Belfast Telegraph back issues from October 2006:
Ulster obesity crisis 'Fat-busting' inspectors to check school menus
Oct 02, 2006; ... Northern Ireland's new chief medical officer today warned parents,teachers and food suppliers to take greater action for theirchildren's health - and help defuse an obesity time bomb threateninggenerations.In an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, Dr MichaelMcBride said tackling the ...
Ulster's air rage epidemic One flight a week disrupted by rowdiness ... and alcohol is the main cause
Oct 02, 2006; ... Rowdy airline passengers are being reported for drunken ordisruptive behaviour onboard Ulster flights on average almost onceevery week, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal today.The shockstatistics have raised concerns about mid-air safety and sparkedurgent calls for both airline carriers ...
Political role for bank job mastermind
Oct 02, 2006; ... The man who security forces believe masterminded the Northern Bankrobbery and the break-in at Special Branch offices in Castlereagh isnow committed to a new political role, the Belfast Telegraph canreveal today.A security assessment, given to this newspaper just daysbefore the ...
Nationalists say yes to talks between Brady and Paisley
Oct 02, 2006; ... A historic meeting between DUP leader Ian Paisley and CatholicPrimate Sean Brady was today welcomed by nationalists.The veteran DUPfirebrand, long a critic of the Catholic Church, meets Archbishop ofArmagh Dr Brady for the first time next Monday at Stormont.The DUPleader, who once ...
Sinn Fein pressing for all-party roundtable talks
Oct 02, 2006; ... Sinn Fein is pushing for a round-table session of all the partiesat the St Andrews talks including the DUP, it emerged today.GerryAdams said his party is "to-ing and fro-ing" with the Governments onthe mechanics for the organisation of the 'hothouse' meetings overthree days."We obviously ...
Golfhero gets a Real surprise from Becks
Oct 02, 2006; ... Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke has thanked "legend" David Beckhamfor a surprise gift of three signed Real Madrid shirts.The Ulsterman,whose wife Heather died just weeks before Europe's victory at therecent Ryder Cup, was delighted to received theshirts -for himselfand hissons Tyrone and ...
Fears voiced over plans to cut water pollution
Oct 02, 2006; ... Environmentalists fear a list of revised measures that farmersmust adopt to protect Ulster's waterways may be 'too little toolate'.And the Ulster Farmers Union has called on the Government toissue simple, helpful guidelines to bring farmers through what itdescribes as a difficult ...
Our mobiles mean more than food, say children
Oct 02, 2006; ... Two thirds of Belfast kids would rather give up food for 24 hoursthan lose access to their beloved mobile phone, new research hasrevealed.The study, by ntl Telewest and Virgin Mobile, also showedthat this new TANK generation - 'technically able noughties kids' -are the kings and queens ...
RIR recruitment not being hit by 'war on terror' deaths
Oct 02, 2006; ... Recruitment to the Royal Irish Regiment is not being significantlyaffected by military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, new figuresshow.The Army has seen troop levels fall dramatically as casualtiesmount in the 'war on terror', but statistics supplied to the BelfastTelegraph show ...
Ducking the issue Why Zoe and Gloria want you to buy a rubber duck for this year's Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct 02, 2006; ... Ulster celebrities including Gloria Hunniford and Zoe Salmon todaythrew their weight behind a major new campaign to raise cash forcancer research.Gloria, whose daughter Caron Keating died from breastcancer in 2004, and Blue Peter presenter Zoe are among a host of UKcelebrities taking ...
Painfully ill... but Colin has to get even worse before getting better Man who contracted Hepatitis C fromblood transfusion 'not sick enough' for a transplant
Oct 02, 2006; ... An Ulster man, who contracted a life-threatening disease from adirty blood transfusion, told last night of his bizarre healthdilemma - he must get worse to get better.Colin Kirkpatrick's onlyhope of long-term survival is a liver transplant.But even though hehas chronic Heptatitis ...
Catherine misses out on title
Oct 02, 2006; ... Northern Ireland's Miss World hopeful Catherine Milligan didherself proud during Saturday night's final in Poland.And althoughthe enviable title ended up going to the Czech Republic's TatanaKucharova, the Co Down beauty remains content with winning top prizeat the Miss World talent show ...
Thousands gatherfor movingtribute to slain police officers
Oct 02, 2006; ... The Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop Robin Eames broughtgreetings from Prince Charles to a service marking National PoliceMemorial Day in the Waterfront Hall, Belfast yesterday.He told anaudience of policemen and their relatives that the Prince hadexpressed his pride at becoming ...
