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Northern Ireland News for May 2003 : Page 4
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Woman injured in grenade attack has leg amputated
A grandmother who was injured when a grenade was thrown into her Liverpool home has had to have a leg amputated. Esther Jones, 63, was injured in the attack at her house in Canning Street, Toxteth, ...
Woman injured in grenade attack has leg amputated
A grandmother who was injured when a grenade was thrown into her Liverpool home has had to have a leg amputated. Esther Jones, 63, was injured in the attack at her house in Canning Street, Toxteth, ...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
FA denies £1m Beckham pay off
Suggestions in the media that by guaranteeing David Beckham's participation in the recent friendly international against South Africa, the FA would receive cash payments from the SAFA and television c...
FA denies £1m Beckham pay off
Suggestions in the media that by guaranteeing David Beckham's participation in the recent friendly international against South Africa, the FA would receive cash payments from the SAFA and television c...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Spanish peacekeepers die in plane crash
More than 60 members of Spain's armed forces, who had been deployed as peace keepers in Afghanistan, have been killed following a plane crash in Turkey. The plane, a Ukrainian Yak 24, crashed into a...
Spanish peacekeepers die in plane crash
More than 60 members of Spain's armed forces, who had been deployed as peace keepers in Afghanistan, have been killed following a plane crash in Turkey. The plane, a Ukrainian Yak 24, crashed into a...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Geldof returns to dought-stricken Ethiopia
Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof is returning to Ethiopia with UNICEF this week for the first time since his landmark visit to the drought-stricken country 20 years ago. Geldof has been moved to make th...
Geldof returns to dought-stricken Ethiopia
Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof is returning to Ethiopia with UNICEF this week for the first time since his landmark visit to the drought-stricken country 20 years ago. Geldof has been moved to make th...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Blair appoints human rights envoy on Iraq
Labour backbencher Ann Clwyd has been named as the UK's special envoy to Iraq on human rights. The MP for Cynon Valley in Wales begins work in her new post tomorrow when she heads to Iraq on a fact-...
Blair appoints human rights envoy on Iraq
Labour backbencher Ann Clwyd has been named as the UK's special envoy to Iraq on human rights. The MP for Cynon Valley in Wales begins work in her new post tomorrow when she heads to Iraq on a fact-...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Football hooligan clashes in Bristol were 'orchestrated'
Police in Bristol have said that clashes between rival football fans in the city centre yesterday had been orchestrated by hooligan groups. During the street violence, which occurred ahead of this e...
Football hooligan clashes in Bristol were 'orchestrated'
Police in Bristol have said that clashes between rival football fans in the city centre yesterday had been orchestrated by hooligan groups. During the street violence, which occurred ahead of this e...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Straw welcomes progress for Middle East roadmap
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has welcomed the Israeli government's decision to accept the US-backed roadmap for peace by a majority vote. The Foreign Secretary said that the roadmap offered the "best...
Straw welcomes progress for Middle East roadmap
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has welcomed the Israeli government's decision to accept the US-backed roadmap for peace by a majority vote. The Foreign Secretary said that the roadmap offered the "best...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Brother and sister in court over murder charge
A brother and sister have appeared before Newtownards Magistrates' Court today in connection with a murder in Crawfordsburn earlier in the month. Robert Young, 39, an unemployed bricklayer from Ulste...
Brother and sister in court over murder charge
A brother and sister have appeared before Newtownards Magistrates' Court today in connection with a murder in Crawfordsburn earlier in the month. Robert Young, 39, an unemployed bricklayer from Ulste...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
SF make further call for new election date
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has again called on the British government to set a new date for elections in Northern Ireland. Mr Adams made the call following a meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern ...
SF make further call for new election date
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has again called on the British government to set a new date for elections in Northern Ireland. Mr Adams made the call following a meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern ...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Break-in linked to charity building fire
Police in Belfast are linking a break-in at the headquarters of the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association offices with a fire which broke out in the same building early this morning. The fire started o...
Break-in linked to charity building fire
Police in Belfast are linking a break-in at the headquarters of the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association offices with a fire which broke out in the same building early this morning. The fire started o...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Two men beaten in sectarian attack
Police are treating an attack on two men in Ballymena last night as sectarian. Both men suffered broken bones and severe bruising after being set upon by a gang in Mount Street at around 9.45pm. Pol...
