Northern Ireland News for July 2007 : Page 7

UK National News, Jul 17, 2007
More time granted to quiz Manchester murder suspect
Police have been given further time to continue questioning a man on suspicion of murdering a mother and her two teenage children. Detectives now have until the early hours of Wednesday morning to co...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2007
Charles Hurst fined for failing to service car
A car dealership has been fined £2,000 for charging a customer for a service that did not happen. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standards Service brought the prosecutio...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2007
Asda resolves Harry Potter row
Supermarket chain Asda has resolved its dispute over the new Harry Potter book with publisher Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury had cancelled Asda's order of 500,000 copies of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hall...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2007
Police investigate alleged football corruption
Newcastle United, Rangers FC and Portsmouth FC have all been raided in a police investigation into alleged corruption in football. The raids, which took place on Monday morning between 7:30am and 9:0...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2007
Clifftops inspected after heavy rain
A safety inspection is set to take place on the clifftops of the Antrim Coast Road near Larne. The examinations follow a number of landslides that occurred after torrential rain on Monday evening. R...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2007
The Thrills return to Belfast
Dublin band The Thrills make their much anticipated return to Belfast next week, when they will be playing Belfast’s Spring & Airbrake. They will be showcasing music from their latest album ‘Teenager...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2007
Girl charged over schoolgirl stabbing
A 14-year-old girl has been charged following the stabbing of another 14-year-old girl at a school in Bristol. The stabbing took place near Filton High School on Monday morning, when the victim was s...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2007
Man remanded over student's union shooting
A man has been remanded in custody over a shooting at a concert at Loughborough University. The shooting took place on March 11 at a concert by US hip-hop star Pretty Ricky, which was held in the uni...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
Belfast teenager found dead in Donegal
The body of a 15-year-old girl from Belfast has been found in a flat in County Donegal. She was discovered shortly before midnight on Saturday night in a flat on Main Street, Ballintra. Her body wa...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Suspect package found at Tesco store
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspect package found in a Tesco store in Bristol. Police were called to the store in the Eastville area of the city around 7:45am on Monday morning a...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Doctor remanded over terror attacks
A doctor charged in connection with the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow has been remanded in custody. Dr Sabeel Ahmed, 26, from Liverpool, appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
Bodies found at Wicklow home
The bodies of three people have been uncovered in a house in County Wicklow this morning. Irish police have sealed off the area in Grangecon following the discovery this morning. The house near Balt...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
Guns and drugs seized following fatal shooting
A substantial amount of drugs and firearms have been seized by gardaí during follow up searches relating to a fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in Dublin during the weekend. Kevin Ledwidge was shot...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
£5,000 worth of damage to primary school
Detectives in west Belfast are appealing for information after a school in the area was damaged. It is estimated around £5,000 worth of destruction was caused when windows of numerous classrooms were...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Russian diplomats expelled from UK
The government has announced that four Russian diplomats will be expelled from the country's embassy in London following Moscow's refusal to extradite the main suspect in the murder of former KGB agen...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Football clubs raided in corruption probe
Three football clubs have been raided by police as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the game. The clubs involved have not yet been officially named, although according to reports, ...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Kerry Katona held captive by armed robbers
Armed robbers have held former pop star Kerry Katona captive in her own home. Three masked men, armed with a knife, sledgehammers and crowbars, broke into Katona's house in Wilmslow on Sunday night. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
‘Suspicious’ fire at Downpatrick Baptist church
Detectives in County Down have launched an investigation into a fire at a Baptist church. Downpatrick Baptist Church was extensively damaged in the blaze that occurred at about 6pm on Saturday evenin...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
Man recovering after stabbing
A man has received almost 40 stitches for slash wounds after he was attacked in County Londonderry. Desmond McClements was attacked and received stab wounds to the chest and hands at his Rosseden Par...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
Interest rate rise will hit NI retailers
A report from the University of Ulster has revealed that the latest Bank of England interest rate will leave Northern Ireland struggling for custom. Retailers in the province have had one of their po...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 16, 2007
Invest NI supports 'greener' engine
Invest Northern Ireland today announced its support for a £6 million project, being taken forward by Bombardier, to help develop the next generation of aircraft engines which will have less impact on ...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Explosion outside British embassy in Chile
A small explosion has occurred outside the British and Israeli embassies in Chile. It is understood that the explosion took place in the capital, Santiago, around 2200 local time on Sunday. A spokes...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
Six-year-old boy found hanged at home
A six-year-old boy has died after being found hanged by a skipping rope in his Greater Manchester home. Mason Jones was found by his mother in an upstairs bedroom of the house on Walmersley Road in B...
UK National News, Jul 16, 2007
More time granted to quiz triple murder suspect
Police have been granted extra time to question a man on suspicion of murdering a mother and her two teenage children. The bodies of Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and 13-year-...
UK National News, Jul 13, 2007
Rail worker arrested over Cumbrian train crash
A Network rail employee has been arrested by police investigating the Cumbrian train crash in which an elderly woman died. The 46-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday and released on bail until Oct...
UK National News, Jul 13, 2007
Second man dies after leaping from pier
A second man has died in hospital after leaping off a pier in Essex and plunging into the sea. The man, one of five who jumped off the Clacton Pier in Essex on July 8, were found in the sea by lifebo...
UK National News, Jul 13, 2007
Family found murdered in Manchester
The bodies of a teenage pop star, her mother and her brother have been discovered with serious head injuries which has prompted police to begin a murder inquiry. The three, believed to be local nurse...
UK National News, Jul 13, 2007
June flood inquiry ordered
Ministers have ordered an inquiry into the floods that inundated parts of England in June. The broad inquiry will look into whether the floods could have been predicted, why the flooding was so exten...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 13, 2007
Armagh girl awaits new liver transplant
A County Armagh family are devastated after their little girl's body rejected a new liver. Erin Nicks, aged two years and eight months, is back on the organ transplant list after undergoing an eleven...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 13, 2007
Pipe bomb explodes near police station
A pipe bomb has exploded close to Strabane police station and the PSNI believe it was the work of dissident republicans. The device exploded at the back of the station at around 9.15pm last night. N...