Northern Ireland News for July 2007 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Rising house prices ‘taking toll’ on incomes
A new report has revealed that rising house prices in Northern Ireland are taking their toll on borrowing and savings. The report, produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) showed that the monthly mor...
Rising house prices ‘taking toll’ on incomes
A new report has revealed that rising house prices in Northern Ireland are taking their toll on borrowing and savings. The report, produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) showed that the monthly mor...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Teenage girl charged over man's murder
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of Paul Sandbach in Greater Manchester at the weekend. The 53-year-old former pub landlord from Sandbach Road in Sale Moor, was assaulted near Cafe...
Teenage girl charged over man's murder
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of Paul Sandbach in Greater Manchester at the weekend. The 53-year-old former pub landlord from Sandbach Road in Sale Moor, was assaulted near Cafe...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Goody banned from driving
Former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody has been banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to a series of motoring offences. The reality TV star appeared before Basildon Magistrates C...
Goody banned from driving
Former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody has been banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to a series of motoring offences. The reality TV star appeared before Basildon Magistrates C...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
McGuinness addresses Irish Trade Unions
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness today addressed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions biannual conference in Bundoran, Donegal. Pointing out that it was exactly 100 days since the historic agree...
McGuinness addresses Irish Trade Unions
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness today addressed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions biannual conference in Bundoran, Donegal. Pointing out that it was exactly 100 days since the historic agree...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Property prices slowdown
According to the Halifax, the property price rise is slowing down dramatically. House prices rose by only 0.4 per cent in June, which was a massive drop below the 4.2 per cent rise in the final quart...
Property prices slowdown
According to the Halifax, the property price rise is slowing down dramatically. House prices rose by only 0.4 per cent in June, which was a massive drop below the 4.2 per cent rise in the final quart...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Many ignorant about HIV risks
People are still alarmingly ignorant about the risks associated with HIV, according to a survey published by the Terence Higgins Trust. The survey showed more than one in ten 18 to 24-year-olds think...
Many ignorant about HIV risks
People are still alarmingly ignorant about the risks associated with HIV, according to a survey published by the Terence Higgins Trust. The survey showed more than one in ten 18 to 24-year-olds think...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2007
Diabetics risk health problems to become thin
A frightening new type of eating disorder called diabulimia could be affecting thousands of teenage diabetics across the UK. Many teens who need daily injections could be skipping them in a bid to lo...
Diabetics risk health problems to become thin
A frightening new type of eating disorder called diabulimia could be affecting thousands of teenage diabetics across the UK. Many teens who need daily injections could be skipping them in a bid to lo...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2007
Festival showcases local skills
Northern Ireland participants at this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival are demonstrating the traditional and modern trades of the region. Belleek are showing their master-skills in pottery and pa...
Festival showcases local skills
Northern Ireland participants at this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival are demonstrating the traditional and modern trades of the region. Belleek are showing their master-skills in pottery and pa...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Doherty pleads guilty to drugs charges
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty had pleaded guilty to possession of drugs after arriving more than two hours late at a court appearance in London. An arrest warrant had been issued for the 28-year...
Doherty pleads guilty to drugs charges
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty had pleaded guilty to possession of drugs after arriving more than two hours late at a court appearance in London. An arrest warrant had been issued for the 28-year...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Report warns of UK military shortfall
The UK armed forces do not have enough trained personnel to meet the demands placed on them in Iraq and Afghanistan, an MPs report has warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee report found that ...
Report warns of UK military shortfall
The UK armed forces do not have enough trained personnel to meet the demands placed on them in Iraq and Afghanistan, an MPs report has warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee report found that ...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Terror suspect detained in Australia
A 27-year-old man has been detained by police at Brisbane airport in connection with the attempted car bombings in London and Glasgow. Australian authorities have confirmed that the man was a doctor ...
