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Northern Ireland News for February 2004 : Page 4
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
Britain is filthier despite council bill hike, says Keep Britain Tidy
While the average council tax bill has soared by 60% in seven years, Britain's streets are becoming filthier, according to a report published today. The Keep Britain Tidy study has found that poorer ...
Britain is filthier despite council bill hike, says Keep Britain Tidy
While the average council tax bill has soared by 60% in seven years, Britain's streets are becoming filthier, according to a report published today. The Keep Britain Tidy study has found that poorer ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2004
Inquest into McConville death adjourned
An inquest into the death of Jean McConville, one of the so-called 'Disappeared', has been adjourned at the request of her family. A solicitor acting of behalf of some of the family said the family w...
Inquest into McConville death adjourned
An inquest into the death of Jean McConville, one of the so-called 'Disappeared', has been adjourned at the request of her family. A solicitor acting of behalf of some of the family said the family w...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2004
Asylum campaigners demand a new consultation process
Refugee campaigners have demanded a new consultation process on the ongoing detention of asylum seekers at Maghaberry, after slamming a current Government consultation as "a sham and a charade". The ...
Asylum campaigners demand a new consultation process
Refugee campaigners have demanded a new consultation process on the ongoing detention of asylum seekers at Maghaberry, after slamming a current Government consultation as "a sham and a charade". The ...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
Soldiers and civilians set to receive Iraq campaign medal
A new Iraq medal to recognise military and support operations is set to be issued in the coming weeks, the MoD has said today. Members of Britain's armed forces, UK civilians, including embedded medi...
Soldiers and civilians set to receive Iraq campaign medal
A new Iraq medal to recognise military and support operations is set to be issued in the coming weeks, the MoD has said today. Members of Britain's armed forces, UK civilians, including embedded medi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2004
Minister launches prescription fraud initiative
Prescription fraud cost the NHS in Northern Ireland nearly £10 million last year, Health Minister Angela Smith revealed today. The Minister was highlighting the figure as her Department launched a ne...
Minister launches prescription fraud initiative
Prescription fraud cost the NHS in Northern Ireland nearly £10 million last year, Health Minister Angela Smith revealed today. The Minister was highlighting the figure as her Department launched a ne...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
British transport failings cost businesses £15bn a year: BCC
The shortcomings of Britain's transport infrastructure are costing UK businesses at least £15 billion a year, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said. According to the BCC survey, only 10% of...
British transport failings cost businesses £15bn a year: BCC
The shortcomings of Britain's transport infrastructure are costing UK businesses at least £15 billion a year, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said. According to the BCC survey, only 10% of...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
Sitting Labour MP for Reading East deselected
A Labour Party constituency branch has voted to deselect its sitting MP as candidate for the Reading East constituency. The local party members apparently "overwhelmingly" rejected Jane Griffiths, 49...
Sitting Labour MP for Reading East deselected
A Labour Party constituency branch has voted to deselect its sitting MP as candidate for the Reading East constituency. The local party members apparently "overwhelmingly" rejected Jane Griffiths, 49...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2004
Heysham to Belfast route to get extra daily sailing
The Heysham to Belfast ferry service is to have an extra daily sailing added to its schedule from the beginning of March, it was announced today. NorseMerchant Ferries' Managing Director, Phillip She...
Heysham to Belfast route to get extra daily sailing
The Heysham to Belfast ferry service is to have an extra daily sailing added to its schedule from the beginning of March, it was announced today. NorseMerchant Ferries' Managing Director, Phillip She...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
Cut out 'selfish' public grieving and get involved: report
Public outpourings of grief, such as that which followed the death of Princess Diana, and even anti-war protests, are part of an "ostentatious caring culture" which is more about feeling good than doi...
Cut out 'selfish' public grieving and get involved: report
Public outpourings of grief, such as that which followed the death of Princess Diana, and even anti-war protests, are part of an "ostentatious caring culture" which is more about feeling good than doi...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
Drivers warned to be prepared for cold snap
The Highways Agency has today reminded drivers to be prepared ahead of this week's wintry weather conditions, and to check weather forecasts and road conditions before travelling. The agency said tha...
