Northern Ireland News for August 2006 : Page 13
UK National News, Aug 3, 2006
Rugby star arrested following fight
England rugby player Olly Barkley has been arrested by police using CS spray following a fight in which a man suffered a broken jaw. The 24-year-old fly half, who also plays for Bath, was arrested by...
Rugby star arrested following fight
England rugby player Olly Barkley has been arrested by police using CS spray following a fight in which a man suffered a broken jaw. The 24-year-old fly half, who also plays for Bath, was arrested by...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2006
Greenhill trawler to be raised
A fishing trawler, which went missing close to Ardglass harbour in January this year, is to be raised from the sea-bed. The family of one of the fishermen who went missing after the vessel sank, is t...
Greenhill trawler to be raised
A fishing trawler, which went missing close to Ardglass harbour in January this year, is to be raised from the sea-bed. The family of one of the fishermen who went missing after the vessel sank, is t...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Failed asylum seekers to be deported to Zimbabwe
Failed Zimbabwean asylum-seekers could face being deported back to the country, after a tribunal ruled that they would not automatically face persecution from the authorities. The Asylum and Immigrat...
Failed asylum seekers to be deported to Zimbabwe
Failed Zimbabwean asylum-seekers could face being deported back to the country, after a tribunal ruled that they would not automatically face persecution from the authorities. The Asylum and Immigrat...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Security alert on M1
There is a security alert in County Armagh. Police have warned motorists to avoid the area after a suspicious object was found on the M1 motorway, close to Portadown. Army Technical Officers have be...
Security alert on M1
There is a security alert in County Armagh. Police have warned motorists to avoid the area after a suspicious object was found on the M1 motorway, close to Portadown. Army Technical Officers have be...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Hundreds attend meeting over UDA dispute
Around 200 people have attended a meeting in north Belfast to discuss the current dispute within the UDA in the area. Members from the Ulster Political Research Group, who speak on behalf of the UDA ...
Hundreds attend meeting over UDA dispute
Around 200 people have attended a meeting in north Belfast to discuss the current dispute within the UDA in the area. Members from the Ulster Political Research Group, who speak on behalf of the UDA ...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Call for closure of women's prisons
The government is being urged to introduce a programme of closures of women's prisons in order to help reduce re-offending. The Howard League for Penal Reform said that there should be a transfer for...
Call for closure of women's prisons
The government is being urged to introduce a programme of closures of women's prisons in order to help reduce re-offending. The Howard League for Penal Reform said that there should be a transfer for...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Two arrested in connection with 'terrorist crime'
Two men have been arrested in County Londonderry, in connection with serious crime. The men were arrested in Bellaghy yesterday in connection with an investigation into suspected republican paramilit...
Two arrested in connection with 'terrorist crime'
Two men have been arrested in County Londonderry, in connection with serious crime. The men were arrested in Bellaghy yesterday in connection with an investigation into suspected republican paramilit...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Two charged over Tobermore murder
Two men have been remanded in custody over the murder of a Scotsman in County Londonderry in the early hours of Saturday morning. John Richard Stewart, 41, and Thomas Rodney Colgan, 29, both of King ...
Two charged over Tobermore murder
Two men have been remanded in custody over the murder of a Scotsman in County Londonderry in the early hours of Saturday morning. John Richard Stewart, 41, and Thomas Rodney Colgan, 29, both of King ...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Blair calls for 'complete renaissance' on Middle East policy
Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a radical rethink of foreign policy in order to combat an 'arc of extremism' in the Middle East. Speaking in a major speech to the World Affairs Council in Lo...
Blair calls for 'complete renaissance' on Middle East policy
Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a radical rethink of foreign policy in order to combat an 'arc of extremism' in the Middle East. Speaking in a major speech to the World Affairs Council in Lo...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
British soldier killed in Iraq named
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier killed in Iraq on Tuesday as Corporal Matthew Cornish. The 29-year-old, who served with 1st Battalion The Light Infantry, died as a result of wounds sust...
