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Northern Ireland News for June 2007 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2007
Jobs growth continues in Northern Ireland
Figures released today have revealed Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record, while the unemployment rate remains below the UK average. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Quarterl...
Jobs growth continues in Northern Ireland
Figures released today have revealed Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record, while the unemployment rate remains below the UK average. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Quarterl...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2007
Boy's body found in Warwickshire lake
The body of a nine-year-old boy, who disappeared while fishing on a lake in Warwickshire on Tuesday, has been found. Police had been searching for Owen Day who failed to return home after going fishi...
Boy's body found in Warwickshire lake
The body of a nine-year-old boy, who disappeared while fishing on a lake in Warwickshire on Tuesday, has been found. Police had been searching for Owen Day who failed to return home after going fishi...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2007
Harsh soaps blamed for allergic diseases
Excessive washing with harsh soaps and using abrasive skin care products could be the cause of a rise in allergic diseases such as eczema, researchers have claimed. Researchers at the University Coll...
Harsh soaps blamed for allergic diseases
Excessive washing with harsh soaps and using abrasive skin care products could be the cause of a rise in allergic diseases such as eczema, researchers have claimed. Researchers at the University Coll...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Woolmer 'not murdered'
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered and died of natural causes, Jamaican police have announced. Mr Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston on March 18, just 24 hou...
Woolmer 'not murdered'
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered and died of natural causes, Jamaican police have announced. Mr Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston on March 18, just 24 hou...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
'Honour killings' condemned
So-called honour killings have been condemned in the wake of the conviction of two men for the murder of a female relative. Mahmod Mahmod, 52, from Mitcham in London, was jailed for the murder of his...
'Honour killings' condemned
So-called honour killings have been condemned in the wake of the conviction of two men for the murder of a female relative. Mahmod Mahmod, 52, from Mitcham in London, was jailed for the murder of his...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Tributes paid to stabbed PC
Colleagues of a policeman who died after being stabbed in an attack in Luton on Monday morning have paid tribute to him. PC John Henry, 36, was fatally stabbed in the town centre after responding to ...
Tributes paid to stabbed PC
Colleagues of a policeman who died after being stabbed in an attack in Luton on Monday morning have paid tribute to him. PC John Henry, 36, was fatally stabbed in the town centre after responding to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
Heavy rain leads to flooding
Heavy rainfall has led to widespread flooding throughout Northern Ireland. The Tuesday afternoon downpour has particularly affected areas of East Belfast. Connswater Shopping Centre has been flooded,...
Heavy rain leads to flooding
Heavy rainfall has led to widespread flooding throughout Northern Ireland. The Tuesday afternoon downpour has particularly affected areas of East Belfast. Connswater Shopping Centre has been flooded,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
Aer Lingus may set up new base at Aldergrove
Aer Lingus may be considering setting up a new base at Belfast International Airport, it has been revealed today. Around 1,000 jobs may be created if it chooses Aldergrove for its new major expansion...
Aer Lingus may set up new base at Aldergrove
Aer Lingus may be considering setting up a new base at Belfast International Airport, it has been revealed today. Around 1,000 jobs may be created if it chooses Aldergrove for its new major expansion...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
'Loud blast' heard in London building collapse
A building housing the campaign offices of Labour deputy leadership contender Hazel Blears has partially collapsed in Victoria in central London. Emergency services were called to the Queen's Gate Bu...
'Loud blast' heard in London building collapse
A building housing the campaign offices of Labour deputy leadership contender Hazel Blears has partially collapsed in Victoria in central London. Emergency services were called to the Queen's Gate Bu...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Inquiry launched into fatal shooting of woman by police
An investigation has been launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission into the fatal shooting of a woman in Kent by police on Monday. Ann Sanderson, 37, was shot after police were called...
Inquiry launched into fatal shooting of woman by police
An investigation has been launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission into the fatal shooting of a woman in Kent by police on Monday. Ann Sanderson, 37, was shot after police were called...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
£16 million makeover for Belfast city centre
Belfast City Centre is to get a £16 million facelift that will transform 14 of the city’s main streets and public places. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA today announced the news at ...
