Northern Ireland News for August 2006 : Page 10
UK National News, Aug 10, 2006
Teens 'using condoms incorrectly'
Many British teenagers are failing to use condoms correctly, new research has claimed. Researchers at Southampton University surveyed 1,400 teenagers aged between 16 and 18 in England. The researche...
Teens 'using condoms incorrectly'
Many British teenagers are failing to use condoms correctly, new research has claimed. Researchers at Southampton University surveyed 1,400 teenagers aged between 16 and 18 in England. The researche...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2006
Two arrested over "suspected racist attack"
Police in County Down have appealed for information following a suspected racist attack on a house in the early hours of this morning. At around 4.45am, paint was thrown and windows were broken at th...
Two arrested over "suspected racist attack"
Police in County Down have appealed for information following a suspected racist attack on a house in the early hours of this morning. At around 4.45am, paint was thrown and windows were broken at th...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2006
Wildlife suffering because of drought
The continuing drought in England and Wales is killing wildfowl and fish, causing toxic algal blooms and reducing rivers to trickles, the Environment Agency has warned. At more than 100 sites across ...
Wildlife suffering because of drought
The continuing drought in England and Wales is killing wildfowl and fish, causing toxic algal blooms and reducing rivers to trickles, the Environment Agency has warned. At more than 100 sites across ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2006
Man remanded over city attack
A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder and obstruction. Andrew Aparicio, of Kilbroney House in the Cregagh estate in east Belfast appeared at Belfast Magistrates...
Man remanded over city attack
A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder and obstruction. Andrew Aparicio, of Kilbroney House in the Cregagh estate in east Belfast appeared at Belfast Magistrates...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2006
Airport chaos as police foil terror plot
Airports across Britain are facing major delays, following the disruption of a terrorist plot to blow up flights travelling between UK and the US. It is believed that the plot involved plans to smugg...
Airport chaos as police foil terror plot
Airports across Britain are facing major delays, following the disruption of a terrorist plot to blow up flights travelling between UK and the US. It is believed that the plot involved plans to smugg...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2006
Third former detective arrested
A former RUC detective has been arrested by Police Ombudsman investigators examining the murder case of 22-year-old Raymond McCord in 1997. Johnston Brown was arrested by officers at Belfast Internat...
Third former detective arrested
A former RUC detective has been arrested by Police Ombudsman investigators examining the murder case of 22-year-old Raymond McCord in 1997. Johnston Brown was arrested by officers at Belfast Internat...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2006
Nine charged over Derry protest
Police in Londonderry have charged nine men in connection with a protest at a leading American software manufacturer in the city yesterday. The men, all aged in their their late 20s to early 60s, are...
Nine charged over Derry protest
Police in Londonderry have charged nine men in connection with a protest at a leading American software manufacturer in the city yesterday. The men, all aged in their their late 20s to early 60s, are...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2006
Two men charged in phone-tapping row
Two men have been charged in connection with allegations that phone messages for the Royal Family had been intercepted. Clive Goodman, 48, the royal editor of the 'News of the World', and Glen Mulcai...
Two men charged in phone-tapping row
Two men have been charged in connection with allegations that phone messages for the Royal Family had been intercepted. Clive Goodman, 48, the royal editor of the 'News of the World', and Glen Mulcai...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2006
Police appeal for information on shooting
Police in south Belfast have appealed for information following a paramilitary style attack on a man in the Donegall Pass area of the city on August 3. The victim, a 24-year-old man sustained a gunsh...
Police appeal for information on shooting
Police in south Belfast have appealed for information following a paramilitary style attack on a man in the Donegall Pass area of the city on August 3. The victim, a 24-year-old man sustained a gunsh...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2006
British soldier killed in Afghanistan accident
A British soldier has been killed in a road accident in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The MoD has not released the name of the soldier, but has confirmed that they served with t...
