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Northern Ireland News for September 2008 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Murphy Slams Republican 'Bombers'
A leading Sinn Fein NI Executive Minister has again condemned dissident republicans. He said that the people behind the placing of a 'viable' 100lb bomb which has since been removed from a hedge in a...
Murphy Slams Republican 'Bombers'
A leading Sinn Fein NI Executive Minister has again condemned dissident republicans. He said that the people behind the placing of a 'viable' 100lb bomb which has since been removed from a hedge in a...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Para Killed In Afghanistan Named
A British soldier killed while on routine patrol in the Taliban stronghold of Helmand Province, in southern Afghanistan, has been named as Lance Corporal Nicky Mason. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) c...
Para Killed In Afghanistan Named
A British soldier killed while on routine patrol in the Taliban stronghold of Helmand Province, in southern Afghanistan, has been named as Lance Corporal Nicky Mason. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) c...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Ashley To Sell Newcastle Following Fans Protests
Following protests by angry Newcastle United supporters, billionaire Magpies owner Mike Ashley has announced he has "got the message" and is ready to sell the troubled club. Ashley, who bought the cl...
Ashley To Sell Newcastle Following Fans Protests
Following protests by angry Newcastle United supporters, billionaire Magpies owner Mike Ashley has announced he has "got the message" and is ready to sell the troubled club. Ashley, who bought the cl...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Panorama To Make Explosive Revelations On Omagh
There's further controversy ahead on secret information withheld from the police investigation into the Omagh Bomb atrocity. The BBC has discovered that the UK's electronic intelligence agency 'GCHQ'...
Panorama To Make Explosive Revelations On Omagh
There's further controversy ahead on secret information withheld from the police investigation into the Omagh Bomb atrocity. The BBC has discovered that the UK's electronic intelligence agency 'GCHQ'...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Foreign Office 'Bin' Bin Laden Cop
A top cop, who dressed up as terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, in public, has been dismissed from his Afghanistan-based job. Chief Superintendent Colin Terry of the Devon and Cornwall Police worked h...
Foreign Office 'Bin' Bin Laden Cop
A top cop, who dressed up as terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, in public, has been dismissed from his Afghanistan-based job. Chief Superintendent Colin Terry of the Devon and Cornwall Police worked h...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Share Transportation, Says Minister
Nine out of 10 Belfast commuters would favour using sustainable transport one day a week, and leave the car at home, according to the Northern Ireland Transport Authority. A study undertaken by the R...
Share Transportation, Says Minister
Nine out of 10 Belfast commuters would favour using sustainable transport one day a week, and leave the car at home, according to the Northern Ireland Transport Authority. A study undertaken by the R...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Other News In Brief
Boy Dies After Buggy Crash A 12-year-old boy has died after crashing an off-road 4x4 buggy-type vehicle in Wiltshire. Police were called to the scene on the outskirts of Corsham, however, no further ...
Other News In Brief
Boy Dies After Buggy Crash A 12-year-old boy has died after crashing an off-road 4x4 buggy-type vehicle in Wiltshire. Police were called to the scene on the outskirts of Corsham, however, no further ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Fire Trap Alert A pregnant woman has had to be led to safety after becoming trapped in a house fire in north Belfast. The fire started accidentally in the kitchen of a house at Woodvale Street early ...
Other NI News In Brief
Fire Trap Alert A pregnant woman has had to be led to safety after becoming trapped in a house fire in north Belfast. The fire started accidentally in the kitchen of a house at Woodvale Street early ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Thousands More Jobs At Risk, Builders Group Tells MLAs
Northern Ireland's Construction & Property Group issued a fresh warning to MLAs returning to Stormont today - to put their differences aside and urgently work together to save thousands of workers fro...
Thousands More Jobs At Risk, Builders Group Tells MLAs
Northern Ireland's Construction & Property Group issued a fresh warning to MLAs returning to Stormont today - to put their differences aside and urgently work together to save thousands of workers fro...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Neeson To Be US President
Ballymena-born movie star Liam Neeson is being re-united with director Steven Spielberg (of Schindler's List fame) for a huge role - in the persona of iconic US President, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln fo...
Neeson To Be US President
Ballymena-born movie star Liam Neeson is being re-united with director Steven Spielberg (of Schindler's List fame) for a huge role - in the persona of iconic US President, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln fo...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Companies Give Backing For Third Runway
Over 100 companies said they are supporting a third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. Richard Lambert, Director-General of the Confederation of the British Industry (CBI) said: "This statement ...
