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Northern Ireland News for July 2006 : Page 4
UK National News, Jul 25, 2006
MCB embarks on UK tour
The Muslim Council of Britain is embarking on a five-week tour of the UK in a bid to widen its appeal. The recently elected Secretary General, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, will embark on the 'Connecting w...
MCB embarks on UK tour
The Muslim Council of Britain is embarking on a five-week tour of the UK in a bid to widen its appeal. The recently elected Secretary General, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, will embark on the 'Connecting w...
UK National News, Jul 25, 2006
Government plans to tackle 'cyberbullies'
New guidelines to help schools, parents and pupils prevent and tackle 'cyberbullying' have been announced by the government. The guidelines, announced by Schools Minister Jim Knight, came as research...
Government plans to tackle 'cyberbullies'
New guidelines to help schools, parents and pupils prevent and tackle 'cyberbullying' have been announced by the government. The guidelines, announced by Schools Minister Jim Knight, came as research...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 25, 2006
Policing Board publishes Fifth Annual Report
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has today published its Fifth Annual Report, which contains an overview of the work of the Board and an assessment of police performance during the period from Apri...
Policing Board publishes Fifth Annual Report
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has today published its Fifth Annual Report, which contains an overview of the work of the Board and an assessment of police performance during the period from Apri...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 25, 2006
Olympic 2012 Roadshow arrives in Belfast
Belfast Lord Mayor Pat McCarthy has today re-affirmed the city’s commitment to help make the London Olympics in 2012 the best in the competition's history. The Lord Mayor was speaking as the ‘Olympic...
Olympic 2012 Roadshow arrives in Belfast
Belfast Lord Mayor Pat McCarthy has today re-affirmed the city’s commitment to help make the London Olympics in 2012 the best in the competition's history. The Lord Mayor was speaking as the ‘Olympic...
Business News, Jul 24, 2006
North Belfast company nails Debenhams contract
A new north Belfast company has secured a contract with Debenhams and as a result will create 19 jobs by the end of next year. New York City Nails (NYCN) has been set up by two entrepreneurial brothe...
North Belfast company nails Debenhams contract
A new north Belfast company has secured a contract with Debenhams and as a result will create 19 jobs by the end of next year. New York City Nails (NYCN) has been set up by two entrepreneurial brothe...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Disturbance link to cabbie murder
Police investigating the murder of taxi driver Mohammed Pervaiz in Huddersfield are investigating the possibility that his death may be linked to an earlier incident in the area. Mr Pervaiz, a 41-yea...
Disturbance link to cabbie murder
Police investigating the murder of taxi driver Mohammed Pervaiz in Huddersfield are investigating the possibility that his death may be linked to an earlier incident in the area. Mr Pervaiz, a 41-yea...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Man remanded over explosives find
A 23-year-old man has appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. Jackie Johnston, with an address at Dismas House Hostel on the Ormeau Road...
Man remanded over explosives find
A 23-year-old man has appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. Jackie Johnston, with an address at Dismas House Hostel on the Ormeau Road...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Two arrested after attack on police
Four police officers have been injured after being attacked by a crowd in County Down. The incident happened after police responded to a report of criminal damage on a car on the Old Warrenpoint Road...
Two arrested after attack on police
Four police officers have been injured after being attacked by a crowd in County Down. The incident happened after police responded to a report of criminal damage on a car on the Old Warrenpoint Road...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Colombian cocaine gang jailed for 57 years
A Colombian cocaine gang living in London have been jailed for a total of 57 years at Southwark Crown Court. The gang of three men and two women were convicted of harbouring 108 kilos of cocaine wort...
Colombian cocaine gang jailed for 57 years
A Colombian cocaine gang living in London have been jailed for a total of 57 years at Southwark Crown Court. The gang of three men and two women were convicted of harbouring 108 kilos of cocaine wort...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Homes attacked in north Belfast
Police in north Belfast are investigating a number of reports of criminal damage to houses and cars in Catherine Court in the Whitewell area of the city yesterday evening. It has been reported that a...
