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Northern Ireland News for October 2009 : Page 10
UK National News, Oct 15, 2009
OAP Charged After Knife Attack
An 85-year-old man has been charged after an elderly woman was stabbed in Edinburgh yesterday. Bendicta McLean, 74, was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with a chest wound, after the incident h...
OAP Charged After Knife Attack
An 85-year-old man has been charged after an elderly woman was stabbed in Edinburgh yesterday. Bendicta McLean, 74, was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with a chest wound, after the incident h...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2009
Drugs 'Baron' Caged
The ringleader of a criminal gang that ran a network supplying millions of pounds worth of drugs across West London has been stopped in his tracks following an intelligence led operation by officers f...
Drugs 'Baron' Caged
The ringleader of a criminal gang that ran a network supplying millions of pounds worth of drugs across West London has been stopped in his tracks following an intelligence led operation by officers f...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2009
Mums-In-Wating Get Unproved Flu Jab
It has emerged that pregnant women are to get a form of swine flu vaccine that is not recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The vaccine Pandemrix, which makes up the bulk of NHS supply,...
Mums-In-Wating Get Unproved Flu Jab
It has emerged that pregnant women are to get a form of swine flu vaccine that is not recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The vaccine Pandemrix, which makes up the bulk of NHS supply,...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2009
Concerns Raised On 'Weak' NHS Trusts
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised doubts about 20 NHS trusts in England rated "weak" on quality, and a further 27 that have not been higher than "fair" for quality and Financial Management ...
Concerns Raised On 'Weak' NHS Trusts
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised doubts about 20 NHS trusts in England rated "weak" on quality, and a further 27 that have not been higher than "fair" for quality and Financial Management ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2009
Plaque Pays Tribute To Sam Hanna Bell
A versatile writer who was absolutely committed to Northern Ireland culture has this morning been honoured for his work, writes Carla Liébana. The writer and broadcaster Sam Hanna Bell was officially...
Plaque Pays Tribute To Sam Hanna Bell
A versatile writer who was absolutely committed to Northern Ireland culture has this morning been honoured for his work, writes Carla Liébana. The writer and broadcaster Sam Hanna Bell was officially...
Recruitment News, Oct 15, 2009
Internet Facility 'Builds' Trade
A 'Hi Tech' facility in the border counties has been officially opened this week - and is already helping a Co Fermanagh construction firm to 'build business' and to help it and other clients maintain...
Internet Facility 'Builds' Trade
A 'Hi Tech' facility in the border counties has been officially opened this week - and is already helping a Co Fermanagh construction firm to 'build business' and to help it and other clients maintain...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2009
Website Focuses On Workplace Safety
The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has launched a new website, to help small businesses manage their workplace health and safety - and especially those in the construction sector. The Minister,...
Website Focuses On Workplace Safety
The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has launched a new website, to help small businesses manage their workplace health and safety - and especially those in the construction sector. The Minister,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2009
Voice Internet Communications Boosted
US-based BroadSoft, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications for the telecommunications industry, is expanding its Belfast operation with support from Inv...
Voice Internet Communications Boosted
US-based BroadSoft, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications for the telecommunications industry, is expanding its Belfast operation with support from Inv...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2009
Pollution Wipes Out Fish Stocks
Investigations are continuing following a river chemical leak near Stoke-on-Trent. Following the apparent cyanide pollution on October 6 fish stocks along a 700m section of the River Trent in Staffor...
Pollution Wipes Out Fish Stocks
Investigations are continuing following a river chemical leak near Stoke-on-Trent. Following the apparent cyanide pollution on October 6 fish stocks along a 700m section of the River Trent in Staffor...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Bomb Alert Continues A security alert has all but cut-off a Co Tyrone village this morning. It has been closed because police said there was a telephone warning that a bomb had been left in a van on ...
