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Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
Four men arrested following racist attack
Police believe an attack on three men in south Belfast last night was racially motivated. The incident occurred in the Botanic area of the city at about 11.30pm when the men were set upon by up to fo...
Four men arrested following racist attack
Police believe an attack on three men in south Belfast last night was racially motivated. The incident occurred in the Botanic area of the city at about 11.30pm when the men were set upon by up to fo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
More NI civil servants go on strike
The latest in a long line of strikes by Northern Ireland's civil servants has taken place today. Workers from the postal section of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing office in Coleraine are taking par...
More NI civil servants go on strike
The latest in a long line of strikes by Northern Ireland's civil servants has taken place today. Workers from the postal section of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing office in Coleraine are taking par...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
Retailers to learn of dangers of solvent abuse
Retailers in Londonderry are being urged to back a new initiative aimed at addressing the problem of solvent abuse. The initiative is part of a scheme launched in December last by the Health Promotio...
Retailers to learn of dangers of solvent abuse
Retailers in Londonderry are being urged to back a new initiative aimed at addressing the problem of solvent abuse. The initiative is part of a scheme launched in December last by the Health Promotio...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
Minister launches oral health initiative for children
Health Minister, Angela Smith has launched a new initiative to improve oral health, by encouraging parents to register their children with dentists. Speaking at the launch of the 'Promoting Dental Re...
Minister launches oral health initiative for children
Health Minister, Angela Smith has launched a new initiative to improve oral health, by encouraging parents to register their children with dentists. Speaking at the launch of the 'Promoting Dental Re...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
Researchers to undertake eating disorders study
The Department of Health has commissioned a team of researchers to undertake a major survey to find out the experiences of people with eating disorders. University of Ulster lecturers, Mary McColgan ...
Researchers to undertake eating disorders study
The Department of Health has commissioned a team of researchers to undertake a major survey to find out the experiences of people with eating disorders. University of Ulster lecturers, Mary McColgan ...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2004
Antibiotics could increase risk of breast cancer: study
Using antibiotics could increase a patient's risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers in the US have claimed today. The study, which is published this week in the Journal of the Ameri...
Antibiotics could increase risk of breast cancer: study
Using antibiotics could increase a patient's risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers in the US have claimed today. The study, which is published this week in the Journal of the Ameri...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
Industrial derating phase out is 'reasonable', says Minister
Finance Minister, Ian Pearson has said that proposals to phase out industrial derating will help to establish a modern and fairer rating system in Northern Ireland. Mr Pearson was speaking after meet...
Industrial derating phase out is 'reasonable', says Minister
Finance Minister, Ian Pearson has said that proposals to phase out industrial derating will help to establish a modern and fairer rating system in Northern Ireland. Mr Pearson was speaking after meet...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2004
Nuclear watchdog chief to return to Libya
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency has confirmed that he will visit Libya next week to ensure that its nuclear programme has been placed on an exclusively peaceful footing. The Director-Ge...
Nuclear watchdog chief to return to Libya
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency has confirmed that he will visit Libya next week to ensure that its nuclear programme has been placed on an exclusively peaceful footing. The Director-Ge...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2004
UK sees 20% increase in multiple births over 10 years
Mothers are having 20% more multiple births than they were a decade ago, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Statistics have revealed that in 2002, the mu...
UK sees 20% increase in multiple births over 10 years
Mothers are having 20% more multiple births than they were a decade ago, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Statistics have revealed that in 2002, the mu...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2004
Concessionary fares for more people with disabilities
NIO Minister, John Spellar has announced the extension of the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme. The extended scheme means four new groups of people with disabilities will be entitled to co...
Concessionary fares for more people with disabilities
NIO Minister, John Spellar has announced the extension of the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme. The extended scheme means four new groups of people with disabilities will be entitled to co...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2004
Broadband internet connections rise in UK
The latest monthly update to Office of National Statistics (ONS) survey of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has shown that between December 2002 and December 2003 there was a 6.5% increase in the num...
