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Northern Ireland News for May 2003 : Page 10
UK National News, May 14, 2003
Duncan Smith launches election strategy
In a political week dominated by a Cabinet resignation, government splits over the euro and public service reform, the Iain Duncan Smith has moved to capitalise on Labour divisions by launching the To...
Duncan Smith launches election strategy
In a political week dominated by a Cabinet resignation, government splits over the euro and public service reform, the Iain Duncan Smith has moved to capitalise on Labour divisions by launching the To...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
29 hospitals apply for foundation trust status
It has been revealed that 29 hospitals have applied for the controversial NHS foundation trust status. The hospitals will submit their applications by autumn 2003 and the government is expected to ma...
29 hospitals apply for foundation trust status
It has been revealed that 29 hospitals have applied for the controversial NHS foundation trust status. The hospitals will submit their applications by autumn 2003 and the government is expected to ma...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
Quarterly figures show extra 47,000 in work
The latest government figures have shown that the number of people with jobs rose by 47,000 in the last three months - and by 283,000 since last year. According to the statistics, almost three quart...
Quarterly figures show extra 47,000 in work
The latest government figures have shown that the number of people with jobs rose by 47,000 in the last three months - and by 283,000 since last year. According to the statistics, almost three quart...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
Police to roll out fines scheme for anti-social crime
Police will be able to issue fines of up to £80 as part of a bid to reduce the amount of time they spend on paperwork. A trial scheme has proved to help officers tackle anti-social behaviour, like d...
Police to roll out fines scheme for anti-social crime
Police will be able to issue fines of up to £80 as part of a bid to reduce the amount of time they spend on paperwork. A trial scheme has proved to help officers tackle anti-social behaviour, like d...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
NI employment figures at record high
The latest employment figures have shown some 754,000 are currently in employment in Northern Ireland - one of the highest estimates on record. Unemployment levels are also at record low, with the La...
NI employment figures at record high
The latest employment figures have shown some 754,000 are currently in employment in Northern Ireland - one of the highest estimates on record. Unemployment levels are also at record low, with the La...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
Funeral of murdered loyalist takes place
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a man murdered over the weekend in Co Down. 45-year-old Jim Johnston was killed at his Ballyrobert Road home in Crawfordsburn last Thursday. Police h...
Funeral of murdered loyalist takes place
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a man murdered over the weekend in Co Down. 45-year-old Jim Johnston was killed at his Ballyrobert Road home in Crawfordsburn last Thursday. Police h...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
Foreign Office warns Britons to stay away from Saudi
British nationals should avoid travelling to Saudi Arabia in the wake of Monday's suicide bombings which devasted residential compounds and a office in the kingdom's capital Riyadh. The Foreign Offic...
Foreign Office warns Britons to stay away from Saudi
British nationals should avoid travelling to Saudi Arabia in the wake of Monday's suicide bombings which devasted residential compounds and a office in the kingdom's capital Riyadh. The Foreign Offic...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
Further textiles blow set for North West?
Around 40 jobs are believed to be under threat at another textiles factory in Co Londonderry. Fears are growing at Courtaulds that it could be heading the same way as Desmonds which announced the clo...
Further textiles blow set for North West?
Around 40 jobs are believed to be under threat at another textiles factory in Co Londonderry. Fears are growing at Courtaulds that it could be heading the same way as Desmonds which announced the clo...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
Magherafelt gets £1.3m benefits office
The opening of a £1.3 million Jobs and Benefits Office in Magherafelt has demonstrated government’s continued commitment to social and financial inclusion. This is according to John Hunter, Permanen...
Magherafelt gets £1.3m benefits office
The opening of a £1.3 million Jobs and Benefits Office in Magherafelt has demonstrated government’s continued commitment to social and financial inclusion. This is according to John Hunter, Permanen...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
GPs hear of 'dire' consequences if contract rejected
The chairman of the BMA's General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has said that there would be "dire" consequences if GPs reject the new contract proposals. At today's conference in London, Dr John Chi...
GPs hear of 'dire' consequences if contract rejected
The chairman of the BMA's General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has said that there would be "dire" consequences if GPs reject the new contract proposals. At today's conference in London, Dr John Chi...