Two men beaten in sectarian attack
Police are treating an attack on two men in Ballymena last night as sectarian. Both men suffered broken bones and severe bruising after being set upon by a gang in Mount Street at around 9.45pm. Pol...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Three-year improvement programme launched for Belfast
Belfast City Council has agreed an ambitious three-year programme of work to improve the city in the hope of making it a better place to live, work and do business. ‘Framing our Future’, the Council’...
Three-year improvement programme launched for Belfast
Belfast City Council has agreed an ambitious three-year programme of work to improve the city in the hope of making it a better place to live, work and do business. ‘Framing our Future’, the Council’...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Prison officer's home targeted in pipe-bomb attack
A prison officer's home has been targeted in a pipe-bomb attack over the weekend. The incident occurred at Ardmore Heights in Holywood, Co Down, shortly after midnight on Saturday. Several people in...
Prison officer's home targeted in pipe-bomb attack
A prison officer's home has been targeted in a pipe-bomb attack over the weekend. The incident occurred at Ardmore Heights in Holywood, Co Down, shortly after midnight on Saturday. Several people in...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Teenager charged with jewellery robbery
An 18-year-old Belfast teenager has been remanded in custody following the robbery of a jewellery store in Belfast at the weekend. Patrick Joseph Clarke, from the Springfield Road in west Belfast, fa...
Teenager charged with jewellery robbery
An 18-year-old Belfast teenager has been remanded in custody following the robbery of a jewellery store in Belfast at the weekend. Patrick Joseph Clarke, from the Springfield Road in west Belfast, fa...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Sherpa sets new Everest summit record
In a week that will see celebrations marking the first summit of Mount Everest Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Sherpa, the record for fastest-ever ascent has been shattered twice in as many days. Lha...
Sherpa sets new Everest summit record
In a week that will see celebrations marking the first summit of Mount Everest Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Sherpa, the record for fastest-ever ascent has been shattered twice in as many days. Lha...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Manchester tops UK index of 'creative' centres
According to a survey of Britain's cultural and creative centres, Manchester is the most progressive city in the country – or "the UK's answer to San Francisco". For the Boho Britain survey, the UK’...
Manchester tops UK index of 'creative' centres
According to a survey of Britain's cultural and creative centres, Manchester is the most progressive city in the country – or "the UK's answer to San Francisco". For the Boho Britain survey, the UK’...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Drowning incidents highlight need for water safety says HSA
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has called for greater awareness of the dangers of working near water to mark today's start of National Water Safety Awareness Week. The HSA revealed that 13 peo...
Drowning incidents highlight need for water safety says HSA
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has called for greater awareness of the dangers of working near water to mark today's start of National Water Safety Awareness Week. The HSA revealed that 13 peo...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
A third of UK workforce say 'it's OK to pull a sickie'
More than a third of the British workforce believe it is acceptable to take a day off work even if they are not genuinely ill, a new survey has found. Research from employee management software spec...
A third of UK workforce say 'it's OK to pull a sickie'
More than a third of the British workforce believe it is acceptable to take a day off work even if they are not genuinely ill, a new survey has found. Research from employee management software spec...
UK National News, May 26, 2003
Wolves secure Premiership promotion spot
Wolverhampton Wanderers were back among English football's elite today following their Division 1 play-off final triumph against Sheffield United in Cardiff. Dave Jones's men ended their 19-year exil...
Wolves secure Premiership promotion spot
Wolverhampton Wanderers were back among English football's elite today following their Division 1 play-off final triumph against Sheffield United in Cardiff. Dave Jones's men ended their 19-year exil...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Bonmarché plans NI expansion
UK retailer bonmarché is to open up to eight new stores throughout Northern Ireland. The womenswear retailer, which currently operates stores in Belfast, Lisburn and Ballymena, is expecting to open b...
Bonmarché plans NI expansion
UK retailer bonmarché is to open up to eight new stores throughout Northern Ireland. The womenswear retailer, which currently operates stores in Belfast, Lisburn and Ballymena, is expecting to open b...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Man injured in hit-and-run incident
Police in Ballycastle are appealing for information after a man was injured during a hit-and-run incident in Co Antrim yesterday. The incident happened at around 2.30am in the early hours of Sunday m...
