Northern Ireland News for February 2005 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2005
Widen access to higher education says NI expert
Education authorities must do more to widen access to higher education, a local expert told a UK conference today. Dr Damian O’Kane, Director of Access and Educational Partnerships at the University ...
Widen access to higher education says NI expert
Education authorities must do more to widen access to higher education, a local expert told a UK conference today. Dr Damian O’Kane, Director of Access and Educational Partnerships at the University ...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2005
Study claims dyslexia slows drivers' reactions
Dyslexia could affect a driver's reaction as much as a moderate drinking session, a Norwegian scientist has claimed. Hermundur Sigmundsson, from the University of Science and Technology in Norway, co...
Study claims dyslexia slows drivers' reactions
Dyslexia could affect a driver's reaction as much as a moderate drinking session, a Norwegian scientist has claimed. Hermundur Sigmundsson, from the University of Science and Technology in Norway, co...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2005
Tourists require better information on tsunami-affected destinations
Tourism authorities in the countries affected by the South East Asia tsunami need to provide accurate information on the scale of the damage if they want to convince visitors to return to the area, a ...
Tourists require better information on tsunami-affected destinations
Tourism authorities in the countries affected by the South East Asia tsunami need to provide accurate information on the scale of the damage if they want to convince visitors to return to the area, a ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2005
Professor expresses concern over stem cell research
A leading Professor of Molecular Biosciences has expressed concern that “human embryos are being cloned in the UK for the purpose of stem cell research”. Valerie McKelvey-Martin, a Professor at the U...
Professor expresses concern over stem cell research
A leading Professor of Molecular Biosciences has expressed concern that “human embryos are being cloned in the UK for the purpose of stem cell research”. Valerie McKelvey-Martin, a Professor at the U...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2005
Hotel expansion boost for Belleek tourism
A Co Fermanagh hotel is to undergo an extensive redevelopment plan costing nearly £750,000. The Hotel Carlton in Belleek will undergo the £741,000 expansion, which is likely to create 18 full and par...
Hotel expansion boost for Belleek tourism
A Co Fermanagh hotel is to undergo an extensive redevelopment plan costing nearly £750,000. The Hotel Carlton in Belleek will undergo the £741,000 expansion, which is likely to create 18 full and par...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2005
'Fawlty Towers' hotels face government clamp-down
Badly-run hotels like the one featured in the classic BBC sitcom, 'Fawlty Towers' could soon be a thing of the past, with the introduction of new tourism guidelines. The guidelines will target guesth...
'Fawlty Towers' hotels face government clamp-down
Badly-run hotels like the one featured in the classic BBC sitcom, 'Fawlty Towers' could soon be a thing of the past, with the introduction of new tourism guidelines. The guidelines will target guesth...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
Government announces incapacity benefit changes
The government has launched a series of changes to incapacity benefits, in order to help get more people back into employment. The new plans, announced by Work and Pensions Secretary, Alan Johnson, a...
Government announces incapacity benefit changes
The government has launched a series of changes to incapacity benefits, in order to help get more people back into employment. The new plans, announced by Work and Pensions Secretary, Alan Johnson, a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Presbyterian Church confirm new moderator
The Presbyterian Church has confirmed that its next moderator will be the minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ahoghill, Dr Harry Uprichard. Dr Uprichard will succeed Dr Ken Newell in June afte...
Presbyterian Church confirm new moderator
The Presbyterian Church has confirmed that its next moderator will be the minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ahoghill, Dr Harry Uprichard. Dr Uprichard will succeed Dr Ken Newell in June afte...
Business News, Feb 2, 2005
Seagate's external hard drive wins top design award
Seagate's External Hard Drive has won a 'Good Design' Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in the museum's 'Electronics' category. The only hard drive manufacturer selec...
Seagate's external hard drive wins top design award
Seagate's External Hard Drive has won a 'Good Design' Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in the museum's 'Electronics' category. The only hard drive manufacturer selec...
Business News, Feb 2, 2005
EOC reports 'pregnancy prejudice' rife in UK
Around 30,000 women are made redundant or forced to leave their jobs, due to 'pregnancy discrimination', the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has reported. The EOC found that of the 441,000 pregn...
