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Northern Ireland News for February 2006 : Page 9
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
Entwistle agrees to US extradition
Neil Entwistle, the British man whose wife and baby daughter were found shot dead in Massachusetts last month, has agreed to return to the US to face murder charges. Mr Entwistle, 27, was arrested i...
Entwistle agrees to US extradition
Neil Entwistle, the British man whose wife and baby daughter were found shot dead in Massachusetts last month, has agreed to return to the US to face murder charges. Mr Entwistle, 27, was arrested i...
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
Lib Dems celebrate by-election win
The Liberal Democrats are celebrating after a shock victory in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election. Lib Dem candidate Willie Rennie won the election with 12,391 votes, beating Labour's Catherin...
Lib Dems celebrate by-election win
The Liberal Democrats are celebrating after a shock victory in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election. Lib Dem candidate Willie Rennie won the election with 12,391 votes, beating Labour's Catherin...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Hanson takes knife crime 'seriously'
The government has today stated that it is to take the issue of tackling knife crime in Northern Ireland seriously. Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson has supported the government's strategy in d...
Hanson takes knife crime 'seriously'
The government has today stated that it is to take the issue of tackling knife crime in Northern Ireland seriously. Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson has supported the government's strategy in d...
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
Lottery millionaire jailed for affray
Lottery millionaire Michael Carroll has been jailed for nine months after admitting to threatening teenagers with a baseball bat. Carroll was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded gu...
Lottery millionaire jailed for affray
Lottery millionaire Michael Carroll has been jailed for nine months after admitting to threatening teenagers with a baseball bat. Carroll was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded gu...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Postal strike continues as overtures made
After 11 days of the postal workers strike, Royal Mail have said that they are hoping to get a quick response to an offer which could eventually see an end to the postal workers unofficial action. Ro...
Postal strike continues as overtures made
After 11 days of the postal workers strike, Royal Mail have said that they are hoping to get a quick response to an offer which could eventually see an end to the postal workers unofficial action. Ro...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Fresh appeal launched over schoolboy murder
Police have today launched a fresh appeal for information into the murder of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. It has been six-months since the 15-year-old was fatally stabbed close to his home ...
Fresh appeal launched over schoolboy murder
Police have today launched a fresh appeal for information into the murder of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. It has been six-months since the 15-year-old was fatally stabbed close to his home ...
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
No prosecution for Barrymore
Television personality Michael Barrymore will not face a private prosecution over the death of a man at his home five years ago. At Southend Magistrates' Court today, a district judge blocked the pri...
No prosecution for Barrymore
Television personality Michael Barrymore will not face a private prosecution over the death of a man at his home five years ago. At Southend Magistrates' Court today, a district judge blocked the pri...
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
Airline pioneer Sir Freddie Laker dies
Sir Freddie Laker, the British pioneer of low-cost airline travel, has died at the age of 83. Sir Freddie died of undisclosed causes in Miami. It is understood that he had been suffering from heart p...
Airline pioneer Sir Freddie Laker dies
Sir Freddie Laker, the British pioneer of low-cost airline travel, has died at the age of 83. Sir Freddie died of undisclosed causes in Miami. It is understood that he had been suffering from heart p...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Police appeal following spate of armed robberies
Detectives in Lisburn and West Belfast have appealed for information in connection with three armed robberies. At around 6.30pm yesterday evening, three men, armed with a hammer and a long bladed kni...
Police appeal following spate of armed robberies
Detectives in Lisburn and West Belfast have appealed for information in connection with three armed robberies. At around 6.30pm yesterday evening, three men, armed with a hammer and a long bladed kni...
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
Teens warned of meningitis kissing risk
Teenagers could quadruple their risk of contracting meningitis if they intimately kiss a number of different people, a study has suggested. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, exa...
Teens warned of meningitis kissing risk
Teenagers could quadruple their risk of contracting meningitis if they intimately kiss a number of different people, a study has suggested. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, exa...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Man assaulted in Ballymena attack
Police in Ballymena have appealed for information following an assault in the town last night. The man was walking along the Broughshane Road, close to the rugby club, when the attack took place. A ...
