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Northern Ireland News for November 2006 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2006
Police appeal for missing teenager
Police in County Antrim and the family of 13-year-old Scott Telford are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare after he went missing over a week ago. The teenager went missing at around 10.3...
Police appeal for missing teenager
Police in County Antrim and the family of 13-year-old Scott Telford are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare after he went missing over a week ago. The teenager went missing at around 10.3...
UK National News, Nov 29, 2006
Street robbery committed 'for kicks'
Muggings are not just carried out for financial gain, but are often carried out to increase 'street cred' or simply just for 'kicks', a new survey has revealed. The survey, funded by the Economic and...
Street robbery committed 'for kicks'
Muggings are not just carried out for financial gain, but are often carried out to increase 'street cred' or simply just for 'kicks', a new survey has revealed. The survey, funded by the Economic and...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2006
Investment Boost For Innovative Textile Firm
William Clark and Sons, based in Upperlands Linen Village in Magherafelt, has announced a major investment – with support from Invest Northern Ireland - which is projected to increase the company’s tu...
Investment Boost For Innovative Textile Firm
William Clark and Sons, based in Upperlands Linen Village in Magherafelt, has announced a major investment – with support from Invest Northern Ireland - which is projected to increase the company’s tu...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Two jailed for life for lawyer's murder
Two men have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce. At the Old Bailey on Tuesday, Donnel Carty, 19, was told that he would have to serve a minim...
Two jailed for life for lawyer's murder
Two men have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce. At the Old Bailey on Tuesday, Donnel Carty, 19, was told that he would have to serve a minim...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
Trust admits responsibility for patient's death
A County Fermanagh hospital has today accepted liability for the death of a woman who died after giving birth there in 2001. Cynthia Humphreys, 31, from Letterbreen died after having a Caesarean sect...
Trust admits responsibility for patient's death
A County Fermanagh hospital has today accepted liability for the death of a woman who died after giving birth there in 2001. Cynthia Humphreys, 31, from Letterbreen died after having a Caesarean sect...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Details of party loans published
The main political parties have outstanding loans totaling around £60 million, the Electoral Commission has revealed. According to the Commission, at the end of September the Conservatives owed mor...
Details of party loans published
The main political parties have outstanding loans totaling around £60 million, the Electoral Commission has revealed. According to the Commission, at the end of September the Conservatives owed mor...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
Gas customers escape price hike
Gas customers in Northern Ireland are to be spared from a major hike in prices due to a new deal between Phoenix Gas and Ofreg. Phoenix Gas today confirmed that an agreement has been reached in princ...
Gas customers escape price hike
Gas customers in Northern Ireland are to be spared from a major hike in prices due to a new deal between Phoenix Gas and Ofreg. Phoenix Gas today confirmed that an agreement has been reached in princ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
Funeral held for west Belfast murder victim
The funeral has taken place of a 38-year-old woman who was murdered at her home in west Belfast earlier this month. Hundreds of mourners attended the service at St John the Baptist Church on Suffolk ...
Funeral held for west Belfast murder victim
The funeral has taken place of a 38-year-old woman who was murdered at her home in west Belfast earlier this month. Hundreds of mourners attended the service at St John the Baptist Church on Suffolk ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
UDA deny connection with Stormont alert
The UDA has today denied having any knowledge of Michael Stone's plan to attack Parliament buildings. Reports have claimed that the paramilitary organisation sent out teams to either intercept or sho...
UDA deny connection with Stormont alert
The UDA has today denied having any knowledge of Michael Stone's plan to attack Parliament buildings. Reports have claimed that the paramilitary organisation sent out teams to either intercept or sho...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Locations tested in radiation search
Police investigating the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko have discovered traces of the poison that killed him in three other locations in London. Traces of the radioactive substance po...
Locations tested in radiation search
Police investigating the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko have discovered traces of the poison that killed him in three other locations in London. Traces of the radioactive substance po...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Police officers and staff disciplined over email
A potentially racist email circulated by police officers and staff at Hertfordshire Constabulary has resulted in disciplinary action against 100 staff. The action followed an investigation into the c...
