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Northern Ireland News for September 2006 : Page 4
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
Children warned on 'pack-a-day' crisp habit
Half of children in the UK are 'drinking' almost five litres of cooking oil every year as a result of their pack-a-day crisp habits, the British Heart Foundation has warned. Nearly a fifth of childre...
Children warned on 'pack-a-day' crisp habit
Half of children in the UK are 'drinking' almost five litres of cooking oil every year as a result of their pack-a-day crisp habits, the British Heart Foundation has warned. Nearly a fifth of childre...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
Stagecoach wins South Western Trains franchise
Stagecoach has been awarded a new contract to run the South Western franchise from February 4, 2007 for ten years, the Department of Transport has announced. The South Western franchise comprises ser...
Stagecoach wins South Western Trains franchise
Stagecoach has been awarded a new contract to run the South Western franchise from February 4, 2007 for ten years, the Department of Transport has announced. The South Western franchise comprises ser...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2006
Government expansion of CCTV systems
The government has today announced that it is to invest £2 million in 14 CCTV schemes throughout Northern Ireland as part of a drive to make streets, towns and cities safer for the whole community. T...
Government expansion of CCTV systems
The government has today announced that it is to invest £2 million in 14 CCTV schemes throughout Northern Ireland as part of a drive to make streets, towns and cities safer for the whole community. T...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
'Lack of support' for London bombing victims
A report on the emergency response to the July 7 bombings in London last year has highlighted the failure to provide adequate support for victims. The report, published by Home Secretary John Reid, s...
'Lack of support' for London bombing victims
A report on the emergency response to the July 7 bombings in London last year has highlighted the failure to provide adequate support for victims. The report, published by Home Secretary John Reid, s...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
'Coronation Street' actor receives drug caution
'Coronation Street' actor Craig Charles has received a caution for possession of a Class A drug. The 42-year-old Liverpool-born actor was suspended from the soap in June after the 'Daily Mirror' publ...
'Coronation Street' actor receives drug caution
'Coronation Street' actor Craig Charles has received a caution for possession of a Class A drug. The 42-year-old Liverpool-born actor was suspended from the soap in June after the 'Daily Mirror' publ...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
Police force admits rejecting white recruits
Gloucestershire police force has admitted illegally rejecting over 100 potential recruits because they were white men. The police force admitted 'randomly deselecting' men in order to meet government...
Police force admits rejecting white recruits
Gloucestershire police force has admitted illegally rejecting over 100 potential recruits because they were white men. The police force admitted 'randomly deselecting' men in order to meet government...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2006
NI dentists could leave NHS
The British Dental Association has warned that many of Northern Ireland dentists could walk away from the NHS. It is understood that many dentists find it difficult to make their businesses work unde...
NI dentists could leave NHS
The British Dental Association has warned that many of Northern Ireland dentists could walk away from the NHS. It is understood that many dentists find it difficult to make their businesses work unde...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
NHS staff walk out on strike
The first national walkout of NHS staff for eighteen years has been hailed as a "solid success" by Unison. Hundreds of staff from NHS Logistics walked out on a 24-hour strike at 10pm on Thursday nigh...
NHS staff walk out on strike
The first national walkout of NHS staff for eighteen years has been hailed as a "solid success" by Unison. Hundreds of staff from NHS Logistics walked out on a 24-hour strike at 10pm on Thursday nigh...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
'Top Gear' star's condition improving
'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond has been moved out of intensive care and is making "satisfactory progress" following a high speed crash on Wednesday, doctors have confirmed. Doctors at Leeds Gen...
'Top Gear' star's condition improving
'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond has been moved out of intensive care and is making "satisfactory progress" following a high speed crash on Wednesday, doctors have confirmed. Doctors at Leeds Gen...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2006
Illegal filling station dismantled in Newry
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have dismantled a filling station that was selling illegal fuel, following an operation to target the sale of illegal fuel in Northern Ireland. In the joint operation, al...
