Northern Ireland News for September 2006 : Page 9

Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2006
Indecent assault in County Tyrone
Police are investigating an indecent assault on a woman in County Tyrone in the early hours of this morning. The attack happened as the 18-year-old victim was making her way home along the Lower Main...
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UK National News, Sep 11, 2006
House prices still on the rise
The price of the average UK house has risen by almost £3,500, according to the latest official figures. The statistics, from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), reveal that be...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2006
Stone throwers damage loyalist memorial
A loyalist memorial garden in east Belfast has been damaged following disturbances between two gangs in the early hours of this morning. The incident happened at around 1.30am on the lower Newtownard...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2006
Woman flees home after racist threats
A female immigrant and her baby have been forced to flee their home in County Armagh after racist threats were made. At around 10pm on Saturday evening, three men called to the woman's home in the Go...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2006
Petrol bomb attack in Ballymena
Police are investigating the motive for a petrol bomb attack on a house in County Antrim at the weekend. The incident happened at around 1.20am on Sunday, when petrol bombs were thrown at the windows...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2006
Hain says November deadline must be met
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has today said that the British and Irish Governments are unlikely to make another attempt to restore devolved Government to Northern Ireland until at le...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
Man dies in paragliding incident
The man who died during a paragliding incident in County Antrim yesterday evening has been named. He was Kelvin Adams, 53, from Ballytober Road in Bushmills. An air and sea rescue operation was laun...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
Blair departure debate continues
The debate over when Tony Blair will step down as Prime Minister is continuing, in spite of his announcement on Thursday that he would leave Downing Street within a year. On Thursday, Mr Blair confir...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
Two more arrests in Belfast murder
Police investigating the murder of a man in south Belfast on Wednesday, have made two more arrests. The victim, who is believed to be a man in his 40's, was discovered at a house in Penrose Street, o...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
Armagh man believed to have been "assaulted"
Police in County Armagh are appealing for witnesses following the discovery of a man suffering from head injuries yesterday morning. At around 9am, a member of the public found the man lying at the s...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
British soldier killed in Iraq
A British soldier has died after being involved in a shooting in Iraq earlier this week. The soldier, from 58 Battery of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, died as a result of injuries sustained in a shoot...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
Teen in court over stabbing death
A 17-year-old has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman stabbed to death on a south London street. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of murdering Carmelita T...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
Suspected Mafia boss arrested in London
A man suspected of being a 'Mafia Godfather' has been arrested in London. Raffaele Caldarelli, 35, is wanted in Italy, where he was sentenced to 20 years in jail for a number of offences including ex...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
SEELB to close two schools
The SEELB has today announced the closure of east Belfast high school and a primary school in County Down. The decision to close Groomsport Primary School and Lisnasharragh High School - which soccer...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
Report criticises prisoner checks
Four out of ten offenders are released without proper checks being conducted to assess whether they pose a risk to the public, a report has claimed. The report, which was written by prisons watchdog ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
Pensioner robbed in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information following the robbery of a pensioner yesterday afternoon. At around 1pm, a bogus caller, claiming to be from social services, called to the home ...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
Phillips appointed head of equality watchdog
The chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, Trevor Phillips, has been appointed as head of a new equality commission. Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly announced the appointment of Mr Phillips...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
Armed robbery in south Belfast
Police in south Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery at a petrol station yesterday evening. The incident happened at around 10.30pm, when a man armed with a knife entered ...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
Sainsbury's introduces 'green' packaging
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has announced that it is introducing compostable packaging for more than 500 of its own-brand products. Compostable packaging, which would be used instead of plastic, in...
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UK National News, Sep 8, 2006
JD Wetherspoon enjoys caffeine boost
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has claimed that it is now selling as much coffee as Caffe Nero, because of a change in licensing laws. The firm said that the new licensing laws allow their pubs to open ear...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
Attempted abduction of child in County Antrim
Police in County Antrim have appealed for information after the attempted abduction of a child yesterday afternoon. The incident happened at around 3pm yesterday, when a six-year-old boy was approach...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 8, 2006
RIR soldier receives bravery award
A Belfast soldier serving with the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR), has received an honour for his bravery in Iraq. Lance Corporal Trevor Coult, 31, who was involved in an ambush by suicide bombers in Ba...
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UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Suspended sentence for student voyeur
A student who secretly filmed women in the bathroom at his university halls of residence has been given a suspended sentence. Charles Greaves, 19, from Wellington, Shropshire, pleaded guilty to thre...
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UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Turkey plant workers sentenced for cruelty
Two workers at a turkey plant have been sentenced to community service after they were secretly filmed beating turkeys with sticks. Norwich magistrates heard how Daniel Palmer, 27, and Neil Allan, 30...
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UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Memorial service for Britons killed in terror attacks
Thirteen Britons who died in terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh, Kusadasi and Doha bombings will be commemorated later this month at a national memorial service. The service will be held on Wednes...
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UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Two people remanded in custody over 'bomb plot'
Two men have been remanded in custody in connection over an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners. Donald Stewart Whyte, 21, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and Mohammed Usman Saddique, ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Daily Ireland to cease publication
Belfast based newspaper Daily Ireland is to publish its final edition this Friday after 20 months of publication. The pro-republican paper, which is owned by the Andersonstown News Group, was launche...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
Murder inquiry after attack victim dies
Police in south Belfast have launched a murder inquiry following a serious assault in Belfast city centre at the weekend in which a man died. The victim, a 56-year-old man who has not yet been named,...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2006
90 jobs to go at car components factory
Up to 90 jobs could be lost at a County Antrim car components factory, it has emerged. Montupet management met with union representatives yesterday, after it was announced that the company would stop...
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UK National News, Sep 7, 2006
Diana inquest to be held in the New Year
The first preliminary hearings into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, are expected to take place early in the New Year, it has been reported. Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss will take charge of the ...
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