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20/03/2009
Other NI News In Brief
Ministers Offer Sympathy To Ballymena Actor
The two top Stormont Executive members have joined forces to offer their condolences to the family of Ballymena-born actor Liam Neeson, following the death of his wife Natasha Richardson. First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness made their statement yesterday after the actresses' death in New York, following a skiing accident. Mr Robinson said: "I would like to express my deepest sympathies to Liam Neeson and his family circle at this very difficult time. To lose his wife so young and so suddenly is surely devastating." Mr McGuinness, who attended an event in New York on Sunday along with Natasha's mother, actress Vanessa Redgrave, said: "My thoughts and prayers are with Natasha Richardson's entire family, particularly Liam Neeson and their two sons. It is such a tragedy for two young boys to lose their mother so suddenly."
Mobile 999s To Get Better Connections
People in remote locations who get into difficulty will soon be able to dial 999 from their mobile phones for help - no matter what mobile network their phone is able to pick up. The communications watchdog Ofcom unveiled plans this week to make it easier for people to call the emergency services on mobile phones wherever they are in the UK. Ofcom proposes the development of a service where emergency calls automatically 'roam' onto an available network if there is no coverage from a customer's own mobile service.
No Hiding Place For St Pat's Day Rioters
A special police team has been set up to investigate the disturbances in the Holyland area of south Belfast on St Patrick's Day. The team will gather CCTV footage and liaise with the universities to identify those responsible. It will begin its work on Monday.
Pair Sentenced For Sectarian Attack
Two men have been sentenced for a sectarian attack in south Belfast. David Marshall, 33, of Willow Gardens in Dunmurry and Ian Moore, 23, of Orpen Park, Belfast, were part of a gang who attacked the man on 11 July 2006. The 30-year-old victim was cycling to work in Belfast's Finaghy area when Moore shouted sectarian abuse at him. He was knocked from his bike, before Moore broke a bottle over his head and the others kicked and punched him. Marshall was put on probation for a year and Moore was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for a year.
Goods To Be Siezed From Fraudster
The Social Security Agency Financial Investigation Unit has obtained a Confiscation Order to the value of just over £31,500 against a convicted fraudester. Thomas Moore Tweed (51), of Moss Brook Road, Carryduff was at Newtownards Crown Court to be told the court had granted a Confiscation Order in this amount. On 17 September last year the defendant pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming benefits and was sentenced by the court to 15 months imprisonment, suspended for three years, last November.
(BMcC/JM)
The two top Stormont Executive members have joined forces to offer their condolences to the family of Ballymena-born actor Liam Neeson, following the death of his wife Natasha Richardson. First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness made their statement yesterday after the actresses' death in New York, following a skiing accident. Mr Robinson said: "I would like to express my deepest sympathies to Liam Neeson and his family circle at this very difficult time. To lose his wife so young and so suddenly is surely devastating." Mr McGuinness, who attended an event in New York on Sunday along with Natasha's mother, actress Vanessa Redgrave, said: "My thoughts and prayers are with Natasha Richardson's entire family, particularly Liam Neeson and their two sons. It is such a tragedy for two young boys to lose their mother so suddenly."
Mobile 999s To Get Better Connections
People in remote locations who get into difficulty will soon be able to dial 999 from their mobile phones for help - no matter what mobile network their phone is able to pick up. The communications watchdog Ofcom unveiled plans this week to make it easier for people to call the emergency services on mobile phones wherever they are in the UK. Ofcom proposes the development of a service where emergency calls automatically 'roam' onto an available network if there is no coverage from a customer's own mobile service.
No Hiding Place For St Pat's Day Rioters
A special police team has been set up to investigate the disturbances in the Holyland area of south Belfast on St Patrick's Day. The team will gather CCTV footage and liaise with the universities to identify those responsible. It will begin its work on Monday.
Pair Sentenced For Sectarian Attack
Two men have been sentenced for a sectarian attack in south Belfast. David Marshall, 33, of Willow Gardens in Dunmurry and Ian Moore, 23, of Orpen Park, Belfast, were part of a gang who attacked the man on 11 July 2006. The 30-year-old victim was cycling to work in Belfast's Finaghy area when Moore shouted sectarian abuse at him. He was knocked from his bike, before Moore broke a bottle over his head and the others kicked and punched him. Marshall was put on probation for a year and Moore was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for a year.
Goods To Be Siezed From Fraudster
The Social Security Agency Financial Investigation Unit has obtained a Confiscation Order to the value of just over £31,500 against a convicted fraudester. Thomas Moore Tweed (51), of Moss Brook Road, Carryduff was at Newtownards Crown Court to be told the court had granted a Confiscation Order in this amount. On 17 September last year the defendant pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming benefits and was sentenced by the court to 15 months imprisonment, suspended for three years, last November.
(BMcC/JM)
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T-Mobile UK has today announced a new flat rate for mobile calls made from the Republic of Ireland for its contract customers in the UK. The new tariff will mean that customers of T-Mobile will now no longer face unpredictable costs and inadvertent roaming charges when in the Irish Republic or close to the border.
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