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Northern Ireland News for November 2006 : Page 10
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
Brown and Milburn drawn into cash-for-honours investigation
Chancellor Gordon Brown and former health secretary Alan Milburn are the latest people asked to assist with the police investigation into the cash-for-honours affair. It has been reported that Mr Mil...
Brown and Milburn drawn into cash-for-honours investigation
Chancellor Gordon Brown and former health secretary Alan Milburn are the latest people asked to assist with the police investigation into the cash-for-honours affair. It has been reported that Mr Mil...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Rates campaigners say parties can still make final decision
The Northern Ireland Fair Rates Campaign have today welcomed concessions won from the government in the House of Lords yesterday evening. While Lord Smith’s ‘kill the bill’ amendment failed to get pa...
Rates campaigners say parties can still make final decision
The Northern Ireland Fair Rates Campaign have today welcomed concessions won from the government in the House of Lords yesterday evening. While Lord Smith’s ‘kill the bill’ amendment failed to get pa...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
Gazza arrested over assault allegations
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm, according to reports. The 39-year-old former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder was arrested in South Ke...
Gazza arrested over assault allegations
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm, according to reports. The 39-year-old former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder was arrested in South Ke...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
MoD names British soldier killed in Basra
The Ministry of Defence has named a British solider who was killed in an attack at an army base in southern Iraq on Monday. Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19, from the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's...
MoD names British soldier killed in Basra
The Ministry of Defence has named a British solider who was killed in an attack at an army base in southern Iraq on Monday. Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19, from the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Toddler 'critical' after fireplace incident
A three-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a fireplace fell on top of him. The incident happened at around 8am yesterday morning, at a house in Skye Park in the Ballykeel estate in Ballyme...
Toddler 'critical' after fireplace incident
A three-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a fireplace fell on top of him. The incident happened at around 8am yesterday morning, at a house in Skye Park in the Ballykeel estate in Ballyme...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Police fire shots in Antrim
Police have fired shots in Antrim as they intervened in an apparent eviction attempt in an estate. It is reported that four masked men had tried to evict a man from the Ballycraigy Estate in Antrim T...
Police fire shots in Antrim
Police have fired shots in Antrim as they intervened in an apparent eviction attempt in an estate. It is reported that four masked men had tried to evict a man from the Ballycraigy Estate in Antrim T...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
WWI soldiers to be pardoned
The Armed Forces Act 2006, which received Royal Assent today, will pardon over 300 soldiers executed for disciplinary breaches during WWI and unify disciplinary measures across the armed services. Th...
WWI soldiers to be pardoned
The Armed Forces Act 2006, which received Royal Assent today, will pardon over 300 soldiers executed for disciplinary breaches during WWI and unify disciplinary measures across the armed services. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Local businesses warned of 'rogue callers'
Local businesses are being warned to be on their guard when a rogue internet company comes ‘cold calling’. A number of alleged complaints about the company, reported to be Glasgow based Iomart, are b...
Local businesses warned of 'rogue callers'
Local businesses are being warned to be on their guard when a rogue internet company comes ‘cold calling’. A number of alleged complaints about the company, reported to be Glasgow based Iomart, are b...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Government grants £2m for private housing
An additional £2 million of grant support is now available to developers to stimulate private sector housing in deprived inner city areas of Belfast. Minister for Social Development, David Hanson MP ...
Government grants £2m for private housing
An additional £2 million of grant support is now available to developers to stimulate private sector housing in deprived inner city areas of Belfast. Minister for Social Development, David Hanson MP ...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
Science subjects to receive £75m boost
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is to provide £75m in additional funding to support science subjects with declining student numbers. Some high cost science subjects, although...
Science subjects to receive £75m boost
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is to provide £75m in additional funding to support science subjects with declining student numbers. Some high cost science subjects, although...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Police examine link in fire probe
The PSNI and Gardai are investigating a possible link between four men being treated in a Dublin hospital for serious burns, and an attack on a couple in County Armagh, in which they were set on fire....