Homes attacked in north Belfast
Police in north Belfast are investigating a number of reports of criminal damage to houses and cars in Catherine Court in the Whitewell area of the city yesterday evening. It has been reported that a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Three Ballymena Special Schools to amalgamate
The government has today revealed that three Special Schools in the Ballymena area are to amalgamate. The schools - Beechgrove Special School, Dunfane Special School and Loughan Special School will a...
Three Ballymena Special Schools to amalgamate
The government has today revealed that three Special Schools in the Ballymena area are to amalgamate. The schools - Beechgrove Special School, Dunfane Special School and Loughan Special School will a...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Blair announces Middle East plan
Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that a plan to end the current conflict in Lebanon is being drawn up. Mr Blair said that it would take "a few days" to finalise the plan. Speaking at a news co...
Blair announces Middle East plan
Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that a plan to end the current conflict in Lebanon is being drawn up. Mr Blair said that it would take "a few days" to finalise the plan. Speaking at a news co...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Two rescued after arson attack
Two people have been rescued after a suspected arson attack on a block of flats in west Belfast this morning. The Fire and Rescue Service were called to the flats at Navan green in the Andersonstown ...
Two rescued after arson attack
Two people have been rescued after a suspected arson attack on a block of flats in west Belfast this morning. The Fire and Rescue Service were called to the flats at Navan green in the Andersonstown ...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Investigation launched into 'sculpture' deaths
An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive and Durham Police into the deaths of two women who were killed when an inflatable sculpture broke free of its moorings. The accid...
Investigation launched into 'sculpture' deaths
An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive and Durham Police into the deaths of two women who were killed when an inflatable sculpture broke free of its moorings. The accid...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Protocol to help victims of domestic violence
A new protocol has been set up to help victims of domestic violence. Criminal Justice Minister, David Hanson, today made the announcement as he met women at a local refuge who have first hand experi...
Protocol to help victims of domestic violence
A new protocol has been set up to help victims of domestic violence. Criminal Justice Minister, David Hanson, today made the announcement as he met women at a local refuge who have first hand experi...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Family pays tribute to Asian stabbing victim
The family of a young Asian man stabbed to death in a suspected racially-motivated attack have paid tribute to him. Shezan Umarji, 20, died after receiving fatal stab wounds during a fight between ar...
Family pays tribute to Asian stabbing victim
The family of a young Asian man stabbed to death in a suspected racially-motivated attack have paid tribute to him. Shezan Umarji, 20, died after receiving fatal stab wounds during a fight between ar...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Big Brother contestant arrested over alleged rape
Former Big Brother contestant Sezer Yurtseven has been arrested over an alleged rape. The 26-year-old, who was evicted from the Channel 4 reality show on June 2, was arrested at his home in north Lon...
Big Brother contestant arrested over alleged rape
Former Big Brother contestant Sezer Yurtseven has been arrested over an alleged rape. The 26-year-old, who was evicted from the Channel 4 reality show on June 2, was arrested at his home in north Lon...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Increase in Catholic's joining PSNI
One in five PSNI officers come from a Catholic background, it has today been reported. Following new recruitment figures released by the Police Service for Northern Ireland, it has been revealed that...
Increase in Catholic's joining PSNI
One in five PSNI officers come from a Catholic background, it has today been reported. Following new recruitment figures released by the Police Service for Northern Ireland, it has been revealed that...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Cameron visits Afghanistan
Conservative leader David Cameron has flown to Afghanistan on a surprise visit to British troops in the country. The Tory leader flew into the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar on a Ministry of D...
Cameron visits Afghanistan
Conservative leader David Cameron has flown to Afghanistan on a surprise visit to British troops in the country. The Tory leader flew into the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar on a Ministry of D...
UK National News, Jul 24, 2006
Hospital criticised for bug outbreak
Hospital bosses at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire have been criticised for failing to control the spread of a deadly bug which resulted in at least 33 deaths. The Healthcare Commission ...
Hospital criticised for bug outbreak
Hospital bosses at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire have been criticised for failing to control the spread of a deadly bug which resulted in at least 33 deaths. The Healthcare Commission ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
NI house prices could rise by 30%
House prices in Northern Ireland could face a 30% increase over the next year, according to residential land specialists O’Connor Kennedy Turtle (OKT). The prediction follows a series of major sales ...
