Northern Ireland News for July 2007 : Page 10
UK National News, Jul 6, 2007
Appeal for missing 13-year-old girl
Police in Scotland have appealed for information about a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Tuesday. Robyn Ferrigan was last seen boarding a bus in Newington Road in Edinburgh around 11:30am...
Appeal for missing 13-year-old girl
Police in Scotland have appealed for information about a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Tuesday. Robyn Ferrigan was last seen boarding a bus in Newington Road in Edinburgh around 11:30am...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 6, 2007
Man stabbed in bar in Co. Down
A man stabbed in a pub in Holywood, County Down is in a serious condition in hospital. The incident occurred at a restaurant in High Street at around 8pm on Thursday evening. The man was stabbed in ...
Man stabbed in bar in Co. Down
A man stabbed in a pub in Holywood, County Down is in a serious condition in hospital. The incident occurred at a restaurant in High Street at around 8pm on Thursday evening. The man was stabbed in ...
UK National News, Jul 6, 2007
Disruption continues following Tube train derailment
Severe delays are still affecting Tube travellers on the Central Line, following the derailment of a train on Thursday morning. The Central Line is still closed in both directions between Leytonstone...
Disruption continues following Tube train derailment
Severe delays are still affecting Tube travellers on the Central Line, following the derailment of a train on Thursday morning. The Central Line is still closed in both directions between Leytonstone...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 6, 2007
Two killed in plane crash
Two people have been killed and seven injured, three critically, after a plane crashed while trying to land in Co Galway. The dead men were named as pilot Matt Masterson from County Dublin and Paul M...
Two killed in plane crash
Two people have been killed and seven injured, three critically, after a plane crashed while trying to land in Co Galway. The dead men were named as pilot Matt Masterson from County Dublin and Paul M...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 6, 2007
Man's body found in hotel
Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body found in a hotel room in Belfast. The body was found in a bedroom at the Holiday Inn hotel, Ormeau Avenue, and it is thought he may have taken h...
Man's body found in hotel
Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body found in a hotel room in Belfast. The body was found in a bedroom at the Holiday Inn hotel, Ormeau Avenue, and it is thought he may have taken h...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Sex pervert jailed for murder
A sex pervert has been jailed for life after he was found guilty of murdering a special needs teacher in 2004. Musician Graham Coutts, 39, was found guilty on his retrial of the murder of special nee...
Sex pervert jailed for murder
A sex pervert has been jailed for life after he was found guilty of murdering a special needs teacher in 2004. Musician Graham Coutts, 39, was found guilty on his retrial of the murder of special nee...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Three-year-old kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped a three-year-old daughter of an expatriate worker said to be British in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt, according to a police spokesperson. The girl was snatched from the ca...
Three-year-old kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped a three-year-old daughter of an expatriate worker said to be British in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt, according to a police spokesperson. The girl was snatched from the ca...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Three jailed after stabbing
Three County Down men have been jailed for stabbing a student with a broken bottle. Grant Dugan, 21, underwent two emergency brain operations after he was assaulted and stabbed with a broken bottle i...
Three jailed after stabbing
Three County Down men have been jailed for stabbing a student with a broken bottle. Grant Dugan, 21, underwent two emergency brain operations after he was assaulted and stabbed with a broken bottle i...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Support increased for students
The government has announced an increase in student support in higher education to ensure that all those with the potential and qualifications, no matter what their background, will have the opportuni...
Support increased for students
The government has announced an increase in student support in higher education to ensure that all those with the potential and qualifications, no matter what their background, will have the opportuni...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Ten injured as museum staircase collapses
At least ten people have been injured after a staircase collapsed at the Natural History Museum in Dublin. The staircase crumbled in the Merrion Square building at around 11:30am. Ten people are cur...
Ten injured as museum staircase collapses
At least ten people have been injured after a staircase collapsed at the Natural History Museum in Dublin. The staircase crumbled in the Merrion Square building at around 11:30am. Ten people are cur...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Minister pledges flood relief cash
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has pledged funding to local authorities to help with flood relief. Health Secretary Alan Johnson, who is the MP for Hull, recently visited Hull which he described ...
