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Northern Ireland News for February 2004 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2004
Pilot project aims to improve public sector
A pilot project has been launched today which aims to improve capacity across the public service to deliver effective, efficient and quality services for the general public. ‘The Northern Ireland Bes...
Pilot project aims to improve public sector
A pilot project has been launched today which aims to improve capacity across the public service to deliver effective, efficient and quality services for the general public. ‘The Northern Ireland Bes...
Business News, Feb 13, 2004
NI can be a leading region in Europe, says Pearson
Northern Ireland needs to make its presence felt in Brussels if its interests are to be reflected in European policy and legislation. That was the message from Ian Pearson, Northern Ireland’s Europe ...
NI can be a leading region in Europe, says Pearson
Northern Ireland needs to make its presence felt in Brussels if its interests are to be reflected in European policy and legislation. That was the message from Ian Pearson, Northern Ireland’s Europe ...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
Police to exhume body of heroin addict
The body of a 21-year-old drug user, who was found dead in the bedroom of her rented accommodation in May 2000, is to be exhumed, police have confirmed today. Rachel Whitear was found dead on May 12 ...
Police to exhume body of heroin addict
The body of a 21-year-old drug user, who was found dead in the bedroom of her rented accommodation in May 2000, is to be exhumed, police have confirmed today. Rachel Whitear was found dead on May 12 ...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
'Live and let live' Howard seeks Tory ceasefire on Europe
The Tory leader Michael Howard has unveiled his "live and let live" strategy on Europe – a policy which, he said, will enable member states to co-operate more closely without sacrificing their nationa...
'Live and let live' Howard seeks Tory ceasefire on Europe
The Tory leader Michael Howard has unveiled his "live and let live" strategy on Europe – a policy which, he said, will enable member states to co-operate more closely without sacrificing their nationa...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Home of Policing Board chairman attacked
The home of Policing Board deputy chairman, Denis Bradley has been attacked by petrol bombers. The incident occurred at Mr Bradley's home in the Templemore Park area of Londonderry at around 8.30pm o...
Home of Policing Board chairman attacked
The home of Policing Board deputy chairman, Denis Bradley has been attacked by petrol bombers. The incident occurred at Mr Bradley's home in the Templemore Park area of Londonderry at around 8.30pm o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Empey warns over City Airport plans
Former Stormont trade minister Sir Reg Empey has today warned the operators of Belfast City Airport not to push their luck with local residents. Mr Empey's warning follows a question put in the House...
Empey warns over City Airport plans
Former Stormont trade minister Sir Reg Empey has today warned the operators of Belfast City Airport not to push their luck with local residents. Mr Empey's warning follows a question put in the House...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
Secret WMD review to consider 'systems', not individuals
The committee set up under Lord Butler to review intelligence on WMD will meet in secret and will focus only on "systems and processes" rather than on the actions of individuals, it emerged today. Th...
Secret WMD review to consider 'systems', not individuals
The committee set up under Lord Butler to review intelligence on WMD will meet in secret and will focus only on "systems and processes" rather than on the actions of individuals, it emerged today. Th...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
British Airways flights cancelled over security concerns
Cancellations of more flights over "security concerns" have prompted pilots and airline chiefs to question the quality of security intelligence. British Airways says it will axe flight BA 223, the no...
British Airways flights cancelled over security concerns
Cancellations of more flights over "security concerns" have prompted pilots and airline chiefs to question the quality of security intelligence. British Airways says it will axe flight BA 223, the no...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
Tony Martin arrested following number plate theft
Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who shot and killed a teenage burglar at his farmhouse in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of theft. Martin was arrested by Cambridgeshire police yesterday investi...
Tony Martin arrested following number plate theft
Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who shot and killed a teenage burglar at his farmhouse in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of theft. Martin was arrested by Cambridgeshire police yesterday investi...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
UN equivocates over prospects over early elections in Iraq
The UN has all but conceded that prospects for an early election in Iraq, in time for the official handover of power on June 30 to take place, are now remote. The head of the UN team charged with co...
