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Northern Ireland News for July 2008 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Car Crash Death Investigated
Hours after police investigating a fatal road collision over a week ago - near Bushmills - revisited the scene to appeal for witnesses, a man has been killed in another road accident, this time near C...
Car Crash Death Investigated
Hours after police investigating a fatal road collision over a week ago - near Bushmills - revisited the scene to appeal for witnesses, a man has been killed in another road accident, this time near C...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Belfast 'Flash Attack' Is 'Mystery'
The police have appealed for information into what appears to be a new type of assault case where the victim said he saw 'a flash' before receiving an injury to the shoulder. Mystery surrounds what t...
Belfast 'Flash Attack' Is 'Mystery'
The police have appealed for information into what appears to be a new type of assault case where the victim said he saw 'a flash' before receiving an injury to the shoulder. Mystery surrounds what t...
UK National News, Jul 21, 2008
British Tourist Drowns At Philippine Waterfall
A British tourist has drowned after being swept away by a strong current at a tourist spot in the Philippines. Richard Kidd, 56, from Gateshead, died on Saturday while swimming at Dunsulan Falls near...
British Tourist Drowns At Philippine Waterfall
A British tourist has drowned after being swept away by a strong current at a tourist spot in the Philippines. Richard Kidd, 56, from Gateshead, died on Saturday while swimming at Dunsulan Falls near...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Divers Alert
There have been two dramatic escapes from life-threatening danger over the weekend. Yesterday, a major operation took place to locate two divers reported missing on a dive to the west of Rathlin Isla...
Divers Alert
There have been two dramatic escapes from life-threatening danger over the weekend. Yesterday, a major operation took place to locate two divers reported missing on a dive to the west of Rathlin Isla...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Deadly Pigeon Loft Blaze Probed
While people living in the Four Winds area of south Belfast were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday as fire crews dealt with a fire at a row of shops, a Co Down pigeon fancier has been counting ...
Deadly Pigeon Loft Blaze Probed
While people living in the Four Winds area of south Belfast were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday as fire crews dealt with a fire at a row of shops, a Co Down pigeon fancier has been counting ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Tesco Sets Sights On Armagh Shopping Centre
Leading UK supermarket Tesco has purchased an Armagh shopping centre, a move which is reportedly the chain's first such venture in the Province. Plans for an extension at the Meadow Centre in Porta...
Tesco Sets Sights On Armagh Shopping Centre
Leading UK supermarket Tesco has purchased an Armagh shopping centre, a move which is reportedly the chain's first such venture in the Province. Plans for an extension at the Meadow Centre in Porta...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Strangford Lough Making Waves In Tidal Power
Northern Ireland has become the first part of the world to incorporate electricity made by tidal power into the national grid. Green energy with the capacity to supply 150 homes was generated as a t...
Strangford Lough Making Waves In Tidal Power
Northern Ireland has become the first part of the world to incorporate electricity made by tidal power into the national grid. Green energy with the capacity to supply 150 homes was generated as a t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
Orange Order's Dan In Copyright Wrangle
With this year's Twelfth celebrations being billed more than ever as a family festival, the Orange Order's new cartoon mascot, Diamond Dan, (pictured) was set to be a central icon that leaders of the ...
Orange Order's Dan In Copyright Wrangle
With this year's Twelfth celebrations being billed more than ever as a family festival, the Orange Order's new cartoon mascot, Diamond Dan, (pictured) was set to be a central icon that leaders of the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 21, 2008
UTV's Biggest Shareholder Backs "Well-Managed Business"
A top venture capital company has increased its stake in NI's local station, UTV Media. TVC Holdings has bought another 4% of the broadcaster, just days after making its first significant stake. Thi...
UTV's Biggest Shareholder Backs "Well-Managed Business"
A top venture capital company has increased its stake in NI's local station, UTV Media. TVC Holdings has bought another 4% of the broadcaster, just days after making its first significant stake. Thi...
UK National News, Jul 21, 2008
Benefit Claimants Could Be Forced To Work
Benefit claimants could be forced into community work under new UK Government plans to get millions of the unemployed back to work. The Welfare Green Paper is expected to include proposals to force t...
Benefit Claimants Could Be Forced To Work
Benefit claimants could be forced into community work under new UK Government plans to get millions of the unemployed back to work. The Welfare Green Paper is expected to include proposals to force t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2008
Invest NI Supports Coleraine Architectural Firm
A Coleraine architectural firm is to get help from Invest NI to expand operations in the Republic of Ireland. Neu Designactivists, a recent finalists in the NI Showcase Build & Design Awards for inn...
