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Northern Ireland News for October 2006 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2006
Explosives found in west Belfast
Police have recovered a quantity of explosives in west Belfast. The discovery, which was made at the side of the Upper Springfield Road yesterday, also included a small quantity of ammunition and a r...
Explosives found in west Belfast
Police have recovered a quantity of explosives in west Belfast. The discovery, which was made at the side of the Upper Springfield Road yesterday, also included a small quantity of ammunition and a r...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
Damilola killers get eight years
Two brothers have been jailed for killing schoolboy Damilola Taylor nearly six years ago. Danny and Ricky Preddie, aged 18 and 19, from Peckham, south London, were sentenced to eight years' youth cus...
Damilola killers get eight years
Two brothers have been jailed for killing schoolboy Damilola Taylor nearly six years ago. Danny and Ricky Preddie, aged 18 and 19, from Peckham, south London, were sentenced to eight years' youth cus...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
Reid announces plans to ease prisons crisis
Home Secretary John Reid has announced plans to make up to 500 places available in police cells in order to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons in England and Wales. Mr Reid also told the Commons th...
Reid announces plans to ease prisons crisis
Home Secretary John Reid has announced plans to make up to 500 places available in police cells in order to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons in England and Wales. Mr Reid also told the Commons th...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
North Korea condemned over nuclear test
North Korea's announcement that it has carried out its first nuclear test has been greeted with criticism. Prime Minister Tony Blair branded the test was "irresponsible". He said: "The international ...
North Korea condemned over nuclear test
North Korea's announcement that it has carried out its first nuclear test has been greeted with criticism. Prime Minister Tony Blair branded the test was "irresponsible". He said: "The international ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
Body of woman found in County Down
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found at a house in Donaghadee, County Down, in the early hours of this morning. Detectives were called to t...
Body of woman found in County Down
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found at a house in Donaghadee, County Down, in the early hours of this morning. Detectives were called to t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
Five due in court after weekend riots
Five people are due to appear in Belfast Magistrates court following a riot in Newtownabbey on Saturday evening. Four men, aged 18, 19, 24 and 41, along with a 34-year-old woman have been charged wit...
Five due in court after weekend riots
Five people are due to appear in Belfast Magistrates court following a riot in Newtownabbey on Saturday evening. Four men, aged 18, 19, 24 and 41, along with a 34-year-old woman have been charged wit...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
Cost of ID card scheme revealed
The government has revealed that the cost of the controversial ID card scheme will be £5.4 million over the next ten years. It is the first time that a figure for the total cost of the project, inclu...
Cost of ID card scheme revealed
The government has revealed that the cost of the controversial ID card scheme will be £5.4 million over the next ten years. It is the first time that a figure for the total cost of the project, inclu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
Two men taken to hospital after weekend attack
Police in County Antrim have appealed for information after two men were taken to hospital after being attacked at the weekend. The incident happened in the Coast Road area of Cushendall at around 2....
Two men taken to hospital after weekend attack
Police in County Antrim have appealed for information after two men were taken to hospital after being attacked at the weekend. The incident happened in the Coast Road area of Cushendall at around 2....
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
Fears increase over internet crime
More than a fifth of internet users fear becoming a victim of internet crime - more than fear being burgled or mugged. The Get Safe Online study said that 21% of internet users feared becoming a vict...
Fears increase over internet crime
More than a fifth of internet users fear becoming a victim of internet crime - more than fear being burgled or mugged. The Get Safe Online study said that 21% of internet users feared becoming a vict...
Recruitment News, Oct 9, 2006
One In Five 'Lie On CVs'
A fifth of CVs submitted for job applications include "significant lies", such as inaccurate academic qualifications, according to a new survey. A study of more than 3,700 CVs submitted by job applic...
One In Five 'Lie On CVs'
A fifth of CVs submitted for job applications include "significant lies", such as inaccurate academic qualifications, according to a new survey. A study of more than 3,700 CVs submitted by job applic...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
BA officials quit over fuel price investigation
Two British Airways officials have resigned in the middle of an investigation into the alleged price-fixing of fuel surcharges. Commercial Director Martin George and head of communication Iain Burns ...
