Northern Ireland News for October 2007 : Page 10
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Better Deal For Injured Troops
Extra cash is to be made available for the most seriously injured British troops under reforms of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, the government has announced. Under the new proposals, the lump...
Better Deal For Injured Troops
Extra cash is to be made available for the most seriously injured British troops under reforms of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, the government has announced. Under the new proposals, the lump...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Arbitration Not Binding In Lecturers' Pay Dispute
The conclusions that are eventually reached by a newly appointed independent facilitator in the long-running industrial dispute by college and university lecturers will not be binding – despite the Mi...
Arbitration Not Binding In Lecturers' Pay Dispute
The conclusions that are eventually reached by a newly appointed independent facilitator in the long-running industrial dispute by college and university lecturers will not be binding – despite the Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
MI5 Move Into Belfast HQ
The high profile arrival of the UK Security Service to the Province has begun in earnest, with the first MI5 agents arriving in Holywood County Down this week. While Bond-boss ‘M’ would not have been...
MI5 Move Into Belfast HQ
The high profile arrival of the UK Security Service to the Province has begun in earnest, with the first MI5 agents arriving in Holywood County Down this week. While Bond-boss ‘M’ would not have been...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Property Downturn Confirmed
The tumbleweed might not yet be blowing past derelict estate agency offices but it is now becoming obvious that a downturn in the local property market has taken place. While anecdotal evidence origi...
Property Downturn Confirmed
The tumbleweed might not yet be blowing past derelict estate agency offices but it is now becoming obvious that a downturn in the local property market has taken place. While anecdotal evidence origi...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Mobile Phone Murder Teens Released
Three teenage boys arrested in connection with the death of another teen killed in a row over a mobile phone have been released on bail. Rizwan Darbar, 17, was stabbed in West Ham Park in east London...
Mobile Phone Murder Teens Released
Three teenage boys arrested in connection with the death of another teen killed in a row over a mobile phone have been released on bail. Rizwan Darbar, 17, was stabbed in West Ham Park in east London...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Segregated School Bussing Demanded
Worried parents have called for segregated bussing to be introduced in north Belfast after a young schoolgirl was assaulted in what appears to be a sectarian attack. The girl was punched repeatedly i...
Segregated School Bussing Demanded
Worried parents have called for segregated bussing to be introduced in north Belfast after a young schoolgirl was assaulted in what appears to be a sectarian attack. The girl was punched repeatedly i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Lorry Set Ablaze To Cover Tracks
A lorry driver whose unusual reaction caused traffic chaos when he suffering a flat tyre is now being sought by police in County Down. The driver, who is thought to have been carrying illegal fuel, s...
Lorry Set Ablaze To Cover Tracks
A lorry driver whose unusual reaction caused traffic chaos when he suffering a flat tyre is now being sought by police in County Down. The driver, who is thought to have been carrying illegal fuel, s...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Galway Strangler Alert
Students have been warned to take safety precautions while out in Galway, following the murder of a 17-year-old Swiss student in the city earlier this week. The body of Manuela Riedo, from Bern in Sw...
Galway Strangler Alert
Students have been warned to take safety precautions while out in Galway, following the murder of a 17-year-old Swiss student in the city earlier this week. The body of Manuela Riedo, from Bern in Sw...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Gun Attack Cranks-Up Tension On UDA Weapons
A gun attack in County Antrim – where no one was injured – has underlined the growing controversy over loyalist disarmament. A local family was asleep when three shots were fired through a window of ...
Gun Attack Cranks-Up Tension On UDA Weapons
A gun attack in County Antrim – where no one was injured – has underlined the growing controversy over loyalist disarmament. A local family was asleep when three shots were fired through a window of ...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Target-Driven Healthcare Blamed For Superbug Deaths
A number of significant failings - including an emphasis on meeting government targets - resulted in the deaths of 90 people from the clostridium difficile superbug, a Healthcare Commission report has...
Target-Driven Healthcare Blamed For Superbug Deaths
A number of significant failings - including an emphasis on meeting government targets - resulted in the deaths of 90 people from the clostridium difficile superbug, a Healthcare Commission report has...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Welsh Water Admits 'Unfit' Charges
Welsh Water has admitted four charges of supplying water unfit for human consumption. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) brought the prosecution against the organisation following an outbreak of c...
