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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2005
Belfast plans WWII victory commemorations
Belfast City Council has announced plans for a series of events in 2005 and 2006 to commemorate the 60th anniversaries of VE Day (victory in Europe) and VJ Day (victory over Japan), which marked the e...
Belfast plans WWII victory commemorations
Belfast City Council has announced plans for a series of events in 2005 and 2006 to commemorate the 60th anniversaries of VE Day (victory in Europe) and VJ Day (victory over Japan), which marked the e...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2005
Environment 'unlocks voter apathy' says WWF
Nearly 40% of Northern Ireland’s electorate would be more likely to vote if a political party showed a definite commitment to the environment, a recent survey has claimed. The poll of more than 1,000...
Environment 'unlocks voter apathy' says WWF
Nearly 40% of Northern Ireland’s electorate would be more likely to vote if a political party showed a definite commitment to the environment, a recent survey has claimed. The poll of more than 1,000...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2005
Major new research centre to open in Belfast
An innovative partnership between two leading educational institutions is to bring a major new research centre to Northern Ireland. The 'NFER at Queen’s Centre for Educational Research', the result o...
Major new research centre to open in Belfast
An innovative partnership between two leading educational institutions is to bring a major new research centre to Northern Ireland. The 'NFER at Queen’s Centre for Educational Research', the result o...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2005
'Race around the River' attracts 700 runners
This year's Queen's University's ‘Race around the River’, which took place on Thursday night, was won by local man Paddy Hamilton from Annadale Striders. The 5K event, which attracted almost 700 runn...
'Race around the River' attracts 700 runners
This year's Queen's University's ‘Race around the River’, which took place on Thursday night, was won by local man Paddy Hamilton from Annadale Striders. The 5K event, which attracted almost 700 runn...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2005
Pensioner found in ‘critical condition’
A 71-year-old man reported missing while on holiday in Wales has been found by Coastguards in a ‘critical condition’. Milford Haven Coastguard mounted a search around 9:30pm last night around the Con...
Pensioner found in ‘critical condition’
A 71-year-old man reported missing while on holiday in Wales has been found by Coastguards in a ‘critical condition’. Milford Haven Coastguard mounted a search around 9:30pm last night around the Con...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2005
Workplace racism is ‘damaging’ careers, TUC claims
Racism in the British workplace is “damaging” the career prospects of many black workers, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed. The TUC said that black workers get less training opportunities, ...
Workplace racism is ‘damaging’ careers, TUC claims
Racism in the British workplace is “damaging” the career prospects of many black workers, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed. The TUC said that black workers get less training opportunities, ...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Suicide bomb blasts rock Baghdad
Two suicide car bomb blasts have killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others, the Iraqi interior ministry has said. Reports on the ground say that two suicide bombers set off their expl...
Suicide bomb blasts rock Baghdad
Two suicide car bomb blasts have killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others, the Iraqi interior ministry has said. Reports on the ground say that two suicide bombers set off their expl...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Liberal Democrats launch manifesto for a fairer Britain
The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto, promising “dignity for older people, real opportunity for our children and a fair deal for families”. Declaring his party the “real alter...
Liberal Democrats launch manifesto for a fairer Britain
The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto, promising “dignity for older people, real opportunity for our children and a fair deal for families”. Declaring his party the “real alter...
Business News, Apr 14, 2005
Invest NI plan 'Start a Business' show for Omagh
Advice and support to encourage local people to ‘go for it’ will be available at Invest NI’s Western Start a Business show, which takes place a week on Friday. The show, based in Omagh Leisure Centre...
Invest NI plan 'Start a Business' show for Omagh
Advice and support to encourage local people to ‘go for it’ will be available at Invest NI’s Western Start a Business show, which takes place a week on Friday. The show, based in Omagh Leisure Centre...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
McCartney sister threatened in Short Strand
A sister of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney has claimed she was threatened at her home in the Short Strand area of the city. Paula McCartney said a woman told her she would be put out of the ar...
