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Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2007
Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death in Strabane
Police in Strabane are investigating the suspicious death of a 43-year-old woman in the town. The body of the woman was discovered in a house in the Churchview area of Strabane, County Tyrone last ni...
Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death in Strabane
Police in Strabane are investigating the suspicious death of a 43-year-old woman in the town. The body of the woman was discovered in a house in the Churchview area of Strabane, County Tyrone last ni...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2007
Conference to move loyalism away from crime
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde is set to meet with UDA political representatives today to discuss how to direct loyalist paramilitaries away from crime. More than 100 delegates will attend the da...
Conference to move loyalism away from crime
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde is set to meet with UDA political representatives today to discuss how to direct loyalist paramilitaries away from crime. More than 100 delegates will attend the da...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2007
Banbridge DUP member quits over power-sharing
A seventh Democratic Unionist Councillor has resigned over the party's decision to enter a power-sharing government with Sinn Fein. Banbridge Councillor Stephen Herron said he was saddened at having ...
Banbridge DUP member quits over power-sharing
A seventh Democratic Unionist Councillor has resigned over the party's decision to enter a power-sharing government with Sinn Fein. Banbridge Councillor Stephen Herron said he was saddened at having ...
UK National News, Apr 4, 2007
Tina O'Brien to quit 'Coronation Street'
'Coronation Street' actress Tina O'Brien has announced that she is to leave the ITV soap after seven years. The 23-year-old actress, who plays teenage mum Sarah Louise Platt on the show, has had an e...
Tina O'Brien to quit 'Coronation Street'
'Coronation Street' actress Tina O'Brien has announced that she is to leave the ITV soap after seven years. The 23-year-old actress, who plays teenage mum Sarah Louise Platt on the show, has had an e...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2007
UCF helps NI prepare to go smoke-free
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has stepped up its programme of activities and awareness raising as Northern Ireland prepares to go smoke-free on 30 April. The cancer charity, which campaigned str...
UCF helps NI prepare to go smoke-free
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has stepped up its programme of activities and awareness raising as Northern Ireland prepares to go smoke-free on 30 April. The cancer charity, which campaigned str...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2007
£14m of counterfeit goods seized since 2005
Detectives have seized more than £1.6 million worth of counterfeit goods in the first three months of this year, the PSNI has revealed. This brings the total recovered since 2005 to £14 million accor...
£14m of counterfeit goods seized since 2005
Detectives have seized more than £1.6 million worth of counterfeit goods in the first three months of this year, the PSNI has revealed. This brings the total recovered since 2005 to £14 million accor...
Business News, Apr 3, 2007
High Quality Training Is Key To Success
The Permanent Secretary of the Department for Employment and Learning, Aideen McGinley, has opened the rebuilt Workforce Training Services. Located on the Springfield Road, Workforce has a long histo...
High Quality Training Is Key To Success
The Permanent Secretary of the Department for Employment and Learning, Aideen McGinley, has opened the rebuilt Workforce Training Services. Located on the Springfield Road, Workforce has a long histo...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Man dies in house blaze in Derry
A man has died in a house fire in the Creggan estate area of Londonderry. The fire, which is not being treated as suspicious, broke out in the two-storey house at 4.00am. Neighbours on either side of...
Man dies in house blaze in Derry
A man has died in a house fire in the Creggan estate area of Londonderry. The fire, which is not being treated as suspicious, broke out in the two-storey house at 4.00am. Neighbours on either side of...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
Next 48 hours 'critical' in Iran crisis
The next two days will be "fairly critical" in the bid to secure the release of 15 Royal Navy personnel detained in Iran, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. Mr Blair said: "The most important thing ...
Next 48 hours 'critical' in Iran crisis
The next two days will be "fairly critical" in the bid to secure the release of 15 Royal Navy personnel detained in Iran, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. Mr Blair said: "The most important thing ...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
Relative charged over dog maul death girl
The grandmother of a five-year-old girl who was attacked and killed by a pit bull terrier-type dog has been charged with her manslaughter. Ellie Lawrenson suffered severe head and neck injuries in th...
