Northern Ireland News for April 2007 : Page 3

UK National News, Apr 25, 2007
Drugs gang targeted in series of raids
A series of nationwide drugs raids have taken place in order to crack down on a multi-million pound crack cocaine network. More than 400 officers from six forces took part in the operation, which was...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2007
Policing Board to address major US policing conference
A delegation from the Northern Ireland Policing Board will travel to the United States this week to participate in the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) annual conference in Chicago, which brings...
UK National News, Apr 25, 2007
Marathon runner 'died from drinking too much water'
The 22-year-old man who collapsed and died after completing the London Marathon at the weekend is believed to have died from drinking too much water. The cause of fitness instructor David Rogers' dea...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2007
UCF hosts Challenge of Cancer Conference
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is holding a one-day conference entitled the ‘Challenge of Cancer’ to provide information and support to all those affected by cancer. The conference will take pl...
UK National News, Apr 25, 2007
Volunteer worker killed in Borneo road crash
A volunteer project manager with youth charity Raleigh International has been killed in a road accident in Borneo. Toby Eaton-Baudains, 29, from Barlow in Derbyshire, died in the accident on Monday, ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2007
Trimble delivers memorial lecture in Coleraine
Nobel Laureate and former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, David Trimble last night delivered the first Antony Alcock Memorial Lecture at University of Ulster Coleraine. Now a member of the House...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2007
Belfast Council hosts Lithuania business breakfast
Plans for a trade mission to Lithuania are now in the pipeline – thanks to a business event hosted by Belfast City Council. Local firms who attend the ‘Do Business with Lithuania’ breakfast at the Be...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Coroner at Diana inquest steps down
Baroness Butler-Sloss is to step down as coroner for the inquests into the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed, it has been announced. Last month, Dodi's father Mohammed Al Fayed won a judicial...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Man receives gun shot wounds in Derry attack
A man and woman who were badly injured following an assault in Londonderry had been abducted hours before in County Westmeath. The 42-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were found at High Park in Cre...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Chelsea player arrested on drink-driving charge
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. According to a report in 'The Sun', the 24-year-old was driving a black Range Rover when he was stopped by police in...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Family found dead at Wexford home
Post mortem examinations are due to be carried out following the discovery of the bodies of a man, his wife and their two young daughters in their County Wexford home. It has also emerged the man had...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Man cleared of Lucie Blackman murder
The Japanese man accused of the rape and murder of British woman Lucie Blackman has been cleared of the charges. Businessman Joji Obara, 54, was cleared of raping and killing the 21-year-old, who was...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Detectives investigate arson attack
Police in Derry are treating an incident in which four vans were set on fire as arson. The incident happened at the yard of the Royal Mail Sorting Office in Great James Street in the early hours of t...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Teenager jailed for rape lie
A 17-year-old girl who falsely accused a taxi driver of rape has been sentenced to a four-month detention and training order. The teenager, from Shipley in Yorkshire, was told that she would serve tw...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Police investigate ‘serious crime’ in Armagh
Detectives investigating alleged attempts by dissident republicans to acquire arms and explosives have arrested a man in the Armagh area. It is understood the arrest was made as part of an ongoing in...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Yeltsin's body lying in state
The body of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin is lying in state in Moscow ahead of his funeral on Wednesday. Mr Yeltsin died of heart failure on Monday, aged 76. His body is lying in state at th...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Teenager pushed off pier in 'happy slapping' incident
A 15-year-old boy was pushed off a pier during a “happy slapping” incident in Bangor, it has emerged. The teenager had been playing with a ball near Bangor marina when he was attacked from behind and...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Father pays tribute to marathon death son
The father of the man who died after collapsing at the end of the London Marathon has paid tribute to his son. Chris Rogers, 52, said that his 22-year-old son David had been "doing what he wanted to ...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Man chops penis off in London restaurant
A man is recovering in hospital after cutting his penis off with a knife in a busy London restaurant. It is understood that the man entered Zizzi's pizza restaurant in the Strand in the capital's Wes...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2007
Six men arrested in anti-terror raids
Six men have been arrested in a series of anti-terror raids, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. It is believed that the men were arrested on suspicion of inciting others to commit acts of terror...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Illegal fuel laundering plant dismantled in County Antrim
A fully operational fuel-laundering plant near Nutts Corner in County Antrim was dismantled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers in a joint operation with the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS)...
Recruitment News, Apr 24, 2007
Minister Opens Amazon Centre In Cork
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin has performed the official opening of Amazon’s new customer service centre at the Airport Business Park in Cork. The Minister was jo...
Recruitment News, Apr 24, 2007
Chief Inspector Highlights Key Role Of Collaboration In Education
Chief Inspector of the Education and Training Inspectorate, Marion Matchett, has called for effective collaboration at all levels of the education system. The call came as she launched the Chief Insp...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
McFly set to play Belfast's Oddyssey Arena
One of the biggest boy bands of the moment, McFly are set to make a welcome return to the Odyssey Arena with their Greatest Hits Tour on Wednesday 21 November. The UK-based band have had a hectic and...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2007
Message in a Bottle scheme launched to help elderly
Plans to distribute 80,000 bottles to older people to record basic but important personal and medical details to assist the emergency services, have been unveiled today by Criminal Justice Minister Da...
UK National News, Apr 23, 2007
River body identified as missing boy
A body found in a river in Fife has been identified as that of a missing ten-year-old boy. Steven Henderson, 10, was reported missing on Saturday evening after failing to return home from playing wit...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2007
Thieves set up 'hoax bombs' to rob homes
Residents in east Belfast are angry after a hoax bomb was set up by thieves to burgle a row of houses. Eight homes on the Cumberland Road in Dundonald were evacuated for several hours yesterday morni...
UK National News, Apr 23, 2007
Competitor dies after London Marathon
A 22-year-old man who fell ill after completing the London Marathon has died, race organisers have confirmed. It is understood that the man, who has not been named, died in hospital after successfull...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2007
Sinn Fein announces policing board members
Sinn Fein has announced the names of three nominees who will serve on Northern Ireland’s Policing Board. Foyle Assembly member Martina Anderson has been confirmed, and will be joined by party policin...
UK National News, Apr 23, 2007
Appeal over serious sexual assault in Blaenau Gwent
Police in Blaenau Gwent have appealed for information following the serious sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman at the weekend. The attack happened in an area known locally as the "Black Path", bet...