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Northern Ireland News for February 2007 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2007
Major Award to ARK boosts NI research resources
ARK (the Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive), a collaboration between the University of Ulster (UU) and Queens University Belfast (QUB), has been awarded £3 million from The Economic and S...
Major Award to ARK boosts NI research resources
ARK (the Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive), a collaboration between the University of Ulster (UU) and Queens University Belfast (QUB), has been awarded £3 million from The Economic and S...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2007
Graduates Working Nine To Five
Graduates who have spent the last four months collaborating on a unique venture with local businesses have been formally congratulated on their achievements. Belfast City Council has teamed up with B...
Graduates Working Nine To Five
Graduates who have spent the last four months collaborating on a unique venture with local businesses have been formally congratulated on their achievements. Belfast City Council has teamed up with B...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Initial report into Cumbria train crash published
An initial report into the Cumbria train crash has revealed that a vital piece of the rail track was missing, according to reports. It is understood that a stretcher bar, which join the rails and kee...
Initial report into Cumbria train crash published
An initial report into the Cumbria train crash has revealed that a vital piece of the rail track was missing, according to reports. It is understood that a stretcher bar, which join the rails and kee...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Extra troops announced for Afghanistan
The UK is to send around 1,400 additional troops to southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne has announced. This additional force will bring the total number of UK forces in Afghanistan to ...
Extra troops announced for Afghanistan
The UK is to send around 1,400 additional troops to southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne has announced. This additional force will bring the total number of UK forces in Afghanistan to ...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Radical cleric loses deportation appeal
Radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada has lost his appeal against a Home Office move to deport him to Jordan. Qatada - also known as Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman - is suspected of being a high-ranking m...
Radical cleric loses deportation appeal
Radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada has lost his appeal against a Home Office move to deport him to Jordan. Qatada - also known as Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman - is suspected of being a high-ranking m...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
Teenager remanded over stabbing
A teenager has been remanded in custody in connection with a stabbing in the Stewartstown Road area of West Belfast. A 16-year-old was hospitalised after an altercation in which he received serious i...
Teenager remanded over stabbing
A teenager has been remanded in custody in connection with a stabbing in the Stewartstown Road area of West Belfast. A 16-year-old was hospitalised after an altercation in which he received serious i...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Mirren wins 'Best Actress' Oscar
Dame Helen Mirren has become the first British actress to win an Oscar in almost 15-years. The 61-year-old received the Best Actress award for her role in 'The Queen' which told the story of the Brit...
Mirren wins 'Best Actress' Oscar
Dame Helen Mirren has become the first British actress to win an Oscar in almost 15-years. The 61-year-old received the Best Actress award for her role in 'The Queen' which told the story of the Brit...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Search under way for Ashton sex attacker
Police are searching for a sex attacker who abducted a 17-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in Ashton-under-Lyne at the weekend. The girl was walking along Whitacre Road the early hours of Sun...
Search under way for Ashton sex attacker
Police are searching for a sex attacker who abducted a 17-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in Ashton-under-Lyne at the weekend. The girl was walking along Whitacre Road the early hours of Sun...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
County Antrim man found guilty of manslaughter
A County Antrim man accused of killing a Nigerian woman on the holiday island of Gran Canaria has been convicted of manslaughter. Vincent Traynor, 20, from Loughguile, had denied murdering 23-year-ol...
County Antrim man found guilty of manslaughter
A County Antrim man accused of killing a Nigerian woman on the holiday island of Gran Canaria has been convicted of manslaughter. Vincent Traynor, 20, from Loughguile, had denied murdering 23-year-ol...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
'High-risk' sex offender rearrested
A high-risk sex offender who has been missing since last week, has been detained by police in Garvagh, County Londonderry. Robert Wallace, 78, who was residing in Belfast had not been seen since Thur...
