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Northern Ireland News for September 2006 : Page 10
UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Woman encouraged to freeze eggs
Women in their early thirties who wish to delay motherhood should be able to freeze their eggs, a fertility expert has said. Dr Gillian Lockwood, from the British Fertility Society, will tell a confe...
Woman encouraged to freeze eggs
Women in their early thirties who wish to delay motherhood should be able to freeze their eggs, a fertility expert has said. Dr Gillian Lockwood, from the British Fertility Society, will tell a confe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Police treat body find as "suspicious"
Police are treating the discovery of a body in south Belfast yesterday as suspicious. The victim, who is believed to be a man in his 40's, was discovered at a house in Penrose Street, off the Ormeau ...
Police treat body find as "suspicious"
Police are treating the discovery of a body in south Belfast yesterday as suspicious. The victim, who is believed to be a man in his 40's, was discovered at a house in Penrose Street, off the Ormeau ...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Commander calls for more Nato troops for Afghanistan
Nato's top commander has urged member nations to provide more troops in Afghanistan to support the current battle against Taliban militants. General James Jones said that the military alliance had be...
Commander calls for more Nato troops for Afghanistan
Nato's top commander has urged member nations to provide more troops in Afghanistan to support the current battle against Taliban militants. General James Jones said that the military alliance had be...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Minister welcomes drop in hospital waiting times
Health Minister Paul Goggins has today welcomed the sustained improvement in waiting times for hospital patients. The Minister also re-emphasised his commitment to driving waiting times down even fur...
Minister welcomes drop in hospital waiting times
Health Minister Paul Goggins has today welcomed the sustained improvement in waiting times for hospital patients. The Minister also re-emphasised his commitment to driving waiting times down even fur...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Child injured in Carrickfergus collision
Police in County Antrim have appealed for witnesses following a road traffic collision earlier today. The incident happened at around 8.15am, in the North Road area of Carrickfergus, when a 12-year-o...
Child injured in Carrickfergus collision
Police in County Antrim have appealed for witnesses following a road traffic collision earlier today. The incident happened at around 8.15am, in the North Road area of Carrickfergus, when a 12-year-o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Two appear in court after drugs find
Two men have appeared in court charged with possession of and supplying drugs. The men were arrested following a major drugs seizure in County Fermanagh yesterday evening, following a planned search ...
Two appear in court after drugs find
Two men have appeared in court charged with possession of and supplying drugs. The men were arrested following a major drugs seizure in County Fermanagh yesterday evening, following a planned search ...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Blair to go within a year
Tony Blair has announced that he will stand down as Prime Minister within the next year. However, he did not name a precise date for his departure from office. Mr Blair said that the next Labour co...
Blair to go within a year
Tony Blair has announced that he will stand down as Prime Minister within the next year. However, he did not name a precise date for his departure from office. Mr Blair said that the next Labour co...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Name of Armagh crash victim released
Police have released the name of the lorry driver who died following a road traffic collision in County Armagh on Tuesday. He was Polish national Zbigniew Dawid, 27, of Mourneview in Cladymore, Armag...
Name of Armagh crash victim released
Police have released the name of the lorry driver who died following a road traffic collision in County Armagh on Tuesday. He was Polish national Zbigniew Dawid, 27, of Mourneview in Cladymore, Armag...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Man sought after 'mouse eating' footage
The USPCA are trying to trace a man who can be seen on an internet website biting the head off a mouse. Around 2,000 people have viewed the incident on the YouTube website, which is believed to have ...
Man sought after 'mouse eating' footage
The USPCA are trying to trace a man who can be seen on an internet website biting the head off a mouse. Around 2,000 people have viewed the incident on the YouTube website, which is believed to have ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
IMC reports broadly 'favourable' changes
The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) has has today released its 11th report which has focused mainly on the recent security matters in Northern Ireland. The report stated that the IRA is firml...