Human rights body to probe jailrelease policy
Oct 02, 2006; ... The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission today admitted it isconcerned that Ulster's early release policy for serious sexoffenders and violent criminals is different to schemes operating inthe rest of the UK.Chief Commissioner Monica McWilliams said theCommission is due to ...
Police urged not to adopt 'lethal' Tasers in Ulster
Oct 02, 2006; ... Taser stun guns are potentially lethal and should not be adoptedby the PSNI, prominent human rights advocates have claimed. A Belfastseminar on the controversial weapons which Chief Constable Hugh Ordewants to introduce was told some US police forces are rejecting theweapons on safety ...
Paisley to meet Catholic Primate
Oct 02, 2006; ... DUP leader Ian Paisley is to hold historic face-to-face talks withCatholic Primate of All IrelandSean Brady next week.It will be thefirst time the two have held discussions.The groundbreaking meetingwill come two days before the power-sharing summit in Scotland led bythe British and ...
Take a Duke at Ulster star who is a bit Special With his trademark black eye-liner and dreadlocks, Duke Special cuts a dashing figure on the Northern Irish music scene. But the Belfast singer is set for a much bigger stage with the release of a new album on V2. Maureen Coleman talks to the rising star
Oct 02, 2006 ... He counts Van Morrison, Rufus Wainwright and Gary Lightbody amonghis growing army of fans.And now Belfast singer/songwriter DukeSpecial is poised to pick up a few more, thanks to a current Irishtour with The Beautiful South and an upcoming support slot with TheDivine Comedy across Europe ...
Kissed the Blarney Stone? Then hop on the EU sruth*
Oct 02, 2006 ... It may be incomprehensible in English, but help is at hand forthose who want to translate ?Eurospeak? ? arguably some of thecontinent?s worst jargon ? into Irish.With the EU preparing for theadvent of Irish as an official language ? and failing to fillvacancies for interpreters ? one ...
Sex offender to be questioned over death of Polish student
Oct 02, 2006; ... Detectives hunting the killer of a 23-year-old Polish studentwhose body was found hidden inside a Glasgow church are to question aman in London. Peter Tobin, a convicted sex offender, was arrested byMetropolitan Police officers on Saturday on a matter unrelated to thesuspicious ...
Darts steps up to the oche to stake claim for Olympics
Oct 02, 2006; ... From Jocky Wilson to Andy Fordham, its belt-busting legends havehardly exuded an image of Olympia. But the sport of darts is to stakeits claim to a place in the 2012 Games by opening its first Britishacademy of excellence. The location of this latest example of fast-tracking ...
Provos writing themselves out of the script for lasting deal War machine being dismantled as republicans build political machine
Oct 02, 2006; ... Ask what is the significant structural difference between the IRAof October 2006 and the IRA of a little over a year ago, and theanswer is clear and delivered without having to pause to think."Ashift from the structures of the war machine to the politicalmachine," is the response that is ...
Putin steps up rhetoric against 'terrorist' Georgia
Oct 02, 2006; ... President Vladimir Putin has accused Georgia of "state terrorism"and "hostage-taking" in a statement over a spy scandal between thetwo countries. Mr Putin's broadside suggested a tough Russian response to theworsening crisis between the two former Soviet states which wassparked ...
Eight killed as factional feuding erupts into Gaza gun battles
Oct 02, 2006; ... Eight Palestinians were killed and at least 50, including manycivilians, were injured in Gaza yesterday in the worst outbreak ofviolence between Hamas and Fatah since the legislative elections lastJanuary. The running gun battles in Gaza City between forces of Hamas andthose ...
Hopes for Darfur rest on African force
Oct 02, 2006; ... A beefed-up African peacekeeping force has emerged as the besthope of averting humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur after theSudanese President defiantly brushed aside pressure to admit UNtroops. In almost two hours of talks, Omar al-Bashir, the President ofSudan, told the ...
Leaders of 9/11 shown joking in video
Oct 02, 2006; ... Mohamed Atta, leader of the 11 September hijackers, is shownlaughing and joking while filming his "martyrdom testament" whileothers involved in the attacks are shown listening to a speech byOsama bin Laden, in a newly released video. The footage was taken at a camp used by Bin ...
