Belfast Telegraph back issues from May 2008:
Johann Hari: Israel is suppressing a secret it must face ; How did a Jewish state founded 60 years ago end up throwing filth at cowering Palestinians?
May 01, 2008 ... She will look in the mirror and think - I have a sore back,rickety knees and a gun at my waist, but I'm still standing. Yetsomewhere, she will know she is suppressing an old secret she has toface. I would love to be able to crash the birthday party with wordsof reassurance. Israel has ...
Brown braced for Labour losses after admitting to 'mistakes' over 10p tax
May 01, 2008 ... He told the BBC that the Government "didn't cover as well as weshould have" losses to low earners without children and pensionersaged 60 to 64 after the abolition of the 10p lower rate of tax. Mr Brown said he was "listening" and "learning" as PrimeMinister. But the Conservative ...
Rijkaard criticises 'lack of beauty' in United's victory
May 01, 2008 ... He added: "If it were not for the fact two had to play each other[Liverpool beat Arsenal in the quarter-finals] you could easily havehad four teams in the semi-finals as it is very difficult to beatthem. They are very strong and very disciplined, really very toughto beat." Then ...
Classic Scholes adds to his Old Trafford legend
May 01, 2008 ... As befits the man who has assiduously nurtured a profile ofanonymity beyond his football, Scholes left Old Trafford on Tuesdaynight without sharing his thoughts on his match-winning goal thattook United to the Champions League final on 21 May with a singlesoul beyond the dressing room ....
Overcrowding to dominate agenda at IPOA conference
May 01, 2008 ... According to the Prison Officers' Association, some Irish prisonshold twice as many inmates as they should.Mountjoy Prison in Dublin,Castlerea Prison in Roscommon ...
Wanted: The last Nazis ; They are accused of some of the worst war crimes of the 20th century. Now a final bid has been launched to bring them to justice before they die
May 01, 2008 ... More than 60 years after the Nuremberg trials put the first ofHitler's henchmen in the dock, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre yesterdayreleased its most wanted list of the remaining Nazi war criminals.The battle to bring them to justice is complicated by a mix ofpolitical apathy, legal ...
On the road with Bubba Bill as Clintons court blue-collar votes
May 01, 2008 ... As is often the case the former president was running late, butthe secret service agents, county sheriff and local police officersadded a frisson of excitement for those waiting on the bleachers.Suddenly there he was. Dressed in an immaculate suit, pale blue tieand highly polished shoes ...
Leading Somali militant killed in US air strike
May 01, 2008 ... A spokesman for the Islamic Al-Shabab militia in the Africancountry says Aden Hashi Ayro was killed in a US air strike on hishouse in the town of Dusamereeb overnight.Eight others were alsokilled in the attack.The Somali Government says Ayro trained with ...
Trapattoni to be unveiled as new Irish manager
May 01, 2008 ... The 68-year-old Italian will be introduced to the media alongsidehis backroom team, which includes Liam Brady and MarcoTardelli.Trapattoni's arrival is a major coup for the ...
University appoints child prodigy world's youngest professor
May 01, 2008 ... Now, still almost two years shy of being able to buy her firstlegal drink in her home state in the United States, the New Yorkerhas been named the world's youngest college professor ever, breakinga record set three centuries ago by a Scottish mathematician. Korea's Konkuk ...
Fed cuts US interest rates to just 2%
May 01, 2008 ... The organisation has decided to cut rates by a quarter of onepercentage point as the US continues to teeter on the brink ...
Drogba: 'Maybe he felt his team wasn't strong enough'
May 01, 2008 ... The Spaniard defended his attack on Drogba and refused to agreethat it had helped the striker. "More motivation than to play afinal?" Benitez said. "I don't think so. After the match it's easyto talk. I just wanted a level-playing field." He felt his ownplayers had done enough to reach ...
Late penalty is reward for seizing the moment
May 01, 2008 ... Steven Gerrard's gesture towards Frank Lampard was a moment ofgenuine compassion from one combatant to another but also from oneyoung man, and young father, to another. Lampard's decision to playlast night was understandable and, because he wanted to, the rightthing to do. He hasn't ...
