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Northern Ireland News for September 2008 : Page 10
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Blunkett Recommends Yellow School Buses
Dedicated school buses should be introduced across Britain to all primary and many secondary schools says an independent commission chaired by MP David Blunkett. The Yellow School Bus Commission in...
Blunkett Recommends Yellow School Buses
Dedicated school buses should be introduced across Britain to all primary and many secondary schools says an independent commission chaired by MP David Blunkett. The Yellow School Bus Commission in...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Strabane Civil Servant Told To Remove GAA Flag From Car
A Strabane civil servant was asked to take down a GAA flag displayed in her car, following a complaint made by a colleague, it has been revealed. The car, parked outside the town's benefits office o...
Strabane Civil Servant Told To Remove GAA Flag From Car
A Strabane civil servant was asked to take down a GAA flag displayed in her car, following a complaint made by a colleague, it has been revealed. The car, parked outside the town's benefits office o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Accused Clare Man Remanded After Derry Rape
A County Clare man has been remanded in custody, after appearing at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged with the multiple rape and attempted murder of a married woman in Londonderry. Patrick McNam...
Accused Clare Man Remanded After Derry Rape
A County Clare man has been remanded in custody, after appearing at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged with the multiple rape and attempted murder of a married woman in Londonderry. Patrick McNam...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2008
Justice Secretary Agrees To Vietnam Prisoner Deal
Vietnamese nationals serving prison sentences in the UK will now be able to return home to complete their sentence following an agreement signed by Justice Secretary Jack Straw today. Of the 460 Viet...
Justice Secretary Agrees To Vietnam Prisoner Deal
Vietnamese nationals serving prison sentences in the UK will now be able to return home to complete their sentence following an agreement signed by Justice Secretary Jack Straw today. Of the 460 Viet...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2008
Body Of Cavan Soldier Returns Home
The body of a Cavan-born soldier killed in Afghanistan arrived back on home soil today. Ranger Justin Cupples, who was 29, served with the Royal Irish Regiment. Ranger Cupples died after an improv...
Body Of Cavan Soldier Returns Home
The body of a Cavan-born soldier killed in Afghanistan arrived back on home soil today. Ranger Justin Cupples, who was 29, served with the Royal Irish Regiment. Ranger Cupples died after an improv...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Brown Unveils £1bn Energy Package
Gordon Brown has unveiled a £1bn package to help struggling households to deal with rising energy costs. Low income and pensioner households will get free loft and cavity insulation, anybody not cove...
Brown Unveils £1bn Energy Package
Gordon Brown has unveiled a £1bn package to help struggling households to deal with rising energy costs. Low income and pensioner households will get free loft and cavity insulation, anybody not cove...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
BoE Outlines Plans To Special Liquidity Scheme
The Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has announced it is issuing a new lending scheme next week, but warned it would not provide long-term funding for banks who have raised billions in a bi...
BoE Outlines Plans To Special Liquidity Scheme
The Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has announced it is issuing a new lending scheme next week, but warned it would not provide long-term funding for banks who have raised billions in a bi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
NI Shut Out 'In The Cold' From UK Fuel Scheme
An MLA has warned elderly people will die from fuel poverty this winter, on the same day it was revealed Northern Ireland households would not benefit from a UK-wide relief on escalating energy prices...
NI Shut Out 'In The Cold' From UK Fuel Scheme
An MLA has warned elderly people will die from fuel poverty this winter, on the same day it was revealed Northern Ireland households would not benefit from a UK-wide relief on escalating energy prices...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
'Home Alone' Mother Arrested For Neglect
A woman accused of leaving her children 'home alone' while she went to Afghanistan, has been arrested. Thirty-three-year-old Simten Sadiq, of Leeds, was arrested on Tuesday evening at Heathrow, and t...
'Home Alone' Mother Arrested For Neglect
A woman accused of leaving her children 'home alone' while she went to Afghanistan, has been arrested. Thirty-three-year-old Simten Sadiq, of Leeds, was arrested on Tuesday evening at Heathrow, and t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Five Arrested Over Journalist's Murder
Police investigating the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan have arrested five people in counties Down and Armagh. The Sunday World reporter was gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries in 2001. Th...