British soldier killed in Afghanistan accident
A British soldier has been killed in a road accident in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The MoD has not released the name of the soldier, but has confirmed that they served with t...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Brothers found guilty of Damilola killing
Two teenage brothers have been found guilty of killing ten-year-old Damilola Taylor in 2000. Danny and Ricky Preddie, now aged 18 and 19, were convicted of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. The brothe...
Brothers found guilty of Damilola killing
Two teenage brothers have been found guilty of killing ten-year-old Damilola Taylor in 2000. Danny and Ricky Preddie, now aged 18 and 19, were convicted of manslaughter at the Old Bailey. The brothe...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Report highlights health spending variations
Stark variations in local NHS spending on different diseases have been revealed in a new report. The King's Fund report analysed new Department of Health data from 2003/04 - 2004/05 that showed how m...
Report highlights health spending variations
Stark variations in local NHS spending on different diseases have been revealed in a new report. The King's Fund report analysed new Department of Health data from 2003/04 - 2004/05 that showed how m...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Dissidents blamed for Newry arson attacks
Dissident Republicans are being blamed for overnight arson attacks on four businesses in Newry, County Down. Around 150 firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blazes, which are understood to have...
Dissidents blamed for Newry arson attacks
Dissident Republicans are being blamed for overnight arson attacks on four businesses in Newry, County Down. Around 150 firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blazes, which are understood to have...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Israel cabinet approves further Lebanon offensive
The Israeli cabinet has approved a plan for its army to push its offensive deeper into Lebanon in order to attempt to stop Hezbollah's rocket attacks on the country. Israeli troops will now attempt t...
Israel cabinet approves further Lebanon offensive
The Israeli cabinet has approved a plan for its army to push its offensive deeper into Lebanon in order to attempt to stop Hezbollah's rocket attacks on the country. Israeli troops will now attempt t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Security alerts in Newry
Police have revealed that a security alert in the Bridge Street area of the Newry city was ongoing this afternoon. The social security office has been evacuated and Army Technical Officers are curren...
Security alerts in Newry
Police have revealed that a security alert in the Bridge Street area of the Newry city was ongoing this afternoon. The social security office has been evacuated and Army Technical Officers are curren...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Police investigate Royal phone-tapping allegations
Police are continuing to question two men in connection with an investigation into allegations of phone-tapping in Prince Charles' household. Three men were arrested on Tuesday, including Clive Goodm...
Police investigate Royal phone-tapping allegations
Police are continuing to question two men in connection with an investigation into allegations of phone-tapping in Prince Charles' household. Three men were arrested on Tuesday, including Clive Goodm...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Former detectives arrested in McCord probe
Two former detectives have been arrested by Police Ombudsman investigators examining the murder case of 22-year-old Raymond McCord in 1997. The two men were arrested at around 7am this morning, follo...
Former detectives arrested in McCord probe
Two former detectives have been arrested by Police Ombudsman investigators examining the murder case of 22-year-old Raymond McCord in 1997. The two men were arrested at around 7am this morning, follo...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Man killed in Cornwall dockyard accident
A man has died after being injured in an accident at a dockyard in Cornwall. Police and an ambulance crew were called to Queen's Wharf at Falmouth around 9:45am on Wednesday morning, following report...
Man killed in Cornwall dockyard accident
A man has died after being injured in an accident at a dockyard in Cornwall. Police and an ambulance crew were called to Queen's Wharf at Falmouth around 9:45am on Wednesday morning, following report...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Ammunition found in north Belfast raid
Police investigating serious crime in the north Belfast area have seized a gun, ammunition and an undisclosed quantity of cash. The discovery came after officers searched a number of houses in Westla...
Ammunition found in north Belfast raid
Police investigating serious crime in the north Belfast area have seized a gun, ammunition and an undisclosed quantity of cash. The discovery came after officers searched a number of houses in Westla...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Search continues for human remains
Police are continuing to search for human remains at the former home of a convicted paedophile in Croydon, south London. Leslie Ford-Thrussell, 72, lived at the house in Walton Green for 17 years bef...
