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Northern Ireland News for October 2007 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2007
Baby Hospitalised After 'Sparkler' Blaze
An infant is in hospital and a family has been left homeless after a fire at their house in Londonderry. The fire service believe the blaze at a house in Carnhill on Thursday was caused by a child pl...
Baby Hospitalised After 'Sparkler' Blaze
An infant is in hospital and a family has been left homeless after a fire at their house in Londonderry. The fire service believe the blaze at a house in Carnhill on Thursday was caused by a child pl...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Sketch Of Possible Madeleine 'Abductor' Released
A sketch of a man whom the parents of Madeleine McCann believe may have abducted their daughter has been released. The sketch was drawn by an FBI-trained forensic artist and is based on the descripti...
Sketch Of Possible Madeleine 'Abductor' Released
A sketch of a man whom the parents of Madeleine McCann believe may have abducted their daughter has been released. The sketch was drawn by an FBI-trained forensic artist and is based on the descripti...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2007
Health Under-Funded: McGimpsey
The Assembly Health Minister has raised concerns about proposed expenditure levels on health care in Northern Ireland. Michael McGimpsey said there is a 'gap' between health spending in Northern Irel...
Health Under-Funded: McGimpsey
The Assembly Health Minister has raised concerns about proposed expenditure levels on health care in Northern Ireland. Michael McGimpsey said there is a 'gap' between health spending in Northern Irel...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Bodies In Burning Car Identified
Two bodies found in a burning car in a lay-by in Leicestershire have been identified as a mother and her teenage daughter. The bodies of Fiona Ann Pilkington, 38, and her 18-year-old daughter Frances...
Bodies In Burning Car Identified
Two bodies found in a burning car in a lay-by in Leicestershire have been identified as a mother and her teenage daughter. The bodies of Fiona Ann Pilkington, 38, and her 18-year-old daughter Frances...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2007
MLAs Clash On Nuclear Power
There was sharp division in the Assembly yesterday as the DUP and Sinn Fein took opposing views on the contentious issue of nuclear power. DUP MLA Robin Newton spoke on his party's amendment to a Sin...
MLAs Clash On Nuclear Power
There was sharp division in the Assembly yesterday as the DUP and Sinn Fein took opposing views on the contentious issue of nuclear power. DUP MLA Robin Newton spoke on his party's amendment to a Sin...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Police To Quiz Victim Of Majorca Hotel Fall
Spanish police are continuing to investigate the case of a woman who was found dead two days after her daughter was left seriously injured in a fall from their hotel balcony in Majorca. The authoriti...
Police To Quiz Victim Of Majorca Hotel Fall
Spanish police are continuing to investigate the case of a woman who was found dead two days after her daughter was left seriously injured in a fall from their hotel balcony in Majorca. The authoriti...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Critical Day Ahead For Brain Op Watson
The next 24 hours will be critical for singer, Russell Watson who is fighting for life after undergoing emergency surgery to treat a brain tumour. However, it has emerged that Mr Watson delayed the o...
Critical Day Ahead For Brain Op Watson
The next 24 hours will be critical for singer, Russell Watson who is fighting for life after undergoing emergency surgery to treat a brain tumour. However, it has emerged that Mr Watson delayed the o...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2007
PSNI On Target For Catholic Recruits
Ongoing work to increase the number of Catholics in Northern Ireland’s police service seems to be having an impact. Almost a quarter of PSNI officers are now from the Catholic community, latest figur...
PSNI On Target For Catholic Recruits
Ongoing work to increase the number of Catholics in Northern Ireland’s police service seems to be having an impact. Almost a quarter of PSNI officers are now from the Catholic community, latest figur...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Cancer Jab Offered To Schoolgirls
Schoolgirls as young as 12 are to be offered a vaccination against a sexually transmitted disease which has been linked to cervical cancer from September 2008. It is believed that vaccinating girls a...
Cancer Jab Offered To Schoolgirls
Schoolgirls as young as 12 are to be offered a vaccination against a sexually transmitted disease which has been linked to cervical cancer from September 2008. It is believed that vaccinating girls a...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Sir Elton's Photography Not 'Child Porn'
A photograph owned by Sir Elton John, which was seized from an art exhibition amid claims that it breached child pornography laws, has been declared as not indecent by the Crown Prosecution Service. ...