Invest NI Supports Coleraine Architectural Firm
A Coleraine architectural firm is to get help from Invest NI to expand operations in the Republic of Ireland. Neu Designactivists, a recent finalists in the NI Showcase Build & Design Awards for inn...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Former Accountant Found Guilty Of Wife's Murder
An accountant has today been convicted of murdering his wife. David Lilburn, 45, knifed his wife, Ann, in the head, chest and limbs "in a brutal and furious" knife attack. The assault occurred at th...
Former Accountant Found Guilty Of Wife's Murder
An accountant has today been convicted of murdering his wife. David Lilburn, 45, knifed his wife, Ann, in the head, chest and limbs "in a brutal and furious" knife attack. The assault occurred at th...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
'Suspicious' Fire At Antrim Pub
A blaze at a pub in Antrim is being treated as suspicious, police say. The Ballyboe Inn, in Ballyclare, has been "extensively damaged" in the fire, which was reported at around 2.30am. Fire crews ar...
'Suspicious' Fire At Antrim Pub
A blaze at a pub in Antrim is being treated as suspicious, police say. The Ballyboe Inn, in Ballyclare, has been "extensively damaged" in the fire, which was reported at around 2.30am. Fire crews ar...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Gas Prices To Soar By 70%
Energy giant Centrica has warned that gas prices could soar by as much as 70% in the next few years. An independent report commissioned by the company, which owns British Gas, warned that soaring gas...
Gas Prices To Soar By 70%
Energy giant Centrica has warned that gas prices could soar by as much as 70% in the next few years. An independent report commissioned by the company, which owns British Gas, warned that soaring gas...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
'Specs' Camera Catches Just One Driver
Figures released today reveal that just one motorist has been caught speeding by a speed camera on the A2 road. Thirty-two Speed Enforcement Camera System (SPECS) cameras operate on the main A2 road ...
'Specs' Camera Catches Just One Driver
Figures released today reveal that just one motorist has been caught speeding by a speed camera on the A2 road. Thirty-two Speed Enforcement Camera System (SPECS) cameras operate on the main A2 road ...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Boy Dies After Rope Swing Accident
A young boy has died after apparently hanging himself as he played on a rope swing in his back garden. It is believed that eight-year-old Harry Rowse, of Carcroft, Doncaster was playing with friends ...
Boy Dies After Rope Swing Accident
A young boy has died after apparently hanging himself as he played on a rope swing in his back garden. It is believed that eight-year-old Harry Rowse, of Carcroft, Doncaster was playing with friends ...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Dwain Chambers Loses Olympic Appeal
British sprinter Dwain Chambers has failed in his bid to overturn the ban which prohibits him from running in the Beijing Olympics. Thirty-year-old Chambers attended a High Court hearing today, in an...
Dwain Chambers Loses Olympic Appeal
British sprinter Dwain Chambers has failed in his bid to overturn the ban which prohibits him from running in the Beijing Olympics. Thirty-year-old Chambers attended a High Court hearing today, in an...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Kelly Hyde Killer Sentenced To 12 Years
A teenager, who has been found guilty of the brutal murder of a 24-year-old hairdresser, has been sentenced to a minimum of 12 years. Adrian Vivian Jones, 17, had beaten Kelly Hyde to death with a ba...
Kelly Hyde Killer Sentenced To 12 Years
A teenager, who has been found guilty of the brutal murder of a 24-year-old hairdresser, has been sentenced to a minimum of 12 years. Adrian Vivian Jones, 17, had beaten Kelly Hyde to death with a ba...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
Man Charged With Supplying Cocaine
A man has appeared in court in Londonderry charged with supplying class A drugs. Twenty-five-year-old Sean Rodgers, from Glenowen Park, appeared at Derry City Magistrates court, accused of possessing...
Man Charged With Supplying Cocaine
A man has appeared in court in Londonderry charged with supplying class A drugs. Twenty-five-year-old Sean Rodgers, from Glenowen Park, appeared at Derry City Magistrates court, accused of possessing...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
NI Has Best Cancer Survival Rates In The UK
Northern Ireland has the best cancer survival rates in the UK, a study of over 31 countries has shown. Data on 1.9 million cancer patients diagnosed in 1991/94 and followed up until 1999 was analysed...
