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Northern Ireland News for June 2008 : Page 10
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Manchester Pub Rapist Jailed
A man convicted of rape has today been jailed indefinitely. Steven Relf, 39, of Alness Road, Whalley Range, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court Square to two charges of rape at an earlier hearin...
Manchester Pub Rapist Jailed
A man convicted of rape has today been jailed indefinitely. Steven Relf, 39, of Alness Road, Whalley Range, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court Square to two charges of rape at an earlier hearin...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Derry Riots Follow Hoax Bomb Call
Derry's Bogside was rocked last night when rioting broke out during a hoax bomb alert. Londonderry police offices came under attack from a hail of missiles - but escaped injury - as the gang, of up ...
Derry Riots Follow Hoax Bomb Call
Derry's Bogside was rocked last night when rioting broke out during a hoax bomb alert. Londonderry police offices came under attack from a hail of missiles - but escaped injury - as the gang, of up ...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
BBC Urged To Improve Range Of Network News Coverage
The BBC has been told that it needs to improve the range, clarity and precision of its network news coverage to cover what is happening in the different UK nations and regions. The review, conducted ...
BBC Urged To Improve Range Of Network News Coverage
The BBC has been told that it needs to improve the range, clarity and precision of its network news coverage to cover what is happening in the different UK nations and regions. The review, conducted ...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Phillips Bows Out Of Olympics
Champion equestrian Zara Phillips has withdrawn from the Olympics in Beijing as her horse is injured. After her horse, Toytown was injured in training, the Queen's grand-daughter said in a statement:...
Phillips Bows Out Of Olympics
Champion equestrian Zara Phillips has withdrawn from the Olympics in Beijing as her horse is injured. After her horse, Toytown was injured in training, the Queen's grand-daughter said in a statement:...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Union Leader Calls For Royal Mail Resignation
A union leader has called for the resignation of Royal Mail Chief Executive Adam Crozier. Dave Ward, Deputy General Secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) launched a scathing attack on t...
Union Leader Calls For Royal Mail Resignation
A union leader has called for the resignation of Royal Mail Chief Executive Adam Crozier. Dave Ward, Deputy General Secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) launched a scathing attack on t...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Navy Under Spotlight Over Dolphin Deaths
A pod of dolphins that died in Cornwall on Monday could have been "scared ashore". Marine experts believe that the 26 dolphins that became stranded in creeks around the Percuil River could have...
Navy Under Spotlight Over Dolphin Deaths
A pod of dolphins that died in Cornwall on Monday could have been "scared ashore". Marine experts believe that the 26 dolphins that became stranded in creeks around the Percuil River could have...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Decision On Terror Detention To Be Made Today
The decision on proposals to allow 42-day terror suspect detention will be made in parliament today. However, it is expected that a concession will be offered to appease those who are against the ext...
Decision On Terror Detention To Be Made Today
The decision on proposals to allow 42-day terror suspect detention will be made in parliament today. However, it is expected that a concession will be offered to appease those who are against the ext...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Hopes High On Brandywell Scheme As Campbell Steps Up
Politics at the Stormont Assembly may well impact on plans for a substantial redevelopment of a sports stadium in Londonderry. The group behind the planned redevelopment of Brandywell Stadium says it...
Hopes High On Brandywell Scheme As Campbell Steps Up
Politics at the Stormont Assembly may well impact on plans for a substantial redevelopment of a sports stadium in Londonderry. The group behind the planned redevelopment of Brandywell Stadium says it...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Police Taser Man In Hospital Disturbance
A Taser gun has been used on a man who was threatening hospital staff with a syringe. The Taser was used to suppress the man who is reported to have been also threatening to stab himself at the Royal...
Police Taser Man In Hospital Disturbance
A Taser gun has been used on a man who was threatening hospital staff with a syringe. The Taser was used to suppress the man who is reported to have been also threatening to stab himself at the Royal...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Legal Action Looms Over Wright Inquiry QC's Departure
A legal expert who has spent the last three years working on the contentious Billy Wright murder inquiry has been 'sacked'. Derek Batchelor QC, the former senior counsel to the inquiry into the Maze ...
Legal Action Looms Over Wright Inquiry QC's Departure
A legal expert who has spent the last three years working on the contentious Billy Wright murder inquiry has been 'sacked'. Derek Batchelor QC, the former senior counsel to the inquiry into the Maze ...