British soldier killed in Iraq named
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier killed in Iraq on Tuesday as Corporal Matthew Cornish. The 29-year-old, who served with 1st Battalion The Light Infantry, died as a result of wounds sust...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Fresh appeal in Swansea murder
Police investigating the murder of a 37-year-old woman in Swansea have made a fresh appeal for information. Jaspal Marsh, who was originally from Kent, was found dead at her home in Howards Way, Gors...
Fresh appeal in Swansea murder
Police investigating the murder of a 37-year-old woman in Swansea have made a fresh appeal for information. Jaspal Marsh, who was originally from Kent, was found dead at her home in Howards Way, Gors...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Teenager remains in Ibiza hospital after shooting
A teenager from County Down is still recovering in hospital after he and a friend were shot while on holiday in Ibiza. Niall Hamilton, 19, and Gareth Richardson, 18, both from North Down, were caught...
Teenager remains in Ibiza hospital after shooting
A teenager from County Down is still recovering in hospital after he and a friend were shot while on holiday in Ibiza. Niall Hamilton, 19, and Gareth Richardson, 18, both from North Down, were caught...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Salmonella chocolate scare to cost £20 million
Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury has said that the salmonella scare at one of its production plants is expected to cost around £20 million this year. The scare, in late June, led to more than a million...
Salmonella chocolate scare to cost £20 million
Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury has said that the salmonella scare at one of its production plants is expected to cost around £20 million this year. The scare, in late June, led to more than a million...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Glenarm primary school to close
The government has today approved the North Eastern Education and Library Board's proposal for the closure of a primary school in County Antrim. Glenarm Primary School, which has the capacity for 76 ...
Glenarm primary school to close
The government has today approved the North Eastern Education and Library Board's proposal for the closure of a primary school in County Antrim. Glenarm Primary School, which has the capacity for 76 ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Voting underway in County Down by-election
Voting in the by-election for Newry and Mourne council has today got underway in County Down. There are two candidates competing for the seat, which became available after the resignation of Sinn Fei...
Voting underway in County Down by-election
Voting in the by-election for Newry and Mourne council has today got underway in County Down. There are two candidates competing for the seat, which became available after the resignation of Sinn Fei...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Mini-motos face the crush
Reckless drivers of mini-motorbikes who disrupt and damage communities could receive points on their licence, face a driving ban, a fine or even have their vehicles crushed under new guidance publishe...
Mini-motos face the crush
Reckless drivers of mini-motorbikes who disrupt and damage communities could receive points on their licence, face a driving ban, a fine or even have their vehicles crushed under new guidance publishe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Calls for clampdown on mini-bikes
Demands have today been made for the government to tighten the laws on the use of unlicensed mini-motorbikes in Northern Ireland. In England and Wales young riders who use their bikes recklessly coul...
Calls for clampdown on mini-bikes
Demands have today been made for the government to tighten the laws on the use of unlicensed mini-motorbikes in Northern Ireland. In England and Wales young riders who use their bikes recklessly coul...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2006
Housing threat to Midlands green belt land
The government is putting pressure on the West Midlands for a "green field housing bonanza", countryside campaigners have claimed. The Campaign to Protect Rural England said that the region had becom...
Housing threat to Midlands green belt land
The government is putting pressure on the West Midlands for a "green field housing bonanza", countryside campaigners have claimed. The Campaign to Protect Rural England said that the region had becom...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
School attacked in Lisburn
Police in Lisburn have appealed for information following an attack on a school in the city yesterday evening. The incident happened at the Good Shepherd School in Dunmurry at around 6.50pm, and a po...
School attacked in Lisburn
Police in Lisburn have appealed for information following an attack on a school in the city yesterday evening. The incident happened at the Good Shepherd School in Dunmurry at around 6.50pm, and a po...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2006
Over 600 detected for motoring offences
Over 600 people have been detected for motoring offences during a recent crackdown aimed at saving lives, new figures released today reveal. Operation Roadsafe, which ran between July 28 and July 30,...