Officials to verify Zimbabwe election result
May 01, 2008 ... Representatives from the governing Zanu-PF and the oppositionMovement for Democratic Change will oversee the process in Hararethis afternoon.The opposition insists that its leader, MorganTsvangirai, won a ...
Clarke hoping to maintain form at Spanish Open
May 01, 2008 ... The Ulsterman returned to winning ways at the Asian Open lastweekend and will be hoping to carry his form through to this ...
Perry beats Maguire to reach Crucible semi-finals
May 01, 2008 ... Perry won a final-frame decider last night to beat Maguire 13-12and set up a semi-final meeting with Ali Carter, who beat PeterEbdon earlier yesterday.Elsewhere, Stephen ...
James Lawton: Drogba stays tall to banish the clouds of controversy
May 01, 2008 ... When he does that he tends to be unplayable and if some of theresults of his triumph were not to place among the great moments ofgrace in sport - his dash halfway down the field to bait Benitezafter his first, apparently crushing goal was particularly charmless- there was no question ...
Ulster widen gap on Connacht in Magners League
May 01, 2008 ... The Northern province beat a second-string Munster side 19-9 atRavenhill last night, with Rob Dewey, Ryan Caldwell ...
Trust me and Ireland will succeed, says Trapattoni
May 02, 2008 ... The hugely experienced Trapattoni is seen as the ideal coach toend Ireland's qualification drought after failing to reach the lastthree major tournaments. The Football Association of Ireland, after the gross mistake theymade in appointing Steve Staunton last time out, have ...
Patrol car rammed during high-speed chase in Meath
May 02, 2008 ... The car involved was stolen in Dundalk just after 8pm.Gardaiattempted to intercept it on the M1, but failed and the pursuit ...
SCRAPING, RUPPERT
May 02, 2008 ... Died May 1, 2008, (peacefully). Will be sadly missed by wife,colleagues, friends and loved ones. Ru died peacefully, while in theloving care of his favorite son, OCR. The Lord's my Shepherd ....
'DC Madam' linked to Washington elite found dead
May 02, 2008 ... Police said the body of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, was discoveredin a shed near her mother's home and that a suicide note had alsobeen found. Ms Palfrey was awaiting sentencing for running a call-girl ring over the phone from her home in California. After a swirl of publicity a ...
Bush announces $770m aid to ease global food crisis
May 02, 2008 ... Rising international prices have sparked riots in some countrieswhere millions of people are unable to meet the growing cost offood.The increase in prices has been blamed on a number of factors,including the high price ...
Police investigating alleged pound(s)70m fraud attempt at Britain's biggest bank
May 02, 2008 ... A man has been charged over the alleged scam, which wasdiscovered last week at HSBC's securities services division, whichsettles trades for clients. A payment to a bank raised suspicions atthe division in HSBC's head office building at Canary Wharf and thepolice were called. A ...
MDC refusing to accept run-off vote in Zimbabwe
May 02, 2008 ... The Electoral Commission has invited the various parties to talksaimed at reconciling the official results with tallies they compiledat polling stations.It is understood to have told them yesterdaythat MDC candidate Morgan Tsvangirai won almost 48% of the vote,compared to 43% for ...
Unlocking Justin Harrison ; In the first of a two-part feature, former Wallaby lock Justin Harrison opens his heart to Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs about his tumultuous three years at Ulster
May 02, 2008; ... His trailblazing first season with the province was franked withthe enduring image of the 34-times capped Wallaby lock kissing theCeltic League trophy.His influential role in driving Mark McCall'sside to Ulster's first piece of significant silverware since the1999 European Cup triumph ...
Team Ireland is A1 with Carroll
May 02, 2008 ... But win or lose, it probably won't be the last time we see the 25-year-old from Portadown lining out for Team Ireland. He has revealedhe wants to be back in the "World Cup of Motorsport" next season. "I want to do A1GP again," he said "I honestly believe that with the team we ...
