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Northern Ireland News for July 2003 : Page 11
UK National News, Jul 7, 2003
Workers to get consultation on employment decisions
Draft legislation published by the UK government today sets out plans to force employers to consult with staff over management changes relating to employment. The draft legislation has been welcomed ...
Workers to get consultation on employment decisions
Draft legislation published by the UK government today sets out plans to force employers to consult with staff over management changes relating to employment. The draft legislation has been welcomed ...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2003
Putin pledges to root out Chechen terrorists
Russian President Vladamir Putin has vowed action to dig out Chechen terrorists wherever they are hiding, following Saturday's bomb attack at a rock festival in Moscow in which 15 people were killed. ...
Putin pledges to root out Chechen terrorists
Russian President Vladamir Putin has vowed action to dig out Chechen terrorists wherever they are hiding, following Saturday's bomb attack at a rock festival in Moscow in which 15 people were killed. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2003
George Best gives full support to fight against liver disease
George Best has taken part in the launch of a new campaign aimed at raising national awareness of liver disease. The former footballer attended an event in the Palace of Westminster to address MPs an...
George Best gives full support to fight against liver disease
George Best has taken part in the launch of a new campaign aimed at raising national awareness of liver disease. The former footballer attended an event in the Palace of Westminster to address MPs an...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2003
Paisley claims 300 people put at risk by "spy ring"
DUP leader Ian Paisley has claimed that around 300 people have been alerted about their personal security following an alleged Real IRA spying operation at the Royal Victoria Hospital. The claims fol...
Paisley claims 300 people put at risk by "spy ring"
DUP leader Ian Paisley has claimed that around 300 people have been alerted about their personal security following an alleged Real IRA spying operation at the Royal Victoria Hospital. The claims fol...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2003
Fall in number of UK company profit warnings
Leading business analysts Ernst & Young have reported a halving of the profits warnings issued by UK companies in the second quarter of this year when compared with the first quarter. A spokesperson ...
Fall in number of UK company profit warnings
Leading business analysts Ernst & Young have reported a halving of the profits warnings issued by UK companies in the second quarter of this year when compared with the first quarter. A spokesperson ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2003
Fires break out at prison following rooftop protest
Several fires have broken out at Maghaberry Prison one week after inmates held a rooftop protest over cell space at the high-security facility. The first blaze broke out at 8pm on Friday night, and a...
Fires break out at prison following rooftop protest
Several fires have broken out at Maghaberry Prison one week after inmates held a rooftop protest over cell space at the high-security facility. The first blaze broke out at 8pm on Friday night, and a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2003
Muslim family endure attack on family home
A gang of around ten men has targeted the County Armagh home of a Muslim family in what is thought to have been a racially motivated attack. The attack occurred at around 2.30am on Saturday morning w...
Muslim family endure attack on family home
A gang of around ten men has targeted the County Armagh home of a Muslim family in what is thought to have been a racially motivated attack. The attack occurred at around 2.30am on Saturday morning w...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2003
Arrest follows cocaine seizure on cruise ship
Customs officers have arrested one person in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine and heroin hidden aboard a cruise liner which arrived in Southampton two weeks ago. The cruise ship, ...
Arrest follows cocaine seizure on cruise ship
Customs officers have arrested one person in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine and heroin hidden aboard a cruise liner which arrived in Southampton two weeks ago. The cruise ship, ...
Business News, Jul 7, 2003
TES (NI) celebrate achieving IIP status
Staff at Cookstown-based, control panel manufacturing and project engineering company, TES (NI), are celebrating the fruits of their labour following the recent Investors In People (IIP) recognition f...
TES (NI) celebrate achieving IIP status
Staff at Cookstown-based, control panel manufacturing and project engineering company, TES (NI), are celebrating the fruits of their labour following the recent Investors In People (IIP) recognition f...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
NHS waiting list figures slashed
The latest inpatient figures for May 2003 were released by the Department of Health today. The figures show that: There are 159 patients waiting over 12 months for inpatient treatment, which is ov...
