Northern Ireland News for July 2006 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2006
Leading loyalist refused bail
North Belfast loyalist, Ihab Shoukri, has been refused bail at Belfast High Court, after a judge said that he had received adequate evidence to prove that he was a leading member of the Ulster Defence...
Leading loyalist refused bail
North Belfast loyalist, Ihab Shoukri, has been refused bail at Belfast High Court, after a judge said that he had received adequate evidence to prove that he was a leading member of the Ulster Defence...
Recruitment News, Jul 5, 2006
Survey Reveals Employment Relations Climate Improving
The employment relations climate is improving, according to the latest survey. The 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey found "significant changes" in the workplace since the last survey was co...
Survey Reveals Employment Relations Climate Improving
The employment relations climate is improving, according to the latest survey. The 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey found "significant changes" in the workplace since the last survey was co...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2006
SEELB faces court action over costs
The South Eastern Education and Library Board could face legal action unless it agrees to cut costs. The cash-strapped Board has been given until 6pm tomorrow to make the cuts, which will inevitably ...
SEELB faces court action over costs
The South Eastern Education and Library Board could face legal action unless it agrees to cut costs. The cash-strapped Board has been given until 6pm tomorrow to make the cuts, which will inevitably ...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2006
OFT launches study into school uniforms
The Office of Fair Trading has launched an inquiry into the school uniforms market, following a number of complaints about high prices and poor quality. As part of the inquiry, the OFT has written to...
OFT launches study into school uniforms
The Office of Fair Trading has launched an inquiry into the school uniforms market, following a number of complaints about high prices and poor quality. As part of the inquiry, the OFT has written to...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2006
Seat belt wearing rate in NI increases
A major survey commissioned by the Department Of the Environment has revealed that the overall seat belt wearing rate for car occupants has increased since April 2005. The survey showed that from Ap...
Seat belt wearing rate in NI increases
A major survey commissioned by the Department Of the Environment has revealed that the overall seat belt wearing rate for car occupants has increased since April 2005. The survey showed that from Ap...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Blair appeals for Muslims to 'challenge extremists'
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that moderate Muslims must do more to help root out extremists in their communities. Speaking to senior MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee, the Prime Minister sai...
Blair appeals for Muslims to 'challenge extremists'
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that moderate Muslims must do more to help root out extremists in their communities. Speaking to senior MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee, the Prime Minister sai...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Worker dies in Lurgan factory incident
A 26-year-old man has died following an incident at a County Armagh food plant. It has been reported that the incident happened at around 7am today, when a night-shift worker was involved in an accid...
Worker dies in Lurgan factory incident
A 26-year-old man has died following an incident at a County Armagh food plant. It has been reported that the incident happened at around 7am today, when a night-shift worker was involved in an accid...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Troops arrested after field excercise death
Five soldiers have now been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, following the death of a soldier at army barracks in Wiltshire. The 22-year-old serviceman collapsed and died around noon on Monday,...
Troops arrested after field excercise death
Five soldiers have now been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, following the death of a soldier at army barracks in Wiltshire. The 22-year-old serviceman collapsed and died around noon on Monday,...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Funerals of road crash victims take place
The funerals of two young people who lost their lives in a road traffic collision in County Fermanagh at the weekend, have taken place. Anita Swift, 16, and Jonathan McDonald, 21, both from Newtownbu...
Funerals of road crash victims take place
The funerals of two young people who lost their lives in a road traffic collision in County Fermanagh at the weekend, have taken place. Anita Swift, 16, and Jonathan McDonald, 21, both from Newtownbu...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Man assaulted in Craigavon attack
Police in Craigavon have appealed for information following a serious assault in the town yesterday. The attack happened at around 1.30pm, when two men seriously assaulted a vulnerable 34-year-old ma...
Man assaulted in Craigavon attack
Police in Craigavon have appealed for information following a serious assault in the town yesterday. The attack happened at around 1.30pm, when two men seriously assaulted a vulnerable 34-year-old ma...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Driver jailed for moving road sign
A motorist who moved a 40mph sign to a 30mph zone in an attempt to dodge a speeding ticket has been given an intermittent custodial sentence. John Hopwood, 44, from Hazel Grove in Stockport, admitted...
