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Northern Ireland News for April 2005 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2005
Internet users warned of 'criminal cashback'
Internet users have been told to stay more alert when advertising on the Internet following reports of fraudulent cheques and credit transfers being used to book accommodation. This scam, which has b...
Internet users warned of 'criminal cashback'
Internet users have been told to stay more alert when advertising on the Internet following reports of fraudulent cheques and credit transfers being used to book accommodation. This scam, which has b...
UK National News, Apr 28, 2005
Conservatives pledge to restore school discipline
The Conservatives have pledged to restore discipline to schools, with the launch of the party’s ‘Teacher’s Charter’. The new Charter includes plans to scrap appeals panels, giving head teachers the f...
Conservatives pledge to restore school discipline
The Conservatives have pledged to restore discipline to schools, with the launch of the party’s ‘Teacher’s Charter’. The new Charter includes plans to scrap appeals panels, giving head teachers the f...
UK National News, Apr 28, 2005
BMA reinforces call for UK-wide smoking ban
The British Medical Association (BMA) has reinforced its call for a UK-wide ban on smoking in public places, with the publication of a report which, it claims, will “counter the myths” generated by op...
BMA reinforces call for UK-wide smoking ban
The British Medical Association (BMA) has reinforced its call for a UK-wide ban on smoking in public places, with the publication of a report which, it claims, will “counter the myths” generated by op...
UK National News, Apr 28, 2005
Number of school nurses ‘needs to double’
The next government will need to double the number of school nurses to ensure that all children have access to a school nurse, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. Research commissioned by ...
Number of school nurses ‘needs to double’
The next government will need to double the number of school nurses to ensure that all children have access to a school nurse, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. Research commissioned by ...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Airbus A380 completes maiden flight
The world’s largest commercial aircraft, the Airbus A380, has successfully completed its first test flight. The A380 landed at Blagnac International airport in Toulouse, France at 14:23 local time, f...
Airbus A380 completes maiden flight
The world’s largest commercial aircraft, the Airbus A380, has successfully completed its first test flight. The A380 landed at Blagnac International airport in Toulouse, France at 14:23 local time, f...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Iraq war hero receives VC from the Queen
Private Johnson Beharry has received the Victoria Cross from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Pte Beharry, 25, was the first recipient of the award – the highest commendation for the British and Commo...
Iraq war hero receives VC from the Queen
Private Johnson Beharry has received the Victoria Cross from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Pte Beharry, 25, was the first recipient of the award – the highest commendation for the British and Commo...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Detectives call on person who shot child to come forward
Police have appealed for the person who was responsible for the shooting of a five-year-old boy in Co Fermanagh last Friday to come forward. Detectives say they still believe the shooting of Darragh ...
Detectives call on person who shot child to come forward
Police have appealed for the person who was responsible for the shooting of a five-year-old boy in Co Fermanagh last Friday to come forward. Detectives say they still believe the shooting of Darragh ...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Hundreds of calls received in Abigail case
Police have confirmed that over 300 calls have been received with information regarding the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls last week, following a fresh appeal launched yesterday. Mrs Witchalls, 26, wh...
Hundreds of calls received in Abigail case
Police have confirmed that over 300 calls have been received with information regarding the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls last week, following a fresh appeal launched yesterday. Mrs Witchalls, 26, wh...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Personal poster war erupt between parties
The Conservatives have launched a personal attack on the integrity of Prime Minister Tony Blair with their latest poster campaign as the election race runs into its last week. The Conservatives lates...
Personal poster war erupt between parties
The Conservatives have launched a personal attack on the integrity of Prime Minister Tony Blair with their latest poster campaign as the election race runs into its last week. The Conservatives lates...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Polarisation of identity still prevalent in NI says survey
A new study has revealed that polarisation on questions of identity and constitutional preference between the Catholic/nationalist and Protestant/unionist traditions in Northern Ireland has not signif...
Polarisation of identity still prevalent in NI says survey
A new study has revealed that polarisation on questions of identity and constitutional preference between the Catholic/nationalist and Protestant/unionist traditions in Northern Ireland has not signif...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Lib Dems train sights on teacher qualifications
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to guarantee that all secondary school children will be taught the core subjects by suitably qualified teachers. The party has pledged to allocate £230 million over...
