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Northern Ireland News for March 2007 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2007
Minister launches young people's action plan
Minister for Children and Young People, Maria Eagle, today launched the first cross government Children and Young People Action Plan. The plan will deliver the aims of the 10-year strategy, “Our Chil...
Minister launches young people's action plan
Minister for Children and Young People, Maria Eagle, today launched the first cross government Children and Young People Action Plan. The plan will deliver the aims of the 10-year strategy, “Our Chil...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Man remanded following vicar's stabbing
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of a vicar in Wales. Geriant David Evans, 23, was remanded in custody to appear in Merthyr Crown Court later this ...
Man remanded following vicar's stabbing
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of a vicar in Wales. Geriant David Evans, 23, was remanded in custody to appear in Merthyr Crown Court later this ...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Killing of soldier ruled 'unlawful'
The killing of a British soldier who died when a convoy was fired on by US tankbuster jets in Iraq has been ruled unlawful. Lance Corporal Matty Hull, 25, was killed in the "blue-on-blue" incident ne...
Killing of soldier ruled 'unlawful'
The killing of a British soldier who died when a convoy was fired on by US tankbuster jets in Iraq has been ruled unlawful. Lance Corporal Matty Hull, 25, was killed in the "blue-on-blue" incident ne...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Bin collections set to be reduced
Weekly bin collections could be under threat, following government research saying there would be no hygiene problems as long as rubbish was properly wrapped. Many councils across the UK have adopted...
Bin collections set to be reduced
Weekly bin collections could be under threat, following government research saying there would be no hygiene problems as long as rubbish was properly wrapped. Many councils across the UK have adopted...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Seven-year-old stabs neighbour
A seven-year-old has stabbed a woman several times following an argument at a neighbours home. The woman had been in an argument with the boy's mother when he stabbed her in the arm, leg and buttock....
Seven-year-old stabs neighbour
A seven-year-old has stabbed a woman several times following an argument at a neighbours home. The woman had been in an argument with the boy's mother when he stabbed her in the arm, leg and buttock....
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
Devolution and collusion discussed in Washington
The Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain are among the guests attending the White House ahead of this weekend’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The Taoiseach is ...
Devolution and collusion discussed in Washington
The Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain are among the guests attending the White House ahead of this weekend’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The Taoiseach is ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
Woman sexually assaulted in Londonderry
A woman has been sexually assaulted in an alleyway in Londonderry, according to police. The incident took place at around 1.00am this morning between Great James Street and Sackville Street. It is u...
Woman sexually assaulted in Londonderry
A woman has been sexually assaulted in an alleyway in Londonderry, according to police. The incident took place at around 1.00am this morning between Great James Street and Sackville Street. It is u...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
Funeral held for murdered man
The funeral of one of the two men murdered in Belfast this week has taken place today. Edward Burns, 36, from Ardoyne was found with a bullet wound to the head on the Falls Road in west Belfast on Mo...
Funeral held for murdered man
The funeral of one of the two men murdered in Belfast this week has taken place today. Edward Burns, 36, from Ardoyne was found with a bullet wound to the head on the Falls Road in west Belfast on Mo...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Diabetes rise sharply in children under five
A research study has found that the number of young children with Type 1 diabetes has risen sharply. Researchers are calling for more work on the reasons behind the dramatic increase in the number of...
Diabetes rise sharply in children under five
A research study has found that the number of young children with Type 1 diabetes has risen sharply. Researchers are calling for more work on the reasons behind the dramatic increase in the number of...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Law Society warns on 'Home Information Packs'
The Law Society and housing experts have condemned ministers for failing to discuss the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs.) The Law Society described the government's plans to introduce Ho...
Law Society warns on 'Home Information Packs'
The Law Society and housing experts have condemned ministers for failing to discuss the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs.) The Law Society described the government's plans to introduce Ho...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
Monument breaches equality regulations
Omagh District Council has breached its own equality scheme according to the Northern Ireland Equality Commission. The commission investigated a complaint regarding the memorial of IRA hunger striker...