McCartney sister threatened in Short Strand
A sister of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney has claimed she was threatened at her home in the Short Strand area of the city. Paula McCartney said a woman told her she would be put out of the ar...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Conservatives pledge return to 'traditional' teaching methods
Michael Howard has pledged a return to traditional teaching methods, using phonics to teach children how to read and write. Speaking during an election campaign conference in London, the Conservative...
Conservatives pledge return to 'traditional' teaching methods
Michael Howard has pledged a return to traditional teaching methods, using phonics to teach children how to read and write. Speaking during an election campaign conference in London, the Conservative...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Ricin case ignites immigration row
Following the conviction of a failed asylum seeker over plans to launch poison attacks in Britain, Conservative leader Michael Howard has launched an attack on Labour’s handling of asylum and immigrat...
Ricin case ignites immigration row
Following the conviction of a failed asylum seeker over plans to launch poison attacks in Britain, Conservative leader Michael Howard has launched an attack on Labour’s handling of asylum and immigrat...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Discredited paediatrician to stay on medical register
A paediatrician who accused a man of murdering his two sons has avoided being struck off the medical register. Professor David Southall accused Stephen Clark, the husband of solicitor Sally Clark, af...
Discredited paediatrician to stay on medical register
A paediatrician who accused a man of murdering his two sons has avoided being struck off the medical register. Professor David Southall accused Stephen Clark, the husband of solicitor Sally Clark, af...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
Two arrests made in hotel attack investigation
A further two people have been arrested by police in connection with a petrol bomb attack on a Belfast hotel on Wednesday. Earlier on Thursday a man who was being questioned by detectives in connecti...
Two arrests made in hotel attack investigation
A further two people have been arrested by police in connection with a petrol bomb attack on a Belfast hotel on Wednesday. Earlier on Thursday a man who was being questioned by detectives in connecti...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
New police anti-terror squad launched
A new police anti-terror squad is being launched in Manchester – the first to be introduced in Great Britain outside London. Based at the headquarters of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and led by De...
New police anti-terror squad launched
A new police anti-terror squad is being launched in Manchester – the first to be introduced in Great Britain outside London. Based at the headquarters of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and led by De...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Student debt tops £2.46 billion
British student debt is now in excess of £2.46 billion, Barclays Bank has reported. The majority of those now leaving university will graduate with an average debt of £13,501, the eleventh Barclays A...
Student debt tops £2.46 billion
British student debt is now in excess of £2.46 billion, Barclays Bank has reported. The majority of those now leaving university will graduate with an average debt of £13,501, the eleventh Barclays A...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
Police make hammer attack appeal
Police are appealing for information following a hammer attack in Co Londonderry on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at a house in Fairhill Park in Maghera at about 4.45am, when a man was atta...
Police make hammer attack appeal
Police are appealing for information following a hammer attack in Co Londonderry on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at a house in Fairhill Park in Maghera at about 4.45am, when a man was atta...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
First NI ASBO granted to north Antrim teenager
The first Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) to be issued in Northern Ireland was granted on Wednesday April 13. The interim order applies to a 15-year-old youth in the north Antrim area, who cannot ...
First NI ASBO granted to north Antrim teenager
The first Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) to be issued in Northern Ireland was granted on Wednesday April 13. The interim order applies to a 15-year-old youth in the north Antrim area, who cannot ...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Bill Clinton to ensure Tsunami pledges are kept
Declaring that "no one could possibly be better qualified," UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked former US President Bill Clinton to head up United Nations operations in the dozen Indian Ocean co...
Bill Clinton to ensure Tsunami pledges are kept
Declaring that "no one could possibly be better qualified," UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked former US President Bill Clinton to head up United Nations operations in the dozen Indian Ocean co...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
UN report recommends increased use of 'biofuels'
Natural products such as sugarcane, maize and manure could become leading sources of energy, according to a report released today by the UN. With around two billion people (mostly in rural areas of ...
UN report recommends increased use of 'biofuels'
Natural products such as sugarcane, maize and manure could become leading sources of energy, according to a report released today by the UN. With around two billion people (mostly in rural areas of ...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2005
Hotline aims to clamp down on racing crime
A new phone line has been launched to help crack down on crime in the horseracing world. The Jockey Club, the Racecourse Association (RCA) and Crimestoppers have launched the new free phone hotline t...