Top Republicans accused of cover-up over sex scandal
Oct 02, 2006; ... The abrupt resignation of a Florida congressman caught sendingsexually explicit computer messages to teenage pages at the House ofRepresentatives has developed into a full-blown Republican Partyscandal with senior party leaders accusing each other of knowingabout the e-mails for months ...
IFA move to host 2011 euro showpiece Joint venture with FAI is under discussion with UEFA
Oct 02, 2006; ... The Irish Football Association is attempting to bring one of thebiggest international football tournaments in Europe to NorthernIreland. The Belfast Telegraph can today reveal that talks havealready taken place between UEFA, the IFA and the FootballAssociation of Ireland over the ...
Billy on the box: Full of beens
Oct 02, 2006; ... It's a bum rap for cheeky Barton Has the world finally gone totally, barking mad? The furore thatfollowed Joey Barton's Blue Moon at Everton on Saturday has been acomplete and utter pain in the posterior. No finer man then to talkabout it on Match of the Day then than Gary Lineker, ...
Delia dishes up sack Worthington shown door by Canaries
Oct 02, 2006; ... A sensational swap between two Northern Ireland managers could beon after Nigel Worthington was last night sacked by Norwich City.The65-times capped former left-back was dismissed by the club's majorityshareholders Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones almostimmediately after ...
Munster teach Ulster a lesson European champs know how to go in for the kill
Oct 02, 2006; ... They don't do moral victories down Munster way. Just the realthing. And they don't care how they come. And thus it was a happy Musgrave Park crowd that departed into afilthy Cork night, despite having seen very little rugby from theirEuropean champions who were more than happy to ...
I'm rolling back the years says Lockhart
Oct 02, 2006; ... Darren Lockhart has fired a warning shot to the rest of theCarnegie Premier League that there is a lot more to come from himthis season.The dynamic Glentoran midfielder is the first to admitthat up until recently his form hasn't been up to the high standardsthat he has set himself over ...
We must learn from Munster: Trimble
Oct 02, 2006; ... Ireland wing Andrew Trimble believes Ulster must mimic Munster'sruthlessness if they are to bounce back from their 21-13 defeat tothe Heineken Cup champions in Cork. Mark McCall's side slipped totheir second successive away defeat of the season - their totalnumber of reverses on the road ...
Armagh pipped at the post in thriller
Oct 02, 2006; ... So near yet so far. That was the heartbreaking story for Armagh inyesterday's thrilling TG4 All Ireland Ladies Football Final in whichthey were pipped by just a single point by reigning champions and red-hot favourites Cork. It was the ultimate frustration for Armagh -ahead at one stage ...
Rooney hands baton to flourishing Ronaldo in winger's defining stage Manchester United 2 Newcastle United 0
Oct 02, 2006; ... Unleashed on a defence like he was yesterday, that repertoire offeints and step-overs lent a new hard edge of purpose, it wasdifficult to disagree with Sir Alex Ferguson when he says that thesummer's events were "a defining moment" for Cristiano Ronaldo. Ifonly the Manchester United ...
Paisley keen on historic meeting
Oct 03, 2006; ... DUP leader Ian Paisley yesterday declared he was "looking forward"to a historic meeting with Catholic Primate Sean Brady. Dr Paisley,long a fierce critic of the Catholic Church, said the landmarkmeeting in Stormont on Monday would be "forthright" - although hestressed that discussions on ...
Gerry's baby back home after scare
Oct 03, 2006; ... Proud parents Gerry and Debbie Armstrong show off the new additionto their family - baby daughter Marianna.The former Northern Irelandassistant manager and his wife were delighted to welcome her homefollowing a health scare last week.Little Marianna Deborah, namedafter Debbie's mum ...
College's financial operation blasted
Oct 03, 2006; ... Fermanagh College has been strongly criticised for its financialmanagement in a hard-hitting report.The report by Deloitte and Touch,which was obtained by the Belfast Telegraph following a Freedom ofInformation request, strongly criticises management of the college'sWork Based Learning ...
Pounds 9.3 million one-stop health care shop opens
Oct 03, 2006; ... A unique Pounds 9.3 million one-stop health care shop opened todayin Northern Ireland.The Belfast-based Bradbury Centre is one of 40planned Ulster centres which health chiefs are hoping will alleviatethe province's record-high outpatients' waiting lists.Located on thelower Lisburn Road, ...
Final paper to be put to parties Before Scotland 'summit', Governments will spell out issues that need resolved
Oct 03, 2006; ... The British and Irish Governments are preparing a paper to put tothe political parties, probably ahead of the Scotland 'summit' a weekfrom today.It is believed the final paper will spell out what issuesremain to be resolved - and what has been agreed by the Preparationfor Government ...
