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Northern Ireland News for August 2003 : Page 4
UK National News, Aug 25, 2003
Police probe 'unexplained death' at Reading Festival
Police are working with organisers of the Reading Festival and the coroner’s office to investigate an unexplained death on the festival site in the early hours of this morning. Officers were called ...
Police probe 'unexplained death' at Reading Festival
Police are working with organisers of the Reading Festival and the coroner’s office to investigate an unexplained death on the festival site in the early hours of this morning. Officers were called ...
UK National News, Aug 25, 2003
Government urged to better promote pensions take-up
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the government to help employers promote stakeholder pensions take-up. According to research from the ABI, 82% of employer-sponsored stakehold...
Government urged to better promote pensions take-up
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the government to help employers promote stakeholder pensions take-up. According to research from the ABI, 82% of employer-sponsored stakehold...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
Dungannon firm secure £1.5m US and Russian deals
A Co Tyrone company has secured two contracts worth an estimated £1.5 million in the US and Russia. The deal is a boost for Dungannon-based Powerscreen International which makes portable screening an...
Dungannon firm secure £1.5m US and Russian deals
A Co Tyrone company has secured two contracts worth an estimated £1.5 million in the US and Russia. The deal is a boost for Dungannon-based Powerscreen International which makes portable screening an...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
NI yoga enthusiasts get 'health' warning
One of Northern Ireland’s leading exponents of yoga has warned on the dangers of classes run by poorly trained teachers. Norma Duffield of the Yoga Centre of Ireland made her remarks following the pu...
NI yoga enthusiasts get 'health' warning
One of Northern Ireland’s leading exponents of yoga has warned on the dangers of classes run by poorly trained teachers. Norma Duffield of the Yoga Centre of Ireland made her remarks following the pu...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
Appeal for church vandals
Police are continuing to appeal for information after a Protestant church was damaged by vandals in Co Armagh at the weekend. St Andrew's Church on the Maghery Road, near Portadown, had an estimated ...
Appeal for church vandals
Police are continuing to appeal for information after a Protestant church was damaged by vandals in Co Armagh at the weekend. St Andrew's Church on the Maghery Road, near Portadown, had an estimated ...
UK National News, Aug 25, 2003
Dyke: ITV crucial to British broadcasting
The BBC director general Greg Dyke has rejected criticism of the BBC and told ITV that it has only itself to blame for the recent malaise at the channel. Delivering the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture...
Dyke: ITV crucial to British broadcasting
The BBC director general Greg Dyke has rejected criticism of the BBC and told ITV that it has only itself to blame for the recent malaise at the channel. Delivering the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture...
UK National News, Aug 25, 2003
Postnatal depression scheme for new fathers piloted
A new pilot scheme will be among the first to offer postnatal counselling for men. Under the ‘Fathers Matter’ scheme, to be set up in Basildon Essex by the South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, fathers ...
Postnatal depression scheme for new fathers piloted
A new pilot scheme will be among the first to offer postnatal counselling for men. Under the ‘Fathers Matter’ scheme, to be set up in Basildon Essex by the South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, fathers ...
UK National News, Aug 25, 2003
South Africa power ahead in test series
England have crashed to a 191-run defeat in the fourth npower test match to leave South Africa 2-1 ahead in the series. Overnight watchmen Mark Butcher and Andrew Flintoff, the remnants of the home s...
South Africa power ahead in test series
England have crashed to a 191-run defeat in the fourth npower test match to leave South Africa 2-1 ahead in the series. Overnight watchmen Mark Butcher and Andrew Flintoff, the remnants of the home s...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
Chinese community receives EU cash boost
Northern Ireland's Chinese community has received a welcome boost in the form of almost £200,000 in funding from the Community Relations Council (CRC). The Chinese Welfare Association, which represen...
Chinese community receives EU cash boost
Northern Ireland's Chinese community has received a welcome boost in the form of almost £200,000 in funding from the Community Relations Council (CRC). The Chinese Welfare Association, which represen...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
Clarke in jubilant mood following WGC win
Dungannon's Darren Clarke was in jubilant mood today after clinching the WGC-NEC Invitational tournament in the US yesterday. Clarke won the tournament by four clear shots, five ahead of fierce rival...