Illegal filling station dismantled in Newry
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have dismantled a filling station that was selling illegal fuel, following an operation to target the sale of illegal fuel in Northern Ireland. In the joint operation, al...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2006
New redundancy rules for NI
The Department for Employment and Learning has today announced changes to the way collective redundancy notifications must be made. From October 8 2006, businesses proposing to make collective redund...
New redundancy rules for NI
The Department for Employment and Learning has today announced changes to the way collective redundancy notifications must be made. From October 8 2006, businesses proposing to make collective redund...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2006
Woman killed in police car chase
A 32-year-old woman has died after being struck by a Jeep which was being chased by police. Two children were also injured in the collision which happened in Sunderland on Thursday evening. Police h...
Woman killed in police car chase
A 32-year-old woman has died after being struck by a Jeep which was being chased by police. Two children were also injured in the collision which happened in Sunderland on Thursday evening. Police h...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2006
NI tourist board target golfers
To coincide with the Ryder Cup at the K Club in County Kildare, Tourism Minister, Maria Eagle, has launched a new ‘Golf Northern Ireland’ brochure in a bid to entice participants to visit some of Nort...
NI tourist board target golfers
To coincide with the Ryder Cup at the K Club in County Kildare, Tourism Minister, Maria Eagle, has launched a new ‘Golf Northern Ireland’ brochure in a bid to entice participants to visit some of Nort...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2006
Queen's launch Research Programme on Ageing
The Institute of Governance at Queen's University has today unveiled a major new research programme on ageing - designed to inform older people of policies and services. The Research Programme on A...
Queen's launch Research Programme on Ageing
The Institute of Governance at Queen's University has today unveiled a major new research programme on ageing - designed to inform older people of policies and services. The Research Programme on A...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
Winter forecast is 'finely-balanced'
Predictions for the weather in the UK this winter are "finely-balanced", Met Office forecasters have warned. In July, the Met Office suggested that this winter would be milder-than-average and wetter...
Winter forecast is 'finely-balanced'
Predictions for the weather in the UK this winter are "finely-balanced", Met Office forecasters have warned. In July, the Met Office suggested that this winter would be milder-than-average and wetter...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
Ferry worker arrested over yacht deaths
A P&O ferry worker has been arrested in connection with the deaths of three sailors, whose bodies were found following the disappearance of their yacht in the English Channel. The 61-year-old from Do...
Ferry worker arrested over yacht deaths
A P&O ferry worker has been arrested in connection with the deaths of three sailors, whose bodies were found following the disappearance of their yacht in the English Channel. The 61-year-old from Do...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
Ballymena murder victim 'strangled'
Police have today confirmed that the young woman whose body was found in a car park in County Antrim on Tuesday, was strangled. A murder inquiry was officially launched yesterday, following the resul...
Ballymena murder victim 'strangled'
Police have today confirmed that the young woman whose body was found in a car park in County Antrim on Tuesday, was strangled. A murder inquiry was officially launched yesterday, following the resul...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
Hand luggage restrictions eased
Restrictions on hand luggage at UK airports, imposed after the discovery of an alleged terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, are to be relaxed from Friday. After the alleged plot was foi...
Hand luggage restrictions eased
Restrictions on hand luggage at UK airports, imposed after the discovery of an alleged terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, are to be relaxed from Friday. After the alleged plot was foi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
DUP councillors pay legal costs
Nine Democratic Unionist Party councillors in Coleraine have agreed to collectively pay a £18,000 legal bill arising from legal action taken against them by a Sinn Fein councillor. The DUP members ha...
DUP councillors pay legal costs
Nine Democratic Unionist Party councillors in Coleraine have agreed to collectively pay a £18,000 legal bill arising from legal action taken against them by a Sinn Fein councillor. The DUP members ha...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
Attorney General backs use of phone-tapping
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has said that he would support a change in the law, allowing phone-tap evidence to be used in court. Lord Goldsmith is the first member of the government to publicly s...
