Northern Ireland News for September 2007 : Page 5

Recruitment News, Sep 20, 2007
Dodds Opens New £6.5M Contact Centre In Newry


Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has opened Teleperformance’s new contact centre in Newry.

 The 23,000 square feet centre is the result of a £6.5million Invest NI backed invest...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2007
Man Admits Urinating On Dying Woman
A man has admitted urinating on a dying disabled woman in a street in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Magistrates' Court heard how Anthony Anderson, 27, had spotted Christine Lakinski, 50, in a doorway near h...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Police Ombudsman Report Reveals Findings In Nelson Case
A report by the Police Ombudsman revealed today that threats made against a Lurgan lawyer before her death were not properly investigated by police. Rosemary Nelson was murdered by a car bomb planted...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Murdered Greengrocer Laid To Rest
The funeral of murdered greengrocer Harry Holland took place in west Belfast today. Shops on the Glen Road closed as a mark of respect as the service took place at St Matthias' Church, also on the Gl...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Plane Crash Body To Arrive Home
The body of the Londonderry man killed in Sunday's plane crash in Phuket will arrive home this week. Aaron Toland's body will be flown into Dublin airport this Friday, before making the journey to De...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2007
Grandmother Jailed For Life For 'Honour Killing'
A grandmother has been jailed for life for ordering the murder of her daughter-in-law in a so-called 'honour killing'. Bachan Athwal, 70, from Hayes, west London, was told that she must serve a minim...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Body Found In Omagh
The discovery of a man's body in Omagh, Co Tyrone, is being treated as suspicious, a PSNI spokesman has confirmed. A neighbour found the man's body in the back garden of a house in the Golan Villas a...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2007
British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Named
The Ministry of Defence has named a British soldier killed in Afghanistan on Monday. Lance Corporal Ivano Violino, 29, of the 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment in southern Afghanistan was kille...
Recruitment News, Sep 19, 2007
Blizzard Entertainment To Establish A European Games Support Centre In Cork
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin has announced that Blizzard Entertainment with the support of IDA Ireland, will establish a European customer support centre in Cork ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
New Proposals By Aer Lingus To End Pilots' Row
Aer Lingus has issued a new proposal to pilots in an attempt to bring the row over the company's planned Belfast base to an end. It is understood that accommodations will be made for pilots wanting t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Belfast Solicitors To Assist In McCann Case
A Belfast legal firm has apparently been approached by the legal team of Madeleine McCann's parents to assist in the case. Kevin R Winters solicitors, who also defended Omagh bomb suspect Sean Hoey, ...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2007
'Innocent Explanation' For McCann DNA Evidence
There are 'innocent explanations' for the DNA evidence found in the car hired by the parents of Madeleine McCann, it has been reported. According to reports, a source close to Gerry and Kate McCann s...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2007
Rail Death Girl's Mother 'Found Dead At Same Spot'
The mother of a teenage girl who died after being hit by a train in Essex last month has been found dead at the same spot, according to reports. It is reported that the body of Joanne Coombs, 40, was...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Firearms Suspects To Appear In Court
The three men arrested after police recovered firearms, will appear in Lisburn magistrates court this morning. The firearms were discovered by police yesterday, when they stopped a car travelling bet...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2007
Man In Court On Terror Charges
A man has appeared in court in London charged with terrorism offences. Raingzieb Ahmed, 32, from Fallowfield in Manchester, was arrested at Heathrow Airport after arriving on a flight from Pakistan o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Sir Reg Discusses Employability In North Belfast
Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey has visited the Ashton Centre in North Belfast, to learn more about initiatives to help people in the area find employment.

 The Ashton Centre is a comm...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2007
'No Increase' In Problem Gambling
Problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, a report by the Gambling Commission has revealed. The report showed that there has been little change to the number of problem gamblers i...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2007
Belfast Company Achieves Export Success
A Belfast company has secured a major export success, following an investment of £700,000 backed by Invest Northern Ireland. Mimix Broadband, formerly known as Celeritek UK, has been assisted by the ...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2007
Northern Rock Crisis Begins To Ease
The crisis over beleaguered bank Northern Rock appears to be calming down, as reports have indicated that queues of customers, anxious to withdraw their savings outside branches across the UK, have ta...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2007
'Eight Britons' Killed In Thai Plane Crash
Eight Britons are believed to have been killed in the plane crash on the Thai island of Phuket at the weekend, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. Mr Miliband also said that another three Brit...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2007
Crash Victims' Families Make Way To Phuket
Relatives of the families of the two Derry men on board Sunday's plane crash at Phuket airport, are making their way over to the Thai island today. Aaron Toland, 23, who was on board the ill-fated fl...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2007
Dispute Over Omagh Memorial
A planned memorial to victims of the Omagh bombing has faced fresh controversy over the inscription for the victims' families. Plans for the memorial were announced today by Omagh District Council, b...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2007
British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier, from 36 Engineer Regiment, was seriously injured when the army dump truck he was travelling in wa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2007
Men Detained After Firearms Recovery
Three men have been arrested by police in the greater Belfast area, this morning. A number of firearms were recovered when police stopped a car travelling between Belfast city and Lisburn. The three...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2007
McCann Case 'Focus On Finding Madeleine'
The new spokesperson for the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann has said that Gerry and Kate McCann are innocent and that the focus of the investigation must return to finding the four-y...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2007
Man Charged Over Petrol Bomb Attack
The man charged with the petrol bomb attack in Antrim is expected to appear in court tomorrow. The 31-year-old male is due at Antrim magistrates court and is charged with a number of offences, includ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2007
National Trust Intervenes In Causeway Row
The National Trust is set to intervene in the ongoing row over the Giant's Causeway visitors’ centre when it is discussed by a committee in Stormont today. The Trust, which owns the Causeway, had exp...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2007
Foot-And-Mouth Confirmed At Third Surrey Farm
Tests on cattle at a third farm in Surrey have confirmed the presence of foot-and-mouth disease, it has been confirmed. It is understood that the farm is within the existing 3km protection zone aroun...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2007
Government Launches New Crime Strategy
A new raft of measures has been unveiled today by the Government, to support the victims and witnesses of crime. Criminal Justice Minister Paul Goggins launched the new five-year 'Victims and Witness...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2007
Fresh Appeal Over Rhys Jones Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Merseyside last month have made another appeal for two witnesses to contact them. The first person police wish to trace is a man who c...