Broadband internet connections rise in UK
The latest monthly update to Office of National Statistics (ONS) survey of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has shown that between December 2002 and December 2003 there was a 6.5% increase in the num...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Elderly pensioner held down during burglary
A 91-year-old woman who suffers from hearing and sight difficulties has been held down by robbers after they broke into her Belfast home last night. The woman was at the back of her Lisburn Road home...
Elderly pensioner held down during burglary
A 91-year-old woman who suffers from hearing and sight difficulties has been held down by robbers after they broke into her Belfast home last night. The woman was at the back of her Lisburn Road home...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Letwin shows his hand on Tory tax policy
The Shadow Chancellor has shown his cards to Gordon Brown - and pledged to find the enormous cost-savings necessary to enable a Tory government to maintain investment in health and education, without ...
Letwin shows his hand on Tory tax policy
The Shadow Chancellor has shown his cards to Gordon Brown - and pledged to find the enormous cost-savings necessary to enable a Tory government to maintain investment in health and education, without ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Paramilitaries blamed for high suicide rate
Republican paramilitaries are being blamed for an alleged rise in suicides among young people in north Belfast, a priest said today. Father Aidan Troy, the priest widely recognised for his mediating ...
Paramilitaries blamed for high suicide rate
Republican paramilitaries are being blamed for an alleged rise in suicides among young people in north Belfast, a priest said today. Father Aidan Troy, the priest widely recognised for his mediating ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Teenage woman escapes arson attack
A teenage woman has been treated for shock after her home was set alight by arsonists. The 18-year-old had to escape her Ballycraigy Gardens home in Newtownabbey after a flammable liquid was poured t...
Teenage woman escapes arson attack
A teenage woman has been treated for shock after her home was set alight by arsonists. The 18-year-old had to escape her Ballycraigy Gardens home in Newtownabbey after a flammable liquid was poured t...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
90,000 civil servants go on strike
Around 90,000 civil servants have gone on strike today over a dispute following the government's pay offer. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working in the Department for Wor...
90,000 civil servants go on strike
Around 90,000 civil servants have gone on strike today over a dispute following the government's pay offer. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working in the Department for Wor...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Brown calls for increased funding to fight global poverty
Chancellor Gordon Brown has called for more political resolve from rich countries to tackle poverty in the world's poorest states. The Chancellor, addressing delegates including Bob Geldof, at a Lond...
Brown calls for increased funding to fight global poverty
Chancellor Gordon Brown has called for more political resolve from rich countries to tackle poverty in the world's poorest states. The Chancellor, addressing delegates including Bob Geldof, at a Lond...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Mobile operating unit cuts waiting lists
Northern Ireland's first ever mobile operating theatre looks set to cut surgical waiting list's by up to 300 people, it emerged today. The unit, which has been installed at the Royal Victoria Hospita...
Mobile operating unit cuts waiting lists
Northern Ireland's first ever mobile operating theatre looks set to cut surgical waiting list's by up to 300 people, it emerged today. The unit, which has been installed at the Royal Victoria Hospita...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Two soldiers and one child die in Iraqi bomb attacks
At least three people have been killed today as a result of separate attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Two US troops died and five were injured in separate bomb attacks, and an Iraqi ...
Two soldiers and one child die in Iraqi bomb attacks
At least three people have been killed today as a result of separate attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Two US troops died and five were injured in separate bomb attacks, and an Iraqi ...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Inquiry begins into death of four railway workers
The rail union has backed calls for a public inquiry into the deaths of four workers killed when a runaway wagon ploughed into a maintenance crew before dawn on Sunday morning. British Transport Poli...
Inquiry begins into death of four railway workers
The rail union has backed calls for a public inquiry into the deaths of four workers killed when a runaway wagon ploughed into a maintenance crew before dawn on Sunday morning. British Transport Poli...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Lack of funds means impoverished kids face painful cancer deaths
Severe funding shortages have left thousands of children throughout the developing world without access to even the most basic cancer treatment or pain relief, two leading cancer organisations have re...
