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Northern Ireland News for October 2006 : Page 7
UK National News, Oct 17, 2006
Madonna baby flown into UK
The Malawian baby that popstar Madonna is looking to adopt has arrived in Britain. David Banda, who is 13-months-old, is understood to have flown to the UK with a bodyguard and a nanny on a private j...
Madonna baby flown into UK
The Malawian baby that popstar Madonna is looking to adopt has arrived in Britain. David Banda, who is 13-months-old, is understood to have flown to the UK with a bodyguard and a nanny on a private j...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2006
Nine arrested following fatal attack
Nine men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man in Luton at the weekend. The man, who has not been named, was attacked in Leagrave Road in the city around 9:10pm on Sund...
Nine arrested following fatal attack
Nine men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man in Luton at the weekend. The man, who has not been named, was attacked in Leagrave Road in the city around 9:10pm on Sund...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2006
Government redirects assistance for NI businesses
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has today announced that it has withdrawn the State aid notification of the proposed Government intervention aimed at reducing electricity prices for...
Government redirects assistance for NI businesses
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has today announced that it has withdrawn the State aid notification of the proposed Government intervention aimed at reducing electricity prices for...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2006
Pair robbed in south Belfast
Police have appealed for information following a street robbery in south Belfast yesterday afternoon. The incident happened at around 3.15pm when two men left an amusement arcade on the Ormeau Road a...
Pair robbed in south Belfast
Police have appealed for information following a street robbery in south Belfast yesterday afternoon. The incident happened at around 3.15pm when two men left an amusement arcade on the Ormeau Road a...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2006
Fatal train crash in Rome
At least one person has been killed and over a hundred injured when two trains collided on the metro system in Rome. The crash, which happened during the morning rush hour, occurred at the Piazza Vit...
Fatal train crash in Rome
At least one person has been killed and over a hundred injured when two trains collided on the metro system in Rome. The crash, which happened during the morning rush hour, occurred at the Piazza Vit...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2006
Two released in County Down stabbing probe
Two men arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in County Down at the weekend, have been released without charge. The attack happened in the South Street area of Newtownards at around 9.30pm ...
Two released in County Down stabbing probe
Two men arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in County Down at the weekend, have been released without charge. The attack happened in the South Street area of Newtownards at around 9.30pm ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2006
Beer festival returns to Belfast
Ireland’s biggest bar re-opens for business at the end of next month – but strictly for three days only. The eighth Belfast Beer and Music Festival which will take place at the Ulster Hall between Th...
Beer festival returns to Belfast
Ireland’s biggest bar re-opens for business at the end of next month – but strictly for three days only. The eighth Belfast Beer and Music Festival which will take place at the Ulster Hall between Th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
St Andrews 'pivotal moment' states Hain
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has told the House of Commons that the St Andrews accord may be viewed as a "pivotal moment" in the history of Ireland. Delivering his statement in the wake of t...
St Andrews 'pivotal moment' states Hain
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has told the House of Commons that the St Andrews accord may be viewed as a "pivotal moment" in the history of Ireland. Delivering his statement in the wake of t...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Menezes family begins court battle
The family of Jean Charles de Menezes is challenging the High Court decision not to prosecute any individual officers over his killing. The 27-year-old Brazilian was shot eight times in Stockwell sta...
Menezes family begins court battle
The family of Jean Charles de Menezes is challenging the High Court decision not to prosecute any individual officers over his killing. The 27-year-old Brazilian was shot eight times in Stockwell sta...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Weapons searches to be conducted in schools
Schools will now be able to screen pupils for weapons using airport-style security checks, under new measures announced by the government. Screening will involve pupils walking through a "bleeping" a...
Weapons searches to be conducted in schools
Schools will now be able to screen pupils for weapons using airport-style security checks, under new measures announced by the government. Screening will involve pupils walking through a "bleeping" a...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Boy aged 15 sentenced to life for Geeling murder
A 15-year-old has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the 11-year-old schoolboy fatally stabbed in Greater Manchester in March. Michael Hamer had admitted murdering Joe Geeling duri...
