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Northern Ireland News for September 2006 : Page 5
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Man charged with terror offences in Manchester
A man has been charged with two terror offences in Manchester, police have confirmed. Habib Ahmed, 26, from Cheetham Hill was arrested on August 23. He was charged with keeping information about pote...
Man charged with terror offences in Manchester
A man has been charged with two terror offences in Manchester, police have confirmed. Habib Ahmed, 26, from Cheetham Hill was arrested on August 23. He was charged with keeping information about pote...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Service held to remember dead Britons
A memorial service for Britons killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad last year has been held in Southwark Cathedral today. The service remembered the 13 Britons killed in the following terror...
Service held to remember dead Britons
A memorial service for Britons killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad last year has been held in Southwark Cathedral today. The service remembered the 13 Britons killed in the following terror...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Learner drivers 'should take a year of lessons'
Learner drivers should have a minimum learning period of 12 months before they take their test, the Association of British Insurers said. The ABI said that a one-year minimum learning period would re...
Learner drivers 'should take a year of lessons'
Learner drivers should have a minimum learning period of 12 months before they take their test, the Association of British Insurers said. The ABI said that a one-year minimum learning period would re...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Irish diplomat moved after loyalist threats
An Irish diplomat working in Belfast has been transferred to Dublin as a result of loyalist death threats. Aine De Baroid, a senior official at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, is involved i...
Irish diplomat moved after loyalist threats
An Irish diplomat working in Belfast has been transferred to Dublin as a result of loyalist death threats. Aine De Baroid, a senior official at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, is involved i...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Nestle announces job losses
Swiss food firm Nestle has announced that it is cutting 645 jobs at its factory in York. The firm, the world's largest food and drink company, will sell part of the site in York and move the producti...
Nestle announces job losses
Swiss food firm Nestle has announced that it is cutting 645 jobs at its factory in York. The firm, the world's largest food and drink company, will sell part of the site in York and move the producti...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Woolworths reports sales drop
Woolworths has reported a drop in sales, blaming a "tough market" and increased pressure from supermarkets, specialist retailers and internet sales. The retailer posed pre-tax losses of £66.8 million...
Woolworths reports sales drop
Woolworths has reported a drop in sales, blaming a "tough market" and increased pressure from supermarkets, specialist retailers and internet sales. The retailer posed pre-tax losses of £66.8 million...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Guns stolen in County Tyrone
Police in County Tyrone have appealed for information following the robbery of a gun cabinet and ammunition in the early hours of yesterday morning. The incident happened shortly after 5am, when five...
Guns stolen in County Tyrone
Police in County Tyrone have appealed for information following the robbery of a gun cabinet and ammunition in the early hours of yesterday morning. The incident happened shortly after 5am, when five...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Home ownership help announced for military personnel
Armed forces personnel are to receive help to buy their own homes, under new plans announced by the government. Up to 10,000 members of the Armed Forces and their families currently living in service...
Home ownership help announced for military personnel
Armed forces personnel are to receive help to buy their own homes, under new plans announced by the government. Up to 10,000 members of the Armed Forces and their families currently living in service...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Body found in Ballymena
Police in County Antrim are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body yesterday afternoon. The body of a woman believed to be aged in her late teens or early twenties, was d...
Body found in Ballymena
Police in County Antrim are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body yesterday afternoon. The body of a woman believed to be aged in her late teens or early twenties, was d...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
FA to investigate BBC 'bung' claims
The Football Association is to investigate "any possible breach of the rules" following a BBC Panorama programme regarding allegations of 'bung' payments in the game. The programme, 'Undercover: Foo...
FA to investigate BBC 'bung' claims
The Football Association is to investigate "any possible breach of the rules" following a BBC Panorama programme regarding allegations of 'bung' payments in the game. The programme, 'Undercover: Foo...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Man remanded over hijackings
A 31-year-old man has appeared at Newry Magistrates Court charged in connection with a spate of hijackings in County Down, County Armagh and County Louth last week. Christopher Connors, of Downs Road...
