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Northern Ireland News for December 2007 : Page 5
UK National News, Dec 12, 2007
Ferry Officer Cleared Of Yacht Deaths
A car ferry officer has been found not guilty of the manslaughter of three crewmen who died when their yacht sank in the English Channel. Michael Hubble, 62, was accused of failing to raise the alarm...
Ferry Officer Cleared Of Yacht Deaths
A car ferry officer has been found not guilty of the manslaughter of three crewmen who died when their yacht sank in the English Channel. Michael Hubble, 62, was accused of failing to raise the alarm...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2007
Family's Fire Escape Plan Praised
A family had a lucky escape last night when they had to flee from an arson attack in south Belfast. The ground floor of the property, at Florenceville Drive, off the Ormeau Road, was targeted at arou...
Family's Fire Escape Plan Praised
A family had a lucky escape last night when they had to flee from an arson attack in south Belfast. The ground floor of the property, at Florenceville Drive, off the Ormeau Road, was targeted at arou...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2007
Liverpool Star Gerrard's Home Burgled
The home of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was burgled last night, it has been reported. The 27-year-old footballer was in France, playing a Champions League match against Marseilles, when his home...
Liverpool Star Gerrard's Home Burgled
The home of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was burgled last night, it has been reported. The 27-year-old footballer was in France, playing a Champions League match against Marseilles, when his home...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2007
MPs Urge End Of Segregation As New NI Gaol Is Planned
Rival paramilitary factions should not be housed in separate prison wings any longer. Members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster have acknowledged that, while a certain degree o...
MPs Urge End Of Segregation As New NI Gaol Is Planned
Rival paramilitary factions should not be housed in separate prison wings any longer. Members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster have acknowledged that, while a certain degree o...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2007
Man Arrested Over Chip Shop Murders
Police investigating the murders of two men in a flat above a fish and chip shop in Shawbury, North Shropshire, have arrested a man. Sukhdav Singh, who is in his 20s, is believed to have shared the f...
Man Arrested Over Chip Shop Murders
Police investigating the murders of two men in a flat above a fish and chip shop in Shawbury, North Shropshire, have arrested a man. Sukhdav Singh, who is in his 20s, is believed to have shared the f...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2007
Commuter Rail Chaos
There's no Dublin-Belfast Enterprise express - or indeed any trains - running this morning on a section of railway line between Moira and Portadown. The section of track has been closed because of a ...
Commuter Rail Chaos
There's no Dublin-Belfast Enterprise express - or indeed any trains - running this morning on a section of railway line between Moira and Portadown. The section of track has been closed because of a ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2007
Irish Cabinet Defers Controversial Pay Awards
After weeks of controversy, Government Ministers in the Republic have made the surprise move to defer their recently recommended pay rises for one year. After robustly defending their pay awards agai...
Irish Cabinet Defers Controversial Pay Awards
After weeks of controversy, Government Ministers in the Republic have made the surprise move to defer their recently recommended pay rises for one year. After robustly defending their pay awards agai...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2007
Girls Aloud Third Date Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for UK girl band Girls Aloud's third date at the Odyssey Arena next May will go on sale tomorrow at 9am. The band's first two dates at the Odyssey - May 4 and 5 - have already sold out and a ...
Girls Aloud Third Date Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for UK girl band Girls Aloud's third date at the Odyssey Arena next May will go on sale tomorrow at 9am. The band's first two dates at the Odyssey - May 4 and 5 - have already sold out and a ...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2007
No Hidden Agenda At McCann's 'Tapas Nine' Meeting
There was no 'secret meeting' between the parents of Madeleine McCann and the seven friends who dined with them on the night of their daughter’s disappearance. They did not conduct such a meeting, ai...
No Hidden Agenda At McCann's 'Tapas Nine' Meeting
There was no 'secret meeting' between the parents of Madeleine McCann and the seven friends who dined with them on the night of their daughter’s disappearance. They did not conduct such a meeting, ai...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2007
Keep Card Details Secret
The police have warned credit card holders about a scam carried out by criminals posing as security personnel from the card provider. In the fraud attempts, the victim is asked to verify a particular...
Keep Card Details Secret
The police have warned credit card holders about a scam carried out by criminals posing as security personnel from the card provider. In the fraud attempts, the victim is asked to verify a particular...