Hoey on course for a top finish
May 02, 2008; ... The Belfast man is in a four-way share of the lead with Englishduo Matthew Cort and Adam Gee together with Australian MatthewZions. An eagle three on the 11th had echoes of the hole-in-one hemanaged in the first round of the AGF-Allianz Open Cotes d'ArmorBretagne last week but ...
Departing Harrison wanted Ulster stay
May 02, 2008; ... The former Wallaby lock will leave Ravenhill at the end of thisseason after three years in the province, but in an exclusiveinterview with the Belfast Telegraph, Harrison admitted that he hadhoped to remain here until the end of his career. "I wanted to stay but although there was ...
Thornton bags sweet signings for Giants
May 02, 2008; ... The Belfast Giants coach completed the re-signing of localfavourite Mark Morrison which brings the number of signed players toseven. Thornton has wasted no time in putting names on his roster, withno coach in Giants history ever having as many men tied up by thebeginning of ...
Same again for Amor
May 02, 2008 ... Amor said: "I don't know where the guy came from last Saturday atCookstown but it was really quite something to be escorted off thetrack in such a stirring manner. "It has never happened to me beforeand one might say it had to happen for the first time in NorthernIreland of all ...
Chelsea reach first-ever Champions League final
May 01, 2008 ... The two sides were tied 1-1 after 90 minutes thanks to goals fromDidier Drogba and Fernando Torres.Frank Lampard then put the homeside ahead in extra-time before Drogba netted his second of thenight to put Chelsea in the driving ...
Moscow prepares for an English invasion
May 01, 2008; ... Paul Scholes' winning goal for Manchester United againstBarcelona on Tuesday night ensured that the nightmare most feared byUefa, European football's governing body, would come true. Tens ofthousands of United fans will now travel 1,500 miles for theprivilege of watching their team play ...
Bruised Austria determined to shake off horrific image
May 01, 2008 ... The case of Elisabeth Fritzl, who was imprisoned in a cellar for24 years by her father, Josef, has shattered Austria's carefulattempts to sell itself as a place of Sound of Music-style Alpineinnocence. Yesterday Alfred Gusenbauer, the Austrian Chancellor,rallied to the defence of his ...
Deborah Orr: The man that still lurked in the monster
May 01, 2008 ... I don't believe the geography is important in this most abjectstory - the nationhood, the location, the really quite simplisticNatascha Kampusch connection, familiar from the old human tales wetell our children as a matter of course, round the world, ofincarceration in a cellar, in a ...
Police begin to piece together tortured life of Elisabeth Fritzl
May 01, 2008; ... She has a deeply-lined face and tight lips which, doctors say,conceal a mouth full of badly decaying teeth. The drawing, publishedby the Austrian media, is said to be an "accurate artist'simpression" of Elisabeth, based on interviews with doctors andpolice who have been caring for her ...
Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (Chelsea win 4-3 on agg): Lampard summons remarkable courage to fire Chelsea through
May 01, 2008 ... If you could just tear yourself away for a second from theextraordinary game that was unfolding it was worth considering thepoignancy of Lampard's personal journey. Moments earlier with thegame at 1-1, playing in his first match back since the death of hismother Pat on Thursday, Lampard ...
Thommo plans to make it a double
May 01, 2008 ... The Northern Ireland striker turns 24 tomorrow and he is stillwaiting anxiously for his birthday to fall on an Irish Cup Final dayso he really can make it adouble celebration.Thompson and hiscomrades were allowed to indulge in a little partying afterclinching the league title at the ...
Italians just can't Bear us, says Davis
May 01, 2008 ... The Northern Ireland midfielder has managed to shake off a groininjury, picked up in Sunday's gruelling Old Firm defeat to Celtic,to take his place in Walter Smith's side for the semi-final second-leg.With the tie finely balanced at 0-0 following the first leg atIbrox last week, the ...
