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Northern Ireland News for March 2007 : Page 11
UK National News, Mar 5, 2007
Vehicles found in search for kidnapped Britons
A search team looking for five Britons kidnapped in Ethiopia have discovered three vehicles which appear to have been damaged by gunshots or an explosion. According to reports, the vehicles, which we...
Vehicles found in search for kidnapped Britons
A search team looking for five Britons kidnapped in Ethiopia have discovered three vehicles which appear to have been damaged by gunshots or an explosion. According to reports, the vehicles, which we...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
ARA sell murdered criminal’s home
The home of a murdered drug dealer has been sold by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) for £240,000. Paul Patrick Daly, 38, was gunned down in Belfast in May 2001. He had been sitting in a car with hi...
ARA sell murdered criminal’s home
The home of a murdered drug dealer has been sold by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) for £240,000. Paul Patrick Daly, 38, was gunned down in Belfast in May 2001. He had been sitting in a car with hi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Police investigate shooting in Ardoyne
A number of shots have been fired at a house in north Belfast last night. Arlene McAlea has told reporters she was lucky her children were not at home at the time of the attack. Her son, 9 and five-...
Police investigate shooting in Ardoyne
A number of shots have been fired at a house in north Belfast last night. Arlene McAlea has told reporters she was lucky her children were not at home at the time of the attack. Her son, 9 and five-...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Man stabbed in west Belfast attack
A 32-year-old man has been stabbed in west Belfast shortly after 1am this morning. The man had been walking along the Springfield Road with a male friend when the attack took place. He was admitted ...
Man stabbed in west Belfast attack
A 32-year-old man has been stabbed in west Belfast shortly after 1am this morning. The man had been walking along the Springfield Road with a male friend when the attack took place. He was admitted ...
UK National News, Mar 5, 2007
Al Fayed asked for evidence in Diana inquest
Mohammed Al Fayed has been asked to provide any evidence that Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were murdered to an inquest into their deaths. Speaking at a pre-inquest hearing on Monday, Lady Butler-...
Al Fayed asked for evidence in Diana inquest
Mohammed Al Fayed has been asked to provide any evidence that Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were murdered to an inquest into their deaths. Speaking at a pre-inquest hearing on Monday, Lady Butler-...
UK National News, Mar 5, 2007
MoD names soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defence has named two soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the weekend. Lance Bombardier Ross Clark and Lance Bombardier Liam McLoughlin, both from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, ...
MoD names soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defence has named two soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the weekend. Lance Bombardier Ross Clark and Lance Bombardier Liam McLoughlin, both from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Enterprise Minister welcomes 150 new jobs in Derry
Enterprise Minister, Maria Eagle, today welcomed Axa Insurance’s announcement to establish a major customer contact centre in Derry, creating 150 new jobs. The £15m investment, to be located at North...
Enterprise Minister welcomes 150 new jobs in Derry
Enterprise Minister, Maria Eagle, today welcomed Axa Insurance’s announcement to establish a major customer contact centre in Derry, creating 150 new jobs. The £15m investment, to be located at North...
UK National News, Mar 5, 2007
Weather warning issued for motorists
Severe weather is expected to affect road travel, the Highways Agency has warned. Heavy rain will be accompanied by strong winds gusting up to 70mph over exposed stretches of road, the agency warned,...
Weather warning issued for motorists
Severe weather is expected to affect road travel, the Highways Agency has warned. Heavy rain will be accompanied by strong winds gusting up to 70mph over exposed stretches of road, the agency warned,...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Priest recovering after shooting in Johannesburg
A Belfast priest who was shot in an attack in South Africa is recovering in hospital. Father Kieran Creagh, 44 was shot by robbers at the Aids hospice he set up in Johannesburg last week. He underwe...
Priest recovering after shooting in Johannesburg
A Belfast priest who was shot in an attack in South Africa is recovering in hospital. Father Kieran Creagh, 44 was shot by robbers at the Aids hospice he set up in Johannesburg last week. He underwe...
UK National News, Mar 5, 2007
Road safety campaign targets 'white van men'
A new road safety campaign has been launched which aims to tackle stress and distractions among motorists who drive for a living. The THINK! Driving for Work campaign will focus on removing many of t...