Recruitment News, Jun 11, 2008
Jobs Boost For Dundalk
Some 40 jobs are to be created over the coming five years in Dundalk by Chinese company Satir, which has decided to locate its European Headquarters in the town. The firm is China's leading thermal i...
Jobs Boost For Dundalk
Some 40 jobs are to be created over the coming five years in Dundalk by Chinese company Satir, which has decided to locate its European Headquarters in the town. The firm is China's leading thermal i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Boom Time Over - But NI Homebuyers Target Energy Efficient Option
The UK's housing market has slowed down again - but NI energy efficient homes are proving popular. New statistics from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors covering May have underlined the fa...
Boom Time Over - But NI Homebuyers Target Energy Efficient Option
The UK's housing market has slowed down again - but NI energy efficient homes are proving popular. New statistics from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors covering May have underlined the fa...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Girls Aloud Singer Has The X Factor
Girls Aloud beauty Cheryl Cole will replace Sharon Osbourne as the new X Factor judge. The wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon, 55, announced she was leaving the show last week and has already lent ...
Girls Aloud Singer Has The X Factor
Girls Aloud beauty Cheryl Cole will replace Sharon Osbourne as the new X Factor judge. The wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon, 55, announced she was leaving the show last week and has already lent ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
NI News In Brief
McGuinness Hits Out At 'Gay' Slur Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister has joined the chorus of criticism over Iris Robinson's comments on gay people needing to be 'treated'. Sinn Fein's Martin M...
NI News In Brief
McGuinness Hits Out At 'Gay' Slur Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister has joined the chorus of criticism over Iris Robinson's comments on gay people needing to be 'treated'. Sinn Fein's Martin M...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Rathcooole Beating
A gang of about 10 men, some of whom were armed with hammers, have left a young Newtownabbey man in hospital. The unnamed 21-year-old man was taken to hospital following the serious assault in the Ra...
Rathcooole Beating
A gang of about 10 men, some of whom were armed with hammers, have left a young Newtownabbey man in hospital. The unnamed 21-year-old man was taken to hospital following the serious assault in the Ra...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Fate Of Westminster Vote Up To DUP
The DUP is holding all the aces today as PM Gordon Brown faces a critical House of Commons vote - which is also widely viewed as being a vote of confidence in his leadership. DUP MP Sammy Wilson said...
Fate Of Westminster Vote Up To DUP
The DUP is holding all the aces today as PM Gordon Brown faces a critical House of Commons vote - which is also widely viewed as being a vote of confidence in his leadership. DUP MP Sammy Wilson said...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
Derry Workers Lose Their Shirts As Last Jobs Cut
Workers are loosing their shirts in a Londonderry factory closure. After cutting some 85 jobs back in January, the remaining 30 workers at Glenaden Shirts on the Waterside's Trench Road have been tol...
Derry Workers Lose Their Shirts As Last Jobs Cut
Workers are loosing their shirts in a Londonderry factory closure. After cutting some 85 jobs back in January, the remaining 30 workers at Glenaden Shirts on the Waterside's Trench Road have been tol...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
NI Smoke Alarm Laws 'Flabbergasting', Says Top Coroner
A top Northern Ireland coroner has said he will write to the office of the First and Deputy First Minister to raise concerns about the installation of smoke alarms in multiple occupancy homes. Spea...
NI Smoke Alarm Laws 'Flabbergasting', Says Top Coroner
A top Northern Ireland coroner has said he will write to the office of the First and Deputy First Minister to raise concerns about the installation of smoke alarms in multiple occupancy homes. Spea...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2008
Unite Urges Oil Giant To "Stop Sitting On Its Hands"
Unite the union has urged oil giants Shell to stop sitting on its hands and act to avert the four day strike by tanker drivers set to begin this Friday, 13 June. Unite Assistant General Secretary Len...
Unite Urges Oil Giant To "Stop Sitting On Its Hands"
Unite the union has urged oil giants Shell to stop sitting on its hands and act to avert the four day strike by tanker drivers set to begin this Friday, 13 June. Unite Assistant General Secretary Len...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2008
NI Environment Minister Questions CO2 Effects
Newly appointed Stormont environment minister, Sammy Wilson, has drew criticism for his cynical views on climate change, less than 48 hours after taking office. Mr Wilson has said he is sceptical ...
NI Environment Minister Questions CO2 Effects
Newly appointed Stormont environment minister, Sammy Wilson, has drew criticism for his cynical views on climate change, less than 48 hours after taking office. Mr Wilson has said he is sceptical ...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
Brown Expected To Face Tough Vote Over Terror Laws
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to face a tough battle as the government continues to try and secure support for its controversial anti-terror plans, as MPs begin debating the package. MPs wi...