£16 million makeover for Belfast city centre
Belfast City Centre is to get a £16 million facelift that will transform 14 of the city’s main streets and public places. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA today announced the news at ...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Second body to be exhumed in care home investigation
Police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a Somerset care home are due to exhume a second body. The body of Marion Alder is due to be removed from the graveyard of St Leonard's Church in Butlei...
Second body to be exhumed in care home investigation
Police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a Somerset care home are due to exhume a second body. The body of Marion Alder is due to be removed from the graveyard of St Leonard's Church in Butlei...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
Bangor man dies following road collision
A man has died following a road traffic collision in County Down. Brian Marshall, 51, from Bangor was riding a bike which collided with a car on the Killaughey Road in Donaghadee on Monday evening. ...
Bangor man dies following road collision
A man has died following a road traffic collision in County Down. Brian Marshall, 51, from Bangor was riding a bike which collided with a car on the Killaughey Road in Donaghadee on Monday evening. ...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Murder investigation after woman 'set on fire'
Police in Merseyside have launched a murder investigation after a young woman died after apparently being deliberately set on fire. The woman, who suffered serious burns, had knocked on the door of a...
Murder investigation after woman 'set on fire'
Police in Merseyside have launched a murder investigation after a young woman died after apparently being deliberately set on fire. The woman, who suffered serious burns, had knocked on the door of a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
Snow Patrol to play homecoming gig
County Down chart toppers Snow Patrol have announced they are to play a homecoming gig at the historic Ward Park in Bangor on September 1. The band's current release ‘Signal Fire’, is the lead single...
Snow Patrol to play homecoming gig
County Down chart toppers Snow Patrol have announced they are to play a homecoming gig at the historic Ward Park in Bangor on September 1. The band's current release ‘Signal Fire’, is the lead single...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
Former Derry GAA star dies
Former Derry GAA manager Eamon Coleman has died following a long illness. The 59-year-old will go down in Gaelic games history as the man who guided Derry first to their sixth Ulster Football crown, ...
Former Derry GAA star dies
Former Derry GAA manager Eamon Coleman has died following a long illness. The 59-year-old will go down in Gaelic games history as the man who guided Derry first to their sixth Ulster Football crown, ...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Baby's body discovered during raid
A baby's body was found at a house in Oxford, after police went to investigate reports of an alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl, it has been revealed. Officers were called to an address in Cowl...
Baby's body discovered during raid
A baby's body was found at a house in Oxford, after police went to investigate reports of an alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl, it has been revealed. Officers were called to an address in Cowl...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
‘School Watch’ launched by primary school pupils
Children from Acorn Integrated Primary School in Carrickfergus have today helped launch a new initiative to protect school property from vandals. ‘School Watch’ has been developed by the Policing Boa...
‘School Watch’ launched by primary school pupils
Children from Acorn Integrated Primary School in Carrickfergus have today helped launch a new initiative to protect school property from vandals. ‘School Watch’ has been developed by the Policing Boa...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Air-and-sea search called off for missing father
A massive air-and-sea search for a man whose two-year-old son was found in the English Channel has been called off. However, a Sussex Police specialist search team and the West Sussex Fire and Rescue...
Air-and-sea search called off for missing father
A massive air-and-sea search for a man whose two-year-old son was found in the English Channel has been called off. However, a Sussex Police specialist search team and the West Sussex Fire and Rescue...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2007
New technology will support independent living
The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety has said he wants to ensure there is support for people who want to live independently in their own homes. Michael McGimpsey was speaking at...
New technology will support independent living
The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety has said he wants to ensure there is support for people who want to live independently in their own homes. Michael McGimpsey was speaking at...
UK National News, Jun 12, 2007
Olympic inspectors arrive in London
Olympic officials have arrived in London for a three-day visit to check the capital's progress in preparing for the 2012 Games. Members of the International Olympics Committee will visit the site in ...
