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Northern Ireland News for June 2007 : Page 3
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Appeal over arson attack at football stadium
Police in Somerset have appealed for information following an arson attack on a football stadium in Midsomer Norton. The blaze broke out at the seating stand at Welton Rovers football club in North R...
Appeal over arson attack at football stadium
Police in Somerset have appealed for information following an arson attack on a football stadium in Midsomer Norton. The blaze broke out at the seating stand at Welton Rovers football club in North R...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
New Police Ombudsman announced
A former Canadian Mountie is to take over as the new Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State Peter Hain today named Al Hutchinson as the replacement for Nuala O’Loan starting fro...
New Police Ombudsman announced
A former Canadian Mountie is to take over as the new Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State Peter Hain today named Al Hutchinson as the replacement for Nuala O’Loan starting fro...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Motorist feared dead in floods
A motorist is feared dead in Worcestershire, after his car became caught up in flood waters. According to reports, the man telephoned his wife to say that his car had been overwhelmed by floodwaters ...
Motorist feared dead in floods
A motorist is feared dead in Worcestershire, after his car became caught up in flood waters. According to reports, the man telephoned his wife to say that his car had been overwhelmed by floodwaters ...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Henman sees off Moya
Tim Henman has seen off a determined Carlos Moya seeded 25 in a marathon nail-biting first round match at Wimbledon. The first set was suspended due to rain at 3-5 with Moya fighting his way back int...
Henman sees off Moya
Tim Henman has seen off a determined Carlos Moya seeded 25 in a marathon nail-biting first round match at Wimbledon. The first set was suspended due to rain at 3-5 with Moya fighting his way back int...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
Fire and Rescue Service receives award
The Fire and Rescue Service has been congratulated by local Ministers for being the first recipients of the prestigious European Road Safety Charter. The European Road Safety Charter is a European Co...
Fire and Rescue Service receives award
The Fire and Rescue Service has been congratulated by local Ministers for being the first recipients of the prestigious European Road Safety Charter. The European Road Safety Charter is a European Co...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Paris Hilton released from prison
US heiress Paris Hilton has been released from prison in Los Angeles after serving just half of her sentence for violating probation on a driving ban. The 26-year-old socialite was sentenced to 45 da...
Paris Hilton released from prison
US heiress Paris Hilton has been released from prison in Los Angeles after serving just half of her sentence for violating probation on a driving ban. The 26-year-old socialite was sentenced to 45 da...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
Scheme launched to help elderly
Criminal Justice Minister Maria Eagle has today launched a new initiative that will give older people a greater sense of security. The Home Support Service, which will be piloted in Dungannon, assist...
Scheme launched to help elderly
Criminal Justice Minister Maria Eagle has today launched a new initiative that will give older people a greater sense of security. The Home Support Service, which will be piloted in Dungannon, assist...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
No charges over Finucane murder
The Public Prosecution Service has decided not to charge any police officers in connection with the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, it has been revealed. Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his home ...
No charges over Finucane murder
The Public Prosecution Service has decided not to charge any police officers in connection with the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, it has been revealed. Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his home ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
Man 'set fire to wife’ following dispute
A man accused of setting his wife on fire was today remanded in custody. Michael Graham, 41, from Harmony Lodge, Doagh in County Antrim was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent in re...
Man 'set fire to wife’ following dispute
A man accused of setting his wife on fire was today remanded in custody. Michael Graham, 41, from Harmony Lodge, Doagh in County Antrim was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent in re...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
GAA official attacked and robbed
A member of the Ulster GAA council has been attacked and robbed near Dungannon, County Tyrone. The Ulster Council associate had been transporting the takings from a GAA game at Casement Park in west ...
GAA official attacked and robbed
A member of the Ulster GAA council has been attacked and robbed near Dungannon, County Tyrone. The Ulster Council associate had been transporting the takings from a GAA game at Casement Park in west ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Kidnapped BBC reporter in 'bomb belt' video
Kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnson has been shown wearing what appears to be an explosives vest in a video posted on the internet by his captors. In the video, Mr Johnson warned that the explosives ...
