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Northern Ireland News for October 2005 : Page 3
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Government announces plans to tackle bird flu
Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett has announced that new measures will be brought in to combat the spread of avian flu. The announcement comes as it emerged that two parrots died in UK quarantin...
Government announces plans to tackle bird flu
Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett has announced that new measures will be brought in to combat the spread of avian flu. The announcement comes as it emerged that two parrots died in UK quarantin...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Cabinet split on smoking delays health bill
The government’s health improvement bill has been delayed amid reports of a Cabinet row over the proposed anti-smoking legislation. The row between Cabinet ministers erupted over proposed exemptions ...
Cabinet split on smoking delays health bill
The government’s health improvement bill has been delayed amid reports of a Cabinet row over the proposed anti-smoking legislation. The row between Cabinet ministers erupted over proposed exemptions ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Child Commissioner hits out at treatment of disabled
Children's Commissioner Nigel Williams has described the treatment of some disabled young people in Northern Ireland's hospitals as "appalling". Mr Williams was responding to the first government rep...
Child Commissioner hits out at treatment of disabled
Children's Commissioner Nigel Williams has described the treatment of some disabled young people in Northern Ireland's hospitals as "appalling". Mr Williams was responding to the first government rep...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
House repossession orders increase
The number of mortgage possession orders in England and Wales in the last three months has increased by 66%, compared to the same period last year. According to figures released by the Department for...
House repossession orders increase
The number of mortgage possession orders in England and Wales in the last three months has increased by 66%, compared to the same period last year. According to figures released by the Department for...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Two die in separate road accidents
Two people have died in separate road accidents in Counties Londonderry and Down. In the latest accident, a man died following a road traffic accident in Ballynahinch on Wednesday. The accident occu...
Two die in separate road accidents
Two people have died in separate road accidents in Counties Londonderry and Down. In the latest accident, a man died following a road traffic accident in Ballynahinch on Wednesday. The accident occu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Three men arrested in cannabis seizure
Three men have been arrested following a cannabis seizure in Co Tyrone on Tuesday. Up to 150 plants were discovered by detectives during the planned raid in the Lough Road area of Castlederg. Other c...
Three men arrested in cannabis seizure
Three men have been arrested following a cannabis seizure in Co Tyrone on Tuesday. Up to 150 plants were discovered by detectives during the planned raid in the Lough Road area of Castlederg. Other c...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Elderly couple and great grandson found dead
An elderly couple and a young boy have been found dead in their home in Blackwood, south Wales. Patrick Chidgey, 71, his 68-year-old wife, Hazel Gloria Chidgey and their five-year-old great grandson,...
Elderly couple and great grandson found dead
An elderly couple and a young boy have been found dead in their home in Blackwood, south Wales. Patrick Chidgey, 71, his 68-year-old wife, Hazel Gloria Chidgey and their five-year-old great grandson,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Hain welcomes 'Love Ulster' rally assurances
Secretary of State Peter Hain has welcomed the assurances given by the organisers of a 'Love Ulster' rally this coming weekend that it will be "peaceful and dignified". The Secretary of State met the...
Hain welcomes 'Love Ulster' rally assurances
Secretary of State Peter Hain has welcomed the assurances given by the organisers of a 'Love Ulster' rally this coming weekend that it will be "peaceful and dignified". The Secretary of State met the...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Ripper hoax accused remanded
A man accused of being the Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer known as ‘Wearside Jack’ has been remanded in custody until the New Year. Leeds Crown Court refused John Humble, 49, from Flodden Road on the Ford E...
Ripper hoax accused remanded
A man accused of being the Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer known as ‘Wearside Jack’ has been remanded in custody until the New Year. Leeds Crown Court refused John Humble, 49, from Flodden Road on the Ford E...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Queen’s birthday events unveiled
Buckingham Palace has revealed details of celebrations to mark the Queen’s 80th birthday next year. A number of events, combining private and public celebrations, are planned to take place at both Bu...
