Northern Ireland News for October 2015

Feature News, Oct 30, 2015
Top Spooky Events in NI This Halloween
"Halloween's coming! Halloween's coming! Skeletons will be after you! Witches cats and big, black bats, ghosts and goblins too!" Whether you want funfairs and fireworks, or paranormal tou...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Bodies Of Co Down Couple Brought Home
The bodies of a Co Down couple who drowned while they were on their honeymoon in South Africa have been brought home. John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, died last Friday after getting caught...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Man Stabbed In West Belfast
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Hawthorn Street area at around 1.40pm on Thursday. The victim is believed to be in his 30s...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Police Launch Murder Enquiry After Birmingham Shooting
Police have launched a murder enquiry after a man who was shot during disorder in Birmingham died on Friday morning, 30 October. The shooting happened at approximately 4:30am in Soho Hill, Hockley. ...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Three People Killed In Welsh Traffic Collision
Three people have been killed in a road traffic collision in Wales, police have said. The incident happened in Tal-y-Bont, Conway, at 8:45pm on 29 October. A woman in her late 50's was taken to hosp...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
16-Year-Old To Appear In Court Over School Stabbing
A 16-year-old boy is to appear in court later today, Friday, charged with the death of another teenager at a school in Aberdeen. Bailey Gwynne, 16, died after he was stabbed at Cults Academy on 28 Oc...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Monitor Launches Investigation Into Trust's £12.6m Deficit
Health sector regulator Monitor has opened an investigation at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals over its financial deficit of £12.6 million. The organisation is concerned that the trust may record a...
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Business News, Oct 30, 2015
New Eco Pop Up Venue In Belfast Opens
A new pop up venue has opened in Corporation Street, Belfast. Belfast Contained is a new eco venue, which is the brainchild of the Square Pit Collaborative, the same team behind the successful T13 sk...
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Recruitment News, Oct 30, 2015
Ilex To Axe 18 Jobs
Urban regeneration company Ilex is to close in March 2016 with the loss of 18 jobs. SDLP Mark Durkan said: "In the first instance we have to feel for the personnel involved who have worked against a ...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Three Arrested In Connection With Stabbing Attacks
A man has been arrested after a 19-year-old was stabbed in Belfast city centre. The victim was stabbed in the High Street area at around 9.25pm on Thursday. He is believed to be in a serious but sta...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
The Disappeared: Family Of Columba McVeigh Renew Appeal
The family of a teenager kidnapped and buried by the IRA have issued a renewed appeal for information on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his disappearance. Columba McVeigh, 19, one of the Disappea...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Second Teen Arrested In Connection With TalkTalk Cyber Attack
A second teenager has been arrested in connection over the alleged hacking of the TalkTalk website. The 16-year-old from west London was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences after po...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Last British Resident Released From Guantanamo Bay
The last British resident held in a military prison at Guantanamo Bay has been released, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed. Shaker Aamer is due to arrive back in Britain later today, 30 Octo...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Man Arrested In Connection With Eight Sexual Attacks
A man has been arrested in connection with eight sexual attacks within three weeks in south London. The 34-year-old man from Lambeth has been detained in custody, according to the Metropolitan Police...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Two Charged With Serious Assault Of A Child
A 22-year-old man and 18-year-old woman have appeared before Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court charged with the serious assault of a child. Daniel Sanzone and Zoe Howell, both of Whitburn Close, were ...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Woman Arrested Over Death Of Sean Corrigan Released
A woman arrested by police investigating the death of Sean Corrigan in west Belfast last year has been released. Mr Corrigan, 31, was found at a flat in the St Mary's Gardens area on Saturday 13 Sept...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Investment In Bombardier's CSeries Will Help Safeguard Jobs - Unite
Funding of US$1bn for Bombardier's CSeries from Quebec Provincial Government funding will help safeguard workers jobs in Northern Ireland, according to Unite the union. Davy Thompson, Unite Regional ...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Police Appeal For Missing Coleraine Woman
Police have issued an appeal for help to trace missing 24-year-old Jade Duggan. She has been missing from her home in Coleraine since Friday, 23 October. Jade is believed to have travelled to Ballym...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2015
Other News In Brief
L'Derry Urban Regeneration Firm To Close Urban regeneration firm Ilex in L'Derry is to close in March next year with the loss of 18 Jobs. SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan said he regrets the news. ...
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UK National News, Oct 30, 2015
Other News In Brief
Renewed Appeal After Woman Carjacked In Manchester Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses after a woman was carjacked in Manchester city centre. The incident happened on Wednesday 23 ...
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Recruitment News, Oct 29, 2015
S&A Foods Announces 300 Job Losses
S&A Foods in Derby has announced 300 job losses and the firm has also gone into administration. Unite the union which represents around 200 hourly paid production staff, said that cash flow problems ...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Teen Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car In Lurgan
A 17-year-old has been seriously injured after he was hit by a car in Lurgan, Co Armagh. The incident occurred at Avenue Road, close to its junction with Demesne Avenue at around 11.30pm on Wednesday...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Pipe Bomb Found In East Belfast
A pipe bomb has been found in east Belfast overnight. A suspicious object was reported to police in Island Street at around 1.40am on Thursday. A security operation was launched and army bomb expert...
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Business News, Oct 29, 2015
Protect Lifeline Campaign - Call For Action
The recently launched Protect Lifeline campaign raises urgent concerns that Public Health Agency (PHA) proposals will fragment and downgrade the Lifeline service. The service model proposed by the P...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Man Assaulted In Paramilitary Style Attack In Co Antrim
A man has been assaulted with baseball bats and a sledgehammer in a paramilitary style attack in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim. Four masked men forced their way into a house in the Rosebrook Avenue area j...
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Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Masked Men Rob Elderly Man's Home In Co Down
Four masked men have burgled a pensioner's home in Ballygowan, Co Down. The incident happened at a property in the Drumreagh Road area at around 9.15pm on Wednesday. The men, believed to have been a...
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UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
Man Wanted After 11-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assault On Bus
Police have appealed for help in tracing a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of an 11-year-old on a bus in Southwark. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Roads and Transpor...
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UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
Police Renew Appeal For American Man Missing In London
Police have renewed their appeal for information on the whereabouts of Josh Sanchez-Maldonado, who went missing in Feltham last week. Mr Sanchez-Maldonado, a US national based in San Francisco, who w...
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UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
Fireworks Seized By Authorities In Liverpool
Police in Merseyside have seized a quantity of fireworks from a business premises on Liverpool. Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of that fireworks were being stored ...
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UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
Appeal Renewed For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Police have renewed their appeal for help in tracing 15-year-old Sascha Gallichan. The teenager was last seen in Bath at about 11:30am on Sunday, 25 October. Police believe she maybe in the west Som...
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