Road safety campaign targets 'white van men'
A new road safety campaign has been launched which aims to tackle stress and distractions among motorists who drive for a living. The THINK! Driving for Work campaign will focus on removing many of t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Police appeal for information on murdered pensioner
Detectives investigating the murder of 92-year-old Charlie Stead are appealing to anybody who employed workmen in the area to contact them. The pensioner was found dead at his home at Canberra Park i...
Police appeal for information on murdered pensioner
Detectives investigating the murder of 92-year-old Charlie Stead are appealing to anybody who employed workmen in the area to contact them. The pensioner was found dead at his home at Canberra Park i...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Sports stars show support for soccer
Over 1000 Young People from all across Northern Ireland have been taking part in Midnight Street Soccer since it began in January 2005, this includes 100 participants from Castlereagh, who regularly t...
Sports stars show support for soccer
Over 1000 Young People from all across Northern Ireland have been taking part in Midnight Street Soccer since it began in January 2005, this includes 100 participants from Castlereagh, who regularly t...
UK National News, Mar 5, 2007
Replica samurai sword ban proposed
The sale, import and hire of replica samurai swords could be banned by the end of the year, under a new proposal announced by the government. The proposal is outlined in a consultation paper issued b...
Replica samurai sword ban proposed
The sale, import and hire of replica samurai swords could be banned by the end of the year, under a new proposal announced by the government. The proposal is outlined in a consultation paper issued b...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Post Assembly election seminar probes voting patterns
In the aftermath of the Assembly elections voting behaviour will be the subject of a key public seminar taking place on Wednesday 14 March. Queen's University Belfast researcher, Nicholas Whyte, will...
Post Assembly election seminar probes voting patterns
In the aftermath of the Assembly elections voting behaviour will be the subject of a key public seminar taking place on Wednesday 14 March. Queen's University Belfast researcher, Nicholas Whyte, will...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2007
Belfast hosts European forum on green issues
The city of Belfast is opening its doors to Europe this week to host a three-day forum on environmental issues which affect our everyday lives. Climate change, congestion and noise and air pollution ...
Belfast hosts European forum on green issues
The city of Belfast is opening its doors to Europe this week to host a three-day forum on environmental issues which affect our everyday lives. Climate change, congestion and noise and air pollution ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
Shots fired at north Belfast house
A number of shots have been fired at a house in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. The incident occurred last night at around 9.50pm. Shots had been fired directly at a 20-year-old woman, and a bul...
Shots fired at north Belfast house
A number of shots have been fired at a house in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. The incident occurred last night at around 9.50pm. Shots had been fired directly at a 20-year-old woman, and a bul...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
Thieves steal substantial amount of cigarettes
Police in Bangor are appealing for information after a delivery van was robbed in Bangor. The incident occurred at around 11.45am today when the robbers approached the driver at a grocery store in th...
Thieves steal substantial amount of cigarettes
Police in Bangor are appealing for information after a delivery van was robbed in Bangor. The incident occurred at around 11.45am today when the robbers approached the driver at a grocery store in th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
Pensioners house ransacked
Two pensioners have been left badly shaken after being robbed at their County Down home. It is believed three masked men entered the house of brothers Bill and Thomas Killen, aged 88 and 82 after bre...
Pensioners house ransacked
Two pensioners have been left badly shaken after being robbed at their County Down home. It is believed three masked men entered the house of brothers Bill and Thomas Killen, aged 88 and 82 after bre...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Couple cleared of poisoning toddler
A Birmingham couple have been cleared of poisoning a child by giving him an overdose of salt. Ian and Angela Gay, had been looking after three-year-old Christian Blewitt - whom they were planning to ...
Couple cleared of poisoning toddler
A Birmingham couple have been cleared of poisoning a child by giving him an overdose of salt. Ian and Angela Gay, had been looking after three-year-old Christian Blewitt - whom they were planning to ...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Nail bomber to serve 50-years
The London Nail Bomber – David Copeland has been ordered to spend at least 50-years behind bars after killing three-people in London in 1999. Copeland, 30, was given six life sentences at the Old Bai...
Nail bomber to serve 50-years
The London Nail Bomber – David Copeland has been ordered to spend at least 50-years behind bars after killing three-people in London in 1999. Copeland, 30, was given six life sentences at the Old Bai...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Three bodies found at Peterborough house
The bodies of a woman and two boys have been discovered at a house in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, police have revealed. The woman is believed to have been aged in her 40s, while the two children, w...