UN equivocates over prospects over early elections in Iraq
The UN has all but conceded that prospects for an early election in Iraq, in time for the official handover of power on June 30 to take place, are now remote. The head of the UN team charged with co...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Government threatens to discipline civil service strikers
The government has threatened to suspend any civil service worker who goes on strike in relation to the current pay dispute, it emerged today. The threat relates to the current pay dispute which has ...
Government threatens to discipline civil service strikers
The government has threatened to suspend any civil service worker who goes on strike in relation to the current pay dispute, it emerged today. The threat relates to the current pay dispute which has ...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
Bird flu 'still not under control' despite culls
Although some 80 million chickens have so far been culled to fight the Asian bird flu epidemic, the spread of the virus is still not under control in several countries, the United Nations Food and Agr...
Bird flu 'still not under control' despite culls
Although some 80 million chickens have so far been culled to fight the Asian bird flu epidemic, the spread of the virus is still not under control in several countries, the United Nations Food and Agr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Three children vandalise Lisburn school
Three children believed to be about 12 years of age are thought to have been behind an attack on a Co Antrim school on Thursday. The incident, which occurred at around 7.30pm, left damage worth an es...
Three children vandalise Lisburn school
Three children believed to be about 12 years of age are thought to have been behind an attack on a Co Antrim school on Thursday. The incident, which occurred at around 7.30pm, left damage worth an es...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Further success claimed against trade of illegal fuel
Authorities have claimed further success in the fight to reduce the trade in illegal fuel, it has emerged today. The Organised Crime Task Force has revealed that multi-agency swoop in north Belfast c...
Further success claimed against trade of illegal fuel
Authorities have claimed further success in the fight to reduce the trade in illegal fuel, it has emerged today. The Organised Crime Task Force has revealed that multi-agency swoop in north Belfast c...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
Sheffield to test run new anti-yob measures
Sheffield has been chosen as a 'trailblazer' area to show how new anti-social behaviour powers can be used, the government has announced today. The Yorkshire city will be an area of "sustained action...
Sheffield to test run new anti-yob measures
Sheffield has been chosen as a 'trailblazer' area to show how new anti-social behaviour powers can be used, the government has announced today. The Yorkshire city will be an area of "sustained action...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
North can be a leading region in Europe, says Pearson
Northern Ireland needs to make its presence felt in Brussels if its interests are to be reflected in European policy and legislation. That was the message from Ian Pearson, Northern Ireland’s Europe ...
North can be a leading region in Europe, says Pearson
Northern Ireland needs to make its presence felt in Brussels if its interests are to be reflected in European policy and legislation. That was the message from Ian Pearson, Northern Ireland’s Europe ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
NI health targeted in new 'get active' campaign
The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has urged the Northern Ireland public to ‘get active’ by launching a new phase of the high-profile ‘Get a life, get active’ physical activity campaign. The campaign ...
NI health targeted in new 'get active' campaign
The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has urged the Northern Ireland public to ‘get active’ by launching a new phase of the high-profile ‘Get a life, get active’ physical activity campaign. The campaign ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
New tourism super-body needed says USCA
The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants (USCA) has called for tourism to become a focus of economic effort through the creation of a new ‘tourism super-body’. The USCA made the call in response t...
New tourism super-body needed says USCA
The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants (USCA) has called for tourism to become a focus of economic effort through the creation of a new ‘tourism super-body’. The USCA made the call in response t...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
Charities urged to be viligant against new fraud scam
Charities across the country risk having their bank accounts emptied by a new fraud, the Charity Commission has warned today. It has emerged that charities are cheated when they receive a generous -...
Charities urged to be viligant against new fraud scam
Charities across the country risk having their bank accounts emptied by a new fraud, the Charity Commission has warned today. It has emerged that charities are cheated when they receive a generous -...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2004
University-linked businesses create more jobs and wealth: report
Universities are generating more wealth and creating more jobs than ever before, according to the latest available figures published by the government today. The third annual Higher Education Busines...
University-linked businesses create more jobs and wealth: report
Universities are generating more wealth and creating more jobs than ever before, according to the latest available figures published by the government today. The third annual Higher Education Busines...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Software industry 'complacent' says university
Northern Ireland’s software industry needs to shake off complacency and increase its entrepreneurial activity if it is to compete successfully in the global economy, according to a report published by...