Welsh Water Admits 'Unfit' Charges
Welsh Water has admitted four charges of supplying water unfit for human consumption. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) brought the prosecution against the organisation following an outbreak of c...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Fatal Crash Closes Fog-Bound M1
A man has been killed and up to 16 people injured in a motorway pile-up in heavy fog in the early hours of Thursday morning. The incident, which involved a coach, a tanker and eight other vehicles, h...
Fatal Crash Closes Fog-Bound M1
A man has been killed and up to 16 people injured in a motorway pile-up in heavy fog in the early hours of Thursday morning. The incident, which involved a coach, a tanker and eight other vehicles, h...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2007
Wildcat Strikes Hype Postal Dispute
Fresh wildcat strikes by postal workers are taking place in London, Liverpool and Glasgow, according to reports. It is understood that the unofficial action was sparked by working conditions, namely ...
Wildcat Strikes Hype Postal Dispute
Fresh wildcat strikes by postal workers are taking place in London, Liverpool and Glasgow, according to reports. It is understood that the unofficial action was sparked by working conditions, namely ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Arrests As Republican Activity Targeted
Police have carried out a number of planned searches in the Craigavon area as part of an operation against dissident republican activity. Seven men have been arrested. This is said to be a major oper...
Arrests As Republican Activity Targeted
Police have carried out a number of planned searches in the Craigavon area as part of an operation against dissident republican activity. Seven men have been arrested. This is said to be a major oper...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2007
Pensioners Ticketed For Blue Badge Error
Following on from news earlier this week that the privatised parking enforcement company NCP, issued over 140,000 tickets for illegal parking, raising more than £4 million, two elderly women have each...
Pensioners Ticketed For Blue Badge Error
Following on from news earlier this week that the privatised parking enforcement company NCP, issued over 140,000 tickets for illegal parking, raising more than £4 million, two elderly women have each...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Cooperative Spirit Brings Rally to Stormont
Rally fans across Northern Ireland and the border counties will be delighted next month with the opportunity to enjoy the spectacle of world class rallying, kicking off with a stage right in Belfast. ...
Cooperative Spirit Brings Rally to Stormont
Rally fans across Northern Ireland and the border counties will be delighted next month with the opportunity to enjoy the spectacle of world class rallying, kicking off with a stage right in Belfast. ...
UK National News, Oct 10, 2007
Cameron Brands Brown 'A Phoney'
Conservative leader David Cameron clashed with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, branding him a "phoney" during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Mr Cameron accused Mr Brown...
Cameron Brands Brown 'A Phoney'
Conservative leader David Cameron clashed with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, branding him a "phoney" during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Mr Cameron accused Mr Brown...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Police College Gets Green Light In Spending Review
The long-awaited Northern Ireland Police College is finally getting the last part of the money to begin construction. Planned as a replacement to the aged accommodation at Garnerville in east Belfast...
Police College Gets Green Light In Spending Review
The long-awaited Northern Ireland Police College is finally getting the last part of the money to begin construction. Planned as a replacement to the aged accommodation at Garnerville in east Belfast...
UK National News, Oct 10, 2007
Prince William To Serve With Navy and RAF
Prince William is to serve on attachment to the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force next year, Clarence House. The Prince is currently serving as an armoured reconnaissance troop leader with the Household...
Prince William To Serve With Navy and RAF
Prince William is to serve on attachment to the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force next year, Clarence House. The Prince is currently serving as an armoured reconnaissance troop leader with the Household...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Plot Thickens As Aer Lingus Pilots Play Their Ace
Despite the suspension of five pilots at Aer Lingus, the threat of a possible strike has receded. Management carried out its threat to begin suspending pilots refusing to train new recruits in a disp...
Plot Thickens As Aer Lingus Pilots Play Their Ace
Despite the suspension of five pilots at Aer Lingus, the threat of a possible strike has receded. Management carried out its threat to begin suspending pilots refusing to train new recruits in a disp...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Death Charge Skipper In Court
A fisherman has been charged with causing the deaths of his two crewmen and with neglecting his duty on the ship by not maintaining a proper lookout. A report by the Marine Accident Investigation Bra...