Companies Give Backing For Third Runway
Over 100 companies said they are supporting a third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. Richard Lambert, Director-General of the Confederation of the British Industry (CBI) said: "This statement ...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Business Secretary Announces Backing For UK Aerospace
News that GKN will purchase Airbus's wing component and assemblies manufacturing facilities at Filton, has been welcomed by Business Secretary John Hutton. Part of the Airbus factory, based in south ...
Business Secretary Announces Backing For UK Aerospace
News that GKN will purchase Airbus's wing component and assemblies manufacturing facilities at Filton, has been welcomed by Business Secretary John Hutton. Part of the Airbus factory, based in south ...
Recruitment News, Sep 15, 2008
Dublin Expo To Serve-Up 300 Western Jobs
The Western Development Commission is expected to layout over 300 jobs at a Dublin expo later this week. The commission's website - Lookwest.ie - will host the event at the Alexander Hotel on Thursd...
Dublin Expo To Serve-Up 300 Western Jobs
The Western Development Commission is expected to layout over 300 jobs at a Dublin expo later this week. The commission's website - Lookwest.ie - will host the event at the Alexander Hotel on Thursd...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Funding To Support Gaelic
Gaelic development body Bòrd na Gàidhlig (BnG) is to use £150,000 of its Scottish Government funding as a Challenge Fund to support projects promoting the use of Gaelic in communities. The Challenge ...
Funding To Support Gaelic
Gaelic development body Bòrd na Gàidhlig (BnG) is to use £150,000 of its Scottish Government funding as a Challenge Fund to support projects promoting the use of Gaelic in communities. The Challenge ...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
First UK Hindu School Opens
The first UK state-funded Hindu School has opened. The Krishna-Avanti Primary School in Edgware, north London, offers an education based on Hindu values and beliefs, but lessons will follow the natio...
First UK Hindu School Opens
The first UK state-funded Hindu School has opened. The Krishna-Avanti Primary School in Edgware, north London, offers an education based on Hindu values and beliefs, but lessons will follow the natio...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
CBI Says UK Is In Early Stages Of Recession
The UK is in the early stages of a technical recession, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said today. In its latest forecast a shallow recession through the second half of 2008 means that g...
CBI Says UK Is In Early Stages Of Recession
The UK is in the early stages of a technical recession, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said today. In its latest forecast a shallow recession through the second half of 2008 means that g...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Court 'Binds' Man £2,000 Over Sawmill Death
A sawmill supervisor who pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care during a fatal incident at a sawmill two years ago, which resulted in the crushing of a co-worker, has been 'bound over' in £...
Court 'Binds' Man £2,000 Over Sawmill Death
A sawmill supervisor who pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care during a fatal incident at a sawmill two years ago, which resulted in the crushing of a co-worker, has been 'bound over' in £...
UK National News, Sep 15, 2008
Programme Reveals 2012 Construction 'Job Scam'
Hundreds of Eastern European workers have been duped into handing over cash for non-existent construction jobs at the 2012 London Olympic site, a BBC investigation has found. Around 550 Slovakians pa...
Programme Reveals 2012 Construction 'Job Scam'
Hundreds of Eastern European workers have been duped into handing over cash for non-existent construction jobs at the 2012 London Olympic site, a BBC investigation has found. Around 550 Slovakians pa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2008
Quit Smoking Campaign Targets Belfast
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is launching a new 'Quit 2 Fit' programme in North and West Belfast to help local men and women stop smoking successfully and manage their weight after quitting. UC...
Quit Smoking Campaign Targets Belfast
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is launching a new 'Quit 2 Fit' programme in North and West Belfast to help local men and women stop smoking successfully and manage their weight after quitting. UC...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Father Admits Murdering His Children
A father struggling to come to terms with his marriage break-up has admitted murdering his two children in their family home. Robert Thompson, 50, brutally stabbed his children Michelle, 25, and Ryan...
Father Admits Murdering His Children
A father struggling to come to terms with his marriage break-up has admitted murdering his two children in their family home. Robert Thompson, 50, brutally stabbed his children Michelle, 25, and Ryan...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Belfast Flights Grounded With Collapse Of XL Airline
A dark shadow has been cast over a number of outbound flights from Belfast and Dublin, with the announcement that tour operator XL has collapsed. News broke this morning that the firm had gone into ...