Minister pledges flood relief cash
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has pledged funding to local authorities to help with flood relief. Health Secretary Alan Johnson, who is the MP for Hull, recently visited Hull which he described ...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Passengers stranded in derailed Tube train
Hundreds of commuters were stranded in a tunnel after a Tube train derailed this morning on the westbound London Central Line. Six carriages derailed between Bethnal Green and Mile End and passengers...
Passengers stranded in derailed Tube train
Hundreds of commuters were stranded in a tunnel after a Tube train derailed this morning on the westbound London Central Line. Six carriages derailed between Bethnal Green and Mile End and passengers...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Arrest after Tyrone sexual assault
Detectives investigating the rape of a 16-year-old girl in County Tyrone have arrested a man. The teenager had travelled by bus to attend a nightclub in Strabane on the evening of June 16. The attack...
Arrest after Tyrone sexual assault
Detectives investigating the rape of a 16-year-old girl in County Tyrone have arrested a man. The teenager had travelled by bus to attend a nightclub in Strabane on the evening of June 16. The attack...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Cartoon protestor guilty of incitement
A protestor who said that British troops should be sent home from Iraq in body bags has been convicted of incitement to murder. Mizanur Rahman, 24, from Palmers Green in north London made the comment...
Cartoon protestor guilty of incitement
A protestor who said that British troops should be sent home from Iraq in body bags has been convicted of incitement to murder. Mizanur Rahman, 24, from Palmers Green in north London made the comment...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
George Melly dies
Jazz singer and author George Melly has died from lung cancer at his home in London, his wife Diana announced. Mr Melly, 80, refused treatment for his illness and carried on entertaining his fans on ...
George Melly dies
Jazz singer and author George Melly has died from lung cancer at his home in London, his wife Diana announced. Mr Melly, 80, refused treatment for his illness and carried on entertaining his fans on ...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Interest rates hiked to 5.75%
Interest rates have risen by 0.25% to 5.75% in the fifth rise since August 2006. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee said that the rise had been due to evidence that inflationary pressure...
Interest rates hiked to 5.75%
Interest rates have risen by 0.25% to 5.75% in the fifth rise since August 2006. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee said that the rise had been due to evidence that inflationary pressure...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Affordable housing report to be ‘taken forward’
The first meeting of the Inter-Departmental Affordability Implementation Group has been held today. The meeting, held by Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie is set up to consider the Semple ...
Affordable housing report to be ‘taken forward’
The first meeting of the Inter-Departmental Affordability Implementation Group has been held today. The meeting, held by Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie is set up to consider the Semple ...
UK National News, Jul 5, 2007
Record breaking June rainfall figures
Provisional climate statistics from the Met Office have revealed that June was been the wettest since records began in 1914. The UK-wide average figure of 134.5mm has beaten the previous highest June...
Record breaking June rainfall figures
Provisional climate statistics from the Met Office have revealed that June was been the wettest since records began in 1914. The UK-wide average figure of 134.5mm has beaten the previous highest June...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Woman arrested over Carrick assault
A woman has been arrested this morning in connection with a serious assault in County Antrim. A 32-year-old man was taken to hospital on Monday morning after being discovered unconscious at McKeen’s ...
Woman arrested over Carrick assault
A woman has been arrested this morning in connection with a serious assault in County Antrim. A 32-year-old man was taken to hospital on Monday morning after being discovered unconscious at McKeen’s ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Dublin shooting victim in ‘critical condition’
A man in his 20s is in critical condition in hospital following a shooting incident in Dublin. The victim had been sitting in his car in front of a shopping area on Lakelands Road in Stillorgan when ...