Queen’s birthday events unveiled
Buckingham Palace has revealed details of celebrations to mark the Queen’s 80th birthday next year. A number of events, combining private and public celebrations, are planned to take place at both Bu...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Rate of company failures expected to increase
More than half of UK businesses expect company insolvencies to increase over the next year, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed. Manufacturing companies were found to be the gloomiest abo...
Rate of company failures expected to increase
More than half of UK businesses expect company insolvencies to increase over the next year, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed. Manufacturing companies were found to be the gloomiest abo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Newry and Mourne road deaths show reduction
The number of people killed or injured on roads in Newry and Mourne has fallen over the past year, police have claimed. According to figures for April 2004 to 31st March 2005, 13 lives were lost on t...
Newry and Mourne road deaths show reduction
The number of people killed or injured on roads in Newry and Mourne has fallen over the past year, police have claimed. According to figures for April 2004 to 31st March 2005, 13 lives were lost on t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Child cyclists urged to light up and wear bright clothing
Child cyclists are being urged to wear more visible clothing and have proper lights fitted as the clocks go back this weekend for the onset of winter. Carol Wilkinson, Manager of the Road Safety Educ...
Child cyclists urged to light up and wear bright clothing
Child cyclists are being urged to wear more visible clothing and have proper lights fitted as the clocks go back this weekend for the onset of winter. Carol Wilkinson, Manager of the Road Safety Educ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
New measures to protect work seekers and employers
New legislation to strengthen the protections for work seekers and employers using the recruitment industry has been laid before Parliament. The legislation's main purpose is to provide powers of ent...
New measures to protect work seekers and employers
New legislation to strengthen the protections for work seekers and employers using the recruitment industry has been laid before Parliament. The legislation's main purpose is to provide powers of ent...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2005
Gaming expert addresses UU students
Computer gaming enthusiasts will be able to compete against each other on wireless hand-held consoles from any location in the world in the future, students at the University of Ulster have heard. Jo...
Gaming expert addresses UU students
Computer gaming enthusiasts will be able to compete against each other on wireless hand-held consoles from any location in the world in the future, students at the University of Ulster have heard. Jo...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2005
Prudential announces plans to keep Egg
Prudential has announced plans to retain its majority share of Internet bank Egg. The announcement came as Prudential, the UK’s second-largest life insurance company, announced a 27% rise in sales in...
Prudential announces plans to keep Egg
Prudential has announced plans to retain its majority share of Internet bank Egg. The announcement came as Prudential, the UK’s second-largest life insurance company, announced a 27% rise in sales in...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
NI householders face rate rise
The Government has announced plans to raise rates in Northern Ireland by 19% next year. The increase, which was confirmed by Secretary of State Peter Hain on Tuesday, will see homeowners in Northern ...
NI householders face rate rise
The Government has announced plans to raise rates in Northern Ireland by 19% next year. The increase, which was confirmed by Secretary of State Peter Hain on Tuesday, will see homeowners in Northern ...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Iraqi people vote in new constitution
The people of Iraq have voted in favour of the new constitution, it has been announced. The results of the October 15 vote showed that 78% of voters backed the constitution, while 21% voted against i...
Iraqi people vote in new constitution
The people of Iraq have voted in favour of the new constitution, it has been announced. The results of the October 15 vote showed that 78% of voters backed the constitution, while 21% voted against i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
Man dies in Newry road collision
A 27-year-old man has died following a three-car collision in Co Down on Monday. Police named the victim as David Gavin O'Connor from Belfast. Mr O'Connor was taken to the Daisy Hill Hospital followi...
Man dies in Newry road collision
A 27-year-old man has died following a three-car collision in Co Down on Monday. Police named the victim as David Gavin O'Connor from Belfast. Mr O'Connor was taken to the Daisy Hill Hospital followi...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dies aged 92
Rosa Parks, the black woman whose famous refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger sparked the US civil rights movement, has died at the age of 92. Mrs Parks died at her home in Detroit, w...
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dies aged 92
Rosa Parks, the black woman whose famous refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger sparked the US civil rights movement, has died at the age of 92. Mrs Parks died at her home in Detroit, w...