Police officers and staff disciplined over email
A potentially racist email circulated by police officers and staff at Hertfordshire Constabulary has resulted in disciplinary action against 100 staff. The action followed an investigation into the c...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Welsh village struck by 'tornado'
A clean-up operation is underway in a Welsh village after it was struck by what is believed to have been a small tornado in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to Bow S...
Welsh village struck by 'tornado'
A clean-up operation is underway in a Welsh village after it was struck by what is believed to have been a small tornado in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to Bow S...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
Pedestrian injured in County Derry collision
Police in County Londonderry have appealed for witnesses following a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon. The incident happened in the Fair Hill area of Magherafelt shortly after 4.30pm, when ...
Pedestrian injured in County Derry collision
Police in County Londonderry have appealed for witnesses following a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon. The incident happened in the Fair Hill area of Magherafelt shortly after 4.30pm, when ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
East Belfast fire treated as 'suspicious'
Police believe that a fire at a block of flats in east Belfast in the early hours of this morning may have been started deliberately. The Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene of the blaze ...
East Belfast fire treated as 'suspicious'
Police believe that a fire at a block of flats in east Belfast in the early hours of this morning may have been started deliberately. The Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene of the blaze ...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Government to encourage school trips
The government is to unveil plans to encourage schools to take more pupils on school trips. Education and Skills Secretary Alan Johnson is to announce a new £2.7 million package to promote learning o...
Government to encourage school trips
The government is to unveil plans to encourage schools to take more pupils on school trips. Education and Skills Secretary Alan Johnson is to announce a new £2.7 million package to promote learning o...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
Police appeal for information on missing man
Police and the family of 30-year-old Hugh McKay are becoming increasingly concerned for his safety. Mr McKay was last seen after he left his home in the Dundarve estate in Bushmills at around 11.30pm...
Police appeal for information on missing man
Police and the family of 30-year-old Hugh McKay are becoming increasingly concerned for his safety. Mr McKay was last seen after he left his home in the Dundarve estate in Bushmills at around 11.30pm...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
Legal Aid review proposals unveiled
Lord Falconer, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Vera Baird QC MP, Legal Aid Minister, have set out "market" reforms to legal aid provision in England and Wales. '...
Legal Aid review proposals unveiled
Lord Falconer, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Vera Baird QC MP, Legal Aid Minister, have set out "market" reforms to legal aid provision in England and Wales. '...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
BBC Chairman resigns to take reins at ITV
BBC Chairman Michael Grade has announce his resignation to become the Executive Chairman of ITV. Mr Grade will take on responsibility for the business of the company and John Creswell, the interim Ch...
BBC Chairman resigns to take reins at ITV
BBC Chairman Michael Grade has announce his resignation to become the Executive Chairman of ITV. Mr Grade will take on responsibility for the business of the company and John Creswell, the interim Ch...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2006
Minister commends teachers' work with autistic children
Education Minister, Maria Eagle, has today praised the work and dedication of teachers who work with children with autism. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the ‘Make School Make Sense’ camp...
Minister commends teachers' work with autistic children
Education Minister, Maria Eagle, has today praised the work and dedication of teachers who work with children with autism. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the ‘Make School Make Sense’ camp...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2006
DJ Alan Freeman dies aged 79
Veteran radio presenter and DJ Alan 'Fluff' Freeman has died peacefully after a brief illness aged 79. Freeman, , who had been living in a nursing home since he was diagnosed with arthritis in 2000, ...
DJ Alan Freeman dies aged 79
Veteran radio presenter and DJ Alan 'Fluff' Freeman has died peacefully after a brief illness aged 79. Freeman, , who had been living in a nursing home since he was diagnosed with arthritis in 2000, ...
Recruitment News, Nov 27, 2006
200 jobs 'at risk' at Budget DIY stores
Around 200 members of staff at the five Budget DIY stores throughout Northern Ireland could be at risk after the company anounced that it had gone into administration. PricewaterhouseCoopers have bee...