Drivers warned to be prepared for cold snap
The Highways Agency has today reminded drivers to be prepared ahead of this week's wintry weather conditions, and to check weather forecasts and road conditions before travelling. The agency said tha...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2004
Road works begin on £500,000 Fivemiletown route
Major road works costing close to £500,000 have begun near Fivemiletown in Co Tyrone. The 1.2km long scheme, on the A4 Ballygawley to Enniskillen Road, incorporates a climbing lane towards Fivemileto...
Road works begin on £500,000 Fivemiletown route
Major road works costing close to £500,000 have begun near Fivemiletown in Co Tyrone. The 1.2km long scheme, on the A4 Ballygawley to Enniskillen Road, incorporates a climbing lane towards Fivemileto...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2004
Jobs boost for Poyntzpass development
Up to 20 jobs are to be created as work begins on a new commercial/residential development in Poyntzpass, Co Armagh. The new facility, which is being developed by the Poytzpass Community Regeneration...
Jobs boost for Poyntzpass development
Up to 20 jobs are to be created as work begins on a new commercial/residential development in Poyntzpass, Co Armagh. The new facility, which is being developed by the Poytzpass Community Regeneration...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2004
Pilot scheme to help vulnerable witnesses begins
The first pilot to assist vulnerable witnesses of crime with communication difficulties, when giving evidence, will begin in Merseyside today. A communication expert, such as a speech and language th...
Pilot scheme to help vulnerable witnesses begins
The first pilot to assist vulnerable witnesses of crime with communication difficulties, when giving evidence, will begin in Merseyside today. A communication expert, such as a speech and language th...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Britain's Guantanamo detainees to face anti-terror probes
The five Britons, set to be released from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, are being investigated by anti-terror police, it has emerged today. It was announced yesterday that five of the nine British detainee...
Britain's Guantanamo detainees to face anti-terror probes
The five Britons, set to be released from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, are being investigated by anti-terror police, it has emerged today. It was announced yesterday that five of the nine British detainee...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Police confirm Tebay wagon brakes were faulty
The brakes on the runaway rail wagon that struck and killed four workers in Cumbria earlier this week were faulty, British Transport Police have confirmed. The four men died on Sunday after a rail wa...
Police confirm Tebay wagon brakes were faulty
The brakes on the runaway rail wagon that struck and killed four workers in Cumbria earlier this week were faulty, British Transport Police have confirmed. The four men died on Sunday after a rail wa...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Iraq elections unlikely before US transfers power: Annan
There is an "emerging consensus" that elections cannot be organised in Iraq before the 30 June deadline for a transfer of sovereignty, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said. Instead, a caretaker g...
Iraq elections unlikely before US transfers power: Annan
There is an "emerging consensus" that elections cannot be organised in Iraq before the 30 June deadline for a transfer of sovereignty, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said. Instead, a caretaker g...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Charity hails potential breakthrough to cancer treatment
Stripping cancer cells of their defences against chemotherapy with a new class of anti-resistance drug has the potential to improve treatment for many solid tumours, Cancer Research UK scientists have...
Charity hails potential breakthrough to cancer treatment
Stripping cancer cells of their defences against chemotherapy with a new class of anti-resistance drug has the potential to improve treatment for many solid tumours, Cancer Research UK scientists have...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Car components factory to shut with loss of 550 jobs
A car components factory in east Belfast has announced it is to close with the loss of 550 jobs. Staff at the Dundonald plant of Japanese owned TK-ECC, formerly known as Fisher Body, were informed of...
Car components factory to shut with loss of 550 jobs
A car components factory in east Belfast has announced it is to close with the loss of 550 jobs. Staff at the Dundonald plant of Japanese owned TK-ECC, formerly known as Fisher Body, were informed of...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Herdman's announce 270 redundancies
Herdman's linen textiles mill in Sion Mills in Co Tyrone has announced that 270 workers are to be made redundant on the closure of the plant. The news of the impending redundancies was broken to empl...
Herdman's announce 270 redundancies
Herdman's linen textiles mill in Sion Mills in Co Tyrone has announced that 270 workers are to be made redundant on the closure of the plant. The news of the impending redundancies was broken to empl...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
BBC's morning replacement for Kilroy revealed
The replacement show for BBC ONE's Kilroy has been revealed today – and veteran presenters Nicky Campbell and Nadia Sawalha have been given the difficult task of establishing the new topical discussio...
