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Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
UUP MLA challenges SF over republican 'action'
Mid-Ulster UUP assembly member Billy Armstrong has challenged to Sinn Fein to qualify what they are doing in order to bring to an end all forms of republican activity including that of dissidents. Mr...
UUP MLA challenges SF over republican 'action'
Mid-Ulster UUP assembly member Billy Armstrong has challenged to Sinn Fein to qualify what they are doing in order to bring to an end all forms of republican activity including that of dissidents. Mr...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Controlled explosion carried out on device in Dublin
Dublin was at the centre of a bomb warning today after a pipebomb was left close to the Irish Parliament. Gardai confirmed that the device was left inside the railings of the National Gallery near th...
Controlled explosion carried out on device in Dublin
Dublin was at the centre of a bomb warning today after a pipebomb was left close to the Irish Parliament. Gardai confirmed that the device was left inside the railings of the National Gallery near th...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Guns stolen in Co Antrim assault
Police are appealing for information after a gang assaulted a man and stole his guns in Co Antrim. The masked men forced their way into the man's home in Burnbrae in Bushmills at around 1.30am on Tue...
Guns stolen in Co Antrim assault
Police are appealing for information after a gang assaulted a man and stole his guns in Co Antrim. The masked men forced their way into the man's home in Burnbrae in Bushmills at around 1.30am on Tue...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Two NI men die in Donegal car crash
Two men from Northern Ireland have died in a road traffic accident in the Republic of Ireland. The crash happened in Castlefinn, Co Donegal when two cars collided at around 1pm on Monday. The two me...
Two NI men die in Donegal car crash
Two men from Northern Ireland have died in a road traffic accident in the Republic of Ireland. The crash happened in Castlefinn, Co Donegal when two cars collided at around 1pm on Monday. The two me...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Elderly attacked in separate Belfast robberies
An elderly couple are being treated in hospital after a gang of masked men broke into their east Belfast home and demanded money. The incident occurred at around 11.30 pm last night when four men bro...
Elderly attacked in separate Belfast robberies
An elderly couple are being treated in hospital after a gang of masked men broke into their east Belfast home and demanded money. The incident occurred at around 11.30 pm last night when four men bro...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Secret Harry Potter book discovered in field
Two first editions of JK Rowling’s latest novel in the Harry Potter series have turned up on a Suffolk common. In a twist worthy of its author, the Sun has splashed with a front page story that two c...
Secret Harry Potter book discovered in field
Two first editions of JK Rowling’s latest novel in the Harry Potter series have turned up on a Suffolk common. In a twist worthy of its author, the Sun has splashed with a front page story that two c...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Hauliers agency slams M6 toll charges
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has voiced its "disappointment" over rates that have been set for a toll road on one of Britain's main routes. The 27-mile three-lane toll motorway – the first of i...
Hauliers agency slams M6 toll charges
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has voiced its "disappointment" over rates that have been set for a toll road on one of Britain's main routes. The 27-mile three-lane toll motorway – the first of i...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
No smacking rules outlined for childminders
Childminders in England will not be able to smack or smoke in front of children from this September. Changes to national standards will also mean that childminders can look after more than one child ...
No smacking rules outlined for childminders
Childminders in England will not be able to smack or smoke in front of children from this September. Changes to national standards will also mean that childminders can look after more than one child ...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Thousands of UK jobs could go warns CBI
The CBI has warned that 86,000 manufacturing jobs could be on the line in the first half of the year as a renewed downturn has hits confidence and orders in every UK region. The latest regional healt...
Thousands of UK jobs could go warns CBI
The CBI has warned that 86,000 manufacturing jobs could be on the line in the first half of the year as a renewed downturn has hits confidence and orders in every UK region. The latest regional healt...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Nationalists reject Blair election decision
Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to postpone assembly elections in Northern Ireland have been roundly criticised by nationalists across Northern Ireland and the Republic. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern s...
