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Northern Ireland News for June 2004 : Page 7
UK National News, Jun 18, 2004
118 services are cheaper and more accurate than ever: Ofcom
The new 118 directory services are providing more benefits to consumers and services are generally improving, according to a new research by the communications watchdog, Ofcom. Ofcom and ICSTIS, the...
118 services are cheaper and more accurate than ever: Ofcom
The new 118 directory services are providing more benefits to consumers and services are generally improving, according to a new research by the communications watchdog, Ofcom. Ofcom and ICSTIS, the...
Business News, Jun 18, 2004
Food retailers slam 'inept political spin' surrounding salt issue
Leading UK food industry companies have sent a letter to Health Minister John Reid to protest at comments by a government minister that not enough had been done to cut salt from certain products – des...
Food retailers slam 'inept political spin' surrounding salt issue
Leading UK food industry companies have sent a letter to Health Minister John Reid to protest at comments by a government minister that not enough had been done to cut salt from certain products – des...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2004
Rathlin Island to benefit from lottery funded playground
School children on Rathlin Island are set to get a long-awaited playground thanks to the Big Lottery Fund. The largest of the National Lottery Good Cause distributors today announced a grant of £48,4...
Rathlin Island to benefit from lottery funded playground
School children on Rathlin Island are set to get a long-awaited playground thanks to the Big Lottery Fund. The largest of the National Lottery Good Cause distributors today announced a grant of £48,4...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2004
'Hate crime' law extended to protect disabled people
Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar has announced that he is to extend proposals for new legislation to tackle so-called 'hate crime' to include crimes against people with disabilities. The draft ...
'Hate crime' law extended to protect disabled people
Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar has announced that he is to extend proposals for new legislation to tackle so-called 'hate crime' to include crimes against people with disabilities. The draft ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2004
Pearson commends crackdown on fuel fraudsters
Security Minister and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) Ian Pearson has commended law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border following yesterday's multi-agency seizure of illega...
Pearson commends crackdown on fuel fraudsters
Security Minister and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) Ian Pearson has commended law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border following yesterday's multi-agency seizure of illega...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2004
Community and youth groups take to the streets
Some 500 people from community and youth groups across Belfast are literally taking to the streets in support of Belfast City Council’s anti-litter campaign, with the aim of cleaning up local areas ba...
Community and youth groups take to the streets
Some 500 people from community and youth groups across Belfast are literally taking to the streets in support of Belfast City Council’s anti-litter campaign, with the aim of cleaning up local areas ba...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2004
University helps drive forward €2m 'digital corridor'
The University of Ulster has joined forces with Dundalk Institute of Technology and Dream Ireland to drive forward a new € 2m initiative aimed at developing a ‘digital corridor’ for Ireland’s eastern ...
University helps drive forward €2m 'digital corridor'
The University of Ulster has joined forces with Dundalk Institute of Technology and Dream Ireland to drive forward a new € 2m initiative aimed at developing a ‘digital corridor’ for Ireland’s eastern ...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2004
Bill set to help people with limited mental capacity
People with limited mental capacity will be encouraged to take as many decisions for themselves as possible by new legislation unveiled today. The Mental Capacity Bill is designed to protect the more...
Bill set to help people with limited mental capacity
People with limited mental capacity will be encouraged to take as many decisions for themselves as possible by new legislation unveiled today. The Mental Capacity Bill is designed to protect the more...
Business News, Jun 18, 2004
Tesco report jump in UK sales
Tesco's UK market share has taken another jump after its quarterly results defied forecasters expectations. Tesco's latest quarterly trading report revealed that total UK sales for the 12 weeks endin...
Tesco report jump in UK sales
Tesco's UK market share has taken another jump after its quarterly results defied forecasters expectations. Tesco's latest quarterly trading report revealed that total UK sales for the 12 weeks endin...
Business News, Jun 18, 2004
PwC report notes shift in Eurozone technology investment
A report issued today by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Global Technology Industry Group has confirmed a shift in investment strategy for investors in European technology companies. 'Money for Growth 2...