Armagh ponder midfield options
May 01, 2008 ... McDonnell, whose side blew hot and cold in the recent NationalLeague, ultimately managing to retain their Division Two status, nowfinds himself rather spoiled for choice in terms of his midfieldoptions for the orchard county's opening game against the winners ofthe Antrim v Cavan ...
Steve Davis: Euro joy to Old Firm pain
May 01, 2008 ... APRIL 1 The first leg of our UEFA Cup quarter-final with Sporting Lisbonwill not go down in the history books as a classic by any stretch ofthe imagination. In fact, it was probably dire to watch. But that doesn't matter. European games at home are always goingto be tight ...
Legend Brown calls it a day
May 01, 2008; ... Patrick becomes the third player to announce his retirement fromthe Irish scene following the Olympic Qualifying series in Aucklandin February when Dave Passmore's team came agonisingly close tomaking it to the Beijing showpiece.Having worn the Irish shirt arecord 151 times - 92 of them ...
Clarke spurred on after criticism
May 01, 2008 ... The Ryder Cup star still remembers that a journalist wrote lastyear that he was "continuing his inexorable slide towardsoblivion".Preparing now for the Spanish Open in Seville Clarke said:"I can take criticism when criticism is due, but there was no callfor that. It was totally ...
Justin time for Ards
May 01, 2008; ... Tonight he will impart his wisdom and experience on his Ards team-mates as they go for glory in the Intermediate Cup final againstLoughgall. McBride is the assistant manager at Ards under Tommy Kincaid, butcontinues to play, generally coming off the bench to make an impactjust ...
Lacklustre Ulster close to snatching Euro spot ; Ulster 19 Munster 9
May 01, 2008 ... Munster coach Declan Kidney, expected to be named the new Irelandcoach today, had changed his entire starting XV from the HeinekenCup semi-final victory over Saracens on Sunday, but the visitorsstill made life difficult for Ulster. Tries by Rob Dewey, Ryan Caldwell and Andrew ...
Nervous Nocher is chasing ticket to Beijing
May 01, 2008 ... Now it's Belfast's Melanie Nocher against Dubliner Aisling Cooneyfor backstroke glory and they hope a ticket to the Olympics.The twoqueens of the pool will clash over the four-day championships whichstart tomorrow in the National Aquatic Centre.Cooney has beenclosing the gap and snatched ...
Sex attack in city centre
May 01, 2008; ... It is believed that the victim was a woman aged in her 20s. The public area beside the art college and St Anne's Cathedral atthe junction of Royal Avenue and Donegall Street was sealed off bypolice for several hours yesterday afternoon, while forensic expertsconducted ...
Cowen named Politician of Year at Magill Awards
May 01, 2008 ... The current Tanaiste and Minister for Finance was presented withthe award at a function in Dublin last night.Elsewhere, Fine Gael TDBrian Hayes was voted Campaigning Politician of the Year for hiswork on autism.A Lifetime Achievement Award was ...
IMC to say IRA did not sanction Paul Quinn murder
May 01, 2008 ... The 21-year-old south Armagh man was beaten to death by a gang ofmen last October after being lured to a remote farm in CoMonaghan.The latest report from the Independent MonitoringCommission, due to be published later today, is understood toconclude that the IRA ...
Large crowd expected to attend Co Wexford removals
May 01, 2008 ... Diarmuid and Lorraine Flood were found dead along with theirchildren, six-year-old Mark and five-year-old Julie, in the villageof Clonroche.The couple had both died of gunshot wounds, whiletoxicology tests are being ...
Man due in court over EUR 8m cannabis seizure in Rosslare
May 01, 2008 ... More than 1,100 kilos of cannabis resin were discovered bycustoms officers at Rosslare Harbour on Monday.The drugs were hiddenin two wooden pallets marked as footwear ...
Pelosi moved by Taoiseach's words in US speech
May 01, 2008 ... Nancy Pelosi told a gathering in at the Irish Ambassador'sresidence in Washington last night that the speech was one of thebest Congress had ever heard.Ms Pelosi said it meant a great deal toUS politicians when he emphasised the importance of the friendshipbetween the United States and ...
