Northern Ireland News for November 2007 : Page 10
UK National News, Nov 12, 2007
Teen Air Rifle Death 'Tragic Accident'
Police in Gwent have said that they believe the death of 17-year-old Danny Marsh who was shot with an air rifle on Sunday evening may have been a "tragic accident". The incident happened in the Maesg...
Teen Air Rifle Death 'Tragic Accident'
Police in Gwent have said that they believe the death of 17-year-old Danny Marsh who was shot with an air rifle on Sunday evening may have been a "tragic accident". The incident happened in the Maesg...
UK National News, Nov 12, 2007
Targets Forcing Real Policing Out
It has been claimed that Government pressure to meet targets is forcing detectives off major investigations. A Police Federation report has said that in one case an officer was stopped his hunt for a...
Targets Forcing Real Policing Out
It has been claimed that Government pressure to meet targets is forcing detectives off major investigations. A Police Federation report has said that in one case an officer was stopped his hunt for a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 12, 2007
Border Road Crash Claims Life
The roads have claimed another victim with a 29-year-old man being killed following a car crash on the Old Road, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. Only one car is believed to have been involved in the ...
Border Road Crash Claims Life
The roads have claimed another victim with a 29-year-old man being killed following a car crash on the Old Road, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. Only one car is believed to have been involved in the ...
UK National News, Nov 12, 2007
Fresh Appeal In Horrific Heather Barnett Murder
Police investigating the mysterious death of mother-of-two Heather Barnett in Dorset five years ago have issued a fresh appeal after new scientific analysis of cut hair found in the dead woman's right...
Fresh Appeal In Horrific Heather Barnett Murder
Police investigating the mysterious death of mother-of-two Heather Barnett in Dorset five years ago have issued a fresh appeal after new scientific analysis of cut hair found in the dead woman's right...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 12, 2007
Remembrance Day Device Explodes
A solemn Remembrance Day service in County Down, was disrupted for a time when an explosive device detonated nearby. The ‘ coffee jar’ bomb caused a security alert in the border city of Newry when it...
Remembrance Day Device Explodes
A solemn Remembrance Day service in County Down, was disrupted for a time when an explosive device detonated nearby. The ‘ coffee jar’ bomb caused a security alert in the border city of Newry when it...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 12, 2007
Belfast's Festive Season Gets Underway
The countdown to Christmas has really started with Belfast’s Lord Mayor announcing details of this year’s festive programme . Jim Rodgers said thousands of people are expected to pack into Belfast ci...
Belfast's Festive Season Gets Underway
The countdown to Christmas has really started with Belfast’s Lord Mayor announcing details of this year’s festive programme . Jim Rodgers said thousands of people are expected to pack into Belfast ci...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 12, 2007
Royal Mail Marks WWI
The blood red petals of a poppy stand tall on a new 1st Class stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Described as the ‘Battle of Mud’ by the soldiers who endured it f...
Royal Mail Marks WWI
The blood red petals of a poppy stand tall on a new 1st Class stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Described as the ‘Battle of Mud’ by the soldiers who endured it f...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Nipsa Calls Out Assistants - Again!
The run up to Christmas will be marked by a fresh phase of walkouts by local classroom assistants who are to resume their strike action next week. The Nipsa union members will be out on picket lines ...
Nipsa Calls Out Assistants - Again!
The run up to Christmas will be marked by a fresh phase of walkouts by local classroom assistants who are to resume their strike action next week. The Nipsa union members will be out on picket lines ...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Fifth London Bomber Admits Charge
An illegal immigrant who originally travelled to the UK from Ghana on a false passport has admitted conspiracy to cause explosions. Manfo Kwaku Asiedu - who was accused of being the fifth 21 July Lon...
Fifth London Bomber Admits Charge
An illegal immigrant who originally travelled to the UK from Ghana on a false passport has admitted conspiracy to cause explosions. Manfo Kwaku Asiedu - who was accused of being the fifth 21 July Lon...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Ards Job Losses May Only Be Start: MLA
The possible knock-on effect of imminent job losses at a County Down yarn and fibre manufacturer is causing more widespread concerns – as a member of the Assembly’s Enterprise, Trade and Investment Co...