Hotline aims to clamp down on racing crime
A new phone line has been launched to help crack down on crime in the horseracing world. The Jockey Club, the Racecourse Association (RCA) and Crimestoppers have launched the new free phone hotline t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
Former east Belfast UDA leader has bank accounts frozen
Former east Belfast UDA leader Jim Gray has had his bank accounts frozen, Banbridge Magistrates Court heard today. The 47-year-old, who was charged at the weekend with possessing and concealing crimi...
Former east Belfast UDA leader has bank accounts frozen
Former east Belfast UDA leader Jim Gray has had his bank accounts frozen, Banbridge Magistrates Court heard today. The 47-year-old, who was charged at the weekend with possessing and concealing crimi...
Business News, Apr 14, 2005
Directors of Templepatrick firm agree disqualification terms
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has accepted an undertaking to a disqualification term of eight years from Brian James Reid of Templepatrick, Ballyclare, in respect of his conduct a...
Directors of Templepatrick firm agree disqualification terms
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has accepted an undertaking to a disqualification term of eight years from Brian James Reid of Templepatrick, Ballyclare, in respect of his conduct a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
Three charged in illegal dumping enquiry
Three people have appeared in court today charged with 81 offences relating to illegal dumping, money laundering and theft. Cyril Anthony McGuinness, 40, Teemore Road, Derrylin, Co Fermanagh, faces ...
Three charged in illegal dumping enquiry
Three people have appeared in court today charged with 81 offences relating to illegal dumping, money laundering and theft. Cyril Anthony McGuinness, 40, Teemore Road, Derrylin, Co Fermanagh, faces ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
RTÉ and TG4 set for Sky Digital homes in NI
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ and Irish language channel TG4 are to become available to Northern Ireland’s Sky Digital customers from next Monday, it was announced today. RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4 have ...
RTÉ and TG4 set for Sky Digital homes in NI
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ and Irish language channel TG4 are to become available to Northern Ireland’s Sky Digital customers from next Monday, it was announced today. RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4 have ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2005
Workshop aims to promote entrepreneurship
The Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship (NICENT) and the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges (ANIC) have teamed up to host a unique one-day workshop to promote entrepreneurship in Northe...
Workshop aims to promote entrepreneurship
The Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship (NICENT) and the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges (ANIC) have teamed up to host a unique one-day workshop to promote entrepreneurship in Northe...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Man convicted of poison attack plot
A man who murdered a police officer has been convicted of a plot to spread deadly poisons in the UK. Algerian Kamel Bourgass, who is believed to have links to al-Qaeda, is already serving a life sent...
Man convicted of poison attack plot
A man who murdered a police officer has been convicted of a plot to spread deadly poisons in the UK. Algerian Kamel Bourgass, who is believed to have links to al-Qaeda, is already serving a life sent...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Rover families protest at Downing Street
The families of MG Rover employees facing redundancy have staged a protest at Downing Street in a desperate attempt to save the jobs at the troubled firm. Around 100 women and children arrived at Dow...
Rover families protest at Downing Street
The families of MG Rover employees facing redundancy have staged a protest at Downing Street in a desperate attempt to save the jobs at the troubled firm. Around 100 women and children arrived at Dow...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Labour launch election manifesto
Tony Blair launched Labour’s election manifesto today with pledges to increase spending on education and the health service, alongside promises not to increase the basic or top rates of income tax. M...
Labour launch election manifesto
Tony Blair launched Labour’s election manifesto today with pledges to increase spending on education and the health service, alongside promises not to increase the basic or top rates of income tax. M...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2005
Liberal Democrats promise ‘fair’ healthcare
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled a series of pledges aimed at tackling “key unfair charges” in the NHS. The commitments unveiled by the party today included: proposals to scrap charges for dental ...
Liberal Democrats promise ‘fair’ healthcare
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled a series of pledges aimed at tackling “key unfair charges” in the NHS. The commitments unveiled by the party today included: proposals to scrap charges for dental ...
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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.