Attorney General backs use of phone-tapping
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has said that he would support a change in the law, allowing phone-tap evidence to be used in court. Lord Goldsmith is the first member of the government to publicly s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
Jobs boost for Belfast and Derry
An American owned software company has today announced that it is to create around 400 jobs as part of its £23 million expansion Northbrook Technology, a leading software development and business pro...
Jobs boost for Belfast and Derry
An American owned software company has today announced that it is to create around 400 jobs as part of its £23 million expansion Northbrook Technology, a leading software development and business pro...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
MI5 to be represented in Nelson probe
MI5 is to have full legal representation during the public inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, it has today been reported. The Security Service argued that they wou...
MI5 to be represented in Nelson probe
MI5 is to have full legal representation during the public inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, it has today been reported. The Security Service argued that they wou...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
Police reissue appeal over city shooting
Police in west Belfast have reissued their appeal for information in relation to the shooting of a teenager last weekend. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, when 18-year-ol...
Police reissue appeal over city shooting
Police in west Belfast have reissued their appeal for information in relation to the shooting of a teenager last weekend. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, when 18-year-ol...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
Care system 'failing young people'
The care system in the UK is failing young people and leaving many destined to end up homeless, dependent on alcohol or drugs, or engaged in prostitution or criminality, a report has claimed. The rep...
Care system 'failing young people'
The care system in the UK is failing young people and leaving many destined to end up homeless, dependent on alcohol or drugs, or engaged in prostitution or criminality, a report has claimed. The rep...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
Storm warning for the UK
The UK is expected to be hit by heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday night, as the remnants of Hurricane Gordon reach the country. The Met Office is forecasting very windy weather on Thursday nigh...
Storm warning for the UK
The UK is expected to be hit by heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday night, as the remnants of Hurricane Gordon reach the country. The Met Office is forecasting very windy weather on Thursday nigh...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
Video-link set up for trial of Omagh bomber
The families of the Omagh bomb victims will be able to follow the events of the trial of the man accused of carrying out the atrocity, by a special video-link facility which is to be set up in between...
Video-link set up for trial of Omagh bomber
The families of the Omagh bomb victims will be able to follow the events of the trial of the man accused of carrying out the atrocity, by a special video-link facility which is to be set up in between...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
NHS national strike due to begin
Hundreds of NHS staff are set to begin a 24-hour walkout on Thursday night. The national strike, the first in eighteen years, is being held in protest over the sale of NHS Logistics to German firm DH...
NHS national strike due to begin
Hundreds of NHS staff are set to begin a 24-hour walkout on Thursday night. The national strike, the first in eighteen years, is being held in protest over the sale of NHS Logistics to German firm DH...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
UUP member defects to Tories
A senior member of the Ulster Unionist party has defected to the Conservatives, it has today emerged. James Leslie, a former junior minister at the Stormont Assembly, said that local politics had gon...
UUP member defects to Tories
A senior member of the Ulster Unionist party has defected to the Conservatives, it has today emerged. James Leslie, a former junior minister at the Stormont Assembly, said that local politics had gon...
UK National News, Sep 21, 2006
'Top Gear' presenter in hospital following crash
'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond is seriously ill in hospital after being injured in a high-speed crash while filming for the BBC show. It is believed that Hammond was travelling at speeds close ...
'Top Gear' presenter in hospital following crash
'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond is seriously ill in hospital after being injured in a high-speed crash while filming for the BBC show. It is believed that Hammond was travelling at speeds close ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2006
Government cash boost for Newcastle
The government has today announced a £3.7 million improvement scheme for Newcastle, Co Down. The plans include the re-alignment of roads, improved traffic management, increased lighting, upgrading of...
Government cash boost for Newcastle
The government has today announced a £3.7 million improvement scheme for Newcastle, Co Down. The plans include the re-alignment of roads, improved traffic management, increased lighting, upgrading of...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