Terror suspect detained in Australia
A 27-year-old man has been detained by police at Brisbane airport in connection with the attempted car bombings in London and Glasgow. Australian authorities have confirmed that the man was a doctor ...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Police officer stabbed on duty in London
A Metropolitan Police community support officer has been stabbed while on duty in Victoria, central London. The male officer, who is in his thirties, was attacked around 10am near a branch of Lloyds ...
Police officer stabbed on duty in London
A Metropolitan Police community support officer has been stabbed while on duty in Victoria, central London. The male officer, who is in his thirties, was attacked around 10am near a branch of Lloyds ...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Fourth person charged over teen's stabbing
A fourth person has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Martin Dinnegan, who was stabbed to death during a street fight in Islington last week. Rene Baptiste, 20, of Plaistow, east London, is...
Fourth person charged over teen's stabbing
A fourth person has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Martin Dinnegan, who was stabbed to death during a street fight in Islington last week. Rene Baptiste, 20, of Plaistow, east London, is...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Women rescued from floodwater
A pregnant woman and her elderly mother have been rescued from flooding in Cushendall. The river Dall burst its banks flooding several houses in the County Antrim village. Firefighters called to the ...
Women rescued from floodwater
A pregnant woman and her elderly mother have been rescued from flooding in Cushendall. The river Dall burst its banks flooding several houses in the County Antrim village. Firefighters called to the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Drugs seized off west Cork coast
An air-sea search for a missing man off the coast of Cork has netted what is believed to be the largest drugs haul ever in Ireland. Gardai have seized cocaine worth an estimated 100 million euro foll...
Drugs seized off west Cork coast
An air-sea search for a missing man off the coast of Cork has netted what is believed to be the largest drugs haul ever in Ireland. Gardai have seized cocaine worth an estimated 100 million euro foll...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Teenage girl held over man's death
Police have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of the murder of a man in Greater Manchester at the weekend. Paul Sandbach, 53, of Sandbach Road in Sale Moor, was assaulted near Cafe Nero on Sch...
Teenage girl held over man's death
Police have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of the murder of a man in Greater Manchester at the weekend. Paul Sandbach, 53, of Sandbach Road in Sale Moor, was assaulted near Cafe Nero on Sch...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Police appeal after prisoner absconds
Police have appealed for information about a prisoner who failed to return to an open prison. Edress Ibrahim Kaid, 44, failed to return to HMP Prescoed at around 7pm on Monday evening. Kaid, who is ...
Police appeal after prisoner absconds
Police have appealed for information about a prisoner who failed to return to an open prison. Edress Ibrahim Kaid, 44, failed to return to HMP Prescoed at around 7pm on Monday evening. Kaid, who is ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Man questioned about 1988 murder
A man has been arrested in connection with police inquiries into a murder in 1988. The body of Lily Smyth, 66, was found in her flat at Moveen House in Dunmurry on October 9, 1988. The pensioner had ...
Man questioned about 1988 murder
A man has been arrested in connection with police inquiries into a murder in 1988. The body of Lily Smyth, 66, was found in her flat at Moveen House in Dunmurry on October 9, 1988. The pensioner had ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Children in NI 'short changed'
A report has revealed that children in Northern Ireland are being short changed when it comes to personal social service spending. Launched by Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young Peo...
Children in NI 'short changed'
A report has revealed that children in Northern Ireland are being short changed when it comes to personal social service spending. Launched by Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young Peo...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Custom NHS dental contract sought
The Minister for Health has said he wants to introduce a custom contract for dental services in Northern Ireland in a bid to redress the fall in NHS dentists. Michael McGimpsey was speaking during an...
Custom NHS dental contract sought
The Minister for Health has said he wants to introduce a custom contract for dental services in Northern Ireland in a bid to redress the fall in NHS dentists. Michael McGimpsey was speaking during an...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Appeal provides Stead murder lead
Detectives investigating the murder of 92-year-old Charlie Stead said that a television appeal broadcast yesterday evening had generated a "definite line of inquiry." Charlie Stead was found dead on ...
Appeal provides Stead murder lead
Detectives investigating the murder of 92-year-old Charlie Stead said that a television appeal broadcast yesterday evening had generated a "definite line of inquiry." Charlie Stead was found dead on ...
