Northern Ireland News for October 2007 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Police In Clear Over Greysteel Killers
Police detectives did not have sufficient information that could have prevented the 1993 murders of eight people in Greysteel, the Police Ombudsman has found. An investigation was launched after the ...
Police In Clear Over Greysteel Killers
Police detectives did not have sufficient information that could have prevented the 1993 murders of eight people in Greysteel, the Police Ombudsman has found. An investigation was launched after the ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Assembly Rounds On Minister As Loyalist Cash Halted
While today’s announcement by Assembly Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie to call a halt to a loyalist initiative that was to have been funded with £1.2m of government cash was widely antici...
Assembly Rounds On Minister As Loyalist Cash Halted
While today’s announcement by Assembly Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie to call a halt to a loyalist initiative that was to have been funded with £1.2m of government cash was widely antici...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Poots Says ‘No’ To Language Laws
The NI Assembly has been told that "costs" were among the reasons that ‘promised’ Irish language legislation won't be brought forward. Culture Minister Edwin Poots said he was against the act and was...
Poots Says ‘No’ To Language Laws
The NI Assembly has been told that "costs" were among the reasons that ‘promised’ Irish language legislation won't be brought forward. Culture Minister Edwin Poots said he was against the act and was...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
EU-Cash Aims To Boost NI Labour Market
A package of projects aimed at helping people into sustainable employment prospects has been highlighted at the NI Assembly, with a view to addressing the needs of those most disadvantaged in the labo...
EU-Cash Aims To Boost NI Labour Market
A package of projects aimed at helping people into sustainable employment prospects has been highlighted at the NI Assembly, with a view to addressing the needs of those most disadvantaged in the labo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Dublin Fans Chip-In On Derry Bar Attack
Dublin soccer fans have raised money to help repair damage caused to a Londonderry bar after other visiting fans got involved in pre-match trouble. Bohemian Football Club supporters raised almost 1,0...
Dublin Fans Chip-In On Derry Bar Attack
Dublin soccer fans have raised money to help repair damage caused to a Londonderry bar after other visiting fans got involved in pre-match trouble. Bohemian Football Club supporters raised almost 1,0...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Court told of UDA feuding
Inter-factional feuding among loyalist paramilitaries has led to five men appearing in court on serious charges, including attempted murder. Monday’s court appearances followed large-scale weekend tr...
Court told of UDA feuding
Inter-factional feuding among loyalist paramilitaries has led to five men appearing in court on serious charges, including attempted murder. Monday’s court appearances followed large-scale weekend tr...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Guilty Verdict On Vicar Death
A 24-year-old man is to be detained indefinitely in Ashworth Hospital after admitting to killing a vicar in South Wales. Geraint Evans, 24, of Trecynon, near Aberdare, pleaded guilty to the manslaugh...
Guilty Verdict On Vicar Death
A 24-year-old man is to be detained indefinitely in Ashworth Hospital after admitting to killing a vicar in South Wales. Geraint Evans, 24, of Trecynon, near Aberdare, pleaded guilty to the manslaugh...
Recruitment News, Oct 16, 2007
Irish Company Leads The Field In Mobile Technology
A little known company based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, VisionID has been operating out of its Carrigeen Business Park offices for nearly eight years. The company tend to work behind the scenes with ...
Irish Company Leads The Field In Mobile Technology
A little known company based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, VisionID has been operating out of its Carrigeen Business Park offices for nearly eight years. The company tend to work behind the scenes with ...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
London Police Step Up Patrols After Fatal Shooting
Police patrols are to be increased in London following a fatal shooting. The 18-year-old victim, who was sitting in a silver Ford Fiesta in Long Walk in Plumstead when he was killed, has now been nam...
London Police Step Up Patrols After Fatal Shooting
Police patrols are to be increased in London following a fatal shooting. The 18-year-old victim, who was sitting in a silver Ford Fiesta in Long Walk in Plumstead when he was killed, has now been nam...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Ratepayers Foot The Bill At City Of Derry Airport
Safety concerns that temporarily closed City of Derry airport earlier this year could cost local ratepayers as much as £3m. Foyle MLA, William Hay, said the money was for renovations ordered after ru...
