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Northern Ireland News for July 2007
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
County Down Man Killed In Dinghy Accident
A 48-year-old County Down man has been killed in a dinghy accident off the North Wales coast. Timothy Atkinson, a retired police officer from Banbridge, was taking part in the Laser 4000 Nationals at...
County Down Man Killed In Dinghy Accident
A 48-year-old County Down man has been killed in a dinghy accident off the North Wales coast. Timothy Atkinson, a retired police officer from Banbridge, was taking part in the Laser 4000 Nationals at...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
Newry Murder Accused Refused Bail
The 19-year-old accused of killing a Newry taxi driver has been refused bail by the high court. Michael Jason Smith from Main Avenue in Newry is accused of murdering father-of-four Stefan Loughran in...
Newry Murder Accused Refused Bail
The 19-year-old accused of killing a Newry taxi driver has been refused bail by the high court. Michael Jason Smith from Main Avenue in Newry is accused of murdering father-of-four Stefan Loughran in...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Brown Announces Possible Breakthrough In Darfur Crisis
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a possible breakthrough in efforts to bring peace in crisis-torn Darfur. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Mr Brown said that the UK a...
Brown Announces Possible Breakthrough In Darfur Crisis
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a possible breakthrough in efforts to bring peace in crisis-torn Darfur. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Mr Brown said that the UK a...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan named
The Ministry of Defence has named the Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan on Sunday as Lance Corporal Michael Jones. LCpl Jones was killed in a gun battle with Taliban insurgents in the Nimruz provinc...
Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan named
The Ministry of Defence has named the Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan on Sunday as Lance Corporal Michael Jones. LCpl Jones was killed in a gun battle with Taliban insurgents in the Nimruz provinc...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Former BNP Member Jailed Over Explosive Chemicals
A former member of the British National Party has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for storing a collection of explosive chemicals in his home. Robert Cottage, 49, from Colne in Lancashire, had a...
Former BNP Member Jailed Over Explosive Chemicals
A former member of the British National Party has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for storing a collection of explosive chemicals in his home. Robert Cottage, 49, from Colne in Lancashire, had a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
House Of Lords Rule On Hamill Inquiry
The House of Lords have ruled that a Belfast court must decide if ex-RUC officers are to receive anonymity when giving evidence at an inquiry into a Portadown man’s death. Robert Hamill, a 25-year-ol...
House Of Lords Rule On Hamill Inquiry
The House of Lords have ruled that a Belfast court must decide if ex-RUC officers are to receive anonymity when giving evidence at an inquiry into a Portadown man’s death. Robert Hamill, a 25-year-ol...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Missing Policeman's Body Found In Sea
The body off a British police constable who went missing following a dive at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon has been recovered. Paul Jackson, 49, was a constable with Humb...
Missing Policeman's Body Found In Sea
The body off a British police constable who went missing following a dive at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon has been recovered. Paul Jackson, 49, was a constable with Humb...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
Erne Hospital Closes Ward On MRSA Fear
Erne Hospital in County Fermanagh has closed down one of its wards after 10 patients have been diagnosed with the MRSA bug. The Enniskillen hospital has closed the ward to new admissions as the elder...
Erne Hospital Closes Ward On MRSA Fear
Erne Hospital in County Fermanagh has closed down one of its wards after 10 patients have been diagnosed with the MRSA bug. The Enniskillen hospital has closed the ward to new admissions as the elder...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
Missing Diver's Body Found Off Horn Head
The body off a British police constable who went missing following a dive at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon has been recovered. Paul Jackson, 49, was a constable with Humb...
Missing Diver's Body Found Off Horn Head
The body off a British police constable who went missing following a dive at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon has been recovered. Paul Jackson, 49, was a constable with Humb...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Tap Water Restored To More Flood-Hit Homes
Mains water supplies have now been restored to more than 70,000 homes in the flood-hit Gloucester area. Severn Trent Water said that the programme of re-filling more than 1,200 miles of water pipes i...
Tap Water Restored To More Flood-Hit Homes
Mains water supplies have now been restored to more than 70,000 homes in the flood-hit Gloucester area. Severn Trent Water said that the programme of re-filling more than 1,200 miles of water pipes i...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Three Jailed For 'Bullying Man To Death'
Three people, including a 17-year-old girl, have been jailed for torturing a man with severe learning disabilities before forcing him to his death from a 100ft railway viaduct. Steven Hoskin, 38, fro...
