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UK National News, May 23, 2003
Brit convicted in Greek court granted bail
A British lorry driver who was sentenced to 11 years in jail by a Greek court for transporting illegal immigrants into the country has been freed on bail today. David Wilson, 44, from Wyke near Brad...
Northern Ireland News, May 15, 2003
Man and child die in separate road accidents
A man and child have died in separate road accidents yesterday. The man died after the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a lorry on the Tandragee Road, Newry. The motorcyclist, who was ...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Hauliers agency slams M6 toll charges
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has voiced its "disappointment" over rates that have been set for a toll road on one of Britain's main routes. The 27-mile three-lane toll motorway – the first of i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2003
Man dies in Antrim following RTA
A man has died following a road traffic accident in Co Antrim today. The incident happened on the Greystone Road in Antrim town. It is understood that the man's car crossed the central reservation o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2003
Lorry driver assaulted during north Belfast hijacking
A lorry driver was threatened at gunpoint and assaulted yesterday when a large quantity of cigarettes was stolen during a hi-jacking in north Belfast. The 26-year-old man had completed a delivery to ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2003
Roads death toll rises after Co Antrim crash
A man has died following a serious road accident on the Glenavy Road in Co Antrim. The accident involved a car and lorry on Wednesday afternoon. The road was closed for a time and traffic was diver...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2003
Fuel laundering operation smashed in Co Tyrone
Following the detection of a major fuel-laundering plant in Co Armagh last week, Customs have shut down an even bigger illicit operation, this time in Co Tyrone. The illegal fuel operation was discov...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2003
Five die on NI roads over the weekend
Five people have died on Northern Ireland's roads over the weekend. In Co Tyrone last night, two people died when a car and a four-wheel-drive collided just outside the village of Augher. A woman pa...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2003
Wintry showers disrupt NI roads for second day
Northern Ireland's roads have been severely disrupted for a second day following another night of widespread snow. While snowploughs and gritters were out in force overnight, it was not enough to pre...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2003
Man charged over Co Antrim road death
A 39-year-old lorry driver from the Republic has appeared in court this morning to face charges relating to the death of woman in a road collision last weekend. Mary McMullan, 36, of Whitehall View,...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2003
Smuggler from Northern Ireland jailed for three years
A Northern Ireland man has been jailed for three years for organising a major cigarette smuggling run. Michael Doherty (34), from Strabane, Co Tyrone, was arrested by Customs officers at his home las...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Two killed in separate car accidents
Two people have been killed within a 12-hour period following separate road traffic accidents in Co Londonderry. At around 8am this morning a woman was killed when her car collided with a lorry close...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2002
Man dies in Co Down road accident
A man has died following a road accident in Co Down this morning. The accident occurred at around 6.30am on the A2 Belfast-Bangor dual carriageway near Holywood. It is understood that the driver l...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2002
21-year old woman dies in County Tyrone
A 21-year-old young woman had died following a collision with a lorry this morning. The fatal collision happened at 8.55 am on Thursday morning on the main Ballygawley-Dungannon road in County Tyrone...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2002
USPCA condemns 'appalling' death of four kittens
The USPCA has described the deaths of four kittens which were crushed in a bin lorry as "an act of appalling malice". The four apparently unwanted kittens were crushed to death in the refuse lorry's ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2002
Man dies in Co Down road collision
A man has been killed in a road traffic accident in Co Down early this morning. He was killed following a collision between a van and a lorry on the main Belfast to Dublin road between Loughbrickland...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2002
'Major hit' scored against fuel launderers
A major fuel laundering plant has been shut down by Customs at Clady, Co Tyrone, in a joint operation with the PSNI. The plant, which was discovered today in remote farm buildings on the outskirts of...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2002
Three killed in County Armagh road crash named
A mother and her teenage daughter were among the three members of a family killed in yesterday's horror road crash in County Armagh. Marie Teresa Maughan (32), her daughter 14-year-old Bridget Christ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2002
Road crash claims three lives in Armagh
A road accident in County Armagh has claimed the lives of three people. The crash happened at the junction of Newtownhamilton Road and Keady Road in Armagh, and involved an Isuzu Trooper vehicle and ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 3, 2002
Massive drug find link to border gang
Over £30 million worth of drugs destined for the British Isles was seized by Belgian police at the weekend. The PSNI and Gardai have now been placed on alert as detectives attempt to track down the g...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2002
Man dies in road collision
A man has been killed in a collision involving a lorry and a car in Co Londonderry. It happened at about 10.30am this morning on the road between Coleraine and Swatragh near Maghera. Diversions we...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 29, 2002
Man dies in road accident on Glenavy Road
A man has died after he was knocked down in Co Antrim on Thursday morning. It is believed the victim, aged 43, was knocked down by a lorry on the Glenavey Road near Maghaberry at around 4.30am. Polic...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2002
Man dies in road accident
A 21-year-old man has died following a collision in west Belfast last night. The man has been named as Sean Linehan, from Willowvale Avenue in the city. It is believed his car was in collision with ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Man seriously ill after collision
A man was left seriously ill in hospital today after a road accident this morning outside Larne. The 23-year-old man was travelling cityward along the Larne Road when he was involved in a collision ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2002
Families ask to be re-housed following arson attack
Seven families have asked to be re-housed by the Housing Executive following an arson attack in Craigavon. Vandals have been blamed for the attack at the Burnside Estate in the town which caused dama...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2002
Five homes and a lorry damaged in fire
Five houses and a lorry have been damaged during a fire in Craigavon. The blaze, which is thought to have been started maliciously, was noticed at around 10pm on Wednesday evening behind a derelict h...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2002
Two die in separate road accidents
A man and woman have died in two separate road accidents in Belfast and Bessbrook A 25-year-old man died after a Green Renault Clio, which had been stolen earlier in the morning, crashed on the Hanna...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2002
Illegal fuel plant closed down in County Down
Customs and police shut down an illegal fuel laundering plant in Rathfriland, County Down on Sunday. The factory, which police officers said was hidden in remote farm buildings, had the capacity to l...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
Pensioner dies in County Down road collision
An elderly man has died following an road accident in County Down yesterday. The accident happened on the A1 dual carriageway, at Banbridge. The Citroen car, which the 74-year-old man was driving, w...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Larne road death victim named
The woman who died in a road traffic collision on Tuesday evening near Larne has been named. 42-year-old Ramona McGowan was travelling on the A8 Belfast to Larne Road when her Renault car collided wi...