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Northern Ireland News for January 2008 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2008
Budget Boom For Home Building Welcomed
The extra cash - just announced - for the provision of social housing has been welcomed by the Assembly's Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie. She said that the extra quarter of a billion p...
Budget Boom For Home Building Welcomed
The extra cash - just announced - for the provision of social housing has been welcomed by the Assembly's Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie. She said that the extra quarter of a billion p...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2008
Heavy Fine Follows Site Safety Breach
A County Down construction company has been heavily fined £40,000 after pleading guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation. Seapark Construction 2002 Ltd were investigated following an inci...
Heavy Fine Follows Site Safety Breach
A County Down construction company has been heavily fined £40,000 after pleading guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation. Seapark Construction 2002 Ltd were investigated following an inci...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Executive Budget Revealed
The NI Assembly's first ever Budget has been formally announced. After months of debate – not all of it positive – following the draft budget's publication last year, Finance Minister Peter Robinson ...
Executive Budget Revealed
The NI Assembly's first ever Budget has been formally announced. After months of debate – not all of it positive – following the draft budget's publication last year, Finance Minister Peter Robinson ...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Fatal Hotel Blaze Was Murder
A fire at a hotel in Cornwall which killed three people last summer is being treated as murder. The blaze at Penthallow Hotel in Newquay on 18 August claimed the lives of Joan Harper, 80, Peter Hughe...
Fatal Hotel Blaze Was Murder
A fire at a hotel in Cornwall which killed three people last summer is being treated as murder. The blaze at Penthallow Hotel in Newquay on 18 August claimed the lives of Joan Harper, 80, Peter Hughe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Killer Gun Supplied By Police Agent: Wright Inquiry
The public inquiry into the prison murder of LVF leader, Billy Wright has been receiving the wrong information from the police. At a brief public hearing in Banbridge on Monday, inquiry chairman Lor...
Killer Gun Supplied By Police Agent: Wright Inquiry
The public inquiry into the prison murder of LVF leader, Billy Wright has been receiving the wrong information from the police. At a brief public hearing in Banbridge on Monday, inquiry chairman Lor...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Murdered Girl's Mum Didn't Know She Was A Prostitute
The mother of a Tania Nichol, the youngest of five women murdered around Ipswich, told a court she did not know her daughter was working as a prostitute. Kerry Nicol was giving evidence at the trial ...
Murdered Girl's Mum Didn't Know She Was A Prostitute
The mother of a Tania Nichol, the youngest of five women murdered around Ipswich, told a court she did not know her daughter was working as a prostitute. Kerry Nicol was giving evidence at the trial ...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Princess Inquest Hears Doubts Over Driver's Blood Samples
Doubts over blood samples from the man who drove the car in which Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed, point to either "conspiracy or cock-up", a toxicologist has told her inquest. Professor Robert ...
Princess Inquest Hears Doubts Over Driver's Blood Samples
Doubts over blood samples from the man who drove the car in which Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed, point to either "conspiracy or cock-up", a toxicologist has told her inquest. Professor Robert ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Rising Sea To Submerge Causeway Stones
The world famous Giants Causeway could be set to sink beneath the waves. Researchers from Queen's University and the University of Ulster have warned that parts of the causeway could become inaccessi...
Rising Sea To Submerge Causeway Stones
The world famous Giants Causeway could be set to sink beneath the waves. Researchers from Queen's University and the University of Ulster have warned that parts of the causeway could become inaccessi...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Teenager Critical After Knife Attack
Lancashire police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old girl was left in critical condition after a frenzied knife attack in Chorley. At around 5.15pm on Monday the teenager was found wit...
Teenager Critical After Knife Attack
Lancashire police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old girl was left in critical condition after a frenzied knife attack in Chorley. At around 5.15pm on Monday the teenager was found wit...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Muslim Women Turn To Extremism
Growing numbers of young Muslim women are turning to violent extremism, the Government has warned. In new guidance for universities, ministers set out how easily impressionable students can be "groom...
Muslim Women Turn To Extremism
Growing numbers of young Muslim women are turning to violent extremism, the Government has warned. In new guidance for universities, ministers set out how easily impressionable students can be "groom...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Government Wins First Battle Over EU Treaty
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has cleared the first hurdle of the controversial EU reform treaty despite a minor dispute by the Liberal Democrats to attempt to block the Tories to force a referendum. A...
