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Northern Ireland News for March 2008 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Tourist's Finger Found In Fence
Claims by a teen tourist who alleged that he had lost his finger in an anti-British racist attack on St Patrick’s Day have been sensationally disproved. Guy Wallace, 17, originally told police his f...
Tourist's Finger Found In Fence
Claims by a teen tourist who alleged that he had lost his finger in an anti-British racist attack on St Patrick’s Day have been sensationally disproved. Guy Wallace, 17, originally told police his f...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
Report Urges Revamp Of Computer Game Age Ratings
The ratings system for video games should be overhauled, a new report has said. The review, carried out by psychologist Tanya Byron, recommends the introduction of a new ratings system, similar to ci...
Report Urges Revamp Of Computer Game Age Ratings
The ratings system for video games should be overhauled, a new report has said. The review, carried out by psychologist Tanya Byron, recommends the introduction of a new ratings system, similar to ci...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Easter Tragedy As Party Goer Dies
There was a tragic discovery over Easter with a young man's body being discovered in a house in Bangor. Unofficially named locally as 24-year-old Chris Cardwell, the remains were discovered in a hous...
Easter Tragedy As Party Goer Dies
There was a tragic discovery over Easter with a young man's body being discovered in a house in Bangor. Unofficially named locally as 24-year-old Chris Cardwell, the remains were discovered in a hous...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Priest Prays For Predator
A priest is praying for the man who attacked a woman after prayers in his church. She was preyed upon in a sexual assault that took place in the grounds of a church in Londonderry. Police have appea...
Priest Prays For Predator
A priest is praying for the man who attacked a woman after prayers in his church. She was preyed upon in a sexual assault that took place in the grounds of a church in Londonderry. Police have appea...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Mother 'Devastated' By Son's Murder
The mother of a Matalan shop manager, murdered in an east London branch of the store at the weekend, has said that she has been "totally devastated" by his son. Lorna Simpson, 52, from Derby, has app...
Mother 'Devastated' By Son's Murder
The mother of a Matalan shop manager, murdered in an east London branch of the store at the weekend, has said that she has been "totally devastated" by his son. Lorna Simpson, 52, from Derby, has app...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
10,000 Job Cuts On The Way: Nipsa
The storm brewing over news that the NI Housing Executive has said 450 jobs will go over the next three years - in a bid to save money - is nothing compared to a startling revelation today that some 1...
10,000 Job Cuts On The Way: Nipsa
The storm brewing over news that the NI Housing Executive has said 450 jobs will go over the next three years - in a bid to save money - is nothing compared to a startling revelation today that some 1...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Mortgage Debt Rising Fast
The cost of buying a home in Northern Ireland is escalating fast with mortgage debt rising faster than anywhere else in the UK. The news comes as the property market begins to feel the full effects o...
Mortgage Debt Rising Fast
The cost of buying a home in Northern Ireland is escalating fast with mortgage debt rising faster than anywhere else in the UK. The news comes as the property market begins to feel the full effects o...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Naked Truth As Sarkozy Calls For 'Franco-British Brotherhood'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for the establishment of a "new Franco-British brotherhood" ahead of his first state visit to the UK - although the trip has already been clouded by the eme...
Naked Truth As Sarkozy Calls For 'Franco-British Brotherhood'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for the establishment of a "new Franco-British brotherhood" ahead of his first state visit to the UK - although the trip has already been clouded by the eme...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Trial Date Set For Shannon Kidnap Accused
A 39-year-old man accused of the kidnap and false imprisonment of West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews is to stand trial later this year. Michael Donovan, from Lidgate Gardens in Dewsbury, appe...
Trial Date Set For Shannon Kidnap Accused
A 39-year-old man accused of the kidnap and false imprisonment of West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews is to stand trial later this year. Michael Donovan, from Lidgate Gardens in Dewsbury, appe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Antrim Centre Boosts Jobs
A job's boost from a multi-million development in the rural town of Antrim has been welcomed. The £5 million investment, which has created a major extension onto the Castle Centre and the re-branding...
