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Northern Ireland News, May 19, 2006
Belfast singer represents Ireland at Eurovision final
Belfast singer Brian Kennedy is to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest final in Athens tomorrow night. The singer will perform one of his own compositions, entitled 'Every Song is a Cry ...
Belfast singer represents Ireland at Eurovision final
Belfast singer Brian Kennedy is to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest final in Athens tomorrow night. The singer will perform one of his own compositions, entitled 'Every Song is a Cry ...
Recruitment News, May 18, 2006
IiP Awards Focus On Skills Success
Investors in People Awards successes highlight that developing a skilled and knowledgeable workforce will boost Northern Ireland's productivity and competitiveness over the next 10 years. That was th...
IiP Awards Focus On Skills Success
Investors in People Awards successes highlight that developing a skilled and knowledgeable workforce will boost Northern Ireland's productivity and competitiveness over the next 10 years. That was th...
Recruitment News, May 18, 2006
HSE Finds UK Workers Concerned About Stress
More than a fifth of British workers are concerned about work-related stress, according to a report by the Health and Safety Executive. Around 40% of those questioned believed that stress in the work...
HSE Finds UK Workers Concerned About Stress
More than a fifth of British workers are concerned about work-related stress, according to a report by the Health and Safety Executive. Around 40% of those questioned believed that stress in the work...
Business News, May 18, 2006
Royal Mail receives £1.75bn government funding
The Royal Mail has received a £1.75 billion package from the government in order to help plug the deficit in the pension fund and pay for modernisation. The government confirmed that £900 million wou...
Royal Mail receives £1.75bn government funding
The Royal Mail has received a £1.75 billion package from the government in order to help plug the deficit in the pension fund and pay for modernisation. The government confirmed that £900 million wou...
Business News, May 18, 2006
Over a fifth of British workers concerned about stress
More than a fifth of British workers are concerned about work-related stress, according to a report by the Health and Safety Executive. Around 40% of those questioned believed that stress in the work...
Over a fifth of British workers concerned about stress
More than a fifth of British workers are concerned about work-related stress, according to a report by the Health and Safety Executive. Around 40% of those questioned believed that stress in the work...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
NI's radiology service to be 'strengthened'
Health Minister Paul Goggins has said action is being taken to increase the numbers of radiologists in the health service in Northern Ireland. The move follows the publication of a review of the Nort...
NI's radiology service to be 'strengthened'
Health Minister Paul Goggins has said action is being taken to increase the numbers of radiologists in the health service in Northern Ireland. The move follows the publication of a review of the Nort...
UK National News, May 18, 2006
Ceremony held for Basra crash victims
A ceremony has been held to mark the repatriation of five military personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Basra earlier this month. The five dead included Flight Lieutenant Sarah Mulvihill, 32, fr...
Ceremony held for Basra crash victims
A ceremony has been held to mark the repatriation of five military personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Basra earlier this month. The five dead included Flight Lieutenant Sarah Mulvihill, 32, fr...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
Team to tackle delay in criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson has announced that a dedicated team has been set up to look at how criminal cases can be put before the courts more quickly. This follows the publication of a r...
Team to tackle delay in criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson has announced that a dedicated team has been set up to look at how criminal cases can be put before the courts more quickly. This follows the publication of a r...
UK National News, May 18, 2006
Men jailed for British couple's murder
Two Venezuelan men have been jailed for a total of 96 years for the kidnap and murder of a British couple in Spain. Jorge Real Sierra, 56, and his brother-in-law Juan Antonio Velazquez, 40, were foun...
Men jailed for British couple's murder
Two Venezuelan men have been jailed for a total of 96 years for the kidnap and murder of a British couple in Spain. Jorge Real Sierra, 56, and his brother-in-law Juan Antonio Velazquez, 40, were foun...
UK National News, May 18, 2006
Businesswoman receives Asbo for hate campaign
A woman who was accused of turning an idyllic rural community into a "hamlet of horrors" has been given an anti-social behaviour order. Retired financial manager Jeanne Wilding, 57, was accused of be...
