Northern Ireland News for September 2007 : Page 2

UK National News, Sep 27, 2007
Beckham's Father Suffers Heart Attack
Footballer David Beckham's father has suffered a heart attack, a spokesperson has confirmed. The former England captain, who now plays for LA Galaxy, returned to the UK from Los Angeles today, arrivi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2007
Man In Court Over Weekend Machete Attack
A man is due to appear in court charged in connection with a machete attack at the weekend. The 20-year-old man will appear before Laganside Magistrates court this morning charged with attempted murd...
Recruitment News, Sep 27, 2007
Awareness Of Age Discrimination Rises
Twelve months on from age discrimination being made unlawful in the UK, awareness of the legislation has almost doubled to become widespread – yet new research commissioned by The Employers Forum on A...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2007
Agriculture Minister Urges Vigilance Over Bluetongue


Michelle Gildernew has expressed concern over the detection of Bluetongue in a fourth animal in Suffolk. The Agriculture Minister noted that this is not a confirmed outbreak unless the ...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2007
Straw Pledges Review On Self-Defence Laws
Justice Minister Jack Straw has pledged to review laws protecting 'have-a-go heroes' who tackle criminals in England and Wales. Mr Straw, who has been a 'have-a-go hero' himself four times, told the ...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2007
Boris Named As Conservative Candidate For London Mayor
Boris Johnson has been named as the Conservative candidate for next year's election for London mayor. The 43-year-old Henley MP received more than 79% in the election for the Tory candidate, which sa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2007
Major Refurbishment For Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is set to temporarily close for up to two years from early November 2007 to enable major refurbishment work can be undertaken. Renovations will include replacing heating, mechanical...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
GMTV Fined £2 Million Over Phone-In Competitions
GMTV has been fined £2 million by media regulator Ofcom for failings with its phone-in quizzes. Ofcom said that the fine, the largest ever for a broadcaster, was imposed because GMTV had allowed view...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Woman In Court Over Boyfriend Murder Charge
The 25-year-old woman charged with the murder of her boyfriend, appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates court this morning. Garry Elliott, 19, died after being stabbed in the chest on Sunday night at a h...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Morocco Photo 'Is Not Madeleine'
A girl in a photograph taken in Morocco is not missing Madeleine McCann, according to reports. It has been reported that journalists have said that the girl in the photo, which was taken by a Spanish...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Policeman Injured By Brick
A police officer was taken to hospital last night after a brick was thrown through the window of the police vehicle he was driving. The incident happened at around 9.45pm in Newtownards, as he was tu...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Father Charged With Son's Murder
The father of a four-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in West Yorkshire has appeared in court charged with his murder. Ryan Hawkins died after being stabbed at a house in Royd Street in Slaithwa...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Fourth Case Of Bluetongue Confirmed
A fourth case of Bluetongue disease was confirmed today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). An animal tested positive for the disease on a third premises in England. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Classroom Assistants Strike Goes Ahead
The Classroom Assistants' strike in Belfast City Centre has gone ahead as planned despite Education Minister Caitríona Ruane's intervention yesterday. Talks last night between employers and unions fa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
NI Needs Women-Only Prison, Report Says
Northern Ireland should have a women-only prison, according to a report by the Independent Monitoring Body (IMB). Female prisoners are presently held in Hydebank Prison, just outside Belfast, which ...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Two Boys Shot In Manchester Drive-By Shootings
Two boys have been injured in drive-by shootings in Fallowfield in Manchester. In the first incident, which happened around 9:30pm on Tuesday night, a 15-year-old boy standing on a street corner was ...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Rhys' Mother To Make Fresh Appeal
The mother of murdered Merseyside schoolboy Rhys Jones is to make a fresh appeal for information about his killer on BBC One's Crimewatch show tonight. Rhys, who would have turned 12 on Thursday, was...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Man Falls To His Death At Dublin Aiport
Gardaí are treating the death of a man at Dublin Airport as a tragic accident. The man, understood to be in his 50s, fell from an escalator inside one of the terminal buildings. Reports say that he ...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Man Arrested Over Kent Doctor's Murder
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a doctor in Kent. Consultant paediatrician Dr Victoria Anyetei, 54, was found in her car in the driveway of her home in Dartford o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Vehicles Vandalised In South Belfast
Jerusalem Street in the Holylands area of Belfast remains sealed off this morning after vandals set fire to a number of cars. Police and the Fire and Rescue Service were called shortly after 3.30am t...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
Art Exhibit Owned By Sir Elton John Examined
Sir Elton John owns a photograph seized from a Tyneside art gallery in a child pornography investigation, it has emerged. The photograph - 'Klara and Edda belly-dancing' by Nan Goldin - was seized by...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Anti-Abortion Group Prepares For Debate
The anti-abortion group Precious Life has placed adverts in three Northern Ireland newspapers today to urge members of the assembly to back a motion opposing abortions. The group want the assembly to...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2007
Fourth Case Of Bluetongue Confirmed
It has been reported that the Stormont Agriculture committee has called on the Agriculture Minister, Michelle Gildernew, to appear before them to discuss the recent outbreak of Bluetongue disease. Th...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2007
CPS Receives File On Genette Tate Case
A file on the murder of Devon teenager Genette Tate in 1978 has been handed to the Crown Prosecution Service, Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed. Devon and Cornwall Police said that the file ha...
UK National News, Sep 25, 2007
Man Remanded Over Date Murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman he asked out on a date. Twenty-seven-year-old Karl Taylor, a fitness trainer and football coach, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Kat...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2007
Pensioner Pleads Guilty To Sex Offences
A pensioner already serving time in prison, has pleaded guilty to 32 sex offences today. The 71-year-old man admitted the charges involving four members of his own family, on the first day of his tri...
UK National News, Sep 25, 2007
DNA Link Found Between Two 1975 Murders
Police have discovered a DNA link between the murders of a woman and teenage girl in London more than 30 years ago, it has been revealed. The killings of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon, who were both...
UK National News, Sep 25, 2007
Police Continue To Question Father Over Boy's Fatal Stabbing
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a four-year-old boy in Huddersfield at the weekend are continuing to question his father. Ryan Hawkins died after being stabbed at a house in Royd Street in...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2007
Man Dies In Fermanagh Crash
A man has died following the serious road collision that occurred on the Dublin Road at Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. The incident happened close to the Killyhevlin hotel, shortly before 8am this mo...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2007
Garda Shot In Dublin
It has been reported that a garda has been injured in a shooting incident in Dublin this morning. The shooting occurred shortly after 9am on the North Strand Road. He was shot in the stomach after h...