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Northern Ireland News for December 2006 : Page 2
UK National News, Dec 13, 2006
Baby scalded by burst pipe dies
A ten-month-old baby girl who was scalded by boiling water from a burst pipe has died in hospital. Rhianna Hardy suffered 85% burns when boiling water poured into her cot at her family's council home...
Baby scalded by burst pipe dies
A ten-month-old baby girl who was scalded by boiling water from a burst pipe has died in hospital. Rhianna Hardy suffered 85% burns when boiling water poured into her cot at her family's council home...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2006
City centre bomb alert ends
A bomb alert in Belfast city centre has ended. Army technical officers were tasked to the scene in the North Street area of the city earlier today and carried out a controlled explosion. An examinat...
City centre bomb alert ends
A bomb alert in Belfast city centre has ended. Army technical officers were tasked to the scene in the North Street area of the city earlier today and carried out a controlled explosion. An examinat...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2006
Illegal cigarettes seized in County Tyrone
Police in County Tyrone have seized around 60,000 illegal cigarettes during a raid yesterday evening. Shortly before 8pm, police searched a vehicle in the Victoria Bridge area of Strabane, during whi...
Illegal cigarettes seized in County Tyrone
Police in County Tyrone have seized around 60,000 illegal cigarettes during a raid yesterday evening. Shortly before 8pm, police searched a vehicle in the Victoria Bridge area of Strabane, during whi...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2006
Briton cleared of bomb plot involvement
A British man has been cleared of terrorism charges connected to an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights. Rashid Rauf was cleared of terrorism charges by a court in Pakistan. The anti-terror...
Briton cleared of bomb plot involvement
A British man has been cleared of terrorism charges connected to an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights. Rashid Rauf was cleared of terrorism charges by a court in Pakistan. The anti-terror...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2006
NI jobs continue to increase
Figures released today show Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record, while the unemployment rate remains below the UK average. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Quarterly Employm...
NI jobs continue to increase
Figures released today show Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record, while the unemployment rate remains below the UK average. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Quarterly Employm...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2006
Antiques stolen from County Armagh house
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information, following a robbery at a house yesterday morning. During the incident, which happened shortly before 10am, a large quantity of antique furniture...
Antiques stolen from County Armagh house
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information, following a robbery at a house yesterday morning. During the incident, which happened shortly before 10am, a large quantity of antique furniture...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2006
Joyce’s365 finds innovative suppliers in Northern Ireland
Joyce’s365, the upmarket supermarket chain in Galway, expects to place orders worth more than €500,000 next year with a group of Northern Ireland suppliers following a ‘meet the buyer’ initiative orga...
Joyce’s365 finds innovative suppliers in Northern Ireland
Joyce’s365, the upmarket supermarket chain in Galway, expects to place orders worth more than €500,000 next year with a group of Northern Ireland suppliers following a ‘meet the buyer’ initiative orga...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Prostitute murders - two more bodies found
Police investigating the murders of three prostitutes in Suffolk have found another two bodies, it has been announced. Suffolk Police said that they had received a call from a member of the public ar...
Prostitute murders - two more bodies found
Police investigating the murders of three prostitutes in Suffolk have found another two bodies, it has been announced. Suffolk Police said that they had received a call from a member of the public ar...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Man found guilty of Pc shooting
A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a trainee police officer. Trevon Thomas, 24, of Melford Road, Bilborough, shot Pc Rachael Bown, also 24, three times as she investigated a burgl...
Man found guilty of Pc shooting
A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a trainee police officer. Trevon Thomas, 24, of Melford Road, Bilborough, shot Pc Rachael Bown, also 24, three times as she investigated a burgl...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Pensioners robbed during separate incidents
Police have appealed for information after five pensioners were attacked and robbed in their homes during separate incidents yesterday evening. The first incident happened at around 5pm, when four me...