Business News, May 14, 2003
Magherafelt to get £1.3m benefits office
The opening of a £1.3 million Jobs and Benefits Office in Magherafelt has demonstrated government’s continued commitment to social and financial inclusion. This is according to John Hunter, Permanen...
Magherafelt to get £1.3m benefits office
The opening of a £1.3 million Jobs and Benefits Office in Magherafelt has demonstrated government’s continued commitment to social and financial inclusion. This is according to John Hunter, Permanen...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
EU peace funding to support economic revitalisation
Up to £3 million of European Funding has become available to support economic revitalisation through the provision of flexible workspace in Northern Ireland. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and ...
EU peace funding to support economic revitalisation
Up to £3 million of European Funding has become available to support economic revitalisation through the provision of flexible workspace in Northern Ireland. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and ...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
NI public urged to give blood
Mid-Ulster UUP councillor Billy Armstrong has urged the Northern Ireland public to ‘roll up your sleeves and give blood’. At present around 1 million people are entitled to give blood, however, only ...
NI public urged to give blood
Mid-Ulster UUP councillor Billy Armstrong has urged the Northern Ireland public to ‘roll up your sleeves and give blood’. At present around 1 million people are entitled to give blood, however, only ...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
UK sends policing advisors to assist in Iraq
Policing experts are traveling to Iraq today to advise on the stabilisation of the security situation and to participate in a review on how to rebuild the Iraqi police service. The team of four will ...
UK sends policing advisors to assist in Iraq
Policing experts are traveling to Iraq today to advise on the stabilisation of the security situation and to participate in a review on how to rebuild the Iraqi police service. The team of four will ...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
House market shows more signs of cooling
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said today that the housing market showed more signs of weakening in the first quarter of the year. The RICS market survey for England and Wales ...
House market shows more signs of cooling
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said today that the housing market showed more signs of weakening in the first quarter of the year. The RICS market survey for England and Wales ...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
Report says it's not so grim 'up north'
The myth of the grim north has been undermined today after a report claimed that it is now home to, on average, a wealthier population than the rest of England and Wales. In the study by Barclays Pri...
Report says it's not so grim 'up north'
The myth of the grim north has been undermined today after a report claimed that it is now home to, on average, a wealthier population than the rest of England and Wales. In the study by Barclays Pri...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
Report reveals NI not convinced breast is best
The latest research figures have revealed that Northern Ireland still has the lowest uptake of breastfeeding in the UK. Commissioned by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland, the survey in...
Report reveals NI not convinced breast is best
The latest research figures have revealed that Northern Ireland still has the lowest uptake of breastfeeding in the UK. Commissioned by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland, the survey in...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
'Andybiotic' helps local schoolchildren
A new science resource pack which aims to promote a better understanding of infections and create an awareness about antibiotics and their use among school children has been launched today. The Bug I...
'Andybiotic' helps local schoolchildren
A new science resource pack which aims to promote a better understanding of infections and create an awareness about antibiotics and their use among school children has been launched today. The Bug I...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2003
Derry council undertakes resident IT initiative
The Local Strategy Partnership (LSP) for Derry City Council Area has undertaken one of the most ambitious Northern Ireland council-wide studies on the future IT needs of its residents. The project ai...
Derry council undertakes resident IT initiative
The Local Strategy Partnership (LSP) for Derry City Council Area has undertaken one of the most ambitious Northern Ireland council-wide studies on the future IT needs of its residents. The project ai...
UK National News, May 14, 2003
More needs to be done on race: Filkin
Ahead of his speech at the Ethnic Minority Foundation Capacity Building Event, Lord Filkin, Home Office Minister for Race Equality, said: "The Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community s...
More needs to be done on race: Filkin
Ahead of his speech at the Ethnic Minority Foundation Capacity Building Event, Lord Filkin, Home Office Minister for Race Equality, said: "The Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community s...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2003
Scappaticci denies 'Stakeknife' allegations
A Belfast man at the centre of the 'Stakeknife' row has issued a statement today denying ever being an IRA informer. Freddie Scappaticci issued the statement through his solicitor on Tuesday after Su...
