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Northern Ireland News for April 2005 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
Guests evacuated from hotel in petrol bomb attack
Over 150 guests had to be evacuated from a leading Belfast hotel on Wednesday morning following a petrol bomb attack. Five devices are thought to have been thrown at the Days Hotel in the predominant...
Guests evacuated from hotel in petrol bomb attack
Over 150 guests had to be evacuated from a leading Belfast hotel on Wednesday morning following a petrol bomb attack. Five devices are thought to have been thrown at the Days Hotel in the predominant...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Conservatives pledge 'thousands' of faith schools
The Conservatives have said that more faith schools are needed in the UK. In a speech prepared for a prize-giving ceremony at Greater Manchester’s St Ambrose College, Shadow Education Secretary Tim C...
Conservatives pledge 'thousands' of faith schools
The Conservatives have said that more faith schools are needed in the UK. In a speech prepared for a prize-giving ceremony at Greater Manchester’s St Ambrose College, Shadow Education Secretary Tim C...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
Man has car stolen at knifepoint
Police are appealing for information after a man had his car stolen at knifepoint in Co Antrim. The victim was returning to his vehicle from a DIY store in Newtownabbey at around 5pm on Tuesday when ...
Man has car stolen at knifepoint
Police are appealing for information after a man had his car stolen at knifepoint in Co Antrim. The victim was returning to his vehicle from a DIY store in Newtownabbey at around 5pm on Tuesday when ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
Belfast estate agent released on bail
Leading Belfast estate agent Philip Johnston has been granted bail after being accused of money laundering. Solicitors for Mr Johnston made the successful application at Belfast’s High Court on Wedne...
Belfast estate agent released on bail
Leading Belfast estate agent Philip Johnston has been granted bail after being accused of money laundering. Solicitors for Mr Johnston made the successful application at Belfast’s High Court on Wedne...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
Three released in illegal dumping and laundering investigation
Three of the six people arrested in connection to a PSNI investigation into organised crime have been released. Police confirmed that one received bail and another two had been released pending repor...
Three released in illegal dumping and laundering investigation
Three of the six people arrested in connection to a PSNI investigation into organised crime have been released. Police confirmed that one received bail and another two had been released pending repor...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Britons face US terror charges
The US has accused three British men of plotting terror attacks on financial institutions in three major US cities. The three men, Dhiren Barot, Nadeem Tarmohammed and Qaisar Shaffi, are currently in...
Britons face US terror charges
The US has accused three British men of plotting terror attacks on financial institutions in three major US cities. The three men, Dhiren Barot, Nadeem Tarmohammed and Qaisar Shaffi, are currently in...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Former police officers arrested in Lynette White murder case
Five retired police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into the murder of a Cardiff prostitute 17 years ago, South Wales police have confirmed. Twenty-year-old Lynette White was ...
Former police officers arrested in Lynette White murder case
Five retired police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into the murder of a Cardiff prostitute 17 years ago, South Wales police have confirmed. Twenty-year-old Lynette White was ...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Unemployment rate increases by 0.1%
UK unemployment has risen again, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported. According to the latest figures, the unemployment rate increased to 4.8% in the last quarter, an increase from ...
Unemployment rate increases by 0.1%
UK unemployment has risen again, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported. According to the latest figures, the unemployment rate increased to 4.8% in the last quarter, an increase from ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
Girlfriend of security guard taken hostage during robbery
Police have released further details following Tuesday’s armed robbery of a security firm in the outskirts of Belfast. It is understood a woman was taken from her home in the Belvoir area of Castlere...
Girlfriend of security guard taken hostage during robbery
Police have released further details following Tuesday’s armed robbery of a security firm in the outskirts of Belfast. It is understood a woman was taken from her home in the Belvoir area of Castlere...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
New research highlights possible health benefits of aspirin for over-50s
People aged over 50 could benefit from taking a dose of aspirin every day, new research has claimed. The research, conducted by the College of Medicine at Cardiff University, has suggests that one in...
