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Northern Ireland News for November 2005 : Page 7
UK National News, Nov 16, 2005
Tories fail to halt 24-hour drinking
A Conservative bid to delay the introduction of extended pub opening hours has failed. The Tories last-minute motion to delay the full implementation of the 2003 Licensing Act was defeated in a Commo...
Tories fail to halt 24-hour drinking
A Conservative bid to delay the introduction of extended pub opening hours has failed. The Tories last-minute motion to delay the full implementation of the 2003 Licensing Act was defeated in a Commo...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
Man to appear in court on burglary charges
A man is to appear in court on Wednesday in connection with the burglary of a house in Co Armagh last week. The accused has been charged with aggravated burglary in relation to the break-in at the ho...
Man to appear in court on burglary charges
A man is to appear in court on Wednesday in connection with the burglary of a house in Co Armagh last week. The accused has been charged with aggravated burglary in relation to the break-in at the ho...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
Minister agrees to radiotherapy services for Donegal
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has announced his agreement in principle, to provide radiotherapy services for some Donegal patients at the new Belfast Cancer Centre. The Minister's announcement follo...
Minister agrees to radiotherapy services for Donegal
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has announced his agreement in principle, to provide radiotherapy services for some Donegal patients at the new Belfast Cancer Centre. The Minister's announcement follo...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
NI firm to benefit from BA contract
A Northern Ireland factory is to benefit from a 150 million euro order by British Airways for new aircraft seats. The American-owned B/E Aerospace is to build new business class seats for the airline...
NI firm to benefit from BA contract
A Northern Ireland factory is to benefit from a 150 million euro order by British Airways for new aircraft seats. The American-owned B/E Aerospace is to build new business class seats for the airline...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
Employment figures at a record high
The latest labour market figures have reported the lowest ever unemployment rate in Northern Ireland with employment at a record high. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the period July – ...
Employment figures at a record high
The latest labour market figures have reported the lowest ever unemployment rate in Northern Ireland with employment at a record high. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the period July – ...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2005
Alcohol contributing to mouth cancer rise, report claims
Alcohol is contributing to a rise in mouth cancer cases in the UK, but few people are aware that it is a risk factor for the disease, a survey has warned. Cancer Research UK said that cases of mouth ...
Alcohol contributing to mouth cancer rise, report claims
Alcohol is contributing to a rise in mouth cancer cases in the UK, but few people are aware that it is a risk factor for the disease, a survey has warned. Cancer Research UK said that cases of mouth ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
Police encourage better parking in Belfast
Police in south Belfast have reminded visitors to Belfast city centre of parking restrictions that apply in the main shopping area. Distributing a new leaflet, Police, in partnership with the DRD Roa...
Police encourage better parking in Belfast
Police in south Belfast have reminded visitors to Belfast city centre of parking restrictions that apply in the main shopping area. Distributing a new leaflet, Police, in partnership with the DRD Roa...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
UU student wins healthcare award
A unique healthcare tool created at the University of Ulster has secured a second major prize inside a month for its inventors. Lesley-Ann Black, a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering at UU, de...
UU student wins healthcare award
A unique healthcare tool created at the University of Ulster has secured a second major prize inside a month for its inventors. Lesley-Ann Black, a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering at UU, de...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
‘Be Safe This Christmas’ message from Council
Belfast City Council has staged a special information day in the City Hall urging everyone to ‘Be Safe This Christmas’. The event brought together representatives from a range of government agencies,...
‘Be Safe This Christmas’ message from Council
Belfast City Council has staged a special information day in the City Hall urging everyone to ‘Be Safe This Christmas’. The event brought together representatives from a range of government agencies,...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2005
Text service encourages smokers to quit
Smokers will be able to access support enabling them to quit via text messages, emails and phone-calls, under new plans announced by the government. The ‘Together’ programme is aimed at helping those...