Nationalists reject Blair election decision
Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to postpone assembly elections in Northern Ireland have been roundly criticised by nationalists across Northern Ireland and the Republic. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern s...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Adams attacks Irish justice minister
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has launched a scathing attack on Irish justice minister Michael McDowell claiming he wouldn't trust him "to go to the shop for a bottle of milk". Mr Adams made his re...
Adams attacks Irish justice minister
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has launched a scathing attack on Irish justice minister Michael McDowell claiming he wouldn't trust him "to go to the shop for a bottle of milk". Mr Adams made his re...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Two Army watchtowers set to go in south Armagh
The publication of joint proposals between the British and Irish Governments have revealed that two Army watchtowers are to be dismantled in Co Armagh. The news of the dismantling of Tievecrum and Cl...
Two Army watchtowers set to go in south Armagh
The publication of joint proposals between the British and Irish Governments have revealed that two Army watchtowers are to be dismantled in Co Armagh. The news of the dismantling of Tievecrum and Cl...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
Tory leader looks to council election gains
Conservative gains in the elections will bolster the position of Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith following the resignation of frontbench trade spokesperson Crispin Blunt. Prior to the close of the poll...
Tory leader looks to council election gains
Conservative gains in the elections will bolster the position of Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith following the resignation of frontbench trade spokesperson Crispin Blunt. Prior to the close of the poll...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
Welsh Assembly elections favour Labour
The results declared in the elections for the Welsh Assembly favoured Labour, even though the party narrowly failed to gain an outright majority. When the final results of the elections for the 60 se...
Welsh Assembly elections favour Labour
The results declared in the elections for the Welsh Assembly favoured Labour, even though the party narrowly failed to gain an outright majority. When the final results of the elections for the 60 se...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
Labour return to power in Scotland
Labour have been returned to power in the Scottish elections, albeit with only 50 seats, six less than in the last election, and the inevitable prospect of a continuing coalition with the Liberal Demo...
Labour return to power in Scotland
Labour have been returned to power in the Scottish elections, albeit with only 50 seats, six less than in the last election, and the inevitable prospect of a continuing coalition with the Liberal Demo...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Man arrested in connection with golf club rape
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a student on the grounds of a Belfast golf club last month. Police detained the Belfast man early today. The 19-year-old teenager w...
Man arrested in connection with golf club rape
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a student on the grounds of a Belfast golf club last month. Police detained the Belfast man early today. The 19-year-old teenager w...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
BNP treble council seats in England
The British National Party (BNP) have almost trebled the number of local council seats held by the extreme right-wing party. The BNP won five seats in Burnley, taking their total number of councillor...
BNP treble council seats in England
The British National Party (BNP) have almost trebled the number of local council seats held by the extreme right-wing party. The BNP won five seats in Burnley, taking their total number of councillor...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Teenager charged with attempted murder of two policemen
A north Belfast teenager has been charged with attempting to murder two policemen last weekend. The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Cour...
Teenager charged with attempted murder of two policemen
A north Belfast teenager has been charged with attempting to murder two policemen last weekend. The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Cour...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Policing Board appoints new Assistant Chief Constable
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has appointed a new Assistant Chief Constable for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Chief Superintendent Peter Sheridan, who is a serving officer in the PSNI...
Policing Board appoints new Assistant Chief Constable
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has appointed a new Assistant Chief Constable for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Chief Superintendent Peter Sheridan, who is a serving officer in the PSNI...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
Radical cleric ‘instructed’ suicide bomb Britons
It has emerged that a radical Muslim cleric had taught two Britons who Israeli authorities believe carried out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. It is reported that Sheik Omar Bakri, a member of the rad...
Radical cleric ‘instructed’ suicide bomb Britons
It has emerged that a radical Muslim cleric had taught two Britons who Israeli authorities believe carried out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. It is reported that Sheik Omar Bakri, a member of the rad...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
'Millionaire' cheat back in court
Major Charles Ingram, recently convicted of obtaining money by deception from TV's 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire', is again up in court, accused with dishonest dealings with two insurance companies. ...