Over 600 detected for motoring offences
Over 600 people have been detected for motoring offences during a recent crackdown aimed at saving lives, new figures released today reveal. Operation Roadsafe, which ran between July 28 and July 30,...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2006
NI teenagers shot in Ibiza
Two County Down teenagers have been shot during a holiday in Ibiza. The pair, aged 18 and 19 years old, are understood to have been caught in the cross-fire between rival drug gangs, while standing o...
NI teenagers shot in Ibiza
Two County Down teenagers have been shot during a holiday in Ibiza. The pair, aged 18 and 19 years old, are understood to have been caught in the cross-fire between rival drug gangs, while standing o...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2006
Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Three British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A fourth soldier was seriously injured. The MoD said that the troops were part of the 4,000-st...
Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Three British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A fourth soldier was seriously injured. The MoD said that the troops were part of the 4,000-st...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2006
Inquest reveals details of Legge murder
A Belfast Inquest Court has today learned that a leading loyalist's murder was as brutal as those committed by the Shankill butchers 30 years ago. George Legge (37), a former UFF leader, was found de...
Inquest reveals details of Legge murder
A Belfast Inquest Court has today learned that a leading loyalist's murder was as brutal as those committed by the Shankill butchers 30 years ago. George Legge (37), a former UFF leader, was found de...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2006
British soldier killed in Iraq
A British soldier has been killed in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Light Infantry, died following an attack on a Multi National Force base in Basra ...
British soldier killed in Iraq
A British soldier has been killed in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Light Infantry, died following an attack on a Multi National Force base in Basra ...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2006
Bullied City worker receives £800,000
A City worker who claimed that she worked in the "department from hell" has won around £800,000 in a bullying case against Deutsche Bank at the High Court. Helen Green, 36, from Tower Hamlets, east L...
Bullied City worker receives £800,000
A City worker who claimed that she worked in the "department from hell" has won around £800,000 in a bullying case against Deutsche Bank at the High Court. Helen Green, 36, from Tower Hamlets, east L...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2006
Sixth man arrested over Tobermore murder
Police investigating the murder of a man in County Londonderry in the early hours of Saturday morning have arrested a sixth man. He was arrested last night in the Castledawson area and is currently b...
Sixth man arrested over Tobermore murder
Police investigating the murder of a man in County Londonderry in the early hours of Saturday morning have arrested a sixth man. He was arrested last night in the Castledawson area and is currently b...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2006
'Important new clues' in Terry Edmonds murder
Police investigating the murder of teenager Terry Edmonds have appealed for information about two "important" new clues in the inquiry. The 17-year-old was sexually assaulted and strangled, before he...
'Important new clues' in Terry Edmonds murder
Police investigating the murder of teenager Terry Edmonds have appealed for information about two "important" new clues in the inquiry. The 17-year-old was sexually assaulted and strangled, before he...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2006
IRA murder victim's grave desecrated
The grave of a Londonderry man who was murdered by the IRA in August 2002, has been desecrated by vandals. David Caldwell, 51, from the Waterside area of the city died after he picked up a lunch box ...
IRA murder victim's grave desecrated
The grave of a Londonderry man who was murdered by the IRA in August 2002, has been desecrated by vandals. David Caldwell, 51, from the Waterside area of the city died after he picked up a lunch box ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2006
British Airways to end Birmingham route
British Airways has today announced that it is to bring an end to its flights between Belfast and Birmingham. The flights, which currently run four times a day are due to be stopped from August 21, a...
British Airways to end Birmingham route
British Airways has today announced that it is to bring an end to its flights between Belfast and Birmingham. The flights, which currently run four times a day are due to be stopped from August 21, a...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2006
Teenager's body found in Ecuador river
The body of a British teenager who went missing during a school trip to Ecuador has been found in a river. Aaron Goss, 17, had been on a trip to the South American country with classmates from Wollas...
Teenager's body found in Ecuador river
The body of a British teenager who went missing during a school trip to Ecuador has been found in a river. Aaron Goss, 17, had been on a trip to the South American country with classmates from Wollas...
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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.