Three Jailed For 'Bullying Man To Death'
Three people, including a 17-year-old girl, have been jailed for torturing a man with severe learning disabilities before forcing him to his death from a 100ft railway viaduct. Steven Hoskin, 38, fro...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
NI Drowning Victim Named
A man found dead just off the County Antrim coastline at the weekend has been named as Liam McKeegan, 20, from Cushendall. Mr McKeegan’s body was found on the shoreline at Garron Road in Waterfoot, C...
NI Drowning Victim Named
A man found dead just off the County Antrim coastline at the weekend has been named as Liam McKeegan, 20, from Cushendall. Mr McKeegan’s body was found on the shoreline at Garron Road in Waterfoot, C...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
County Antrim Search Ends
The police and coastguard have ended a search off the County Antrim coast following the discovery of a body at Waterfoot at the weekend. The emergency services have said that they were carrying out t...
County Antrim Search Ends
The police and coastguard have ended a search off the County Antrim coast following the discovery of a body at Waterfoot at the weekend. The emergency services have said that they were carrying out t...
UK National News, Jul 31, 2007
Cannabis Found Off Galway Coast
Bales of cannabis have reportedly been found off the coast of Co Galway. According to reports, fishermen discovered eleven kilos of the drug as they fished 50km out to sea. Gardai and Customs have b...
Cannabis Found Off Galway Coast
Bales of cannabis have reportedly been found off the coast of Co Galway. According to reports, fishermen discovered eleven kilos of the drug as they fished 50km out to sea. Gardai and Customs have b...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 31, 2007
Ryanair Announces Record Profits
Ryanair has announced record first quarter profits of 139 million euros, an increase in revenue of 20% on last year's figures. The latest report showed that passenger number numbers rose by 18% to re...
Ryanair Announces Record Profits
Ryanair has announced record first quarter profits of 139 million euros, an increase in revenue of 20% on last year's figures. The latest report showed that passenger number numbers rose by 18% to re...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
Operation Banner ends after 38 years
Operation Banner, The British Army’s longest continuous campaign in its history, will end at midnight on Tuesday after 38 years. The military operation in Northern Ireland required 300,000 personnel ...
Operation Banner ends after 38 years
Operation Banner, The British Army’s longest continuous campaign in its history, will end at midnight on Tuesday after 38 years. The military operation in Northern Ireland required 300,000 personnel ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
£1m worth of criminal assets seized in NI
Police and customs seized more than £1 million worth of criminal assets in Northern Ireland between April and June this year. Security Minister Paul Goggins said police and customs had recovered £207...
£1m worth of criminal assets seized in NI
Police and customs seized more than £1 million worth of criminal assets in Northern Ireland between April and June this year. Security Minister Paul Goggins said police and customs had recovered £207...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
Search for possible second body
The coastguard and police are carrying out a search for a possible second person close to the spot where a man’s body was found at the weekend. A post mortem examination is to be carried out on the b...
Search for possible second body
The coastguard and police are carrying out a search for a possible second person close to the spot where a man’s body was found at the weekend. A post mortem examination is to be carried out on the b...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
Police attacked during drugs search
Police have come under attack in Londonderry as they carried out a drugs search at a house in the Brandywell area. Officers were attacked with petrol bombs, fireworks, stones and bottles and two of t...
Police attacked during drugs search
Police have come under attack in Londonderry as they carried out a drugs search at a house in the Brandywell area. Officers were attacked with petrol bombs, fireworks, stones and bottles and two of t...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Former 'Eastenders' Star Mike Reid Dies
Former 'Eastenders' star and comedian Mike Reid has died at the age of 67, after suffering a suspected heart attack in Spain. Reid, who played Frank Butcher in the BBC soap from 1987 to 2005, had sem...
Former 'Eastenders' Star Mike Reid Dies
Former 'Eastenders' star and comedian Mike Reid has died at the age of 67, after suffering a suspected heart attack in Spain. Reid, who played Frank Butcher in the BBC soap from 1987 to 2005, had sem...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Alcohol 'Boosts Bowel Cancer Risk'
Drinking a daily pint of beer or a large glass of wine increases your risk of bowel cancer by around 10% and the more you drink, the higher the risk, a report by Cancer Research UK has warned. The ch...
