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Northern Ireland News for August 2005 : Page 11
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
Attorney General considers treason charges for extremist clerics
The government is considering the use of treason laws against three Islamist clerics who voiced support for terrorism, it has emerged today. The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, is understood to hav...
Attorney General considers treason charges for extremist clerics
The government is considering the use of treason laws against three Islamist clerics who voiced support for terrorism, it has emerged today. The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, is understood to hav...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Pipe bomb attacks treated as 'attempted murder'
Police have said they are treating two pipe bomb attacks in Co Antrim on Monday as murder attempts. In the first attack, a device exploded shattering the window of a van parked in Rosemount in Clough...
Pipe bomb attacks treated as 'attempted murder'
Police have said they are treating two pipe bomb attacks in Co Antrim on Monday as murder attempts. In the first attack, a device exploded shattering the window of a van parked in Rosemount in Clough...
Business News, Aug 8, 2005
Manufacturing confidence slides across UK
A business survey has revealed a decline in confidence in every UK region for the first time since 2003. According to the latest quarterly Regional Trends Survey published on Monday by the CBI and Ex...
Manufacturing confidence slides across UK
A business survey has revealed a decline in confidence in every UK region for the first time since 2003. According to the latest quarterly Regional Trends Survey published on Monday by the CBI and Ex...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
Man remanded over bus murder
A man has appeared in court, accused of the murder of a man on a London bus. Anthony Leon Joseph, 20, from Islington, north London, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, charged with the mu...
Man remanded over bus murder
A man has appeared in court, accused of the murder of a man on a London bus. Anthony Leon Joseph, 20, from Islington, north London, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, charged with the mu...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Unionists react angrily to 'Colombia Three' return
Unionists have reacted with anger at the news that the 'Colombia Three' have arrived back in the Republic of Ireland. Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan were sentenced to 17 years in ...
Unionists react angrily to 'Colombia Three' return
Unionists have reacted with anger at the news that the 'Colombia Three' have arrived back in the Republic of Ireland. Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan were sentenced to 17 years in ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Teenage girl raped in 'horrendous' attack
Police are appealing for information after a 15-year-old girl was raped twice in an "absolutely horrendous" attack in west Belfast at the weekend. The girl, who is on holiday from England, was walkin...
Teenage girl raped in 'horrendous' attack
Police are appealing for information after a 15-year-old girl was raped twice in an "absolutely horrendous" attack in west Belfast at the weekend. The girl, who is on holiday from England, was walkin...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
Government considers ‘ethnic rebranding’
Home Office Minister Hazel Blears has suggested that ethnic minority groups could be ‘renamed’ in order to express pride in both their ethnic roots and their Britishness. In an interview with ‘The Ti...
Government considers ‘ethnic rebranding’
Home Office Minister Hazel Blears has suggested that ethnic minority groups could be ‘renamed’ in order to express pride in both their ethnic roots and their Britishness. In an interview with ‘The Ti...
Recruitment News, Aug 8, 2005
Task force formed to help people with disabilities find work
A task force has been formed to help people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to find employment. Government proposals call for one million people to be moved off Incapacity Ben...
Task force formed to help people with disabilities find work
A task force has been formed to help people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to find employment. Government proposals call for one million people to be moved off Incapacity Ben...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Neighbour saves man from house blaze
A man has received treatment in hospital after a neighbour rescued from a house fire in Millisle, Co Down at the weekend. He was pulled from the blazing house at Walker's Lane in Millisle on Saturday...
Neighbour saves man from house blaze
A man has received treatment in hospital after a neighbour rescued from a house fire in Millisle, Co Down at the weekend. He was pulled from the blazing house at Walker's Lane in Millisle on Saturday...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
Robin Cook – post-mortem to take place
A post-mortem is to take place on Monday to determine the cause of death of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, who died on Saturday. Mr Cook, 59, was on a walking holiday with his wife, Gaynor, 48,...
Robin Cook – post-mortem to take place
A post-mortem is to take place on Monday to determine the cause of death of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, who died on Saturday. Mr Cook, 59, was on a walking holiday with his wife, Gaynor, 48,...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
Russia pays tribute to British submarine rescue team
The Russian defence minister has paid tribute to the British Navy team, which helped to rescue seven Russian sailors trapped in a mini submarine. Sergei Ivanov contacted British defence secretary Joh...
