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Northern Ireland News for August 2005 : Page 13
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Man arrested in connection with 1997 GAA murder
A 44-year-old man has been arrested in England in connection with the 1997 murder of a GAA official in Co Londonderry. Sean Brown, 61, was shot dead after being abducted by the LVF on May 12th 1997 a...
Man arrested in connection with 1997 GAA murder
A 44-year-old man has been arrested in England in connection with the 1997 murder of a GAA official in Co Londonderry. Sean Brown, 61, was shot dead after being abducted by the LVF on May 12th 1997 a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Edinburgh student admits assault on bridge fall victim
A 21-year-old Edinburgh man as admitted assaulting a student from Northern Ireland shortly before he plunged to his death from a bridge later the same evening. Liam Armstrong, 21, from Edinburgh, adm...
Edinburgh student admits assault on bridge fall victim
A 21-year-old Edinburgh man as admitted assaulting a student from Northern Ireland shortly before he plunged to his death from a bridge later the same evening. Liam Armstrong, 21, from Edinburgh, adm...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Work begins on £5.5m Derry City healthcare centre
Minister for Social Development David Hanson has welcomed the start of building work on the new £5.5 million Healthcare Centre in Londonderry. The state-of-the-art building, with its modern glass fro...
Work begins on £5.5m Derry City healthcare centre
Minister for Social Development David Hanson has welcomed the start of building work on the new £5.5 million Healthcare Centre in Londonderry. The state-of-the-art building, with its modern glass fro...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
Mother makes appeal over Anthony murder
The mother of murdered black teenager Anthony Walker made an emotional appeal to the public for help in finding her son’s killers. Gee Walker, 49, was speaking in public for the first time since the ...
Mother makes appeal over Anthony murder
The mother of murdered black teenager Anthony Walker made an emotional appeal to the public for help in finding her son’s killers. Gee Walker, 49, was speaking in public for the first time since the ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
Passengers escape airliner inferno in Toronto
Passengers on an Air France flight to Toronto, including several British travellers, escaped injury after the jet over-ran the runway, careered into a gully and caught fire. All 309 on board the jet ...
Passengers escape airliner inferno in Toronto
Passengers on an Air France flight to Toronto, including several British travellers, escaped injury after the jet over-ran the runway, careered into a gully and caught fire. All 309 on board the jet ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
Zambia to deport British terror suspect
A British terrorist suspect arrested in Zambia is to be deported to the UK, it has been announced. Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa announced that Haroon Rashid Aswat, 30, from West Yorkshire, would ...
Zambia to deport British terror suspect
A British terrorist suspect arrested in Zambia is to be deported to the UK, it has been announced. Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa announced that Haroon Rashid Aswat, 30, from West Yorkshire, would ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
Teenager killed in holiday jet ski accident
A police investigation is underway following the death of a British teenage girl in a holiday jet ski tragedy in Cyprus. Hannah Sutton, 16, a boarding school pupil from Manchester was killed when her...
Teenager killed in holiday jet ski accident
A police investigation is underway following the death of a British teenage girl in a holiday jet ski tragedy in Cyprus. Hannah Sutton, 16, a boarding school pupil from Manchester was killed when her...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
Jodi Jones murder – boyfriend launches appeal
The teenager convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Jodi Jones is to appeal against his conviction. Luke Mitchell, 17, was found guilty of the murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend six months ago and w...
Jodi Jones murder – boyfriend launches appeal
The teenager convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Jodi Jones is to appeal against his conviction. Luke Mitchell, 17, was found guilty of the murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend six months ago and w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Man 'lucky' to escape house blaze
A man has had a lucky escape after a fire engulfed his home in Co Down on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses described how they saw the man jump from a first floor window of the blazing house at Kingshall Avenue ...
Man 'lucky' to escape house blaze
A man has had a lucky escape after a fire engulfed his home in Co Down on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses described how they saw the man jump from a first floor window of the blazing house at Kingshall Avenue ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Police and fire crews stoned during disturbances
Police and fire crews have come under attack during disturbances in Londonderry overnight. A gang of youths threw stones at the Fire and Rescue Service personnel as they tried to deal with a burning ...