Text service encourages smokers to quit
Smokers will be able to access support enabling them to quit via text messages, emails and phone-calls, under new plans announced by the government. The ‘Together’ programme is aimed at helping those...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2005
Sanchez 'satisfied' with Portugal draw
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has expressed his satisfaction at Tuesday nights 1-1 draw with Portugal at Windsor Park. The friendly, in recognition of the IFA's 125th anniversary, saw the h...
Sanchez 'satisfied' with Portugal draw
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has expressed his satisfaction at Tuesday nights 1-1 draw with Portugal at Windsor Park. The friendly, in recognition of the IFA's 125th anniversary, saw the h...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2005
CSA under fire for compensation payments
The beleaguered Child Support Agency was under more pressure today as it emerged that over 35,000 people have been paid compensation in the past four years. The most recent figures obtained by the Li...
CSA under fire for compensation payments
The beleaguered Child Support Agency was under more pressure today as it emerged that over 35,000 people have been paid compensation in the past four years. The most recent figures obtained by the Li...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2005
Little change in UK's unemployment rate
The latest UK unemployment figures have revealed little change in the number of people out of work. The ILO unemployment rate was 4.7%, unchanged on the same period last year and around the lowest fi...
Little change in UK's unemployment rate
The latest UK unemployment figures have revealed little change in the number of people out of work. The ILO unemployment rate was 4.7%, unchanged on the same period last year and around the lowest fi...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Man pleads guilty to Anthony Walker murder
One of the men accused of murdering teenager Anthony Walker has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court. Paul Taylor, 20, had originally denied murdering the 18-year-old A-Level student, who died aft...
Man pleads guilty to Anthony Walker murder
One of the men accused of murdering teenager Anthony Walker has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court. Paul Taylor, 20, had originally denied murdering the 18-year-old A-Level student, who died aft...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Report casts doubt on transmission of avian flu
A report into the outbreak of bird flu at a UK quarantine centre has suggested that the virus might not spread as easily between different species as originally feared. The report suggested that the ...
Report casts doubt on transmission of avian flu
A report into the outbreak of bird flu at a UK quarantine centre has suggested that the virus might not spread as easily between different species as originally feared. The report suggested that the ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
Government unveils UK centre to combat online child abuse
The Government have unveiled plans for a new UK centre aimed at protecting children from paedophiles on the internet. The Virtual Global Taskforce conference, which took place in Belfast on Tuesday, ...
Government unveils UK centre to combat online child abuse
The Government have unveiled plans for a new UK centre aimed at protecting children from paedophiles on the internet. The Virtual Global Taskforce conference, which took place in Belfast on Tuesday, ...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Conservative bid to stop extended drinking hours
The Conservatives are attempting to block government plans to introduce 24-hour drinking with a Commons vote. The Tories are preparing to stage a Commons vote designed to annul the Statutory Instrume...
Conservative bid to stop extended drinking hours
The Conservatives are attempting to block government plans to introduce 24-hour drinking with a Commons vote. The Tories are preparing to stage a Commons vote designed to annul the Statutory Instrume...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
Body find not suspicious say police
The discovery of the body of a man in west Belfast on Monday is not being treated as suspicious, police have said. The body of the man, named locally as John Masterson who is understood to be in his ...
Body find not suspicious say police
The discovery of the body of a man in west Belfast on Monday is not being treated as suspicious, police have said. The body of the man, named locally as John Masterson who is understood to be in his ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
Poster campaign targets illegal drug use
A new poster campaign focusing on the dangers of illegal drug use was launched today by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA). The posters, which are aimed at 18 to 30-year-olds, wil...
Poster campaign targets illegal drug use
A new poster campaign focusing on the dangers of illegal drug use was launched today by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA). The posters, which are aimed at 18 to 30-year-olds, wil...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Boy dies on school potholing trip
A 14-year-old schoolboy has died in a potholing tragedy while on a school trip. Joseph Lister was part of a group from Tadcaster Grammar School on a residential trip to Bewerley Park Centre for Outdo...
Boy dies on school potholing trip
A 14-year-old schoolboy has died in a potholing tragedy while on a school trip. Joseph Lister was part of a group from Tadcaster Grammar School on a residential trip to Bewerley Park Centre for Outdo...