Dublin shooting victim in ‘critical condition’
A man in his 20s is in critical condition in hospital following a shooting incident in Dublin. The victim had been sitting in his car in front of a shopping area on Lakelands Road in Stillorgan when ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Former NI star 'The Doog' buried today
The funeral of former Northern Ireland International footballer Derek Dougan has taken place today. The ceremony for the former striker, nicknamed ‘The Doog’ will take place at St Peter’s Collegiate ...
Former NI star 'The Doog' buried today
The funeral of former Northern Ireland International footballer Derek Dougan has taken place today. The ceremony for the former striker, nicknamed ‘The Doog’ will take place at St Peter’s Collegiate ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 5, 2007
Female prisoners subject to ‘severe verbal abuse’
A report published by the Human Rights Commission has revealed that women prisoners have been subject to “severe verbal abuse” when they have been transported alongside male prisoners. The report cal...
Female prisoners subject to ‘severe verbal abuse’
A report published by the Human Rights Commission has revealed that women prisoners have been subject to “severe verbal abuse” when they have been transported alongside male prisoners. The report cal...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Man remanded over pensioner murder
A County Antrim man has appeared in court today charged with the murder of a Belfast pensioner nearly 20 years ago. The body of Lily Smith, 66, was found at her home at Moveen House in Finaghy on the...
Man remanded over pensioner murder
A County Antrim man has appeared in court today charged with the murder of a Belfast pensioner nearly 20 years ago. The body of Lily Smith, 66, was found at her home at Moveen House in Finaghy on the...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Armagh woman’s body exhumed
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of an elderly woman who was exhumed from a graveyard in South Armagh. Katherine Haughey’s body was found two years ago at her home in th...
Armagh woman’s body exhumed
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of an elderly woman who was exhumed from a graveyard in South Armagh. Katherine Haughey’s body was found two years ago at her home in th...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Two arrested over drugs haul
Two more people have been arrested in relation to what is thought to be the largest ever drugs haul in Ireland. Gardai have seized cocaine worth an estimated 100 million euro following reports of a m...
Two arrested over drugs haul
Two more people have been arrested in relation to what is thought to be the largest ever drugs haul in Ireland. Gardai have seized cocaine worth an estimated 100 million euro following reports of a m...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Adams and Orde meet to discuss feud
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has today met with the chief constable to discuss the feud in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast. During the meeting, Hugh Orde and Mr Adams shook hands publicly for th...
Adams and Orde meet to discuss feud
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has today met with the chief constable to discuss the feud in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast. During the meeting, Hugh Orde and Mr Adams shook hands publicly for th...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Police continue to hold suspects over failed car bombings
Police are continuing to question six suspects in the UK, held in connection with the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow. Meanwhile it has emerged that some of the suspects were known to MI5 b...
Police continue to hold suspects over failed car bombings
Police are continuing to question six suspects in the UK, held in connection with the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow. Meanwhile it has emerged that some of the suspects were known to MI5 b...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
BBC reporter Alan Johnson released
Kidnappers have released Alan Johnson, the BBC’s Gaza correspondent, more than a hundred days after his abduction. Mr Johnson, 45, was abducted by armed men in Gaza City on March 12. The group who cl...
BBC reporter Alan Johnson released
Kidnappers have released Alan Johnson, the BBC’s Gaza correspondent, more than a hundred days after his abduction. Mr Johnson, 45, was abducted by armed men in Gaza City on March 12. The group who cl...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Suicide ‘linked to Northern Ireland Troubles’
A new research published has found that the rising number of suicides in Northern Ireland may be linked to the legacy of the Troubles. The Department of Health also found those living in violent area...
Suicide ‘linked to Northern Ireland Troubles’
A new research published has found that the rising number of suicides in Northern Ireland may be linked to the legacy of the Troubles. The Department of Health also found those living in violent area...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Teacher found guilty over secret classroom filming
A supply teacher who secretly filmed unruly pupils in her classroom for a television documentary has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. Angela Mason, from London, had admitted fi...
Teacher found guilty over secret classroom filming
A supply teacher who secretly filmed unruly pupils in her classroom for a television documentary has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. Angela Mason, from London, had admitted fi...
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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.