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Northern Ireland News for December 2006 : Page 4
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
Army chief blasts Ministry of Defence pay
General Sir Mike Jackson has roundly criticised army pay and conditions during the annual BBC Dimbleby lecture. Sir Mike, who retired as the head of the army in August, said pay was "hardly impressiv...
Army chief blasts Ministry of Defence pay
General Sir Mike Jackson has roundly criticised army pay and conditions during the annual BBC Dimbleby lecture. Sir Mike, who retired as the head of the army in August, said pay was "hardly impressiv...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
Irish diplomat returns to NI
An Irish government official has returned to work in Northern Ireland after a death threat has apparently been lifted. Áine de Baroid, who works for the Department of Foreign Affairs, had been workin...
Irish diplomat returns to NI
An Irish government official has returned to work in Northern Ireland after a death threat has apparently been lifted. Áine de Baroid, who works for the Department of Foreign Affairs, had been workin...
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
Tornado hits London street
A tornado that struck a north London street has injured six people, and caused severe damaged to several houses and cars. The tornado which lasted just seconds ripped off roofs, tore down walls in Ch...
Tornado hits London street
A tornado that struck a north London street has injured six people, and caused severe damaged to several houses and cars. The tornado which lasted just seconds ripped off roofs, tore down walls in Ch...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
Cash in transit van robbed in Lisburn
Police in Lisburn have appealed for information following the robbery of a cash in transit van earlier today. The incident happened at around 10am, when an employee, who was making a delivery to a pr...
Cash in transit van robbed in Lisburn
Police in Lisburn have appealed for information following the robbery of a cash in transit van earlier today. The incident happened at around 10am, when an employee, who was making a delivery to a pr...
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
Experts deliver clinical trial report
The expert group established to make recommendations on improving the safety of clinical drug trials has published its final report today. During the recent trials of a drug six volunteers were made ...
Experts deliver clinical trial report
The expert group established to make recommendations on improving the safety of clinical drug trials has published its final report today. During the recent trials of a drug six volunteers were made ...
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
Concerns raised over Asbos breaches
Home Office figures have revealed that almost half of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) issued had been breached up to the end of 2005. The overall Asbo breach rate was 47%, with a 41% breach rate...
Concerns raised over Asbos breaches
Home Office figures have revealed that almost half of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) issued had been breached up to the end of 2005. The overall Asbo breach rate was 47%, with a 41% breach rate...
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
House price inflation increases
The annual rate of house price inflation has risen to 9.6% according to the latest set of figures from the Halifax. The monthly change showed a 1.7% increase in November, which took the price of the ...
House price inflation increases
The annual rate of house price inflation has risen to 9.6% according to the latest set of figures from the Halifax. The monthly change showed a 1.7% increase in November, which took the price of the ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
Police investigate two house burglaries in South Belfast
Four men have robbed two elderly women in their South Belfast home. The gang of four, two armed with large screwdrivers, forced their way into the sister's home at Diamond Gardens, Finaghy at around ...
Police investigate two house burglaries in South Belfast
Four men have robbed two elderly women in their South Belfast home. The gang of four, two armed with large screwdrivers, forced their way into the sister's home at Diamond Gardens, Finaghy at around ...
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
UK interest rates stay at 5%
The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5%. The news comes as no surprise to analysts as the decision was widely anticipated. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raised ...
UK interest rates stay at 5%
The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5%. The news comes as no surprise to analysts as the decision was widely anticipated. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raised ...
UK National News, Dec 7, 2006
Taranis un-manned combat vehicle trial approved
The government has announced the awarding of a £124 million contract to BAE Systems to develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology. Part of the Defence Industrial Strategy, the programme will ex...
Taranis un-manned combat vehicle trial approved
The government has announced the awarding of a £124 million contract to BAE Systems to develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology. Part of the Defence Industrial Strategy, the programme will ex...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
PSNI advise vigilance with unknown callers
Police have urged older and more vulnerable people within the community to be vigilant and wary of possible rogue traders and bogus callers. A police spokesperson said that there have been a number o...