Belfast Flights Grounded With Collapse Of XL Airline
A dark shadow has been cast over a number of outbound flights from Belfast and Dublin, with the announcement that tour operator XL has collapsed. News broke this morning that the firm had gone into ...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Soaring Fuel Bills Will Plunge 2.6m Customers Into Debt Next Year
Soaring fuel bills will plunge 2.6 million customers into debt by the end next year - forcing many low income families to decide whether to heat or eat this winter, according to new research published...
Soaring Fuel Bills Will Plunge 2.6m Customers Into Debt Next Year
Soaring fuel bills will plunge 2.6 million customers into debt by the end next year - forcing many low income families to decide whether to heat or eat this winter, according to new research published...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Thousands Left Stranded As Holiday Firm Goes Into Administration
The UK's third largest tour operator, XL Leisure Group, has gone into administration, leaving tens of thousands of holidaymakers stranded. The companies fleet of planes has been grounded after talks...
Thousands Left Stranded As Holiday Firm Goes Into Administration
The UK's third largest tour operator, XL Leisure Group, has gone into administration, leaving tens of thousands of holidaymakers stranded. The companies fleet of planes has been grounded after talks...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Anti-Abortion Campaigners Hit Streets Of Belfast
Anti-abortion campaigners held a rally in Belfast city centre last night, in opposition to the full legalisation of the practice in Northern Ireland. Precious Life assembled at the city's Europa Hot...
Anti-Abortion Campaigners Hit Streets Of Belfast
Anti-abortion campaigners held a rally in Belfast city centre last night, in opposition to the full legalisation of the practice in Northern Ireland. Precious Life assembled at the city's Europa Hot...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Executive To Press PM For Water Charge Deferral
First Minister Peter Robinson has been urged to press Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a further deferment on water charges in the Province, when he visits Stormont next week. Yesterday the Prime Mi...
Executive To Press PM For Water Charge Deferral
First Minister Peter Robinson has been urged to press Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a further deferment on water charges in the Province, when he visits Stormont next week. Yesterday the Prime Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Three Held After Belfast 'Tiger Kidnapping'
Police in Belfast are questioning three men in connection with a so-called 'tiger kidnapping' in the city. The brother of a bank worker was kidnapped yesterday morning, with his captors forcing the ...
Three Held After Belfast 'Tiger Kidnapping'
Police in Belfast are questioning three men in connection with a so-called 'tiger kidnapping' in the city. The brother of a bank worker was kidnapped yesterday morning, with his captors forcing the ...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Further Disruption Expected After Channel Tunnel Blaze
Eurostar passengers have been warned to expect further disruption, as the Channel Tunnel has remained closed following a major blaze on a freight train. Thousands of travellers were caught up in the ...
Further Disruption Expected After Channel Tunnel Blaze
Eurostar passengers have been warned to expect further disruption, as the Channel Tunnel has remained closed following a major blaze on a freight train. Thousands of travellers were caught up in the ...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Golf Course Victim Identified
A badly burned body found on the 11th tee of a world famous golf course has been identified by police. The discovery was made by greenkeepers at Carnoustie, Angus, on Wednesday. Robert Higgins, 51, ...
Golf Course Victim Identified
A badly burned body found on the 11th tee of a world famous golf course has been identified by police. The discovery was made by greenkeepers at Carnoustie, Angus, on Wednesday. Robert Higgins, 51, ...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Charges Follow Illegal-Downloading Investigation
The founder of a filesharing website, and five of its uploaders have been charged by Cleveland police, it has emerged. A 25-year-old IT worker, and former administrator of the defunct BitTorrent trac...
Charges Follow Illegal-Downloading Investigation
The founder of a filesharing website, and five of its uploaders have been charged by Cleveland police, it has emerged. A 25-year-old IT worker, and former administrator of the defunct BitTorrent trac...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Three Children Hurt in Pony Trap Crash
Three children have been badly injured after a car crashed into their pony trap. The cart being driven by a 13-year-old boy near Sherburn Stone Quarry, close to Durham, was hit from behind on the B12...
Three Children Hurt in Pony Trap Crash
Three children have been badly injured after a car crashed into their pony trap. The cart being driven by a 13-year-old boy near Sherburn Stone Quarry, close to Durham, was hit from behind on the B12...
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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.