Death Charge Skipper In Court
A fisherman has been charged with causing the deaths of his two crewmen and with neglecting his duty on the ship by not maintaining a proper lookout. A report by the Marine Accident Investigation Bra...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Finances To Be Challenging At Assembly
Stormont Finance Minister Peter Robinson has warned that the chancellor's Pre-Budget report demonstrates slowing public finances and that difficult decisions will have to be made at the Assembly to me...
Finances To Be Challenging At Assembly
Stormont Finance Minister Peter Robinson has warned that the chancellor's Pre-Budget report demonstrates slowing public finances and that difficult decisions will have to be made at the Assembly to me...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Language Issue Is Assembly Talking Point
Language and cultural diversity featured in the Assembly this week with a surprise presentation in Ulster-Scots by veteran republican and senior Sinn Fein figure, Gerry Kelly. The MLA said he was mak...
Language Issue Is Assembly Talking Point
Language and cultural diversity featured in the Assembly this week with a surprise presentation in Ulster-Scots by veteran republican and senior Sinn Fein figure, Gerry Kelly. The MLA said he was mak...
UK National News, Oct 10, 2007
New Image Of Ben Needham Released
A new graphic image, depicting what missing toddler Ben Needham might look like today, has been released ahead of his 18th birthday. Ben vanished from the Greek island of Kos in 1991, when he was jus...
New Image Of Ben Needham Released
A new graphic image, depicting what missing toddler Ben Needham might look like today, has been released ahead of his 18th birthday. Ben vanished from the Greek island of Kos in 1991, when he was jus...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Visitors Focus On Province's Policing
A delegation from Macedonia has been in Belfast learning about best practice for the oversight of policing. The delegation was on a four day study visit facilitated by the Northern Ireland Human Righ...
Visitors Focus On Province's Policing
A delegation from Macedonia has been in Belfast learning about best practice for the oversight of policing. The delegation was on a four day study visit facilitated by the Northern Ireland Human Righ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Fermanagh MLA's Office Targeted
Vandals have attacked the offices of a DUP MLA in Enniskillen. A piece of tarmac was thrown through an upstairs pane of Arlene Foster`s Belmore Street offices in Enniskillen. The Fermanagh and South...
Fermanagh MLA's Office Targeted
Vandals have attacked the offices of a DUP MLA in Enniskillen. A piece of tarmac was thrown through an upstairs pane of Arlene Foster`s Belmore Street offices in Enniskillen. The Fermanagh and South...
UK National News, Oct 10, 2007
Royal Mail Express Concern Over Wildcat Strikes
Royal Mail has said that it is "extremely concerned" about wildcat strikes by postal workers, which are taking place despite the end of the latest official 48-hour strike. Up to 130,000 members of th...
Royal Mail Express Concern Over Wildcat Strikes
Royal Mail has said that it is "extremely concerned" about wildcat strikes by postal workers, which are taking place despite the end of the latest official 48-hour strike. Up to 130,000 members of th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2007
Economic Cooperation On Agenda
The Assembly Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has met his Scottish counterpart, Minister of Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, Jim Mather, to discuss economic co-operation between the two regions. Following...
Economic Cooperation On Agenda
The Assembly Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has met his Scottish counterpart, Minister of Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, Jim Mather, to discuss economic co-operation between the two regions. Following...
UK National News, Oct 10, 2007
Teens Arrested Over Mobile Phone Row Death
Three teenage boys are being held in connection with the death of a boy who was killed in a row over a mobile phone. Rizwan Darbar, 17, was stabbed in West Ham Park in east London on Sunday as he lis...
Teens Arrested Over Mobile Phone Row Death
Three teenage boys are being held in connection with the death of a boy who was killed in a row over a mobile phone. Rizwan Darbar, 17, was stabbed in West Ham Park in east London on Sunday as he lis...
UK National News, Oct 10, 2007
Murder Inquiry Launched Into Swiss Student's Death In Galway
Gardaí in Galway city have launched a murder investigation after the body of a young female Swiss student was found on wasteland in the city. The body of 18-year-old Manuela Riedo, a student from Ber...
Murder Inquiry Launched Into Swiss Student's Death In Galway
Gardaí in Galway city have launched a murder investigation after the body of a young female Swiss student was found on wasteland in the city. The body of 18-year-old Manuela Riedo, a student from Ber...
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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.