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Northern Ireland News for May 2003 : Page 14
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Townshend cautioned for accessing child sex site
The Who's Pete Townshend has been formally cautioned today and will be placed on a register for sex criminals for five years after he admitted visiting an internet site containing child porn. Townshe...
Townshend cautioned for accessing child sex site
The Who's Pete Townshend has been formally cautioned today and will be placed on a register for sex criminals for five years after he admitted visiting an internet site containing child porn. Townshe...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Researchers say one in five SARS victims could die
A detailed scientific study looking at the SARS virus outbreak in Hong Kong has revealed that the death rate among those contracting the virus may be almost four times higher than was first thought. ...
Researchers say one in five SARS victims could die
A detailed scientific study looking at the SARS virus outbreak in Hong Kong has revealed that the death rate among those contracting the virus may be almost four times higher than was first thought. ...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Teachers benefit from government bounty
Staff in nearly 7,000 schools in England can expect to get a cash bonus today after helping pupils to achieve high or improved test results last year. This year's School Achievement Awards are worth ...
Teachers benefit from government bounty
Staff in nearly 7,000 schools in England can expect to get a cash bonus today after helping pupils to achieve high or improved test results last year. This year's School Achievement Awards are worth ...
Business News, May 7, 2003
NI house prices still on the rise
House prices in Northern Ireland increased during the first quarter of 2003, according to the latest statistics released by NHBC (National House-Building Council). These latest figures reveal that th...
NI house prices still on the rise
House prices in Northern Ireland increased during the first quarter of 2003, according to the latest statistics released by NHBC (National House-Building Council). These latest figures reveal that th...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Minister promises support for Desmonds workers
As unions and management met today in talks about the closure of Desmond & Sons factories in Northern Ireland, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister pledged support for the 480 wo...
Minister promises support for Desmonds workers
As unions and management met today in talks about the closure of Desmond & Sons factories in Northern Ireland, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister pledged support for the 480 wo...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Desmonds factory closures criticised
West Tyrone Ulster Unionist member, Derek Hussey has expressed his anger and frustration at the latest job losses from Desmonds. The clothing manufacturer yesterday announced it is to close three of ...
Desmonds factory closures criticised
West Tyrone Ulster Unionist member, Derek Hussey has expressed his anger and frustration at the latest job losses from Desmonds. The clothing manufacturer yesterday announced it is to close three of ...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Three children are raped in NI each week
Three children are raped and 10 are indecently assaulted in Northern Ireland each week, according to new statistics. The shocking figures were revealed as children's charity NSPCC held its annual Chi...
Three children are raped in NI each week
Three children are raped and 10 are indecently assaulted in Northern Ireland each week, according to new statistics. The shocking figures were revealed as children's charity NSPCC held its annual Chi...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
QUB to unveil plans for £40m research facility
Queen's University, Invest NI and the Department of Employment and Learning are to invest almost £40 million to establish a new Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technologies (E...
QUB to unveil plans for £40m research facility
Queen's University, Invest NI and the Department of Employment and Learning are to invest almost £40 million to establish a new Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technologies (E...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Blair and Howard put up united front
Prime Minister Tony Blair has met with his Australian counterpart, John Howard, in Downing Street today to discuss the future reconstruction of Iraq and the worsening situation in Zimbabwe. The prime...
Blair and Howard put up united front
Prime Minister Tony Blair has met with his Australian counterpart, John Howard, in Downing Street today to discuss the future reconstruction of Iraq and the worsening situation in Zimbabwe. The prime...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Budget airline easyJet reports £47m loss
Europe's largest low-cost airline, easyJet, has announced a loss of £47 million in the six months up to March this year. However, the loss was reported despite record revenues of £373 million for the...
Budget airline easyJet reports £47m loss
Europe's largest low-cost airline, easyJet, has announced a loss of £47 million in the six months up to March this year. However, the loss was reported despite record revenues of £373 million for the...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Police chiefs call for monitoring of Ombudsman
The new head of the police Superintendents` Association has called on the Government to appoint a commissioner to monitor the work of Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan. South Belfast police chief Stephen Grange...
