Northern Ireland News for May 2007 : Page 11

UK National News, May 4, 2007
Insolvencies hit new record
The latest statistics have revealed that there were 30,075 individual insolvencies in England and Wales in the first quarter of 2007 on a seasonally adjusted basis. An increase of 1.2% on the previou...
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Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2007
Northern Ireland to be included in marriage bill
The Secretary of State, Peter Hain has announced that inclusion of Northern Ireland will be sought in the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill. The Bill seeks to protect those faced with being for...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
UVF to assume 'non-military, civilianised' role
Loyalist paramiltary group, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is to renounce violence and is to cease to exist as a terrorist organisation, it has been announced. In a statement, read by Gusty Spence,...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Extra £100m pledged for Iraq
The Foreign Secretary has announced that the UK Government will provide an extra £100 million to be spent on rebuilding Iraq. Mrs Beckett said: "This brings our total humanitarian and reconstruction ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Man remanded over brother's murder
A 43-year-old man has appeared in court today charged with the murder of his brother. William McMillan, 58, died following a knife attack in the Belvoir area last Friday. He had been stabbed in the b...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Call for 'gang' children to be placed on register
Children at risk of joining gangs should be placed on the child protection register, according to the Metropolitan Chief Commissioner. Sir Ian Blair said that children with a family member in a gang ...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Eight years for papergirl assault
A 44-year-old man form Aberdeenshire has been jailed for eight years for the attempted rape of a 13-year-old papergirl. James Murison forced the girl into his house, removed her clothes, placed a pil...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Digger driven through Belfast classroom
Detectives are appealing for information following an incident where a digger was driven through a classroom in west Belfast. It is understood youths smashed the vehicle through a temporary building ...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Blair to stay on as MP
Reports that Tony Blair will announce next week that he is resigning as an MP after quitting as Prime Minister have been denied by Downing Street. Mr Blair announced that he will make a statement nex...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Petrol bomb thrown into Co Antrim home
A man has been taken to hospital after a petrol bomb was thrown into his living room. The incident happened at around 11:00pm last night at the man’s home in Castle Park in Deffrick near Ballymoney, ...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
'Super Thursday' voting underway
Voting in what has become known as 'Super Thursday' is underway in England, Scotland and Wales. In England the local council seats outside of London are being decided. In Scotland voters are going to...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Teenager questioned over fatal stabbing
A teenager is being questioned in connection with the stabbing of a 16-year-old Tyneside boy. Police are investigating the murder of Mark Smith, 16, from St John's Walk, Newcastle, who was stabbed an...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Restorative justice schemes backed
The government should fund four loyalist restorative justice schemes, the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice has said. Kit Chivers, the Criminal Justice inspector has said there was no evidence the ...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Football greats pay respects to Ball
Many of football's greatest figures joined the mourners at the funeral for Alan Ball in Winchester Cathedral today. The 61-year-old died from a heart attack while dealing with a small garden fire at ...
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UK National News, May 3, 2007
Two helicopter crash bodies identified
Two of the four people killed in Tuesday night's helicopter crash have been identified. Phillip Carter, 44, and his son Andrew Carter, 17, were formally identified as being in the helicopter that cra...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Experts expect dementia to rise in Northern Ireland
Dementia is set to soar in Northern Ireland in the next ten years, according to a report by the Alzheimer’s Society. The report reveals experts are forecasting a 27% rise of those in the province liv...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Deputy Chief Constable praises officers at Policing Board
The work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit, part of the Crime Operations Department has been praised by Deputy Chief Constable Paul Leighton. The Crime Unit...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Road Service invest over £4.3m in Strabane area
Road Service investment totalling £4.3 million is planned for Strabane District in the year ahead. Divisional Roads Manager Pat Doherty said: “I welcome the high level of investment in the Strabane a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 3, 2007
Beam Vacuum Systems celebrates 30 years of success
A commitment to enterprise and innovation has enabled local company Beam Vacuum Systems Ltd to achieve a market leading position in central vacuum technology in UK and Ireland, Leslie Morrison, Invest...
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UK National News, May 2, 2007
Blair rejects call for July 7 inquiry
Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected calls for a full independent inquiry into the July 7 bombings. Mr Blair dismissed demands from Conservative leader David Cameron for a fresh inquiry at Prime Mi...
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UK National News, May 2, 2007
Lord Browne 'facing perjury charges'
Former BP chief Lord Browne may face perjury charges over allegations that he lied in court about a gay partner. It has been reported that the Attorney General is being asked to consider prosecuting ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2007
Northern Ireland student dies in Russia
A Northern Ireland student studying in Russia has died after falling from an apartment block. Matthew Howell, 22, from Coleraine died after he lost his grip on a stairwell and fell four floors onto a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2007
Man killed following Coleraine road collision
A man has died in a road traffic incident in County Londonderry, according to police. The crash occurred at around 7:10am this morning at Sandleford Bridge in Coleraine. It is understood a lorry col...
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UK National News, May 2, 2007
Bodies found in wreckage of missing helicopter
Rescue services searching for a helicopter, which went missing late on Tuesday night, have found four bodies in wreckage in Cambridgeshire. The helicopter, which is believed to belong to businessman ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2007
Teenager dies after dinghy capsizes
A teenage boy has died after he and a friend got into difficulties in a dinghy off the north coast at Castlerock. A major air and sea operation was mounted after Robert McMullan, 15, from Coleraine w...
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UK National News, May 2, 2007
Arrest warrant extended over girl's shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Greater Manchester have been granted extra time to question a 16-year-old boy. Kamilah Peniston was shot in the head at a house in Wembley R...
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Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2007
Shots fired at INLA funeral
A man has been arrested after shots were fired at a paramilitary group leader's funeral in Londonderry. Former leader of the Official IRA and founding member of the INLA, John White died at the weeke...
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UK National News, May 2, 2007
'Neighbour from Hell's' sentence reduced
An 81-year-old woman dubbed the "neighbour from hell' has had her prison sentence reduced from six months to four months at London's Court of Appeal. Dorothy Evans from Abergavenny in south Wales was...
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Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2007
Goods stolen in north Belfast burglary
Detectives in York Road are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in the Somerton Road area of north Belfast. It is understood up to three men forced entry at the rear of the hous...
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UK National News, May 2, 2007
Thirty-two arrests in animal extremism raids
Police have arrested a total of 32 people in a series of raids targeting animal rights extremists in the UK and Europe. In the UK, raids took place in Glasgow, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, K...
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