Ards Job Losses May Only Be Start: MLA
The possible knock-on effect of imminent job losses at a County Down yarn and fibre manufacturer is causing more widespread concerns – as a member of the Assembly’s Enterprise, Trade and Investment Co...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Youth On Bonfire Night Murder Charge
A young boy, barely into his teens, has been charged with the murder of a man whose charred body was found in the embers of a bonfire on Merseyside earlier this week. Police charged a boy of 13 from ...
Youth On Bonfire Night Murder Charge
A young boy, barely into his teens, has been charged with the murder of a man whose charred body was found in the embers of a bonfire on Merseyside earlier this week. Police charged a boy of 13 from ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Two Stabbed In Markets Clash
The latest incident in a long-running local dispute led to two men being stabbed in early morning disturbances in the Markets area of Belfast. While one of them has today undergone surgery, the other...
Two Stabbed In Markets Clash
The latest incident in a long-running local dispute led to two men being stabbed in early morning disturbances in the Markets area of Belfast. While one of them has today undergone surgery, the other...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Glasgow to Host 'Greatest Sporting Event We Have Ever Seen'
Glasgow has erupted in celebration after the announcement Scotland will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The decision has been greeted with mass enthusiasm by hundreds of Glaswegians who gathered i...
Glasgow to Host 'Greatest Sporting Event We Have Ever Seen'
Glasgow has erupted in celebration after the announcement Scotland will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The decision has been greeted with mass enthusiasm by hundreds of Glaswegians who gathered i...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Holiday Home Haunts DUP
As the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre controversy continues to generate attention, associated concerns over the DoE's 2002 approval for holiday homes - built by the same developer - is also being deb...
Holiday Home Haunts DUP
As the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre controversy continues to generate attention, associated concerns over the DoE's 2002 approval for holiday homes - built by the same developer - is also being deb...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Smokers Warned On Mouth Cancer Danger
Nearly 50 people die every year in Northern Ireland from mouth cancer. Approximately 145 people are diagnosed with this form of oral cancer here every year, with about one third dying from the diseas...
Smokers Warned On Mouth Cancer Danger
Nearly 50 people die every year in Northern Ireland from mouth cancer. Approximately 145 people are diagnosed with this form of oral cancer here every year, with about one third dying from the diseas...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Tidal Surge Warning Puts Channel Coast On Alert
A flood alert has been issued in the south of England as preparations are made for a tidal surge down the English Channel. It has been predicted the surge will be 5ft (1.5m) above normal sea levels a...
Tidal Surge Warning Puts Channel Coast On Alert
A flood alert has been issued in the south of England as preparations are made for a tidal surge down the English Channel. It has been predicted the surge will be 5ft (1.5m) above normal sea levels a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
President To Czech-Out Belfast Sights
With ever increasing numbers of eastern Europeans coming to live and work in Northern Ireland, this week’s visit by the leader of the Czech people is being seen as all the more appropriate - especiall...
President To Czech-Out Belfast Sights
With ever increasing numbers of eastern Europeans coming to live and work in Northern Ireland, this week’s visit by the leader of the Czech people is being seen as all the more appropriate - especiall...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Grading Proposed For Speeding Drivers
A system of grading for those caught speeding on the UK's roads has been proposed. Drivers caught speeding could be given more penalty points on their licence depending on how much over the speed lim...
Grading Proposed For Speeding Drivers
A system of grading for those caught speeding on the UK's roads has been proposed. Drivers caught speeding could be given more penalty points on their licence depending on how much over the speed lim...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Interest Rates On Hold But Cut Likely Soon
Mounting pressure for a cut in the UK's interest rate hasn't produced one yet, but the good news for borrowers is that the Bank of England has at least kept interest rates on hold at 5.75% and indicat...
Interest Rates On Hold But Cut Likely Soon
Mounting pressure for a cut in the UK's interest rate hasn't produced one yet, but the good news for borrowers is that the Bank of England has at least kept interest rates on hold at 5.75% and indicat...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Arrests In Police Drugs Swoop
North Belfast's loyalist Tigers Bay area was one of the areas targeted by the PSNI yesterday as officers sought drug dealers. Five men were arrested as police carryied out a planned search of houses ...
Arrests In Police Drugs Swoop
North Belfast's loyalist Tigers Bay area was one of the areas targeted by the PSNI yesterday as officers sought drug dealers. Five men were arrested as police carryied out a planned search of houses ...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Murdered Meredith Had Been Worried About 'Strange Men'
Murdered British student, Meredith Kercher, whose mutilated body was discovered this week in Perugia, had told friends that she was worried about the “strange men” that her American housemate brought ...