Clarke in jubilant mood following WGC win
Dungannon's Darren Clarke was in jubilant mood today after clinching the WGC-NEC Invitational tournament in the US yesterday. Clarke won the tournament by four clear shots, five ahead of fierce rival...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
Irish government poised to reduce speed limits
The Irish Government, which has extended the penalty points system to include infringements of seatbelt laws from today, is also to consider overhauling speed limits. In an interview for today’s Iris...
Irish government poised to reduce speed limits
The Irish Government, which has extended the penalty points system to include infringements of seatbelt laws from today, is also to consider overhauling speed limits. In an interview for today’s Iris...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 25, 2003
Stakeholder pensions remain ‘empty boxes’
New research today reveals that 82% of employer-sponsored stakeholder pension schemes remain ‘empty boxes’ with no pensions yet active. The survey, entitled 'Stakeholder pensions – time for change' b...
Stakeholder pensions remain ‘empty boxes’
New research today reveals that 82% of employer-sponsored stakeholder pension schemes remain ‘empty boxes’ with no pensions yet active. The survey, entitled 'Stakeholder pensions – time for change' b...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
Seven people injured in road crash
Seven people have been treated in hospital following a road traffic accident on the outskirts of Belfast. The incident occurred on the Pantridge Road in Poleglass at around 10pm on Thursday night. A...
Seven people injured in road crash
Seven people have been treated in hospital following a road traffic accident on the outskirts of Belfast. The incident occurred on the Pantridge Road in Poleglass at around 10pm on Thursday night. A...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
Police investigate indecent assault in Omagh
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged indecent assault of an 11-year-old girl in Co Tyrone. The girl was playing with friends on the Gortin Road in Omagh on Wednesday night when she ...
Police investigate indecent assault in Omagh
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged indecent assault of an 11-year-old girl in Co Tyrone. The girl was playing with friends on the Gortin Road in Omagh on Wednesday night when she ...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
US seeks greater Iraq role from UN and allies
The US is attempting to broker greater military support from the UN and coalition allies in order to relieve the burden on its troops in Iraq. The US has said that securing and rebuilding Iraq "is n...
US seeks greater Iraq role from UN and allies
The US is attempting to broker greater military support from the UN and coalition allies in order to relieve the burden on its troops in Iraq. The US has said that securing and rebuilding Iraq "is n...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
Workman injured in gas explosion
A man has been injured following a gas explosion at an industrial site in north Belfast. The workman was injured at a demolition site on Hillview Road in the Oldpark area on Friday when the gas cylin...
Workman injured in gas explosion
A man has been injured following a gas explosion at an industrial site in north Belfast. The workman was injured at a demolition site on Hillview Road in the Oldpark area on Friday when the gas cylin...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
Tributes pour in for trade unionist
Tributes were pouring in today for leading trade unionist, Terry Carlin who has died following a short illness. Mr Carlin, 57, was pivotal in rallying grass roots support for the Good Friday Agreemen...
Tributes pour in for trade unionist
Tributes were pouring in today for leading trade unionist, Terry Carlin who has died following a short illness. Mr Carlin, 57, was pivotal in rallying grass roots support for the Good Friday Agreemen...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Rail repairs will see short term pain but 'long-term benefit'
The government has defended the decision to carry out extensive repairs to the rail network over the Bank Holiday weekend, saying that passengers, business and the tourist industry will "feel the long...
Rail repairs will see short term pain but 'long-term benefit'
The government has defended the decision to carry out extensive repairs to the rail network over the Bank Holiday weekend, saying that passengers, business and the tourist industry will "feel the long...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Police to keep close eye on hardcore football hooligans
Up to 400 hardcore football hooligans are to placed under police surveillance in an effort to crackdown on soccer violence across England, it was announced today. The Home Office has earmarked £5 mil...
Police to keep close eye on hardcore football hooligans
Up to 400 hardcore football hooligans are to placed under police surveillance in an effort to crackdown on soccer violence across England, it was announced today. The Home Office has earmarked £5 mil...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Extra aid sent to tackle Liberia's humanitarian crisis
The government has committed another £4.7 million to help with the humanitarian crisis in Liberia – this brings the UK's total assistance to the country to £7.6 million for 2003. The funds will be a...
Extra aid sent to tackle Liberia's humanitarian crisis
The government has committed another £4.7 million to help with the humanitarian crisis in Liberia – this brings the UK's total assistance to the country to £7.6 million for 2003. The funds will be a...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Four charged over £4m drugs find
Four people were charged yesterday with attempting to import £4 million worth of cocaine and cannabis into the UK. John Clement Whyte (44), of Oberstein Road, Battersea, south London, Sophia Kokkinos...
