Northern Ireland News for June 2006 : Page 14

Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Police investigate West Belfast shooting
Police in west Belfast are carrying out an investigation after a man was shot earlier this afternoon (Friday). The incident happened in the Kerrykeel Gardens area of the city at around 12pm. The 22-...
Recruitment News, Jun 2, 2006
Recruiters Risk Losing Staff To Rivals Because Of Poor Communication
Companies risk losing job candidates to rival firms because they fail to effectively communicate the value of their benefits package, say recruitment experts. According to a recent survey by the Char...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Two arrested over Haddock gun attack
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of leading loyalist paramilitary Mark Haddock. Police have confirmed that one man was arrested earlier this morning, with the second...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Seven remanded in custody after Ballymena drugs raid
Eleven people have appeared in Larne Magistrates Court, charged in connection with an illegal heroin network, following a police operation in the Ballymena area yesterday. Ten men and one woman appea...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Lover jailed for six-and-a-half years for killing girlfriend
A County Down man who killed his girlfriend because she said that she no longer loved him, has today been given a jail sentence of six-and-a-half years. David Jones, 37, of Lismore Avenue, Bangor, pr...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Police shoot man during anti-terror raid
Police have shot a man during an anti-terrorism raid in east London. The 20-year-old man was shot during the raid at a property in Forestgate in the early hours of Friday morning. He was taken to th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
New Belfast Lord Mayor elected
The new Lord Mayor for Belfast has been elected. Pat McCarthy from the SDLP, is the third from the party and the fourth nationalist Lord Mayor to be elected by councillors and he last night received ...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Eight oil workers, including six Britons, have been kidnapped from an offshore oil rig in Nigeria, it has been reported. It is understood that six Britons, a Canadian and an American were taken hosta...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Man charged over Bristol stabbing
A 30-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Barry Wilson in Bristol earlier this week. Keith Hunt, from Ilminster Avenue, was remanded in custody to appear at Bristol Crown Cou...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Man knifed in head in County Antrim
A man has been taken to hospital after he was stabbed in the head during an incident in Armoy in County Antrim, yesterday evening. The victim, believed to be in his 50's suffered stab wounds to the h...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Johnson expresses interest in Prescott job
Education Secretary Alan Johnson has expressed an interest in taking over the post of Labour Deputy Leader from John Prescott. In an interview with GMTV's Sunday Programme, Mr Johnson said that he ho...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Virus-stricken cruise returns to Southampton
A luxury cruise ship which was hit by a severe vomiting bug has returned to Southampton early. The Sea Princess had left Southampton last weekend, carrying over 2,000 passengers on what was meant to ...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Pain drugs 'increase heart attack risk'
People taking two common painkillers regularly could be at increased risk of suffering a heart attack, a report has claimed. The report, conducted by researchers from Oxford University and the Univer...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Pensioner assaulted by gang of teenagers
Police in County Tyrone are appealing for information after a pensioner was assaulted in her home on Wednesday evening. The woman, who is in her 70's, was attacked by a gang of teenagers while she wa...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
HFEA publishes IVF clinic guide
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has published an online guide to fertility clinics in the UK. The data combines details of every licensed fertility and infertility treatment in the U...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Family rescued after Derry arson attack
Seven people have escaped injury following an arson attack on their home in County Londonderry yesterday evening. A woman and six children were in the property in the Galliagh Park area of the city, ...
UK National News, Jun 2, 2006
Tories propose traffic plans
The Conservatives have unveiled a series of proposals aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing congestion. The proposals are part of a ten-point plan on transport, which has been devised by the p...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Police appeal over missing teenager
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information following the disappearance of teenager in the area. 16-year-old Leonie Gillen went missing from her home in Drumbeg in Craigavon in the early ho...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
FSB warns on lack of entrepreneurial spirit in EU
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published a blueprint for action for small firms in the Europe Union (EU). “What can Small Businesses do for Europe?” was launched as the FSB formally ope...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 2, 2006
Flamenco fun entertains Foyleside shoppers
A weekend of Flamenco comes to Foyleside Shopping centre with the launch of the ‘Summer in the City’ art and music events. Foyleside shopping centre has joined forces with Latinomaniac to kick off in...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2006
Ripper 'committed more crimes', report claims
The Yorkshire Ripper probably carried out more crimes than those he was convicted for, a previously secret report has suggested. The Byford Report, which was released under the Freedom of Information...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2006
Two due in court over terrorism charges
Two men who were being held for questioning in connection with terrorist charges are due to appear in court in Banbridge. After a long-running investigation by officers from the police services organ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2006
Police swoop in major drugs raid
Fourteen people have been arrested during a major police operation across the province on Thursday. Around 120 officers, including representatives from the PSNI Crime Team, the drug squad and Tactica...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2006
Resort body believed to be missing Briton
A body found in a Spanish resort is thought to be that of a missing British man. Kevin Hoare, 39, has not been seen since May 11. He had gone to a gay nightclub, the Organics Club in Stiges, near Bar...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2006
Armed robbery in Dromore
Police in County Down have appealed for information following a bank robbery in Dromore earlier this morning. Two masked men, armed with a handgun and a machete entered the Ulster Bank in the Church ...
Recruitment News, Jun 1, 2006
Employment Service Opens Doors To Jobseekers
Local jobseekers looking for work across Europe can now do so, thanks to a new innovation from EURES (European Employment Services). EURES Web Services, a new package, which will be available on Job ...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2006
Investigation launched into chemical plant blast
An investigation has been launched following a massive explosion at a chemical plant in Teeside. The explosion happened on a pipe at the Terra Nitrogen UK Limited site in Billingham around 12.15am BS...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2006
Man arrested over Bristol street stabbing
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a father-of-three who was stabbed to death in Bristol. Barry Wilson, 29, from Ilminster Avenue died after being stabbed in the ne...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2006
Hospital waiting lists decrease by 6,000
The latest figures from the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) have revealed that by March hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland have dropped by almost 6,000 over th...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2006
Prescott surrenders Dorneywood retreat
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has given up his grace-and-favour home, Dorneywood, it has been announced. Mr Prescott has been heavily criticised for keeping Dorneywood, after he was stripped of...