Monument breaches equality regulations
Omagh District Council has breached its own equality scheme according to the Northern Ireland Equality Commission. The commission investigated a complaint regarding the memorial of IRA hunger striker...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2007
Artic blast expected over weekend
Artic winds, snow and strong winds are expected to hit Britain this weekend. Forecasters say that snow and sub-zero temperatures will replace the current warm weather on Sunday. Heavy snow showers a...
Artic blast expected over weekend
Artic winds, snow and strong winds are expected to hit Britain this weekend. Forecasters say that snow and sub-zero temperatures will replace the current warm weather on Sunday. Heavy snow showers a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
County Armagh couple jailed for child abuse
A couple from County Armagh who were found guilty of subjecting their children to 10 years of abuse have been sentenced to a total of six and a half years in prison. The 37-year-old man, was sentence...
County Armagh couple jailed for child abuse
A couple from County Armagh who were found guilty of subjecting their children to 10 years of abuse have been sentenced to a total of six and a half years in prison. The 37-year-old man, was sentence...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
Drugs seized in police raids
Four men have been arrested following police raids in Belfast. The men were detained in north Belfast, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus, County Antrim. All are believed to be in their 30’s and detecti...
Drugs seized in police raids
Four men have been arrested following police raids in Belfast. The men were detained in north Belfast, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus, County Antrim. All are believed to be in their 30’s and detecti...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
WWF welcomes Marine White Paper
WWF Northern Ireland welcomes the publication of the Marine White Paper as a major step towards better management of our seas and better protection for marine wildlife. It warns, however, that the Nor...
WWF welcomes Marine White Paper
WWF Northern Ireland welcomes the publication of the Marine White Paper as a major step towards better management of our seas and better protection for marine wildlife. It warns, however, that the Nor...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2007
Belfast to host the 2013 World Police and Fire Games
Belfast has won its bid to host the 2013 World Police and Fire Games marking the first time that the games will ever have been held in the British Isles. As a result thousands of competitors and visi...
Belfast to host the 2013 World Police and Fire Games
Belfast has won its bid to host the 2013 World Police and Fire Games marking the first time that the games will ever have been held in the British Isles. As a result thousands of competitors and visi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Two killed in road traffic collision
A man and woman have been killed following a road traffic collision near Portrush in County Antrim. It is understood they were travelling in the same car when the car crashed on the Ballybogy Road be...
Two killed in road traffic collision
A man and woman have been killed following a road traffic collision near Portrush in County Antrim. It is understood they were travelling in the same car when the car crashed on the Ballybogy Road be...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Woman stabbed during robbery in Bangor
A female shop worker has been stabbed following a robbery in Bangor at around 1pm this afternoon. A man armed with a knife entered the newsagent’s shop on Gray’s Lane and stabbed the woman before tak...
Woman stabbed during robbery in Bangor
A female shop worker has been stabbed following a robbery in Bangor at around 1pm this afternoon. A man armed with a knife entered the newsagent’s shop on Gray’s Lane and stabbed the woman before tak...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Vicar knifed to death at church
Police are continuing to investigate the murder of a vicar who was stabbed to death in the grounds of his church. Father Paul Bennett, 59, was murdered at St Fagan's Church in Trecynon, near Aberdare...
Vicar knifed to death at church
Police are continuing to investigate the murder of a vicar who was stabbed to death in the grounds of his church. Father Paul Bennett, 59, was murdered at St Fagan's Church in Trecynon, near Aberdare...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Teenager stabbed to death in west London
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death during a disturbance in Hammersmith, west London. The teenager, who has not been formally identified, was found in Hammersmith Grove on Wednesday around 5:...
Teenager stabbed to death in west London
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death during a disturbance in Hammersmith, west London. The teenager, who has not been formally identified, was found in Hammersmith Grove on Wednesday around 5:...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Care home closed over poisoning allegations
A residential care home has been ordered to close as police investigate claims that a resident was poisoned. Lucy Cox, 97, died at the Parkfields Residential Care Home in Somerset on New Year's Day. ...