Police chiefs call for monitoring of Ombudsman
The new head of the police Superintendents` Association has called on the Government to appoint a commissioner to monitor the work of Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan. South Belfast police chief Stephen Grange...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Rape accused refused bail
The man accused of raping a teenage girl at a Belfast golf club has been refused bail at Belfast's High Court. Craig Morgan, 21, from Malton Drive, Taughmonagh, south Belfast denied the kidnap and ra...
Rape accused refused bail
The man accused of raping a teenage girl at a Belfast golf club has been refused bail at Belfast's High Court. Craig Morgan, 21, from Malton Drive, Taughmonagh, south Belfast denied the kidnap and ra...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
easyJet to axe 50 management jobs
Following on from the declaration of a £48 million loss, low cost airline easyJet has announced it is to axe 50 positions within its middle management positions. The airline said the cuts were necess...
easyJet to axe 50 management jobs
Following on from the declaration of a £48 million loss, low cost airline easyJet has announced it is to axe 50 positions within its middle management positions. The airline said the cuts were necess...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Countryside Agency warns ‘digital divide’ widening
Rural businesses are being thwarted by a lack of access to high-speed telecommunications, warns the Countryside Agency. A report published today by the agency has raised concerns about the widening d...
Countryside Agency warns ‘digital divide’ widening
Rural businesses are being thwarted by a lack of access to high-speed telecommunications, warns the Countryside Agency. A report published today by the agency has raised concerns about the widening d...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Body for greener fuel alternatives launched
A new body to drive forward the development of fuel cell technology has been launched by the Department of Trade and Industry today. The body – Fuel Cells UK – has been set up to help promote the fue...
Body for greener fuel alternatives launched
A new body to drive forward the development of fuel cell technology has been launched by the Department of Trade and Industry today. The body – Fuel Cells UK – has been set up to help promote the fue...
UK National News, May 7, 2003
Cash injection into aerospace research announced
A new boost for research in the aerospace industry has been announced today by Industry Minister Alan Johnson. Almost £1.5 million will help develop new technologies and processes to reduce waste dur...
Cash injection into aerospace research announced
A new boost for research in the aerospace industry has been announced today by Industry Minister Alan Johnson. Almost £1.5 million will help develop new technologies and processes to reduce waste dur...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Belfast bank fined following window cleaner fall
The First Trust Bank has been fined £2,500, and ordered to pay £4,000 in costs, after a window cleaner was badly injured after being knocked off a ladder outside a branch of the Bank in Belfast. Belf...
Belfast bank fined following window cleaner fall
The First Trust Bank has been fined £2,500, and ordered to pay £4,000 in costs, after a window cleaner was badly injured after being knocked off a ladder outside a branch of the Bank in Belfast. Belf...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
Soldiers to play in historic GAA match
British soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland are set to play members of the Irish army in a GAA challenge match later this month. The match, the first of its kind in Ireland, follows last year's de...
Soldiers to play in historic GAA match
British soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland are set to play members of the Irish army in a GAA challenge match later this month. The match, the first of its kind in Ireland, follows last year's de...
Northern Ireland News, May 7, 2003
NI house prices still on the rise
House prices in Northern Ireland increased during the first quarter of 2003, according to the latest statistics released by NHBC (National House-Building Council). These latest figures reveal that th...
NI house prices still on the rise
House prices in Northern Ireland increased during the first quarter of 2003, according to the latest statistics released by NHBC (National House-Building Council). These latest figures reveal that th...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Labour Party suspends Galloway over war comments
Under-fire Glaswegian MP George Galloway has been suspended from the Labour Party today pending an investigation into comments he made to an television network during the Iraq war. The party took ac...
Labour Party suspends Galloway over war comments
Under-fire Glaswegian MP George Galloway has been suspended from the Labour Party today pending an investigation into comments he made to an television network during the Iraq war. The party took ac...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Desmonds to axe nearly 500 jobs
Leading Northern Ireland clothing manufacturer, Desmond & Sons, is to close its plants in Omagh, Swatragh and Irvinestown with the loss of nearly 500 jobs. The company informed employees of the news ...