Five Arrested Over Journalist's Murder
Police investigating the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan have arrested five people in counties Down and Armagh. The Sunday World reporter was gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries in 2001. Th...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Inquiry After Body Found In Sewage Plant
A murder inquiry is underway after the body of a woman was found in a sewage plant in south-east London. Kaylene Lyle, 43, was found floating in a 10ft settlement tank at Britain's biggest sewage tre...
Inquiry After Body Found In Sewage Plant
A murder inquiry is underway after the body of a woman was found in a sewage plant in south-east London. Kaylene Lyle, 43, was found floating in a 10ft settlement tank at Britain's biggest sewage tre...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Dissidents Extending 'Operational Area', After Lisburn Murder Bid
Dissident republicans are extending their terrorist campaign across the Province, according to DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson. Mr Donaldson was speaking after a failed bomb bid in Lisburn earlier this week...
Dissidents Extending 'Operational Area', After Lisburn Murder Bid
Dissident republicans are extending their terrorist campaign across the Province, according to DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson. Mr Donaldson was speaking after a failed bomb bid in Lisburn earlier this week...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed while on routine patrol duties in southern Afghanistan yesterday. The soldier from the Royal Logistics Corps was killed in a contact explosion near Musa Quleh in Hel...
British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed while on routine patrol duties in southern Afghanistan yesterday. The soldier from the Royal Logistics Corps was killed in a contact explosion near Musa Quleh in Hel...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Compulsory Cookery Package Will Help 'Fight Obesity'
A package paving the way for compulsory practical cooking lessons in secondary schools from 2011 has been introduced by Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls. "Everyone should be able to ...
Compulsory Cookery Package Will Help 'Fight Obesity'
A package paving the way for compulsory practical cooking lessons in secondary schools from 2011 has been introduced by Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls. "Everyone should be able to ...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Youth Charged With Dale Robertson Stabbing
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager in Sheffield. Dale Robertson, aged 18, was stabbed in the chest following clashes with youths in Rokeby Drive, Parson Cross, Sheffield...
Youth Charged With Dale Robertson Stabbing
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager in Sheffield. Dale Robertson, aged 18, was stabbed in the chest following clashes with youths in Rokeby Drive, Parson Cross, Sheffield...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Police Appeal After Early Morning Sexual Assault
Police in Belfast have appealed for help after a young woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 18-year-old was attacked on Apsley Street in the s...
Police Appeal After Early Morning Sexual Assault
Police in Belfast have appealed for help after a young woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 18-year-old was attacked on Apsley Street in the s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Builders Group To Lobby Ministers At Stormont
Members of the Construction & Property Group are taking their fight to save thousands of jobs in the sector to the heart of Northern Ireland government. This Monday up to 100 members from the newly-f...
Builders Group To Lobby Ministers At Stormont
Members of the Construction & Property Group are taking their fight to save thousands of jobs in the sector to the heart of Northern Ireland government. This Monday up to 100 members from the newly-f...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Academic Standards Put At Risk By 'Meddling'
The vice-chancellor of Cambridge has said academic standards were being put at risk by "meddling", saying that universities existed to educate and lead research, not promote social justice. At a Uni...
Academic Standards Put At Risk By 'Meddling'
The vice-chancellor of Cambridge has said academic standards were being put at risk by "meddling", saying that universities existed to educate and lead research, not promote social justice. At a Uni...
Recruitment News, Sep 11, 2008
186 Cork Lab Jobs Announced
The expansion of Alcon Laboratories' Irish facility is set to create 186 new Cork jobs, it has been announced. The news comes as the first phase of the company's new €15m plant was officially opened...
186 Cork Lab Jobs Announced
The expansion of Alcon Laboratories' Irish facility is set to create 186 new Cork jobs, it has been announced. The news comes as the first phase of the company's new €15m plant was officially opened...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Man Held Over Sheep Farmer Murder
Police investigating the murder of a Claudy sheep farmer in 2004 have arrested a man. Patrick Devine was found fatally wounded at his remote farm in the Sperrin Mountains almost four years ago. Th...
Man Held Over Sheep Farmer Murder
Police investigating the murder of a Claudy sheep farmer in 2004 have arrested a man. Patrick Devine was found fatally wounded at his remote farm in the Sperrin Mountains almost four years ago. Th...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Toddler Dies In Pool Incident
The two-year-old daughter of a British Serviceman has died at an RAF base in Cyprus after apparently getting into difficulties in a paddling pool. The toddler, named in reports as Lucie Marke, is bel...
