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Doctor 'had sex with suicidal patient'
A French doctor accused of having sex with a suicidal patient during a night
call to her home has been struck off, the General Medical Council (GMC) said
today.
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Bloody Sunday report could face further delay
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The Saville report could face further delay if David Cameron becomes the next
prime minister, it was claimed tonight.
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Civil servants to decide on £150m back pay
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Around £150 million is to be offered to civil servants in a deal to settle the
long-running dispute over pay, it was revealed today.
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Ulster sculptor honoured with an OBE at Palace
Saturday, 21 November 2009
John Sherlock with Dame Mary Peters at Buckingham Palace, and (left) Delia
Smith with her CBEONE of Northern Ireland’s best known artists has received
an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
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Two Presbyterian Mutual Society directors launch bid to delay investigation
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Two directors at the collapsed Presbyterian Mutual Society have launched a High Court bid to delay an investigation by their professional disciplinary body.
Lawyer in plea not to jail suicidal death driver
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Relatives of a teenage girl who died after a speeding car flung her into the
air gasped with disbelief as the driver's lawyer asked for him not to be
jailed.
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Family prepare for funeral of quad bike tragedy teen
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The body of the teenager who lost his life following a tragic quad bike
accident has been returned to his family.
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Two thugs armed with knives rob town bank
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Two men, believed to be armed with knives, have robbed a bank in Warrenpoint.
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Man who strangled wife in his sleep freed
Saturday, 21 November 2009
A “devoted” husband who strangled his wife during a nightmare walked free
yesterday as a judge told him he was a “decent man” who bore no
responsibility for her death.
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Man killed in bulldozer horror
Saturday, 21 November 2009
A 60-year-old man was killed yesterday when he was run over by a bulldozer on
a beach, police said.
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Priest denies abuse of three girls
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Fr Eugene Lewis, who was formally arraigned yesterday
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MLA hits out at police response to blitz on ATMs
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Pressure is intensifying on the PSNI to spell out what is being done to tackle
the alarming rise in ATM thefts.
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Policeman dies after bridge collapses over swollen river
Saturday, 21 November 2009
It was the wettest day ever — and last night a family were mourning a “heroic”
policeman and thousands of others were left counting the cost.
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Couple kidnapped by pirates warn they could be killed ‘within a week’
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The UK couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have said their captors are “losing
patience” and they could be killed within a week.
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Celibacy ‘fundamental’ to priesthood, say bishops
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Catholic Bishops have insisted that celibacy remains “fundamental” to the
priesthood — despite calls for the rule to be abolished.
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Hammer attack thugs get longer prison sentences
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Two brothers who battered a man with hammers after breaking into his north
Belfast home have been given new 12-month jail terms.
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BNP gets non-white member...a man who 'hates Muslims'
Friday, 20 November 2009
An elderly Sikh who describes Islam as a "beast" and once provided a
character reference for Nick Griffin during his racial hatred trial is set
to become the British National Party's first non-white member.
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House of straw and hemp withstands 1,000°C fire test
Friday, 20 November 2009
A house made of straw and hemp panels passed a fire resistance test where it
was exposed to temperatures over 1,000°C, a university said.
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‘Shock’ sex abuse report gets go-ahead
Friday, 20 November 2009
The Republic’s High Court has cleared the way for a damning report into the
handling of clerical sex abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese — to be published
next week — that “will shock us all”.
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Severe flooding in Northern Ireland
Friday, 20 November 2009
There was flooding misery last night as heavy rain and strong winds battered
Northern Ireland.
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More boys born in Ireland than girls
Friday, 20 November 2009
Ireland is producing more boys than girls -- a birth trend some experts
believe is due to fathers having a lot of sperm.
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• Thierry Henry's confession leaves revolting taste
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