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Northern Ireland News for July 2003 : Page 13
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2003
Police search for Lisburn 'flasher'
Police in Lisburn are appealing for information following reports that a man has been exposing himself to young women throughout the town. The incidents are said to have begun at the start of May wit...
Police search for Lisburn 'flasher'
Police in Lisburn are appealing for information following reports that a man has been exposing himself to young women throughout the town. The incidents are said to have begun at the start of May wit...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2003
Trimble welcomes Somme grant
The Northern Ireland Office has awarded a grant of £385,000 to the Somme Association to help pay for a small plot of land in France to commemorate those who died in the World War 1 battle. The 36th U...
Trimble welcomes Somme grant
The Northern Ireland Office has awarded a grant of £385,000 to the Somme Association to help pay for a small plot of land in France to commemorate those who died in the World War 1 battle. The 36th U...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Ageism at work could be outlawed by 2006
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt today published a consultation document on proposals to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace by October 2006. The document 'Age Matters' seeks views...
Ageism at work could be outlawed by 2006
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt today published a consultation document on proposals to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace by October 2006. The document 'Age Matters' seeks views...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
TV presenter John Leslie to stand trial
The television presenter John Leslie has been committed to stand trial at the end of this month following his appearance at Bow Street Magistrates Court today. Mr Leslie, 38, denies two charges of i...
TV presenter John Leslie to stand trial
The television presenter John Leslie has been committed to stand trial at the end of this month following his appearance at Bow Street Magistrates Court today. Mr Leslie, 38, denies two charges of i...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Government must tackle 'transport misery', warns CBI
Unless the government restores the credibility of its transport plan, Britain "could face another decade of transport misery", according to CBI Chief Digby Jones. Mr Jones made his comments followin...
Government must tackle 'transport misery', warns CBI
Unless the government restores the credibility of its transport plan, Britain "could face another decade of transport misery", according to CBI Chief Digby Jones. Mr Jones made his comments followin...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Men paid a fifth more than women: survey
A study by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), to mark the 75th anniversary of women winning the vote, has found that women are being paid on average around a fifth less than their male counterp...
Men paid a fifth more than women: survey
A study by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), to mark the 75th anniversary of women winning the vote, has found that women are being paid on average around a fifth less than their male counterp...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Prosecuting parents of truants is working, government claims
Prosecuting the parents of persistent truants is encouraging them to improve their child's school attendance, the government has claimed. Feedback from 21 local education authorities operating the ne...
Prosecuting parents of truants is working, government claims
Prosecuting the parents of persistent truants is encouraging them to improve their child's school attendance, the government has claimed. Feedback from 21 local education authorities operating the ne...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
UK nanotechnology research gets £90m in funding
Research into the commercial opportunities of nanotechnology will be backed by £90 million of investment over the next six years. The government has said that nanotechnology is about making things "s...
UK nanotechnology research gets £90m in funding
Research into the commercial opportunities of nanotechnology will be backed by £90 million of investment over the next six years. The government has said that nanotechnology is about making things "s...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Charity outlines guidelines for cervical screenings
All women aged between 25 and 49 should be offered cervical screening every three years – but five years is regular enough for women aged 50 to 64 – according to a new report by Cancer Research UK. T...
Charity outlines guidelines for cervical screenings
All women aged between 25 and 49 should be offered cervical screening every three years – but five years is regular enough for women aged 50 to 64 – according to a new report by Cancer Research UK. T...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Reid unveils action plan to cut inequality in NHS
The government has published an action plan today which seeks to reduce inequality in the health service. The proposal, 'Health Inequalities - A Programme for Action' was launched by Health Secretar...
Reid unveils action plan to cut inequality in NHS
The government has published an action plan today which seeks to reduce inequality in the health service. The proposal, 'Health Inequalities - A Programme for Action' was launched by Health Secretar...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Ofsted calls for better standards in citizenship
Many schools need to do more to ensure effective planning and implementation of the subject, says a report published by the Office for Standards in Education today. A significant proportion of the 25...