Other NI News In Brief
Bomb Alert Continues A security alert has all but cut-off a Co Tyrone village this morning. It has been closed because police said there was a telephone warning that a bomb had been left in a van on ...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2009
Other News In Brief
Welsh Swine Flu Tragedies A 21-year-old new mum and another woman with underlying health conditions have both died after contracting swine flu. The Welsh Assembly Government confirmed both deaths, wh...
Other News In Brief
Welsh Swine Flu Tragedies A 21-year-old new mum and another woman with underlying health conditions have both died after contracting swine flu. The Welsh Assembly Government confirmed both deaths, wh...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Brown Announces More Troops for Afghanistan
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that an additional 500 troops are to be sent to Afghanistan. Making the announcement in Parliament today, Mr Brown said that the troops were being sent on mi...
Brown Announces More Troops for Afghanistan
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that an additional 500 troops are to be sent to Afghanistan. Making the announcement in Parliament today, Mr Brown said that the troops were being sent on mi...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Employment Hits 7.9%
Unemployment in the UK hit 7.9% in the three months to August, the latest figures have revealed. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit increased by 88,000 to 2.47 million from the May-Ju...
Employment Hits 7.9%
Unemployment in the UK hit 7.9% in the three months to August, the latest figures have revealed. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit increased by 88,000 to 2.47 million from the May-Ju...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Edinburgh Remains Are Missing Woman
The human remains found in a garden in Edinburgh earlier this week have been confirmed as those of missing woman Samantha Wright. Miss Wright, 25, was last seen in the city on June 12 last year. She ...
Edinburgh Remains Are Missing Woman
The human remains found in a garden in Edinburgh earlier this week have been confirmed as those of missing woman Samantha Wright. Miss Wright, 25, was last seen in the city on June 12 last year. She ...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
DUP's Robinson 'Wants More' From No 10
Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson has said that he is looking for further 'clarification' from Prime Minister Gordon Brown about funding for the devolution of responsibility for policing and just...
DUP's Robinson 'Wants More' From No 10
Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson has said that he is looking for further 'clarification' from Prime Minister Gordon Brown about funding for the devolution of responsibility for policing and just...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
NI Jobless Still On The Rise
The unemployment rate in Northern Ireland is now over 7% according to the latest government figures. Figures released today recorded a further increase in unemployment levels in Northern Ireland. A...
NI Jobless Still On The Rise
The unemployment rate in Northern Ireland is now over 7% according to the latest government figures. Figures released today recorded a further increase in unemployment levels in Northern Ireland. A...
Business News, Oct 14, 2009
X Factor Boosts ITV Shares
ITV shares have raced ahead after better-than-expected advertising figures gave the broadcaster some relief from its ongoing leadership crisis. It has significantly outperformed Channel 4 and Five ye...
X Factor Boosts ITV Shares
ITV shares have raced ahead after better-than-expected advertising figures gave the broadcaster some relief from its ongoing leadership crisis. It has significantly outperformed Channel 4 and Five ye...
Recruitment News, Oct 14, 2009
4G Internet Network To Create 200 Jobs
Around 200 new jobs are set to be created as a result of the roll-out of a new high-speed 4G Internet network across the country. The Irish-owned communications firm Imagine says it will provide hig...
4G Internet Network To Create 200 Jobs
Around 200 new jobs are set to be created as a result of the roll-out of a new high-speed 4G Internet network across the country. The Irish-owned communications firm Imagine says it will provide hig...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Heavy Sentence Follows Hammer Attack
A man has been given a 25-year sentence after being found guilty to attempting to murder his heavily pregnant girlfriend in a hammer attack. Simon Morris, 37, from Prestatyn, north Wales had denied t...
Heavy Sentence Follows Hammer Attack
A man has been given a 25-year sentence after being found guilty to attempting to murder his heavily pregnant girlfriend in a hammer attack. Simon Morris, 37, from Prestatyn, north Wales had denied t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
Countess Honours Military Nurses
A high profile VIP visitor is in NI today, with the Countess of Wessex, in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps attending a service held in St Anne's Cathedra...