Software industry 'complacent' says university
Northern Ireland’s software industry needs to shake off complacency and increase its entrepreneurial activity if it is to compete successfully in the global economy, according to a report published by...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 13, 2004
Consultation period on alcohol legislation extended
The consultation period on draft legislation that will allow indoor arenas such as the Odyssey to apply for a licence to sell alcohol has been extended by Social Development Minister, John Spellar. H...
Consultation period on alcohol legislation extended
The consultation period on draft legislation that will allow indoor arenas such as the Odyssey to apply for a licence to sell alcohol has been extended by Social Development Minister, John Spellar. H...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2004
Maxine Carr's bid for early release is denied
Maxine Carr's bid for early release under an electronic tagging scheme has failed. The Prison Service confirmed today that the head of the National Offender Management Scheme, Martin Narey, had turne...
Maxine Carr's bid for early release is denied
Maxine Carr's bid for early release under an electronic tagging scheme has failed. The Prison Service confirmed today that the head of the National Offender Management Scheme, Martin Narey, had turne...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2004
Former US Marine admits abducting teenager
A former US Marine has pleaded guilty to charges of abducting a Manchester schoolgirl in July last year. Toby Studabaker (32), from Michigan, USA, pleaded guilty to charges of abduction and gross ind...
Former US Marine admits abducting teenager
A former US Marine has pleaded guilty to charges of abducting a Manchester schoolgirl in July last year. Toby Studabaker (32), from Michigan, USA, pleaded guilty to charges of abduction and gross ind...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2004
Iraq terror bombers care nothing for the country's people: Straw
The terrorists who committed the bomb attacks in Iraq this week "care nothing for the country's people", the Foreign Secretary has said today. Mr Straw said that the perpetrators had "callously targe...
Iraq terror bombers care nothing for the country's people: Straw
The terrorists who committed the bomb attacks in Iraq this week "care nothing for the country's people", the Foreign Secretary has said today. Mr Straw said that the perpetrators had "callously targe...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2004
'Concern' as UN aid for Haiti's population is blocked
The UN food relief agency today expressed its "growing concern" over the recent outbreak of civil strife in Haiti, warning that the closure of key roads is blocking the delivery of food aid to almost ...
'Concern' as UN aid for Haiti's population is blocked
The UN food relief agency today expressed its "growing concern" over the recent outbreak of civil strife in Haiti, warning that the closure of key roads is blocking the delivery of food aid to almost ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2004
PSNI 50:50 recruitment policy to continue says Minister
Security Minister, Jane Kennedy has confirmed that the Government is to continue with its 50:50 Catholic/Protestant recruitment policing policy for the next three years. The Minister, who confirmed t...
PSNI 50:50 recruitment policy to continue says Minister
Security Minister, Jane Kennedy has confirmed that the Government is to continue with its 50:50 Catholic/Protestant recruitment policing policy for the next three years. The Minister, who confirmed t...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2004
HPA issues warning following massive rise in HIV diagnoses
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has warned that cases of HIV have risen exponentially, and anticipates a record 7,000 cases of the disease to have been diagnosed over last year. According to new f...
HPA issues warning following massive rise in HIV diagnoses
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has warned that cases of HIV have risen exponentially, and anticipates a record 7,000 cases of the disease to have been diagnosed over last year. According to new f...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2004
Police to re-interview man in connection with Omagh bomb
Police want to re-interview a man accused of being involved in the 1998 Omagh bomb atrocity. Sean Gerard Hoey, 34, from, Jonesborough was charge last September with a number of terrorist offences, on...
Police to re-interview man in connection with Omagh bomb
Police want to re-interview a man accused of being involved in the 1998 Omagh bomb atrocity. Sean Gerard Hoey, 34, from, Jonesborough was charge last September with a number of terrorist offences, on...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2004
Two NI army bases to close on 'normalisation'
Two army bases in Northern Ireland are to close in what PSNI Chief Constable, Hugh Orde described as "part of the 'normalisation' process". Making the announcement, in conjunction with the General Of...
Two NI army bases to close on 'normalisation'
Two army bases in Northern Ireland are to close in what PSNI Chief Constable, Hugh Orde described as "part of the 'normalisation' process". Making the announcement, in conjunction with the General Of...
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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.