Man assaulted in Ballymena attack
Police in Ballymena have appealed for information following an assault in the town last night. The man was walking along the Broughshane Road, close to the rugby club, when the attack took place. A ...
UK National News, Feb 10, 2006
WDCS claims whales being made into 'dog food'
A conservation group has claimed that whale meat produced in Japan’s scientific whaling programme is being turned into dog food. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society says that Japan’s stockpile...
WDCS claims whales being made into 'dog food'
A conservation group has claimed that whale meat produced in Japan’s scientific whaling programme is being turned into dog food. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society says that Japan’s stockpile...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Security guard escapes injury during South Belfast robbery
Detectives in South Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery on the upper Lisburn Road this afternoon. Shortly before midday, a man wearing a blue jacket, dark coloured jeans ...
Security guard escapes injury during South Belfast robbery
Detectives in South Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery on the upper Lisburn Road this afternoon. Shortly before midday, a man wearing a blue jacket, dark coloured jeans ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2006
Carrickfergus textile company to close
Fifty jobs have been lost following the closure of a textiles company in Carrickfergus. The County Antrim company, Flaxall Limited, was a family run business and has been in operation for more than 6...
Carrickfergus textile company to close
Fifty jobs have been lost following the closure of a textiles company in Carrickfergus. The County Antrim company, Flaxall Limited, was a family run business and has been in operation for more than 6...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Two cousins remanded in custody over Devlin murder
Two cousins have appeared in court today charged in connection with the murder of Ballymurphy man, Gerard Devlin. Francisco Notarantonio, aged 18, of Whitecliff Parade in Ballymurphy, and Paul Burns,...
Two cousins remanded in custody over Devlin murder
Two cousins have appeared in court today charged in connection with the murder of Ballymurphy man, Gerard Devlin. Francisco Notarantonio, aged 18, of Whitecliff Parade in Ballymurphy, and Paul Burns,...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Jenkins freed as jury return no verdict
Sion Jenkins has been attacked outside the Old Bailey today after a jury declared it had failed to reach a verdict over the case of his murdered foster daughter Billie-Jo. The former deputy headteach...
Jenkins freed as jury return no verdict
Sion Jenkins has been attacked outside the Old Bailey today after a jury declared it had failed to reach a verdict over the case of his murdered foster daughter Billie-Jo. The former deputy headteach...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Body of missing baby found
Police have discovered the body of missing baby Troy Simpson in a drain near his home. The body was discovered in a drain off Stanhope Road in Smethwick on Wednesday, close to where the six-month-old...
Body of missing baby found
Police have discovered the body of missing baby Troy Simpson in a drain near his home. The body was discovered in a drain off Stanhope Road in Smethwick on Wednesday, close to where the six-month-old...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Two people released after baby death investigation
A man and a woman, who were arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a baby, have been released. The 27-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were arrested yesterday following a forensic exam...
Two people released after baby death investigation
A man and a woman, who were arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a baby, have been released. The 27-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were arrested yesterday following a forensic exam...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Entwistle held in US shootings case
Police have detained Neil Entwistle, 27, in connection with the deaths of his wife and infant daughter in their US home. US authorities are seeking the extradition of Mr Entwistle who is facing two m...
Entwistle held in US shootings case
Police have detained Neil Entwistle, 27, in connection with the deaths of his wife and infant daughter in their US home. US authorities are seeking the extradition of Mr Entwistle who is facing two m...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Postal strike reaches its tenth day
The unofficial Royal Mail strike has now entered into its tenth day, causing major disruption to postal deliveries in north, south and west Belfast. As disputes between management and workers remain ...