IMC reports broadly 'favourable' changes
The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) has has today released its 11th report which has focused mainly on the recent security matters in Northern Ireland. The report stated that the IRA is firml...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Judge adjourns Omagh bombing trial
The trial of the man accused of carrying out the Omagh bombing in 1998 has been adjourned. The case was put off until September 18, after a defence lawyer told the court that he was feeling unwell, a...
Judge adjourns Omagh bombing trial
The trial of the man accused of carrying out the Omagh bombing in 1998 has been adjourned. The case was put off until September 18, after a defence lawyer told the court that he was feeling unwell, a...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
Man jailed for blowing up speed camera
A man who blew up a roadside speed camera after he was caught speeding has been sentenced to four months in prison at Minshull Crown Court. Craig Moore, 28, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, had plead...
Man jailed for blowing up speed camera
A man who blew up a roadside speed camera after he was caught speeding has been sentenced to four months in prison at Minshull Crown Court. Craig Moore, 28, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, had plead...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
MoD names soldier killed in Iraq blast
The Ministry of Defence has named the second soldier killed in a roadside explosion in Iraq on Monday. Gunner Samuela Vanua, 27, from the 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, died as a result of injuries sus...
MoD names soldier killed in Iraq blast
The Ministry of Defence has named the second soldier killed in a roadside explosion in Iraq on Monday. Gunner Samuela Vanua, 27, from the 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, died as a result of injuries sus...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
Obese people risk losing their sight
Obese people are twice as likely to lose their sight, a report by the Royal National Institute of the Blind has warned. The report warned that obesity doubled the risk of developing dry age-related m...
Obese people risk losing their sight
Obese people are twice as likely to lose their sight, a report by the Royal National Institute of the Blind has warned. The report warned that obesity doubled the risk of developing dry age-related m...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
UK top bosses' £1 billion pension 'pot'
Directors of the UK's top 100 companies have amassed pensions worth nearly £1 billion, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress. The TUC's analysis of boardroom pensions found that the aver...
UK top bosses' £1 billion pension 'pot'
Directors of the UK's top 100 companies have amassed pensions worth nearly £1 billion, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress. The TUC's analysis of boardroom pensions found that the aver...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
Two released in anti-terror investigation
Two men arrested by anti-terror police during a series of raids last week, have been released without charge. Fourteen people were arrested in the raids, which took place at a number of addresses in ...
Two released in anti-terror investigation
Two men arrested by anti-terror police during a series of raids last week, have been released without charge. Fourteen people were arrested in the raids, which took place at a number of addresses in ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Governments ready for intensive negotiations
Secretary of State Peter Hain has today revealed that both the British and Irish governments are ready for intensive negotiations over the next few months in an effort to restore the Northern Ireland ...
Governments ready for intensive negotiations
Secretary of State Peter Hain has today revealed that both the British and Irish governments are ready for intensive negotiations over the next few months in an effort to restore the Northern Ireland ...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
Delayed Nimrod flight takes off
A Nimrod flight, grounded on Tuesday morning for safety checks, has taken off from RAF Kinloss. The Nimrod flight, which was due to take off from the base in Scotland on Tuesday morning, was delayed ...
Delayed Nimrod flight takes off
A Nimrod flight, grounded on Tuesday morning for safety checks, has taken off from RAF Kinloss. The Nimrod flight, which was due to take off from the base in Scotland on Tuesday morning, was delayed ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Lorry driver dies in County Armagh collision
A 27-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision in County Armagh. The incident happened on the Markethill Road in Tandragee just before 12pm yesterday. Police have conformed that only...
Lorry driver dies in County Armagh collision
A 27-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision in County Armagh. The incident happened on the Markethill Road in Tandragee just before 12pm yesterday. Police have conformed that only...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
MPs resign as pressure on Blair mounts
Seven Labour MPs have quit their government posts over Tony Blair's refusal to say when he will step down as Prime Minister. Junior defence minister Tom Watson was the first to quit his post, followe...
