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Car dealer fined over clocked vehicles
A second-hand car dealer was fined £1,500 yesterday for selling 'clocked'
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Unionist furious over Castlereagh break-in decision
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Unionist politicians have responded angrily to a decision not to prosecute an
American chef over the 2002 break-in at Special banch offices.
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News in brief: 1,946 caught driving on drink or drugs
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested for driving while under the influence
of drink or drugs in Northern Ireland during the first six months of the
year. The total, 1,946, was revealed yesterday as the PSNI launched its
summer anti-drink driving campaign.
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Alliance slams equality body after collapse of job tribunal
Saturday, 4 July 2009
A breakdown in the relationship between the Equality Commission and a woman
taking a case against the Alliance Party led to the organisation withdrawing
its support for the high-profile industrial tribunal.
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Council insists pool will be ready for 2012 Olympics
Saturday, 4 July 2009
North Down Borough Council has denied claims that a multi-million pound
Olympic size swimming pool may not be ready for the London games in 2012
saying the major project was “on track”.
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Prince Charles in tribute to top brass pal killed by Taliban
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Prince Charles has paid tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the
most senior British officer killed in Afghanistan.
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Baby P council ‘failing children’
Saturday, 4 July 2009
The council criticised over the Baby Peter tragedy is still failing to protect
all vulnerable children, a report has stated.
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Tributes paid to victims RAF jet crash
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Tributes have been paid to an RAF pilot and navigator who died when their
Tornado jet crashed into a Scottish hillside.
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Paedophile who fled to Mexico back in jail
Saturday, 4 July 2009
A paedophile who went on the run to Mexico was back behind bars last night
after being tracked down through a “most wanted” website.
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Brown calls for clarity on future of staff in Iran
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Downing Street said last night it was “concerned” about reports that British
Embassy staff in Tehran will face trial.
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Brian Rowan: Truth behind hidden wall of silence that surrounds Castlereagh break-in
Saturday, 4 July 2009
The note in my diary dated April 1 2002 quotes a security source describing
the robbery at Castlereagh Special Branch offices as “an act of war”.
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Harry Holland’s loved ones slam killer’s sentence
Saturday, 4 July 2009
The family of Harry Holland have angrily described Northern Ireland’s justice
system as “not fit for purpose” as it emerged the teenager who stabbed the
greengrocer in the head could walk free from jail in little more than a
decade.
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Teenager who stabbed greengrocer Harry Holland in head jailed for 12 years
Saturday, 4 July 2009
There were angry and emotional scenes in a Belfast courtroom as the teenager
who stabbed greengrocer Harry Holland in the head with a screwdriver was
told he could be freed in just 12 years for the murder.
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Harry Holland's family consider legal action
Saturday, 4 July 2009
The family of murdered greengrocer Harry Holland are considering launching
legal action against the Public Prosecution Service and have expressed fury
at the outcome of the case.
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No Assembly sanctions over MP’s gay remarks
Saturday, 4 July 2009
DUP politician Iris Robinson will face no Assembly disciplinary action over
her controversial denunciation of homosexuality as an “abomination”.
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Ad man Lyle suffers fresh grief as wife dies of cancer
Saturday, 4 July 2009
A Northern Ireland businessman who lost his son to drugs has been hit by a new
tragedy.
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Two children die in tower block inferno
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Two children, one of them a three-week-old baby, have died after a fire swept
through a block of flats in London.
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Fur flies over 999 call after hamster escapes cage
Saturday, 4 July 2009
An English police force has released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to
say her hamster had escaped as they pleaded with the public to use the
service only for genuine emergencies.
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Footballer jailed for killing he was originally acquitted of
Saturday, 4 July 2009
A footballer has been given two life sentences after he admitted killing his
ex-girlfriend seven years after being cleared of the crime.
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Drink-driver left girlfriend to burn to death in car fire
Saturday, 4 July 2009
A man whose girlfriend burned to death in a car after he crashed into a tree
while drunk has been jailed for six years.
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Bring plastic bag charges in now, Poots is urged
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Green campaigners have urged Environment Minister Edwin Poots not to waste any
time but to take the plunge and introduce a tax on plastic bags.
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U2's best album - here's your chance to vote
| No Line On The Horizon |
 2% |
| How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb |
 3% |
| All That You Can't Leave Behind |
5% |
| Pop |
1% |
| Zooropa |
2% |
| Achtung Baby |
19% |
| Rattle and Hum |
8% |
| The Joshua Tree |
49% |
| The Unforgettable Fire |
4% |
| Under a Blood Red Sky |
6% |
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Do you agree with the one-year jail term and fine given to Pirate Bay founders?
Do you agree with the one-year jail term and fine given to Pirate Bay founders?
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10% |
| I think illegal file-sharing is wrong but the punishment was too harsh. |
16% |
| No way me hearties. It's the pirate's life for me. This boat will never be sunk! |
74% |