Police and fire crews stoned during disturbances
Police and fire crews have come under attack during disturbances in Londonderry overnight. A gang of youths threw stones at the Fire and Rescue Service personnel as they tried to deal with a burning ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Ballymena firm develop doorway to success
A Ballymena firm is to create 25 jobs after it developed a composite door product that is set to generate up to £3 million in sales over next couple of years. New World Development’s new product, cal...
Ballymena firm develop doorway to success
A Ballymena firm is to create 25 jobs after it developed a composite door product that is set to generate up to £3 million in sales over next couple of years. New World Development’s new product, cal...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2005
Kilrea firm marks out road to success in China
A Kilrea company is helping to improve safety on the network of new roads currently being constructed around Shanghai, China's buoyant commercial capital. Kestrel Thermoplastics has secured an "impor...
Kilrea firm marks out road to success in China
A Kilrea company is helping to improve safety on the network of new roads currently being constructed around Shanghai, China's buoyant commercial capital. Kestrel Thermoplastics has secured an "impor...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
GB Sports Car Company to develop MG range
The Chinese firm that purchased MG Rover assets has announced that work is to commence on a range of new models at Longbridge in Birmingham. Nanjing Automobile Group and GB Sports Car Company have re...
GB Sports Car Company to develop MG range
The Chinese firm that purchased MG Rover assets has announced that work is to commence on a range of new models at Longbridge in Birmingham. Nanjing Automobile Group and GB Sports Car Company have re...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
Shoppers spending more on alcohol and junk food
Shoppers in the UK are spending more money on alcohol and junk food, an annual government survey has revealed. The government’s 2003-04 Expenditure and Food Survey revealed that the amount spent by U...
Shoppers spending more on alcohol and junk food
Shoppers in the UK are spending more money on alcohol and junk food, an annual government survey has revealed. The government’s 2003-04 Expenditure and Food Survey revealed that the amount spent by U...
Business News, Aug 3, 2005
‘Tough' trading conditions continue on High Streets
Trading conditions continued to be on tough on the High Street last month, with nearly 50% of retailers reporting a drop in sales volume. According to the latest figures from the Confederation of Bri...
‘Tough' trading conditions continue on High Streets
Trading conditions continued to be on tough on the High Street last month, with nearly 50% of retailers reporting a drop in sales volume. According to the latest figures from the Confederation of Bri...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2005
‘Tough' trading conditions continue on High Streets
Trading conditions continued to be on tough on the High Street last month, with nearly 50% of retailers reporting a drop in sales volume. According to the latest figures from the Confederation of Bri...
‘Tough' trading conditions continue on High Streets
Trading conditions continued to be on tough on the High Street last month, with nearly 50% of retailers reporting a drop in sales volume. According to the latest figures from the Confederation of Bri...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
DUP demand PM meeting over 'normalisation' plans
The DUP has demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair following yesterday's announcement that a two-year security 'normalisation' plan is to be set in motion by the Government. DUP Leader Dr ...
DUP demand PM meeting over 'normalisation' plans
The DUP has demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair following yesterday's announcement that a two-year security 'normalisation' plan is to be set in motion by the Government. DUP Leader Dr ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
Bengal minister looks at Belfast regeneration projects
The West Bengal Minister for Municipal and Urban Affairs, Ashoke Bhattacharya, is in Belfast this week to study regeneration projects in the city. Hosted by the Department for Social Development's Be...
Bengal minister looks at Belfast regeneration projects
The West Bengal Minister for Municipal and Urban Affairs, Ashoke Bhattacharya, is in Belfast this week to study regeneration projects in the city. Hosted by the Department for Social Development's Be...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2005
Footballer makes appeal to brother over Anthony murder
Manchester City footballer Joey Barton has made a televised appeal to his brother to contact police regarding the axe murder of black teenager Anthony Walker at the weekend. Detectives have said that...
Footballer makes appeal to brother over Anthony murder
Manchester City footballer Joey Barton has made a televised appeal to his brother to contact police regarding the axe murder of black teenager Anthony Walker at the weekend. Detectives have said that...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2005
‘No racial profiling’ says Blears
Police should not use ‘racial profiling’ during anti-terror investigations, Home Office Minister Hazel Blears has warned. Speaking ahead of a meeting with senior Muslim leaders today, Ms Blears said ...