Four charged over £4m drugs find
Four people were charged yesterday with attempting to import £4 million worth of cocaine and cannabis into the UK. John Clement Whyte (44), of Oberstein Road, Battersea, south London, Sophia Kokkinos...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
Textile industry in further turmoil
The Northern Ireland textile industry was facing another blow today after it was revealed that 80 jobs are under threat at a shirt factory in Co Armagh. Portadown-based Shirtmakers Guild, which manuf...
Textile industry in further turmoil
The Northern Ireland textile industry was facing another blow today after it was revealed that 80 jobs are under threat at a shirt factory in Co Armagh. Portadown-based Shirtmakers Guild, which manuf...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
10,000 ecstasy tablets recovered by police
Police have recovered 10,000 ecstasy tablets with an estimated street value of £10,000 in north Belfast last night. The drugs were recovered after a car was stopped at Fortwilliam Park at around 9pm ...
10,000 ecstasy tablets recovered by police
Police have recovered 10,000 ecstasy tablets with an estimated street value of £10,000 in north Belfast last night. The drugs were recovered after a car was stopped at Fortwilliam Park at around 9pm ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2003
Belfast firm secure £200,000 contracts in Hong Kong
A Belfast-based electronic security firm has won new contracts totalling over £200,000 in Hong Kong. CEM Systems secured the deals which will see their CEM AC2000 SE system installed at the prestigio...
Belfast firm secure £200,000 contracts in Hong Kong
A Belfast-based electronic security firm has won new contracts totalling over £200,000 in Hong Kong. CEM Systems secured the deals which will see their CEM AC2000 SE system installed at the prestigio...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Booze and drug deaths 'triple' over 20 years
Deaths from alcohol-related causes and drug-related poisoning both tripled in young men aged 15-44 between 1979 and 2001, according to a study of mortality trends published in Health Statistics Quarte...
Booze and drug deaths 'triple' over 20 years
Deaths from alcohol-related causes and drug-related poisoning both tripled in young men aged 15-44 between 1979 and 2001, according to a study of mortality trends published in Health Statistics Quarte...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Charity highlights link between obesity and breast cancer
Postmenopausal women who avoid becoming obese are reducing their risk of breast cancer, according to a new study by Cancer Research UK scientists. Results published today in the Journal of the Nation...
Charity highlights link between obesity and breast cancer
Postmenopausal women who avoid becoming obese are reducing their risk of breast cancer, according to a new study by Cancer Research UK scientists. Results published today in the Journal of the Nation...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
192 directory enquiries to be replaced on Sunday
New numbers for directory enquiries will replace 192 on Sunday when the numbers, which all begin with 118, will come into force at one minute past midnight. People who call 192 after the switchover ...
192 directory enquiries to be replaced on Sunday
New numbers for directory enquiries will replace 192 on Sunday when the numbers, which all begin with 118, will come into force at one minute past midnight. People who call 192 after the switchover ...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Independent schools score 'near perfect' A level pass rate
This summer’s provisional A level results from independent schools show that their candidates achieved a near-perfect pass rate, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said. Provisional results ac...
Independent schools score 'near perfect' A level pass rate
This summer’s provisional A level results from independent schools show that their candidates achieved a near-perfect pass rate, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said. Provisional results ac...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
UK's rare bittern population sees 'dramatic' rise
One of the UK’s rarest birds – the bittern – has experienced its most dramatic annual population increase since 1997, when first started to recover from virtual extinction, according to the Royal Soci...
UK's rare bittern population sees 'dramatic' rise
One of the UK’s rarest birds – the bittern – has experienced its most dramatic annual population increase since 1997, when first started to recover from virtual extinction, according to the Royal Soci...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2003
Alternative energy schemes share in £1.26m fund
Projects in Scotland and Wales to heat homes using alternative fuel sources are to share £1.26million government cash under a scheme designed to cut energy bills, combat greenhouse gases and tackle fu...
Alternative energy schemes share in £1.26m fund
Projects in Scotland and Wales to heat homes using alternative fuel sources are to share £1.26million government cash under a scheme designed to cut energy bills, combat greenhouse gases and tackle fu...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