NHS waiting list figures slashed
The latest inpatient figures for May 2003 were released by the Department of Health today. The figures show that: There are 159 patients waiting over 12 months for inpatient treatment, which is ov...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
US to try two Britons over terror links
President Bush has given the go-ahead for six al Qaeda internees in Guantanamo Bay – two of whom are British – to be tried by a military tribunal. The British pair have been identified as 35-year-old...
US to try two Britons over terror links
President Bush has given the go-ahead for six al Qaeda internees in Guantanamo Bay – two of whom are British – to be tried by a military tribunal. The British pair have been identified as 35-year-old...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
Tories slam 'lonely' Blair over rallying call
A speech by the Prime Minister today, designed to unite the Labour Party – and not to "relaunch" it according to Downing Street – behind public service reform, has been slammed by the Tories as a "lon...
Tories slam 'lonely' Blair over rallying call
A speech by the Prime Minister today, designed to unite the Labour Party – and not to "relaunch" it according to Downing Street – behind public service reform, has been slammed by the Tories as a "lon...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
RAF Lyneham set to close by 2012
RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire is to close by 2012 with the loss of almost 600 jobs at the transport and logistics support airfield. Under the rationalisation plan confirmed today by the Ministry of Defenc...
RAF Lyneham set to close by 2012
RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire is to close by 2012 with the loss of almost 600 jobs at the transport and logistics support airfield. Under the rationalisation plan confirmed today by the Ministry of Defenc...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
DUP calls on Murphy to act on Prison Service HQ breach
The DUP has called for "heads to roll" after protestors forced their way into the Government offices of the Northern Ireland Prison Service yesterday. Around 30 protestors forced their way onto the s...
DUP calls on Murphy to act on Prison Service HQ breach
The DUP has called for "heads to roll" after protestors forced their way into the Government offices of the Northern Ireland Prison Service yesterday. Around 30 protestors forced their way onto the s...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Man dies in road traffic accident
A man in his early 20's has died following a road traffic collision near Bangor. The accident happened on the main Belfast to Bangor road at around midnight last night. The incident occurred on a pa...
Man dies in road traffic accident
A man in his early 20's has died following a road traffic collision near Bangor. The accident happened on the main Belfast to Bangor road at around midnight last night. The incident occurred on a pa...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Court ruling expected on suspension of UUP MPs
A High Court ruling may be given on Friday in the case of the three Ulster Unionist MPs who are challenging their suspension from the party. Jeffrey Donaldson, the Rev Martin Smyth and David Burnside...
Court ruling expected on suspension of UUP MPs
A High Court ruling may be given on Friday in the case of the three Ulster Unionist MPs who are challenging their suspension from the party. Jeffrey Donaldson, the Rev Martin Smyth and David Burnside...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
Saddam 'alive' according to Al-Jazeera tape
The Arabic news broadcaster Al-Jazeera has released an audio tape today purporting to be the voice of Saddam Hussein saying that he is alive and well. The tape, which is alleged to have been recorde...
Saddam 'alive' according to Al-Jazeera tape
The Arabic news broadcaster Al-Jazeera has released an audio tape today purporting to be the voice of Saddam Hussein saying that he is alive and well. The tape, which is alleged to have been recorde...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
Third of public bodies fail race equality standard, says CRE
Nearly one third of Britain's public bodies have stumbled at the first hurdle on new race equality duties, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) has said following the publication of its survey tod...
Third of public bodies fail race equality standard, says CRE
Nearly one third of Britain's public bodies have stumbled at the first hurdle on new race equality duties, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) has said following the publication of its survey tod...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Dismay as recycling law for NI 'binned'
Friends of the Earth has reacted with dismay to news that draft legislation to dramatically improve recycling will not include Northern Ireland. The Household Waste Recycling Bill sponsored by Joan R...
Dismay as recycling law for NI 'binned'
Friends of the Earth has reacted with dismay to news that draft legislation to dramatically improve recycling will not include Northern Ireland. The Household Waste Recycling Bill sponsored by Joan R...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Man charged with conspiracy to murder
A man has appeared in court today charged with conspiracy to murder a Belfast man who was shot dead in his flat in March. David Barnes, 39, was killed as he lay asleep in his bed alongside his girlfr...