Man injured in hit-and-run incident
Police in Ballycastle are appealing for information after a man was injured during a hit-and-run incident in Co Antrim yesterday. The incident happened at around 2.30am in the early hours of Sunday m...
Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2003
Woman killed in car accident is named
Police have released the name of a woman killed in a road traffic accident at the weekend. She was 20-year-old Patricia Bateson from Ballinderry Bridge Road in Coagh, Co Tyrone. Ms Bateson's car was...
Woman killed in car accident is named
Police have released the name of a woman killed in a road traffic accident at the weekend. She was 20-year-old Patricia Bateson from Ballinderry Bridge Road in Coagh, Co Tyrone. Ms Bateson's car was...
Recruitment News, May 26, 2003
Bonmarché plans NI expansion
UK retailer Bonmarché is to open up to eight new stores throughout Northern Ireland. The womenswear retailer, which currently operates stores in Belfast, Lisburn and Ballymena, is expecting to open b...
Bonmarché plans NI expansion
UK retailer Bonmarché is to open up to eight new stores throughout Northern Ireland. The womenswear retailer, which currently operates stores in Belfast, Lisburn and Ballymena, is expecting to open b...
Recruitment News, May 26, 2003
EU to combat dangerous substances at work
The first pan-European campaign to reduce the risks of chemicals, biological agents and other dangerous substances at work has been launched by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work at the...
EU to combat dangerous substances at work
The first pan-European campaign to reduce the risks of chemicals, biological agents and other dangerous substances at work has been launched by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work at the...
UK National News, May 23, 2003
WHO lifts China and Hong Kong travel warning
The World Health Organization (WHO) has lifted its warning over travel to Hong Kong and Guangdong province in China. The WHO has now changed its advice as the situation in these areas has now "improv...
WHO lifts China and Hong Kong travel warning
The World Health Organization (WHO) has lifted its warning over travel to Hong Kong and Guangdong province in China. The WHO has now changed its advice as the situation in these areas has now "improv...
UK National News, May 23, 2003
Security measures stepped up in London
Following America's decision to step up its national alert status to Orange – its second highest level – London today saw a massively increased security presence. High-profile targets for possible te...
Security measures stepped up in London
Following America's decision to step up its national alert status to Orange – its second highest level – London today saw a massively increased security presence. High-profile targets for possible te...
UK National News, May 23, 2003
Brit convicted in Greek court granted bail
A British lorry driver who was sentenced to 11 years in jail by a Greek court for transporting illegal immigrants into the country has been freed on bail today. David Wilson, 44, from Wyke near Brad...
Brit convicted in Greek court granted bail
A British lorry driver who was sentenced to 11 years in jail by a Greek court for transporting illegal immigrants into the country has been freed on bail today. David Wilson, 44, from Wyke near Brad...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2003
SF to meet Ahern to discuss collusion
A Sinn Fein delegation is to meet Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin on Saturday to discuss the ongoing row over collusion. While Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness ...
SF to meet Ahern to discuss collusion
A Sinn Fein delegation is to meet Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin on Saturday to discuss the ongoing row over collusion. While Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness ...
UK National News, May 23, 2003
War hero subject of second MoD probe
It has emerged today that Colonel Tim Collins, the British Army commander who won international plaudits for his moving pre-battle speech in Iraq, is the subject of a second MoD probe. The second inq...
War hero subject of second MoD probe
It has emerged today that Colonel Tim Collins, the British Army commander who won international plaudits for his moving pre-battle speech in Iraq, is the subject of a second MoD probe. The second inq...
UK National News, May 23, 2003
Fire at Yorkshire paint factory under control
Firefighters have brought a blaze in a paint storage depot in Easy Yorkshire under control. The blaze was apparently the result of an explosion in the solvent depot of a paint factory. Nearby reside...
Fire at Yorkshire paint factory under control
Firefighters have brought a blaze in a paint storage depot in Easy Yorkshire under control. The blaze was apparently the result of an explosion in the solvent depot of a paint factory. Nearby reside...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