BA officials quit over fuel price investigation
Two British Airways officials have resigned in the middle of an investigation into the alleged price-fixing of fuel surcharges. Commercial Director Martin George and head of communication Iain Burns ...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
One in five candidates 'lie on CVs'
A fifth of CVs submitted for job applications include "significant lies", such as inaccurate academic qualifications, according to a new survey. A study of more than 3,700 CVs submitted by job applic...
One in five candidates 'lie on CVs'
A fifth of CVs submitted for job applications include "significant lies", such as inaccurate academic qualifications, according to a new survey. A study of more than 3,700 CVs submitted by job applic...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
'Racist' attacks on County Antrim homes
Police in County Antrim have appealed for information following a number of racist attacks on homes at the weekend. Three homes were targeted during the incident which happened at around 1am on Sunda...
'Racist' attacks on County Antrim homes
Police in County Antrim have appealed for information following a number of racist attacks on homes at the weekend. Three homes were targeted during the incident which happened at around 1am on Sunda...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
DUP meets with Catholic leader
Talks between the Reverend Ian Paisley and Archbishop Sean Brady at Stormont this morning, have been described as “positive.” Following today's meeting with the DUP delegates, Archbishop Brady said t...
DUP meets with Catholic leader
Talks between the Reverend Ian Paisley and Archbishop Sean Brady at Stormont this morning, have been described as “positive.” Following today's meeting with the DUP delegates, Archbishop Brady said t...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2006
Police search CCTV footage in hit-and-run inquiry
Police in Scotland are examining CCTV footage in a bid to catch the hit-and-run killers of 10-year-old Edinburgh schoolboy Jack Anderson. Jack was knocked down by a green Peugeot close to his home la...
Police search CCTV footage in hit-and-run inquiry
Police in Scotland are examining CCTV footage in a bid to catch the hit-and-run killers of 10-year-old Edinburgh schoolboy Jack Anderson. Jack was knocked down by a green Peugeot close to his home la...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
County Antrim crash victim dies in hospital
A woman has died in hospital following a road traffic collision in County Antrim last month. The victim, who has been named as 83-year-old Gladys Marshall, Finaghy Road South, Belfast, died yesterday...
County Antrim crash victim dies in hospital
A woman has died in hospital following a road traffic collision in County Antrim last month. The victim, who has been named as 83-year-old Gladys Marshall, Finaghy Road South, Belfast, died yesterday...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
Illegal fireworks seized in County Fermanagh
Police in County Fermanagh have seized a large number of illegal fireworks at the weekend. The items, which were being sold at Clogher market in Newtownbutler, were recovered shortly before 2pm yeste...
Illegal fireworks seized in County Fermanagh
Police in County Fermanagh have seized a large number of illegal fireworks at the weekend. The items, which were being sold at Clogher market in Newtownbutler, were recovered shortly before 2pm yeste...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2006
Drivers warned of delays as Westlink bridge opens
Drivers are today being warned that they could face further delays on the Westlink as a temporary bridge is opened to traffic. The 140 metre bridge will take traffic from the Westlink onto the Grosve...
Drivers warned of delays as Westlink bridge opens
Drivers are today being warned that they could face further delays on the Westlink as a temporary bridge is opened to traffic. The 140 metre bridge will take traffic from the Westlink onto the Grosve...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2006
Queen awards gallantry cross to RIR
The Queen has awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross to the Royal Irish Regiment during a ceremony in Belfast earlier today. The parade, which was held at the Balmoral Showgrounds in south Belfast w...
Queen awards gallantry cross to RIR
The Queen has awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross to the Royal Irish Regiment during a ceremony in Belfast earlier today. The parade, which was held at the Balmoral Showgrounds in south Belfast w...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2006
Search for missing baby believed to be 'hoax'
Police in County Down are treating a call claiming that a baby had been abandoned along the Bangor shoreline, as a hoax. A search operation was launched in the early hours of this morning after a loc...