Man charged with conspiracy to murder
A man has appeared in court today charged with conspiracy to murder a Belfast man who was shot dead in his flat in March. David Barnes, 39, was killed as he lay asleep in his bed alongside his girlfr...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Call for action to improve and protect rights of disabled
The Equality Commission has called on the Government to improve and protect the rights of disabled people across Northern Ireland. The Commission made the call as it published its first review of the...
Call for action to improve and protect rights of disabled
The Equality Commission has called on the Government to improve and protect the rights of disabled people across Northern Ireland. The Commission made the call as it published its first review of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Woman assaulted and robbed in north Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a woman was robbed outside a bank in north Belfast on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred when a man approached the victim from behind and struck her ac...
Woman assaulted and robbed in north Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a woman was robbed outside a bank in north Belfast on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred when a man approached the victim from behind and struck her ac...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Government backs Bombardier's US aircraft deal
The UK Government’s Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) has backed Bombardier Aerospace for the first time on several multi-million dollar contracts to supply aircraft to two US regional airlin...
Government backs Bombardier's US aircraft deal
The UK Government’s Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) has backed Bombardier Aerospace for the first time on several multi-million dollar contracts to supply aircraft to two US regional airlin...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
Kew Gardens wins World Heritage Site status
London's Kew Gardens has been elevated to join an elite group of world culture sites which includes the Great Wall of China, following Unesco's publication of its World Heritage list. The historic la...
Kew Gardens wins World Heritage Site status
London's Kew Gardens has been elevated to join an elite group of world culture sites which includes the Great Wall of China, following Unesco's publication of its World Heritage list. The historic la...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Belfast to pay tribute to Special Olympians
Northern Ireland's Olympic athletes are to get a Special welcome home tomorrow when Belfast Lord Mayor, Martin Morgan leads an official tribute to last month's World Summer Games stars. Northern Irel...
Belfast to pay tribute to Special Olympians
Northern Ireland's Olympic athletes are to get a Special welcome home tomorrow when Belfast Lord Mayor, Martin Morgan leads an official tribute to last month's World Summer Games stars. Northern Irel...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
TUC welcomes EU directive for reducing excessive hours
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed the introduction of a new EU directive which is set reduce excessive working hours for key employees and offer new working time and holiday rights. The Wo...
TUC welcomes EU directive for reducing excessive hours
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed the introduction of a new EU directive which is set reduce excessive working hours for key employees and offer new working time and holiday rights. The Wo...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
BAE signs £2.6bn partnership agreement
BAE Systems and Italian defence firm Finmeccanica Spa have signed an agreement to bring together their European defence electronic systems activities in a deal worth £2.6 billion. The new partnershi...
BAE signs £2.6bn partnership agreement
BAE Systems and Italian defence firm Finmeccanica Spa have signed an agreement to bring together their European defence electronic systems activities in a deal worth £2.6 billion. The new partnershi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2003
Double boost for Dale Farm
Leading dairy company, Dale Farm was celebrating this week following the opening of a new £3 million milk evaporation facility and the announcement of £2 million cheese packing and whey processing inv...
Double boost for Dale Farm
Leading dairy company, Dale Farm was celebrating this week following the opening of a new £3 million milk evaporation facility and the announcement of £2 million cheese packing and whey processing inv...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
Philippoussis and Federer to meet in Wimbledon final
Australia’s Mark Philippoussis will play Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the Wimbledon single’s final. The unseeded Philippoussis overwhelmed his higher-ranked opponent, Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 7...
Philippoussis and Federer to meet in Wimbledon final
Australia’s Mark Philippoussis will play Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the Wimbledon single’s final. The unseeded Philippoussis overwhelmed his higher-ranked opponent, Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 7...
UK National News, Jul 4, 2003
World's oldest plant could soon be just a 'frond' memory
The oldest seeding plants on earth, Cycads, are now also amongst the most threatened plants in the world, according to a new publication from IUCN - the World Conservation Union. The union says that ...
World's oldest plant could soon be just a 'frond' memory
The oldest seeding plants on earth, Cycads, are now also amongst the most threatened plants in the world, according to a new publication from IUCN - the World Conservation Union. The union says that ...
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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.