Hospital records found on site for former Cork landfill
May 01, 2008 ... Reports this morning say hospital records containing patientnames, addresses and details of medical conditions have been churnedup during excavation works for the re-opening of the Cork toMidleton railway line.The files date back to the 1970s and ...
Pharmacists withdraw threat to boycott drugs schemes
May 01, 2008 ... Around 800 pharmacies were threatening to stop dispensingmedicine under various schemes due to a row over the payments theyreceive from the HSE for wholesale medicines.The HSE hasunilaterally reduced the price in an effort to save money and thetwo sides are still in dispute over the ...
Smith's crisp finish bags it for Loughgall
May 02, 2008 ... Five trophies now for Niall Currie's outfit and the man they hadto thank for this one was veteran striker Dean Smith. Deano proved to be the difference between two well matched sidesand his 65th minute winner was just enough to beat the spirited Ardschallenge. There were a ...
Labour suffers heavy losses in UK local elections
May 02, 2008 ... The party has so far lost 160 seats and projections suggest thetotal loss could reach around 200.The Tories, meanwhile, have gainedalmost ...
Ominous warning for Brown as Labour slumps in elections ; With results available from 100 councils, the state of parties is:<p>Councils: Con +7, Lab -6, Lib Dem -1;Councillors: Con +148, Lab -161, Lib Dem +10
May 02, 2008 ... Labour suffered heavy losses in the 159 authorities in Englandand Wales where elections were held yesterday, as Mr Brown paid theprice for the economic gloom and his decision to abolish the 10plower rate of income tax. The Conservatives had predicted they would gain more than ...
'Super Size Me' director Spurlock goes from gorging burgers to hunting Bin Laden ; He tells James Mottram why he's now looking for al-Qa'ida's leader
May 02, 2008 ... Until, that is, you see the poster. The moustachioed MorganSpurlock, the man behind the McDonald's-baiting Super Size Me, issitting atop a camel, holding on for dear life as the beast racestowards us. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a newCarry On film. It doesn't ...
Matthew Norman: Gordon has shown who's really in charge
May 02, 2008 ... Yet most of us struggle with the trivia (I can spend two hourspicking out a tie), and when it comes to the things that reallymatter, Gordon Brown proved this week that he can make up his mindin a flash. Invited by John Humphrys on Wednesday's Today programme toexplain how he's ...
Dominic Lawson: There are no lessons to be learned from the Fritzl case - it remains simply inexplicable
May 02, 2008 ... This was the exquisitely well-intentioned official comment of theAustrian police team now investigating how Mr Fritzl was able toimprison his daughter Elisabeth in a cellar for 24 years, duringwhich time she bore him seven children, three of whom had spenttheir entire lives incarcerated ...
Cheika to name Leinster team for Dragons clash
May 02, 2008 ... Victory would secure the league title for the Irish side in frontof their ...
Rape victim tells of night she was attacked by the 'peeping Tom' Fritzl
May 02, 2008; ... A police inquiry was sparked after a woman claiming to be one ofFritzl's early rape victims spoke for the first time about how shewas sexually abused in by the former electrical engineer in 1967,when he was working for a steelworks in the Austrian city of Linz. The woman, who ...
Experimental new rugby laws to be trialled worldwide
May 02, 2008 ... After a vote in Dublin yesterday, the organisation decided thechanges will be introduced at all levels of he game for a one-yearperiod.Thirteen of the 23 new laws affect the lineout, scrum ...
Sister-in-law reveals Fritzl inflicted years of sadistic humiliation on wife
May 02, 2008; ... Christine R is the sister -in-law of Josef Fritzl, the self-confessed rapist whose daughter and three children were releasedfrom their windowless bunker a week ago. She is the first member ofhis family to speak about Austria's worst recorded rape and incestcase. In an interview ...
World Snooker semi-finals resume in Sheffield today
May 02, 2008 ... O'Sullivan came back from a 4-1 deficit yesterday to level thetie ahead of today's second ...