Ofsted calls for better standards in citizenship
Many schools need to do more to ensure effective planning and implementation of the subject, says a report published by the Office for Standards in Education today. A significant proportion of the 25...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2003
Foods company to help fight obesity
In response to rising obesity rates around the world, Kraft Foods Inc. said today it will initiate a new series of steps to further strengthen the alignment of its products and marketing practices wit...
Foods company to help fight obesity
In response to rising obesity rates around the world, Kraft Foods Inc. said today it will initiate a new series of steps to further strengthen the alignment of its products and marketing practices wit...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2003
Small firms face big fraud probe, says PwC
Tax investigations into the affairs of Northern Ireland’s sole traders and partnerships may dramatically increase, according to business advisors, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). A National Audit Offic...
Small firms face big fraud probe, says PwC
Tax investigations into the affairs of Northern Ireland’s sole traders and partnerships may dramatically increase, according to business advisors, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). A National Audit Offic...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2003
DoE steps in to save listed building
The DoE has, for the first time, invoked powers which enable it to secure the future of a listed building in Co Tyrone. The owner of the Stable Block in Sion Mills, Strabane, who has been served a Re...
DoE steps in to save listed building
The DoE has, for the first time, invoked powers which enable it to secure the future of a listed building in Co Tyrone. The owner of the Stable Block in Sion Mills, Strabane, who has been served a Re...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2003
Support network set up for parents of premature babies
A network of support for Northern Ireland’s ‘early arrivals’ is to be set up to ease the plight of parents of premature and multiple babies. The move by Northern Ireland Mother & Baby Action (NIMBA) ...
Support network set up for parents of premature babies
A network of support for Northern Ireland’s ‘early arrivals’ is to be set up to ease the plight of parents of premature and multiple babies. The move by Northern Ireland Mother & Baby Action (NIMBA) ...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2003
Teenager’s body discovered by family
Lothian police have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a missing teenager was discovered late last night by members of her own family. The body of 14-year-old Jodi Jones was found in a wood...
Teenager’s body discovered by family
Lothian police have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a missing teenager was discovered late last night by members of her own family. The body of 14-year-old Jodi Jones was found in a wood...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Finucane investigation 'ineffective' says EU court
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld action taken by the widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane over the RUC investigation into his death. The Court found that the investigation into Mr Fi...
Finucane investigation 'ineffective' says EU court
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld action taken by the widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane over the RUC investigation into his death. The Court found that the investigation into Mr Fi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Shoukri given six years for possessing gun
A leading loyalist has been jailed for six years today after being found guilty of possessing a gun and ammunition in suspicious circumstances. Andre Shoukri, 26, from Sunninghill Gardens, Belfast, w...
Shoukri given six years for possessing gun
A leading loyalist has been jailed for six years today after being found guilty of possessing a gun and ammunition in suspicious circumstances. Andre Shoukri, 26, from Sunninghill Gardens, Belfast, w...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2003
'Decisive political leadership' needed to cut prison population
An independent report published today has refuted suggestions that the judicial system is going soft on crime, and called for "decisive political leadership" to reduce the growing prison population. ...
'Decisive political leadership' needed to cut prison population
An independent report published today has refuted suggestions that the judicial system is going soft on crime, and called for "decisive political leadership" to reduce the growing prison population. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Minister urged to intervene in Shorts crisis
East Belfast Ulster Unionist representatives Sir Reg Empey and Jim Rodgers have urged Enterprise Minister Ian Pearson to directly intervene in the current Bombardier-Shorts jobs crisis. Sir Reg and M...
Minister urged to intervene in Shorts crisis
East Belfast Ulster Unionist representatives Sir Reg Empey and Jim Rodgers have urged Enterprise Minister Ian Pearson to directly intervene in the current Bombardier-Shorts jobs crisis. Sir Reg and M...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2003
Backlash mounts over government's NHS targets
Following hard on the heels of a damning Panorama report on NHS targets on Sunday, the BMA's chairman has mounted a ferocious assault on the government – claiming that a "creeping, morale-sapping eros...
