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Northern Ireland News for March 2007 : Page 7
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Body found in search for missing diver
Police searching for a woman who disappeared while diving in a quarry in north Wales have recovered a body. Police divers had been searching for the woman, who is in her 40s and from Cheshire, since ...
Body found in search for missing diver
Police searching for a woman who disappeared while diving in a quarry in north Wales have recovered a body. Police divers had been searching for the woman, who is in her 40s and from Cheshire, since ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Goggins welcomes free mobile calls to suicide helpline
Health Minister, Paul Goggins has welcomed O2’s announcement that calls to the pilot suicide prevention helpline will be free of charge from now on. The move follows concerns that people were being ...
Goggins welcomes free mobile calls to suicide helpline
Health Minister, Paul Goggins has welcomed O2’s announcement that calls to the pilot suicide prevention helpline will be free of charge from now on. The move follows concerns that people were being ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Translink announce ticket pricing changes
Most rail and bus fares in Northern Ireland will be reduced or unchanged due to an increase in passenger numbers during the last 12 months. However, single fares on Northern Ireland Railways and Ulst...
Translink announce ticket pricing changes
Most rail and bus fares in Northern Ireland will be reduced or unchanged due to an increase in passenger numbers during the last 12 months. However, single fares on Northern Ireland Railways and Ulst...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Employment growth continues in Northern Ireland
The latest employment figures have revealed that Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record, while the unemployment rate remains below the UK average. New jobs in the construction indu...
Employment growth continues in Northern Ireland
The latest employment figures have revealed that Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record, while the unemployment rate remains below the UK average. New jobs in the construction indu...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
Blair defends plans to renew Trident
Tony Blair has continued to defend government plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. Speaking during Prime Minister's question time, Mr Blair said that the system was essential for Britai...
Blair defends plans to renew Trident
Tony Blair has continued to defend government plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. Speaking during Prime Minister's question time, Mr Blair said that the system was essential for Britai...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Paisley and Adams discuss deals
The DUP leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams have met with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown in London today. The separate meetings follow the Northern Ireland A...
Paisley and Adams discuss deals
The DUP leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams have met with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown in London today. The separate meetings follow the Northern Ireland A...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Murder inquiry appeal for car
Police are appealing for information on the movements of a car in relation to their inquiries into the murders of two men in Belfast on March 12. Detectives want to talk to anyone who saw a silver Sk...
Murder inquiry appeal for car
Police are appealing for information on the movements of a car in relation to their inquiries into the murders of two men in Belfast on March 12. Detectives want to talk to anyone who saw a silver Sk...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
Taxi driver shot dead in Sheffield
A taxi driver has been shot dead in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police have confirmed. The 53-year-old was found suffering from gunshot wounds in Scott Road in the Pitsmoor area of the city around 1:4...
Taxi driver shot dead in Sheffield
A taxi driver has been shot dead in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police have confirmed. The 53-year-old was found suffering from gunshot wounds in Scott Road in the Pitsmoor area of the city around 1:4...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Law student wins 'lift' disability case
A law student, who is paralysed from the chest down has won a case against the refusal of a nursing and care company to lift her from her wheelchair when providing care services. Laura Lee Jenkins, 2...
Law student wins 'lift' disability case
A law student, who is paralysed from the chest down has won a case against the refusal of a nursing and care company to lift her from her wheelchair when providing care services. Laura Lee Jenkins, 2...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Five injured in Dunmurry crash
Five people have been injured in a collision involving four vehicles in Dunmurry. A motorcycle and three cars were involved in the incident at McKinstry Road around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening. One pe...
Five injured in Dunmurry crash
Five people have been injured in a collision involving four vehicles in Dunmurry. A motorcycle and three cars were involved in the incident at McKinstry Road around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening. One pe...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
Navy sailor jailed for colleague's rape
A Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer has been jailed for five years for raping a female colleague on board a warship. Chief Petty Officer Phillip Coates, 30, from Devon, was found guilty of raping the 24...