Soccer star Lennon tells of his depression
Oct 03, 2006; ... Former Northern Ireland and Celtic star Neil Lennon has spoken forthe first time about his six-year battle with depression.The Lurganman revealed that he had to drag himself out of bed for trainingduring his darkest times.And he also said that his teammatessupported him as he fought with ...
Trust's education services rewarded
Oct 03, 2006; ... The National Trust has scooped a number of awards in recognitionof education programmes at four of its historic properties.The Argoryin Co Tyrone, Florence Court in Co Fermanagh, Springhill in CoLondonderry and Castle Ward in Co Down were all presented with theSandford Award for Heritage ...
Late surge pits 'no-hoper' against Lula for run-off
Oct 03, 2006 ... He was mocked for being dull and boring and written off as a no-hoper, but the conservative Geraldo Alckmin has won the right to apolitical show-down with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaafter a late surge of support halted the incumbent's hopes of winningre-election in the ...
FBI begins investigation of congressman's illicit e-mails
Oct 03, 2006; ... As the FBI opened criminal charges, the Republican party wasscrambling yesterday to try to prevent a scandal involving a formercongressman's illicit e-mails to underage pages from enveloping theparty's entire House leadership and dealing a further blow to itshopes at November's mid-term ...
Hamas forced to close its ministries
Oct 03, 2006 ... The Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet has closed all of its ministriesafter three more Palestinians were injured in sporadic factionalviolence. Eight people were killed in gun battles in Gaza on Sunday. At the same time the Fatah faction organised a strike that closedoffices, shops ...
Russia steps up blockade on Georgia
Oct 03, 2006; ... Russia has stepped up its economic and diplomatic blockade ofneighbouring Georgia, severing all land, sea, and postal links withthe small former Soviet republic in order to punish it for accusingfour Russian military officers of spying. Moscow's hardline reactioncame despite the four ...
Theatre cleans up act Special mechanical Spider brought in to refurbish Grand Opera House
Oct 03, 2006; ... The Opera House's famous elephants - one on either side of thestage - are to be given a much-needed bath by a Spider.A specialmachine with four extended arms and legs to reach difficult areas ofthe high ceiling and domes will operate from the stage where it isalready in position."It's ...
Top officer 'sorry' for destroyed evidence
Oct 03, 2006; ... A senior detective yesterday apologised to the Omagh bombing trialfor ordering the destruction of parts of an explosive devicefollowing a separate attack on an RUC base.Det Supt Esmond Adair alsotold Belfast Crown Court that he was aware of occasions where SpecialBranch intelligence on ...
Buckley praises TV report on child abuse
Oct 03, 2006; ... The Catholic Church will be "dragged kicking and screaming" into amore open way of dealing with child abuse, according to Bishop PatBuckley of Larne.He told the Belfast Telegraph that Sunday night'sPanorama programme on clericalchild abuse in the CatholicChurch "wasvery ...
Row erupts as rape centre has funds stripped
Oct 03, 2006; ... The Government was faced with the threat of a judicial review lastnight after stripping vital funding from a centre dedicated tohelping Northern Ireland's victims of rape and sexual violence.TheRape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre became embroiled in a row withthe Department of Health ...
From latte to Lyric, Matt is a hot tip for the top
Oct 03, 2006; ... By day he pours coffee and practiseshislines -by night he treadsthe boards of the Lyric Theatre.Like many actors before him, Belfastman Matt McArdle works part-time in a coffee shop while forging aheadwith a career on stage and screen.To regulars at Clements inBelfast's Royal Avenue, he ...
Belfast's dearth of good food
Oct 03, 2006; ... Only nine Belfast restaurants have made it into next year's Which?Good Food Guide.Despite an array of new eateries opening up acrossthe city, it was old favourites like Paul Rankin's Roscoff Brasserie,Rain City and Cayenne that earned entry into the foodie's'bible'.Also topping the list ...
Royal Mail delivers top note with five musical stamps
Oct 03, 2006; ... Can stamps make you dance? Prepare to find out when Royal Mailunveils a new Sounds of Britain issue todayto celebrate the manyvarieties of music played across the UK.Each year the European postaladministrations produce stamps with a common theme and this time thetheme is cultural ...