Boy aged 15 sentenced to life for Geeling murder
A 15-year-old has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the 11-year-old schoolboy fatally stabbed in Greater Manchester in March. Michael Hamer had admitted murdering Joe Geeling duri...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
Adams seeks additional Assembly funding
Tony Blair has had a post-St Andrews meeting with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams. It is understood that the London meeting involved discussions about the finance package for the province covered in ...
Adams seeks additional Assembly funding
Tony Blair has had a post-St Andrews meeting with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams. It is understood that the London meeting involved discussions about the finance package for the province covered in ...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Commons statement on 'historic' NI talks
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has told MPs that the outcome of last week's talks with local political parties in St Andrews could be a historic moment. The three-day long talks examined power...
Commons statement on 'historic' NI talks
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has told MPs that the outcome of last week's talks with local political parties in St Andrews could be a historic moment. The three-day long talks examined power...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Search on for foster home for baby Charlotte
A severely disabled child who has been at the centre of a legal battle over her right to live, could be fostered, following the separation of her parents. Charlotte Wyatt was born three months premat...
Search on for foster home for baby Charlotte
A severely disabled child who has been at the centre of a legal battle over her right to live, could be fostered, following the separation of her parents. Charlotte Wyatt was born three months premat...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
Man critical following Belfast city attack
A man is in a critical condition in hospital following an attack in Belfast City Centre. The 23-year-old man received serious head injuries during the attack which took place in the Dunbar Link / Gor...
Man critical following Belfast city attack
A man is in a critical condition in hospital following an attack in Belfast City Centre. The 23-year-old man received serious head injuries during the attack which took place in the Dunbar Link / Gor...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
Anti-binge drinking campaign launched
An advertising campaign to tackle binge drinking will highlight the health problems faced by those who drink more than the recommended levels of alcohol. Health Minister, Paul Goggins, today launched...
Anti-binge drinking campaign launched
An advertising campaign to tackle binge drinking will highlight the health problems faced by those who drink more than the recommended levels of alcohol. Health Minister, Paul Goggins, today launched...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Ruth Kelly in talks to solve extremism
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has met with a group of representatives from 20 key local councils to discuss the escalation of religious rows including the alleged 'brainwashing' of young Muslims to...
Ruth Kelly in talks to solve extremism
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has met with a group of representatives from 20 key local councils to discuss the escalation of religious rows including the alleged 'brainwashing' of young Muslims to...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Newcastle Disease confirmed on poultry farm
Laboratory results have confirmed Newcastle Disease on a poultry farm in East Lothian. The results from Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge follow investigation of suspect disease at the hold...
Newcastle Disease confirmed on poultry farm
Laboratory results have confirmed Newcastle Disease on a poultry farm in East Lothian. The results from Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge follow investigation of suspect disease at the hold...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
Two questioned following stabbing
A man has been stabbed in the throat, ear and hands in a knife attack in County Down. The man, aged 27, was attacked at around 9.30pm on Sunday in the South Street area of Newtownards. He made his w...
Two questioned following stabbing
A man has been stabbed in the throat, ear and hands in a knife attack in County Down. The man, aged 27, was attacked at around 9.30pm on Sunday in the South Street area of Newtownards. He made his w...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
B&Q store damaged in arson attack
B&Q's Newtownabbey store has been damaged in an arson attack. The store sustained smoke and water damage following a small blaze caused by an incendiary-type device left in a timber section of the st...
B&Q store damaged in arson attack
B&Q's Newtownabbey store has been damaged in an arson attack. The store sustained smoke and water damage following a small blaze caused by an incendiary-type device left in a timber section of the st...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2006
Teen admits killing young footballer
A teenager has admitted killing a promising young footballer who was stabbed to death outside his school. Fifteen-year-old Kiyan Prince, who played for Queen's Park Rangers' youth team, died after be...