Pensioners robbed during separate incidents
Police have appealed for information after five pensioners were attacked and robbed in their homes during separate incidents yesterday evening. The first incident happened at around 5pm, when four me...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Woman dies in County Londonderry collision
A woman has died following a road traffic collision in County Londonderry. The incident happened on the Glenshane Pass, close to the Knockloughrim junction at around 11am today. Three other people w...
Woman dies in County Londonderry collision
A woman has died following a road traffic collision in County Londonderry. The incident happened on the Glenshane Pass, close to the Knockloughrim junction at around 11am today. Three other people w...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Diana memorial concert plans unveiled
Princes William and Harry have unveiled plans to stage a concert to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Concert For Diana will be held at the new We...
Diana memorial concert plans unveiled
Princes William and Harry have unveiled plans to stage a concert to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Concert For Diana will be held at the new We...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Ombudsman's findings in soldier's murder
A new report by the police Ombudsman's Office has today revealed that the murder of the last British soldier to have died as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland could have been prevented. La...
Ombudsman's findings in soldier's murder
A new report by the police Ombudsman's Office has today revealed that the murder of the last British soldier to have died as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland could have been prevented. La...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Teenagers in court over street killing
Two teenagers are due to appear in court charged with the murder of a man in Henley. Stephen Langford, 43, died after being attacked in the street in Henley in the early hours of Saturday morning. J...
Teenagers in court over street killing
Two teenagers are due to appear in court charged with the murder of a man in Henley. Stephen Langford, 43, died after being attacked in the street in Henley in the early hours of Saturday morning. J...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Jobs to be axed at computer firm
A County Antrim computer firm has announced that 32 jobs are to be cut. The US owned Sanmina SCI plant in Lisburn, which makes computer cabinets and blood analysis machines for a Cork firm, today rev...
Jobs to be axed at computer firm
A County Antrim computer firm has announced that 32 jobs are to be cut. The US owned Sanmina SCI plant in Lisburn, which makes computer cabinets and blood analysis machines for a Cork firm, today rev...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Paedophile forced from home by neighbours' protest
A convicted paedophile has been forced to move from his home following angry protests by his neighbours. More than 50 people staged an angry demonstration outside the home of Robert Oliver in the vil...
Paedophile forced from home by neighbours' protest
A convicted paedophile has been forced to move from his home following angry protests by his neighbours. More than 50 people staged an angry demonstration outside the home of Robert Oliver in the vil...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Search on for attacker who raped teenage girl
Police are searching for a man who raped a 13-year-old girl in Greater Manchester. The teenager was attacked as she walked home from the Texaco garage on Bury Road, in Bamford, Rochdale. She spotte...
Search on for attacker who raped teenage girl
Police are searching for a man who raped a 13-year-old girl in Greater Manchester. The teenager was attacked as she walked home from the Texaco garage on Bury Road, in Bamford, Rochdale. She spotte...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Man charged over east Belfast assault
A 29-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault on two men in County Antrim yesterday evening. The pair, who are aged in their 60s, were walking along the Sandown Road area of east B...
Man charged over east Belfast assault
A 29-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault on two men in County Antrim yesterday evening. The pair, who are aged in their 60s, were walking along the Sandown Road area of east B...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Man acquitted of Arlene murder could face retrial
The man who was acquitted of the murder of 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson in 1994, could face retrial. Searches for the teenager's body have today resumed and the Public Prosecution Service has said th...
Man acquitted of Arlene murder could face retrial
The man who was acquitted of the murder of 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson in 1994, could face retrial. Searches for the teenager's body have today resumed and the Public Prosecution Service has said th...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
Body found in Oxfordshire
Police have launched an investigation after a body was found in a field in Oxfordshire. It is understood that the body of a man was discovered in a wooded area near the Seacourt Park and Ride in Botl...