Murdered Meredith Had Been Worried About 'Strange Men'
Murdered British student, Meredith Kercher, whose mutilated body was discovered this week in Perugia, had told friends that she was worried about the “strange men” that her American housemate brought ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Two Jailed For Loyalist Feud Killing
The killing of an innocent Londonderry man was recalled this week as two men were jailed for seven years each for their involvement in the loyalist feud-related murder. Handing down seven-year jail t...
Two Jailed For Loyalist Feud Killing
The killing of an innocent Londonderry man was recalled this week as two men were jailed for seven years each for their involvement in the loyalist feud-related murder. Handing down seven-year jail t...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2007
Bail Granted In Toddler Death Probe
Two people who were arrested after the discovery of the body of a toddler earlier this week have been bailed. Cheshire Police have released the pair - a 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man - but ...
Bail Granted In Toddler Death Probe
Two people who were arrested after the discovery of the body of a toddler earlier this week have been bailed. Cheshire Police have released the pair - a 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man - but ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2007
Social Worker Pays Price For Relationship
A social worker who failed to be professionally responsible and whose relationship with her client was inappropriate has been struck off the Social Care Register. Anne Colhoun, 54, had continued with...
Social Worker Pays Price For Relationship
A social worker who failed to be professionally responsible and whose relationship with her client was inappropriate has been struck off the Social Care Register. Anne Colhoun, 54, had continued with...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Belfast DJ Killed In Thai Accident
The Foreign Office has confirmed that a man from Belfast has died while on holiday in Thailand. Mark Morrison - a DJ in Belfast - was killed in an accident in the resort of Patia in Bangkok. Colleag...
Belfast DJ Killed In Thai Accident
The Foreign Office has confirmed that a man from Belfast has died while on holiday in Thailand. Mark Morrison - a DJ in Belfast - was killed in an accident in the resort of Patia in Bangkok. Colleag...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Republicans Blamed For Shooting Officer In Derry
An off-duty police officer who was seriously injured in a shooting in Londonderry this morning has managed to drive himself from the scene - and the murder attempt has swiftly been blamed on republica...
Republicans Blamed For Shooting Officer In Derry
An off-duty police officer who was seriously injured in a shooting in Londonderry this morning has managed to drive himself from the scene - and the murder attempt has swiftly been blamed on republica...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Police Deny Drug Dealers Being 'Protected'
There are no police officers ‘protecting’ Belfast drug dealers because they are providing information. Assistant Chief Constable Duncan McCausland said sources were handled in accordance with the str...
Police Deny Drug Dealers Being 'Protected'
There are no police officers ‘protecting’ Belfast drug dealers because they are providing information. Assistant Chief Constable Duncan McCausland said sources were handled in accordance with the str...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Poppy Day Bomb Commemoration Remembers Wounded PSNI Man
A commemoration to mark the 20th anniversary of the Poppy Day bomb in Enniskillen paused today as prayers were said for the off duty police officer shot and seriously wounded as he dropped his child t...
Poppy Day Bomb Commemoration Remembers Wounded PSNI Man
A commemoration to mark the 20th anniversary of the Poppy Day bomb in Enniskillen paused today as prayers were said for the off duty police officer shot and seriously wounded as he dropped his child t...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
Fiat Car Caused Diana Death Crash
An accident investigation expert has said that evidence showed that that Princess Diana’s Mercedes clipped the rear of a Fiat car before entering the road tunnel where she was killed. Tony Read, the ...
Fiat Car Caused Diana Death Crash
An accident investigation expert has said that evidence showed that that Princess Diana’s Mercedes clipped the rear of a Fiat car before entering the road tunnel where she was killed. Tony Read, the ...
Recruitment News, Nov 8, 2007
Waterford Job Cuts Confirmed
The chief executive of Waterford Wedgwood has confirmed that there will be significant job losses at the Waterford glass plant as a result of restructuring. There has been speculation in recent weeks...
Waterford Job Cuts Confirmed
The chief executive of Waterford Wedgwood has confirmed that there will be significant job losses at the Waterford glass plant as a result of restructuring. There has been speculation in recent weeks...
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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.