Toddler Dies In Pool Incident
The two-year-old daughter of a British Serviceman has died at an RAF base in Cyprus after apparently getting into difficulties in a paddling pool. The toddler, named in reports as Lucie Marke, is bel...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2008
Mental Health Care Needs More Improvement
A survey of people using community mental health services has revealed there is still some way to go before all services are accessible to people who need them. A Health Commission survey shows that ...
Mental Health Care Needs More Improvement
A survey of people using community mental health services has revealed there is still some way to go before all services are accessible to people who need them. A Health Commission survey shows that ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Court Upholds Contractor's 'Flawed' Tendering Allegations
A High Court hearing, brought by a Northern Ireland construction firm, has ruled the tendering process for £800 million worth of government contracts was flawed. McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd instructed...
Court Upholds Contractor's 'Flawed' Tendering Allegations
A High Court hearing, brought by a Northern Ireland construction firm, has ruled the tendering process for £800 million worth of government contracts was flawed. McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd instructed...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2008
Call For Young Voters To Register
Young people in Northern Ireland have been urged to stand-up and exercise their democratic right to vote, by Sinn Fein Minister Caitríona Ruane. The Schools Minister was speaking at the launch of El...
Call For Young Voters To Register
Young people in Northern Ireland have been urged to stand-up and exercise their democratic right to vote, by Sinn Fein Minister Caitríona Ruane. The Schools Minister was speaking at the launch of El...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2008
Twice As Many Mentally Ill People End Up In Police Custody
Twice as many people are detained in unsuitable police custody for assessment under the Mental Health Act as those taken by the police to hospital for this purpose, according to research published by ...
Twice As Many Mentally Ill People End Up In Police Custody
Twice as many people are detained in unsuitable police custody for assessment under the Mental Health Act as those taken by the police to hospital for this purpose, according to research published by ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Man Jailed Over Cocaine Smuggling A 22-year-old man, arrested for attempting to smuggle over 231g of cocaine into Northern Ireland, was sentenced yesterday at Antrim Crown Court, to two years and six...
Other NI News In Brief
Man Jailed Over Cocaine Smuggling A 22-year-old man, arrested for attempting to smuggle over 231g of cocaine into Northern Ireland, was sentenced yesterday at Antrim Crown Court, to two years and six...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2008
NI Energy Prices Set To Rise
Northern Ireland households are set to be hit by further rises in their energy bills, with electricity prices set to rise by a third and gas prices to rise by nearly 20% from the start of next month. ...
NI Energy Prices Set To Rise
Northern Ireland households are set to be hit by further rises in their energy bills, with electricity prices set to rise by a third and gas prices to rise by nearly 20% from the start of next month. ...
Recruitment News, Sep 10, 2008
Over 1,000 Retail Jobs Announced
The Tánaiste has announced that over a thousand jobs will be coming to Limerick, if planning permission for a new shopping centre goes through. Another several hundred jobs are also expected for Dub...
Over 1,000 Retail Jobs Announced
The Tánaiste has announced that over a thousand jobs will be coming to Limerick, if planning permission for a new shopping centre goes through. Another several hundred jobs are also expected for Dub...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2008
Burned Body Found On Scottish Golf Course
A golf course in Carnoustie in Angus has been closed, following the discovery of a badly burned body this morning, Tayside Police have confirmed. The body was discovered by officers around 6:40am thi...
Burned Body Found On Scottish Golf Course
A golf course in Carnoustie in Angus has been closed, following the discovery of a badly burned body this morning, Tayside Police have confirmed. The body was discovered by officers around 6:40am thi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2008
Ballymena Teen Murder Trial To Move Court
The trial of six people accused of murdering a Ballymena teenager has been moved to a new court. Defence teams for those going on trial accused of murdering 15-year-old Michael McIlveen said they do ...
Ballymena Teen Murder Trial To Move Court
The trial of six people accused of murdering a Ballymena teenager has been moved to a new court. Defence teams for those going on trial accused of murdering 15-year-old Michael McIlveen said they do ...
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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.