PwC report notes shift in Eurozone technology investment
A report issued today by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Global Technology Industry Group has confirmed a shift in investment strategy for investors in European technology companies. 'Money for Growth 2...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
At least 35 Iraqis killed as bombers target army volunteers
At least 35 people have been killed after a massive car bomb rocked an army recruitment centre in western Baghdad this morning. According to reports, dozens of Iraqis were queuing outside the barrac...
At least 35 Iraqis killed as bombers target army volunteers
At least 35 people have been killed after a massive car bomb rocked an army recruitment centre in western Baghdad this morning. According to reports, dozens of Iraqis were queuing outside the barrac...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Eleven England fans deported following Monday riot
A Portuguese judge has sentenced a 46-year-old England football fan to two years in prison for his part in a riot in the Algarve. Gary Mann, from Faversham in Kent, will be deported to serve the cust...
Eleven England fans deported following Monday riot
A Portuguese judge has sentenced a 46-year-old England football fan to two years in prison for his part in a riot in the Algarve. Gary Mann, from Faversham in Kent, will be deported to serve the cust...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Report published on ECAA visa furore
A series of measures to tighten the operation of the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) in Bulgaria and Romania were announced today as the Home Secretary published the findings of an inv...
Report published on ECAA visa furore
A series of measures to tighten the operation of the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) in Bulgaria and Romania were announced today as the Home Secretary published the findings of an inv...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Teenager charged over BT phone fire
A teenage boy has been charged in connection with a blaze at telephone exchange in Scotland which disrupted services to almost 25,000 customers. The 13-year-old was charged last night with wilful fir...
Teenager charged over BT phone fire
A teenage boy has been charged in connection with a blaze at telephone exchange in Scotland which disrupted services to almost 25,000 customers. The 13-year-old was charged last night with wilful fir...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Seizures and arrests in cross-border fuel fraud swoop
One person has been arrested after customs officers led a series of early morning multi-agency raids to tackle fuel fraud in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Supported by PSNI and agencies in the R...
Seizures and arrests in cross-border fuel fraud swoop
One person has been arrested after customs officers led a series of early morning multi-agency raids to tackle fuel fraud in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Supported by PSNI and agencies in the R...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Whereabouts of Colombian Three unknown
The whereabouts of three Irishmen cleared of training FARC guerrillas in Colombia is still unknown. Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan left their Bogota jail on Wednesday six weeks af...
Whereabouts of Colombian Three unknown
The whereabouts of three Irishmen cleared of training FARC guerrillas in Colombia is still unknown. Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan left their Bogota jail on Wednesday six weeks af...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Police issue missing girl appeal
Police are appealing for information following the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from her home in Enniskillen. Aisling McLaughlin went missing from her home at Henry Street in the town at aroun...
Police issue missing girl appeal
Police are appealing for information following the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from her home in Enniskillen. Aisling McLaughlin went missing from her home at Henry Street in the town at aroun...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Three out of five NI people happy with PSNI
Three out of five people in Northern Ireland are happy with the PSNI, new figures have revealed. The independent findings are the latest six monthly survey figures on perceptions of the Policing Boar...
Three out of five NI people happy with PSNI
Three out of five people in Northern Ireland are happy with the PSNI, new figures have revealed. The independent findings are the latest six monthly survey figures on perceptions of the Policing Boar...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Milosevic acquittal plea dismissed at UN tribunal
The UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has dismissed a legal motion to acquit former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic of charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity after ...
Milosevic acquittal plea dismissed at UN tribunal
The UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has dismissed a legal motion to acquit former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic of charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity after ...
Business News, Jun 17, 2004
Warm weather boosts retail sales growth: ONS
Growth in retail sales continues to be robust, partly as a result of warmer weather, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). On a seasonally adjusted basis, t...
Warm weather boosts retail sales growth: ONS
Growth in retail sales continues to be robust, partly as a result of warmer weather, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). On a seasonally adjusted basis, t...