Relative charged over dog maul death girl
The grandmother of a five-year-old girl who was attacked and killed by a pit bull terrier-type dog has been charged with her manslaughter. Ellie Lawrenson suffered severe head and neck injuries in th...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Family held hostage in Londonderry robbery
An 87-year-old woman, her son and her daughter have been held hostage by an armed gang in their Londonderry home. It is understood the gang forced their way into the house at Bantry Road in the Foyle...
Family held hostage in Londonderry robbery
An 87-year-old woman, her son and her daughter have been held hostage by an armed gang in their Londonderry home. It is understood the gang forced their way into the house at Bantry Road in the Foyle...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
Drug baron jailed for 30 years
The boss of a multi-million pound drug smuggling operation has been jailed for 30 years. Brian Wright, 60, was found guilty of conspiracy to evade prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug ...
Drug baron jailed for 30 years
The boss of a multi-million pound drug smuggling operation has been jailed for 30 years. Brian Wright, 60, was found guilty of conspiracy to evade prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug ...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
RAF pilots quizzed on kamikaze missions
RAF fighter pilots have been asked to consider the idea of flying suicide missions as a last resort to stop terrorists. Air Vice-Marshal David Walker is understood to have posed the question during a...
RAF pilots quizzed on kamikaze missions
RAF fighter pilots have been asked to consider the idea of flying suicide missions as a last resort to stop terrorists. Air Vice-Marshal David Walker is understood to have posed the question during a...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
Report finds series of failings in Legionnaires' outbreak
A report into an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Cumbria, which killed seven people, has highlighted a series of failing by officials. The people died after contracting the deadly bacteria, whic...
Report finds series of failings in Legionnaires' outbreak
A report into an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Cumbria, which killed seven people, has highlighted a series of failing by officials. The people died after contracting the deadly bacteria, whic...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Teenager committed suicide after battling illness
An inquest today has heard a west Belfast teenager committed suicide following a battle with cystic fibrosis and after watching members of his family commit suicide. Stephen McComb, 19, was found dea...
Teenager committed suicide after battling illness
An inquest today has heard a west Belfast teenager committed suicide following a battle with cystic fibrosis and after watching members of his family commit suicide. Stephen McComb, 19, was found dea...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
British hacker loses extradition battle
A British man accused of carrying out "the biggest military computer hack of all time" has lost his High Court fight to avoid extradition to the US. Gary McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, is a...
British hacker loses extradition battle
A British man accused of carrying out "the biggest military computer hack of all time" has lost his High Court fight to avoid extradition to the US. Gary McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, is a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Two more Ballymena DUP members quit
Two further Democratic Unionist Party members in Ballymena have quit following the party’s plans to enter a power-sharing government with Sinn Fein. Ballymena Mayor James Alexander and Robin Stirling...
Two more Ballymena DUP members quit
Two further Democratic Unionist Party members in Ballymena have quit following the party’s plans to enter a power-sharing government with Sinn Fein. Ballymena Mayor James Alexander and Robin Stirling...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
'Gating' scheme delivering safer communities
An innovative scheme to reduce anti-social behaviour across Belfast has improved the lives of local people and reduced the fear of crime, Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson MP has said. The pilot...
'Gating' scheme delivering safer communities
An innovative scheme to reduce anti-social behaviour across Belfast has improved the lives of local people and reduced the fear of crime, Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson MP has said. The pilot...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
Campaign launched in memory of Alexander Litvinenko
A campaign has been launched by the widow and friends of murdered former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in his name. The Litvinenko Justice Foundation aims to put pressure on both the British and Rus...
Campaign launched in memory of Alexander Litvinenko
A campaign has been launched by the widow and friends of murdered former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in his name. The Litvinenko Justice Foundation aims to put pressure on both the British and Rus...
Recruitment News, Apr 3, 2007
Minister Welcomes Opening Of Food Recycling Facility
Irish Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Micheal Martin welcomed the award of a “Category 3 Intermediate Plant License” to Enterprise Ireland client company Food Surplus Management (FSM). ...