Lack of funds means impoverished kids face painful cancer deaths
Severe funding shortages have left thousands of children throughout the developing world without access to even the most basic cancer treatment or pain relief, two leading cancer organisations have re...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Catholic congregation in church lock-in
The congregation of a Catholic Church in the docks area of Belfast, which closed three years ago, have spent the night in the building as part of their efforts to have it re-opened. St Joseph's Churc...
Catholic congregation in church lock-in
The congregation of a Catholic Church in the docks area of Belfast, which closed three years ago, have spent the night in the building as part of their efforts to have it re-opened. St Joseph's Churc...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Co Down firm secures major Saudi contract
A Co Down based company has secured a contract worth £500,000 with a Saudi Arabian firm. Newry-based McAllister Brothers, a specialist in pipeline technology, has opened a depot in Saudi Arabia to se...
Co Down firm secures major Saudi contract
A Co Down based company has secured a contract worth £500,000 with a Saudi Arabian firm. Newry-based McAllister Brothers, a specialist in pipeline technology, has opened a depot in Saudi Arabia to se...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Poor children to gain from fruit and veg vouchers
Hundreds of thousands of parents will receive vouchers for free fruit and veg as part of a drive to encourage healthy eating habits and tackle obesity, it has been announced today. The move is aimed...
Poor children to gain from fruit and veg vouchers
Hundreds of thousands of parents will receive vouchers for free fruit and veg as part of a drive to encourage healthy eating habits and tackle obesity, it has been announced today. The move is aimed...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Forests have key role in fight against poverty and pollution: UN
Forests and similar natural habitats have a key role to play in alleviating poverty and protecting the environment, a UN food agency has said today. Hosny El-Lakany, of the Rome-based UN Food and Ag...
Forests have key role in fight against poverty and pollution: UN
Forests and similar natural habitats have a key role to play in alleviating poverty and protecting the environment, a UN food agency has said today. Hosny El-Lakany, of the Rome-based UN Food and Ag...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
Minister oversees joint security measures for Euro 2004
Home Office Minister Hazel Blears is visiting Portugal this week to see first hand the joint co-operation between UK and Portuguese authorities ahead of the Euro 2004 football championships. The UK ...
Minister oversees joint security measures for Euro 2004
Home Office Minister Hazel Blears is visiting Portugal this week to see first hand the joint co-operation between UK and Portuguese authorities ahead of the Euro 2004 football championships. The UK ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Belfast City Council to launch business forum initiative
An initiative to be launched by Belfast City Council on Tuesday evening will aim to help tackle key business issues, such as poor competitiveness, which are barriers against economic growth. The Busi...
Belfast City Council to launch business forum initiative
An initiative to be launched by Belfast City Council on Tuesday evening will aim to help tackle key business issues, such as poor competitiveness, which are barriers against economic growth. The Busi...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2004
SMEs gain confidence as orders decline ends, says CBI
Smaller manufacturers have begun to benefit from the economic recovery, with confidence rising for the first time in almost two years and the three-year decline in orders and output coming to an end, ...
SMEs gain confidence as orders decline ends, says CBI
Smaller manufacturers have begun to benefit from the economic recovery, with confidence rising for the first time in almost two years and the three-year decline in orders and output coming to an end, ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Solomons to step down as Ulster coach
Ulster coach Alan Solomons has announced he is to step down in his capacity as director of rugby to take over as coach at Northampton. The South African will take over the Zurich Premiership side whe...
Solomons to step down as Ulster coach
Ulster coach Alan Solomons has announced he is to step down in his capacity as director of rugby to take over as coach at Northampton. The South African will take over the Zurich Premiership side whe...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Last call for budding entrepreneur nominations
The deadline is looming for this year’s crop of Northern Ireland’s brightest young sparks to prove their worth in Shell LiveWIRE’s annual ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Awards. The competition, whi...
Last call for budding entrepreneur nominations
The deadline is looming for this year’s crop of Northern Ireland’s brightest young sparks to prove their worth in Shell LiveWIRE’s annual ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Awards. The competition, whi...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