New research highlights possible health benefits of aspirin for over-50s
People aged over 50 could benefit from taking a dose of aspirin every day, new research has claimed. The research, conducted by the College of Medicine at Cardiff University, has suggests that one in...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
PSNI team heads out for Tsunami relief effort
Local PSNI officers are to travel to Thailand to take part in an international relief operation in the aftermath of the Tsunami disaster. Constable Sandy Boyd is one of eight officers from the PSNI w...
PSNI team heads out for Tsunami relief effort
Local PSNI officers are to travel to Thailand to take part in an international relief operation in the aftermath of the Tsunami disaster. Constable Sandy Boyd is one of eight officers from the PSNI w...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
NI agri-food sector must ‘adapt or die’, finds UU study
Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry must ‘adapt or die’, marketing experts at the University of Ulster have warned. In a just-published special issue of the Journal of Marketing Management, Dr Mark...
NI agri-food sector must ‘adapt or die’, finds UU study
Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry must ‘adapt or die’, marketing experts at the University of Ulster have warned. In a just-published special issue of the Journal of Marketing Management, Dr Mark...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2005
QUB study to examine wealth and health issues in the elderly
A major new study examining the impact of wealth on the lives of elderly people in Northern Ireland is to be carried out by Queen's University. The ‘Enrich Study’ aims to assess the impact of allevi...
QUB study to examine wealth and health issues in the elderly
A major new study examining the impact of wealth on the lives of elderly people in Northern Ireland is to be carried out by Queen's University. The ‘Enrich Study’ aims to assess the impact of allevi...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Research traces human migratory history
The National Geographic Society and IBM have launched a groundbreaking research project which aims to trace the migratory history of the human species through DNA. The Genographic Project will collec...
Research traces human migratory history
The National Geographic Society and IBM have launched a groundbreaking research project which aims to trace the migratory history of the human species through DNA. The Genographic Project will collec...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2005
Labour and Lib Dems attack Tory economic policy
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have launched attacks on the Conservatives economic policy. Speaking at a Labour press conference, Chancellor Gordon Brown described the manifesto published by the Co...
Labour and Lib Dems attack Tory economic policy
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have launched attacks on the Conservatives economic policy. Speaking at a Labour press conference, Chancellor Gordon Brown described the manifesto published by the Co...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2005
Kennedys celebrate son's birth
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and his wife Sarah are celebrating the birth of their first child. Mrs Kennedy was taken to St. Thomas' hospital in London yesterday and gave birth to Donald ...
Kennedys celebrate son's birth
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and his wife Sarah are celebrating the birth of their first child. Mrs Kennedy was taken to St. Thomas' hospital in London yesterday and gave birth to Donald ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Woman held hostage in £1 million south Belfast robbery
Police in Belfast are investigating the suspected theft of up to £1 million in cash from a security firm on the outskirts of the city. One woman is believed to have been held hostage during the robbe...
Woman held hostage in £1 million south Belfast robbery
Police in Belfast are investigating the suspected theft of up to £1 million in cash from a security firm on the outskirts of the city. One woman is believed to have been held hostage during the robbe...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2005
Call for sacking over Tory candidate's faked photo
Labour and the Liberal Democrats are calling on Conservative leader Michael Howard to sack an election candidate after it emerged that he 'doctored' a photograph. Ed Matts, the Conservative candidate...
Call for sacking over Tory candidate's faked photo
Labour and the Liberal Democrats are calling on Conservative leader Michael Howard to sack an election candidate after it emerged that he 'doctored' a photograph. Ed Matts, the Conservative candidate...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Man arrested following Derry drugs seizure
A man has been arrested after police seized £250,000 worth of drugs during raids in Londonderry on Monday. A kilogram of cocaine and a significant amount of pharmaceutical bulking agents were discove...
Man arrested following Derry drugs seizure
A man has been arrested after police seized £250,000 worth of drugs during raids in Londonderry on Monday. A kilogram of cocaine and a significant amount of pharmaceutical bulking agents were discove...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Family threatened at gunpoint during burglary
A family was threatened at gunpoint during a burglary at a house in Co Down on Monday. The incident occurred on Station Road, Killough at around 8.30pm when a man dressed as a police officer confront...
