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Northern Ireland News for August 2006 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Sword attack in west Belfast
Police in west Belfast have appealed for witnesses following a serious assault yesterday afternoon. At around 2pm, a member of the public contacted police after he located his stolen car in the Dungl...
Sword attack in west Belfast
Police in west Belfast have appealed for witnesses following a serious assault yesterday afternoon. At around 2pm, a member of the public contacted police after he located his stolen car in the Dungl...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2006
Pair quizzed over family deaths
Police are continuing to question a man and a woman in connection with the murder of a woman and her three children. Uzma Rahan, 32, and her children - Adam, 11, Abbas, eight, and six-year-old Henna ...
Pair quizzed over family deaths
Police are continuing to question a man and a woman in connection with the murder of a woman and her three children. Uzma Rahan, 32, and her children - Adam, 11, Abbas, eight, and six-year-old Henna ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Postman held at gunpoint during robbery
Police in County Antrim are appealing for information following an armed robbery earlier today. Two masked men, one armed with a shotgun approached a Royal Mail van which was parked on the Ballynadre...
Postman held at gunpoint during robbery
Police in County Antrim are appealing for information following an armed robbery earlier today. Two masked men, one armed with a shotgun approached a Royal Mail van which was parked on the Ballynadre...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2006
Police apologise over inquiry
A senior Scotland Yard officer has apologised to the family of a young man who was shot dead after confronting a gang of youths. Peter Woodhams, 22, was shot after confronting a gang outside shops in...
Police apologise over inquiry
A senior Scotland Yard officer has apologised to the family of a young man who was shot dead after confronting a gang of youths. Peter Woodhams, 22, was shot after confronting a gang outside shops in...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
NI students still top of the class at GCSE
Northern Ireland students remain top of the class in GCSE performance figures, once again outperforming their peers in England and Wales, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (C...
NI students still top of the class at GCSE
Northern Ireland students remain top of the class in GCSE performance figures, once again outperforming their peers in England and Wales, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (C...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2006
Man arrested over bus stabbings
Police investigating an attack in which three teenage girls were stabbed after getting off a bus in Bridport, Dorset, have arrested a man. The 20-year-old from Bridport was arrested in the Seaton are...
Man arrested over bus stabbings
Police investigating an attack in which three teenage girls were stabbed after getting off a bus in Bridport, Dorset, have arrested a man. The 20-year-old from Bridport was arrested in the Seaton are...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Police re-appeal for missing woman
Police in Belfast re-appealed for assistance in locating a missing Asian woman who has not been seen since Friday. Tahira Saddique, 31, originally from Bradford in England, was last seen leaving Wind...
Police re-appeal for missing woman
Police in Belfast re-appealed for assistance in locating a missing Asian woman who has not been seen since Friday. Tahira Saddique, 31, originally from Bradford in England, was last seen leaving Wind...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Cash boost for west Belfast educational facility
The government has today announced that it has provided a £184,000 cash injection to assist educational services in West Belfast. The funding has been provided by the Department for Social Developmen...
Cash boost for west Belfast educational facility
The government has today announced that it has provided a £184,000 cash injection to assist educational services in West Belfast. The funding has been provided by the Department for Social Developmen...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2006
Police continue to question 'bomb plot' suspects
Police have been granted extra time to continue questioning nine suspects in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights. Police were granted another week to question eight of th...
Police continue to question 'bomb plot' suspects
Police have been granted extra time to continue questioning nine suspects in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights. Police were granted another week to question eight of th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Body find still treated as 'suspicious'
Police are still treating the death of a man whose body was found in west Belfast as suspicious, following the results of a post mortem examination. The man, who has been named locally as Philip Thom...
Body find still treated as 'suspicious'
Police are still treating the death of a man whose body was found in west Belfast as suspicious, following the results of a post mortem examination. The man, who has been named locally as Philip Thom...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2006
Three bodies recovered from the English Channel
The Coastguard has now recovered three bodies from the English Channel in the search for a missing yacht and its crew. The two bodies were spotted by the Coastguard's rescue helicopter on Wednesday n...
Three bodies recovered from the English Channel
The Coastguard has now recovered three bodies from the English Channel in the search for a missing yacht and its crew. The two bodies were spotted by the Coastguard's rescue helicopter on Wednesday n...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2006
UK population tops 60 million
The population of the UK has increased to more than 60 million for the first time, the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics has shown. The figures showed an increase of 0.6% or 375,0...
UK population tops 60 million
The population of the UK has increased to more than 60 million for the first time, the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics has shown. The figures showed an increase of 0.6% or 375,0...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Supermarket giant to create 40 jobs
Supermarket giant ASDA has applied for planning permission, in a bid to expand its Ballyclare Store in a £14 million redevelopment project. The refurbishment would almost double the size of the stor...
Supermarket giant to create 40 jobs
Supermarket giant ASDA has applied for planning permission, in a bid to expand its Ballyclare Store in a £14 million redevelopment project. The refurbishment would almost double the size of the stor...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
NY Rangers to share parks experience with Belfast
Urban rangers from New York are set to arrive in Belfast next week to advise the City Council on how parks in the ‘Big Apple’ have been reclaimed from anti-social elements and are now proving top attr...
NY Rangers to share parks experience with Belfast
Urban rangers from New York are set to arrive in Belfast next week to advise the City Council on how parks in the ‘Big Apple’ have been reclaimed from anti-social elements and are now proving top attr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2006
Security alert in Ballymena has ended
A security alert in County Antrim has ended. Army Technical Officers carried out a controlled explosion on a device which was found in Ballymena earlier today, however nothing untoward was discovered...