Lib Dems train sights on teacher qualifications
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to guarantee that all secondary school children will be taught the core subjects by suitably qualified teachers. The party has pledged to allocate £230 million over...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Voters opposed to inheritance tax policy
Almost eight out of ten people believe the inheritance tax threshold is “grossly unfair”, research by financial service group Friends Provident has found. The rise in house prices over the last deca...
Voters opposed to inheritance tax policy
Almost eight out of ten people believe the inheritance tax threshold is “grossly unfair”, research by financial service group Friends Provident has found. The rise in house prices over the last deca...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Prince and Dame Ellen lend support to albatross campaign
Prince Charles and record-breaking yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur have both lent their support to a campaign to save the albatross from extinction. Nineteen of the twenty-one species of albatross a...
Prince and Dame Ellen lend support to albatross campaign
Prince Charles and record-breaking yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur have both lent their support to a campaign to save the albatross from extinction. Nineteen of the twenty-one species of albatross a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Families affected by suicide interrupt health trust meeting
A meeting of a Belfast health trust has been interrupted today by families affected by suicide victims. Around 50 people who have been affected by suicide within their own families gathered outside t...
Families affected by suicide interrupt health trust meeting
A meeting of a Belfast health trust has been interrupted today by families affected by suicide victims. Around 50 people who have been affected by suicide within their own families gathered outside t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Two teenagers arrested following attack on firefighters
Two teenagers have been arrested following an attack on firefighters attending a call out in the Crumlin Road area of north Belfast on Tuesday. The incident occurred as fire crews were called to Flor...
Two teenagers arrested following attack on firefighters
Two teenagers have been arrested following an attack on firefighters attending a call out in the Crumlin Road area of north Belfast on Tuesday. The incident occurred as fire crews were called to Flor...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Mallon launches attack on SF and DUP
Former SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon has launched a scathing attack on Sinn Fein and the DUP ahead of next months elections. The former deputy first minister said he was tired of waiting for the “...
Mallon launches attack on SF and DUP
Former SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon has launched a scathing attack on Sinn Fein and the DUP ahead of next months elections. The former deputy first minister said he was tired of waiting for the “...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
IRA authorises discussion on Adams peace call
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has received confirmation from the IRA leadership that it has authorised discussions on his call for the provisional group to "fully embrace and accept" democratic mean...
IRA authorises discussion on Adams peace call
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has received confirmation from the IRA leadership that it has authorised discussions on his call for the provisional group to "fully embrace and accept" democratic mean...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2005
Migrant workers contribute more taxes, research claims
Immigrants in the UK contribute relatively more taxes than UK-born workers, new research has claimed. Research conducted by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that total revenue ge...
Migrant workers contribute more taxes, research claims
Immigrants in the UK contribute relatively more taxes than UK-born workers, new research has claimed. Research conducted by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that total revenue ge...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Police appeal for car accident witness to contact them
Police are appealing for a male cyclist who may have witnessed a road traffic collision in which one person later died to contact them. The victim, aged in his mid-20s, was walking along the Whitewel...
Police appeal for car accident witness to contact them
Police are appealing for a male cyclist who may have witnessed a road traffic collision in which one person later died to contact them. The victim, aged in his mid-20s, was walking along the Whitewel...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2005
Gaelic sports coaches to get inside track on success
Coaches of Ulster’s gaelic football and hurling school sides are meeting today to get the inside track on success from the staff from the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI) which is based at ...
Gaelic sports coaches to get inside track on success
Coaches of Ulster’s gaelic football and hurling school sides are meeting today to get the inside track on success from the staff from the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI) which is based at ...
UK National News, Apr 26, 2005
Veteran labour MP defects to Lib Dems
Veteran Labour MP Brian Sedgemore has announced his defection to the Liberal Democrats. Mr Sedgemore, who was Labour’s MP for Luton West from 1974 – 1979 and for Hackney South & Shoreditch from 1983,...
Veteran labour MP defects to Lib Dems
Veteran Labour MP Brian Sedgemore has announced his defection to the Liberal Democrats. Mr Sedgemore, who was Labour’s MP for Luton West from 1974 – 1979 and for Hackney South & Shoreditch from 1983,...
