Northern Ireland News for August 2007

UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
Prince Harry - Diana Was 'Best Mother In The World'
Prince Harry has led the tributes to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, at a service to mark the tenth anniversary of her death, describing her as "simply the best mother in the world". Speaking a...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
2007 'Wettest UK Summer'
This summer looks to have been the wettest since UK rainfall records began in 1914, according to the latest figures from the Met Office. Provisional rainfall figures show that the UK as a whole had 3...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
Man Remanded On Kidnap Charge
A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with kidnapping a 19-year-old Chinese woman in Belfast last March. Ciaran Scullion, from Ardmonagh Gardens in the city, was also charged with ro...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
Barman Denies Raping Woman
A 21-year-old barman has appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with the rape of a 20-year-old woman in the University area of south Belfast. Conor Magee, from Dunblane Avenue in the city, den...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
Man Jailed Over Assault On Three-Year-Old Son
A 25-year-old man has been jailed for nine months for wilful assault and neglect of a child. Belfast Crown Court heard that the man, who cannot be identified to protect the child, had been smoking ca...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
County Antrim Man Jailed For Seven Years
A County Antrim man has been jailed for seven years for crimes including an assault on a 58-year-old woman. Richard Alexander McPhee, 39, from Station Road in Armoy beat the woman with a baseball bat...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
McCanns To Sue Newspaper For Libel
The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann have confirmed that that they are to take legal action against a Portuguese newspaper, which has claimed that they killed their daughter. Last wee...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
Four More Arrests Over Rhys Murder
Four more people have been arrested in connection with murder of Merseyside schoolboy Rhys Jones. Two men, aged 20 and 24, and two boys aged 17 and 16, all from the Liverpool area, were arrested on F...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
Minister Expresses Disgust At Dog Fighting Programmes
Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has today expressed her disgust at the sickening images of dog fighting which were shown on last night’s BBC Spotlight and Panorama programmes. The Minister sa...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
Appeal Over Phone Box Rape
Police in Greater Manchester have appealed for information after a 23-year-old woman was raped in a phone box in Urmston. The attack happened in the early hours of August 19. The victim was walking a...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
Body Found In River Liffey
The body of a man has been pulled from the River Liffey in Dublin. Emergency services were called to the scene around 7:15am on Friday and the body was recovered from the river. The body has been ta...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
Government Apologise To Shot Teen's Family
The family of a Londonderry teenager, shot dead by the Army 35 years ago, have received an apology from the Government. A document, assessing the Army’s role in Northern Ireland, had described Daniel...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
Talks Take Place In Prison Officer Pay Dispute
Talks are taking place today between the leaders of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) and Justice Minister Jack Straw in a pay dispute, which resulted in a surprise strike on Wednesday. The surp...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
NI Traffic Warning As Westlink Closes
Motorists are being warned of major traffic disruptions in Belfast this weekend as the Westlink closes for road works. The Westlink will be closed in both directions between the Divis Street and Broa...
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UK National News, Aug 31, 2007
Electric Picnic Kicks Off In Co. Laois
More than 30,000 people are expected to head to Co. Laois today as the annual Electric Picnic music festival kicks off. Now in its fourth year, the event began in 2004 as a one-day music festival, bu...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2007
NI Food Innovators At International Exhibitions
Sixteen food companies, mostly smaller enterprises, are to display their products at two of the biggest exhibitions in the British Isles next week. They are taking part in stands organised by Invest ...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
Paedophile Found Guilty Of Rape
A serial paedophile has been found guilty of the rape and attempted rape of an 11-year-old girl. Anthony Barron, 54, of Wantage, had pleaded guilty to 87 separate sexual offences against at least ten...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
Sex Attack Girl Gang Detained
Three girls who attacked and sexually assaulted a teenage boy during a 'happy slapping' incident have been given detention orders. The girls, two aged 17 and one aged 16, were found guilty of false i...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
Father And Son Killed In Hertfordshire Shooting
A father and son were two of the victims of Tuesday's shooting incident in Hertfordshire. Police were called to a house in Plaw Hatch Close in Bishop's Stortford on Tuesday night and found the victim...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
RAF Serviceman Dies In Afghanistan
An RAF gunner has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The gunner, from 51 Squadron RAF Regiment, was killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was caught in an ex...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2007
Fire At Fermanagh Sinn Fein Office
Sinn Fein offices at Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh have been substantially damaged following a fire. The top three floors of the four-storey building were severely damaged in the overnight fire and pol...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2007
Orange Hall Fire Being Treated As Arson
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are treating a fire at an Orange hall at Portadown in County Armagh as arson. The blaze at Seagoe Orange Hall was reported at about 2.30am on Thursday mor...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2007
Police Seize Cash During Searches
Police seized a total of £76,000 during searches in Belfast and County Antrim on Tuesday as part of an investigation into suspected gambling fraud. Gaming machines, a substantial sum of cash, documen...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
Prison Officers Back At Work After Strike
Prison officers in England and Wales have returned work after calling off Wednesday's wildcat strike. The surprise strike action, which involved staff from 140 jails across England and Wales, began a...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
Teenager Bailed Over Rhys Murder
A 15-year-old boy arrested in connection with the murder of Merseyside schoolboy Rhys Jones has been released on police bail. The teenager was the eleventh person to be arrested in connection with th...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2007
Dublin Drug Smuggler Jailed
A 30-year-old man from Dublin was jailed for two years on Wednesday at Ballymena Crown Court for attempting to import approximately £25,000 worth of cannabis into Northern Ireland through Belfast Inte...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2007
Minister Announces New Belfast Regeneration Steps
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA has announced two further stages in the regeneration of Belfast City Centre today. The Minister announced that she has commissioned a masterplan to lo...
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Recruitment News, Aug 30, 2007
Martin Welcomes European Commission Approval For Schemes
The Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin welcomed the announcement that State-aid approval has now been received from the European Commission for the extension and amend...
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UK National News, Aug 30, 2007
Man In Court Over Wife's Murder
A man has appeared before Dublin District Court charged with murdering his wife. David Burke, 48, of Laverna Dale, Carpenterstown in Dublin was charged with the murder of Jean Gilbert, 46, on Thursda...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2007
Man Airlifted From Vessel In County Down
A man is being treated in hospital following a rescue mission by the Coastguard off the coast of County Down. The man was airlifted to Daisy Hill hospital in Newry from a fishing vessel off Kilkeel. ...
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