Ratepayers Foot The Bill At City Of Derry Airport
Safety concerns that temporarily closed City of Derry airport earlier this year could cost local ratepayers as much as £3m. Foyle MLA, William Hay, said the money was for renovations ordered after ru...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Ming Dynasty Ends For Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are set to begin the search for a new leader after Sir Menzies Campbell announced his resignation on Monday evening. Sir Menzies, or 'Ming' as he was best known, announced his i...
Ming Dynasty Ends For Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are set to begin the search for a new leader after Sir Menzies Campbell announced his resignation on Monday evening. Sir Menzies, or 'Ming' as he was best known, announced his i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Winners Rewarded
A range of Northern Ireland companies have received recognition for excellence in training at this year’s National Training Awards (NTA). The Awards, hosted by the BBC’s Kate Silverton, were ...
Winners Rewarded
A range of Northern Ireland companies have received recognition for excellence in training at this year’s National Training Awards (NTA). The Awards, hosted by the BBC’s Kate Silverton, were ...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Heathrow Runway Collision Investigated
An investigation has been launched into a runway collision between two passenger jets at Heathrow Airport. The collision, between a British Airways Boeing 747 bound for Singapore and a Sri Lankan Air...
Heathrow Runway Collision Investigated
An investigation has been launched into a runway collision between two passenger jets at Heathrow Airport. The collision, between a British Airways Boeing 747 bound for Singapore and a Sri Lankan Air...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
No More Half-Measures On Sentencing
Following considerable lobbying activity across Northern Ireland, it has been announced that the existing automatic 50% remission on jail sentences for seriously violent and dangerous offenders in Nor...
No More Half-Measures On Sentencing
Following considerable lobbying activity across Northern Ireland, it has been announced that the existing automatic 50% remission on jail sentences for seriously violent and dangerous offenders in Nor...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Postal Strike Called Off
A planned strike by postal workers for tomorrow has been called off as the Communications Workers' Union considers a deal offered by Royal Mail. The union executive is considering the offer of a 6.9%...
Postal Strike Called Off
A planned strike by postal workers for tomorrow has been called off as the Communications Workers' Union considers a deal offered by Royal Mail. The union executive is considering the offer of a 6.9%...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Training For Success To Be Closely Scrutinised
It has been revealed that Northern Ireland’s new vocational training programme, Training for Success, is to be monitored by the Assembly Committee for Employment and Learning. During October, the Com...
Training For Success To Be Closely Scrutinised
It has been revealed that Northern Ireland’s new vocational training programme, Training for Success, is to be monitored by the Assembly Committee for Employment and Learning. During October, the Com...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Aer Lingus Pilots Ready For Belfast Take-Off
Aer Lingus pilots have voted to accept an agreement that will allow the company to operate its new Belfast hub. The deal was finally agreed between the Irish Airline Pilots' Association and the airli...
Aer Lingus Pilots Ready For Belfast Take-Off
Aer Lingus pilots have voted to accept an agreement that will allow the company to operate its new Belfast hub. The deal was finally agreed between the Irish Airline Pilots' Association and the airli...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Lonely Return For Thai Cave Tragedy Survivor
The sole survivor of a flash flood in a cave in Thailand that killed six tourists and two guides has returned to the UK. Helena Carroll, 21, from Solihull in the West Midlands was rescued on Sunday a...
Lonely Return For Thai Cave Tragedy Survivor
The sole survivor of a flash flood in a cave in Thailand that killed six tourists and two guides has returned to the UK. Helena Carroll, 21, from Solihull in the West Midlands was rescued on Sunday a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Sky's The Limit As Belfast Flight Destinations Take-Off
Local people lucky enough to have holiday property in destinations such as Spain’s Costa del Sol are in for a treat next year. Air passengers are set to benefit from an unprecedented airline price wa...
Sky's The Limit As Belfast Flight Destinations Take-Off
Local people lucky enough to have holiday property in destinations such as Spain’s Costa del Sol are in for a treat next year. Air passengers are set to benefit from an unprecedented airline price wa...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Muggers Dump Teen In Canal
Police in Tameside have appealed for information after a 17-year-old boy who was first mugged, then thrown into a canal. Sam Sykes was attacked after he left a local pub in Dukinfield to walk home to...
Muggers Dump Teen In Canal
Police in Tameside have appealed for information after a 17-year-old boy who was first mugged, then thrown into a canal. Sam Sykes was attacked after he left a local pub in Dukinfield to walk home to...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2007
Search Renewed For Jeweller's Suspected Killer
Police are beginning a fresh search for the suspected killer of Nottingham jeweller, Marian Bates. Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed that two addresses in the Nottingham area will be searched in ...