Police examine link in fire probe
The PSNI and Gardai are investigating a possible link between four men being treated in a Dublin hospital for serious burns, and an attack on a couple in County Armagh, in which they were set on fire....
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
Democrats triumph in US elections
Democrats have picked up the necessary 15 seats to take control of the House of Representatives in the US mid-term elections. This is the first time in 12 years that Republicans have lost control of ...
Democrats triumph in US elections
Democrats have picked up the necessary 15 seats to take control of the House of Representatives in the US mid-term elections. This is the first time in 12 years that Republicans have lost control of ...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2006
Farepak fund boosted by HBOS
The parent company of banking group Halifax has announced that it will donate £2m to the Farepak Family Fund. Christmas hamper and voucher company Farepak was declared insolvent last month. The HBOS...
Farepak fund boosted by HBOS
The parent company of banking group Halifax has announced that it will donate £2m to the Farepak Family Fund. Christmas hamper and voucher company Farepak was declared insolvent last month. The HBOS...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
County Down flat fire treated as 'malicious'
Police in County Down are treating a fire in a flat in the area yesterday evening as malicious. Shortly before 9.30pm, emergency services were called to the scene of a blaze at an unoccupied flat in ...
County Down flat fire treated as 'malicious'
Police in County Down are treating a fire in a flat in the area yesterday evening as malicious. Shortly before 9.30pm, emergency services were called to the scene of a blaze at an unoccupied flat in ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2006
Three released after counterfeit goods seizure
The three men who were arrested following the seizure of suspected counterfeit goods in south Belfast yesterday, have been released on police bail pending further inquiries. The items, which are beli...
Three released after counterfeit goods seizure
The three men who were arrested following the seizure of suspected counterfeit goods in south Belfast yesterday, have been released on police bail pending further inquiries. The items, which are beli...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Couple set on fire in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information after two people were set on fire during an attack in their home yesterday evening. Shortly, after 9pm, a group of up to six men broke into the p...
Couple set on fire in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information after two people were set on fire during an attack in their home yesterday evening. Shortly, after 9pm, a group of up to six men broke into the p...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2006
40 year sentence for terrorist plot
A British man found guilty of planning to kill thousands of people in both the UK and US in a series of terrorist attacks has been jailed for life. Dhiren Barot, 34, from Kingsbury, north-west London...
40 year sentence for terrorist plot
A British man found guilty of planning to kill thousands of people in both the UK and US in a series of terrorist attacks has been jailed for life. Dhiren Barot, 34, from Kingsbury, north-west London...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Council chief receives death threat
The Chief Executive of Craigavon Borough council has been sent a live bullet in the post. Francis Rock had just returned from holiday, when the death threat was sent to council offices. It is unders...
Council chief receives death threat
The Chief Executive of Craigavon Borough council has been sent a live bullet in the post. Francis Rock had just returned from holiday, when the death threat was sent to council offices. It is unders...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2006
Children were 'asphyxiated'
Two children who were found dead at their home in Bodelwyddan, north Wales, died from asphyxiation, it has been revealed. The bodies of Caitlin Samuel, five, and her three-year-old brother Aidan, wer...
Children were 'asphyxiated'
Two children who were found dead at their home in Bodelwyddan, north Wales, died from asphyxiation, it has been revealed. The bodies of Caitlin Samuel, five, and her three-year-old brother Aidan, wer...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Man questioned over Ballymena murder
A 49-year-old man is being questioned by police in County Antrim in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Shirley Finlay in September. The man, is understood to have already been in custody under...
Man questioned over Ballymena murder
A 49-year-old man is being questioned by police in County Antrim in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Shirley Finlay in September. The man, is understood to have already been in custody under...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2006
Man remanded over Lesley Molseed murder
A 53-year-old man has been remanded in custody over the murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed over 30 years ago. Ronald Castree, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was arrested on Sunday in connection wi...