Antrim Centre Boosts Jobs
A job's boost from a multi-million development in the rural town of Antrim has been welcomed. The £5 million investment, which has created a major extension onto the Castle Centre and the re-branding...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Disagreement If Children 'Were Pushed' Over Hotel Balcony
An inquest into the death of six-year-old Liam Hogan at a hotel in Crete has heard how he was "pushed" from a balcony along with his sister - although other evidence conflicts with that version. Liam...
Disagreement If Children 'Were Pushed' Over Hotel Balcony
An inquest into the death of six-year-old Liam Hogan at a hotel in Crete has heard how he was "pushed" from a balcony along with his sister - although other evidence conflicts with that version. Liam...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Pregnant Women Told 'Avoid Alcohol'
Women are being advised to avoid alcohol altogether during pregnancy, following a revision in guidelines provided by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The new guidelin...
Pregnant Women Told 'Avoid Alcohol'
Women are being advised to avoid alcohol altogether during pregnancy, following a revision in guidelines provided by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The new guidelin...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Kerry Katona Hospitalised Over Pregnancy Fears
Pregnant TV star Kerry Katona has been taken to hospital amid fears that she is suffering from the potentially life-threatening condition pre-eclampsia. The 27-year-old, who is currently starring in ...
Kerry Katona Hospitalised Over Pregnancy Fears
Pregnant TV star Kerry Katona has been taken to hospital amid fears that she is suffering from the potentially life-threatening condition pre-eclampsia. The 27-year-old, who is currently starring in ...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Ofcom Approves Aircraft Mobile Phone Use Plans
Plans to enable the use of mobile phones on UK registered aircraft in European airspace have been approved by UK regulator Ofcom. The decision follows an Ofcom consultation on the proposals, which wa...
Ofcom Approves Aircraft Mobile Phone Use Plans
Plans to enable the use of mobile phones on UK registered aircraft in European airspace have been approved by UK regulator Ofcom. The decision follows an Ofcom consultation on the proposals, which wa...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
FSA Admits 'Failings' Over Northern Rock
The UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, has admitted to failings in its handling of the crisis at Northern Rock. A review into the supervision of Northern Rock, carried out by th...
FSA Admits 'Failings' Over Northern Rock
The UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, has admitted to failings in its handling of the crisis at Northern Rock. A review into the supervision of Northern Rock, carried out by th...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Time Running Out For Devon Lottery Winner
Time is running out for the holder of a winning lottery ticket worth nearly £7 million. The holder of the ticket, which won over £6.9 million on the EuroMillions Lottery on September 28 last year, on...
Time Running Out For Devon Lottery Winner
Time is running out for the holder of a winning lottery ticket worth nearly £7 million. The holder of the ticket, which won over £6.9 million on the EuroMillions Lottery on September 28 last year, on...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Fears Grow That Limavady Going To Blazes
Fear stalks the rural town of Limavady where many residents are now living in terror of being burned alive in their homes. There are real concerns that arsonists will target their homes in a growing ...
Fears Grow That Limavady Going To Blazes
Fear stalks the rural town of Limavady where many residents are now living in terror of being burned alive in their homes. There are real concerns that arsonists will target their homes in a growing ...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2008
Number Of Marriages 'At Lowest Level Since 1895'
The number of marriages taking place in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since 1895, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics has revealed. The ONS said that 236,980...
Number Of Marriages 'At Lowest Level Since 1895'
The number of marriages taking place in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since 1895, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics has revealed. The ONS said that 236,980...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Meat Cleaver Robber Sought
A female shop assistant has been threatened with a meat cleaver during a robbery in west Belfast. A man carrying a cleaver entered an off-licence on the Springfield Road at about 4pm on Tuesday and d...
Meat Cleaver Robber Sought
A female shop assistant has been threatened with a meat cleaver during a robbery in west Belfast. A man carrying a cleaver entered an off-licence on the Springfield Road at about 4pm on Tuesday and d...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Gang Beat Pair
A large 10-strong gang has beaten two men outside their County Antrim home. Police are investigating whether a sectarian motive was behind the attack at Sentry Hollow in Ballymena. The incident occu...
Gang Beat Pair
A large 10-strong gang has beaten two men outside their County Antrim home. Police are investigating whether a sectarian motive was behind the attack at Sentry Hollow in Ballymena. The incident occu...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Details Of Violent Death To Emerge Today
More details of an horrific assault will emerge later today when the results of the post mortem examination on the body of murdered shop manager Shaun Fitzpatrick are expected to be released. The 32-...
