Northern Ireland News for June 2006 : Page 12

Business News, Jun 7, 2006
NI Broadband uptake fastest in UK
Northern Ireland consumers are adopting broadband at some of the fastest rates across the UK. In January, it was announced that broadband is now available to 100% of the population of Northern Irelan...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Second man remanded over loyalist shooting
A second man has today been charged with the attempted murder of leading loyalist Mark Haddock last Tuesday. Ronald Trevor Bowe, 29, and from Mount Vernon Gardens has also been reported to the Public...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
NHS debts soar to £512m
The NHS deficit has soared to £512 million, more than double the amount last year, according to the latest figures. The figures announced by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt showed that NHS debts had...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Downpatrick pensioner robbed in home
Police have appealed for information after a pensioner was robbed in his home in County Down. Two men, one armed with a stick, broke into the 82-year-old man's home in the Killough Road area of Downp...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
Searches conducted following airport arrest
Police are searching three properties in Bradford, following the arrest of a man on suspicion of terrorism offences at Manchester airport. The 21-year-old man from Bradford was arrested under the Ter...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
High court judge halts deportation of rapist
The deportation of a convicted rapist has today been halted by a Belfast High Court. The judge, Mr Justice Weir, granted interim relief of the deportation of 35-year-old Emmanuel Kargbo back to his n...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
Suspected drugs ring busted by police
Police have arrested 12 men on suspicion of involvement in a major drug-trafficking ring in a series of raids on Wednesday morning. More than 100 police officers were involved in the synchronised rai...
Recruitment News, Jun 7, 2006
NI Businesses Urged To Apply For Corporate Knighthoods
Businesses in Northern Ireland are being urged to apply for 'Corporate Knighthoods' in the form of Queen's Awards for Enterprise in 2007. Northern Ireland winners in 2006 were announced by the Queen ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Post-mortem due on Newtownabbey body
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried today on the body of a man found in Newtownabbey yesterday morning. The body was discovered by a council workman close to a shelter in the middle of Car...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Attempted abduction in Londonderry
Police in Londonderry have appealed for witnesses after an attempted abduction in the city at the weekend. It is understood that a man and a woman stopped their car beside the 10-year-old girl, who w...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
UK accused of collusion in terror flights
Britain has been accused of being one of 14 European countries which colluded with alleged CIA rendition flights. A report for the Council of Europe by Swiss MP Dick Marty concluded that a "spider's ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Fishermen rescued from Irish sea
Four County Down fishermen have been rescued off the Irish coast after their boat caught fire last night. The men, all from Kilkeel, abandoned the burning Noronya vessel about 20 miles off the coast ...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
Rooney undergoes foot scan
England striker Wayne Rooney is awaiting the results of a scan on his injured foot which will determine whether or not he will be able to play in the World Cup. The 20-year-old Manchester United play...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
NI knife crime on the increase
Knife killings in Northern Ireland have doubled since the 1998 Good Friday agreement, a report by the PSNI has today revealed. The report, by PSNI analytical director Mark Evans, also revealed that t...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
Airport crackdown on World Cup hooligans
Police officers are conducting checks at Heathrow Airport in an effort to stop football hooligans from travelling to the World Cup in Germany. Officers will be checking tickets and travel plans as pa...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
Prozac recommended for eight-year-olds
Prozac can be prescribed for children as young as eight, the European Medicines Agency has said. The EMEA recommended to extend the indication for Prozac, or fluoxetine, to include the treatment of c...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Two released in Loughinisland murder investigation
Two people arrested yesterday in connection with the with the murder of six men in County Down in 1994, have been released without charge. The 45-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were arrested in t...
UK National News, Jun 7, 2006
Tesco is 'Marmite' of British business
British shoppers have a love/hate relationship with leading retailer Tesco, the National Consumer Council has claimed. The NCC said that Tesco was well regarded for customer service and had also step...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
Strabane council elects first DUP chairman
Strabane District Council has elected a DUP chairman for the first time. Councillor Thomas Kerrigan, from the DUP, was elected last night after an unanimous vote by the predominantly nationalist coun...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 7, 2006
NI Broadband uptake fastest in UK
Northern Ireland consumers are adopting broadband at some of the fastest rates across the UK. In January, it was announced that broadband is now available to 100% of the population of Northern Irelan...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 6, 2006
Two arrested in connection with 1994 murders
Two people have today been arrested in connection with the murder of six men in County Down in 1994. The man and the woman were arrested in the greater Belfast area this morning and are currently bei...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2006
Soldiers cleared of Iraqi teenager's death
Three British soldiers have been cleared of the manslaughter of an Iraqi teenager. Sergeant Carle Selman, 39, then of the Coldstream Guards and now serving with the Scots Guards and Guardsman Joseph ...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2006
Muslim leader comments on terror raid
The new leader of the Muslim Council of Britain has warned that trust between Muslims and the police could be damaged following a raid by anti-terrorist police in east London. During a visit to Fores...
Recruitment News, Jun 6, 2006
Cork Clubs And Sporting Organisations Awarded €6.5million
Micheál Martin, Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment has welcomed the allocation of almost €6.5million for Cork clubs and sporting organisations under the Government's Sport's Capital Pro...
Recruitment News, Jun 6, 2006
i-Opening Evening To Be Held In Belfast
What did you get out of your last holiday apart from a nasty sun burn? Why not come back knowing that you just experienced an adventure of a lifetime by immersing yourself in a rich culture in the w...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 6, 2006
Man's body found in Newtownabbey
Police in County Antrim have launched an investigation following the discovery of a man's body. It has been reported that the body was discovered by a council workman close to a shelter in the middle...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 6, 2006
Man charged over fatal crash
A 20-year-old man has appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court today charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a road traffic collision at the weekend in which his girlfriend died. Conal...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2006
Gunman 'held on to boy' in Manchester shooting
A masked gunman held on to a teenage boy as he shot him five times in a street in Manchester, police have revealed. The 15-year-old was on Billing Avenue in Ardwick with a number of other teenagers a...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2006
Scottish-born paedophile deported to the UK
A convicted paedophile who was born in Scotland has been deported to the UK by Australian authorities. William Gallagher, 61, emigrated to Australia more than 30 years ago. He has a history of sex of...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 6, 2006
Preparation for Government Committee meets for second day
The Northern Ireland Assembly's Preparation for Government Committee has today reconvened for a second attempt at finding a chairperson. The committee met yesterday but failed to agree on who should ...