Countess Honours Military Nurses
A high profile VIP visitor is in NI today, with the Countess of Wessex, in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps attending a service held in St Anne's Cathedra...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
Robinson 'Wants More' On Devolution
Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson has said that he is looking for further 'clarification' from Prime Minister Gordon Brown about funding for the devolution of responsibility for policing and just...
Robinson 'Wants More' On Devolution
Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson has said that he is looking for further 'clarification' from Prime Minister Gordon Brown about funding for the devolution of responsibility for policing and just...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
Bank Mortage Lending Increases
HSBC Bank has said that its mortgage lending in Northern Ireland has almost trebled in the past three months, with loans to first-time buyers increasing four-fold since the start of the year. This is...
Bank Mortage Lending Increases
HSBC Bank has said that its mortgage lending in Northern Ireland has almost trebled in the past three months, with loans to first-time buyers increasing four-fold since the start of the year. This is...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
DUP MPs 'Open On Expenses'
It has been revealed that the DUP's nine MPs are to pay back over £14,000 in Westminster expenses claims. The party has revealed details of the amount in what they said was in the interest of "full d...
DUP MPs 'Open On Expenses'
It has been revealed that the DUP's nine MPs are to pay back over £14,000 in Westminster expenses claims. The party has revealed details of the amount in what they said was in the interest of "full d...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Man Arrested Over Manchester Children's Deaths
A man has been arrested after two children, who were found unconscious in a house in Manchester, died later in hospital. The children, a brother and sister aged two and four, were found after police ...
Man Arrested Over Manchester Children's Deaths
A man has been arrested after two children, who were found unconscious in a house in Manchester, died later in hospital. The children, a brother and sister aged two and four, were found after police ...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Murder Inquiry Follows Trafalgar Square Assault
A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a man who was assaulted in an attack in Trafalgar Square last month. Ian Baynham, 62, from Beckenham, Kent, died yesterday after being assaul...
Murder Inquiry Follows Trafalgar Square Assault
A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a man who was assaulted in an attack in Trafalgar Square last month. Ian Baynham, 62, from Beckenham, Kent, died yesterday after being assaul...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
Internet Traps Robber Who Targeted Women
A 21-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for a series of robberies on lone women. Adeboye Agoro of Bemerton Estate, London was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court on 5 October for a series ...
Internet Traps Robber Who Targeted Women
A 21-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for a series of robberies on lone women. Adeboye Agoro of Bemerton Estate, London was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court on 5 October for a series ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
Cliftonville Has 'Grounds For Celebration'
There's been a substantial investment at a north Belfast soccer ground - which has already helped bring the club a giant-beating match result. Cliftonville beat the Scottish champions, Celtic, 3-0 la...
Cliftonville Has 'Grounds For Celebration'
There's been a substantial investment at a north Belfast soccer ground - which has already helped bring the club a giant-beating match result. Cliftonville beat the Scottish champions, Celtic, 3-0 la...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2009
BMA "Concerned" On Scorecard System
Although doctors support patients having access to the best possible data about their practice, the BMA today said it remained concerned that patients will not get an accurate picture of practice qual...
BMA "Concerned" On Scorecard System
Although doctors support patients having access to the best possible data about their practice, the BMA today said it remained concerned that patients will not get an accurate picture of practice qual...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
NI World Cup Bid 'Needs Miracle'
Although the 'game is up' for the Province, Northern Ireland fans are hoping their team will finish their failed World cup campaign with a win against the Czech Republic tonight. Nigel Worthington's ...
NI World Cup Bid 'Needs Miracle'
Although the 'game is up' for the Province, Northern Ireland fans are hoping their team will finish their failed World cup campaign with a win against the Czech Republic tonight. Nigel Worthington's ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2009
Belfast To Celebrate 400th Birthday
The City of Belfast will be 400 years old next April and analyzing its past, present and future is being promotes as a good way to commemorate the date, writes Carla Liébana. To mark the anniv...
Belfast To Celebrate 400th Birthday
The City of Belfast will be 400 years old next April and analyzing its past, present and future is being promotes as a good way to commemorate the date, writes Carla Liébana. To mark the anniv...
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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.
