Northern Ireland News for November 2007 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Murphy Bailed On Tax Charges
One of the border area's most high profile republicans has been in court today to face charges related to alleged tax fraud. Detectives from the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau arrested the a...
Murphy Bailed On Tax Charges
One of the border area's most high profile republicans has been in court today to face charges related to alleged tax fraud. Detectives from the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau arrested the a...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
IPCC Piles Pressure On London Police Chief
Police chief Sir Ian Blair has been criticised by a watchdog for delaying the investigation into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner is at the centre of an e...
IPCC Piles Pressure On London Police Chief
Police chief Sir Ian Blair has been criticised by a watchdog for delaying the investigation into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner is at the centre of an e...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
First Female Jailed For Terrorist Offences
Possession of information that would be of use to terrorists has put a woman behind bars. The 23-year-old is the first woman in Great Britian to be convicted under anti-terror legislation. The Heath...
First Female Jailed For Terrorist Offences
Possession of information that would be of use to terrorists has put a woman behind bars. The 23-year-old is the first woman in Great Britian to be convicted under anti-terror legislation. The Heath...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
Nursing Home Deaths: Man Held
A murder investigation has begun following the deaths of two residents at a nursing home in Leicester. Detectives are questioning a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder after the bodies of the two ...
Nursing Home Deaths: Man Held
A murder investigation has begun following the deaths of two residents at a nursing home in Leicester. Detectives are questioning a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder after the bodies of the two ...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
Fresh Forensics May Mean New Lawrence Trial
Evolving techniques used by a team of experts working in secret are believed to have uncovered fresh evidence which may bring the five suspects in the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence bac...
Fresh Forensics May Mean New Lawrence Trial
Evolving techniques used by a team of experts working in secret are believed to have uncovered fresh evidence which may bring the five suspects in the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence bac...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
More Cash For Forces Sought
Some of the country’s leading military figures are calling on the Government to provide a substantial boost to funding for the forces. The urgent cash injection for the army, navy and RAF is being so...
More Cash For Forces Sought
Some of the country’s leading military figures are calling on the Government to provide a substantial boost to funding for the forces. The urgent cash injection for the army, navy and RAF is being so...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
Police Drugs Operation Targets Staffordshire
Police raids have netted 19 people in a series of dawn raids related to suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. A total of 16 addresses were raided by 350 officers in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffords...
Police Drugs Operation Targets Staffordshire
Police raids have netted 19 people in a series of dawn raids related to suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. A total of 16 addresses were raided by 350 officers in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffords...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Law Will Outlaw Automatic 50% Remission
The much-debated 50% remission available to Ulster prisoners is to no longer apply to violent criminals and sex offenders. Those jailed in Northern Ireland should now face longer jail sentences under...
Law Will Outlaw Automatic 50% Remission
The much-debated 50% remission available to Ulster prisoners is to no longer apply to violent criminals and sex offenders. Those jailed in Northern Ireland should now face longer jail sentences under...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2007
Welsh Millennium Centre Bailed Out
Wales’ Millennium Centre is to have £13.5m debts ‘wiped out’ and to benefit from having treble it’s current annual funding - rising from £1.2m to £3.7m. The Welsh Assembly government has agreed the d...
Welsh Millennium Centre Bailed Out
Wales’ Millennium Centre is to have £13.5m debts ‘wiped out’ and to benefit from having treble it’s current annual funding - rising from £1.2m to £3.7m. The Welsh Assembly government has agreed the d...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Police Hunt Hit-And-Run Driver
Police are serching for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run collision in County Armagh. A man in his 60s was seriously injured when he was struck by a car on the Garvaghy Road, close to Sai...
Police Hunt Hit-And-Run Driver
Police are serching for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run collision in County Armagh. A man in his 60s was seriously injured when he was struck by a car on the Garvaghy Road, close to Sai...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Orde Tipped For Top Met Post
As the pressure on London’s Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair builds up to resign, Sir Hugh Orde, who has been the PSNI’s chief constable since 2002, continues to be a front-runner to take over the po...
