Northern Ireland News for July 2007 : Page 4

UK National News, Jul 24, 2007
Yobs turn town centres to 'no-go areas'
Town and city centres in England and Wales are becoming no-go areas after dark, because of drunken yobs behaving like "an occupying army", a committee of MPs has warned. Edward Leigh, chairman of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2007
Tributes paid to NI soldier
Tributes have been paid to Lance Corporal Timothy “Daz” Flowers, a Londonderry soldier killed in Basra, southern Iraq. The 25-year-old died on Saturday from injuries suffered during an attack on Basr...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2007
Appeal following City bar murder
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward following the murder of a 21-year-old man at a bar in London's financial district on Friday. Lee Cook, a barrister's clerk from Harold Wood, Essex, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2007
Rural areas set for cash injection
Rural jobs and lives in Northern Ireland are set for a major financial boost as the European Commission have approved a £500m programme. A six-year programme is encouraging farmers to become more com...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2007
Disqualified NI drivers to be banned in Republic
A new initiative agreed at last week’s British-Irish Council meeting will ensure that drivers who are disqualified in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK will automatically be banned in the Republ...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2007
Call for drink drive limit to be lowered in Scotland
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland are calling for the Scottish Executive to consider lowering the current drink drive limit in a bid to reduce the number of deaths and serious injur...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2007
Disabled space painted around parked car
A Belfast charity worker who received a £30 fine for parking illegally said he thought he was the victim of a television prank. John Junk who works for the charity Families Need Fathers was visiting ...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2007
Media centres launched to help homeless youths
A network of ten media training centres, which aim to give hundreds of young homeless people the skills to take up jobs in the media and music industries, have been launched by Communities Minister Ia...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
First Minister condemns loyalist clashes
The First Minister of Northern Ireland, Ian Paisley, has condemned the loyalist clashes in Carrickfergus, County Antrim and described the violence as ‘extremely worrying’. The First Minister said tha...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Police treat shooting as 'attempted murder'
The PSNI have said that the shooting of a police officer in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, on Saturday evening is being treated as attempted murder. A 21-year-old man is being questioned over the shoo...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
McGuinness and Ahern hold Dublin talks
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness was in Dublin today to hold talks with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on the economy and the devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland. Mr McGuinne...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Rising rivers threaten further floods
The Severn and Thames are among the rivers in western and central England that are threatening to overflow as the flooding crisis continues. The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has visited Gloucestershir...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Fire crews and police attacked in Londonderry
Fire crews and police have come under attack in Londonderry as they attended a fire at a car repair compound yesterday morning. The blaze at the premises on Corrody Road in the Gobnascale area is und...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Russia critical of UK in Litvinenko row
Russia has criticised Britain's decision to expel four Russian diplomats in the row over the extradition of the main suspect in the Alexander Litvinenko murder, saying it was politically motivated. S...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Harrington clinches Open title in play-off
Dubliner, Padraig Harrington clinched the 136th Open Championship at Carnoustie following a four-hole play-off with Sergio Garcia. In a dramatic finish to the final day, Harrington closed a six shot ...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Envoy Blair begins first Middle East visit
Tony Blair is beginning a two-day visit to Israel as part of his first visit to the region in his new post as special envoy to the Middle East. Earlier on Monday, the former British Prime Minister me...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Dungannon men arrested in counterfeit probe
Two men have been arrested in Dungannon, County Tyrone, as part of a long-term investigation into counterfeiting. Police carried out 12 searches in the County Tyrone, County Fermanagh and County Arma...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Londonderry lottery winner still unknown
A County Londonderry lottery winner has yet to claim their prize and National Lottery operator, Camelot, are urging the lucky person to come forward and collect their winnings. The ticket-holder has ...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Cameron denies leadership rift
Conservative leader David Cameron has attempted to scotch rumours of a leadership rift in the party. Mr Cameron, who is on a trip to Rwanda to set out his approach to global poverty, has sought to di...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
City building to get £20m makeover
A disused building on Belfast’s Ormeau Avenue is to be transformed into an upmarket aparthotel, bar and grillroom. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie today announced that Nicholas and Paul ...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
St Pancras fire closes roads
A number of buildings adjacent to the Midland Grand Hotel have been evacuated as a precaution due to a blaze in the building. The fire was reported at around noon today in the central London hotel wh...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Thermomax staff return to work
Thermomax staff are back at work today following an announcement last week that the company was being placed in administration. The Bangor based firm, which makes solar heating systems, ran into fina...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Toddler dies in stream tragedy
A toddler has died after being found in a stream during a family holiday in Perthshire. Rory Neil Cochran, who was 22 months old and from Edinburgh, was found in the Tullochcurran Burn, near Blairgow...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Madeleine's father in US visit
The father of missing British girl Madeleine McCann is due to arrive in the US on Monday to meet politicians and specialist agencies working to prevent child abductions. Gerry McCann is using the fou...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
British shoppers 'happy to buy fake goods'
Increasing numbers of shoppers are happy to buy fake luxury goods, according to a new report. The Counterfeiting Luxury study of 2,000 people, by law firm Davenport Lyons, found that two thirds of co...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2007
Airline angers Glengormley residents
Jet 2.com, a budget airline, has sparked a row with local representatives in Glengormley, County Antrim, after it released a television advert poking fun at local towns and villages. The advertisemen...
UK National News, Jul 23, 2007
Vera Duckworth quits 'Coronation Street'
'Coronation Street' actress Liz Dawn, who plays Vera Duckworth, has announced that she is leaving the ITV1 soap due to ill health. The 68-year-old, who has appeared in the show for 34 years, is suffe...
UK National News, Jul 20, 2007
Father jailed for life for honour killing
A man has been jailed for life for the 'honour killing' of his daughter. Banaz Mahmod, 20, was strangled and buried in a suitcase in Birmingham because she had a boyfriend whom her father disapproved...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 20, 2007
NI flood victims receive £1.1m
Victims of recent flooding in Northern Ireland have received almost £1.1 million in compensation from a government emergency fund set up in June. The scheme was set up following widespread flooding a...
UK National News, Jul 20, 2007
Torrential rains cause chaos across the UK
Torrential rains are sweeping across the UK, causing flooding and travel problems. Some areas of the country are expected to receive two months' worth of rain in 24 hours. Berkshire is one of the wo...