Brown Expected To Face Tough Vote Over Terror Laws
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to face a tough battle as the government continues to try and secure support for its controversial anti-terror plans, as MPs begin debating the package. MPs wi...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2008
Irish President 'Barracked' During Primary School Visit
Irish President Mary McAleese was today confronted by a group of loyalist protesters, who jeered and barracked her, during a visit to a Coleraine primary school. A crowd of around 50 people gathered ...
Irish President 'Barracked' During Primary School Visit
Irish President Mary McAleese was today confronted by a group of loyalist protesters, who jeered and barracked her, during a visit to a Coleraine primary school. A crowd of around 50 people gathered ...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
Nationwide Hunt Launched For Suspected Paedophile
Warwickshire Police have launched a nationwide appeal to help trace a suspected child rapist who has been missing for nearly a year. Brian Hughes, 63, from Rugby, is suspected of abusing children ove...
Nationwide Hunt Launched For Suspected Paedophile
Warwickshire Police have launched a nationwide appeal to help trace a suspected child rapist who has been missing for nearly a year. Brian Hughes, 63, from Rugby, is suspected of abusing children ove...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
Police Lose High Court Pay Battle
Police officers have lost their High Court battle for a 2.5% pay rise to be paid in full. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith refused to implement their pay award in full, which has led to bitterness among t...
Police Lose High Court Pay Battle
Police officers have lost their High Court battle for a 2.5% pay rise to be paid in full. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith refused to implement their pay award in full, which has led to bitterness among t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2008
Lisburn Taxi Driver Facing People Trafficking Charges
A 51-year-old taxi driver has appeared in court today facing charges related to people trafficking. Colin Rutherford, from Glenmore Park, Hilden, near Lisburn appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court. He...
Lisburn Taxi Driver Facing People Trafficking Charges
A 51-year-old taxi driver has appeared in court today facing charges related to people trafficking. Colin Rutherford, from Glenmore Park, Hilden, near Lisburn appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court. He...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
House Prices Continue To Fall
The housing market is offering little comfort for homeowners as house prices continue to fall. For many with mortgages, the value that has been borrowed could be greater than the value of the propert...
House Prices Continue To Fall
The housing market is offering little comfort for homeowners as house prices continue to fall. For many with mortgages, the value that has been borrowed could be greater than the value of the propert...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
Pc Shot 'Pretending To Be A Criminal'
A police officer who was shot dead during a training exercise in Manchester was playing the role of a criminal, it has been revealed. Thirty-two-year old Pc Ian Terry suffered a gunshot wound to the ...
Pc Shot 'Pretending To Be A Criminal'
A police officer who was shot dead during a training exercise in Manchester was playing the role of a criminal, it has been revealed. Thirty-two-year old Pc Ian Terry suffered a gunshot wound to the ...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
Low Performing Schools Warned To Improve
Secondary schools in England with poor performance rates are being warned to improve or face closure. The Secretary of State For Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, is leading a government init...
Low Performing Schools Warned To Improve
Secondary schools in England with poor performance rates are being warned to improve or face closure. The Secretary of State For Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, is leading a government init...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2008
Man Arrested Over Darlington Sex Attack
Police investigating the sexual assault of a teenager girl in her home in Darlington have arrested a man. The 17-year-old was asleep in her bedroom in her home in Harris Street, near the town's Firth...
Man Arrested Over Darlington Sex Attack
Police investigating the sexual assault of a teenager girl in her home in Darlington have arrested a man. The 17-year-old was asleep in her bedroom in her home in Harris Street, near the town's Firth...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2008
Poots Gets The Boot In Robinson Reshuffle
Edwin Poots has lost his post as Culture Minister in the Stormont Executive as new First Minister Peter Robinson carried out his first major reshuffle. Gregory Campbell will replace Mr Poots, who had...
Poots Gets The Boot In Robinson Reshuffle
Edwin Poots has lost his post as Culture Minister in the Stormont Executive as new First Minister Peter Robinson carried out his first major reshuffle. Gregory Campbell will replace Mr Poots, who had...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Staying cold. Any freezing fog that has formed overnight will slowly thin and disperse during the morning. Otherwise dry and bright much of the day with perhaps the odd coastal shower in the north and east. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Dry at first with cloud thickening from the south through the evening. The odd shower, wintry over high ground, over northern counties, becoming more persistent rain over Down and Antrim. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
