Northern Ireland News for August 2006 : Page 5

Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Zebra Mussels continue to spread
The Department of the Environment (DOE) has confirmed concern that Zebra Mussels have spread to Lough Neagh. Zebra Mussels were first discovered in Northern Ireland in Lough Erne in 1997 and every ef...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
NI beaches could lose blue flags
Northern Ireland is likely to become the only place in Europe without a single Blue Flag beach by 2007, it was today revealed. The British government has withdrawn funding needed to provide a beach ...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Boy dies following air rifle shooting
A 12-year-old boy has died after being shot in the eye with an air rifle. Mitchel Picken, from Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, died from head injuries on Saturday, two days after he was shot. Mitch...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Thousands of EU migrants coming to Britain
More than 447,000 people have come to Britain seeking work from the new countries in the European Union, the latest government figures have revealed. The Home Office figures showed that 427,095 worke...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Eleven in court over alleged bomb plot
Eleven people have appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up passenger jets. The suspects appeared at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday to ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
Firecrews attend gas cylinder fire
A section of the Gillygooley Road between Omagh and Drumquin has been closed to traffic while fire-fighters attend a gas cylinder blaze. A 200-metre exclusion zone around a factory close to the cine...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Murder hunt police find man's car at Heathrow
Police have found a car at Heathrow airport belonging to a man being sought in connection with the murder of a woman and her three children in Greater Manchester. Officers are still trying to trace R...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
NI GCSE results released today
Around 25,000 Northern Ireland students have received their GCSE results. Although the local examination results were released today, the overall statistics will not be released until Thursday, when ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
Man arrested after gun find
A man has been arrested following the discovery of ammunition at a house in north Belfast. Police discovered two handguns in the Skegoneil area of the city yesterday evening. The items have been rem...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Inquest into boy's hotel fall death opens
An UK inquest into the death of a six-year-old boy who died after falling 50 feet from a hotel balcony with his father and sister has been opened and adjourned. The inquest at Bourton Coroner's Court...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
British soldier killed in Afghanistan named
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier killed in Afghanistan on Sunday as Corporal Bryan James Budd, from 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment. Cpl Budd, 29, died as a result of injuries susta...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
County Down death "not suspicious"
Police investigating the death of a 51-year-old man in County Down yesterday evening, have confirmed that they are no longer treating it as suspicious. This follows the results of a post mortem exami...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Britain 'could halve Iraq troops'
Britain may reduce the number of troops in Iraq by around half, after handing over control in Basra to Iraqis within the next nine months, a senior British commander has said. The commander, who was ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
Two arrested during aggravated burglary
Police in west Belfast have arrested two men in connection with an aggravated burglary yesterday evening. At around 11pm, police received reports of suspicious activity at a house in the in the St Ja...
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UK National News, Aug 22, 2006
Government launches anti-violence campaign for prostitutes
A new campaign aimed at giving prostitutes the means to report sexual and violent crimes confidentially has been launched by the government. The Crimestoppers 'Stop' campaign, funded by the Home Offi...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
Police investigate city centre robberies
Police have appealed for information following a robbery in south Belfast, in which a woman was assaulted. The incident happened at around 7.20pm yesterday evening, when a robber entered a business p...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
Park and ride scheme launched at M1
The Transport Minister, David Cairns, has today opened a new motorway Busway and Park & Ride site at Sprucefield in Lisburn. The Roads Service has constructed a 320-space Park & Ride site at Sprucefi...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2006
Changes to NI public transport revealed
Transport Minister David Cairns has today announced major changes to the way in which public transport services will be planned and delivered. The announcement goes along with the commitment, which ...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2006
Farmer killed by rabbit flu
A young farmer is believed to have become the first victim of rabbit flu in Britain. John Freeman, 29, from Aspall, near Stowmarket in Suffolk, is understood to have become infected with the bacteri...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2006
Top NI equestrian rider killed during event
A leading Northern Ireland equestrian rider has been killed during a cross-country event in England over the weekend. Sherelle Duke, 28, from Portadown in County Armagh, died yesterday, after her hor...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2006
Ruling on bowel cancer drug attacked
A ruling that will refuse treatment on the NHS with two bowel cancer drugs has been attacked by both cancer patients and charities. The government health treatment watchdog, the National Institute fo...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2006
Van hijacked in south Belfast
Police in south Belfast have appealed for information following a hijacking incident earlier today. At around 11am, a delivery man had stopped at traffic lights outside of the Gasworks on the Lower O...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2006
Eleven charged over 'bomb plot'
Eleven people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up planes travelling from the UK to the US. Police said that eight people had been charged with conspiracy to murder and pre...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2006
Murder investigation launched in Manchester
Police have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and her three children aged between 5 and 11 at a house in Greater Manchester. A fifth person living at t...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2006
Loyalists blamed for city arson attack
Police are treating an arson attack on a home in north Belfast at the weekend, as sectarian. Loyalists are being blamed for the attack, on the property in the Whitewell area of the city. Juanita Mag...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2006
Eurotunnel services suspended following smoke alert
The Channel Tunnel has been closed and Eurotunnel services suspended after a smoke alarm was set off. According to reports, the alarm was triggered around 12:30pm British time. Smoke was also repor...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2006
Woman dies in County Armagh collision
Police have appealed for witnessed after a woman died during a road traffic collision County Armagh over the weekend. The incident happened on the Portadown Road at around 8.20am yesterday morning. ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2006
Police appeal for missing persons
Police in Belfast are appealing for assistance in locating a missing Asian woman who has not been seen since Friday. Tahira Saddique, 31, originally from Bradford in England, was last seen leaving Wi...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2006
British soldier dies in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a British soldier died in Afghanistan on Sunday. The soldier who has not yet been named, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, died as a result of inju...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2006
Changes to NI postal rates
Royal Mail has today introduced major changes to postage costs throughout Northern Ireland. Previously, the system was based only on the weight of your items, however the new system will be based on ...
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