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Northern Ireland News for March 2008 : Page 2
UK National News, Mar 28, 2008
City Traders Face Closer Scrutiny
Chancellor Alistair Darling wants to give the Financial Services Authority and the City watchdog more power. Mr Darling plans to give the City watchdog the power to offer those who give evidence abou...
City Traders Face Closer Scrutiny
Chancellor Alistair Darling wants to give the Financial Services Authority and the City watchdog more power. Mr Darling plans to give the City watchdog the power to offer those who give evidence abou...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2008
Bumpy Ride For British Airways At T5
The bumpy start to the opening of Terminal 5 is likely to be replicated today with baggage backlogs, lack of information and tempers fraying. Yesterday hold luggage services were suspended and 34 fli...
Bumpy Ride For British Airways At T5
The bumpy start to the opening of Terminal 5 is likely to be replicated today with baggage backlogs, lack of information and tempers fraying. Yesterday hold luggage services were suspended and 34 fli...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2008
Teen Found Guilty Of Goth Murder
A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of the murder of a young woman who was killed for dressing like a Goth. Brendan Harris was found guilty of the murder of Sophie Lancaster, 20, in Stubbylee Par...
Teen Found Guilty Of Goth Murder
A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of the murder of a young woman who was killed for dressing like a Goth. Brendan Harris was found guilty of the murder of Sophie Lancaster, 20, in Stubbylee Par...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
Minister Apologies For Health Department's Tragic Failure
Failings in mental health care that resulted in the tragic death of a mother and child have led to an apology at the highest level. The NI Assembly Health Minister has apologised to the families of M...
Minister Apologies For Health Department's Tragic Failure
Failings in mental health care that resulted in the tragic death of a mother and child have led to an apology at the highest level. The NI Assembly Health Minister has apologised to the families of M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
Tidal Energy World First 'A Step Closer'
Northern Ireland has moved a step closer to having the world's first commercial scale tidal energy system. Although some days later than anticipated - due to inclement weather - Energy Minister Nigel...
Tidal Energy World First 'A Step Closer'
Northern Ireland has moved a step closer to having the world's first commercial scale tidal energy system. Although some days later than anticipated - due to inclement weather - Energy Minister Nigel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
Teenager Joins DPP
One of Northern Ireland's youngest local District Policing Partnerships (DPP) members has been announced. Kirsty Bell (19) becomes the youngest member of Newtownabbey's DPP and says she is "delighted...
Teenager Joins DPP
One of Northern Ireland's youngest local District Policing Partnerships (DPP) members has been announced. Kirsty Bell (19) becomes the youngest member of Newtownabbey's DPP and says she is "delighted...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
Trump Inquiry Ready To Tee Off
There is still a possibility of a major international scale golf development in Co Antrim. Even though the planning inquiry into US tycoon Donald Trump's plans to build a £1bn golf resort in Scotland...
Trump Inquiry Ready To Tee Off
There is still a possibility of a major international scale golf development in Co Antrim. Even though the planning inquiry into US tycoon Donald Trump's plans to build a £1bn golf resort in Scotland...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
More Men Pass L Test: Bus And Train Use Rises
More men than women are passing their driving test in Northern Ireland. Over the period January 2007 to December 2007, the pass rate for car 'L' driver tests was 51% for males and 41% for females in ...
More Men Pass L Test: Bus And Train Use Rises
More men than women are passing their driving test in Northern Ireland. Over the period January 2007 to December 2007, the pass rate for car 'L' driver tests was 51% for males and 41% for females in ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
Secure Stroke Strategy Success Says NICHS
One of Northern Ireland's biggest causes of disability could be tackled better. A leading medical charity has given the NI Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, a list of recommendations it believes is...
Secure Stroke Strategy Success Says NICHS
One of Northern Ireland's biggest causes of disability could be tackled better. A leading medical charity has given the NI Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, a list of recommendations it believes is...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2008
Food Processing Sector Boosted
There was good news for the food processing sector in Co Fermanagh recently as NI Assembly Economy Minister Nigel Dodds announced an investment worth nearly £3 million in Enniskillen - and a £6 millio...