Man remanded over hijackings
A 31-year-old man has appeared at Newry Magistrates Court charged in connection with a spate of hijackings in County Down, County Armagh and County Louth last week. Christopher Connors, of Downs Road...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Police warn public over motor caravan scam
The PSNI are warning the public to be vigilant after a number of stolen motor caravans were sold to unsuspecting individuals across Northern Ireland. Police have detected a large theft and ringing n...
Police warn public over motor caravan scam
The PSNI are warning the public to be vigilant after a number of stolen motor caravans were sold to unsuspecting individuals across Northern Ireland. Police have detected a large theft and ringing n...
UK National News, Sep 20, 2006
Britons in Thailand warned to take care
Britons in Thailand are being warned by the Foreign Office to take care, following a military coup to oust the country's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Martial law was declared in Thailand follow...
Britons in Thailand warned to take care
Britons in Thailand are being warned by the Foreign Office to take care, following a military coup to oust the country's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Martial law was declared in Thailand follow...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Schools join forces to fight closure
Four primary schools based in the Lisburn area have decided to join forces in a bid to prevent the Southern Education and Library Board (SEELB) from closing them down. Last night, parents, staff and ...
Schools join forces to fight closure
Four primary schools based in the Lisburn area have decided to join forces in a bid to prevent the Southern Education and Library Board (SEELB) from closing them down. Last night, parents, staff and ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
Man remanded over drugs charges
A 47-year-old man has been remanded in custody following the seizure of a quantity of Class A and Class C drugs. John Maxwell, of Agra Street, off the Ormeau Road, today appeared at Belfast Magistrat...
Man remanded over drugs charges
A 47-year-old man has been remanded in custody following the seizure of a quantity of Class A and Class C drugs. John Maxwell, of Agra Street, off the Ormeau Road, today appeared at Belfast Magistrat...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2006
£8 million regeneration scheme for east Belfast
The government has today announced that it is to build a multi-million pound business park in east Belfast. The £8 million government redevelopment scheme will see the transformation of four acres of...
£8 million regeneration scheme for east Belfast
The government has today announced that it is to build a multi-million pound business park in east Belfast. The £8 million government redevelopment scheme will see the transformation of four acres of...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Brothers in court over airline 'bomb plot'
Two brothers have appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners. Umair Hussain, 24, and his 23-year-old brother Mehran both appeared at City of Westm...
Brothers in court over airline 'bomb plot'
Two brothers have appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners. Umair Hussain, 24, and his 23-year-old brother Mehran both appeared at City of Westm...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Taliban fight 'even harder' than expected
Defence Secretary Des Browne has said that the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan has been "even harder" than expected. In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute in London, Mr Browne s...
Taliban fight 'even harder' than expected
Defence Secretary Des Browne has said that the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan has been "even harder" than expected. In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute in London, Mr Browne s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2006
Hanged man had killed toddler
An inquest has today heard how a 22-year-old County Tyrone man took his own life after knocking down and killing a child in 2004. The court today heard how Jonathan Montgomery's vehicle mounted the p...
Hanged man had killed toddler
An inquest has today heard how a 22-year-old County Tyrone man took his own life after knocking down and killing a child in 2004. The court today heard how Jonathan Montgomery's vehicle mounted the p...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Sir Menzies wins Lib Dem tax vote
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has won a crucial vote on taxation policy at the party's conference in Brighton. Following a debate at the conference, Sir Menzies saw delegates vote to s...
Sir Menzies wins Lib Dem tax vote
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has won a crucial vote on taxation policy at the party's conference in Brighton. Following a debate at the conference, Sir Menzies saw delegates vote to s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2006
Sinn Fein boycott Stormont debate
The Democratic Unionist Party have today hit out at Sinn Fein after they failed to attend an assembly debate on a law and order report they helped produce. Speaking at the Stormont Preparation for Go...
