Northern Ireland News for October 2007 : Page 6

UK National News, Oct 22, 2007
Police In 'Dock' Over Menezes Killing
The police chief in charge of the officers who killed Jean Charles de Menezes has denied giving the order to shoot the innocent Brazilian. Officers mistook him for would-be suicide bomber Hussain Osm...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2007
Obesity Warning For Parents
Parents of obese children in England could receive official warning letter, under new proposals being considered by the government. All children in England and Wales are weighed and measured at the a...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2007
CCTV Failing To Catch Criminals
Eight images out of ten supplied to the police from closed-circuit television do not help to identify criminals, according to a Home Office report. The report also says that the majority of cameras...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2007
Careers Strategy In Focus
Better career planning and more informed decisions on educational opportunities are among the aims of a new strategy document just launched. Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey and Educat...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Irish Papal Visit Imminent?
A leading Irish clergyman believes Pope Benedict XVI will visit Ireland soon, and that the Queen will also travel to the Irish Republic. Speaking in New York, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he inter...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Brown to Discuss Hunt For Maddie
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will discuss the case of missing Madeleine McCann with his Portuguese counterpart Jose Socrates on Friday afternoon. Mr Brown is in Lisbon for an EU Summit where he told r...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
BBC Strike Action Halted
The BBC has suspended its voluntary redundancy trawl bringing a halt to threatened strike action. NUJ, Bectu and Unite were about to ballot their members on industrial action over the broadcasters’ p...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Policing Board Supports 'Hot Pursuit' Proposal
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has thrown its weight behind enhanced cross-border cooperation in a bid to fight organised crime. Commenting on DUP proposals which, if approved, could allow PSNI ...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Clegg Launches Campaign For Lib Dem Leadership
Nick Clegg has launched his campaign for the Liberal Democrat leadership, becoming the second candidate to declare their intention to run so far. Mr Clegg, the party's home affairs spokesperson, laun...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Boys Sentenced For 'Stoning' Death
Five youngsters - aged between 12-14 - cried and hugged their parents as sentence was passed for killing a man whom they attacked with sticks and stones as he played with his son. Ernest Norton, 67, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Newtownards Is UK’s Hottest Property
While there are conflicting signals on the cost of buying property nationally, Northern Ireland town's and cities now occupy all but two of the Halifax's Top 10 most sought-after places to buy a home,...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Langham Loses Appeal On Child Porn
Actor Chris Langham has lost an appeal to have his 10-month jail sentence for downloading child pornography reduced. A single judge at the Court of Appeal rejected the 58-year-old Bafta award-winning...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Court Hears Of Carrickfergus Turmoil
A court has been told of a large number of serious incidents, including shootings and death threats in the seaside town of Carrickfergus. Belfast High Court was hearing applications from two of the f...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
River Mud Victim Rescued
A man has been rescued after falling into a river in County Fermanagh. The victim was found in a reed bed and was pulled out by four members of staff from the Lakeland Forum Leisure Centre in Enniski...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Fresh Leads Followed In Sheffield Teen Shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Sheffield have said that they are following a number of new leads in the case. South Yorkshire Police said that they were "actively pursuing ...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Amy Fined After Drug Swoop
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been arrested in Norway over a drugs offence. It is understood that Winehouse was arrested along with her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil and a third person, for posses...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Riverside Park Bids For Lottery Cash
An initiative to open a linear, riverside park - rivalling the Lagan towpath - has been accepted for the final bidding in a National Lottery competition for grants. With the aim of creating a park al...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Ryanair Hits Out As Aer Lingus Takes Flight
The latest news on the controversal Aer Lingus move to a Belfast operation - closing the Shannon-Heathrow route - is that its biggest rival (and ironically, its biggest shareholder), Ryanair is to pro...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Cost Of Filling-Up Set For Surge
Global politics and a routine surge in demand brought on by the onset of winter is set to push fuel prices above the £1 per litre for diesel that has already been reached in many parts of the Province...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Hot Pursuit Rights Sought
The Irish border may soon be much less of a barrier to policing if a change proposed by the DUP goes ahead. If approved, police could pursue suspects across the Irish border – in both directions – wi...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
BMJ Warns Over Antibiotics
Antibiotics are not justified to reduce the risk of complications after upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, or ear infection, finds a study published on bmj.com But they do substantially...
UK National News, Oct 19, 2007
Fast Food Salt "Outrageously High"
Having a meal at a fast food restaurant could expose a child to huge amounts of salt - in many cases well over their maximum daily limit - according to a new study. Research by Consensus Action on Sa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2007
Funding Blow For Titanic Project
Belfast's Titanic Signature Project - showcasing the city's maritime and industrial heritage – and likely to cost an estimated £90m, has suffered a setback. The initiative, which aims to attract tho...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2007
Drug Offences Increase
The number of drug offences in England and Wales increased by 14% in the second quarter of this year, the latest figures from the Home Office have revealed. The figures showed that there were 55,000 ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2007
Fireworks Seized
A huge quantity of fireworks has been confiscated and two men arrested in County Fermanagh. The tonne of fireworks, thought to be worth about £10,000, was discovered in the back of a van in Letterbre...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2007
Was Diana Ready To Wed?
The jury in the Princess Diana inquest have seen new CCTV footage of Dodi Al Fayed picking out what his family say was an engagement ring. Just hours before the crash in which the couple were killed,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2007
MI5 ‘Not Relevant’ To Omagh Bomb Bereaved
Continuing concerns, frequently expressed by campaigning relatives of victims of the Omagh bomb outrage’s victims are unhappy with government attitudes. A Home Office Minister has told the Omagh Supp...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2007
Double Time On Knife Crime
Offenders will be facing tough new sentencing soon as measures to reduce knife crime are introduced in Northern Ireland. The sentence for anyone caught carrying a blade will double from two years to ...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2007
BBC To Axe 2,500 Jobs
The BBC has announced plans to axe 2,500 jobs by 2012. Nearly 400 posts are expected to go in the BBC's news operations, more than 600 in factual programming. However, around 700 new jobs are expect...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2007
Trans-Irish Canal Network Launched
Following the success of the Erne-Shannon Waterway project, which re-opened sections of canal linking Upper Lough Erne with the Shannon, at Leitrim, plans for an expanded all-Ireland waterway, which ...