Orde Tipped For Top Met Post
As the pressure on London’s Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair builds up to resign, Sir Hugh Orde, who has been the PSNI’s chief constable since 2002, continues to be a front-runner to take over the po...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2007
Student Scientists Get Partnership Boost
A new partnership arrangement between the commercial and educational sectors has been announced. It aims to enhance the experience of pupils studying science, to provide opportunities for work experi...
Student Scientists Get Partnership Boost
A new partnership arrangement between the commercial and educational sectors has been announced. It aims to enhance the experience of pupils studying science, to provide opportunities for work experi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
Suspect Held In Derry Rapist Hunt
An 18 year-old has been arrested today as part of the PSNI's hunt for a rapist who attacked a young American woman outside a Derry bar at the weekend. Detectives have been examining CCTV footage from...
Suspect Held In Derry Rapist Hunt
An 18 year-old has been arrested today as part of the PSNI's hunt for a rapist who attacked a young American woman outside a Derry bar at the weekend. Detectives have been examining CCTV footage from...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
Duo Charged With Killing Lithuanian Man
Two men from Lithuania have been charged with the murder of a 20-year-old fellow countryman in Dungannon at the weekend. Ricardas Stronkus, 20, and Vaidotas Stirbys, 18, both denied the charges of th...
Duo Charged With Killing Lithuanian Man
Two men from Lithuania have been charged with the murder of a 20-year-old fellow countryman in Dungannon at the weekend. Ricardas Stronkus, 20, and Vaidotas Stirbys, 18, both denied the charges of th...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
'Army Logistics Failure' Led To Soldier's Death
An Army logistics failure led to the unlawful killing of a British soldier in Iraq, a coroner has ruled. Gordon Gentle, 19, from the Royal Highland Fusiliers (RHF), was killed in a roadside bomb atta...
'Army Logistics Failure' Led To Soldier's Death
An Army logistics failure led to the unlawful killing of a British soldier in Iraq, a coroner has ruled. Gordon Gentle, 19, from the Royal Highland Fusiliers (RHF), was killed in a roadside bomb atta...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
More Petrol Price Hikes Likely As £1 Litre Mark Passes
The AA has warned that more petrol price increases were likely now that the average price had risen through the £1 per litre barrier. The forecast comes as the average forecourt price of a litre of p...
More Petrol Price Hikes Likely As £1 Litre Mark Passes
The AA has warned that more petrol price increases were likely now that the average price had risen through the £1 per litre barrier. The forecast comes as the average forecourt price of a litre of p...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
High Court Blocks Residents' Challenge To City Airport
George Best Belfast City Airport has won the latest stage of its bid to dramatically increase passenger numbers. A legal challenge over plans for another one million passengers a year at the east Bel...
High Court Blocks Residents' Challenge To City Airport
George Best Belfast City Airport has won the latest stage of its bid to dramatically increase passenger numbers. A legal challenge over plans for another one million passengers a year at the east Bel...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
UDA Condemned For Failure To Leave Terror Behind
The main loyalist paramilitary organisation, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) has been condemned for still being involved in violence and criminality. The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) ...
UDA Condemned For Failure To Leave Terror Behind
The main loyalist paramilitary organisation, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) has been condemned for still being involved in violence and criminality. The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) ...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
Guard Of Honour For Fallen Firefighters
Three of the firefighters who lost their lives in a warehouse blaze in Warwickshire were given a guard of honour by hundreds of their colleagues as their bodies were recovered from the plant. The bod...
Guard Of Honour For Fallen Firefighters
Three of the firefighters who lost their lives in a warehouse blaze in Warwickshire were given a guard of honour by hundreds of their colleagues as their bodies were recovered from the plant. The bod...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
Stormont Civil Service Jobs At Risk
Jobs are in jeopardy at the Stormont Assembly - and specialist workers in the civil service could now be facing redundancy - as part of government reforms. An Assembly committee has been told that se...
