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14/06/2012
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Women Dies In House Fire
A mother-of-three has died in a house fire in Magherafelt.
Jolene McCloskey was 32.
She died in a blaze at a property in Greenvale Park, which is under investigation.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known.
Life Sentences Call For Police Murderers
The Police Federation has called for 'whole life' jail terms for people who kill police officers.
Terry Spence of the union, which represents thousands of PSNI officers, said the sentences handed out to the killers of Constable Stephen Carroll "sent out the wrong message".
John Paul Wootton, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, will stay in prison for 14 years at least but his minimum tariff has been referred to the Court of Appeal after concerns it was too lenient.
Sinn Fein 'Were Aware' Of Jubilee Plans
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said all political parties were aware of the plans for the Queen's visit at the end of this month.
Owen Paterson was speaking in the wake of claims by Sinn Fein politicians that they had not been informed about a Jubilee party for 10,000 people in the grounds of Parliament Buildings at Stormont.
He admitted he had not been in the meeting concerned but said "all parties have been informed of the broad outlines of the visit".
(NE)
A mother-of-three has died in a house fire in Magherafelt.
Jolene McCloskey was 32.
She died in a blaze at a property in Greenvale Park, which is under investigation.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known.
Life Sentences Call For Police Murderers
The Police Federation has called for 'whole life' jail terms for people who kill police officers.
Terry Spence of the union, which represents thousands of PSNI officers, said the sentences handed out to the killers of Constable Stephen Carroll "sent out the wrong message".
John Paul Wootton, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, will stay in prison for 14 years at least but his minimum tariff has been referred to the Court of Appeal after concerns it was too lenient.
Sinn Fein 'Were Aware' Of Jubilee Plans
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said all political parties were aware of the plans for the Queen's visit at the end of this month.
Owen Paterson was speaking in the wake of claims by Sinn Fein politicians that they had not been informed about a Jubilee party for 10,000 people in the grounds of Parliament Buildings at Stormont.
He admitted he had not been in the meeting concerned but said "all parties have been informed of the broad outlines of the visit".
(NE)
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