MPs resign as pressure on Blair mounts
Seven Labour MPs have quit their government posts over Tony Blair's refusal to say when he will step down as Prime Minister. Junior defence minister Tom Watson was the first to quit his post, followe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Prison officers injured during inmate attack
Two prison officers at Maghaberry prison have been taken into hospital after being attacked by a loyalist inmate. The incident happened in a segregated loyalist section of the jail, known as Bush Hou...
Prison officers injured during inmate attack
Two prison officers at Maghaberry prison have been taken into hospital after being attacked by a loyalist inmate. The incident happened in a segregated loyalist section of the jail, known as Bush Hou...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2006
Teenager arrested over street stabbing
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman in a street in south London have arrested a 17-year-old youth, it has been reported. Carmelita Tulloch, 51, was stabbed to death, in what was descri...
Teenager arrested over street stabbing
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman in a street in south London have arrested a 17-year-old youth, it has been reported. Carmelita Tulloch, 51, was stabbed to death, in what was descri...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Serious assault in Belfast city centre
Police have appealed for information in relation to a serious assault in Belfast city centre at the weekend. An altercation broke out between two men outside the Ulster Hall in Bedford Street at arou...
Serious assault in Belfast city centre
Police have appealed for information in relation to a serious assault in Belfast city centre at the weekend. An altercation broke out between two men outside the Ulster Hall in Bedford Street at arou...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Police reissue appeal over Bangor murder
Police in County Down have reissued their appeal for information over the murder of 36-year-old Mark Christie in Bangor last month. Mr Christie was found on the road near the junction of Owen Roe Dri...
Police reissue appeal over Bangor murder
Police in County Down have reissued their appeal for information over the murder of 36-year-old Mark Christie in Bangor last month. Mr Christie was found on the road near the junction of Owen Roe Dri...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
Car park attendant robbed at knifepoint
Police in north Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery of a car park attendant yesterday morning. The incident happened at a car park in the Little Donegal Street area of th...
Car park attendant robbed at knifepoint
Police in north Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery of a car park attendant yesterday morning. The incident happened at a car park in the Little Donegal Street area of th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2006
NICCY challenges law to end physical assault of children
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has this week applied for a Judicial Review on a proposed new legislation about the physical punishment of children - Article 2 of the L...
NICCY challenges law to end physical assault of children
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has this week applied for a Judicial Review on a proposed new legislation about the physical punishment of children - Article 2 of the L...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2006
'Alarming' number of Brits buying wildlife souvenirs
More than 600,000 Britons have returned from holidays abroad with wildlife souvenirs, including ivory, in the past five years, a poll by the International Fund for Animal Welfare has revealed. Ifaw s...
'Alarming' number of Brits buying wildlife souvenirs
More than 600,000 Britons have returned from holidays abroad with wildlife souvenirs, including ivory, in the past five years, a poll by the International Fund for Animal Welfare has revealed. Ifaw s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2006
Ahern and Blair to attend devolution talks
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has today confirmed that both Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will take part in intensive talks next month in relation to the Novemb...
Ahern and Blair to attend devolution talks
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has today confirmed that both Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will take part in intensive talks next month in relation to the Novemb...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2006
RNID calls for MP3 warnings
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf has called on the manufacturers of MP3 players to include warnings on the dangers of listening to music too loudly on their products. The announcement follow...
RNID calls for MP3 warnings
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf has called on the manufacturers of MP3 players to include warnings on the dangers of listening to music too loudly on their products. The announcement follow...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2006
Woman seriously injured by Conservative minibus
A woman has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a minibus carrying Conservative party aides during David Cameron's four-day tour of India. The minibus was travelling along a road in Mumbai w...
Woman seriously injured by Conservative minibus
A woman has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a minibus carrying Conservative party aides during David Cameron's four-day tour of India. The minibus was travelling along a road in Mumbai w...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Staying cold. Any freezing fog that has formed overnight will slowly thin and disperse during the morning. Otherwise dry and bright much of the day with perhaps the odd coastal shower in the north and east. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Dry at first with cloud thickening from the south through the evening. The odd shower, wintry over high ground, over northern counties, becoming more persistent rain over Down and Antrim. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
