linked to mental illness
Dietary changes over the past 50 years may be linked to an increase in mental illness in Britain during the same period, new research has suggested. Reports by campaign group Sustain and the Mental H...
Diet changes linked to mental illness
Dietary changes over the past 50 years may be linked to an increase in mental illness in Britain during the same period, new research has suggested. Reports by campaign group Sustain and the Mental H...
UK National News, Jan 16, 2006
Plastic surgery becoming more popular
An increasing number of Britons are opting for plastic surgery, according to the latest figures. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said that its members carried out 22,041...
Plastic surgery becoming more popular
An increasing number of Britons are opting for plastic surgery, according to the latest figures. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said that its members carried out 22,041...
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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.