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Northern Ireland News for April 2007 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
Missing girl found 'safe and well'
An 11-year-old girl who went missing for over 24 hours has been found safe and well. Police in Lurgan had issued an urgent appeal following the disappearance of Kiera Conlon. She had been last seen...
Missing girl found 'safe and well'
An 11-year-old girl who went missing for over 24 hours has been found safe and well. Police in Lurgan had issued an urgent appeal following the disappearance of Kiera Conlon. She had been last seen...
UK National News, Apr 19, 2007
University gunman sent material to television station
The student who killed 32 people in the worst ever school shooting in the US sent a package to an American television network on the day of the shootings. NBC confirmed that Cho Seung-Hui sent them a...
University gunman sent material to television station
The student who killed 32 people in the worst ever school shooting in the US sent a package to an American television network on the day of the shootings. NBC confirmed that Cho Seung-Hui sent them a...
UK National News, Apr 19, 2007
Man due in court over teenager's stabbing
An 18-year-old man is due in court today charged with the murder of east London teenager Paul Erhahon. Unemployed Theo Diah, of Anglican Road, Leytonstone, east London, is due to appear before Waltha...
Man due in court over teenager's stabbing
An 18-year-old man is due in court today charged with the murder of east London teenager Paul Erhahon. Unemployed Theo Diah, of Anglican Road, Leytonstone, east London, is due to appear before Waltha...
UK National News, Apr 19, 2007
Massage parlour killer jailed for life
A gambler who admitted murdering two women in a massage parlour in an attempt to steal money to help pay off some debts has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Garry Harding, 22, from Welshpool, Pow...
Massage parlour killer jailed for life
A gambler who admitted murdering two women in a massage parlour in an attempt to steal money to help pay off some debts has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Garry Harding, 22, from Welshpool, Pow...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
68-year-old dies in road collision
Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision in County Tyrone. 68-year-old Colin Ratcliffe, from Omagh, died when his BMW motorcycle collided with a grey Toyota Avens...
68-year-old dies in road collision
Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision in County Tyrone. 68-year-old Colin Ratcliffe, from Omagh, died when his BMW motorcycle collided with a grey Toyota Avens...
UK National News, Apr 19, 2007
Man in court over 1975 murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of eleven-year-old Lesley Molseed in 1975. Ronald Castree, 53, of Brandon Crescent, Oldham, Greater Manchester, pleaded not guilty to the charge at...
Man in court over 1975 murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of eleven-year-old Lesley Molseed in 1975. Ronald Castree, 53, of Brandon Crescent, Oldham, Greater Manchester, pleaded not guilty to the charge at...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
Search begins for new Ombudsman
The British Government has begun its search for the successor to the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman. Nuala O’Loan, who currently holds the post, is due to stand down in November, after a seven-yea...
Search begins for new Ombudsman
The British Government has begun its search for the successor to the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman. Nuala O’Loan, who currently holds the post, is due to stand down in November, after a seven-yea...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
NI highest rate of missed appointments
A report published today has revealed Northern Ireland has the worst record in the UK for people not turning up for outpatient appointments. In all, one in ten outpatient appointments in hospitals ac...
NI highest rate of missed appointments
A report published today has revealed Northern Ireland has the worst record in the UK for people not turning up for outpatient appointments. In all, one in ten outpatient appointments in hospitals ac...
UK National News, Apr 19, 2007
Pair jailed for 17 years for torture of pregnant teen
A man and woman who tortured a pregnant teenager with learning difficulties have been jailed for a total of 17 years. Lee Holt, 27, and Donna O'Neill, 21, both from Aberdeen, lured nineteen-year-old ...
Pair jailed for 17 years for torture of pregnant teen
A man and woman who tortured a pregnant teenager with learning difficulties have been jailed for a total of 17 years. Lee Holt, 27, and Donna O'Neill, 21, both from Aberdeen, lured nineteen-year-old ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
Event raises awareness of dangers of car crime
Raising awareness of the dangers of car crime will help keep young people out of a cycle that could lead to prison, Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson MP said today. The Minister was welcoming an...