Postal strike reaches its tenth day
The unofficial Royal Mail strike has now entered into its tenth day, causing major disruption to postal deliveries in north, south and west Belfast. As disputes between management and workers remain ...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Police marksmen cleared over Stanley shooting
Two police marksmen who shot dead a man carrying a table leg, which they mistook for a gun, will not face disciplinary action. The Independent Police Complaints Commission decided that the officers' ...
Police marksmen cleared over Stanley shooting
Two police marksmen who shot dead a man carrying a table leg, which they mistook for a gun, will not face disciplinary action. The Independent Police Complaints Commission decided that the officers' ...
Recruitment News, Feb 9, 2006
Vesta Corporation To Establish European Operations Centre In Dundalk
Vesta Corporation, a leader in virtual commerce solutions, is to establish a European Operations Centre in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Supported by IDA Ireland, the centre will create 350 high quality jobs o...
Vesta Corporation To Establish European Operations Centre In Dundalk
Vesta Corporation, a leader in virtual commerce solutions, is to establish a European Operations Centre in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Supported by IDA Ireland, the centre will create 350 high quality jobs o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
£100 million boost for Ulster Hospital
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has announced £100 million for the first phase of investment for the Ulster Hospital. This money will provide seven new theatres, a 16-bed critical care unit, new labor...
£100 million boost for Ulster Hospital
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has announced £100 million for the first phase of investment for the Ulster Hospital. This money will provide seven new theatres, a 16-bed critical care unit, new labor...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Health Minister announces legislation to cut bureaucracy
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has today launched a consultation on proposed legislation to reform the Health and Social Service (HSS) Trusts. The Minister's decision follows a Review of Public Admin...
Health Minister announces legislation to cut bureaucracy
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has today launched a consultation on proposed legislation to reform the Health and Social Service (HSS) Trusts. The Minister's decision follows a Review of Public Admin...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
CSA faces radical makeover
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, John Hutton, has signalled a radical overhaul of child support services in the UK as well as a package of measures that will get tough on parents who shir...
CSA faces radical makeover
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, John Hutton, has signalled a radical overhaul of child support services in the UK as well as a package of measures that will get tough on parents who shir...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Interest rates left at 4.5%
The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 4.5% for another month. It was widely predicted that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee would not reduce interest rates, although some economi...
Interest rates left at 4.5%
The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 4.5% for another month. It was widely predicted that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee would not reduce interest rates, although some economi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Former UUP councillor cleared of forgery charges
A former Ulster Unionist councillor has been cleared two counts of forgery and false accounting. Enniskillen solicitor Raymond Ferguson, 64, from Lakeside Avenue in Enniskillen, was accused of drawin...
Former UUP councillor cleared of forgery charges
A former Ulster Unionist councillor has been cleared two counts of forgery and false accounting. Enniskillen solicitor Raymond Ferguson, 64, from Lakeside Avenue in Enniskillen, was accused of drawin...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Governments agree on driving disqualifications
The British and Irish Transport Ministers have today revealed their plans to cooperate on driving disqualifications. The announcement was made after a meeting of the British and Irish Council of Tran...
Governments agree on driving disqualifications
The British and Irish Transport Ministers have today revealed their plans to cooperate on driving disqualifications. The announcement was made after a meeting of the British and Irish Council of Tran...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Tesco announces plans to enter US market
Tesco has announced plans to open a number of convenience stores in the US, in its first venture into the country. The UK supermarket giant said that it planned to spend up to £250 million per year o...
Tesco announces plans to enter US market
Tesco has announced plans to open a number of convenience stores in the US, in its first venture into the country. The UK supermarket giant said that it planned to spend up to £250 million per year o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Petrol bomb attack in West Belfast
A house in west Belfast has been the latest to be targeted in a spate of attacks believed to be connected to the murder of 39-year-old Gerard Devlin. At around 9pm last night, a petrol bomb was throw...
Petrol bomb attack in West Belfast
A house in west Belfast has been the latest to be targeted in a spate of attacks believed to be connected to the murder of 39-year-old Gerard Devlin. At around 9pm last night, a petrol bomb was throw...
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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.
