Northern Ireland News for March 2007

UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Teaching assistant loses appeal over veil
A Muslim classroom assistant has lost her appeal against an employment tribunal ruling which said that she was not being discriminated against by not being being allowed to wear a full veil in school....
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Network Rail fined £4m Paddington crash
Network Rail has been fined £4 million for health and safety blunders which led to the 1999 Paddington rail disaster. Thirty-one people were killed when a First Great Western express train crashed in...
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Second sailor 'apology' screened by Iran
Footage has been broadcast on Iranian television showing a second member of the captured Royal Navy crew apologising for "trespassing" in Iranian waters. The crewman, who introduced himself as Nathan...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
DUP member resigns over power-sharing decision
A founding member of the Democratic Unionist Party has resigned following the party’s decision to share power with Sinn Fein. Roy Gillespie is the third member to resign in recent weeks. Confirmation...
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Chancellor and Defence Secretary visit troops in Afghanistan
Chancellor Gordon Brown and Defence Secretary Des Browne are on a surprise visit to Afghanistan to visit British troops, senior commanders and civilian staff. The Chancellor will announce that the UK...
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Newspaper apologises over Prince's girlfriend photograph
The 'Daily Mirror' has apologised for publishing a photograph of Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton, after she lodged a formal harassment complaint against them. The 25-year-old contacted the...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Suspected dissident republicans arrested
Four arrests have been made following a police intelligence operation in Northern Ireland. The men were arrested after being stopped in a car on the Antrim Road, and taken to the serious crime suite ...
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Customers warned over TKMaxx credit card scam
Credit card details of millions of customers of US retailer TJX have been stolen by hackers, it has been revealed. Information from around 45.7 million payment cards used by customers of TJX - which ...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Body of woman found in Lough Erne
Detectives investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in Lough Erne are treating the incident as suspicious. She was found in Lower Lough Erne, close to Belleek, County Fermanagh at arou...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Belfast man jailed for dangerous driving
A man has been jailed for nine years for a car crash which resulted in the death of his cousin and a friend. Thomas McCartney, 24, from Ballymurphy Crescent was involved in a head-on crash on the Fal...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Man dies in Fermanagh house fire
A man has died following a house fire in County Fermanagh. The body was discovered in his home at Camphill Park in Newtownbutler just before 4am on Friday morning. It is believed the fire started in...
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
Liverpool defender declared bankrupt
Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has been declared bankrupt by Liverpool County Court over an unpaid debt of around £100,000. The Norwegian footballer is currently involved in a legal dispute with ...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
School worker questioned over indecent pictures
A member of staff at a Belfast grammar school has been questioned about the alleged possession of indecent images of children. The 59-year-old, who works at Grosvenor Grammar in Castlereagh was arres...
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UK National News, Mar 30, 2007
South Park Queen death scene courts controversy
Controversial US cartoon series 'South Park' has shown an episode which features the Queen committing suicide. The show, which is now in its eleventh series, is renowned for its often controversial s...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Redbay Boats float high on export orders
Cushendall based Redbay Boats has recently announced the securing of orders from Russia, the Faroe Islands and Norway for their innovative fibreglass boats and orders from Sweden and South Africa are ...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Crawfordsburn village may lose only shop
The owner of the only shop and petrol station in Crawfordsburn village, County Down says he is being forced to sell up according to the Federation of Small Businesses. FSB member John McCormick has r...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2007
Maritime Ball looks to tall ships return
Some of the world’s most magnificent sailing ships are returning to Belfast in just over two years’ time. Preparations are already under way to welcome the annual Tall Ships race, which docks in the ...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Teenager remanded over sister's death
A 14-year-old girl from West Yorkshire has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of her 16-year-old sister. The teenager appeared before Bradford Magistrates' Court on Thursday. She has...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Fewer children using drugs and alcohol
Almost half of young people aged between 11 and 15 have never had a proper alcoholic drink, six out of ten have never smoked and drug-taking prevalence has dropped, according to a government national ...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
Officers attacked following road collision
Police in Derry yesterday came under attack following a call to attend a road traffic collision. Missiles and stones were fired at officers causing damage to a police vehicle and forcing them to with...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
Man remanded in custody after 105 burgalries
A man has appeared in court today in Belfast in connection with 105 burglaries across Northern Ireland. James Meneely, 38, from Rogan Manor in the city was arrested by police officers investigating t...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Iran offers conditional access to captured Britons
Iran has offered to allow British officials access to the 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf last week, but only if the UK admits that they had strayed into Iranian waters. However, Britain...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
South east Antrim leader expelled from UDA
The south east Antrim leader of the Ulster Defence Association and his advisor have been expelled from the organisation. The two men have not been named officially in the statement from the ‘inner co...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
British woman was strangled
The British woman who was found dead in a bath filled with sand in Japan had been strangled, Japanese police have confirmed. The body of Lindsay Hawker, 22, from Brandon, Coventry was found in a bloc...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
Healy delights fans at Windsor Park
Northern Ireland football fans were last night celebrating as top goal-scoring supremo David Healy led the team to a 2-1 victory over Sweden at Windsor Park. The Leeds striker scored both goals to ma...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Prince's girlfriend lodges harassment complaint
Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has lodged a formal complaint of harassment against the 'Daily Mirror', it has emerged. The 25-year-old contacted the Press Complaints Commission following ...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
Residents groups challenge city airport expansion
Residents opposed to the expansion of George Best City Airport have won the first round of their legal challenge against plans to expand the facility. Currently, the passenger cap at the airport loca...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Former boxing champ bailed again over war protest
Former world boxing champion Chris Eubank has said that he wants to be charged by police after answering bail in relation to an anti-war protest in London. The former world middleweight and super-mid...
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UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Ford to cut 365 jobs in the UK
US car manufacturer Ford has announced that it is to close its foundry in Leamington Spa with the loss of 365 jobs. The Warwickshire plant, which is understood to be making losses of around £10 milli...
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Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
U2 star awarded honorary knighthood
Irish rock star Bono has today accepted an honorary knighthood from the Queen at a ceremony in Dublin. The U2 frontman and campaigner, 46, was awarded the honour during a ceremony at British ambassad...
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