Event raises awareness of dangers of car crime
Raising awareness of the dangers of car crime will help keep young people out of a cycle that could lead to prison, Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson MP said today. The Minister was welcoming an...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
Minister confirms need for Village regeneration
Social Development Minister David Hanson MP today confirmed the need for long-term regeneration of the Donegall Road/Village area. Commenting on concerns expressed by local residents groups recently...
Minister confirms need for Village regeneration
Social Development Minister David Hanson MP today confirmed the need for long-term regeneration of the Donegall Road/Village area. Commenting on concerns expressed by local residents groups recently...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2007
HMRC urges employers to file online and receive £150
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging small employers in Northern Ireland to file their 2006-07 Employer Annual Return online now, to receive a £150 tax-free payment. Open 24 hours a day, seven day...
HMRC urges employers to file online and receive £150
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging small employers in Northern Ireland to file their 2006-07 Employer Annual Return online now, to receive a £150 tax-free payment. Open 24 hours a day, seven day...
UK National News, Apr 19, 2007
Investigation launched into suspicious death in Perth
Police in Perth have launched an investigation following the discovery of the body of a 55-year-old man in his flat in the city. A work colleague discovered the man in his flat in Atholl Street after...
Investigation launched into suspicious death in Perth
Police in Perth have launched an investigation following the discovery of the body of a 55-year-old man in his flat in the city. A work colleague discovered the man in his flat in Atholl Street after...
Business News, Apr 18, 2007
Northern Ireland's Unemployment Rate Remains Low
Northern Ireland's unemployment rate remains below the UK average with output levels for manufacturing and services showing a larger annual increase than the UK. The Northern Ireland seasonally adjus...
Northern Ireland's Unemployment Rate Remains Low
Northern Ireland's unemployment rate remains below the UK average with output levels for manufacturing and services showing a larger annual increase than the UK. The Northern Ireland seasonally adjus...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
Inquiry launched into Sellafield organ removal
An inquiry has been launched into claims that body parts and tissue was removed from the bodies of nuclear workers at Sellafield without their families knowledge. It has been alleged that the workers...
Inquiry launched into Sellafield organ removal
An inquiry has been launched into claims that body parts and tissue was removed from the bodies of nuclear workers at Sellafield without their families knowledge. It has been alleged that the workers...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
Inquiry launched into contaminated blood
An independent public inquiry has been launched into how haemophilia patients in the UK became infected with deadly viruses due to supplies of contaminated blood. More than 5,000 people were infected...
Inquiry launched into contaminated blood
An independent public inquiry has been launched into how haemophilia patients in the UK became infected with deadly viruses due to supplies of contaminated blood. More than 5,000 people were infected...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2007
Man remanded over PSNI security breach
An internal inquiry has begun investigating allegations that a Police Service of Northern Ireland computer system security was breached. The inquiry was started after a civilian police administrative...
Man remanded over PSNI security breach
An internal inquiry has begun investigating allegations that a Police Service of Northern Ireland computer system security was breached. The inquiry was started after a civilian police administrative...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
Iraq bombs leave more than 150 dead
More than 150 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq. In the deadliest attack, at least 115 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a market in Sadriyah. An hour before th...
Iraq bombs leave more than 150 dead
More than 150 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq. In the deadliest attack, at least 115 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a market in Sadriyah. An hour before th...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
Man admits massage parlour murders
A man accused of murdering two women in a massage parlour has changed his plea to guilty in court. Garry Harding, 22, from Welshpool, Powys pleaded guilty to the murders of Annie Eels, 55 and Samanth...
Man admits massage parlour murders
A man accused of murdering two women in a massage parlour has changed his plea to guilty in court. Garry Harding, 22, from Welshpool, Powys pleaded guilty to the murders of Annie Eels, 55 and Samanth...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
University gunman was 'disturbed loner'
The gunman who shot dead 32 people at a US college has been described as a loner, whose college work was "disturbing". Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old from South Korea, who had been resident in the US s...
University gunman was 'disturbed loner'
The gunman who shot dead 32 people at a US college has been described as a loner, whose college work was "disturbing". Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old from South Korea, who had been resident in the US s...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2007
Murder suspect to be extradited from Hong Kong
A 41-year-old man is to be extradited from Hong Kong in relation to a killing in Northern Ireland nine years ago. Wong Sui Ching was sought following the murder of 29-year-old Ho Mi Yi, whose body wa...