Three bodies found at Peterborough house
The bodies of a woman and two boys have been discovered at a house in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, police have revealed. The woman is believed to have been aged in her 40s, while the two children, w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
Police prevent theft in Belfast city centre
Police in Belfast are appealing for information after an attempted robbery in the city centre. At approximately 12.20pm this afternoon a man approached a transit van in Waring Street and made a faile...
Police prevent theft in Belfast city centre
Police in Belfast are appealing for information after an attempted robbery in the city centre. At approximately 12.20pm this afternoon a man approached a transit van in Waring Street and made a faile...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
Cormac Trust donates defibrillators to Queen’s
The parents of Cormac McAnallen have donated two defibrillators to Queen’s University at a ceremony yesterday. The 24-year-old died suddenly in 2004 from sudden cardiac arrest just weeks after being ...
Cormac Trust donates defibrillators to Queen’s
The parents of Cormac McAnallen have donated two defibrillators to Queen’s University at a ceremony yesterday. The 24-year-old died suddenly in 2004 from sudden cardiac arrest just weeks after being ...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Tourists kidnapped in Ethiopia
A number of Briton's with government connections are among a group of tourists missing and believed to have been kidnapped in north eastern Ethiopia. The group of 15 tourists, mainly French, but with...
Tourists kidnapped in Ethiopia
A number of Briton's with government connections are among a group of tourists missing and believed to have been kidnapped in north eastern Ethiopia. The group of 15 tourists, mainly French, but with...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Al Fayed wins victory in court case
Mohammed Al Fayed has won a court case in a bid to have a jury sit on the coroner's inquest into the death of Diana Pricess of Wales and his son Dodi Al Fayed. The High Court ruling overturns a decis...
Al Fayed wins victory in court case
Mohammed Al Fayed has won a court case in a bid to have a jury sit on the coroner's inquest into the death of Diana Pricess of Wales and his son Dodi Al Fayed. The High Court ruling overturns a decis...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Union anger at health sector pay rises
Unions have reacted angrily to the government's announcement that pay for nurses and other healthcare professions has been pegged below inflation. Nurses and other health care professionals will get ...
Union anger at health sector pay rises
Unions have reacted angrily to the government's announcement that pay for nurses and other healthcare professions has been pegged below inflation. Nurses and other health care professionals will get ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
DUP and Crusaders say ‘no’ to National Stadium plans
The DUP have revealed they have welcomed the Secretary of State Peter Hain’s comments regarding the siting of Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in the Welsh capital city centre. Councillor William, the fo...
DUP and Crusaders say ‘no’ to National Stadium plans
The DUP have revealed they have welcomed the Secretary of State Peter Hain’s comments regarding the siting of Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in the Welsh capital city centre. Councillor William, the fo...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
Results due on petrol tests
The results of tests carried out on fuel have failed to establish conclusively the cause for a rash of failures of oxygen sensors on engine management systems. Motorists were left with repair bills o...
Results due on petrol tests
The results of tests carried out on fuel have failed to establish conclusively the cause for a rash of failures of oxygen sensors on engine management systems. Motorists were left with repair bills o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2007
Young people get chance to show innovative thinking
Some 500 secondary level schoolchildren attended an interactive two-day event held this week in the BBC Blackstaff Studios, and designed to stimulate innovative thinking among young people. Organise...
Young people get chance to show innovative thinking
Some 500 secondary level schoolchildren attended an interactive two-day event held this week in the BBC Blackstaff Studios, and designed to stimulate innovative thinking among young people. Organise...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2007
'Supercomplaint' considered over Virgin BSkyB fallout
Consumer group the National Consumer Council is considering bringing a 'supercomplaint' over the fallout between Virgin Media and BSkyB. Commenting on the dispute between Virgin Media and BSkyB, NCC’...
'Supercomplaint' considered over Virgin BSkyB fallout
Consumer group the National Consumer Council is considering bringing a 'supercomplaint' over the fallout between Virgin Media and BSkyB. Commenting on the dispute between Virgin Media and BSkyB, NCC’...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:It will be rather cloudy with scattered sleet and snow showers but mostly rain near the North coast. Feeling bitterly cold in fresh or strong northerly wind. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Clear intervals and wintry showers, most frequent in the north but mostly of rain along the North Coast. A cold night with risk of icy stretches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