Stormont Civil Service Jobs At Risk
Jobs are in jeopardy at the Stormont Assembly - and specialist workers in the civil service could now be facing redundancy - as part of government reforms. An Assembly committee has been told that se...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
Met Chief Faces Vote Of No Confidence
Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair has been given a vote of no confidence by members of the London Assembly. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats assembly members ensured the motion was passed by...
Met Chief Faces Vote Of No Confidence
Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair has been given a vote of no confidence by members of the London Assembly. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats assembly members ensured the motion was passed by...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
Community Policeman Run Over
Another police officer has been run over while trying to tackle a suspect. This time it was a Police community support officer involved in the incident which happened when he was investigating a comp...
Community Policeman Run Over
Another police officer has been run over while trying to tackle a suspect. This time it was a Police community support officer involved in the incident which happened when he was investigating a comp...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
SF Takes Control Of Newry Policing Partnership
Another milestone has been passed in local policing with news that Sinn Fein has taken over control of the body set up to liaise with the police and the local community in one of the most contentious ...
SF Takes Control Of Newry Policing Partnership
Another milestone has been passed in local policing with news that Sinn Fein has taken over control of the body set up to liaise with the police and the local community in one of the most contentious ...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
'Happy Slappy' Teens Questioned Over Bonfire Death
Police investigating the death of a man near the scene of a bonfire party in Wirral are questioning three teenagers. The body of 34-year-old Stephen Croft was discovered on a grassy area at the junct...
'Happy Slappy' Teens Questioned Over Bonfire Death
Police investigating the death of a man near the scene of a bonfire party in Wirral are questioning three teenagers. The body of 34-year-old Stephen Croft was discovered on a grassy area at the junct...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
Bangor Line Train Victim Stable
There was considerable disruption to commuters last night after a man was struck by a train on the Belfast to Bangor line. A man in his 20s sustained chest and head injuries after the incident on the...
Bangor Line Train Victim Stable
There was considerable disruption to commuters last night after a man was struck by a train on the Belfast to Bangor line. A man in his 20s sustained chest and head injuries after the incident on the...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
Three Still Held Over Meredith Murder
Italian police are continuing to question three people in connection with the death of British student Meredith Kercher. Amanda Knox, a 20-year-old American student who was also Meredith's room-mate,...
Three Still Held Over Meredith Murder
Italian police are continuing to question three people in connection with the death of British student Meredith Kercher. Amanda Knox, a 20-year-old American student who was also Meredith's room-mate,...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2007
Two Held Over Cheshire Toddler Death
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a two-year-old boy in Runcorn, Cheshire. Paramedics were called to a house in the town around 10.30pm on Tuesday and when the police arri...
Two Held Over Cheshire Toddler Death
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a two-year-old boy in Runcorn, Cheshire. Paramedics were called to a house in the town around 10.30pm on Tuesday and when the police arri...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
Paisley’s US Trip Highlights Executive ‘Staying Power’
Next month’s trip to the USA by the Stomont Executive’s First and Deputy First Minister Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness - when the pair will be hosted by US President, George Bush – is further evide...
Paisley’s US Trip Highlights Executive ‘Staying Power’
Next month’s trip to the USA by the Stomont Executive’s First and Deputy First Minister Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness - when the pair will be hosted by US President, George Bush – is further evide...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2007
Retail Skills Shortage Warning
The anticipated opening of the massive Victoria Centre in Belfast next spring and numerous other retail developments has highlighted a serious shortage of staff in the sector. According to a report, ...
Retail Skills Shortage Warning
The anticipated opening of the massive Victoria Centre in Belfast next spring and numerous other retail developments has highlighted a serious shortage of staff in the sector. According to a report, ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2007
Ulster Spy Base Will Have Central UK Role
It’s changing time for Northern Ireland as the local terror threat diminishes and instead, there's news that the Province is set to play a significant role in the battle against al Quaida and internat...
Ulster Spy Base Will Have Central UK Role
It’s changing time for Northern Ireland as the local terror threat diminishes and instead, there's news that the Province is set to play a significant role in the battle against al Quaida and internat...
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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.