Sinn Fein boycott Stormont debate
The Democratic Unionist Party have today hit out at Sinn Fein after they failed to attend an assembly debate on a law and order report they helped produce. Speaking at the Stormont Preparation for Go...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Restrictions likely on EU migrants
Romanian and Bulgarian workers coming to the UK if both countries join the EU next year, could face restrictions Home Secretary John Reid has indicated. Speaking to senior police officers, Mr Reid sa...
Restrictions likely on EU migrants
Romanian and Bulgarian workers coming to the UK if both countries join the EU next year, could face restrictions Home Secretary John Reid has indicated. Speaking to senior police officers, Mr Reid sa...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Soldier pleads guilty to war crime
A British soldier has admitted committing a war crime at the start of a court martial in Wiltshire. Corporal Donald Payne, 35, of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, pleaded guilty to inhumanely treati...
Soldier pleads guilty to war crime
A British soldier has admitted committing a war crime at the start of a court martial in Wiltshire. Corporal Donald Payne, 35, of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, pleaded guilty to inhumanely treati...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2006
Hain celebrates 25 years of integrated education
Secretary of State, Peter Hain, has today marked the 25th anniversary of integrated education with a challenge to the Northern Ireland education sector to do more to bring young people together. Spea...
Hain celebrates 25 years of integrated education
Secretary of State, Peter Hain, has today marked the 25th anniversary of integrated education with a challenge to the Northern Ireland education sector to do more to bring young people together. Spea...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Hewitt pledges to continue NHS reforms
Heath Secretary Patricia Hewitt has said that the government's controversial reforms of the NHS will continue, warning that they are the only way to "safeguard" the future of the service. Giving a sp...
Hewitt pledges to continue NHS reforms
Heath Secretary Patricia Hewitt has said that the government's controversial reforms of the NHS will continue, warning that they are the only way to "safeguard" the future of the service. Giving a sp...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2006
College lecturers strike for pay equality
College lecturers at the sixteen Further Education Centres throughout Northern Ireland are staging a one-day strike as part of a protest in a bid to get equal pay with school teachers. Lecturers are ...
College lecturers strike for pay equality
College lecturers at the sixteen Further Education Centres throughout Northern Ireland are staging a one-day strike as part of a protest in a bid to get equal pay with school teachers. Lecturers are ...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Metropolitan Police deny Menezes charge
The Metropolitan Police have pleaded not guilty to breaching health and safety laws over the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes in July last year. Mr Menezes was shot dead by anti-te...
Metropolitan Police deny Menezes charge
The Metropolitan Police have pleaded not guilty to breaching health and safety laws over the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes in July last year. Mr Menezes was shot dead by anti-te...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2006
Man arrested after drugs find
Police seized a large quantity of Class A drugs, following a planned search at a premises in south Belfast yesterday. An amount of suspected Ecstasy and cocaine, with an estimated street value of £12...
Man arrested after drugs find
Police seized a large quantity of Class A drugs, following a planned search at a premises in south Belfast yesterday. An amount of suspected Ecstasy and cocaine, with an estimated street value of £12...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2006
Items seized during police raid
Police have seized a number of items as part of an ongoing operation into organised criminal activity in mid-Ulster and County Londonderry. Searches were carried out earlier today in Garvagh, Drumser...
Items seized during police raid
Police have seized a number of items as part of an ongoing operation into organised criminal activity in mid-Ulster and County Londonderry. Searches were carried out earlier today in Garvagh, Drumser...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2006
Teenager loses arm in accident at butcher's shop
A teenage boy has had to have his arm amputated after it became trapped in a mincer in a butcher's shop in Greater Manchester. Sam Ashworth, 15, was working at J&B Fitton Ltd in Shaw on Saturday when...
Teenager loses arm in accident at butcher's shop
A teenage boy has had to have his arm amputated after it became trapped in a mincer in a butcher's shop in Greater Manchester. Sam Ashworth, 15, was working at J&B Fitton Ltd in Shaw on Saturday when...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