Driver jailed for moving road sign
A motorist who moved a 40mph sign to a 30mph zone in an attempt to dodge a speeding ticket has been given an intermittent custodial sentence. John Hopwood, 44, from Hazel Grove in Stockport, admitted...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Girl remains 'critical' after house fire
A ten-year-old girl remains in a critical condition in hospital following a fire at a house in west Belfast yesterday morning. The blaze broke out at the house in Woodvale Avenue at around 9.40am and...
Girl remains 'critical' after house fire
A ten-year-old girl remains in a critical condition in hospital following a fire at a house in west Belfast yesterday morning. The blaze broke out at the house in Woodvale Avenue at around 9.40am and...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
No leakage fine for Thames Water
Thames Water has escaped being fined by regulator Ofwat for failing to meet its targets on leakage reduction. However, Ofwat has ordered the firm to invest a further £150 million in order to reduce l...
No leakage fine for Thames Water
Thames Water has escaped being fined by regulator Ofwat for failing to meet its targets on leakage reduction. However, Ofwat has ordered the firm to invest a further £150 million in order to reduce l...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Gay adoption laws to be reviewed
Gay and unmarried couples in Northern Ireland will be able to adopt children under proposals to overhaul adoption legislation. The proposal which was unveiled today, revealed that couples who have go...
Gay adoption laws to be reviewed
Gay and unmarried couples in Northern Ireland will be able to adopt children under proposals to overhaul adoption legislation. The proposal which was unveiled today, revealed that couples who have go...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Decontamination Unit opens in Belfast
A new £10 million central decontamination unit (CDU) has been opened at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital. The new state of the art unit can clean over 200,000 surgical trays each year, the equivalen...
Decontamination Unit opens in Belfast
A new £10 million central decontamination unit (CDU) has been opened at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital. The new state of the art unit can clean over 200,000 surgical trays each year, the equivalen...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Discovery to lift-off on schedule
Nasa have decided that the Space Shuttle Discovery will launch on schedule on Tuesday. Concerns had been raised by the discovery of a cracked area of insulation in a region of the external fuel tank ...
Discovery to lift-off on schedule
Nasa have decided that the Space Shuttle Discovery will launch on schedule on Tuesday. Concerns had been raised by the discovery of a cracked area of insulation in a region of the external fuel tank ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
SS Nomadic to return to Belfast Harbour
Social Development Minister, David Hanson, today announced that the SS Nomadic is to return to Belfast on July 17 2006. The Nomadic, which was built in the city in 1911, is one of the last remaining ...
SS Nomadic to return to Belfast Harbour
Social Development Minister, David Hanson, today announced that the SS Nomadic is to return to Belfast on July 17 2006. The Nomadic, which was built in the city in 1911, is one of the last remaining ...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
UK's largest man-made wetland created
The sea wall at Wallasea Island in Essex has been breached, creating the UK's largest man-made marine wetland. Defra's Wallasea Wetlands Creation Project is creating the 115 hectare wetland to replac...
UK's largest man-made wetland created
The sea wall at Wallasea Island in Essex has been breached, creating the UK's largest man-made marine wetland. Defra's Wallasea Wetlands Creation Project is creating the 115 hectare wetland to replac...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Heatwave to lead to thunderstorms, forecasters predict
The sweltering temperatures in Britain are set to give way to thunderstorms in some parts of the country, forecasters have predicted. Temperatures in London and the south east of England were predict...
Heatwave to lead to thunderstorms, forecasters predict
The sweltering temperatures in Britain are set to give way to thunderstorms in some parts of the country, forecasters have predicted. Temperatures in London and the south east of England were predict...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
New Assistant Chief Constable appointed
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has today announced the appointment of a new Assistant Chief Constable for the PSNI. Alistair Finlay, 44, has served in the police force for the past 24-years, and...