Security alert in Ballymena has ended
A security alert in County Antrim has ended. Army Technical Officers carried out a controlled explosion on a device which was found in Ballymena earlier today, however nothing untoward was discovered...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Government appoints 'minister for fitness'
A minister for fitness has been appointed by the government in order to tackle the increasing obesity problem in England. Public Health Minister Caroline Flint will be in charge getting people to inc...
Government appoints 'minister for fitness'
A minister for fitness has been appointed by the government in order to tackle the increasing obesity problem in England. Public Health Minister Caroline Flint will be in charge getting people to inc...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Murder investigation after body find
Police in County Down have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body yesterday evening. The body, 36-year-old Mark Christie, was found on the road near the junction of O...
Murder investigation after body find
Police in County Down have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body yesterday evening. The body, 36-year-old Mark Christie, was found on the road near the junction of O...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Police hunt for murdered nurse's partner
Police investigating the murder of a nurse in Halifax are searching for her partner. The bloodstained body of Helen Stokes, 30, was discovered in her flat in Copley, Halifax around 7:25pm on Monday e...
Police hunt for murdered nurse's partner
Police investigating the murder of a nurse in Halifax are searching for her partner. The bloodstained body of Helen Stokes, 30, was discovered in her flat in Copley, Halifax around 7:25pm on Monday e...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Police appeal for missing teenager
Police in Bolton have issued an urgent appeal for information about a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday night. Sakima Oozeer was last seen at her home on Bolton Road in Farnworth aro...
Police appeal for missing teenager
Police in Bolton have issued an urgent appeal for information about a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday night. Sakima Oozeer was last seen at her home on Bolton Road in Farnworth aro...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Man shot in north Belfast
Police are appealing for information following a shooting incident in north Belfast earlier today. Shortly after midnight, a man aged in his 30's sustained a gunshot wound to his stomach, after a sin...
Man shot in north Belfast
Police are appealing for information following a shooting incident in north Belfast earlier today. Shortly after midnight, a man aged in his 30's sustained a gunshot wound to his stomach, after a sin...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Pair arrested over four deaths
Police investigating the deaths of a woman and three children in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester have arrested a 40-year-old man from Burnage on suspicion of murder. A 35-year-old woman from Burnag...
Pair arrested over four deaths
Police investigating the deaths of a woman and three children in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester have arrested a 40-year-old man from Burnage on suspicion of murder. A 35-year-old woman from Burnag...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Post mortem due after suspicious death
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found in west Belfast yesterday afternoon. The body of the man, who has been named locally as Philip Thompson ...
Post mortem due after suspicious death
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found in west Belfast yesterday afternoon. The body of the man, who has been named locally as Philip Thompson ...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Flight turned back to Amsterdam
A US passenger plane has been turned back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, escorted by two F-16 fighter jets. The Northwest Airlines plane was heading to Mumbai in India, when the pilot decided to tu...
Flight turned back to Amsterdam
A US passenger plane has been turned back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, escorted by two F-16 fighter jets. The Northwest Airlines plane was heading to Mumbai in India, when the pilot decided to tu...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
More time to question 'bomb plot' suspects
Police are seeking extra time to question eleven people being held in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights. On Tuesday, eleven other suspects appeared at City of Westminst...
More time to question 'bomb plot' suspects
Police are seeking extra time to question eleven people being held in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights. On Tuesday, eleven other suspects appeared at City of Westminst...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Sir Bobby to undergo brain surgery
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson is to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumour on Wednesday. The 73-year-old, who led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990, fell ill while watch...
Sir Bobby to undergo brain surgery
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson is to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumour on Wednesday. The 73-year-old, who led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990, fell ill while watch...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Man remanded over arms find
A 51-year-old man has appeared at Belfast Magistrates court following the discovery of ammunition in north Belfast. Michael McKibben, from Sealands Parade, Belfast, was charged with possessing two se...
Man remanded over arms find
A 51-year-old man has appeared at Belfast Magistrates court following the discovery of ammunition in north Belfast. Michael McKibben, from Sealands Parade, Belfast, was charged with possessing two se...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Two distraction robberies in Portadown
Police in Portadown have appealed for information following two distraction robberies in the area yesterday afternoon. Shortly before 1pm, a woman called to the home of a 90-year-old woman in the Clo...
Two distraction robberies in Portadown
Police in Portadown have appealed for information following two distraction robberies in the area yesterday afternoon. Shortly before 1pm, a woman called to the home of a 90-year-old woman in the Clo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
On-screen exam marking 'a success'
Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has praised a pilot project to mark GCSE examination papers on screen a success. The CCEA today said...
On-screen exam marking 'a success'
Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has praised a pilot project to mark GCSE examination papers on screen a success. The CCEA today said...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2006
Coastguard conducts yacht search
Solent Coastguard is conducting a search for a yacht, after a body was found in the water early on Tuesday morning. The search is being conducted in the Solent area by a number of rescue units, inclu...
Coastguard conducts yacht search
Solent Coastguard is conducting a search for a yacht, after a body was found in the water early on Tuesday morning. The search is being conducted in the Solent area by a number of rescue units, inclu...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2006
Two charged over pensioner robbery
A 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old man are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court later today, charged in connection with the aggravated burglary of a pensioner on Monday evening. The men face c...
Two charged over pensioner robbery
A 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old man are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court later today, charged in connection with the aggravated burglary of a pensioner on Monday evening. The men face c...
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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.