Body found in Oxfordshire
Police have launched an investigation after a body was found in a field in Oxfordshire. It is understood that the body of a man was discovered in a wooded area near the Seacourt Park and Ride in Botl...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
Nine arrested in counterfeit cigarettes raid
Police in County Londonderry have arrested nine people in connection with the sale and distribution of counterfeit cigarettes. Around 16 properties throughout Coleraine and Limavady were searched dur...
Nine arrested in counterfeit cigarettes raid
Police in County Londonderry have arrested nine people in connection with the sale and distribution of counterfeit cigarettes. Around 16 properties throughout Coleraine and Limavady were searched dur...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2006
UK signs up for next phase of Joint Strike Fighter programme
Defence Minister Lord Drayson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the next phase of the Joint Strike Fighter programme, the government has announced. Lord Drayson signed the MoU following a m...
UK signs up for next phase of Joint Strike Fighter programme
Defence Minister Lord Drayson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the next phase of the Joint Strike Fighter programme, the government has announced. Lord Drayson signed the MoU following a m...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
NI firm wins major contract with Indian Radio Networks
Belfast-based digital technology leader, APT is to supply broadcast equipment to many of India’s newly licensed FM radio stations in a deal initially worth around £500,000, following its participation...
NI firm wins major contract with Indian Radio Networks
Belfast-based digital technology leader, APT is to supply broadcast equipment to many of India’s newly licensed FM radio stations in a deal initially worth around £500,000, following its participation...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2006
George Best Belfast City Airport Planning Agreement
The next stage in the review of the George Best Belfast City Airport (GBBCA) Planning Agreement has been announced today following the publication of the Panel report. The publication of the report f...
George Best Belfast City Airport Planning Agreement
The next stage in the review of the George Best Belfast City Airport (GBBCA) Planning Agreement has been announced today following the publication of the Panel report. The publication of the report f...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2006
Concern over fourth missing prostitute in Ipswich
Police say they are concerned about the disappearance of a fourth woman in Ipswich, where three women's bodies have been found in the last week. Suffolk Police are now looking for a fourth prostitute...
Concern over fourth missing prostitute in Ipswich
Police say they are concerned about the disappearance of a fourth woman in Ipswich, where three women's bodies have been found in the last week. Suffolk Police are now looking for a fourth prostitute...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2006
Four killed in Worcestershire car crash
Four teenagers have been killed when their car left the A449 near Worcester and hit a tree. Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene and fourth died at Worcestershire Royal Hospital sho...
Four killed in Worcestershire car crash
Four teenagers have been killed when their car left the A449 near Worcester and hit a tree. Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene and fourth died at Worcestershire Royal Hospital sho...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2006
Teenagers remanded over rape charges
Two 13-year-old boys have been remanded in custody charged with raping a woman in north Belfast last week. One is charged with rape, while the second is charged with aiding and abetting rape. The te...
Teenagers remanded over rape charges
Two 13-year-old boys have been remanded in custody charged with raping a woman in north Belfast last week. One is charged with rape, while the second is charged with aiding and abetting rape. The te...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2006
Sinn Fein President's death threat 'called off'
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has today been told that a threat on his life by dissident republicans had been withdrawn. It is understood that dissidents had planned to shoot the party leader, howe...
Sinn Fein President's death threat 'called off'
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has today been told that a threat on his life by dissident republicans had been withdrawn. It is understood that dissidents had planned to shoot the party leader, howe...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2006
Two arrested over pensioner's murder
Police investigating the murder of County Down pensioner Annie McCartan, have arrested two people. The pair, a man and a woman, were arrested this morning in connection with the murder. Mrs McCartan...
Two arrested over pensioner's murder
Police investigating the murder of County Down pensioner Annie McCartan, have arrested two people. The pair, a man and a woman, were arrested this morning in connection with the murder. Mrs McCartan...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2006
EU President to meet with NI party leaders
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has today urged all political leaders in Northern Ireland to come to an agreement on power sharing. The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern w...
EU President to meet with NI party leaders
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has today urged all political leaders in Northern Ireland to come to an agreement on power sharing. The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern w...
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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.
