November 2006 in Britain and Ireland

This page deals with events in most English-speaking places of Europe. These are England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and Gibraltar.

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Convicted killer and loyalist Michael Stone is seized by security guards and police at Northern Ireland's parliament building, Stormont, while carrying a gun, knife and several possibly "viable" explosive devices. (BBC)
Breast cancer drug Herceptin is a "waste of money", doctors say. (The Times)
Ofcom lifts ban on MP3 transmitters (BBC News)

New fees introduced by the online branch of HSBC for current accounts could signal an end to free banking. (The Times)
Queen's Speech: Plans to combat terrorism, crime and anti-social behaviour will dominate Tony Blair's final months in office. (BBC News)

Fast food chain Burger King has revealed plans to stop making UK television adverts aimed at children. (BBC News)

A major air and sea search is under way for two female passengers reported missing on a P&O ferry from Dover as it docked at Calais. (BBC News)
The units of the four British servicemen killed during a river patrol in southern Iraq yesterday were identified this morning. MoD named their units and their names are due to be revealed tomorrow. (The Times)

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, and activist Mark Collett are cleared of inciting racial hatred after a retrial at Leeds Crown Court. (BBC News)
Hundreds of young British Muslims are being radicalised, groomed and set on a path to mass murder, the head of security service MI5, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, said yesterday. (The Times)
Compulsory Education: Under proposals considered by ministers children will be compelled to stay in full-time education or training until they are 18 years old. (The Times)
Bank of England interest rates reach five-year high – and could keep going, say City experts. (The Times)

Three Asian men were jailed for life yesterday for the "diabolical" race-hate murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy. (The Times)
Career women in their forties who have left it too late to start families of their own are being approached in a campaign to find homes for thousands of children.(The Times)

A senior judge has become involved in a controversy over the wearing of the full-face veil after a legal adviser refused to remove her headwear in court.(The Times)

The Savoy hotel, Waterloo station, the Heathrow Express and a Tube train under the Thames were on a hitlist of targets drawn up by British al-Qaeda terrorist Dhiren Barot. (The Times)
EU regulations: UK working time opt-out here to stay (BBC News)
Uniform way to end class divisions: British state schools are urged to learn from the private sector how to help pupils from poor families. (The Times)

Uniform way to end class divisions: British state schools are urged to learn from the private sector how to help pupils from poor families. (The Times)

The British Armed Forces are operating with at least 5,000 fewer men and women than are needed to meet the United Kingdom's defence commitments around the world. (The Times)
An unprecedented court ruling has exposed a forced adoption case to public scrutiny. A couple whose three children were taken from them and put up for adoption have succeeded in having their fight to keep their fourth child heard in open court. (The Times)

Google could overtake ITV to become Britain’s largest recipient of advertising by 2008 after it emerged yesterday that the search engine was on track to overtake Channel 4 this year. (The Times)

Online casinos 'used to launder cash': Critics say laws that were meant to stop criminals abusing gaming sites are not working properly.(The Times)
Nick Freeman, the celebrity lawyer whose ability to find flaws in the driving laws earned him the nickname Mr Loophole, protested his innocence yesterday after being arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.(The Times)
Leader of the opposition British Conservative Party, David Cameron, clashes with the Speaker of the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions over a question challenging Prime Minister Tony Blair to name his successor.
Scientists find key to cot death: Research into dozens of infant fatalities identified as the result of sudden infant death syndrome showed that the victims had a brain abnormality that prevents the detection of insufficient oxygen levels in the body. (The Times)

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Events
Upcoming Ongoing Operation Telic (British military operations in Iraq) International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan 2012 Summer Olympic development Party conference season Recent 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot

Deaths
30: Colin Cramphorn 29: Allen Carr 27: Alan Freeman 27: Annie Knight 26: Graham Roope 23: Nick Clarke 23: Richard Clements 22: John Peyton 20: William R. P. George 20: Kevin McClory 19: Sir Edward Ford 18: Roger Bolton 18: Keith Rowlands 16: John Veale 15: Owen Truelove 13: John Hallam 11: Ronnie Stevens 10: Diana Coupland 10: Chubby Oates 9: Sam Stephenson 8: Sir James Hunt 5: Frank Marsden 5: Bobby Shearer 4: John McManners 1: Johnny Schofield

Sport
Featured seasons 2006-07 in English football 2006-07 in Scottish football Current sport events Super League XI 2006-07 Guinness Premiership 2006 British Touring Car Championship season Football League of Ireland 2006 season

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(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see November 2004 and preceding months)