Russia pays tribute to British submarine rescue team
The Russian defence minister has paid tribute to the British Navy team, which helped to rescue seven Russian sailors trapped in a mini submarine. Sergei Ivanov contacted British defence secretary Joh...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
A&E departments warned on pain relief delays
Some accident and emergency departments are not providing patients with pain relief quickly enough, a report from the healthcare watchdog has warned. A study of 170 A&E departments in England by the ...
A&E departments warned on pain relief delays
Some accident and emergency departments are not providing patients with pain relief quickly enough, a report from the healthcare watchdog has warned. A study of 170 A&E departments in England by the ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Youths go on rampage in Londonderry
Youths have gone on the rampage in Londonderry at the weekend damaging seven cars and a house. The incident occurred just after midnight on Sunday in the Tullyally and Curryneiran areas of the Waters...
Youths go on rampage in Londonderry
Youths have gone on the rampage in Londonderry at the weekend damaging seven cars and a house. The incident occurred just after midnight on Sunday in the Tullyally and Curryneiran areas of the Waters...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Weather aid package to compensate farmers
Agriculture Minister Jeff Rooker has announced a weather aid package worth £4.6 million to Northern Ireland farmers. The aid will provide partial compensation for losses to production and increased c...
Weather aid package to compensate farmers
Agriculture Minister Jeff Rooker has announced a weather aid package worth £4.6 million to Northern Ireland farmers. The aid will provide partial compensation for losses to production and increased c...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
NICHSA offer medical grants for research projects
A leading medical charity is offering grants totalling more than £350,000 for research which helps to combat the illnesses that claim two out of three lives in Northern Ireland. The NI Chest, Heart a...
NICHSA offer medical grants for research projects
A leading medical charity is offering grants totalling more than £350,000 for research which helps to combat the illnesses that claim two out of three lives in Northern Ireland. The NI Chest, Heart a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2005
Tourists touch down to International welcome
A new Tourist Information Centre (TIC) was opened at Belfast International Airport on Monday. Opened as a pilot project last June by the Belfast Visitor & Convention Bureau (BVCB), the TIC has now be...
Tourists touch down to International welcome
A new Tourist Information Centre (TIC) was opened at Belfast International Airport on Monday. Opened as a pilot project last June by the Belfast Visitor & Convention Bureau (BVCB), the TIC has now be...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
Discovery landing delayed by bad weather
Adverse weather conditions at the landing site has forced Nasa to postpone the return of the Discovery space shuttle until Tuesday. The landing was delayed due to low cloud cover over the Kennedy Spa...
Discovery landing delayed by bad weather
Adverse weather conditions at the landing site has forced Nasa to postpone the return of the Discovery space shuttle until Tuesday. The landing was delayed due to low cloud cover over the Kennedy Spa...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2005
End of roll for 35mm cameras at Dixons
High street consumer technology retailer Dixons group has announced that it will stop selling 35mm film-based cameras from most of its outlets within the next two months. While the merits of digital ...
End of roll for 35mm cameras at Dixons
High street consumer technology retailer Dixons group has announced that it will stop selling 35mm film-based cameras from most of its outlets within the next two months. While the merits of digital ...
Recruitment News, Aug 8, 2005
Minister seeks 'greater opportunities' for women in Irish Defence Forces
Ireland's Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea has said that he wants to see greater recruitment of women and greater opportunity for promotion within the ranks. The Minister was speaking following a re...
Minister seeks 'greater opportunities' for women in Irish Defence Forces
Ireland's Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea has said that he wants to see greater recruitment of women and greater opportunity for promotion within the ranks. The Minister was speaking following a re...
Recruitment News, Aug 5, 2005
Wide choice of courses at Belfast Institute
Over 4,000 school leavers each year are choosing to continue their studies full-time at Belfast Institute, Northern Ireland’s biggest College. Many students are attracted to studying in a more adult ...