Search for missing baby believed to be 'hoax'
Police in County Down are treating a call claiming that a baby had been abandoned along the Bangor shoreline, as a hoax. A search operation was launched in the early hours of this morning after a loc...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
Call to vaccinate schoolgirls over sex virus
All schoolgirls should be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, a medical journal has said. The Lancet has called for compulsory vaccinations against human pa...
Call to vaccinate schoolgirls over sex virus
All schoolgirls should be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, a medical journal has said. The Lancet has called for compulsory vaccinations against human pa...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
Man jailed over Walker website comments
A 30-year-old man has been jailed for more than three years for posting racist comments on a website set up in memory of a a murdered black teenager. Anthony Walker was murdered on July 29 last year....
Man jailed over Walker website comments
A 30-year-old man has been jailed for more than three years for posting racist comments on a website set up in memory of a a murdered black teenager. Anthony Walker was murdered on July 29 last year....
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
BBC to show Hammond crash
The BBC is planning to show a special programme about the high-speed crash in which 'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond nearly died, according to reports. Hammond, 36, is recovering from a brain inj...
BBC to show Hammond crash
The BBC is planning to show a special programme about the high-speed crash in which 'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond nearly died, according to reports. Hammond, 36, is recovering from a brain inj...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2006
County Down pensioner burgled twice within a week
Detectives in County Down have appealed for information following two separate burglaries at the same address over the past week. At around 5pm yesterday evening, five men entered the home of a 91-y...
County Down pensioner burgled twice within a week
Detectives in County Down have appealed for information following two separate burglaries at the same address over the past week. At around 5pm yesterday evening, five men entered the home of a 91-y...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
Man jailed for life for 'double jeopardy' murder
A man has been jailed for life after being tried for the second time for the murder of his girlfriend. William Dunlop was sentenced to a minimum 17-year sentence for the murder of 22-year-old Julie H...
Man jailed for life for 'double jeopardy' murder
A man has been jailed for life after being tried for the second time for the murder of his girlfriend. William Dunlop was sentenced to a minimum 17-year sentence for the murder of 22-year-old Julie H...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
DNA test for gran over football
A grandmother was arrested and ordered to provide a DNA sample after she was accused of stealing a football which landed in her garden. Angela Hickling, 56, from Heanor, Derbyshire, was arrested on s...
DNA test for gran over football
A grandmother was arrested and ordered to provide a DNA sample after she was accused of stealing a football which landed in her garden. Angela Hickling, 56, from Heanor, Derbyshire, was arrested on s...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
Actor faces sex charges
Comic actor Chris Langham has appeared in court charged with indecent assault. The 57-year-old from Cranbrook, Kent was charged with eight counts of indecent assault and a serious sexual offence, as...
Actor faces sex charges
Comic actor Chris Langham has appeared in court charged with indecent assault. The 57-year-old from Cranbrook, Kent was charged with eight counts of indecent assault and a serious sexual offence, as...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2006
Sinn Fein leader to meet Prime Minister
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair, for private discussions in Chequers ahead of next week's crucial talks in St Andrews in Scotland, aimed at restoring power shari...
Sinn Fein leader to meet Prime Minister
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair, for private discussions in Chequers ahead of next week's crucial talks in St Andrews in Scotland, aimed at restoring power shari...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2006
Police arrest escaped prisoner
Police have arrested a convicted armed robber on suspicion of escaping from a prison van on his way back to jail last week. Craig Hickinbottom, 24, was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Mi...
Police arrest escaped prisoner
Police have arrested a convicted armed robber on suspicion of escaping from a prison van on his way back to jail last week. Craig Hickinbottom, 24, was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2006
PSNI release names of County Antrim crash victims
Police have released the names of the two people killed in a head-on collision in County Antrim yesterday afternoon. Jason Worthington, 36, from Linenhall Street in Ballymena, and Linda Hunter, 34, o...
PSNI release names of County Antrim crash victims
Police have released the names of the two people killed in a head-on collision in County Antrim yesterday afternoon. Jason Worthington, 36, from Linenhall Street in Ballymena, and Linda Hunter, 34, o...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