Recruitment News, Dec 12, 2007
'Throw-Away Society' Prompts Retail Closure
A Co. Antrim clothes retailing business that has stood the test of time is set to close in the New Year - with the loss of some staff jobs. Cartmills of Glengormley is feeling the pinch of the “multi...
'Throw-Away Society' Prompts Retail Closure
A Co. Antrim clothes retailing business that has stood the test of time is set to close in the New Year - with the loss of some staff jobs. Cartmills of Glengormley is feeling the pinch of the “multi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Thousands Of NI Driver Details Go Astray
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency NI has lost personal details of some 6,000 drivers in Northern Ireland. It is understood that the names and addresses of the motorists were contained on two co...
Thousands Of NI Driver Details Go Astray
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency NI has lost personal details of some 6,000 drivers in Northern Ireland. It is understood that the names and addresses of the motorists were contained on two co...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
Two Arrested Over Baby Knife Threat
Police in Cardiff have arrested two youths in connection with a robbery at a flat in the city during which a knife was held to a four-week-old baby's throat. The two youths, one aged 18 from Ely and ...
Two Arrested Over Baby Knife Threat
Police in Cardiff have arrested two youths in connection with a robbery at a flat in the city during which a knife was held to a four-week-old baby's throat. The two youths, one aged 18 from Ely and ...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
DJ 'Faces Jail' For Breaking Restraining Order
DJ Andy Kershaw may face jail after admitting breaking a restraining order involving his ex-girlfriend. The 48-year-old BBC Radio 3 presenter pleaded guilty to breaching the order, which bans him fro...
DJ 'Faces Jail' For Breaking Restraining Order
DJ Andy Kershaw may face jail after admitting breaking a restraining order involving his ex-girlfriend. The 48-year-old BBC Radio 3 presenter pleaded guilty to breaching the order, which bans him fro...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Dungiven Stabbing 'Not Premeditated'
The stabbing of a Polish man in a brawl in Co Londonderry last weekend was not pre-planned. Katrina Kordula from the Polish Welfare Association denied that the incident was premeditated or tribal. ...
Dungiven Stabbing 'Not Premeditated'
The stabbing of a Polish man in a brawl in Co Londonderry last weekend was not pre-planned. Katrina Kordula from the Polish Welfare Association denied that the incident was premeditated or tribal. ...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
More Than 6,000 Driver Details Lost
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency NI has lost personal details of more than 66,000 drivers in Northern Ireland, it has been reported. It is understood that the names and addresses of the motori...
More Than 6,000 Driver Details Lost
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency NI has lost personal details of more than 66,000 drivers in Northern Ireland, it has been reported. It is understood that the names and addresses of the motori...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
Life Sentence For Teen's Killer
A man has been jailed for life for stabbing a teenage boy to death in Kent. Peter Connolly, 31, from Carisbrooke Gardens in Peckham, was ordered to serve a minimum sentence of 15 years after being fo...
Life Sentence For Teen's Killer
A man has been jailed for life for stabbing a teenage boy to death in Kent. Peter Connolly, 31, from Carisbrooke Gardens in Peckham, was ordered to serve a minimum sentence of 15 years after being fo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Singer Christie Hennessy Dies Aged 62
Irish singer/songwriter Christie Hennessy has died at the age of 62. The Kerry-born musician died in a London hospice on Tuesday morning, following a short illness. According to reports, the illness ...
Singer Christie Hennessy Dies Aged 62
Irish singer/songwriter Christie Hennessy has died at the age of 62. The Kerry-born musician died in a London hospice on Tuesday morning, following a short illness. According to reports, the illness ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Road Deaths Hit 100
A tragic milestone – or gravestone to be more appropriate – has been reached with news that the latest road death victim is the 100th person to be killed on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. ...
Road Deaths Hit 100
A tragic milestone – or gravestone to be more appropriate – has been reached with news that the latest road death victim is the 100th person to be killed on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Assembly Blows Whistle On FIFA Plan
Soccer will be very much in mind up at the NI Assembly this week. While members are to recognise the Northern Ireland soccer team's achievement in getting as far as they did in the European Champions...