Search Renewed For Jeweller's Suspected Killer
Police are beginning a fresh search for the suspected killer of Nottingham jeweller, Marian Bates. Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed that two addresses in the Nottingham area will be searched in ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2007
Hotel Guests At ‘Her Majesty’s Pleasure’?
North Belfast is to get a fillip with an innovative £200m plan to redevelop not only what is now one of the city’s most disadvantaged areas, but one that also incorporates architecturally and historic...
Hotel Guests At ‘Her Majesty’s Pleasure’?
North Belfast is to get a fillip with an innovative £200m plan to redevelop not only what is now one of the city’s most disadvantaged areas, but one that also incorporates architecturally and historic...
Recruitment News, Oct 15, 2007
Deal Halts Aer Lingus Pilots' Strike
A threatened strike by Aer Lingus pilots, which would have resulted in all the airline's flights being grounded on Tuesday, has been averted after a deal was struck between the pilots and the airline'...
Deal Halts Aer Lingus Pilots' Strike
A threatened strike by Aer Lingus pilots, which would have resulted in all the airline's flights being grounded on Tuesday, has been averted after a deal was struck between the pilots and the airline'...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2007
Horror Farm Fire Kills 100 Animals
A large number of animals have been burned to death on a Ballykelly farm. Hysterical animals hampered attempts to put out the blaze and delayed attempts to rescue some of the cattle and pigs from the...
Horror Farm Fire Kills 100 Animals
A large number of animals have been burned to death on a Ballykelly farm. Hysterical animals hampered attempts to put out the blaze and delayed attempts to rescue some of the cattle and pigs from the...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2007
Sussex Sex Attacker Convicted
A serial attacker has been found guilty of carrying out a number of sexual assaults on girls and young women in Sussex. Mark Campbell, 38, from Donnington in Chichester, West Sussex, had denied all c...
Sussex Sex Attacker Convicted
A serial attacker has been found guilty of carrying out a number of sexual assaults on girls and young women in Sussex. Mark Campbell, 38, from Donnington in Chichester, West Sussex, had denied all c...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2007
Tories Lose £8.3 Million Bequest
The Conservatives have lost an £8.3 million bequest after a court ruled that the donor was not of sound mind when he made his will. Founder of pharmaceutical company Transtrade UK, Branislav Kostic, ...
Tories Lose £8.3 Million Bequest
The Conservatives have lost an £8.3 million bequest after a court ruled that the donor was not of sound mind when he made his will. Founder of pharmaceutical company Transtrade UK, Branislav Kostic, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2007
HSS In High Seas Blaze Alert
A packed Irish Sea crossing was disrupted today when a fire broke out on a high speed-ferry. Life jackets were issued to all of the 555 passengers and 46 crew on board the HSS Voyager on route from S...
HSS In High Seas Blaze Alert
A packed Irish Sea crossing was disrupted today when a fire broke out on a high speed-ferry. Life jackets were issued to all of the 555 passengers and 46 crew on board the HSS Voyager on route from S...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2007
Lake Trawl For Missing Madeleine
Portuguese police searching for missing British girl Madeleine McCann are to trawl a lake in a fresh bid to find the missing four-year-old. According to reports, a ten-mile area around the Portuguese...
Lake Trawl For Missing Madeleine
Portuguese police searching for missing British girl Madeleine McCann are to trawl a lake in a fresh bid to find the missing four-year-old. According to reports, a ten-mile area around the Portuguese...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2007
Search Underway In Schoolboy Murder Probe
The long-running investigation into the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy has again targeted a loyalist area. Police have returned to the Mount Vernon area of the Shore Road where they carried out a furt...
Search Underway In Schoolboy Murder Probe
The long-running investigation into the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy has again targeted a loyalist area. Police have returned to the Mount Vernon area of the Shore Road where they carried out a furt...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2007
Diana Jury Told Of 'Bump' With Second Car
Witnesses have told the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed that the couple's car may have 'bumped' another vehicle shortly before the fatal crash. Speaking via video-link from P...
Diana Jury Told Of 'Bump' With Second Car
Witnesses have told the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed that the couple's car may have 'bumped' another vehicle shortly before the fatal crash. Speaking via video-link from P...
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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.