Alcohol 'Boosts Bowel Cancer Risk'
Drinking a daily pint of beer or a large glass of wine increases your risk of bowel cancer by around 10% and the more you drink, the higher the risk, a report by Cancer Research UK has warned. The ch...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
Diver missing in Co. Donegal
A major sea search is continuing today for a diver who went missing at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon. According to reports, the diver was one of a group of seven who were...
Diver missing in Co. Donegal
A major sea search is continuing today for a diver who went missing at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon. According to reports, the diver was one of a group of seven who were...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
UNICEF warns NI of bogus email
UNICEF has warned people of a bogus email requesting personal information that is circulating in Northern Ireland. The email promises a 10% commission for taking the role of ‘cashier’ and holding fun...
UNICEF warns NI of bogus email
UNICEF has warned people of a bogus email requesting personal information that is circulating in Northern Ireland. The email promises a 10% commission for taking the role of ‘cashier’ and holding fun...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Brown Arrives In US For Talks With Bush
Gordon Brown has arrived in the US for his first formal talks with US President George Bush since becoming Prime Minister. The Prime Minister flew into the Maryland base on Sunday night ahead of the ...
Brown Arrives In US For Talks With Bush
Gordon Brown has arrived in the US for his first formal talks with US President George Bush since becoming Prime Minister. The Prime Minister flew into the Maryland base on Sunday night ahead of the ...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Man Dies Trying To Rescue Girlfriend In Selsey
A man has died while trying to rescue his girlfriend who fell into the sea off the Sussex Coast. The 37-year-old slipped off rocks to the west of Selsey Bill on Sunday afternoon while trying to help ...
Man Dies Trying To Rescue Girlfriend In Selsey
A man has died while trying to rescue his girlfriend who fell into the sea off the Sussex Coast. The 37-year-old slipped off rocks to the west of Selsey Bill on Sunday afternoon while trying to help ...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Royal Marine Killed In Afghanistan
A Royal Marine was killed during operations in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A MoD spokesperson confirmed that next of kin had been informed and said that fur...
Royal Marine Killed In Afghanistan
A Royal Marine was killed during operations in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A MoD spokesperson confirmed that next of kin had been informed and said that fur...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Two People Due In Court In Thames Headless Body Case
Two people are due to appear in court charged with the murder of a female student whose headless body was found floating in a bag in the River Thames. The body of 23-year-old Xing Xing Xie was found ...
Two People Due In Court In Thames Headless Body Case
Two people are due to appear in court charged with the murder of a female student whose headless body was found floating in a bag in the River Thames. The body of 23-year-old Xing Xing Xie was found ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
Coastguard warns sailors
People are being warned by the Coastguard not to go out on a boat unless they have the appropriate navigational equipment onboard. The warning follows an incident on Sunday evening when the Coastguar...
Coastguard warns sailors
People are being warned by the Coastguard not to go out on a boat unless they have the appropriate navigational equipment onboard. The warning follows an incident on Sunday evening when the Coastguar...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2007
Manchester Drive-By Shooting Victim Named
Police have released the name of the 23-year-old man who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Manchester on Friday night. Tyrone Donovan Gilbert, of Langport Avenue, Longsight, was standing on Frobis...
Manchester Drive-By Shooting Victim Named
Police have released the name of the 23-year-old man who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Manchester on Friday night. Tyrone Donovan Gilbert, of Langport Avenue, Longsight, was standing on Frobis...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2007
Oppenheimer announce two Spring & Airbrake shows
Local indie-pop duo Oppenheimer have announced two shows at the Spring & Airbrake on September 22. Rocky and Shaun will play an all-ages matinee show in the afternoon, followed by an evening show lat...
Oppenheimer announce two Spring & Airbrake shows
Local indie-pop duo Oppenheimer have announced two shows at the Spring & Airbrake on September 22. Rocky and Shaun will play an all-ages matinee show in the afternoon, followed by an evening show lat...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mild and breezy Christmas Day. Also rather cloudy but mainly dry with a few bright or sunny spells developing, more especially over parts of Antrim and County Down. Maximum temperature 12 °C.Tonight:Cloudy, mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