Search continues for human remains
Police are continuing to search for human remains at the former home of a convicted paedophile in Croydon, south London. Leslie Ford-Thrussell, 72, lived at the house in Walton Green for 17 years bef...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Staff threaten strike over NHS job cuts
Staff at NHS Direct have warned that they may take strike action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs and close 12 call centres. The 24-hour nurse-led telephone and internet advice service for England ...
Staff threaten strike over NHS job cuts
Staff at NHS Direct have warned that they may take strike action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs and close 12 call centres. The 24-hour nurse-led telephone and internet advice service for England ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Anti-war activists occupy Derry firm
Activists who stormed a leading American software manufacturer in Londonderry earlier today, are still occupying the premises. The Derry Anti-War Coalition have been throwing computer equipment and d...
Anti-war activists occupy Derry firm
Activists who stormed a leading American software manufacturer in Londonderry earlier today, are still occupying the premises. The Derry Anti-War Coalition have been throwing computer equipment and d...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Policing Board respond to Ombudsman report
Following the release of yesterday's Police Ombudsman report into the attempted murder of Gerald McRandall in Larne in 2002, Ombudsman report the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Profe...
Policing Board respond to Ombudsman report
Following the release of yesterday's Police Ombudsman report into the attempted murder of Gerald McRandall in Larne in 2002, Ombudsman report the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Profe...
UK National News, Aug 9, 2006
Downing Street denies Thatcher funeral plans
Downing Street has denied reports that plans are being considered to give former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a state funeral. It had been reported that civil servants were drawing u...
Downing Street denies Thatcher funeral plans
Downing Street has denied reports that plans are being considered to give former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a state funeral. It had been reported that civil servants were drawing u...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Teenager released over Tobermore murder
A 17-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Ronald Mackie in Tobermore, County Londonderry on July 29, has been released without charge. So far, four men have been...
Teenager released over Tobermore murder
A 17-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Ronald Mackie in Tobermore, County Londonderry on July 29, has been released without charge. So far, four men have been...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Man charged over city attack
A 22-year-old man is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow, charged with attempted murder and obstruction. The charge is connected to the serious assault on a man in in the Connsbrooke ...
Man charged over city attack
A 22-year-old man is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow, charged with attempted murder and obstruction. The charge is connected to the serious assault on a man in in the Connsbrooke ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2006
Belfast hosts ‘Celebrate Wildlife Festival’
The Ulster Wildlife Trust is to hold its ‘Celebrate Wildlife Festival’ at the award-winning Bog Meadows Nature Reserve in Belfast on Saturday. The day will be packed full of fun and exciting activiti...
Belfast hosts ‘Celebrate Wildlife Festival’
The Ulster Wildlife Trust is to hold its ‘Celebrate Wildlife Festival’ at the award-winning Bog Meadows Nature Reserve in Belfast on Saturday. The day will be packed full of fun and exciting activiti...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2006
Fighting rages in Lebanon as UN talks continue
Fierce fighting and airstrikes are continuing in Lebanon as negotiations continue over a UN resolution aimed at bringing an end to the current Middle East conflict. It was reported that Israel launch...
Fighting rages in Lebanon as UN talks continue
Fierce fighting and airstrikes are continuing in Lebanon as negotiations continue over a UN resolution aimed at bringing an end to the current Middle East conflict. It was reported that Israel launch...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2006
Man remanded over Terry Edmonds murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Kent teenager Terry Edmonds. The 17-year-old, from Hadlow, Kent, was last seen after getting off a train at Tunbridge Wells station in Kent on A...
Man remanded over Terry Edmonds murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Kent teenager Terry Edmonds. The 17-year-old, from Hadlow, Kent, was last seen after getting off a train at Tunbridge Wells station in Kent on A...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2006
Four arrested after city attack
Police in east Belfast have appealed for information following an assault on a man in the early hours of this morning. A PSNI spokesperson said that a young man was assaulted in the Connsbrooke Avenu...
Four arrested after city attack
Police in east Belfast have appealed for information following an assault on a man in the early hours of this morning. A PSNI spokesperson said that a young man was assaulted in the Connsbrooke Avenu...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