Navy sailor jailed for colleague's rape
A Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer has been jailed for five years for raping a female colleague on board a warship. Chief Petty Officer Phillip Coates, 30, from Devon, was found guilty of raping the 24...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
Man arrested over missing teenager
An 18-year-old Italian man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction in connection with the disappearance of a teenage girl from her home in Essex at the weekend. The 13-year-old girl vanishe...
Man arrested over missing teenager
An 18-year-old Italian man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction in connection with the disappearance of a teenage girl from her home in Essex at the weekend. The 13-year-old girl vanishe...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
BBC Trust suspends online education service
The BBC Trust has announced that its online education service, BBC Jam, with be suspended from March 20. The Trust's decision follows discussions with the government and the European Commission over ...
BBC Trust suspends online education service
The BBC Trust has announced that its online education service, BBC Jam, with be suspended from March 20. The Trust's decision follows discussions with the government and the European Commission over ...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
'Blue Peter' apologises over 'fake' competition win
The BBC has issued an apology after it was revealed that the results of a competition on children's programme 'Blue Peter' were faked. The BBC confirmed that a viewer contacted it last week who raise...
'Blue Peter' apologises over 'fake' competition win
The BBC has issued an apology after it was revealed that the results of a competition on children's programme 'Blue Peter' were faked. The BBC confirmed that a viewer contacted it last week who raise...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Off licence robbed in south Belfast
A man armed with a handgun has robbed an off-licence in the University Road area of south Belfast. Shortly after 7pm, a man entered the premises and produced a handgun and demanded money from the til...
Off licence robbed in south Belfast
A man armed with a handgun has robbed an off-licence in the University Road area of south Belfast. Shortly after 7pm, a man entered the premises and produced a handgun and demanded money from the til...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Bullman sentenced to four years
A 32-year-old chef has been sentenced to four years in prison following a conviction for membership of the IRA. Don Bullman from Fernwood Crescent in Wilton was arrested in Dublin in 2004 by Gardai i...
Bullman sentenced to four years
A 32-year-old chef has been sentenced to four years in prison following a conviction for membership of the IRA. Don Bullman from Fernwood Crescent in Wilton was arrested in Dublin in 2004 by Gardai i...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
Major film set to shoot in Belfast
The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) has announced that a major multi-million dollar feature film is to shoot in the province this summer. Negotiations over the past six months...
Major film set to shoot in Belfast
The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) has announced that a major multi-million dollar feature film is to shoot in the province this summer. Negotiations over the past six months...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2007
NI card fraud continues to fall
The trade organisation responsible for UK payments has reported that card fraud losses are continuing to fall in Northern Ireland. APACS reported that card fraud in Northern Ireland in 2006 was down ...
NI card fraud continues to fall
The trade organisation responsible for UK payments has reported that card fraud losses are continuing to fall in Northern Ireland. APACS reported that card fraud in Northern Ireland in 2006 was down ...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
'New Avengers' star Gareth Hunt dies
Actor Gareth Hunt, who starred in 'The New Avengers', has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 65. Hunt starred in the Seventies secret agent fantasy adventure show as Mike Gambit, alongside Joann...
'New Avengers' star Gareth Hunt dies
Actor Gareth Hunt, who starred in 'The New Avengers', has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 65. Hunt starred in the Seventies secret agent fantasy adventure show as Mike Gambit, alongside Joann...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2007
Chelsea boss Abramovich divorces wife
The Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich has divorced his wife, Irina, it has been confirmed. Abramovich's spokesperson John Mann confirmed that the couple, who had bee...
Chelsea boss Abramovich divorces wife
The Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich has divorced his wife, Irina, it has been confirmed. Abramovich's spokesperson John Mann confirmed that the couple, who had bee...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2007
Man jailed for life for family murder
A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and three children. Rahan Arshad, 36, had denied four counts of murder, but was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court. The bodies of Uzma Rahan...