Teen admits killing young footballer
A teenager has admitted killing a promising young footballer who was stabbed to death outside his school. Fifteen-year-old Kiyan Prince, who played for Queen's Park Rangers' youth team, died after be...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
Three arrested following hijacking attempt
Two men and a youth have been arrested for questioning following an attempted hijacking in the Newtownabbey area. The two men aged 22 and 18 and a 14-year-old boy were detained following an incident ...
Three arrested following hijacking attempt
Two men and a youth have been arrested for questioning following an attempted hijacking in the Newtownabbey area. The two men aged 22 and 18 and a 14-year-old boy were detained following an incident ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2006
Stiffer penalties imposed on illegal parking
The message on parking from the Roads Minister is that for too long law-abiding motorists and pedestrians have paid the penalty for illegal parkers. However from the end of this month motorists who p...
Stiffer penalties imposed on illegal parking
The message on parking from the Roads Minister is that for too long law-abiding motorists and pedestrians have paid the penalty for illegal parkers. However from the end of this month motorists who p...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2006
Progress made on final day at St Andrews
At this afternoon's political talks at St Andrews in Scotland, the British Prime Minister and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern revealed their plans for moving the Northern Ireland political process forward. Th...
Progress made on final day at St Andrews
At this afternoon's political talks at St Andrews in Scotland, the British Prime Minister and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern revealed their plans for moving the Northern Ireland political process forward. Th...
UK National News, Oct 13, 2006
Army chief says troops should be pulled out of Iraq
The head of the British army has called for a pullout of UK troops from Iraq "sometime soon." General Sir Richard Dannatt told the Daily Mail that planning for the post-war phase of the military offe...
Army chief says troops should be pulled out of Iraq
The head of the British army has called for a pullout of UK troops from Iraq "sometime soon." General Sir Richard Dannatt told the Daily Mail that planning for the post-war phase of the military offe...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2006
Child dies in County Armagh bus tragedy
A nine-year-old girl has died following a road traffic accident in County Armagh. It is understood that the child, who has been named as Jessica Lennon, had just got off a school-bus yards from her h...
Child dies in County Armagh bus tragedy
A nine-year-old girl has died following a road traffic accident in County Armagh. It is understood that the child, who has been named as Jessica Lennon, had just got off a school-bus yards from her h...
UK National News, Oct 13, 2006
ITN reporter was 'unlawfully killed' in Iraq
A verdict of unlawful killing by US troops has been recorded on the death of ITN reporter Terry Lloyd, who was killed in March 2003 in Basra as he covered the British and American invasion of Iraq. T...
ITN reporter was 'unlawfully killed' in Iraq
A verdict of unlawful killing by US troops has been recorded on the death of ITN reporter Terry Lloyd, who was killed in March 2003 in Basra as he covered the British and American invasion of Iraq. T...
Recruitment News, Oct 13, 2006
Government Job Opportunities For The Unemployed
The government has today revealed that unemployed people in Northern Ireland will get the chance to train for jobs on Belfast’s biggest building project. Social Development Minister, David Hanson mad...
Government Job Opportunities For The Unemployed
The government has today revealed that unemployed people in Northern Ireland will get the chance to train for jobs on Belfast’s biggest building project. Social Development Minister, David Hanson mad...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2006
Pensioner attacked in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information after an 80-year-old woman was attacked during a robbery at her home yesterday afternoon. Three men, believed to be aged in their 20's, forced th...
Pensioner attacked in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information after an 80-year-old woman was attacked during a robbery at her home yesterday afternoon. Three men, believed to be aged in their 20's, forced th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2006
Two arrested during police searches
Police investigating a robbery at a sub-post office in Melmount Road area of County Tyrone on Monday October 9, have carried out a number of searches in west Belfast. One man was arrested and a vehic...
Two arrested during police searches
Police investigating a robbery at a sub-post office in Melmount Road area of County Tyrone on Monday October 9, have carried out a number of searches in west Belfast. One man was arrested and a vehic...
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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.