Scappaticci denies 'Stakeknife' allegations
A Belfast man at the centre of the 'Stakeknife' row has issued a statement today denying ever being an IRA informer. Freddie Scappaticci issued the statement through his solicitor on Tuesday after Su...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2003
Eames calls on paramilitaries to abandon violence
Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames has called on loyalist and republican paramilitaries to help build a new and lasting trust by abandoning violence for good. Archbishop Eames said sectarianism wa...
Eames calls on paramilitaries to abandon violence
Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames has called on loyalist and republican paramilitaries to help build a new and lasting trust by abandoning violence for good. Archbishop Eames said sectarianism wa...
UK National News, May 13, 2003
Blasts in Riyadh kill 29 and injure over 50
Four explosions, which ripped through a business premises and three residential centres in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, are feared to have killed at least 29 people. It is believed that 10 of th...
Blasts in Riyadh kill 29 and injure over 50
Four explosions, which ripped through a business premises and three residential centres in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, are feared to have killed at least 29 people. It is believed that 10 of th...
Business News, May 13, 2003
UTV invest £2 million in OB unit
UTV have just completed the design and build of a new outside broadcast unit, an investment in excess of £2 million. Robert McCourt, Group Director of Engineering, UTV, said: "The £2 million required...
UTV invest £2 million in OB unit
UTV have just completed the design and build of a new outside broadcast unit, an investment in excess of £2 million. Robert McCourt, Group Director of Engineering, UTV, said: "The £2 million required...
Business News, May 13, 2003
Pearson unveils plans for £38m Excellence Centre
NIO Enterprise Minister, Ian Pearson has announced a £38 million investment in a Queen’s University Centre of Excellence in the converging fields of computing, digital communications and electronics. ...
Pearson unveils plans for £38m Excellence Centre
NIO Enterprise Minister, Ian Pearson has announced a £38 million investment in a Queen’s University Centre of Excellence in the converging fields of computing, digital communications and electronics. ...
Recruitment News, May 13, 2003
Catholic applications to PSNI rise
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has revealed that the number of Catholic's returning application forms for roles within the PSNI have risen. According to the latest recruitment figures for the fi...
Catholic applications to PSNI rise
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has revealed that the number of Catholic's returning application forms for roles within the PSNI have risen. According to the latest recruitment figures for the fi...
UK National News, May 13, 2003
Tories pledge to scrap university tuition fees
In a gentle change of tack over the past few weeks, the Conservative Party has taken the initiative and published a clutch of policies pledges – the foremost of which is today's plans to scrap univers...
Tories pledge to scrap university tuition fees
In a gentle change of tack over the past few weeks, the Conservative Party has taken the initiative and published a clutch of policies pledges – the foremost of which is today's plans to scrap univers...
Business News, May 13, 2003
ASDA announce 1,200 job boost in UK
ASDA has unveiled plans for a £200 million investment in its UK distribution network that will lead to 1,200 new jobs. The supermarket retail giant has announced plans to refurbish existing depots an...
ASDA announce 1,200 job boost in UK
ASDA has unveiled plans for a £200 million investment in its UK distribution network that will lead to 1,200 new jobs. The supermarket retail giant has announced plans to refurbish existing depots an...
UK National News, May 13, 2003
Asylum seekers mostly motivated by war not poverty
War, repression and human rights abuses drive more people to seek asylum in the UK than poverty, according to a report launched today by the Institute for Public Policy research (ippr). Today's repo...
Asylum seekers mostly motivated by war not poverty
War, repression and human rights abuses drive more people to seek asylum in the UK than poverty, according to a report launched today by the Institute for Public Policy research (ippr). Today's repo...
UK National News, May 13, 2003
Short calls on Blair to stand down
The former International Development secretary Clare Short has called on Prime Minister Tony Blair to stand down as she launched another broadside against Number 10. In an interview with two nationa...
Short calls on Blair to stand down
The former International Development secretary Clare Short has called on Prime Minister Tony Blair to stand down as she launched another broadside against Number 10. In an interview with two nationa...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