Man jailed for life for family murder
A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and three children. Rahan Arshad, 36, had denied four counts of murder, but was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court. The bodies of Uzma Rahan...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2007
Murder investigations underway
Detectives have launched two separate murder investigations following the discovery of two bodies in Belfast. The first victim is believed to be father-of-five, Edward Burns, whose body was found at ...
Murder investigations underway
Detectives have launched two separate murder investigations following the discovery of two bodies in Belfast. The first victim is believed to be father-of-five, Edward Burns, whose body was found at ...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2007
Toddler's funeral to be held next week
A coroner has given permission for the funeral of two-year-old Casey Leigh Mullen to be held next week, at the opening of an inquest into her death. The toddler was found dead at her home in Oak Tree...
Toddler's funeral to be held next week
A coroner has given permission for the funeral of two-year-old Casey Leigh Mullen to be held next week, at the opening of an inquest into her death. The toddler was found dead at her home in Oak Tree...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2007
Britons kidnapped in Ethiopia freed
A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in Ethiopia earlier this month have been released in neighbouring country Eritrea, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has announced. The five hostages - n...
Britons kidnapped in Ethiopia freed
A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in Ethiopia earlier this month have been released in neighbouring country Eritrea, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has announced. The five hostages - n...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2007
Former NI Secretary denies criticising Blair
Peter Mandelson has denied claims he criticised the Prime Minister’s handling of the peace process. The former Northern Ireland Secretary was quoted in 'The Guardian' newspaper this morning as saying...
Former NI Secretary denies criticising Blair
Peter Mandelson has denied claims he criticised the Prime Minister’s handling of the peace process. The former Northern Ireland Secretary was quoted in 'The Guardian' newspaper this morning as saying...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2007
Petrol bombs thrown during disturbances in Ardoyne
Rival groups have clashed last night in north Belfast with petrol bombs, stones and bottles being thrown shortly after 8.30pm. A police vehicle was also stoned during the attack, however there were n...
Petrol bombs thrown during disturbances in Ardoyne
Rival groups have clashed last night in north Belfast with petrol bombs, stones and bottles being thrown shortly after 8.30pm. A police vehicle was also stoned during the attack, however there were n...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2007
Bus crash women named
Two women who died after being hit by a bus in Cheshire on Monday have been named. Jenny Webb, 83, and her daughter Jean Webb, 53, were struck by the bus as they were crossing Mobberly Road in Knutsf...
Bus crash women named
Two women who died after being hit by a bus in Cheshire on Monday have been named. Jenny Webb, 83, and her daughter Jean Webb, 53, were struck by the bus as they were crossing Mobberly Road in Knutsf...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2007
Concrete slabs damage lorries in Banbridge
Police in Banbridge are appealing for information following an incident where slabs of cement were thrown at lorries. The blocks were hurled at three lorries on the Cascum Road Bridge on the A1, outs...
Concrete slabs damage lorries in Banbridge
Police in Banbridge are appealing for information following an incident where slabs of cement were thrown at lorries. The blocks were hurled at three lorries on the Cascum Road Bridge on the A1, outs...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2007
Campaigners in Parliament anti-Trident protest
Four Greenpeace campaigners have scaled a crane beside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in order to protest about the government's plans to update the Trident nuclear weapons system. The activ...
Campaigners in Parliament anti-Trident protest
Four Greenpeace campaigners have scaled a crane beside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in order to protest about the government's plans to update the Trident nuclear weapons system. The activ...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2007
Ten-year-old given Asbo
A 10-year-old boy from South Yorkshire has become one of the youngest children to receive an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo). Lewis Green, from Kexborough in Barnsley was given an Asbo after the d...
Ten-year-old given Asbo
A 10-year-old boy from South Yorkshire has become one of the youngest children to receive an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo). Lewis Green, from Kexborough in Barnsley was given an Asbo after the d...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Cloudy and patchy light rain will slowly clear away this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with broken cloud. Westerly winds freshening in the early hours. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