Government Wins First Battle Over EU Treaty
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has cleared the first hurdle of the controversial EU reform treaty despite a minor dispute by the Liberal Democrats to attempt to block the Tories to force a referendum. A...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Huge Amounts Of Motorcyclists Dodge Road Tax
The DVLA's (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) enforcement of road tax for motorcycles risks becoming "a complete laughing stock", with almost four out of 10 bikers evading the £64-a-year charge, a comm...
Huge Amounts Of Motorcyclists Dodge Road Tax
The DVLA's (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) enforcement of road tax for motorcycles risks becoming "a complete laughing stock", with almost four out of 10 bikers evading the £64-a-year charge, a comm...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Aer Arann Pilot Praised In Engine Failure Alert
Following last Friday's near miraculous escape by passengers and crew from a crash-landed jet in London, there has been much praise for the pilot of an Irish aircraft that had to be diverted after an ...
Aer Arann Pilot Praised In Engine Failure Alert
Following last Friday's near miraculous escape by passengers and crew from a crash-landed jet in London, there has been much praise for the pilot of an Irish aircraft that had to be diverted after an ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Evangelical Group 'Says No' To Dublin Church Rosary Beads
An NI Protestant group has asked for an end to the sale of rosary beads at one of Dublin's main Protestant churches, St Patrick's Church of Ireland. The Evangelical Protestant Society said the rosary...
Evangelical Group 'Says No' To Dublin Church Rosary Beads
An NI Protestant group has asked for an end to the sale of rosary beads at one of Dublin's main Protestant churches, St Patrick's Church of Ireland. The Evangelical Protestant Society said the rosary...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
'Crack Pipe' Film Shame For Amy
A daily newspaper has 'exposed' troubled singer Amy Winehouse by reporting on a video that has emerged which appears to show Winehouse smoking a cocaine 'crack' pipe. The Sun used stills of the film'...
'Crack Pipe' Film Shame For Amy
A daily newspaper has 'exposed' troubled singer Amy Winehouse by reporting on a video that has emerged which appears to show Winehouse smoking a cocaine 'crack' pipe. The Sun used stills of the film'...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Strabane Warehouse Blaze Deliberate
A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson. Homes and a neighbouring supermarket had to be evacuated last night during a malicious blaze in Strabane. ...
Strabane Warehouse Blaze Deliberate
A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson. Homes and a neighbouring supermarket had to be evacuated last night during a malicious blaze in Strabane. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Four Hurt In Woodvale Beatings
A paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast has seen four men beaten and taken to hospital. They were in a house in the Woodvale area of the city when a gang entered and beat them with baseball bats...
Four Hurt In Woodvale Beatings
A paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast has seen four men beaten and taken to hospital. They were in a house in the Woodvale area of the city when a gang entered and beat them with baseball bats...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Men Drink Twice As Much Alcohol As Women
Men are drinking twice as much alcohol as women according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Men drink an average of 18.7 units a week, compared with 9.0 units for women. T...
Men Drink Twice As Much Alcohol As Women
Men are drinking twice as much alcohol as women according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Men drink an average of 18.7 units a week, compared with 9.0 units for women. T...
UK National News, Jan 22, 2008
Pupils To Be Given Compulsory Cooking Classes
Pupils are to be given compulsory cooking classes in England's secondary school for the first time. The Government plans to ensure that everyone knows how to make a healthy meal and from September, e...
Pupils To Be Given Compulsory Cooking Classes
Pupils are to be given compulsory cooking classes in England's secondary school for the first time. The Government plans to ensure that everyone knows how to make a healthy meal and from September, e...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2008
Historic Cavehill To Get A Facelift
The location for the story behind the Hollywood feature film Closing The Ring, is to have a major facelift. Belfast's Cavehill Country Park - where the WWII American bomber at the heart of the fact-b...
Historic Cavehill To Get A Facelift
The location for the story behind the Hollywood feature film Closing The Ring, is to have a major facelift. Belfast's Cavehill Country Park - where the WWII American bomber at the heart of the fact-b...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2008
Rain Chaos For NI Roads
Torrential, heavy rainfall has brought severe flooding across many parts of Northern Ireland. This in turn has led to treacherous driving conditions on many roads. The Met Office has already posted ...