Business News, Jun 17, 2004
M&S reject revised offer from Revival
Marks & Spencer have rejected an increased offer from retail entrepreneur Philip Green's company Revival Acquisitions. Following a meeting between Marks & Spencer's Chairman Paul Myners and Chief Exe...
M&S reject revised offer from Revival
Marks & Spencer have rejected an increased offer from retail entrepreneur Philip Green's company Revival Acquisitions. Following a meeting between Marks & Spencer's Chairman Paul Myners and Chief Exe...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Annan to visit Sudan over humanitarian crisis
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced plans to travel to Sudan, after the world body earlier this week accused the Sudanese government of being responsible for the slaughter of dozens of civ...
Annan to visit Sudan over humanitarian crisis
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced plans to travel to Sudan, after the world body earlier this week accused the Sudanese government of being responsible for the slaughter of dozens of civ...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Action needed to address disability discrimination
More needs to be done to improve the lives of the 10 million Britons affected by disability, according to a new report. The report from the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit found that disabled people f...
Action needed to address disability discrimination
More needs to be done to improve the lives of the 10 million Britons affected by disability, according to a new report. The report from the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit found that disabled people f...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Social Security Agency reduces fraud losses by £6.25m
The Social Security Agency has saved more than £6.25 million of taxpayers’ money after investigating more than 4,000 cases of benefit fraud, it was revealed today. During the period from April 2003 t...
Social Security Agency reduces fraud losses by £6.25m
The Social Security Agency has saved more than £6.25 million of taxpayers’ money after investigating more than 4,000 cases of benefit fraud, it was revealed today. During the period from April 2003 t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Number of asylum seekers held in NI prisons doubles
An increasing number of asylum seekers arriving in Northern Ireland are being locked up in prison as part of the Home Office’s detention policy, a new report has revealed today. The report, 'Measurin...
Number of asylum seekers held in NI prisons doubles
An increasing number of asylum seekers arriving in Northern Ireland are being locked up in prison as part of the Home Office’s detention policy, a new report has revealed today. The report, 'Measurin...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Dead motorcyclist was police officer
One of the motorcyclists who died following an accident in Co Down on Tuesday was a police officer. The officer, who was named as Gerard Martin McCallion, 23, died when his motorbike collided with an...
Dead motorcyclist was police officer
One of the motorcyclists who died following an accident in Co Down on Tuesday was a police officer. The officer, who was named as Gerard Martin McCallion, 23, died when his motorbike collided with an...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Minister calls for education co-operation
Employment Minister Barry Gardiner has told the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges’ (ANIC) conference at the Manor House Hotel in Enniskillen that recent Reviews of Post-Primary and Further Educ...
Minister calls for education co-operation
Employment Minister Barry Gardiner has told the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges’ (ANIC) conference at the Manor House Hotel in Enniskillen that recent Reviews of Post-Primary and Further Educ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Councillor calls for analysis of public sector sick absence
A Belfast councillor has called for the Local Government Auditor to ask the Northern Ireland Audit Office to analyse sickness trends across Northern Ireland's public service. Councillor Margaret Clar...
Councillor calls for analysis of public sector sick absence
A Belfast councillor has called for the Local Government Auditor to ask the Northern Ireland Audit Office to analyse sickness trends across Northern Ireland's public service. Councillor Margaret Clar...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2004
Broadband roundtable debate comes to NI
The major series of 'New Statesman' UK roundtable debates on broadband access has arrived in Northern Ireland. The debates explore the implications that broadband has for the economy, culture and soc...
Broadband roundtable debate comes to NI
The major series of 'New Statesman' UK roundtable debates on broadband access has arrived in Northern Ireland. The debates explore the implications that broadband has for the economy, culture and soc...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2004
Helpline funding set to boost support for parents
Parents will be able to get more direct help and support, when they need it, though a single telephone call, as a result of increased funding for parenting helplines, the government said today. Child...
Helpline funding set to boost support for parents
Parents will be able to get more direct help and support, when they need it, though a single telephone call, as a result of increased funding for parenting helplines, the government said today. Child...
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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.