200 jobs 'at risk' at Budget DIY stores
Around 200 members of staff at the five Budget DIY stores throughout Northern Ireland could be at risk after the company anounced that it had gone into administration. PricewaterhouseCoopers have bee...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2006
Man dies in County Tyrone collision
One man has died following a road traffic collision in County Tyrone. The incident happened on the Omagh to Newtownstewart road close to the Ulster American Folk Park shortly before 9am today. It is...
Man dies in County Tyrone collision
One man has died following a road traffic collision in County Tyrone. The incident happened on the Omagh to Newtownstewart road close to the Ulster American Folk Park shortly before 9am today. It is...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2006
Two men found guilty of lawyer's murder
Two men are facing life sentences after being found guilty of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce. Delano Brown, 18, and Donnel Carty, 19, both from north-west London were found guilty of sta...
Two men found guilty of lawyer's murder
Two men are facing life sentences after being found guilty of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce. Delano Brown, 18, and Donnel Carty, 19, both from north-west London were found guilty of sta...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2006
Inquest due to open into Litvinenko's death
An inquest into the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko is due to open this week. Mr Litvinenko died in hospital last Thursday, after falling ill earlier this month. He was found to have...
Inquest due to open into Litvinenko's death
An inquest into the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko is due to open this week. Mr Litvinenko died in hospital last Thursday, after falling ill earlier this month. He was found to have...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2006
Robbers threaten to drown Keady pensioner
Police have appealed for information after a pensioner was robbed at her home in County Armagh yesterday evening. The incident happened at around 7.15pm when two men called to the home of an 88-year-...
Robbers threaten to drown Keady pensioner
Police have appealed for information after a pensioner was robbed at her home in County Armagh yesterday evening. The incident happened at around 7.15pm when two men called to the home of an 88-year-...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2006
First profit for Network Rail
Network Rail has made a profit for the first time in the firm's history. The firm, which is responsible for railway tracks and signals in the UK, announced a £747 million profit for the six months up...
First profit for Network Rail
Network Rail has made a profit for the first time in the firm's history. The firm, which is responsible for railway tracks and signals in the UK, announced a £747 million profit for the six months up...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2006
'Serious failings' in death of Royal Marine
A coroner has ruled that there were 'serious failings' by the military in the death of a Royal Marine by 'friendly fire' in Iraq. Christopher Maddison, 24, from Scarborough, was killed after missiles...
'Serious failings' in death of Royal Marine
A coroner has ruled that there were 'serious failings' by the military in the death of a Royal Marine by 'friendly fire' in Iraq. Christopher Maddison, 24, from Scarborough, was killed after missiles...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2006
Search scaled down for missing Dorset boy
A search for a teenage boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a stolen rowing boat is being scaled down. Kyle Moore and his friend, both aged 14, are understood to have stolen the rowing boat ...
Search scaled down for missing Dorset boy
A search for a teenage boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a stolen rowing boat is being scaled down. Kyle Moore and his friend, both aged 14, are understood to have stolen the rowing boat ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2006
Stormont resumes after security alert
The Northern Ireland Assembly has today resumed at Stormont after proceedings were suspended on Friday after a security alert prompted by loyalist murderer Michael Stone, who gained access to Parliame...
Stormont resumes after security alert
The Northern Ireland Assembly has today resumed at Stormont after proceedings were suspended on Friday after a security alert prompted by loyalist murderer Michael Stone, who gained access to Parliame...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2006
Couple found dead in museum
Police are investigating a suspected murder and suicide at the World Museum in Liverpool. Merseyside Police were called to the World Museum on Sunday, following reports that a man had fallen to his d...
Couple found dead in museum
Police are investigating a suspected murder and suicide at the World Museum in Liverpool. Merseyside Police were called to the World Museum on Sunday, following reports that a man had fallen to his d...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy. Also mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