NI Has Best Cancer Survival Rates In The UK
Northern Ireland has the best cancer survival rates in the UK, a study of over 31 countries has shown. Data on 1.9 million cancer patients diagnosed in 1991/94 and followed up until 1999 was analysed...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Police Officers Attacked By Mob In 'Litter Row'
Two police officers were attacked by a 30-strong mob in South London, today, after they asked a teenage girl to pick up litter. The officers, aged 34 and 29 had approached a 15-year-old girl and aske...
Police Officers Attacked By Mob In 'Litter Row'
Two police officers were attacked by a 30-strong mob in South London, today, after they asked a teenage girl to pick up litter. The officers, aged 34 and 29 had approached a 15-year-old girl and aske...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
Ireland's Saturday Night To Cease Publication
Northern Ireland's sports newspaper, Ireland's Saturday Night (ISN), is to end publication after 114 years. The newspaper, owned by the Belfast Telegraph, has reported a drop in sales and the impact ...
Ireland's Saturday Night To Cease Publication
Northern Ireland's sports newspaper, Ireland's Saturday Night (ISN), is to end publication after 114 years. The newspaper, owned by the Belfast Telegraph, has reported a drop in sales and the impact ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
Council Workers Forced To Clean Up Dumping Ground
Council workers were left to pick up a mountain of rubbish this morning which was dumped outside recycling centres in Londonderry during a two-day strike. There were no bin collections because of the...
Council Workers Forced To Clean Up Dumping Ground
Council workers were left to pick up a mountain of rubbish this morning which was dumped outside recycling centres in Londonderry during a two-day strike. There were no bin collections because of the...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Wife Of 'Back-From-The-Dead' Canoeist 'Breaks Down' At Trial
The wife of "back-from-the-dead" canoeist John Darwin has broke down in tears in court. Giving evidence, Anne Darwin said her husband "forced her" into telling their sons that he had died in a canoei...
Wife Of 'Back-From-The-Dead' Canoeist 'Breaks Down' At Trial
The wife of "back-from-the-dead" canoeist John Darwin has broke down in tears in court. Giving evidence, Anne Darwin said her husband "forced her" into telling their sons that he had died in a canoei...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
Landmark Legal Ruling To Protect Carers
Carers are to receive the same protection as disabled people against discrimination, according to a landmark legal ruling. The European Court of Justice, in the ruling yesterday, said that the laws -...
Landmark Legal Ruling To Protect Carers
Carers are to receive the same protection as disabled people against discrimination, according to a landmark legal ruling. The European Court of Justice, in the ruling yesterday, said that the laws -...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Motorist Killed In Police Chase
A motorist has been killed on a motorway in County Durham after his car was hit by a stolen vehicle which was being chased by police. Officers in cars and a helicopter were trying to stop the Mitsubi...
Motorist Killed In Police Chase
A motorist has been killed on a motorway in County Durham after his car was hit by a stolen vehicle which was being chased by police. Officers in cars and a helicopter were trying to stop the Mitsubi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
Coastguard Staff Prepare For 48-Hour Walkout
Coastguard staff are the latest employees to take part in strike action in a row over pay. Staff will walk out from tonight at 7pm for 48 hours. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) says t...
Coastguard Staff Prepare For 48-Hour Walkout
Coastguard staff are the latest employees to take part in strike action in a row over pay. Staff will walk out from tonight at 7pm for 48 hours. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) says t...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Teenager Arrested Over London Stabbing
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenager on the streets of London have arrested a 16-year-old male, Scotland Yard said. The youth was arrested at his home in the Brixton area in the earl...
Teenager Arrested Over London Stabbing
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenager on the streets of London have arrested a 16-year-old male, Scotland Yard said. The youth was arrested at his home in the Brixton area in the earl...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2008
Belfast Taxi Fare Increases: Costs Still Lower Than UK
While public taxi fares in Belfast are due to rise next month, the costs are still lower than other comparable cities in the UK. The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) confirmed there would be an increase...
Belfast Taxi Fare Increases: Costs Still Lower Than UK
While public taxi fares in Belfast are due to rise next month, the costs are still lower than other comparable cities in the UK. The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) confirmed there would be an increase...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2008
Teens Leave School Without Sat Results
Thousands of children will be finishing school today without their Standard Assessment Test (Sat) test results. The American company, Educational Testing Services (ETS), responsible for the marking o...
Teens Leave School Without Sat Results
Thousands of children will be finishing school today without their Standard Assessment Test (Sat) test results. The American company, Educational Testing Services (ETS), responsible for the marking o...
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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.