Backlash mounts over government's NHS targets
Following hard on the heels of a damning Panorama report on NHS targets on Sunday, the BMA's chairman has mounted a ferocious assault on the government – claiming that a "creeping, morale-sapping eros...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Minister unveils twenty-year health strategy
Health Minister Angela Smith has unveiled plans for a new twenty-year Regional Strategy for Health and Wellbeing in Northern Ireland. The Minister announced the plans during a major conference on ‘Fu...
Minister unveils twenty-year health strategy
Health Minister Angela Smith has unveiled plans for a new twenty-year Regional Strategy for Health and Wellbeing in Northern Ireland. The Minister announced the plans during a major conference on ‘Fu...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Average 'new house' figures show rise
Latest Northern Ireland housing figures have shown that the average price of new houses sold during the quarter increased by £5,000 on the same period last year. The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin...
Average 'new house' figures show rise
Latest Northern Ireland housing figures have shown that the average price of new houses sold during the quarter increased by £5,000 on the same period last year. The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Man treated in hospital following shooting
A man has been treated in hospital following a paramilitary-style attack in Co Antrim this morning. The 20-year-old victim was walking along the Dough Road, Ballyclare at around 12.10am when he was a...
Man treated in hospital following shooting
A man has been treated in hospital following a paramilitary-style attack in Co Antrim this morning. The 20-year-old victim was walking along the Dough Road, Ballyclare at around 12.10am when he was a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
£14.5m wastewater treatment set for Larne
The Department of Regional Development (DRD) has confirmed that work on a new £14.5 million wastewater treatment works for Larne will get underway this autumn. The work is part of a £22 million capit...
£14.5m wastewater treatment set for Larne
The Department of Regional Development (DRD) has confirmed that work on a new £14.5 million wastewater treatment works for Larne will get underway this autumn. The work is part of a £22 million capit...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Report shows NI drinking water in the clear
Northern Ireland's drinking water has met the required standards of cleanliness according to a new report The statutory 2002 Drinking Water Quality Report indicated that 98.55% of all tests carried o...
Report shows NI drinking water in the clear
Northern Ireland's drinking water has met the required standards of cleanliness according to a new report The statutory 2002 Drinking Water Quality Report indicated that 98.55% of all tests carried o...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
Seminars to tackle post conflict troubles
A series of seminars are set to take place across Northern Ireland in recognition of the role played by churches and faith communities, clergy, faith workers and pastoral care workers during the 'Trou...
Seminars to tackle post conflict troubles
A series of seminars are set to take place across Northern Ireland in recognition of the role played by churches and faith communities, clergy, faith workers and pastoral care workers during the 'Trou...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2003
Commons votes to ban hunting with dogs
Labour backbenchers last night humbled the government over an attempt to install a last-minute compromise amendment in the Hunting Bill, when MPs backed a total ban by 362 votes to 154. Today, Rural ...
Commons votes to ban hunting with dogs
Labour backbenchers last night humbled the government over an attempt to install a last-minute compromise amendment in the Hunting Bill, when MPs backed a total ban by 362 votes to 154. Today, Rural ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2003
NIE hit out at substation attacks
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today condemned vandals who broke into a north Belfast substation last Thursday and attempted to set it alight. It was the third time within a week that NIE enginee...
NIE hit out at substation attacks
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today condemned vandals who broke into a north Belfast substation last Thursday and attempted to set it alight. It was the third time within a week that NIE enginee...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2003
Attacks on US troops continue in Iraq
The US Defence Secretary has declared that Iraq is “no new Vietnam”, but within hours of those comments a vehicle carrying US troops in Baghdad was bombed and there were two further grenade attacks on...
Attacks on US troops continue in Iraq
The US Defence Secretary has declared that Iraq is “no new Vietnam”, but within hours of those comments a vehicle carrying US troops in Baghdad was bombed and there were two further grenade attacks on...
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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.