Sir Elton's Photography Not 'Child Porn'
A photograph owned by Sir Elton John, which was seized from an art exhibition amid claims that it breached child pornography laws, has been declared as not indecent by the Crown Prosecution Service. ...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2007
Government Publishes Cold Homes Map
A map showing the areas of England with the coldest homes has been published by the government as part of a campaign to urge vulnerable people to keep warm and healthy during the winter months. The m...
Government Publishes Cold Homes Map
A map showing the areas of England with the coldest homes has been published by the government as part of a campaign to urge vulnerable people to keep warm and healthy during the winter months. The m...
Recruitment News, Oct 26, 2007
Dramatic Fall In Job Creation Will Hit Building Hardest
The levels of immigration to the Irish Republic is set to drop dramatically in the coming year as the creation of new jobs falters. The state training agency, FÁS is forecasting that there will be 50...
Dramatic Fall In Job Creation Will Hit Building Hardest
The levels of immigration to the Irish Republic is set to drop dramatically in the coming year as the creation of new jobs falters. The state training agency, FÁS is forecasting that there will be 50...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2007
Lignite Moratorium Extended To Whole Of Province
There's little prospect of commercial mining for lignite in Northern ireland, at least for the next three years. Assembly Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has announced a three year moratorium on lignite...
Lignite Moratorium Extended To Whole Of Province
There's little prospect of commercial mining for lignite in Northern ireland, at least for the next three years. Assembly Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has announced a three year moratorium on lignite...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Tasting The Best Of Ulster
A top food competition that highlights the best of Northern Ireland’s food and drinks has just been launched. THE Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) is organising the 2007 Food & Dri...
Tasting The Best Of Ulster
A top food competition that highlights the best of Northern Ireland’s food and drinks has just been launched. THE Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) is organising the 2007 Food & Dri...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Brown Urges Sharing Of Afghan 'Burden'
Prime Minister Gordon has called upon the international community to share the "long-term burden" of the military campaign in Afghanistan. Speaking in a joint press conference with Afghan President H...
Brown Urges Sharing Of Afghan 'Burden'
Prime Minister Gordon has called upon the international community to share the "long-term burden" of the military campaign in Afghanistan. Speaking in a joint press conference with Afghan President H...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Toddler In Pond Tragedy
An investigation has been launched after a three-year-old boy died when he fell into a garden pond. Ethan Read, from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, died in spite of his mother's attempts to revive him b...
Toddler In Pond Tragedy
An investigation has been launched after a three-year-old boy died when he fell into a garden pond. Ethan Read, from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, died in spite of his mother's attempts to revive him b...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Madeleine Mum's Heart-Felt Plea Boosts Search
The first television interview given by the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann has proved to be a tremendous strain on the couple, with Mrs McCann breaking down in tears towards the end as sh...
Madeleine Mum's Heart-Felt Plea Boosts Search
The first television interview given by the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann has proved to be a tremendous strain on the couple, with Mrs McCann breaking down in tears towards the end as sh...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Body Is Hotel Fall Girl's Mother
A body found washed up in a cave in Majorca has been identified as that of Sara Cooper, the mother of a seven-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a fall from a hotel balcony. Mrs Cooper, 45, h...
Body Is Hotel Fall Girl's Mother
A body found washed up in a cave in Majorca has been identified as that of Sara Cooper, the mother of a seven-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a fall from a hotel balcony. Mrs Cooper, 45, h...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Smacking Ban Ruled Out By Ministers
Ministers have rejected a complete ban on smacking, following a government review, which found that the majority of parents were opposed to one. Children's Minister Kevin Brennan announced that the l...
Smacking Ban Ruled Out By Ministers
Ministers have rejected a complete ban on smacking, following a government review, which found that the majority of parents were opposed to one. Children's Minister Kevin Brennan announced that the l...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Son Granted Bail In Cut Throat Murder Case
The man accused of the matricide of Warrenpoint woman Annie McCartan has been released on bail in Belfast's High Court. The 75-year-old was found with her throat cut at her Co Down home in June last ...