Details Of Violent Death To Emerge Today
More details of an horrific assault will emerge later today when the results of the post mortem examination on the body of murdered shop manager Shaun Fitzpatrick are expected to be released. The 32-...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Agreement Parties Take Stock
The DUP and Sinn Fein have each marked the first anniversary of the joint devolution deal with a review of the past year. The end of the IRA Army Council is in sight, claims DUP MP and Assembly Junio...
Agreement Parties Take Stock
The DUP and Sinn Fein have each marked the first anniversary of the joint devolution deal with a review of the past year. The end of the IRA Army Council is in sight, claims DUP MP and Assembly Junio...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2008
Movieoke Hits Belfast
Aspiring film stars will be given the chance to showcase their talents with the launch of the Jameson Movioke competition in association with the annual Belfast Film Festival. Film talent throughout ...
Movieoke Hits Belfast
Aspiring film stars will be given the chance to showcase their talents with the launch of the Jameson Movioke competition in association with the annual Belfast Film Festival. Film talent throughout ...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2008
Easter Brings Traffic And Weather Misery
Easter could bring some of the worst ever traffic as the mass exodus for the holiday weekend begins. Rain, wind, sleet and snow is also expected to cause misery for holiday makers. Forecasters at Me...
Easter Brings Traffic And Weather Misery
Easter could bring some of the worst ever traffic as the mass exodus for the holiday weekend begins. Rain, wind, sleet and snow is also expected to cause misery for holiday makers. Forecasters at Me...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2008
Cardinal O'Brien Condemns "Monstrous" Embryo Research
A leading Roman Catholic churchman, Cardinal Keith O'Brien has launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown over plans to allow hybrid human-animal embryos. The leader of the Catholic Church in ...
Cardinal O'Brien Condemns "Monstrous" Embryo Research
A leading Roman Catholic churchman, Cardinal Keith O'Brien has launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown over plans to allow hybrid human-animal embryos. The leader of the Catholic Church in ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2008
Victim Critical After Co Down Assault
The picturesque garrison village of Ballykinler in Co Down has been shocked by a second serious assault inside a few month, which this time has left a man in his 60s in a critical condition in hospita...
Victim Critical After Co Down Assault
The picturesque garrison village of Ballykinler in Co Down has been shocked by a second serious assault inside a few month, which this time has left a man in his 60s in a critical condition in hospita...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2008
Good Friday Flutter As Betting Shops Open
Betting shops are open today on what is considered to be the most sacred date of the Christian calendar. The Government has lifted the ban for the first time since they were legalised in 1961 in the ...
Good Friday Flutter As Betting Shops Open
Betting shops are open today on what is considered to be the most sacred date of the Christian calendar. The Government has lifted the ban for the first time since they were legalised in 1961 in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2008
Deaths Darken District
There have been three tragic deaths, all associated with Newtownabbey, in the last week. In the first incident, the discovery of a woman's body at Carnmoney Hill last weekend is not being treated as ...
Deaths Darken District
There have been three tragic deaths, all associated with Newtownabbey, in the last week. In the first incident, the discovery of a woman's body at Carnmoney Hill last weekend is not being treated as ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2008
Alert Fails To Disrupt Royal Visit
Despite a hoax bomb alert and a republican protest, the Queen's visit to Armagh yesterday was heralded as a successful conclusion to the Sovereign's three-day Northern Ireland trip. The earlier secur...
Alert Fails To Disrupt Royal Visit
Despite a hoax bomb alert and a republican protest, the Queen's visit to Armagh yesterday was heralded as a successful conclusion to the Sovereign's three-day Northern Ireland trip. The earlier secur...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2008
Bart's Unit Provide New Hope For Cancer Patients
Bart's Hosptial in London is planning to test new drugs on cancer patients who haven't responded to conventional therapies. Head of the unit at the hospital, Professor John Gribben says he hopes to h...
Bart's Unit Provide New Hope For Cancer Patients
Bart's Hosptial in London is planning to test new drugs on cancer patients who haven't responded to conventional therapies. Head of the unit at the hospital, Professor John Gribben says he hopes to h...
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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.