Care home closed over poisoning allegations
A residential care home has been ordered to close as police investigate claims that a resident was poisoned. Lucy Cox, 97, died at the Parkfields Residential Care Home in Somerset on New Year's Day. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Four arrested after police foil robbery
Four men have been arrested during a police operation in south Belfast. The men were detained after detectives foiled a robbery at the Northern Bank at Finaghy this morning. A planned operation was ...
Four arrested after police foil robbery
Four men have been arrested during a police operation in south Belfast. The men were detained after detectives foiled a robbery at the Northern Bank at Finaghy this morning. A planned operation was ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Changed approach to providing critical care
An important new approach to critical care services was marked today by the launch of a Managed Clinical Network for Critical Care. Critical Care is a highly specialised service provided to patients ...
Changed approach to providing critical care
An important new approach to critical care services was marked today by the launch of a Managed Clinical Network for Critical Care. Critical Care is a highly specialised service provided to patients ...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Olympics budget tops £9 billion
The budget for the 2012 London Olympics has risen to £9.3 billion, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced. The revised budget is nearly four times the estimated £2.4 billion budget announced wh...
Olympics budget tops £9 billion
The budget for the 2012 London Olympics has risen to £9.3 billion, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced. The revised budget is nearly four times the estimated £2.4 billion budget announced wh...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Man struck by car during Yorkgate robbery
Police in north Belfast are investigating an incident in which a 50-year-old man was hit by a getaway car during a robbery. Bags containing thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen from a ...
Man struck by car during Yorkgate robbery
Police in north Belfast are investigating an incident in which a 50-year-old man was hit by a getaway car during a robbery. Bags containing thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen from a ...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Trident passed despite major Labour rebellion
The government's plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system has survived a Commons vote, in spite of the biggest Labour rebellion since the Iraq war. The vote on the renewal of the Trident sub...
Trident passed despite major Labour rebellion
The government's plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system has survived a Commons vote, in spite of the biggest Labour rebellion since the Iraq war. The vote on the renewal of the Trident sub...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Shooting investigated by Police Ombudsman
The Police Ombudsman has begun investigating an incident where police opened fire on a suspect. It is understood that six shots were fired as officers attempted to apprehend a man in the Ardilea Stre...
Shooting investigated by Police Ombudsman
The Police Ombudsman has begun investigating an incident where police opened fire on a suspect. It is understood that six shots were fired as officers attempted to apprehend a man in the Ardilea Stre...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2007
Human rights lawyer to chair NI Bill of Rights Forum
Leading Australian Human Rights Lawyer and activist, Chris Sidoti has been appointed as the independent Chair of the new Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum. British Human Rights Minister David Han...
Human rights lawyer to chair NI Bill of Rights Forum
Leading Australian Human Rights Lawyer and activist, Chris Sidoti has been appointed as the independent Chair of the new Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum. British Human Rights Minister David Han...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Police appeal to callers in pensioner murder hunt
Police investigating the murder of Nottinghamshire pensioner Hilda Owen have appealed for anonymous callers to contact them again. Mrs Owen, 71, was found dead in her home in West Hill in Skegby on M...
Police appeal to callers in pensioner murder hunt
Police investigating the murder of Nottinghamshire pensioner Hilda Owen have appealed for anonymous callers to contact them again. Mrs Owen, 71, was found dead in her home in West Hill in Skegby on M...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2007
Two arrested over taxi driver shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a taxi driver in Sheffield have arrested two men. Younis Khan, 53, was shot as he drove along Scott Road in Pitsmoor shortly after starting a night shift in the e...
Two arrested over taxi driver shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a taxi driver in Sheffield have arrested two men. Younis Khan, 53, was shot as he drove along Scott Road in Pitsmoor shortly after starting a night shift in the e...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