Business News, Nov 15, 2005
Local IT company raises £20k for neonatal unit
Consilium Technologies, a leading supplier of IT solutions for Local Government, has raised more than £20,000 in aid of the Neonatal Unit of the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast. The Neonatal Unit...
Local IT company raises £20k for neonatal unit
Consilium Technologies, a leading supplier of IT solutions for Local Government, has raised more than £20,000 in aid of the Neonatal Unit of the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast. The Neonatal Unit...
Business News, Nov 15, 2005
House market showing signs of recovery
The housing market showed signs of beginning to stabilise in October, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reported, with the largest increase in new buyer enquiries in two years. The RIC...
House market showing signs of recovery
The housing market showed signs of beginning to stabilise in October, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reported, with the largest increase in new buyer enquiries in two years. The RIC...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Blair urges nations to honour G8 pledges
Tony Blair has called for rich nations to honour the pledges made to poorer countries at the Gleneagles G8 summit. During a speech at the Lord Mayor of London’s banquet at the Guildhall, the Prime Mi...
Blair urges nations to honour G8 pledges
Tony Blair has called for rich nations to honour the pledges made to poorer countries at the Gleneagles G8 summit. During a speech at the Lord Mayor of London’s banquet at the Guildhall, the Prime Mi...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Bad eating habits cost NHS £6bn each year
Poor choice in peoples' dietary habits are costing the National Health Service an estimated £6 billion per year. A report from a British Heart Foundation team, 'The Burden Of Food Related Ill Health ...
Bad eating habits cost NHS £6bn each year
Poor choice in peoples' dietary habits are costing the National Health Service an estimated £6 billion per year. A report from a British Heart Foundation team, 'The Burden Of Food Related Ill Health ...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Cancer patients 'confused' about care
More than half of cancer patients do not fully understand what their condition means, new research has suggested. The report, conducted by the charity Cancer BACUP, campaign group Ask About Medicines...
Cancer patients 'confused' about care
More than half of cancer patients do not fully understand what their condition means, new research has suggested. The report, conducted by the charity Cancer BACUP, campaign group Ask About Medicines...
UK National News, Nov 15, 2005
Ferry slipway plunge – woman identified
A woman who died after her car plunged from a ferry slipway has been identified. Helen Hogan, 30, from Bournemouth, died when her car plunged into the water at Poole, in Dorset on Sunday evening. A ...
Ferry slipway plunge – woman identified
A woman who died after her car plunged from a ferry slipway has been identified. Helen Hogan, 30, from Bournemouth, died when her car plunged into the water at Poole, in Dorset on Sunday evening. A ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
North down police launch safer schools programme
Police in North Down today launched a new scheme aimed at working to build positive relationships between young people and the police in the area. Following consultation between police in North Down ...
North down police launch safer schools programme
Police in North Down today launched a new scheme aimed at working to build positive relationships between young people and the police in the area. Following consultation between police in North Down ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
Patients benefit from blitz on eye operations
Around two hundred patients are to benefit from the skills of a visiting surgical team, performing eye surgery operations. The specialist team will perform cataract and other eye operations at South ...
Patients benefit from blitz on eye operations
Around two hundred patients are to benefit from the skills of a visiting surgical team, performing eye surgery operations. The specialist team will perform cataract and other eye operations at South ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
Minister pledges to eradicate fuel poverty
Everyone should be able to live in a house which is comfortable, fit and warm, Social Development Minister David Hanson said today. Launching the Warm Homes Scheme annual report 2004/05, the Minister...
Minister pledges to eradicate fuel poverty
Everyone should be able to live in a house which is comfortable, fit and warm, Social Development Minister David Hanson said today. Launching the Warm Homes Scheme annual report 2004/05, the Minister...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2005
Project to examine corporate governance scandals
A new £200,000 project investigating the global affects of changes to US federal corporate law has been launched at Queen's University. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded project ...
Project to examine corporate governance scandals
A new £200,000 project investigating the global affects of changes to US federal corporate law has been launched at Queen's University. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded project ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