'High-risk' sex offender rearrested
A high-risk sex offender who has been missing since last week, has been detained by police in Garvagh, County Londonderry. Robert Wallace, 78, who was residing in Belfast had not been seen since Thur...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Man charged in Manchester rape inquiry
A 47-year-old man has been charged with five counts of rape in connection with three incidents in Manchester. James Ziga, also known as Jaroslav, of Prestage Road in Old Trafford has also been charge...
Man charged in Manchester rape inquiry
A 47-year-old man has been charged with five counts of rape in connection with three incidents in Manchester. James Ziga, also known as Jaroslav, of Prestage Road in Old Trafford has also been charge...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Police stabbing - man arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a police officer in Kirkcaldy in Fife. The incident happened around 5pm on Sunday when the officer and a colleague stopped a van from which ...
Police stabbing - man arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a police officer in Kirkcaldy in Fife. The incident happened around 5pm on Sunday when the officer and a colleague stopped a van from which ...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Investigation launched following alleyway rape
Police in Buckinghamshire have launched an investigation after a teenage girl was raped at knifepoint in an alleyway. The attack happened in the Southcourt area of Aylesbury on Saturday evening. The ...
Investigation launched following alleyway rape
Police in Buckinghamshire have launched an investigation after a teenage girl was raped at knifepoint in an alleyway. The attack happened in the Southcourt area of Aylesbury on Saturday evening. The ...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
US court finds against Microsoft in MP3 patent violation
Microsoft has been slapped with a $1.52bn fine following a US ruling that it was in violation of patents held by French company Alcatel-Lucent. The Federal District Court finding in favour of Alcatel...
US court finds against Microsoft in MP3 patent violation
Microsoft has been slapped with a $1.52bn fine following a US ruling that it was in violation of patents held by French company Alcatel-Lucent. The Federal District Court finding in favour of Alcatel...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
Childrens charity appeals for mental health support
The NSPCC has called for urgent action to support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland. This news comes as the charity, which runs ChildLine, has revealed that some young c...
Childrens charity appeals for mental health support
The NSPCC has called for urgent action to support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland. This news comes as the charity, which runs ChildLine, has revealed that some young c...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2007
Human skull dated to 18th century
Police investigating the discovery of a human skull in woodland in Aylesbury have dated the skull back to the eighteenth century. The skull was found by a member of the public walking his dog in an a...
Human skull dated to 18th century
Police investigating the discovery of a human skull in woodland in Aylesbury have dated the skull back to the eighteenth century. The skull was found by a member of the public walking his dog in an a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
Goggins praises award winning healthcare buildings
Health Minister Paul Goggins today praised the innovation and creativity of the latest generation of healthcare buildings in Northern Ireland. Many have won prestigious awards both nationally and loc...
Goggins praises award winning healthcare buildings
Health Minister Paul Goggins today praised the innovation and creativity of the latest generation of healthcare buildings in Northern Ireland. Many have won prestigious awards both nationally and loc...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
House ransacked in Belfast
Police in South Belfast are appealing for information after a gang of armed men ransacked a house near Belfast city centre. The incident took place at 11.40pm last night, when two women called at the...
House ransacked in Belfast
Police in South Belfast are appealing for information after a gang of armed men ransacked a house near Belfast city centre. The incident took place at 11.40pm last night, when two women called at the...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
Couple rescued from fire in West Belfast
A young couple have been rescued from a fire in a block of flats in West Belfast. It is understood the fire began in a first-floor flat at Carrigart Avenue, in Lenadoon at around 2am yesterday mornin...
Couple rescued from fire in West Belfast
A young couple have been rescued from a fire in a block of flats in West Belfast. It is understood the fire began in a first-floor flat at Carrigart Avenue, in Lenadoon at around 2am yesterday mornin...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
Man dies in road traffic incident in Fermanagh
A 47-year old man has died after the car he was driving crashed into a tree at around 3am yesterday on the Wattlebridge Road in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh. Police have not released any further d...
Man dies in road traffic incident in Fermanagh
A 47-year old man has died after the car he was driving crashed into a tree at around 3am yesterday on the Wattlebridge Road in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh. Police have not released any further d...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2007
Belfast recognises Fairtrade with awards
Belfast is literally going bananas for Fairtrade Fortnight, which started today. To mark this highlight of the Fairtrade calendar, Fairtrade Belfast has launched the first ever Fairtrade Awards, to r...