BBC's morning replacement for Kilroy revealed
The replacement show for BBC ONE's Kilroy has been revealed today – and veteran presenters Nicky Campbell and Nadia Sawalha have been given the difficult task of establishing the new topical discussio...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Couple escape injury after car plunges into river
A couple in there 50s have escaped serious injury after their car plunged into a river in North Antrim last night. Their vehicle is believed to have careered through a fence and dropped about 10 feet...
Couple escape injury after car plunges into river
A couple in there 50s have escaped serious injury after their car plunged into a river in North Antrim last night. Their vehicle is believed to have careered through a fence and dropped about 10 feet...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Pilot scheme to target patients with inherited cancer risk
People who are deemed to have an increase cancer risk through inherited genetic disorders are set to benefit from a new £1.5 million testing, care and support programme. A small proportion of breast,...
Pilot scheme to target patients with inherited cancer risk
People who are deemed to have an increase cancer risk through inherited genetic disorders are set to benefit from a new £1.5 million testing, care and support programme. A small proportion of breast,...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Anti-polio vaccination programme to target Africa's 63m children
African countries have today begun a massive, synchronized polio immunization campaign which aims to vaccinate 63 million children over the next few days. The programme kicked off one month after an ...
Anti-polio vaccination programme to target Africa's 63m children
African countries have today begun a massive, synchronized polio immunization campaign which aims to vaccinate 63 million children over the next few days. The programme kicked off one month after an ...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
NHS to prescribe maggots to sterilise infected wounds
It may sound like medicine more suited to a Dark Age apothecary, but GP's in Wales will today begin prescribing maggots as the best treatment for all types of infected and necrotic wounds. Following ...
NHS to prescribe maggots to sterilise infected wounds
It may sound like medicine more suited to a Dark Age apothecary, but GP's in Wales will today begin prescribing maggots as the best treatment for all types of infected and necrotic wounds. Following ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Adair son appears in court over drugs charges
The son of leading loyalist Johnny Adair has pleaded guilty to a number of drugs charges in England. Jonathon Adair, 19, appeared before Bolton Crown Court on Friday charged with conspiring to supply...
Adair son appears in court over drugs charges
The son of leading loyalist Johnny Adair has pleaded guilty to a number of drugs charges in England. Jonathon Adair, 19, appeared before Bolton Crown Court on Friday charged with conspiring to supply...
Business News, Feb 20, 2004
Herdman's announce 270 redundancies
Herdman's linen textiles mill in Sion Mills in Co Tyrone has announced that 270 workers are to be made redundant on the closure of the plant. The news of the impending redundancies was broken to empl...
Herdman's announce 270 redundancies
Herdman's linen textiles mill in Sion Mills in Co Tyrone has announced that 270 workers are to be made redundant on the closure of the plant. The news of the impending redundancies was broken to empl...
Business News, Feb 20, 2004
OFT to audit supermarkets in review of code of practice
The OFT's review of the Supermarkets Code of Practice, published today, found a widespread belief among suppliers that the Code is not working effectively. However, the review found "no hard evidence...
OFT to audit supermarkets in review of code of practice
The OFT's review of the Supermarkets Code of Practice, published today, found a widespread belief among suppliers that the Code is not working effectively. However, the review found "no hard evidence...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2004
Some mammals can adjust sex of offspring: study
Some mammals, such as zebras and gazelles, are able to influence the sex of their offspring, according to a new study by biologists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford. A paper published nex...
Some mammals can adjust sex of offspring: study
Some mammals, such as zebras and gazelles, are able to influence the sex of their offspring, according to a new study by biologists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford. A paper published nex...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Adams calls on Pearson to end pay dispute
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has called on NIO Minister, Ian Pearson to end the current pay dispute between the government and Civil Service staff. The call comes in light of recent strike action ...
Adams calls on Pearson to end pay dispute
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has called on NIO Minister, Ian Pearson to end the current pay dispute between the government and Civil Service staff. The call comes in light of recent strike action ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Security Minister welcomes police training college decision
Security Minister Jane Kennedy has welcomed the Policing Board's decision to locate the new police training college in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. The new centre will built on a 210-acre site beside a food...
Security Minister welcomes police training college decision
Security Minister Jane Kennedy has welcomed the Policing Board's decision to locate the new police training college in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. The new centre will built on a 210-acre site beside a food...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