EOC reports 'pregnancy prejudice' rife in UK
Around 30,000 women are made redundant or forced to leave their jobs, due to 'pregnancy discrimination', the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has reported. The EOC found that of the 441,000 pregn...
Business News, Feb 2, 2005
Firms causing traffic chaos face fines
Firms who cause chaos on Britain's roads with badly-managed roadworks could be fined up to £5000 under new penalties announced by the government today. The measures are aimed at utility companies and...
Firms causing traffic chaos face fines
Firms who cause chaos on Britain's roads with badly-managed roadworks could be fined up to £5000 under new penalties announced by the government today. The measures are aimed at utility companies and...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
Pope in stable condition in hospital
According to the Vatican, Pope John Paul II's condition has stabilised, but the 84-year-old pontiff who was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital has required medical treatment for a respiratory condition ...
Pope in stable condition in hospital
According to the Vatican, Pope John Paul II's condition has stabilised, but the 84-year-old pontiff who was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital has required medical treatment for a respiratory condition ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Ahern claims 'political leadership' knew of robbery
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has again reiterated his view that the 'political leadership' of the IRA knew that plans were ongoing for the £26.5 million Northern Bank raid while key political talks were bei...
Ahern claims 'political leadership' knew of robbery
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has again reiterated his view that the 'political leadership' of the IRA knew that plans were ongoing for the £26.5 million Northern Bank raid while key political talks were bei...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
Two firefighters killed as tower block blaze kills resident
Two firefighters have died during an attempt to rescue a person trapped in a burning block of flats in Hertfordshire. A third person, understood to have been a resident, also died in the fire, which ...
Two firefighters killed as tower block blaze kills resident
Two firefighters have died during an attempt to rescue a person trapped in a burning block of flats in Hertfordshire. A third person, understood to have been a resident, also died in the fire, which ...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
Schools' Chief Inspector warns of education 'class gap'
The Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, has highlighted problems in the improvement of education in his annual report. The report, which draws upon evidence from inspections carried out during th...
Schools' Chief Inspector warns of education 'class gap'
The Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, has highlighted problems in the improvement of education in his annual report. The report, which draws upon evidence from inspections carried out during th...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Fourth man arrested in connection with stabbing
Police have arrested a fourth person in connection with the murder of a man at a Belfast pub on Sunday. Robert McCartney, 33, from Mountpottinger Road in east Belfast, died from stab wounds following...
Fourth man arrested in connection with stabbing
Police have arrested a fourth person in connection with the murder of a man at a Belfast pub on Sunday. Robert McCartney, 33, from Mountpottinger Road in east Belfast, died from stab wounds following...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Six police officers hurt in Downpatrick car chase
Six police officers have been injured following a hit and run incident in Co Down on Tuesday. Officers signalled to a car to stop at around 10.15pm in Downpatrick following reports of a vehicle being...
Six police officers hurt in Downpatrick car chase
Six police officers have been injured following a hit and run incident in Co Down on Tuesday. Officers signalled to a car to stop at around 10.15pm in Downpatrick following reports of a vehicle being...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
Study reveals risk of young outdoor binge drinkers
A study into teenage drinking has found that young people in their early teens who participate in 'binge drinking' outside or in unsupervised locations run an "especially high risk" of harming their h...
Study reveals risk of young outdoor binge drinkers
A study into teenage drinking has found that young people in their early teens who participate in 'binge drinking' outside or in unsupervised locations run an "especially high risk" of harming their h...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Government launch childminding paper
The Government has officially launched a new paper aimed at recommending a way forward for Northern Ireland’s childminding sector. The Northern Ireland Childminding Association’s (NICMA) position pap...
Government launch childminding paper
The Government has officially launched a new paper aimed at recommending a way forward for Northern Ireland’s childminding sector. The Northern Ireland Childminding Association’s (NICMA) position pap...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Minister welcomes £1.7m Omagh facelift
Social Development Minister John Spellar has welcomed a £1.7 million project to enhance the appearance Omagh town centre. Funded by the Department for Social Development, with contributions from Omag...