Son Granted Bail In Cut Throat Murder Case
The man accused of the matricide of Warrenpoint woman Annie McCartan has been released on bail in Belfast's High Court. The 75-year-old was found with her throat cut at her Co Down home in June last ...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Kids Die Crossing Motorway
Two young boys have been knocked down and killed as they attempted to cross a motorway in Cheshire. Kieran Coupe, seven, and his six-year-old friend, who has not yet been named, had been trying to cr...
Kids Die Crossing Motorway
Two young boys have been knocked down and killed as they attempted to cross a motorway in Cheshire. Kieran Coupe, seven, and his six-year-old friend, who has not yet been named, had been trying to cr...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Government Plans To Beat Motorway Jams
Motorists will soon be allowed to drive on the hard shoulder of motorways during busy times, under new plans to tackle traffic congestion announced by the government. Following a trial on the M42, ne...
Government Plans To Beat Motorway Jams
Motorists will soon be allowed to drive on the hard shoulder of motorways during busy times, under new plans to tackle traffic congestion announced by the government. Following a trial on the M42, ne...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Two More Charged In Liverpool Torch Murder
Two more men have been charged with the murder of a Polish waitress in Liverpool who died after being set alight. Monika Szmecht was set on fire and dumped in a lay-by in Blindfoot Lane, Rainford, on...
Two More Charged In Liverpool Torch Murder
Two more men have been charged with the murder of a Polish waitress in Liverpool who died after being set alight. Monika Szmecht was set on fire and dumped in a lay-by in Blindfoot Lane, Rainford, on...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2007
Russell Watson Undergoes Brain Surgery
Opera singer Russell Watson is having surgery to remove a brain tumour. The 40-year-old was admitted to Alexandra Hospital in Cheshire on Wednesday afternoon and it is understood that the surgery was...
Russell Watson Undergoes Brain Surgery
Opera singer Russell Watson is having surgery to remove a brain tumour. The 40-year-old was admitted to Alexandra Hospital in Cheshire on Wednesday afternoon and it is understood that the surgery was...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Executive Pledges 6,500 New Jobs
Employment has proved to be a major focus for the Northern Ireland Executive. This week’s high profile announcement of the long-awaited Programme for Government includes the aim of creating 6,500 job...
Executive Pledges 6,500 New Jobs
Employment has proved to be a major focus for the Northern Ireland Executive. This week’s high profile announcement of the long-awaited Programme for Government includes the aim of creating 6,500 job...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Cullyhanna Says Farewell To Victim
Family members and friends are set to pack St Patrick's Church in Cullhanna today to say their final goodbyes to the 21-year-old local man who was brutally beaten to death by a gang of nine men on Sat...
Cullyhanna Says Farewell To Victim
Family members and friends are set to pack St Patrick's Church in Cullhanna today to say their final goodbyes to the 21-year-old local man who was brutally beaten to death by a gang of nine men on Sat...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Building Free-For-All Remains Unlikely
Although the controversial law restricting building in Northern Ireland's countryside - PPS 14 – has now been declared unlawful, it does not mean the law will be dropped immediately. There is therefo...
Building Free-For-All Remains Unlikely
Although the controversial law restricting building in Northern Ireland's countryside - PPS 14 – has now been declared unlawful, it does not mean the law will be dropped immediately. There is therefo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Heavy Fines For Tax Fraud Hoteliers
The brothers who own the popular Canal Court Hotel in the border town of Newry have been fined £1.1m each for tax evasion. Patrick and John McParland were also given suspended four-year jail sentence...
Heavy Fines For Tax Fraud Hoteliers
The brothers who own the popular Canal Court Hotel in the border town of Newry have been fined £1.1m each for tax evasion. Patrick and John McParland were also given suspended four-year jail sentence...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
City Airport Hotel Planned
A hotel is to be built at George Best Belfast City Airport. Although likely to be opposed by local residents, who already have said they are unhappy with news that the airport is considering an exten...
City Airport Hotel Planned
A hotel is to be built at George Best Belfast City Airport. Although likely to be opposed by local residents, who already have said they are unhappy with news that the airport is considering an exten...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2007
Jobs Bonanza At Gem
A leading Belfast call centre that has grown from employing less than a half dozen people when it first set up only five years ago is about to add a further 500 staff, taking its employee base to over...
Jobs Bonanza At Gem
A leading Belfast call centre that has grown from employing less than a half dozen people when it first set up only five years ago is about to add a further 500 staff, taking its employee base to over...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
