Northern Ireland News for November 2006 : Page 4

UK National News, Nov 23, 2006
Forgery gang jailed
Nine members of a gang who produced the largest ever amount of fake bank notes have been jailed. The gang produced £14 million in fake bank notes. According to reports, more than 700,000 bogus £20 no...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Pensioner dies in County Londonderry fire
A pensioner has died following a house fire at his home in County Londonderry earlier today. Emergency Services were called to the scene of the blaze at the 88-year-old man's farmhouse on the Moneysa...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Man remanded over woman's murder
A 23-year-old man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of a woman in west Belfast at the weekend. Kristoph Emmanuel Aluya, originally from Nigeria, but now living in County Carlow, a...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2006
Police re-issue appeal over fatal hit-and-run
South Yorkshire Police have renewed their appeal for information after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision in Sheffield. Barbara Thompson, 54, died after she was struck by a car near Deerla...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Marks and Spencer to create 250 jobs
Marks and Spencer is to create around 250 new jobs in Northern Ireland due to a £35 million refurbishment of its local stores. The original store, which is based in the Donegall Place area of Belfast...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Pensioner robbed in County Down home
Detectives in County Down are appealing for information after a pensioner was robbed in his home yesterday evening. The incident happened at around 5.40pm, when four men entered the bedroom of the 88...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2006
Charity Commission warns of lottery scam
The Charity Commission is warning the public about a new email scam, which uses the names of two well-known charities. The scam tells recipients that they have won half a million pounds and requests ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Two treated in hospital after Ballymena attack
Police in County Antrim have appealed for information following an assault yesterday evening in which two men were injured. The incident happened in the Cushendall Road area of Ballymena at around 8....
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Minister welcomes Bain report on legal services
The Finance Minister, David Hanson, has today promised that the government will consider carefully the recommendations of a report into the regulation of legal services in Northern Ireland. The repor...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2006
Britain braces itself for severe gales
A "vigorous autumn storm" has been forecast to arrive in the UK on Saturday, bringing severe gales to many parts of Britain, the Met Office has warned. The storm is expected to develop over the easte...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2006
Voluntary and community groups 'vital' to criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Minister, David Hanson, has today praised the work of voluntary and community groups in the vital support they provide to the criminal justice system. The Minister was speaking as h...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Spring transfer possible for Basra, says Beckett
British forces may be able to transfer control of Basra to Iraqi forces in Spring 2007, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has announced. Speaking in the Commons, Mrs Beckett said: The progress of th...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Toddler mauled by dog
A three-year-old girl has reportedly suffered serious head injuries after being attacked by a dog. The child is believed to have been attacked by a Doberman in the garden of a house in Claverdon in W...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Carjacking boy speaks of gun ordeal
An eight-year-old boy who had a gun held to his head during a carjacking has said that he feared he and his mother would be shot. Ifnan Aslam, who is living with cancer, was sitting in his mother, Na...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Attempted murder charge in Haddock case is dropped
The man accused of the attempted murder of former UVF leader Mark Haddock has today walked free from a Belfast court after the charges against him were dropped. Ronald Bowe, 29, from Mount Vernon Gar...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Pilot roadside fingerprinting scheme launched
A pilot scheme allowing police to take fingerprints on the street using handheld devices has been launched. Police will be able to use the hand-held electronic devices to fingerprint people - with th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Man dies in Tyrone collision
Police have named the man who died following road traffic collision in County Tyrone earlier this morning. He was Shaun O'Meara, 53, from Radargan Road in Garvagh. The incident happened on the main...
Business News, Nov 22, 2006
Biotechnology conference hears of commercial 'revolution'
Biotechnology is set to revolutionise the world in the same as way as the Internet did, says Invest Northern Ireland’s Chief Executive, Leslie Morrison. Mr Morrison was one of the speakers at a major...
Recruitment News, Nov 22, 2006
High-flying Partners Lead To Male Career Change Trend
Many professional men are now planning career changes because their successful partners can offer them financial support, new research has revealed. According to research carried out by the Training ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Police Board concern over St Andrews Bill
Members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board have today expressed their concerns around aspects of Government plans for the 
reconstitution of District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) as defined ...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Police pay details stolen
Burglars have stolen three laptop computers containing payroll details for Metropolitan Police staff, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The computers were stolen from the offices of LogicaCMG, which is re...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Housing market set to slow down
A leading economist has warned that house prices are set to slow down over the next few years. David Miles, the chief UK economist for Morgan Stanley and a former advisor to the government, warned th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
RUAS interest in relocating to Maze/Long Kesh site
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has today confirmed its interest in relocating their showgrounds at Balmoral to the former site of the Maze/Long Kesh. The Society has formally asked Gove...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
ITV pensions plan sparks union strike threat
Unions are threatening to take industrial action at ITV over proposals to close the company's final salaries pension scheme. The three main ITV unions, Bectu, NUJ, and Amicus have promised to call a ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Pensioner robbed by gang in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information following an aggravated burglary yesterday evening. Shortly before 9pm, four men forced their way through the back window of the home of an 83-ye...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Man arrested in armed robber probe
Police searching for an armed robber who robbed a couple in their County Tyrone guest house yesterday evening, have arrested a man. The man is understood to have been arrested in Belfast earlier toda...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
Former KGB man remains seriously ill in hospital
Former KGB colonel Alexander Litvinenko remains seriously ill in hospital after apparently being poisoned, amid claims that he recently received email death threats. On Tuesday, Italian Mario Scarame...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Jewellery stolen in County Tyrone robbery
Police in County Tyrone have appealed for information following a robbery at a house yesterday evening. The incident happened in the Rochville area of Coolnafranky, Cookstown, some time between 6.30p...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2006
High-flying partners lead to career change trend
Many professional men are now planning career changes because their successful partners can offer them financial support, new research has revealed. According to research carried out by the Training ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2006
Lottery cash boost for NI communities
A multi-million pound programme is being launched today by the Big Lottery Fund to help communities across Northern Ireland stay safe and well. The largest of the National Lottery Good Cause Distribu...