'Millionaire' cheat back in court
Major Charles Ingram, recently convicted of obtaining money by deception from TV's 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire', is again up in court, accused with dishonest dealings with two insurance companies. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Two men shot in separate paramilitary-style attacks
A 29-year-old man has been treated in hospital for a gunshot wound to his lower leg following what appears to have been a paramilitary-style shooting in north Belfast. The shooting is believed to hav...
Two men shot in separate paramilitary-style attacks
A 29-year-old man has been treated in hospital for a gunshot wound to his lower leg following what appears to have been a paramilitary-style shooting in north Belfast. The shooting is believed to hav...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
US Defence Secretary visits UK
The US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to have talks on Friday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and UK counterpart Geoff Hoon. The talks are scheduled to take place at Chequers, the Prime ...
US Defence Secretary visits UK
The US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to have talks on Friday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and UK counterpart Geoff Hoon. The talks are scheduled to take place at Chequers, the Prime ...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
LEAs hold £590m in funds says Clarke
Education Secretary Charles Clarke has published figures that show Local Education Authorities in England have £590 million in funding that has yet to be allocated to schools. The figures show that a...
LEAs hold £590m in funds says Clarke
Education Secretary Charles Clarke has published figures that show Local Education Authorities in England have £590 million in funding that has yet to be allocated to schools. The figures show that a...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
Cannabis associated death rate similar to tobacco
Contrary to a widely-held belief that cannabis smoke is relatively harmless, new research published in the British Medical Journal indicates that the death rate associated with smoking cannabis is as ...
Cannabis associated death rate similar to tobacco
Contrary to a widely-held belief that cannabis smoke is relatively harmless, new research published in the British Medical Journal indicates that the death rate associated with smoking cannabis is as ...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
UK’s pilot voting schemes hailed as success
Voter apathy was a hallmark of the recent elections, as only a third of the electorate turned to cast their votes, but various pilot voting schemes have been hailed as a success. While the figures fo...
UK’s pilot voting schemes hailed as success
Voter apathy was a hallmark of the recent elections, as only a third of the electorate turned to cast their votes, but various pilot voting schemes have been hailed as a success. While the figures fo...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Marathon organisers warn of traffic disruption
Organisers of this year's 22nd Belfast City Marathon are warning motorists of the expected traffic disruption throughout most of Bank Holiday Monday. Disruption can be expected along the routes of bo...
Marathon organisers warn of traffic disruption
Organisers of this year's 22nd Belfast City Marathon are warning motorists of the expected traffic disruption throughout most of Bank Holiday Monday. Disruption can be expected along the routes of bo...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Report shows decline in NI beach water quality
A UK wide report has revealed that the water quality at many of Northern Ireland's most popular beaches is getting worse. The Marine Conservation Society tests water quality throughout the UK on a re...
Report shows decline in NI beach water quality
A UK wide report has revealed that the water quality at many of Northern Ireland's most popular beaches is getting worse. The Marine Conservation Society tests water quality throughout the UK on a re...
Northern Ireland News, May 2, 2003
Former director of NI tour company disqualified
The High Court has disqualified a former Northern Ireland tour operator after Maple Leaf Tours (NI) racked up debts of nearly £750,000. Shane Carroll, who is currently resident in Canada, was banned...
Former director of NI tour company disqualified
The High Court has disqualified a former Northern Ireland tour operator after Maple Leaf Tours (NI) racked up debts of nearly £750,000. Shane Carroll, who is currently resident in Canada, was banned...
UK National News, May 2, 2003
May Day declared National 'Bonk' Holiday
In response to the Government's u-turn on plans to jail couples caught having sex in their garden, Mates condoms has launched a 'Safe Outdoor Sex' campaign and declared May Day as the UK's first offic...
May Day declared National 'Bonk' Holiday
In response to the Government's u-turn on plans to jail couples caught having sex in their garden, Mates condoms has launched a 'Safe Outdoor Sex' campaign and declared May Day as the UK's first offic...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