UK National News, Jul 3, 2007
Pair rescued from cave in Cornwall
An RNLI lifeguard and a female companion have been rescued after being trapped for several hours in a cave in the Porth area of Cornwall. Male lifeguard, Shane Davis, 22, and Renee Potgieter, 21, bot...
Pair rescued from cave in Cornwall
An RNLI lifeguard and a female companion have been rescued after being trapped for several hours in a cave in the Porth area of Cornwall. Male lifeguard, Shane Davis, 22, and Renee Potgieter, 21, bot...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
McGuinness opens YouthAction NI HQ
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has opened the new £3.5million headquarters of YouthAction NI in Belfast. Speaking at the opening ceremony the Deputy First Minister commended YouthAction NI f...
McGuinness opens YouthAction NI HQ
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has opened the new £3.5million headquarters of YouthAction NI in Belfast. Speaking at the opening ceremony the Deputy First Minister commended YouthAction NI f...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2007
Robinson steps down from council
Assembly Finance Minister Peter Robinson has resigned from his seat on Castlereagh Borough Council. Mr Robinson cited a conflict of interest with his role as Finance Minister for his decision to resi...
Robinson steps down from council
Assembly Finance Minister Peter Robinson has resigned from his seat on Castlereagh Borough Council. Mr Robinson cited a conflict of interest with his role as Finance Minister for his decision to resi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2007
Belfast airports on 'critical' alert
Belfast’s two main airports have issued advice to passengers last night as Northern Ireland went on 'critical' terror alert along with the rest of the UK. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Wo...
Belfast airports on 'critical' alert
Belfast’s two main airports have issued advice to passengers last night as Northern Ireland went on 'critical' terror alert along with the rest of the UK. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Wo...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2007
Youth convicted of schoolboy footballer's murder
A 17-year-old youth has been convicted of the murder of schoolboy footballer Kiyan Prince at the Old Bailey on Monday. Hannad Hasan, of Colindale, north London, had denied murdering the 15-year-old, ...
Youth convicted of schoolboy footballer's murder
A 17-year-old youth has been convicted of the murder of schoolboy footballer Kiyan Prince at the Old Bailey on Monday. Hannad Hasan, of Colindale, north London, had denied murdering the 15-year-old, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2007
Family deaths due to ‘lit cigarette’
An inquest at Belfast’s Coroners court today heard that a lit cigarette caused a fire that killed three generations of one family. Jackie Bothwell, 37, his three-year-old son Madison and grandmother ...
Family deaths due to ‘lit cigarette’
An inquest at Belfast’s Coroners court today heard that a lit cigarette caused a fire that killed three generations of one family. Jackie Bothwell, 37, his three-year-old son Madison and grandmother ...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2007
Royal couple expecting baby
The Countess of Wessex and Prince Edward are expecting a baby in December, Buckingham Palace has announced. A spokesperson for Sophie, 42 and the Earl of Wessex, 43, said that the couple were "thrill...
Royal couple expecting baby
The Countess of Wessex and Prince Edward are expecting a baby in December, Buckingham Palace has announced. A spokesperson for Sophie, 42 and the Earl of Wessex, 43, said that the couple were "thrill...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2007
Man charged with two assaults
A 23-year-old man has appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court today in relation to two separate attacks in the city. Ryan Subryan of Dunmurry Lane faces seven charges including kidnapping, making threa...
Man charged with two assaults
A 23-year-old man has appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court today in relation to two separate attacks in the city. Ryan Subryan of Dunmurry Lane faces seven charges including kidnapping, making threa...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2007
Carrickfergus head injuries victim in hospital
A man has been taken to hospital following what is believed to be an assault in County Antrim. The man, who has not been named, was discovered unconscious at McKeen’s Avenue in Carrickfergus. Detect...
Carrickfergus head injuries victim in hospital
A man has been taken to hospital following what is believed to be an assault in County Antrim. The man, who has not been named, was discovered unconscious at McKeen’s Avenue in Carrickfergus. Detect...
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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.