Assembly Blows Whistle On FIFA Plan
Soccer will be very much in mind up at the NI Assembly this week. While members are to recognise the Northern Ireland soccer team's achievement in getting as far as they did in the European Champions...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
Canoeist's Wife Appears In Court
The wife of 'missing' canoeist John Darwin has appeared in court charged with two counts of deception. Anne Darwin, 55, formerly of Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, appeared before Hartlepool...
Canoeist's Wife Appears In Court
The wife of 'missing' canoeist John Darwin has appeared in court charged with two counts of deception. Anne Darwin, 55, formerly of Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, appeared before Hartlepool...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Royal A&E Gets Temporary New Home
The Accident & Emergency department of the Royal Victoria hospital in west Belfast is moving from today to a new 'temporary' unit close to the hospital's Grosvenor Road entrance to allow for construct...
Royal A&E Gets Temporary New Home
The Accident & Emergency department of the Royal Victoria hospital in west Belfast is moving from today to a new 'temporary' unit close to the hospital's Grosvenor Road entrance to allow for construct...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
MLAs Warned On Funding Crisis For Fire Service
It has been claimed that some 26 of Northern Ireland's fire stations are no longer "fit for purpose" – and that the 999 system is close to overload. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS)...
MLAs Warned On Funding Crisis For Fire Service
It has been claimed that some 26 of Northern Ireland's fire stations are no longer "fit for purpose" – and that the 999 system is close to overload. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS)...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Royal Mail NI Urges Careful Addressing
Royal Mail expects to deliver more than two billion items over the festive period, with 50 million of these in Northern Ireland, but estimates 400 million cards and letters will not be able to be read...
Royal Mail NI Urges Careful Addressing
Royal Mail expects to deliver more than two billion items over the festive period, with 50 million of these in Northern Ireland, but estimates 400 million cards and letters will not be able to be read...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
Single-Crewed Ambulances 'Free Up' Resources Says Minister
One-man ambulance crews are to become much more common if the government goes ahead with plans to respond to more emergency calls with one-person ambulance crews. However, amid fears that such a move...
Single-Crewed Ambulances 'Free Up' Resources Says Minister
One-man ambulance crews are to become much more common if the government goes ahead with plans to respond to more emergency calls with one-person ambulance crews. However, amid fears that such a move...
UK National News, Dec 11, 2007
Online Shopping Up 60%
Traditional High Street shopping might still be the time-honoured and traditional method of filling the Christmas stockings but the IT way is fast catching up. Now that the festive season is in full ...
Online Shopping Up 60%
Traditional High Street shopping might still be the time-honoured and traditional method of filling the Christmas stockings but the IT way is fast catching up. Now that the festive season is in full ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2007
Polish Workers Nominate Best Employer
As the immigrant population in Northern Ireland grows, a local company has been recognised for its best practise in relation to its employment of migrant workers. Moira-based McMullen Architectural S...
Polish Workers Nominate Best Employer
As the immigrant population in Northern Ireland grows, a local company has been recognised for its best practise in relation to its employment of migrant workers. Moira-based McMullen Architectural S...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2007
Spectre Of Drive-by Shootings Return
A man has been shot from a passing car in Belfast. In an incident that recalls many such attacks during the worst decades of the Troubles, a 28-year-old man was last night shot in the head and back in...
Spectre Of Drive-by Shootings Return
A man has been shot from a passing car in Belfast. In an incident that recalls many such attacks during the worst decades of the Troubles, a 28-year-old man was last night shot in the head and back in...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2007
Religious Faith Falters As Christmas Looms
Although the traditional Christmas season rapidly approaches, it has been revealed that levels of religious knowledge in Northern Ireland are lower than thought – and are beaten into second place by t...
Religious Faith Falters As Christmas Looms
Although the traditional Christmas season rapidly approaches, it has been revealed that levels of religious knowledge in Northern Ireland are lower than thought – and are beaten into second place by t...
Recruitment News, Dec 10, 2007
Jobs Galore As Ikea Opens
Amidst the retailing frenzy that is Christmas, the island of Ireland's first ever IKEA store - at Holywood Exchange near east Belfast - is due to add further to the spending tumult later this week – b...
Jobs Galore As Ikea Opens
Amidst the retailing frenzy that is Christmas, the island of Ireland's first ever IKEA store - at Holywood Exchange near east Belfast - is due to add further to the spending tumult later this week – b...
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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.