New Assistant Chief Constable appointed
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has today announced the appointment of a new Assistant Chief Constable for the PSNI. Alistair Finlay, 44, has served in the police force for the past 24-years, and...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Drivers urged to take care in heatwave conditions
Drivers have been urged to take extra care on the roads as continuing high temperatures continue to affect the UK. The Highways Agency has urged motorists to ensure they have drinking water in their ...
Drivers urged to take care in heatwave conditions
Drivers have been urged to take extra care on the roads as continuing high temperatures continue to affect the UK. The Highways Agency has urged motorists to ensure they have drinking water in their ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Camper van destroyed in Belfast fire
Police in south Belfast are treating a fire which destroyed a camper van in south Belfast last night as suspicious. The van, which belonged to a German tourist, was parked in the Tomb Street car park...
Camper van destroyed in Belfast fire
Police in south Belfast are treating a fire which destroyed a camper van in south Belfast last night as suspicious. The van, which belonged to a German tourist, was parked in the Tomb Street car park...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2006
Ice age comes to Fermanagh's Marble Arch Caves
Visitors to the Marble Arch Caves European Geopark on July 8 and 9, will be able to experience what life was like in the Ice Age. The Ice Age Experience is a free of charge family event, designed for...
Ice age comes to Fermanagh's Marble Arch Caves
Visitors to the Marble Arch Caves European Geopark on July 8 and 9, will be able to experience what life was like in the Ice Age. The Ice Age Experience is a free of charge family event, designed for...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Sex infections continue to increase
The number of sexually transmitted infections in the UK is continuing to rise, the latest figures have shown. The figures, released by the Health Protection Agency showed that the number of STIs diag...
Sex infections continue to increase
The number of sexually transmitted infections in the UK is continuing to rise, the latest figures have shown. The figures, released by the Health Protection Agency showed that the number of STIs diag...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2006
Social networking sites placed under scrutiny
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has announced a series of workshops designed to examine the growing phenomenon of social networking sites. The popular websites, which inclu...
Social networking sites placed under scrutiny
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has announced a series of workshops designed to examine the growing phenomenon of social networking sites. The popular websites, which inclu...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2006
Terror detention limit 'inadequate'
The 28-day limit for holding terror suspects without charge may need to be extended, an MPs committee has said. However, the report by the Home Affairs Select Committee warned that extra safeguards w...
Terror detention limit 'inadequate'
The 28-day limit for holding terror suspects without charge may need to be extended, an MPs committee has said. However, the report by the Home Affairs Select Committee warned that extra safeguards w...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2006
Government offer advice on rates bill
Over the next seven weeks householders across the province will receive a Valuation Notification Letter advising of their new Capital Value assessments, which will be the basis of their rates bill for...
Government offer advice on rates bill
Over the next seven weeks householders across the province will receive a Valuation Notification Letter advising of their new Capital Value assessments, which will be the basis of their rates bill for...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2006
More troops for Afghanistan
More British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, amid increased fighting with Taliban fighters, according to reports. According to a report in 'The Sun', around 1,000 more troops and extra aircraft...
More troops for Afghanistan
More British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, amid increased fighting with Taliban fighters, according to reports. According to a report in 'The Sun', around 1,000 more troops and extra aircraft...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2006
Two jailed for hostel manslaughter
Belfast Crown Court, has today imposed sentences of 14-years each on two men who admitted to beating another man to death at a hostel in the city in March 2004. John Anthony McCullough, 43, and David...
Two jailed for hostel manslaughter
Belfast Crown Court, has today imposed sentences of 14-years each on two men who admitted to beating another man to death at a hostel in the city in March 2004. John Anthony McCullough, 43, and David...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2006
Four killed in Fermanagh crash
Police have released a 19-year-old man who was arrested following a road traffic crash in County Fermanagh at the weekend. A PSNI spokesperson has confirmed that the man arrested was the driver of th...
Four killed in Fermanagh crash
Police have released a 19-year-old man who was arrested following a road traffic crash in County Fermanagh at the weekend. A PSNI spokesperson has confirmed that the man arrested was the driver of th...
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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.