Murder suspect to be extradited from Hong Kong
A 41-year-old man is to be extradited from Hong Kong in relation to a killing in Northern Ireland nine years ago. Wong Sui Ching was sought following the murder of 29-year-old Ho Mi Yi, whose body wa...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
Teenager charged with tram stop murder
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a 45-year-old man who was attacked at a tram stop in Sheffield. Colin Greenwood was attacked at Middlewood Road tram stop in Sheffield on Friday ...
Teenager charged with tram stop murder
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a 45-year-old man who was attacked at a tram stop in Sheffield. Colin Greenwood was attacked at Middlewood Road tram stop in Sheffield on Friday ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2007
Land destroyed after "deliberate" fire
Two kilometres of land was destroyed when massive gorse fires swept across north Belfast’s Cavehill last night. Six fire appliances were used at the scene to help tackle the blaze. However the remote...
Land destroyed after "deliberate" fire
Two kilometres of land was destroyed when massive gorse fires swept across north Belfast’s Cavehill last night. Six fire appliances were used at the scene to help tackle the blaze. However the remote...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2007
Illegal gas plant posed "very real danger"
An illegal gas bottling facility could have wreaked havoc on the small village of Cullaville, Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) and Security Minister Paul Goggins MP has said. During a v...
Illegal gas plant posed "very real danger"
An illegal gas bottling facility could have wreaked havoc on the small village of Cullaville, Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) and Security Minister Paul Goggins MP has said. During a v...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
One person killed in M1 collision
One man has died and four others have been injured following a collision on the M1 motorway through Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The collision, which involved four HGV lorries - one of which was...
One person killed in M1 collision
One man has died and four others have been injured following a collision on the M1 motorway through Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The collision, which involved four HGV lorries - one of which was...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2007
Sinn Fein to meet with Prime Minister
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is set to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair at Downing Street today in preparation for power-sharing on 8 May. Deputy First Minister in waiting, Martin McGuinness, will also...
Sinn Fein to meet with Prime Minister
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is set to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair at Downing Street today in preparation for power-sharing on 8 May. Deputy First Minister in waiting, Martin McGuinness, will also...
Recruitment News, Apr 18, 2007
151 High Technology Positions To Be Created In The Mid-West
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin has announced that ACI Worldwide, a leading international provider of software for electronic payment systems, has established a new ...
151 High Technology Positions To Be Created In The Mid-West
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin has announced that ACI Worldwide, a leading international provider of software for electronic payment systems, has established a new ...
UK National News, Apr 18, 2007
Suspended sentence for shoe fetishist
A man with a footwear fetish who robbed women of their shoes has been given a suspended sentence. Omar Abd-el-Gowd, 26, of Honor Oak Park, south east London, had pleaded guilty to eight robberies bet...
Suspended sentence for shoe fetishist
A man with a footwear fetish who robbed women of their shoes has been given a suspended sentence. Omar Abd-el-Gowd, 26, of Honor Oak Park, south east London, had pleaded guilty to eight robberies bet...
Recruitment News, Apr 18, 2007
Two New Companies To Create 97 Jobs
Irish Minister for Labour Affairs, Mr Tony Killeen has announced the establishment of two new companies at Shannon Free Zone in Co. Clare which between them will create 97 new jobs over the next five ...
Two New Companies To Create 97 Jobs
Irish Minister for Labour Affairs, Mr Tony Killeen has announced the establishment of two new companies at Shannon Free Zone in Co. Clare which between them will create 97 new jobs over the next five ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2007
Traders to attend 'tiger robberies' seminar
A seminar is to be held this evening in Londonderry to give advice to traders on the threat of “tiger robberies”. The meeting follows a spate of raids where families had been held hostage, as money i...
Traders to attend 'tiger robberies' seminar
A seminar is to be held this evening in Londonderry to give advice to traders on the threat of “tiger robberies”. The meeting follows a spate of raids where families had been held hostage, as money i...
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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.