‘No racial profiling’ says Blears
Police should not use ‘racial profiling’ during anti-terror investigations, Home Office Minister Hazel Blears has warned. Speaking ahead of a meeting with senior Muslim leaders today, Ms Blears said ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
Unionists react with anger at axing of 'home' RIR
Unionists have reacted with anger at the news that two home battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) are to be disbanded as part of its 'normalisation' programme in response to last week's IRA sta...
Unionists react with anger at axing of 'home' RIR
Unionists have reacted with anger at the news that two home battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) are to be disbanded as part of its 'normalisation' programme in response to last week's IRA sta...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
Dallat hits at 'disgusting and cowardly' attack
SDLP assembly member John Dallat has described an attack which left a man with a broken jaw as "disgusting and cowardly". The victim and his two sisters were woken when three masked men armed with an...
Dallat hits at 'disgusting and cowardly' attack
SDLP assembly member John Dallat has described an attack which left a man with a broken jaw as "disgusting and cowardly". The victim and his two sisters were woken when three masked men armed with an...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
House targeted in petrol bomb attack
Police are appealing formation following a petrol bomb attack on the outskirts of Lisburn on Tuesday. A device was thrown at the front door of the house at Redwood in Dunmurry, close to the loyalist ...
House targeted in petrol bomb attack
Police are appealing formation following a petrol bomb attack on the outskirts of Lisburn on Tuesday. A device was thrown at the front door of the house at Redwood in Dunmurry, close to the loyalist ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
Filling station workers locked in garage during armed robbery
Two filling station workers have been treated for shock after an armed man locked them in a garage in Co Londonderry. The masked man who was armed with a handgun entered the petrol station on Desertm...
Filling station workers locked in garage during armed robbery
Two filling station workers have been treated for shock after an armed man locked them in a garage in Co Londonderry. The masked man who was armed with a handgun entered the petrol station on Desertm...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2005
Fifth Briton confirmed dead in Egypt bombings
The Foreign Office has confirmed that a fifth Briton was among those killed in last month’s bombs in an Egyptian holiday resort. Five Britons are still missing, feared dead, following the triple expl...
Fifth Briton confirmed dead in Egypt bombings
The Foreign Office has confirmed that a fifth Briton was among those killed in last month’s bombs in an Egyptian holiday resort. Five Britons are still missing, feared dead, following the triple expl...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2005
British charities launch appeal for Niger
A number of UK charities have launched an intensive media appeal to help raise money for the West African country of Niger, which has been badly hit by famine. Around 2.5 million people in Niger are ...
British charities launch appeal for Niger
A number of UK charities have launched an intensive media appeal to help raise money for the West African country of Niger, which has been badly hit by famine. Around 2.5 million people in Niger are ...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2005
Human rights laws ‘failing to protect older people’
Existing human rights legislation is failing to protect some of the UK’s most vulnerable older people, charity Help the Aged has claimed. A report by the charity found that there were “glaring omissi...
Human rights laws ‘failing to protect older people’
Existing human rights legislation is failing to protect some of the UK’s most vulnerable older people, charity Help the Aged has claimed. A report by the charity found that there were “glaring omissi...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2005
Bowel cancer home test kit scheme announced
The government has announced plans to offer home testing kits for bowel cancer to people in their sixties in England. Under the new scheme, a £37.5 million national bowel cancer screening programme w...
Bowel cancer home test kit scheme announced
The government has announced plans to offer home testing kits for bowel cancer to people in their sixties in England. Under the new scheme, a £37.5 million national bowel cancer screening programme w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
New appointments to Fisheries Conservancy Board
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister David Hanson has announced the appointment of three members to the Fisheries Conservancy Board. The new members are Reginald Montgomery from Templepatrick who repr...
New appointments to Fisheries Conservancy Board
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister David Hanson has announced the appointment of three members to the Fisheries Conservancy Board. The new members are Reginald Montgomery from Templepatrick who repr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2005
Compositions sought for world-renowned Derry Guitar Festival
As part of the City of Derry Guitar Festival a competition has been launched to encourage the composition of new music for guitar. Composers can submit works for guitar and electronics to compete for...
Compositions sought for world-renowned Derry Guitar Festival
As part of the City of Derry Guitar Festival a competition has been launched to encourage the composition of new music for guitar. Composers can submit works for guitar and electronics to compete for...
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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.