Belfast recognises Fairtrade with awards
Belfast is literally going bananas for Fairtrade Fortnight, which started today. To mark this highlight of the Fairtrade calendar, Fairtrade Belfast has launched the first ever Fairtrade Awards, to r...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2007
More British troops to be sent to Afghanistan
More than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, it has been reported. Defence Secretary Des Browne is expected to announce details of the new deployment to the House of Commons on...
More British troops to be sent to Afghanistan
More than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, it has been reported. Defence Secretary Des Browne is expected to announce details of the new deployment to the House of Commons on...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2007
Police revisit scene of fatal road collision
Police have revisited the scene of a fatal road traffic collision which occurred in County Antrim. The incident happened in Harmony Hill, in Lisburn on Friday February 9, at around 1.40pm and resulte...
Police revisit scene of fatal road collision
Police have revisited the scene of a fatal road traffic collision which occurred in County Antrim. The incident happened in Harmony Hill, in Lisburn on Friday February 9, at around 1.40pm and resulte...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2007
Britain in talks over US missile defence system
Britain is holding talks with the US about the possibility of putting parts of the 'Son of Star Wars' missile defence system in the UK. A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed that talks were taking ...
Britain in talks over US missile defence system
Britain is holding talks with the US about the possibility of putting parts of the 'Son of Star Wars' missile defence system in the UK. A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed that talks were taking ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2007
Teacher refused bail for fifth time
A teacher who was accused of making and distributing child porn has been refused bail. Colin Mark Trory, 32, from Thornhill Parade, Belfast, was arrested when work colleagues complained after finding...
Teacher refused bail for fifth time
A teacher who was accused of making and distributing child porn has been refused bail. Colin Mark Trory, 32, from Thornhill Parade, Belfast, was arrested when work colleagues complained after finding...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2007
Gunman jailed for Tube shootings
A gunman who injured two people during a shooting spree on the London underground has been jailed for life. Former boxer John Laidlaw, 24, from Holloway in north London, shot at two people in Islingt...
Gunman jailed for Tube shootings
A gunman who injured two people during a shooting spree on the London underground has been jailed for life. Former boxer John Laidlaw, 24, from Holloway in north London, shot at two people in Islingt...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2007
Man in court over 'soldier kidnap plot'
A man has appeared in court charged with planning to kidnap and kill a British soldier. Parviz Khan, 36, appeared at the Old Bailey in London via video link on Friday. He appeared alongside four othe...
Man in court over 'soldier kidnap plot'
A man has appeared in court charged with planning to kidnap and kill a British soldier. Parviz Khan, 36, appeared at the Old Bailey in London via video link on Friday. He appeared alongside four othe...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2007
Letter bomb suspect remanded in custody
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Miles Cooper, 27, a primary school caretaker from Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, was arrested on Mo...
Letter bomb suspect remanded in custody
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Miles Cooper, 27, a primary school caretaker from Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, was arrested on Mo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2007
Woman held at knifepoint during robbery
A woman has been held at knifepoint during a robbery at a convenience store in Lurgan, County Armagh. The incident took place at 8.15pm last night, at a shop in Sloan Street, when two men entered and...
Woman held at knifepoint during robbery
A woman has been held at knifepoint during a robbery at a convenience store in Lurgan, County Armagh. The incident took place at 8.15pm last night, at a shop in Sloan Street, when two men entered and...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2007
Blears to run for deputy leader
Labour chairperson Hazel Blears is to run for the deputy leadership of the party, it has been revealed. The 50-year-old Salford MP is expected to announce her intention to enter the race to replace J...
Blears to run for deputy leader
Labour chairperson Hazel Blears is to run for the deputy leadership of the party, it has been revealed. The 50-year-old Salford MP is expected to announce her intention to enter the race to replace J...
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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.