Wide choice of courses at Belfast Institute
Over 4,000 school leavers each year are choosing to continue their studies full-time at Belfast Institute, Northern Ireland’s biggest College. Many students are attracted to studying in a more adult ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2005
Four released pending enquiries in GAA murder case
Four people arrested in connection with the murder of a GAA man in Co Londonderry in 1997 had been released pending further inquiries. Sean Brown, 61, was shot dead after being abducted by the LVF on...
Four released pending enquiries in GAA murder case
Four people arrested in connection with the murder of a GAA man in Co Londonderry in 1997 had been released pending further inquiries. Sean Brown, 61, was shot dead after being abducted by the LVF on...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2005
Forty officers hurt during trouble in north Belfast
Forty police officers have been injured following rioting in the Woodvale area of north Belfast on Thursday. The disorder broke out at around 5.30pm following a number of searches carried out by poli...
Forty officers hurt during trouble in north Belfast
Forty police officers have been injured following rioting in the Woodvale area of north Belfast on Thursday. The disorder broke out at around 5.30pm following a number of searches carried out by poli...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2005
Blair outlines plans to tackle extremists
Prime Minister Tony Blair has outlined a series of tough security measures to tackle religious extremists. Mr Blair announced that the government was launching a one-month consultation on new grounds...
Blair outlines plans to tackle extremists
Prime Minister Tony Blair has outlined a series of tough security measures to tackle religious extremists. Mr Blair announced that the government was launching a one-month consultation on new grounds...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2005
Apprentice Boys march banned from Ardoyne
An Apprentice Boys march which is scheduled to pass the mainly nationalist Ardoyne district in north Belfast next week has been banned. The Parades Commission said it had come to its decision as such...
Apprentice Boys march banned from Ardoyne
An Apprentice Boys march which is scheduled to pass the mainly nationalist Ardoyne district in north Belfast next week has been banned. The Parades Commission said it had come to its decision as such...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2005
'Deficiencies' found in sunken vessel
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into the sinking of the small fishing vessel, the Emerald Dawn from Kilkeel has indicated that there were "deficiencies" in the vessel that had not been...
'Deficiencies' found in sunken vessel
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into the sinking of the small fishing vessel, the Emerald Dawn from Kilkeel has indicated that there were "deficiencies" in the vessel that had not been...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2005
Two in court over Walker murder
Two men appeared in court on Friday, charged with the murder of black teenager Anthony Walker last week. Paul Taylor, 20, from Elizabeth Road in Huyton, Liverpool, and a 17-year-old who cannot be nam...
Two in court over Walker murder
Two men appeared in court on Friday, charged with the murder of black teenager Anthony Walker last week. Paul Taylor, 20, from Elizabeth Road in Huyton, Liverpool, and a 17-year-old who cannot be nam...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2005
Calls for RIR widows fund review
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh & South Tyrone assembly member, Tom Elliott, has called on the government to urgently review its decision not to award extra funding to the widows of UDR and RIR soldiers kil...
Calls for RIR widows fund review
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh & South Tyrone assembly member, Tom Elliott, has called on the government to urgently review its decision not to award extra funding to the widows of UDR and RIR soldiers kil...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2005
Man arrested over bus stabbing death
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Richard Whelan on a London bus last week. The 28-year-old was stabbed after confronting another passenger on the bus, who was shouting and thr...
Man arrested over bus stabbing death
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Richard Whelan on a London bus last week. The 28-year-old was stabbed after confronting another passenger on the bus, who was shouting and thr...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2005
Cash boost for communities to tackle gun crime
Communities working to tackle gun and knife crime are to receive a cash boost of a quarter of a million pounds, the government has announced. The money will be provided through the Connected Fund, wh...
Cash boost for communities to tackle gun crime
Communities working to tackle gun and knife crime are to receive a cash boost of a quarter of a million pounds, the government has announced. The money will be provided through the Connected Fund, wh...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2005
NHS IT system ‘at risk’
The £6.2 million National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS is at risk, because staff feel “disengaged” in the process, a new study published in the British Medical Journal, has suggested. Research...
NHS IT system ‘at risk’
The £6.2 million National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS is at risk, because staff feel “disengaged” in the process, a new study published in the British Medical Journal, has suggested. Research...
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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.