Minister welcomes £1.7m Omagh facelift
Social Development Minister John Spellar has welcomed a £1.7 million project to enhance the appearance Omagh town centre. Funded by the Department for Social Development, with contributions from Omag...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
TGWU and Amicus begin merger talks
The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and Amicus have announced their intentions to begin talks on a possible merger. If the two unions were to merge, it would form the largest trade union i...
TGWU and Amicus begin merger talks
The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and Amicus have announced their intentions to begin talks on a possible merger. If the two unions were to merge, it would form the largest trade union i...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
Scientists warn of disappearing Antartic glaciers
Delegates at the climate change conference in Exeter have heard of the contribution that rapid thinning of the Antarctic ice sheet is making to global sea-level rises. Speaking at the Met Office's 'A...
Scientists warn of disappearing Antartic glaciers
Delegates at the climate change conference in Exeter have heard of the contribution that rapid thinning of the Antarctic ice sheet is making to global sea-level rises. Speaking at the Met Office's 'A...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Police appeal following separate robberies in Belfast
Detectives in north Belfast are appealing for information following two separate robberies on Tuesday. In the first incident at around 12 noon a security guard was assaulted as he delivered a cash bo...
Police appeal following separate robberies in Belfast
Detectives in north Belfast are appealing for information following two separate robberies on Tuesday. In the first incident at around 12 noon a security guard was assaulted as he delivered a cash bo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Pet parrot hurt in creeper burglary
Detectives in Lisburn have appealed for information following a creeper burglary during which a family’s pet parrot was injured. The burglars, who broke into the house in Main Street, Glenavy, shortl...
Pet parrot hurt in creeper burglary
Detectives in Lisburn have appealed for information following a creeper burglary during which a family’s pet parrot was injured. The burglars, who broke into the house in Main Street, Glenavy, shortl...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Smith highlights the value of creativity to business
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Angela Smith last night emphasised the importance of promoting connections between the arts and business sectors to help both prosper and thrive in the future. The ...
Smith highlights the value of creativity to business
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Angela Smith last night emphasised the importance of promoting connections between the arts and business sectors to help both prosper and thrive in the future. The ...
UK National News, Feb 2, 2005
'Good progress' on foot and mouth recommendations: report
The National Audit Office (NAO) has delivered a report on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra) progress in implementing recommendations made after the 2001 Foot and Mouth ou...
'Good progress' on foot and mouth recommendations: report
The National Audit Office (NAO) has delivered a report on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra) progress in implementing recommendations made after the 2001 Foot and Mouth ou...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2005
Initiative promises business 'failures' a second chance
A ground-breaking initiative designed to help people who have ‘failed’ in business to reclaim their entrepreneurial spirit has been launched in Belfast. The Second Chance Programme, which has been d...
Initiative promises business 'failures' a second chance
A ground-breaking initiative designed to help people who have ‘failed’ in business to reclaim their entrepreneurial spirit has been launched in Belfast. The Second Chance Programme, which has been d...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2005
RAF Hercules crash servicemen named
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released the names of the ten UK service personnel missing, believed killed, in the RAF plane crash in Iraq on Sunday. They are: Sqn Ldr Patrick Marshall, Headquarte...
RAF Hercules crash servicemen named
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released the names of the ten UK service personnel missing, believed killed, in the RAF plane crash in Iraq on Sunday. They are: Sqn Ldr Patrick Marshall, Headquarte...
Business News, Feb 1, 2005
Sunderland jobs secured by new Nissan model
Nissan Motor Manufacturing in Sunderland has fought off stiff competition, with a little help from a £5 million government grant, to secure production of a new Nissan vehicle at the site. The Goverme...
Sunderland jobs secured by new Nissan model
Nissan Motor Manufacturing in Sunderland has fought off stiff competition, with a little help from a £5 million government grant, to secure production of a new Nissan vehicle at the site. The Goverme...
Business News, Feb 1, 2005
OFT highlights top ten consumer scams
At the launch of a campaign during scams awareness month, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has highlighted the top ten scams targeting UK consumers. UK consumers lose an estimated £1 billion per year...
OFT highlights top ten consumer scams
At the launch of a campaign during scams awareness month, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has highlighted the top ten scams targeting UK consumers. UK consumers lose an estimated £1 billion per year...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
