Northern Ireland News for May 2004 : Page 14

UK National News, May 5, 2004
Union to lobby Parliament over BBC independence
Keeping the BBC free from commercial and political interference the NUJ’s top priority for the next two years, says the union’s new President, Jim Corrigall. Accordingly, the union is organising a lo...
Northern Ireland News, May 5, 2004
Cancer patients should be more involved in research
Cancer patients should be given a role in the search to find new and better treatments for the disease, a leading researcher will tell a University audience tonight. Professor Jessica Corner, who is ...
Northern Ireland News, May 5, 2004
Community business project opens in Forkhill
A £555,000 community project comprising retail/office units and a light industrial unit has been officially opened in Co Armagh. The Forkhill scheme, funded by the Community Regeneration and Improvem...
UK National News, May 5, 2004
Environment Agency warns of low eel and salmon stocks
The Environment Agency has announced that anglers can find fish in more rivers than at any time in the past century. However, the Our Nations’ Fisheries report conducted by the agency, also warned th...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Coroner rules Julie Ward's killing 'unlawful'
The Ipswich Coroner's inquest into the death of British wildlife photographer Julie Ward has ruled that she was unlawfully killed 16 years ago. Miss Ward's body was found in the Masai Mara wildlife r...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Castlewellan is scene of two separate security alerts
A Co Down town was at the centre of two security operations today following a petrol bomb attack on a school and a suspect device found at a republican memorial. In the first alert a petrol bomb was ...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Two die in drowning tragedy off Donegal coast
Two men have drowned following a boating accident off the Co Donegal coast over the Bank Holiday weekend. The bodies of Thomas Boyd, 69, from Seymore Gardens, and his son-in-law John January, 42, fro...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Armed forces minister due to comment on torture photos
Armed forces Minister, Adam Ingram, is due to make a statement to the House of Commons, regarding a series of photos, which appear to show UK troops abusing an Iraqi prisoner. The photos, which were ...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Families escape injury in petrol bomb attacks
Two families have escaped injury following petrol bomb attacks in Co Down early this morning. The devices were thrown at two houses in Annesborough, near Castlewellan, at around 1.30am. One of the h...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
NIE condemn chainsaw damage
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has strongly condemned vandals who used a chainsaw to cut through an electricity pole resulting in the loss of electricity to 800 homes in Co Armagh. NIE were alert...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Three people arrested following disturbances
Three people have been arrested following disturbances in north Belfast last night. A family had to be evacuated from their home following the trouble in the Clifton Street area on Monday. One woman...
Recruitment News, May 4, 2004
Head Teachers warn exodus reaching 'critical proportions'
The National Association of Head Teachers have announced that the number of head teachers leaving the profession is reaching “critical proportions”. A study by the union revealed that 1,500 vacancies...
Business News, May 4, 2004
University of Ulster to build on EU expansion
Following the induction of 10 new countries into the EU at the weekend, the University of Ulster has announced the formation of a £1.5m Northern Ireland Centre for European Co-Operation (NICEC) at its...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Police shoot man dead following 'domestic' incident
Armed police in Cornwall have shot dead a man after they were called to a 'domestic incident' an isolated address in the Duchy. Following what police described as "threats of violence," armed officer...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Body washed up on beach may be cockler
A badly decomposed body discovered on a beach in Morecambe Bay in Lancashire may be that of another drowned cockler. Police have not ruled out the possibility that the body washed up near Bolton-le-S...
Business News, May 4, 2004
260 jobs to go on collapse of Duo Airways
The administrators of low-cost airline Duo Airways have announced that 260 of the 300 jobs are to be axed immediately following the collapse of the company. At the weekend hundreds of tourists were s...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Minister moves forward on review of Public Administration
NIO Minister, Ian Pearson today stated that responses to the recent consultation on the Public Administration (RPA) review, demonstrated a strong desire from the people of Northern Ireland to see the ...
Recruitment News, May 4, 2004
BBC Broadcast Technology Assistant Trainee Scheme announced
BBC News is on the look out for people with a passion for technology to apply for this year’s Broadcast Technology Assistant Trainee Scheme. The scheme, now in its fourth year, is recruiting five peo...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
14.4 million letters lost every year by Royal Mail
Consumer group, Postwatch, have announced that thousands of letters are delivered to the wrong address every month, but few people complain to Royal Mail. The watchdog estimates that around 14.4 mill...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
University of Ulster to build on EU expansion
Following the induction of 10 new countries into the EU at the weekend, the University of Ulster has announced the formation of a £1.5m Northern Ireland Centre for European Co-Operation (NICEC) at its...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Front line Coastguard services unaffected by internet bug
Despite back office computers being affected by the virulent Internet Sasser Worm earlier today, HM Coastguard services remain largely unaffected. Her Majesty’s Coastguard continually practice for ev...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Minister announces 'Working For You' exhibit at Balmoral Show
Agriculture Minister, Ian Pearson today urged everyone to visit the 'Northern Ireland Departments…Working for You!' exhibition at the Balmoral Show which begins next week. The exhibition has been s...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
NI firm secures broadcast deals
One of Northern Ireland's leading television production companies has announced a raft of new commissions for UK based broadcasters. Under its Head of Programmes, Jannine Waddell, who recently left t...
Northern Ireland News, May 4, 2004
Exams body publish revised rules for external qualifications
The Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), in partnership with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and ACCAC in Wales, has published revised arrangements for the ...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Union claims freelance victory at BBC
Freelancers in the BBC's Natural History Unit have won the right for Bectu to bargain on their pay and conditions. In a postal ballot run under new labour laws governing compulsory union recognition,...
UK National News, May 4, 2004
Birmingham trust nominated to run £1.8m genetics centre
Birmingham Women's Healthcare Trust have won a bid to run the new Genetics Education and Development Centre. The Centre, which will educate NHS staff about genetics and the role it plays in modern he...