Desmonds to axe nearly 500 jobs
Leading Northern Ireland clothing manufacturer, Desmond & Sons, is to close its plants in Omagh, Swatragh and Irvinestown with the loss of nearly 500 jobs. The company informed employees of the news ...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Oversight Commissioner warns of policing ‘isolation’
The Oversight Commissioner for Policing Reform has said that he is “encouraged” by the pace of implementation of the Patton recommendations on policing, with the PSNI deserving much of the credit as i...
Oversight Commissioner warns of policing ‘isolation’
The Oversight Commissioner for Policing Reform has said that he is “encouraged” by the pace of implementation of the Patton recommendations on policing, with the PSNI deserving much of the credit as i...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
£200m injected into NHS ahead of crucial vote
The health secretary is to inject £200 million into under-performing hospitals and in so doing sweeten the pill of the government's foundation trust proposals for backbenchers and health professionals...
£200m injected into NHS ahead of crucial vote
The health secretary is to inject £200 million into under-performing hospitals and in so doing sweeten the pill of the government's foundation trust proposals for backbenchers and health professionals...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Parents of missing boy appeal for help
The parents of a seven-year-old boy who has been missing since last Saturday have appealed at their son's school for help in tracing him. David and Paula Entwhistle made the appeal after their son, D...
Parents of missing boy appeal for help
The parents of a seven-year-old boy who has been missing since last Saturday have appealed at their son's school for help in tracing him. David and Paula Entwhistle made the appeal after their son, D...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Empey challenges DUP to publish alternative proposals
Former Economy Minister Sir Reg Empey has challenged the DUP to publish their detailed proposals for ‘A Fair Deal’. In a statement, the UUP councillor said that now the Joint Declaration had been pub...
Empey challenges DUP to publish alternative proposals
Former Economy Minister Sir Reg Empey has challenged the DUP to publish their detailed proposals for ‘A Fair Deal’. In a statement, the UUP councillor said that now the Joint Declaration had been pub...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
Blair arrives in Dublin for Ahern meeting
The British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to meet his Irish counterpart Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today as both Government's discuss ways in which to get the political process back on track after last wee...
Blair arrives in Dublin for Ahern meeting
The British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to meet his Irish counterpart Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today as both Government's discuss ways in which to get the political process back on track after last wee...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2003
PSNI use North West 200 to tackle road deaths
The PSNI are using this year’s North West 200 races as the launching pad for a major campaign to raise road safety awareness amongst motorcyclists throughout Northern Ireland. With the help of the De...
PSNI use North West 200 to tackle road deaths
The PSNI are using this year’s North West 200 races as the launching pad for a major campaign to raise road safety awareness amongst motorcyclists throughout Northern Ireland. With the help of the De...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Terror bombers' assets frozen
The government has frozen the assets of a UK citizen who carried out a suicide bomb in Tel Aviv last week. The assets of the man thought to be his accomplice have also been frozen. The Chancellor Go...
Terror bombers' assets frozen
The government has frozen the assets of a UK citizen who carried out a suicide bomb in Tel Aviv last week. The assets of the man thought to be his accomplice have also been frozen. The Chancellor Go...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Report slams NHS asthma treatment
An estimated four million asthma sufferers are struggling needlessly with symptoms because the NHS is not providing a high enough standard of care, according to research published today. The findings...
Report slams NHS asthma treatment
An estimated four million asthma sufferers are struggling needlessly with symptoms because the NHS is not providing a high enough standard of care, according to research published today. The findings...
UK National News, May 6, 2003
Countess of Wessex expecting baby
Buckingham Palace has announced that the Countess of Wessex is expecting a baby. In a statement issued this morning the palace announced: “Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex are v...
Countess of Wessex expecting baby
Buckingham Palace has announced that the Countess of Wessex is expecting a baby. In a statement issued this morning the palace announced: “Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex are v...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