Businesswoman receives Asbo for hate campaign
A woman who was accused of turning an idyllic rural community into a "hamlet of horrors" has been given an anti-social behaviour order. Retired financial manager Jeanne Wilding, 57, was accused of be...
UK National News, May 18, 2006
Former Tory minister Eric Forth dies
Conservative MP and former minister Eric Forth has died at the age of 61. The Bromley and Chislehurst MP was admitted to hospital at the end of last week. A statement released by the Conservative pa...
Former Tory minister Eric Forth dies
Conservative MP and former minister Eric Forth has died at the age of 61. The Bromley and Chislehurst MP was admitted to hospital at the end of last week. A statement released by the Conservative pa...
UK National News, May 18, 2006
Airbus A380 lands at Heathrow
The world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, has made its first landing at Heathrow Airport. The 240ft-long aircraft flew to London from Berlin on Thursday and landed at Heathrow's new £1...
Airbus A380 lands at Heathrow
The world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, has made its first landing at Heathrow Airport. The 240ft-long aircraft flew to London from Berlin on Thursday and landed at Heathrow's new £1...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
Man's body recovered from river Lagan
Police divers have been called in to recover a man's body from the Lagan river at Stranmillis. The body was spotted this morning by rowers in the Stranmillis area of south Belfast. Police divers wer...
Man's body recovered from river Lagan
Police divers have been called in to recover a man's body from the Lagan river at Stranmillis. The body was spotted this morning by rowers in the Stranmillis area of south Belfast. Police divers wer...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
UUP leader defends PUP move
Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey has defended the party's stance on the move to allow Progressive Unionist Party MLA David Ervine to join the UUP assembly grouping. The UUP leader's comment...
UUP leader defends PUP move
Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey has defended the party's stance on the move to allow Progressive Unionist Party MLA David Ervine to join the UUP assembly grouping. The UUP leader's comment...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
Warning of rogue traders in Belfast area
The elderly and vulnerable people within the community have been urged to be wary of rogue traders and bogus callers that may be operating, particularly in the north Belfast area. Police are concerne...
Warning of rogue traders in Belfast area
The elderly and vulnerable people within the community have been urged to be wary of rogue traders and bogus callers that may be operating, particularly in the north Belfast area. Police are concerne...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
Police officers detected drink-driving
In the answer to a Parliamentary question from Upper Bann MP David Simpson of the DUP, it has been revealed that 57 police officers have been detected drink-driving in the last five years. Commenting...
Police officers detected drink-driving
In the answer to a Parliamentary question from Upper Bann MP David Simpson of the DUP, it has been revealed that 57 police officers have been detected drink-driving in the last five years. Commenting...
UK National News, May 18, 2006
Government action urged on alcoholic parents
An estimated one in eleven children in the UK are living with parents who misuse alcohol, according to a report. Social care charity Turning Point said that children whose parents had alcohol problem...
Government action urged on alcoholic parents
An estimated one in eleven children in the UK are living with parents who misuse alcohol, according to a report. Social care charity Turning Point said that children whose parents had alcohol problem...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
Gene therapy trial a first for Belfast hospital
Belfast City Hospital is to carry out gene therapy trials in a move that is thought to be the first time such technology has been used in Northern Ireland. The Hospital is one of 35 centres across Eu...
Gene therapy trial a first for Belfast hospital
Belfast City Hospital is to carry out gene therapy trials in a move that is thought to be the first time such technology has been used in Northern Ireland. The Hospital is one of 35 centres across Eu...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
NI businesses at centre of world e-commerce
Northern Ireland businesses have been urged to fully exploit on-line opportunities in a competitive global market place. The Permanent Secretary, Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, Stephe...
NI businesses at centre of world e-commerce
Northern Ireland businesses have been urged to fully exploit on-line opportunities in a competitive global market place. The Permanent Secretary, Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, Stephe...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2006
Investors in People awards focus on skills success
Investors in People Awards successes highlight that developing a skilled and knowledgeable workforce will boost Northern Ireland's productivity and competitiveness over the next 10 years. That was th...
Investors in People awards focus on skills success
Investors in People Awards successes highlight that developing a skilled and knowledgeable workforce will boost Northern Ireland's productivity and competitiveness over the next 10 years. That was th...