Food Processing Sector Boosted
There was good news for the food processing sector in Co Fermanagh recently as NI Assembly Economy Minister Nigel Dodds announced an investment worth nearly £3 million in Enniskillen - and a £6 millio...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2008
School's Out For Junk Food
The School Food Trust is to set in motion measures that will curb school children binging on junk food. Currently in some parts of England, pupils have a choice of more than 40 fast food shops, with ...
School's Out For Junk Food
The School Food Trust is to set in motion measures that will curb school children binging on junk food. Currently in some parts of England, pupils have a choice of more than 40 fast food shops, with ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Sinn Fein Claim Police Games Threatened By DUP
In an amazing turn-around, unthinkable a few years ago, Sinn Fein has thrown its weight behind the forthcoming World Police and Fire Games. The party has said that delays to the planned national stad...
Sinn Fein Claim Police Games Threatened By DUP
In an amazing turn-around, unthinkable a few years ago, Sinn Fein has thrown its weight behind the forthcoming World Police and Fire Games. The party has said that delays to the planned national stad...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Nurse Severely Beaten By Deranged Patient
It has just been revealed that a Londonderry nurse has been treated in hospital after receiving a severe beating at the hands of a patient she was caring for. The incident, which happened earlier thi...
Nurse Severely Beaten By Deranged Patient
It has just been revealed that a Londonderry nurse has been treated in hospital after receiving a severe beating at the hands of a patient she was caring for. The incident, which happened earlier thi...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
British Soldier Killed In Iraq
A British solider has been killed in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The MoD said that the soldier died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a firefight in the early hours of W...
British Soldier Killed In Iraq
A British solider has been killed in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The MoD said that the soldier died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a firefight in the early hours of W...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
'Teething Problems' For T5
The opening of the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow has been marred by cancelled flights and baggage delays. According to reports, British Airways, which is operating from the new terminal, were f...
'Teething Problems' For T5
The opening of the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow has been marred by cancelled flights and baggage delays. According to reports, British Airways, which is operating from the new terminal, were f...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Doctors Knew Of Infanticide Plan
A disturbed woman who killed her child and herself could - and should - have been stopped. According to relatives, the little girl killed by her mentally disturbed mother would still be alive today i...
Doctors Knew Of Infanticide Plan
A disturbed woman who killed her child and herself could - and should - have been stopped. According to relatives, the little girl killed by her mentally disturbed mother would still be alive today i...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
MSP Calls For Right To End Her Life
An independent MSP has told parliament that she wants to the right to end her own life. Margo McDonald, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, said that she wanted to have the decision to end her own ...
MSP Calls For Right To End Her Life
An independent MSP has told parliament that she wants to the right to end her own life. Margo McDonald, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, said that she wanted to have the decision to end her own ...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
Hotel Balcony Plunge Boy 'Unlawfully Killed'
A six-year-old boy who died in a fall from a hotel balcony in Crete was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Liam Hogan, from Bristol, died from severe head injuries after falling from the balcon...
Hotel Balcony Plunge Boy 'Unlawfully Killed'
A six-year-old boy who died in a fall from a hotel balcony in Crete was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Liam Hogan, from Bristol, died from severe head injuries after falling from the balcon...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
Man Arrested Over Matalan Manager Killing
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Matalan store manager in east London at the weekend. Jamie Simpson, 33, from Herne Hill in south London, was stabbed in the neck as he cashed...
Man Arrested Over Matalan Manager Killing
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Matalan store manager in east London at the weekend. Jamie Simpson, 33, from Herne Hill in south London, was stabbed in the neck as he cashed...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Talking Time Over On Stadium
The talking time seems to be at an end as the three main sporting bodies involved in the proposed Maze stadium plan have jointly rejected an invitation to meet a Stormont committee to hold further dis...
Talking Time Over On Stadium
The talking time seems to be at an end as the three main sporting bodies involved in the proposed Maze stadium plan have jointly rejected an invitation to meet a Stormont committee to hold further dis...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Lifeline Thrown To Sinking Titanic
It would be a real disaster if the Titanic were to 'sink again'. That's the reason Belfast City Council is set to investing £10m of ratepayers' money to co-fund a Titanic tourist attraction. The aim...