NI house prices could rise by 30%
House prices in Northern Ireland could face a 30% increase over the next year, according to residential land specialists O’Connor Kennedy Turtle (OKT). The prediction follows a series of major sales ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Government proposes compulsory 'green energy'
The Government has today announced proposals to change Building Regulations which will make the use of renewable energy compulsory in all new buildings from 2008. The changes, which will apply to a...
Government proposes compulsory 'green energy'
The Government has today announced proposals to change Building Regulations which will make the use of renewable energy compulsory in all new buildings from 2008. The changes, which will apply to a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2006
Derry to welcome London 2012 Olympic Roadshow
The London 2012 Olympic roadshow, currently on a 3000-mile journey that began in London on July 6, is to arrive in Londonderry today. The city of Derry is the first of four stops in Northern Ireland ...
Derry to welcome London 2012 Olympic Roadshow
The London 2012 Olympic roadshow, currently on a 3000-mile journey that began in London on July 6, is to arrive in Londonderry today. The city of Derry is the first of four stops in Northern Ireland ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2006
Man questioned following arms find in Coalisland
A 42-year-old man has been taken in for questioning following a series of searches in Coalisland in County Tyrone which uncovered firearms and a sum of money. The cache is thought to be connected to ...
Man questioned following arms find in Coalisland
A 42-year-old man has been taken in for questioning following a series of searches in Coalisland in County Tyrone which uncovered firearms and a sum of money. The cache is thought to be connected to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2006
Two men appear in court on charges of child abduction
Two men have appeared in Belfast High Court on charges of planning to abduct a child. One of the men has been named as Henry Termonia, of Castle Park, Dervock, who was refused bail on a charge of con...
Two men appear in court on charges of child abduction
Two men have appeared in Belfast High Court on charges of planning to abduct a child. One of the men has been named as Henry Termonia, of Castle Park, Dervock, who was refused bail on a charge of con...
UK National News, Jul 21, 2006
Fake bomb placed on nuclear waste train
A newspaper reporter has claimed to have planted a fake bomb on a train carrying nuclear waste. The Daily Mirror journalist walked up to the unattended wagons at a north west London depot. The newsp...
Fake bomb placed on nuclear waste train
A newspaper reporter has claimed to have planted a fake bomb on a train carrying nuclear waste. The Daily Mirror journalist walked up to the unattended wagons at a north west London depot. The newsp...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2006
Police officers to retain special duty allowance
Police officers in the province are to keep their special duty allowance, following a review carried out by the Northern Ireland Office. The special duty allowance, which currently amounts to almost ...
Police officers to retain special duty allowance
Police officers in the province are to keep their special duty allowance, following a review carried out by the Northern Ireland Office. The special duty allowance, which currently amounts to almost ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2006
Underage drinking concerns over Derry festival
A Londonderry doctor has called for the city's Hallowe'en festival to be scrapped amid fears of a rise in underage drinking at the event. Dr Anne Doherty said that she has written to the city's SDLP ...
Underage drinking concerns over Derry festival
A Londonderry doctor has called for the city's Hallowe'en festival to be scrapped amid fears of a rise in underage drinking at the event. Dr Anne Doherty said that she has written to the city's SDLP ...
UK National News, Jul 21, 2006
Teen rapist sentenced to nine years in prison
A teenager who raped an 11-year-old girl in the toilets of a supermarket has been sentenced to nine years detention. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, assaulted the girl at Sain...
Teen rapist sentenced to nine years in prison
A teenager who raped an 11-year-old girl in the toilets of a supermarket has been sentenced to nine years detention. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, assaulted the girl at Sain...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2006
Northern Irish men have 40% higher cancer death risk
Northern Irish men are 40% more likely than women to die of cancer, according to the latest figures released by the NI Cancer Registry. The latest statistics from the Registry highlight the differenc...
Northern Irish men have 40% higher cancer death risk
Northern Irish men are 40% more likely than women to die of cancer, according to the latest figures released by the NI Cancer Registry. The latest statistics from the Registry highlight the differenc...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Apart from a little patchy drizzle it will be a dry evening and night with variable amounts of cloud. A few mist and fog patches forming. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