PSNI advise vigilance with unknown callers
Police have urged older and more vulnerable people within the community to be vigilant and wary of possible rogue traders and bogus callers. A police spokesperson said that there have been a number o...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
'Lukewarm' reception for Brown's pre-budget report
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Northern Ireland’s largest business organisation, has given a lukewarm reaction to the Chancellor’s pre-budget report. Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget r...
'Lukewarm' reception for Brown's pre-budget report
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Northern Ireland’s largest business organisation, has given a lukewarm reaction to the Chancellor’s pre-budget report. Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget r...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
Kilkeel brewing company bottles up business
Kilkeel-based Whitewater Brewing Company has invested over £250,000 to expand sales of its real ale products in target markets including Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. The company, which...
Kilkeel brewing company bottles up business
Kilkeel-based Whitewater Brewing Company has invested over £250,000 to expand sales of its real ale products in target markets including Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. The company, which...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2006
Water Service sewage discharge improvement
A DOE report has found that sewage discharge is improving in Northern Ireland. The Regulation of Water Service Discharges 2005 Report, which was published today by the Environment and Heritage Servic...
Water Service sewage discharge improvement
A DOE report has found that sewage discharge is improving in Northern Ireland. The Regulation of Water Service Discharges 2005 Report, which was published today by the Environment and Heritage Servic...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Brown delivers pre-Budget report
Chancellor Gordon Brown has delivered his pre-Budget report, outlining plans to provide more funding for education and defence while increasing fuel and air duty. Mr Brown announced extra spending of...
Brown delivers pre-Budget report
Chancellor Gordon Brown has delivered his pre-Budget report, outlining plans to provide more funding for education and defence while increasing fuel and air duty. Mr Brown announced extra spending of...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
Boy killed in County Down road crash
A 16-year-old schoolboy has been killed in a road crash on the coast road between Ballyhalbert and Portavogie. The crash, which is understood to have involved only one vehicle, occured at around 10.0...
Boy killed in County Down road crash
A 16-year-old schoolboy has been killed in a road crash on the coast road between Ballyhalbert and Portavogie. The crash, which is understood to have involved only one vehicle, occured at around 10.0...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Two arrested over constable's killing
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri. Mrs Patel-Nasri, 29, was stabbed outside her home in Wembley, north London on May 11. It is believed ...
Two arrested over constable's killing
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri. Mrs Patel-Nasri, 29, was stabbed outside her home in Wembley, north London on May 11. It is believed ...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Soap star granted bail in rape case
'Emmerdale' actor Ben Freeman has been granted bail after appearing in court in Barbados charged with rape. The actor, who plays Scott Windsor in the ITV soap, was arrested and charged with the rape ...
Soap star granted bail in rape case
'Emmerdale' actor Ben Freeman has been granted bail after appearing in court in Barbados charged with rape. The actor, who plays Scott Windsor in the ITV soap, was arrested and charged with the rape ...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Teenager injured in collision with police car
A teenage cyclist has been seriously injured after he was involved in a collision with a police car that was responding to an emergency call. The collision occurred around 10:10pm on December 5 at th...
Teenager injured in collision with police car
A teenage cyclist has been seriously injured after he was involved in a collision with a police car that was responding to an emergency call. The collision occurred around 10:10pm on December 5 at th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
Two men sought for Woodvale Park rape
Police are seeking two men in connection with a sexual assault in north Belfast on Monday evening. The incident happened shortly before 6pm in the Woodvale Park area of the city, when the victim, who...
Two men sought for Woodvale Park rape
Police are seeking two men in connection with a sexual assault in north Belfast on Monday evening. The incident happened shortly before 6pm in the Woodvale Park area of the city, when the victim, who...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Man released on bail following 'hit-and-run' death
A 60-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a suspected hit-and-run death has been released on bail. The man, who is from Bolton, was arrested on suspicion of causing death ...