UK National News, Apr 26, 2005
Conservatives pledge £10 million to tackle MRSA
The Conservatives have pledged to grant £10 million to help identify when the MRSA “superbug” is liable to infect hospital patients. The party says that the funding would enable all NHS hospitals to ...
Conservatives pledge £10 million to tackle MRSA
The Conservatives have pledged to grant £10 million to help identify when the MRSA “superbug” is liable to infect hospital patients. The party says that the funding would enable all NHS hospitals to ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2005
Robbers steal £50,000 in cash from security guard
Around £50,000 in cash was stolen during an armed robbery in Belfast on Tuesday morning. The incident, which involved a Securicor guard, occurred outside a bank in east Belfast at around 10.45am. A ...
Robbers steal £50,000 in cash from security guard
Around £50,000 in cash was stolen during an armed robbery in Belfast on Tuesday morning. The incident, which involved a Securicor guard, occurred outside a bank in east Belfast at around 10.45am. A ...
Business News, Apr 26, 2005
Entrepreneurial spirit thrives in west
Over 900 people attended Invest NI’s Western Start a Business show at the weekend, the agency has revealed. Patricia Devine of Invest NI’s Western Local Office said she was “delighted and very encour...
Entrepreneurial spirit thrives in west
Over 900 people attended Invest NI’s Western Start a Business show at the weekend, the agency has revealed. Patricia Devine of Invest NI’s Western Local Office said she was “delighted and very encour...
UK National News, Apr 26, 2005
Abigail’s attacker held knife to son’s throat
The man who stabbed young mother Abigail Witchalls in the neck first held a knife to the throat of her 21-month-old son Joseph, police said. Mrs Witchalls, who is still in St Georges Hospital in sout...
Abigail’s attacker held knife to son’s throat
The man who stabbed young mother Abigail Witchalls in the neck first held a knife to the throat of her 21-month-old son Joseph, police said. Mrs Witchalls, who is still in St Georges Hospital in sout...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2005
Residents flee burning apartment block
Police are appealing for information after residents had to flee from an apartment block in Londonderry early this morning after a fire started in a number of letterboxes. Twenty-five people living i...
Residents flee burning apartment block
Police are appealing for information after residents had to flee from an apartment block in Londonderry early this morning after a fire started in a number of letterboxes. Twenty-five people living i...
UK National News, Apr 26, 2005
35 arrested in £20 million pound cheque fraud
Police have arrested 35 people across the UK in connection with a major investigation into multi-million pound cheque fraud. The arrests were made following a series of dawn raids, involving around 4...
35 arrested in £20 million pound cheque fraud
Police have arrested 35 people across the UK in connection with a major investigation into multi-million pound cheque fraud. The arrests were made following a series of dawn raids, involving around 4...
UK National News, Apr 26, 2005
Queen unveils National Police Memorial
The Queen has unveiled a National Police Memorial in tribute to British police officers killed in the line of duty. The £2.3 million project includes a large black wall with a glass cabinet displayin...
Queen unveils National Police Memorial
The Queen has unveiled a National Police Memorial in tribute to British police officers killed in the line of duty. The £2.3 million project includes a large black wall with a glass cabinet displayin...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2005
Man remanded in custody on murder charge
A Co Down man has been remanded in custody today after being charged with murder. James Joseph McEvoy, 26, from Rathmore Road in Newry appeared at Armagh Magistrate's Court on Tuesday accused of shoo...
Man remanded in custody on murder charge
A Co Down man has been remanded in custody today after being charged with murder. James Joseph McEvoy, 26, from Rathmore Road in Newry appeared at Armagh Magistrate's Court on Tuesday accused of shoo...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2005
Sinn Fein expel party members over McCartney murder
Sinn Fein has expelled two of its members over the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney, it confirmed yesterday. The party said the two individuals, who have not been named, were expelled because t...
Sinn Fein expel party members over McCartney murder
Sinn Fein has expelled two of its members over the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney, it confirmed yesterday. The party said the two individuals, who have not been named, were expelled because t...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