Plastic fantastic for music's vinyl revival
Oct 03, 2006; ... Indie bands like Snow Patrol, Kasabian and Razorlight are helpingboost sales of vinyl records, music retailers HMV said last night.Themusic format once declared dead by the arrival of CDs is experiencinga comeback with more than one million vinyl singles sold each year.Inrecent months ...
Ulster's top bands back charity album
Oct 03, 2006; ... Ulster bands Snow Patrol and Divine Comedy are among a host ofartists contributing to a new charity compilation album.The bandsjoin the likes ofFranz Ferdinand, The Kooks and Four Tet to lendtheir support to Belle and Sebastian's bassist/trumpet player MickCooke who is putting together a ...
Talks could mark new relations between DUP and Catholic Church
Oct 03, 2006; ... The historic meeting between the Reverend Ian Paisley andArchbishop Sean Brady and their colleagues next week could mark aturning point in the history of relationships between the DUP leaderand the Catholic Church.Ian Paisley, the founder and lifelongModerator of the FreePresbyterian ...
Schoolhouse horror: gunman kills Amish girls
Oct 03, 2006; ... Horror struck a tranquil Amish community in Pennsylvania after anarmed man burst into a one-room schoolhouse and opened fire, killingfour girls after trying to take them hostage. Three were killedinstantly and a fourth died during the night.Those killed yesterdaywere young pupils and a ...
It's better to dye than die due to a lack of cancer awareness
Oct 03, 2006 ... By Emily Moulton Four Ulster women whose lives have been touchedby cancer have decided to get into the pink this month.RobertaCarson, Louise Kerr, Paula Hayes and Ruth Blair have all dyed theirhair pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month.Breast cancer is thesingle biggest killer of women ...
It's time to curb 'claim culture' in our schools DUP's Wilson in crackdown plea over compensation payouts
Oct 03, 2006; ... Action must be taken to curb the compensation culture afflictingNorthern Ireland's schools, it is being claimed today. Fear of legal action or being accused of inappropriate behaviourhas had a huge impact on school life in the province in recent years.In some schools, school trips ...
Ireland's first bilingual film shoots in city
Oct 03, 2006; ... Shooting has begun in Belfast on the first bilingual feature filmto come out of Ireland.Kings, starring Colm Meaney and Donal O'Kelly,features cast members speaking both in English and Irish and is setto hit the big screen next year.Although other ventures have includedparts spoken in ...
McCartan out to make barren Burren fruitful
Oct 03, 2006; ... James McCartan may be in pole position to succeed Paddy O'Rourkeas Down football team manager, but right now the former All-Irelandwinning forward has a much different priority. McCartan has takenBurren into next Sunday's Down senior football final in which theywill meet Mayobridge, ...
Denmark put on red alert for Healy Morten fears ace striker could be up to his tricks once again!
Oct 03, 2006; ... Denmark coach Morten Olsen today warned his team about the dangersof facing Northern Ireland striker David Healy.Ahead of Saturday'sEuropean Championship qualifier in Copenhagen, the Danish defendershave had their cards marked following Healy's stunning hat-trickagainst Spain last ...
Bungs inquiry to focus on eight clubs and 39 deals
Oct 03, 2006; ... The biggest investigation into corruption in English footballcomes down to eight clubs and 39 transfers that are under suspicion,Lord Stevens announced yesterday as his "bungs" inquiry reached thebusiness end. Over the next two months the former Metropolitan Policecommissioner will ...
Stevens has 39 steps to unravel Two-month extension is reason to believe there will be no whitewash
Oct 03, 2006; ... 'Be patient,' said the old cop. The promise is there will be a neworder in footballStevens has 39 steps to unravelWe didn't get bloodon the floor, we didn't get a single name and for Mike Newell, thewhistleblower who provoked the scorn of so many within the footballestablishment, there ...
Buoyant Bradley targets a big scalp
Oct 03, 2006 ... Connacht coach Michael Bradley believes the visit of MagnersLeague champions Ulster will provide the perfect motivation to bounceback from their defeat to Leinster. Bradley's side were unlucky to godown 31-16 last Friday, conceding two tries in injury time in frontof a record crowd of ...
Stadia will not KO bid for Euro 2011
Oct 03, 2006; ... FOOTBALLThe current lack of suitable stadia won't scupper plans tobring the 2011 European under-21 Championships to Northern Ireland.Asrevealed in evening editions of yesterday's Belfast Telegraph, UEFAare keen the Irish FA and Football Association of Ireland launch ajoint-bid to host ...