Olympic inspectors arrive in London
Olympic officials have arrived in London for a three-day visit to check the capital's progress in preparing for the 2012 Games. Members of the International Olympics Committee will visit the site in ...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2007
Brown visits besieged Baghdad
Gordon Brown has visited Baghdad as part of a "fact-finding" tour. The trip is Mr Brown's second to Iraq and he had talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki with tight security. Mr Brown des...
Brown visits besieged Baghdad
Gordon Brown has visited Baghdad as part of a "fact-finding" tour. The trip is Mr Brown's second to Iraq and he had talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki with tight security. Mr Brown des...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2007
BAE review head named
A former Lord Chief Justice has been tipped to take the lead in the independent review of the business of BAE Systems. Lord Wolfe will chair the ethics committee to examine the business practices fol...
BAE review head named
A former Lord Chief Justice has been tipped to take the lead in the independent review of the business of BAE Systems. Lord Wolfe will chair the ethics committee to examine the business practices fol...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2007
Policeman stabbed to death
A police constable has been stabbed to death in Luton town centre. PC Jon Henry, 36, is reported to have attempted to intervene in a mugging. He was later declared dead at Luton and Dunstable Hospit...
Policeman stabbed to death
A police constable has been stabbed to death in Luton town centre. PC Jon Henry, 36, is reported to have attempted to intervene in a mugging. He was later declared dead at Luton and Dunstable Hospit...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2007
Police shoot woman dead in Sevenoaks
A woman has been shot dead in the centre of Sevenoaks by police. A 37-year-old woman was seen in the the centre of the town. Armed officers later shot the woman who was given first aid, but was pronu...
Police shoot woman dead in Sevenoaks
A woman has been shot dead in the centre of Sevenoaks by police. A 37-year-old woman was seen in the the centre of the town. Armed officers later shot the woman who was given first aid, but was pronu...
UK National News, Jun 11, 2007
Girl's relatives found guilty in honour killing
A father has been found guilty in what is described as an "honour killing" of his daughter. Mahmod Mahmod, 52, the girl's father and Ari Mahmod, 50, her uncle, from Mitcham in south London were found...
Girl's relatives found guilty in honour killing
A father has been found guilty in what is described as an "honour killing" of his daughter. Mahmod Mahmod, 52, the girl's father and Ari Mahmod, 50, her uncle, from Mitcham in south London were found...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2007
Man doused in petrol during Belfast robbery
The manager of a west Belfast off-licence has been doused with petrol, punched and beaten with a gun during an armed robbery. Two men, one armed with a handgun and another with a claw hammer entered ...
Man doused in petrol during Belfast robbery
The manager of a west Belfast off-licence has been doused with petrol, punched and beaten with a gun during an armed robbery. Two men, one armed with a handgun and another with a claw hammer entered ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2007
Two arrests after campervan hijacking
Two men have been arrested as part of an inquiry into the hijacking of a campervan in County Louth. The owners of the vehicle were attacked at the Carrickdale Hotel in Co Louth, when it crossed the b...
Two arrests after campervan hijacking
Two men have been arrested as part of an inquiry into the hijacking of a campervan in County Louth. The owners of the vehicle were attacked at the Carrickdale Hotel in Co Louth, when it crossed the b...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2007
£1.3m aerospace investment in Fermanagh
Invest Northern Ireland have today announced its support for a £1.3 million investment by Sloane Helicopters, which will see the UK firm establish a major facility in Fermanagh. Based at St Angelo Ai...
£1.3m aerospace investment in Fermanagh
Invest Northern Ireland have today announced its support for a £1.3 million investment by Sloane Helicopters, which will see the UK firm establish a major facility in Fermanagh. Based at St Angelo Ai...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2007
£1,000 a day claimed in bank refunds
Around £100,000 in penalty charges has been paid back to customers, the General Consumers’ Council has revealed. Bank customers are getting unfair charges refunded at a rate of £1,000 per day through...
£1,000 a day claimed in bank refunds
Around £100,000 in penalty charges has been paid back to customers, the General Consumers’ Council has revealed. Bank customers are getting unfair charges refunded at a rate of £1,000 per day through...
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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.