Man released on bail following 'hit-and-run' death
A 60-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a suspected hit-and-run death has been released on bail. The man, who is from Bolton, was arrested on suspicion of causing death ...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Italian leaves hospital following radiation tests
Mario Scaramella, the Italian academic who met with former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill, has reportedly left hospital. Mr Scaramella had been under observation in hospital af...
Italian leaves hospital following radiation tests
Mario Scaramella, the Italian academic who met with former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill, has reportedly left hospital. Mr Scaramella had been under observation in hospital af...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
Feline Alzheimer's risk for cats
Ageing cats can develop a feline form of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews, Bristol and California identified a key protein which ...
Feline Alzheimer's risk for cats
Ageing cats can develop a feline form of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews, Bristol and California identified a key protein which ...
UK National News, Dec 6, 2006
NTL Drops ITV Bid
NTL has dropped plans to bid for ITV after its £4.7bn proposal was rejected by the broadcaster. As expected by industry analysts rival BSkyB has swooped to take a blocking stake in ITV. According to ...
NTL Drops ITV Bid
NTL has dropped plans to bid for ITV after its £4.7bn proposal was rejected by the broadcaster. As expected by industry analysts rival BSkyB has swooped to take a blocking stake in ITV. According to ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
Strangford search for man seen in water
Police and Coastguard have resumed a search this morning after a report yesterday (Tuesday) that a man had been seen in the water near Kilclief Castle. Portaferry lifeboat and a police helicopter hav...
Strangford search for man seen in water
Police and Coastguard have resumed a search this morning after a report yesterday (Tuesday) that a man had been seen in the water near Kilclief Castle. Portaferry lifeboat and a police helicopter hav...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
Woman killed in crash named
The 24-year-old woman killed in a road traffic collision involving three vehicles in Co Fermanagh yesterday has been named as Donna Marie Ferguson from Daly Park in Belleek. A car, a van and a lorry ...
Woman killed in crash named
The 24-year-old woman killed in a road traffic collision involving three vehicles in Co Fermanagh yesterday has been named as Donna Marie Ferguson from Daly Park in Belleek. A car, a van and a lorry ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
ARA seizes assets of alleged drug dealer
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has been granted a Civil Recovery Order on assets worth around £200,000 earlier today in the High Court in Belfast in respect of the estate of the late Paul Patrick Da...
ARA seizes assets of alleged drug dealer
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has been granted a Civil Recovery Order on assets worth around £200,000 earlier today in the High Court in Belfast in respect of the estate of the late Paul Patrick Da...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
Mount Gilbert Community College to close
Mount Gilbert Community College on Belfast's Ballygomartin Road is to close at the end of August 2007. The decision was taken by Education Minister Maria Eagle, following a proposal by Belfast Educat...
Mount Gilbert Community College to close
Mount Gilbert Community College on Belfast's Ballygomartin Road is to close at the end of August 2007. The decision was taken by Education Minister Maria Eagle, following a proposal by Belfast Educat...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
NI businesses grow by 6% in 2005
The latest figures have revealed that Northern Ireland business income (Gross Value Added) grew to £14.5 billion, a rise of some 6.5%, or £892 million, during 2005. These figures are among the provis...
NI businesses grow by 6% in 2005
The latest figures have revealed that Northern Ireland business income (Gross Value Added) grew to £14.5 billion, a rise of some 6.5%, or £892 million, during 2005. These figures are among the provis...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 6, 2006
Limavady: £2.6m roads improvement scheme announced
The Roads Service has announced that £2.6 million is being invested in capital and maintenance schemes in the Limavady area this year. Speaking to Limavady Borough Council as she delivered the Autumn...
Limavady: £2.6m roads improvement scheme announced
The Roads Service has announced that £2.6 million is being invested in capital and maintenance schemes in the Limavady area this year. Speaking to Limavady Borough Council as she delivered the Autumn...
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