Minister Welcomes Opening Of Food Recycling Facility
Irish Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Micheal Martin welcomed the award of a “Category 3 Intermediate Plant License” to Enterprise Ireland client company Food Surplus Management (FSM). ...
Recruitment News, Apr 3, 2007
Report Published For Higher Education Research & Development
The Department for Employment and Learning has published a research report entitled Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) and Knowledge Transfer in Northern Ireland. This report, which is ...
Report Published For Higher Education Research & Development
The Department for Employment and Learning has published a research report entitled Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) and Knowledge Transfer in Northern Ireland. This report, which is ...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2007
Government to offer 'full range' of birth choice
Pregnant women are to be offered a full range of birthing choices, including the option to have a home birth, under new plans announced by the government. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt launched th...
Government to offer 'full range' of birth choice
Pregnant women are to be offered a full range of birthing choices, including the option to have a home birth, under new plans announced by the government. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt launched th...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Survey reveals NI has highest rate of churchgoers
A new survey has found that Northern Ireland has the highest number of churchgoers in the United Kingdom. Christian charity Tearfund’s survey has found that 45% of the population regularly attend chu...
Survey reveals NI has highest rate of churchgoers
A new survey has found that Northern Ireland has the highest number of churchgoers in the United Kingdom. Christian charity Tearfund’s survey has found that 45% of the population regularly attend chu...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Dermot Ahern to deliver peace lecture
Dermot Ahern, the Republic of Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to deliver the Tip O’Neill peace lecture at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus tonight. The Tip O’Neill Chair, funded by t...
Dermot Ahern to deliver peace lecture
Dermot Ahern, the Republic of Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to deliver the Tip O’Neill peace lecture at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus tonight. The Tip O’Neill Chair, funded by t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2007
Renewable energy grant initiative offers
As summer approaches and your garden springs back to life, it’s time to plant the seeds of a renewable energy system for your home. With government grants of up to £15,000, the installation of such r...
Renewable energy grant initiative offers
As summer approaches and your garden springs back to life, it’s time to plant the seeds of a renewable energy system for your home. With government grants of up to £15,000, the installation of such r...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2007
British crew 'admit trespass'
All 15 British sailors and marines detained in Iran have admitted that they illegally entered the country's waters, Iranian state radio has reported. Previous footage of four crew members - three men...
British crew 'admit trespass'
All 15 British sailors and marines detained in Iran have admitted that they illegally entered the country's waters, Iranian state radio has reported. Previous footage of four crew members - three men...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2007
CCTV footage released in hunt for Lindsay's killer
CCTV footage showing murdered British teacher Lindsay Hawker with the man suspected of killing her have been broadcast on television in Japan. The footage, understood to date from Sunday - the day th...
CCTV footage released in hunt for Lindsay's killer
CCTV footage showing murdered British teacher Lindsay Hawker with the man suspected of killing her have been broadcast on television in Japan. The footage, understood to date from Sunday - the day th...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2007
Party leaders meet to discuss new government
Northern Ireland’s party leaders have met today to discuss the sharing out of the ministrial portfolios for the government departments. Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley gets first ...
Party leaders meet to discuss new government
Northern Ireland’s party leaders have met today to discuss the sharing out of the ministrial portfolios for the government departments. Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley gets first ...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2007
Guilty verdict for drugs baron
One of the UK's most powerful drug smugglers has been found guilty of running an international cocaine smuggling operation. Brian Wright, 60, was found guilty of conspiracy to evade prohibition on th...
Guilty verdict for drugs baron
One of the UK's most powerful drug smugglers has been found guilty of running an international cocaine smuggling operation. Brian Wright, 60, was found guilty of conspiracy to evade prohibition on th...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2007
Northern Ireland health trusts merge
The number of Northern Ireland health trusts has been reduced from 18 to five in a massive shake up. The new bodies will now be known as the Northern, Southern, Western, South Eastern and Belfast tru...
Northern Ireland health trusts merge
The number of Northern Ireland health trusts has been reduced from 18 to five in a massive shake up. The new bodies will now be known as the Northern, Southern, Western, South Eastern and Belfast tru...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