Family threatened at gunpoint during burglary
A family was threatened at gunpoint during a burglary at a house in Co Down on Monday. The incident occurred on Station Road, Killough at around 8.30pm when a man dressed as a police officer confront...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Commission voices concern over UK human rights record
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (HRC) is set to address the United Nations Human Rights Commission this week on the UK government’s alleged failure to protect civil liberties in Northern ...
Commission voices concern over UK human rights record
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (HRC) is set to address the United Nations Human Rights Commission this week on the UK government’s alleged failure to protect civil liberties in Northern ...
Business News, Apr 12, 2005
Major NI business delegation visits Asia
Directors and senior managers from six local companies are currently visiting South East Asia for the first time on an Invest NI trade mission. They are among 24 companies taking part in the mission ...
Major NI business delegation visits Asia
Directors and senior managers from six local companies are currently visiting South East Asia for the first time on an Invest NI trade mission. They are among 24 companies taking part in the mission ...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2005
Armed man takes children hostage in Germany
An armed man has seized several children and is holding them hostage in a house in Germany. The man, who is armed with a knife, reportedly forced a number of children from a bus in the town of Ennepe...
Armed man takes children hostage in Germany
An armed man has seized several children and is holding them hostage in a house in Germany. The man, who is armed with a knife, reportedly forced a number of children from a bus in the town of Ennepe...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
McGuinness to meet Reiss on US trip
Sinn Féin MP for Mid-Ulster Martin McGuinness is to meet US Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss during a two day visit to the United States. Mr McGuinness left for the US on Tuesday and is expected to meet ...
McGuinness to meet Reiss on US trip
Sinn Féin MP for Mid-Ulster Martin McGuinness is to meet US Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss during a two day visit to the United States. Mr McGuinness left for the US on Tuesday and is expected to meet ...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2005
Tesco profits top £2 billion
The UK's leading supermarket chain, Tesco, has become the first British retailer to announce annual profits in excess of £2 billion. The latest figures revealed by the company show that the group pos...
Tesco profits top £2 billion
The UK's leading supermarket chain, Tesco, has become the first British retailer to announce annual profits in excess of £2 billion. The latest figures revealed by the company show that the group pos...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Local GPs warn of shortage of MMR vaccine
Local GPs have warned that supplies of the MMR vaccine in Northern Ireland could be running out following a mumps outbreak among teenagers and young adults. Northern Ireland’s current mumps outbreak ...
Local GPs warn of shortage of MMR vaccine
Local GPs have warned that supplies of the MMR vaccine in Northern Ireland could be running out following a mumps outbreak among teenagers and young adults. Northern Ireland’s current mumps outbreak ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Antrim Council unveils ID card for secondary school pupils
Antrim Borough Council has become the first local authority in Northern Ireland to introduce a 'Citizen Card' scheme to all secondary schools in the area. The cards are free to anyone under the age o...
Antrim Council unveils ID card for secondary school pupils
Antrim Borough Council has become the first local authority in Northern Ireland to introduce a 'Citizen Card' scheme to all secondary schools in the area. The cards are free to anyone under the age o...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2005
Teen in court over party stabbing
A 17-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the murder of another teenage girl at a birthday party. Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Polius was stabbed at the party in a house in Ilford, east Lon...
Teen in court over party stabbing
A 17-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the murder of another teenage girl at a birthday party. Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Polius was stabbed at the party in a house in Ilford, east Lon...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
Belfast estate agent appears in court on money laundering charges
One of Belfast’s leading estate agents has appeared in court in connection with money laundering charges. Philip Johnston, who employs more than 40 staff in six agencies in and around east Belfast, a...
Belfast estate agent appears in court on money laundering charges
One of Belfast’s leading estate agents has appeared in court in connection with money laundering charges. Philip Johnston, who employs more than 40 staff in six agencies in and around east Belfast, a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2005
McCartney to stand aside in North Down election
Former MP for North Down Robert McCartney has confirmed he will not be standing in this year’s general election for his former seat. The UK Unionist leader, who won the seat in a by-election in 1997,...
McCartney to stand aside in North Down election
Former MP for North Down Robert McCartney has confirmed he will not be standing in this year’s general election for his former seat. The UK Unionist leader, who won the seat in a by-election in 1997,...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