Lifeline Thrown To Sinking Titanic
It would be a real disaster if the Titanic were to 'sink again'. That's the reason Belfast City Council is set to investing £10m of ratepayers' money to co-fund a Titanic tourist attraction. The aim...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
Brown Holds Talks With Sarkozy
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has held talks with Nicolas Sarkozy today, on the final day of the French President's visit to the UK. Speaking at a joint press conference at Arsenal football club's Emir...
Brown Holds Talks With Sarkozy
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has held talks with Nicolas Sarkozy today, on the final day of the French President's visit to the UK. Speaking at a joint press conference at Arsenal football club's Emir...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
Woman, 87, Raped In Great Yarmouth
Police in Great Yarmouth are appealing for information after an 87-year-old woman was raped in her own home. The incident is believed to have happened between 3pm and 8:45pm on Easter Monday at the w...
Woman, 87, Raped In Great Yarmouth
Police in Great Yarmouth are appealing for information after an 87-year-old woman was raped in her own home. The incident is believed to have happened between 3pm and 8:45pm on Easter Monday at the w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Child's Sight At Risk After Attack
An innocent eight-year-old boy from Londonderry may lose sight in one eye after he was struck in the face with a glass bottle. Ciaran Doherty was playing outside his Quarry Street home when the incid...
Child's Sight At Risk After Attack
An innocent eight-year-old boy from Londonderry may lose sight in one eye after he was struck in the face with a glass bottle. Ciaran Doherty was playing outside his Quarry Street home when the incid...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
Infant Cough Medicines Pulled From Shelves
A number of cough and cold remedies aimed at very young children are being removed from shop shelves due to concerns over accidental overdoses. The Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ha...
Infant Cough Medicines Pulled From Shelves
A number of cough and cold remedies aimed at very young children are being removed from shop shelves due to concerns over accidental overdoses. The Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ha...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Policing Post For SAS Ambush Survivor
A leading republican - allegedly a former IRA leader - is to join Fermanagh District Policing Partnership (DPP). Sean Lynch, who was jailed for 12 years for attempting to bomb an Army patrol, survive...
Policing Post For SAS Ambush Survivor
A leading republican - allegedly a former IRA leader - is to join Fermanagh District Policing Partnership (DPP). Sean Lynch, who was jailed for 12 years for attempting to bomb an Army patrol, survive...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Teen Dies Days After Accident
The back-seat passenger in a car that collided with a tree on Lower Chanterhill Road in Enniskillen, just before St Patrick's Day this year, has died. The accident happened at about 3am on 16 March a...
Teen Dies Days After Accident
The back-seat passenger in a car that collided with a tree on Lower Chanterhill Road in Enniskillen, just before St Patrick's Day this year, has died. The accident happened at about 3am on 16 March a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2008
Crawfordsburn Construction Causes Controversy
A normally peaceful part of the north Down 'Gold Coast' is 'up in arms' to oppose a controversial planning application. A resubmitted bid seeking permission to build apartment blocks and town houses ...
Crawfordsburn Construction Causes Controversy
A normally peaceful part of the north Down 'Gold Coast' is 'up in arms' to oppose a controversial planning application. A resubmitted bid seeking permission to build apartment blocks and town houses ...
Recruitment News, Mar 27, 2008
Ryanair Freezes Top Staff Pay As Fuel Costs Soar
Much higher jet fuel costs have had an unexpected result with Ireland's main 'budget' airline imposing a pay freeze on management - although so far, there's no sign of job cuts. Ryanair will have to ...
Ryanair Freezes Top Staff Pay As Fuel Costs Soar
Much higher jet fuel costs have had an unexpected result with Ireland's main 'budget' airline imposing a pay freeze on management - although so far, there's no sign of job cuts. Ryanair will have to ...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2008
School Inspection Teacher Found Dead
A primary head teacher who disappeared after an inspectors' visit to her school has been found dead. Irene Hogg, 54, failed to turn up at Glendinning Terrace Primary in Galashiels following the Easte...
School Inspection Teacher Found Dead
A primary head teacher who disappeared after an inspectors' visit to her school has been found dead. Irene Hogg, 54, failed to turn up at Glendinning Terrace Primary in Galashiels following the Easte...
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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.