Kidnapped BBC reporter in 'bomb belt' video
Kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnson has been shown wearing what appears to be an explosives vest in a video posted on the internet by his captors. In the video, Mr Johnson warned that the explosives ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Trapped man dies in drain
A man who become trapped in a flooded drain in Hull has died, despite attempts by emergency services to rescue him. The man, believed to be in his mid-twenties, became trapped as he tried to fix a dr...
Trapped man dies in drain
A man who become trapped in a flooded drain in Hull has died, despite attempts by emergency services to rescue him. The man, believed to be in his mid-twenties, became trapped as he tried to fix a dr...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Solider killed in Afghanistan named
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier killed in Afghanistan on Sunday as Drummer Thomas Wright. The 21-year-old, from the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, was...
Solider killed in Afghanistan named
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier killed in Afghanistan on Sunday as Drummer Thomas Wright. The 21-year-old, from the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, was...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
Former NI football star 'The Doog' dies
Former Northern Ireland football star Derek Dougan died yesterday evening at the age of 69. Nicknamed 'The Doog', he was an outspoken advocate for an all-Ireland football team and Chairman of the Pro...
Former NI football star 'The Doog' dies
Former Northern Ireland football star Derek Dougan died yesterday evening at the age of 69. Nicknamed 'The Doog', he was an outspoken advocate for an all-Ireland football team and Chairman of the Pro...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Court challenge over Alzheimer's drugs
A decision by the government's medicines watchdog to refuse to fund Alzheimer's drugs for patients in the early stages of the disease is being challenged in the High Court. The action has been brough...
Court challenge over Alzheimer's drugs
A decision by the government's medicines watchdog to refuse to fund Alzheimer's drugs for patients in the early stages of the disease is being challenged in the High Court. The action has been brough...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
Bessbrook army base to close
A British Army base in County Armagh is set to close down as part of Northern Ireland’s “normalisation” programme. At the height of the Troubles the Bessbrook site was the busiest heliport in Europe,...
Bessbrook army base to close
A British Army base in County Armagh is set to close down as part of Northern Ireland’s “normalisation” programme. At the height of the Troubles the Bessbrook site was the busiest heliport in Europe,...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Smokers in final bid to curb ban
Smokers' rights campaigners are making a final stand against the smoking ban, which will come into effect in England on July 1, by urging the government to make some exceptions for private clubs and p...
Smokers in final bid to curb ban
Smokers' rights campaigners are making a final stand against the smoking ban, which will come into effect in England on July 1, by urging the government to make some exceptions for private clubs and p...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
Two arrested over illegal fuel plant
HM revenue & Customs (HMRC) have closed down an illegal fuel laundering plant in County Down. The illegal operation, near Banbridge had the potential capacity to produce 115,000 litres of laundered f...
Two arrested over illegal fuel plant
HM revenue & Customs (HMRC) have closed down an illegal fuel laundering plant in County Down. The illegal operation, near Banbridge had the potential capacity to produce 115,000 litres of laundered f...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Judge killed in fall from block of flats
A Crown Court judge has died after falling 50ft from the block of flats where he lived. Judge Rodney McKinnon, 64, died after falling from a window in his apartment in the prestigious Drake House bui...
Judge killed in fall from block of flats
A Crown Court judge has died after falling 50ft from the block of flats where he lived. Judge Rodney McKinnon, 64, died after falling from a window in his apartment in the prestigious Drake House bui...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
Three injured at Galway air show
Three people have been injured at the Salthill Air Show in Galway when a door fell off an airborne Royal Air Force helicopter. Witnesses at the show said the helicopter was hovering around 100ft over...
Three injured at Galway air show
Three people have been injured at the Salthill Air Show in Galway when a door fell off an airborne Royal Air Force helicopter. Witnesses at the show said the helicopter was hovering around 100ft over...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Rain and gales cause chaos in England and Wales
Severe weather conditions have caused flooding and travel chaos across many parts of England and Wales. Severe weather warnings are in place in many areas, with an entire month's average rainfall for...