Rain Chaos For NI Roads
Torrential, heavy rainfall has brought severe flooding across many parts of Northern Ireland. This in turn has led to treacherous driving conditions on many roads. The Met Office has already posted ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2008
Freed 'Non Pit Bull' Dog Destroyed
One of the two pet dogs 'freed' by a Belfast court last week has had to be put down. The magistrate had ruled that 62-year-old Irene Chambers’ pet dogs were not in fact pit bulls and should therefore...
Freed 'Non Pit Bull' Dog Destroyed
One of the two pet dogs 'freed' by a Belfast court last week has had to be put down. The magistrate had ruled that 62-year-old Irene Chambers’ pet dogs were not in fact pit bulls and should therefore...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
Afganistan Conflict Claims 87th UK Soldier's Life
Another soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The death brings the number of UK troops killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 87. He was...
Afganistan Conflict Claims 87th UK Soldier's Life
Another soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The death brings the number of UK troops killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 87. He was...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
Tragic Balcony Fall Recalled In Cretan Court
The Bristol man accused of killing his own son in a tragic fall from a hotel balcony in Crete has denied the charge. John Hogan is accused of murdering Liam, six, by leaping 50ft (15m) with him and h...
Tragic Balcony Fall Recalled In Cretan Court
The Bristol man accused of killing his own son in a tragic fall from a hotel balcony in Crete has denied the charge. John Hogan is accused of murdering Liam, six, by leaping 50ft (15m) with him and h...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
Calls Follow 'Disturbing' Man's Photofit
Police have received dozens of calls after releasing 'photofit' images of a man – described by a witness as 'disturbing' - who may have information about the abduction of missing child, Madeleine McCa...
Calls Follow 'Disturbing' Man's Photofit
Police have received dozens of calls after releasing 'photofit' images of a man – described by a witness as 'disturbing' - who may have information about the abduction of missing child, Madeleine McCa...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
South Wales Police Cleared Over Horrific Baby Killing Case
Complaints against the police over how they handled a horrific infanticide have not been upheld. Swansea Crown Court heard details in 2006 of how 13-month-old Aaron Gilbert had been so badly beaten b...
South Wales Police Cleared Over Horrific Baby Killing Case
Complaints against the police over how they handled a horrific infanticide have not been upheld. Swansea Crown Court heard details in 2006 of how 13-month-old Aaron Gilbert had been so badly beaten b...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
Jurors Visit Multiple Murder Accused's House
As the trial continues of the man accused of killing five Suffolk women, the jurors have today examined the house where he lives, as well as other locations relevant to the case. The bodies of the wo...
Jurors Visit Multiple Murder Accused's House
As the trial continues of the man accused of killing five Suffolk women, the jurors have today examined the house where he lives, as well as other locations relevant to the case. The bodies of the wo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2008
Portadown Factory Jobs To Be Lost
The well known firm of Seagoe Technologies has announced that 40 jobs are to go at its factory in Portadown, County Armagh. The company, which produces storage heaters, employs between 320 and 350 pe...
Portadown Factory Jobs To Be Lost
The well known firm of Seagoe Technologies has announced that 40 jobs are to go at its factory in Portadown, County Armagh. The company, which produces storage heaters, employs between 320 and 350 pe...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
Major Tyre Blaze Halts Lanarkshire Trains
Heavy smoke and burning debris from a major fire involving 400 tonnes of tyres has caused disruption on the Scottish rail network. The fire, at a yard near Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, started at...
Major Tyre Blaze Halts Lanarkshire Trains
Heavy smoke and burning debris from a major fire involving 400 tonnes of tyres has caused disruption on the Scottish rail network. The fire, at a yard near Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, started at...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2008
Minister Launches £140m Cycling Fund
A record £140m government investment in cycling has been announced by Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport. Aimed at helping half a million children cycle safely, it is also hoped that a gene...
Minister Launches £140m Cycling Fund
A record £140m government investment in cycling has been announced by Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport. Aimed at helping half a million children cycle safely, it is also hoped that a gene...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Some low cloud lingering in the north and west through the day, although cloud should burn back to the coast as the day goes on. Elsewhere some good sunny spells with very little cloud. Warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.Tonight:A sunny evening for most except where cloud lingers along the north coast. Cloud will increase for a lot of areas overnight with mist and fog patches developing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