Business News, May 17, 2006
Vauxhall to cut 900 jobs
Vauxhall has confirmed that it is to make 900 job cuts at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire. General Motors (GM) management said that greater productivity was needed from the plant after a meeting...
Vauxhall to cut 900 jobs
Vauxhall has confirmed that it is to make 900 job cuts at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire. General Motors (GM) management said that greater productivity was needed from the plant after a meeting...
UK National News, May 17, 2006
McCartney and Mills to separate
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills have announced that they are to separate after four years of marriage. Sir Paul, 63, married Ms Mills, 38, in 2002, four years after his fi...
McCartney and Mills to separate
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills have announced that they are to separate after four years of marriage. Sir Paul, 63, married Ms Mills, 38, in 2002, four years after his fi...
Recruitment News, May 17, 2006
NI Employment Rate Increases
Employment in Northern Ireland has increased since the last quarter and and the unemployment rate remains below the UK average, according to new government figures released today. For the period Janu...
NI Employment Rate Increases
Employment in Northern Ireland has increased since the last quarter and and the unemployment rate remains below the UK average, according to new government figures released today. For the period Janu...
UK National News, May 17, 2006
Security guard shot in attempted van raid
A security guard has been shot in the stomach in an attempted raid on a security van in Scotland. The 48-year-old was shot outside a branch of the Halifax bank in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, around 20.50 B...
Security guard shot in attempted van raid
A security guard has been shot in the stomach in an attempted raid on a security van in Scotland. The 48-year-old was shot outside a branch of the Halifax bank in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, around 20.50 B...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2006
Funeral service for murdered schoolboy takes place
The funeral of murdered schoolboy Michael McIlveen has taken place in his home town of Ballymena. The 15-year-old died last Monday after being beaten to death by a gang as he returned home after a ni...
Funeral service for murdered schoolboy takes place
The funeral of murdered schoolboy Michael McIlveen has taken place in his home town of Ballymena. The 15-year-old died last Monday after being beaten to death by a gang as he returned home after a ni...
UK National News, May 17, 2006
Rural housing crisis can be solved, says report
Rural communities need a major increase in subsidised housing, if the next generation is not to be priced out of the countryside, according to the independent Affordable Rural Housing Commission in it...
Rural housing crisis can be solved, says report
Rural communities need a major increase in subsidised housing, if the next generation is not to be priced out of the countryside, according to the independent Affordable Rural Housing Commission in it...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2006
Ballymena man remanded over Fleming murder
A 25-year-old man has appeared in Ballymena Magistrates Court today, charged with the murder of Patrick Fleming in Coleraine at the weekend. Desmond Andrew Heaney, from Dunclug Park in Ballymena, den...
Ballymena man remanded over Fleming murder
A 25-year-old man has appeared in Ballymena Magistrates Court today, charged with the murder of Patrick Fleming in Coleraine at the weekend. Desmond Andrew Heaney, from Dunclug Park in Ballymena, den...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2006
Finucane murderer may be released
The man convicted with the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, could be released from prison. Ken Barrett, was given a life sentence in 2004, after admitting to being involved in the murder in ...
Finucane murderer may be released
The man convicted with the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, could be released from prison. Ken Barrett, was given a life sentence in 2004, after admitting to being involved in the murder in ...
UK National News, May 17, 2006
Two-minute silence will mark 7/7 anniversary
A nationwide two-minute silence will be held at noon on July 7 2006 to mark the first anniversary of the London bomb attacks, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced. The national silence will b...
Two-minute silence will mark 7/7 anniversary
A nationwide two-minute silence will be held at noon on July 7 2006 to mark the first anniversary of the London bomb attacks, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced. The national silence will b...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2006
Sinn Fein call for Orange free Parades Commission
Sinn Fein has met with the Parade Commission today, following yesterday's resignation of Portadown Orangeman Don McKay, after a row over references. Yesterday, Mr McKay resigned from the Parades Comm...
Sinn Fein call for Orange free Parades Commission
Sinn Fein has met with the Parade Commission today, following yesterday's resignation of Portadown Orangeman Don McKay, after a row over references. Yesterday, Mr McKay resigned from the Parades Comm...
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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.
