Northern Ireland News for January 2006 : Page 10

UK National News, Jan 12, 2006
More MPs enter Lib Dem leadership race
Two more Liberal Democrat MPs have declared the intention to enter the party leadership contest. Party president Simon Hughes declared that he would enter the race to succeed Charles Kennedy, who res...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Fire-fighters rescue Portrush pensioner
Fire-fighters have rescued a 95-year-old woman from a fire in her home in County Antrim. A neighbour alerted the emergency services after seeing smoke pouring from the pensioner's home in the Bath Te...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Five to appear in court in connecton with Bangor robbery
Five youths are to appear in Downpatrick Magistrates Court today charged in connection with the robbery of an off-licence in Bangor on Tuesday night. Two youths, who entered the premises on the Rathg...
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UK National News, Jan 12, 2006
Two arrested over PC murder
Two men have been arrested in Birmingham in connection with the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky. The men were arrested in connection with firearms offences, following a joint operation between West Y...
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UK National News, Jan 12, 2006
Details of cars released in abduction case
Police investigating the abduction of a six-year-old girl from her bath, have released details of three cars they are trying to trace. The three vehicles were all seen around the Willington Quay area...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
PSNI continue investigations into Devlin murder
Detectives investigating the murder of Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin have re-entered an area in North Belfast to carry out further investigations. On Tuesday, police searched the loyalist Mount Ver...
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UK National News, Jan 12, 2006
Trial begins in Thai murder case
The trial of two fishermen accused of the rape and murder of British student Katherine Horton has begun in Thailand. The trial of Bualoi Posit, 23, and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, had been brought forward...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Three arrested in connection with Armagh alert
Three County Armagh men have been arrested following a security alert in the city yesterday. The men were arrested last night and are being questioned in connection with incident. Army bomb experts ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Police appeal to find cash machine robbers
Detectives have appealed for information following a robbery in the Nutt's Corner area of Crumlin at around 7am this morning. A cash van crew were making a delivery to a cash machine in a petrol stat...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Failed robbery attempt in West Belfast
Police have appealed for witnesses following an attempted robbery in West Belfast. A youth armed with a knife confronted a man in the car park of a leisure centre on the Andersonstown Road at around ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Investigation into detention of asylum seekers
The Northern Ireland Human Rights commission is to carry out an investigation into what it described as the "imprisonment" of asylum seekers, during a visit to immigration detention centres. The Comm...
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UK National News, Jan 12, 2006
Darwin's home nominated for World Heritage status
The home and workplace of British naturalist Charles Darwin has been chosen as the UK's 2006 nomination for becoming a World Heritage Site. Darwin at Downe, which is situated in Bromley, London, comp...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Police step up search for missing man
Police investigating the disappearance of Ronald Todd have re-visited the area he was last sighted in the hope of gaining more information on his whereabouts. Mr Todd was last seen on Wednesday, Dece...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
£600,000 sports facility for northwest
The Northwest is set to benefit from a £600,000 new sports facility to be built at Steelstown Gaelic Athletic Club. The Department for Social Development (DSD), through its North West Development Off...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Concern over spate of 'suspicious' cat poisonings
Police in Donaghadee have appealed for information following the deaths of three cats in November and December 2005. The animals, which all belonged to the one family, are believed to have been poiso...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2006
Belfast praised for recycling facilities
Belfast's recycling facilities have today been hailed as being among the best in Europe, according to the EUROCITIES Environment Forum who recently had representatives in Belfast. The organisation is...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2006
Government scraps 'on the run' legislation
The government has today withdrawn the proposed legislation that would have allowed paramilitary fugitives to return to Northern Ireland without facing jail terms. Had the legislation been passed, ar...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Schools 'failing' one million pupils
Around a million pupils in England are receiving inadequate education, the National Audit Office (NAO) has reported. The NAO report said that 1,577 schools in England were performing poorly by July l...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Funeral held for murdered PC
Hundreds of police officers have attended the funeral of murdered PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford. Officers lined the streets as the funeral procession made its way to Bradford Cathedral just befor...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2006
Withdrawl of fugitives Bill welcomed in NI
The government's decision to abandon the controversial "on-the-runs" Offences Bill has been greatly welcomed by both political and non-political parties throughout Northern Ireland. The controversial...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Third Lib Dem candidate 'may stand' for leader
A third Liberal Democrat MP has said that he may enter the party leadership contest. Chris Huhne, the MP for Eastleigh and the party's economic spokesperson said that he was considering running for p...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Kelly announces review of sex offender vetting
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced an "exhaustive" review of the cases of sex offenders granted permission to work in schools. Ms Kelly has been heavily criticised after it emerged that a m...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2006
Security alert in Armagh
Police have cordoned off a section of Armagh City Centre due to a security alert. Army bomb experts are examining a suspect vehicle in the Friary Road area, and the Armagh City Hotel has been sealed ...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Drink driving levels 'unacceptable'
The number of people continuing to drive under the influence of drink and drugs has been criticised as "unacceptable". The Association of Chief Police Officers said that drivers were continuing to dr...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Thailand murder - accused appear in court
Two Thai men accused of the rape and murder of British tourist Katherine Horton have appeared in court. Bualoy Kotsith, 23 and Vichai Suankhaoyai, 24, were arrested on Monday in connection with the 2...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2006
Two women assaulted in Bangor robbery
Two women in their twenties have been assaulted during a robbery in Bangor. Police said that two men entered the off-licence on the Rathgael Road area of the town and struck one woman in the face and...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Parents warned of early meningitis symptoms
Parents are being given new advice about early signs of meningitis, after a study identified several early symptoms. Researchers at Oxford University have suggested that parents should watch out for ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2006
Coffee shop manager beaten in robbery
The manager of a South Belfast coffee shop has been severely beaten during a robbery yesterday afternoon. The robber, who is was armed with a knife, left the man unconscious in an upstairs office of ...
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UK National News, Jan 11, 2006
Trials of body scanners begin
The first trials of body scanners are to be tested at a London railway station this week. The four-week trial, announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling last year, will involve passengers on ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2006
Coca-Cola plant to be built near Lisburn
A major new manufacturing and bottling plant for Coca-Cola is to be built in Northern Ireland. Environment Minister Jeff Rooker is to grant planning permission for the plant, which is to be built jus...
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