Man remanded over Lesley Molseed murder
A 53-year-old man has been remanded in custody over the murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed over 30 years ago. Ronald Castree, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was arrested on Sunday in connection wi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
NI surgery waiting times at all time low
Health Minister Paul Goggins has today said that no patient in Northern Ireland is currently waiting more than nine months for surgery. Provisional figures published on the Department of Health's web...
NI surgery waiting times at all time low
Health Minister Paul Goggins has today said that no patient in Northern Ireland is currently waiting more than nine months for surgery. Provisional figures published on the Department of Health's web...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Seven new 'super-councils' revealed
The names of the seven new “super-councils” and boundaries have today been unveiled. Local Government Boundaries Commissioner Dick Mackenzie, has revealed plans for the seven council areas which will...
Seven new 'super-councils' revealed
The names of the seven new “super-councils” and boundaries have today been unveiled. Local Government Boundaries Commissioner Dick Mackenzie, has revealed plans for the seven council areas which will...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2006
Patient tests offered after hospital worker diagnosed with HIV
More than a thousand patients who were treated at four hospitals in the Midlands are being offered HIV tests after it was revealed that a health worker who treated them was diagnosed with HIV and hepa...
Patient tests offered after hospital worker diagnosed with HIV
More than a thousand patients who were treated at four hospitals in the Midlands are being offered HIV tests after it was revealed that a health worker who treated them was diagnosed with HIV and hepa...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Police appeal over bus attacks
Police in north Belfast are becoming increasingly concerned due to the growing number of attacks on Translink buses in the Skegoneill/Shore Road area. Over the past two weeks, seven buses have been a...
Police appeal over bus attacks
Police in north Belfast are becoming increasingly concerned due to the growing number of attacks on Translink buses in the Skegoneill/Shore Road area. Over the past two weeks, seven buses have been a...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2006
British soldier killed in Basra
A British soldier has died during an attack on an army base in Basra, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier, who has not been named, was from the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regime...
British soldier killed in Basra
A British soldier has died during an attack on an army base in Basra, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldier, who has not been named, was from the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regime...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Minister calls for views on new city centre project
Both sides of the community could be living side by side in the city centre, if new government plans for a new North West Quarter project goes ahead. A report on the key regeneration issues facing th...
Minister calls for views on new city centre project
Both sides of the community could be living side by side in the city centre, if new government plans for a new North West Quarter project goes ahead. A report on the key regeneration issues facing th...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2006
Funeral held for Corfu tragedy children
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of two children who from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Corfu hotel. The funeral of Christianne Shepherd, 7, and her six-year-old brother Robert was hel...
Funeral held for Corfu tragedy children
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of two children who from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Corfu hotel. The funeral of Christianne Shepherd, 7, and her six-year-old brother Robert was hel...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
QUB to join 'Ivy League' of UK universities
Queen's University has been invited to join the Ivy League of UK universities, acknowledging its role as a world-class centre of excellence in research and education. The University has been accepted...
QUB to join 'Ivy League' of UK universities
Queen's University has been invited to join the Ivy League of UK universities, acknowledging its role as a world-class centre of excellence in research and education. The University has been accepted...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2006
Counterfeit goods seized in south Belfast
Police in south Belfast have seized a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit goods. The items, which included fireworks, DVDs, a wide range of clothing and footwear, were seized during a plann...
Counterfeit goods seized in south Belfast
Police in south Belfast have seized a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit goods. The items, which included fireworks, DVDs, a wide range of clothing and footwear, were seized during a plann...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Staying cold. Any freezing fog that has formed overnight will slowly thin and disperse during the morning. Otherwise dry and bright much of the day with perhaps the odd coastal shower in the north and east. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Dry at first with cloud thickening from the south through the evening. The odd shower, wintry over high ground, over northern counties, becoming more persistent rain over Down and Antrim. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