Recruitment News, Oct 25, 2005
Overweight workers ‘face job discrimination’
Employees who are overweight find it harder to get jobs than workers of a normal weight, an online survey has suggested. A study of 2,000 human resources professionals by ‘Personnel Today’, found tha...
Overweight workers ‘face job discrimination’
Employees who are overweight find it harder to get jobs than workers of a normal weight, an online survey has suggested. A study of 2,000 human resources professionals by ‘Personnel Today’, found tha...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
Minister launches service for victims of crime
Keeping victims of crime informed is an essential role of the criminal justice system, Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson, said today. Mr Hanson was speaking at the launch of the ‘Probation Board...
Minister launches service for victims of crime
Keeping victims of crime informed is an essential role of the criminal justice system, Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson, said today. Mr Hanson was speaking at the launch of the ‘Probation Board...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Two men released without charge in Birmingham shooting
Police have released two men without charge following a police inquiry into a weekend shooting incident in the Newtown area of Birmingham. On Sunday, a man was shot dead near to the location of Satur...
Two men released without charge in Birmingham shooting
Police have released two men without charge following a police inquiry into a weekend shooting incident in the Newtown area of Birmingham. On Sunday, a man was shot dead near to the location of Satur...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
HSENI launch migrant worker booklet
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a new safety booklet for migrant workers that relies solely on pictures to get across key safety messages. The booklet which ...
HSENI launch migrant worker booklet
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a new safety booklet for migrant workers that relies solely on pictures to get across key safety messages. The booklet which ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
Creativity boosting NI regeneration
Creativity is boosting Northern Ireland's social, cultural and economic regeneration, Culture Minister David Hanson has told an international conference in Belfast today. Addressing over 350 delegate...
Creativity boosting NI regeneration
Creativity is boosting Northern Ireland's social, cultural and economic regeneration, Culture Minister David Hanson has told an international conference in Belfast today. Addressing over 350 delegate...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
Law change will exacerbate binge drinking, claims Professor
Twenty-four hour licensing will only exacerbate the culture of binge drinking, a leading addiction expert warned today. Professor Martin Plant was speaking at the first in a series of Science and Soc...
Law change will exacerbate binge drinking, claims Professor
Twenty-four hour licensing will only exacerbate the culture of binge drinking, a leading addiction expert warned today. Professor Martin Plant was speaking at the first in a series of Science and Soc...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Hurricane Wilma sweeps through Florida
Hurricane Wilma has left six people dead, tens of thousands of homes damaged and flooded, and millions of people without power as the huge hurricane swept across Florida leaving a swath of destruction...
Hurricane Wilma sweeps through Florida
Hurricane Wilma has left six people dead, tens of thousands of homes damaged and flooded, and millions of people without power as the huge hurricane swept across Florida leaving a swath of destruction...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Smoking ban divides the Cabinet
Ministers are still split over the government’s proposed smoking ban. The anti-smoking legislation, part of the government’s health bill, which is due to be published on Wednesday, has divided minist...
Smoking ban divides the Cabinet
Ministers are still split over the government’s proposed smoking ban. The anti-smoking legislation, part of the government’s health bill, which is due to be published on Wednesday, has divided minist...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
London Luton plans 'Olympic' runway
London's Luton Airport is to get a new runway and terminal building if plans for the long-term development of the airport get the go-ahead from planners. The plan has been advanced as Luton Airport's...
London Luton plans 'Olympic' runway
London's Luton Airport is to get a new runway and terminal building if plans for the long-term development of the airport get the go-ahead from planners. The plan has been advanced as Luton Airport's...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Jane Tomlinson to compete in NY marathon
Fundraising cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson has announced that she will compete in the New York Marathon next month. Mrs Tomlinson, 41, had announced that she was retiring from charity work last year,...
Jane Tomlinson to compete in NY marathon
Fundraising cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson has announced that she will compete in the New York Marathon next month. Mrs Tomlinson, 41, had announced that she was retiring from charity work last year,...
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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.