Rain and gales cause chaos in England and Wales
Severe weather conditions have caused flooding and travel chaos across many parts of England and Wales. Severe weather warnings are in place in many areas, with an entire month's average rainfall for...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2007
UU journalist student shortlisted for national prize
A University of Ulster journalism student has been shortlisted for a national award for the third time in eight months. Adam Kula, who holds an MA in Journalism, has been shortlisted for the UK Press...
UU journalist student shortlisted for national prize
A University of Ulster journalism student has been shortlisted for a national award for the third time in eight months. Adam Kula, who holds an MA in Journalism, has been shortlisted for the UK Press...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2007
Fourteen teenagers bailed over boy's death
Fourteen teenagers have been released on bail after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death during a street fight in south London at the weekend. The teenager, who has been named as Ben Hitchcock, was...
Fourteen teenagers bailed over boy's death
Fourteen teenagers have been released on bail after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death during a street fight in south London at the weekend. The teenager, who has been named as Ben Hitchcock, was...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2007
Motorcyclist killed in collision
Detectives in Antrim are appealing for information following a road traffic accident on the Nutts Corner Road. A 33-year-old man from Crumlin died after his motorcycle collided with a tractor shortly...
Motorcyclist killed in collision
Detectives in Antrim are appealing for information following a road traffic accident on the Nutts Corner Road. A 33-year-old man from Crumlin died after his motorcycle collided with a tractor shortly...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2007
'White boys' most persistent low educational achievers
Most of the persistent low achievers in England's schools are white boys from poor backgrounds, a study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has revealed. The two-and-a-half year study, conducted by Lon...
'White boys' most persistent low educational achievers
Most of the persistent low achievers in England's schools are white boys from poor backgrounds, a study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has revealed. The two-and-a-half year study, conducted by Lon...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2007
Paisley rules out Ormeau national stadium
Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley has ruled out Ormeau Park in Belfast as a potential option for a national sports stadium, saying it would affect five churches in the area, including his ow...
Paisley rules out Ormeau national stadium
Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley has ruled out Ormeau Park in Belfast as a potential option for a national sports stadium, saying it would affect five churches in the area, including his ow...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2007
Government highlights mobile phone thefts
People will be warned that buying stolen mobile phones is a waste of money in a new £500,000 advertising campaign launched by the government. The new advert designs use abbreviated text language and ...
Government highlights mobile phone thefts
People will be warned that buying stolen mobile phones is a waste of money in a new £500,000 advertising campaign launched by the government. The new advert designs use abbreviated text language and ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 22, 2007
Extradited man denies murder
A 43-year-old Chinese man who was extradited from Hong Kong in connection with the death of a Chinese woman has denied murder. Wong Sui Ching appeared today at Belfast Magistrate’s Court charged with...
Extradited man denies murder
A 43-year-old Chinese man who was extradited from Hong Kong in connection with the death of a Chinese woman has denied murder. Wong Sui Ching appeared today at Belfast Magistrate’s Court charged with...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2007
Naval officer has rape sentence quashed
A Royal Navy chief petty officer who was jailed for the rape of a female colleague in March has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Phillip Coates, 30, from Devon, was jailed for five ...
Naval officer has rape sentence quashed
A Royal Navy chief petty officer who was jailed for the rape of a female colleague in March has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Phillip Coates, 30, from Devon, was jailed for five ...
UK National News, Jun 22, 2007
Pedestrian killed after car mounts pavement
Police in South Yorkshire have appealed for witnesses after a female pedestrian was killed when a car mounted a pavement and knocked her down. The incident happened shortly after 10:30 on Thursday mo...
Pedestrian killed after car mounts pavement
Police in South Yorkshire have appealed for witnesses after a female pedestrian was killed when a car mounted a pavement and knocked her down. The incident happened shortly after 10:30 on Thursday mo...
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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.
