Northern Ireland News for November 2010 : Page 5

UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Abbey Is Royal Choice For April Wedding
Clarence House has announced that Prince William and Kate Middleton plan to marry on Friday 29 April at Westminster Abbey. The couple, who met at St Andrews University, Fife, announced their engageme...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Home Secretary To Cap Immigration
The Home Secretary is expected to announce a cap on immigration from countries outside the EU today. In a statement to MPs, Theresa May is expected to slash the number of migrant workers entering the...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Computer Hacker Jailed
An international operation into a network of computer virus writers has seen a man jailed for 18 months. Matthew Anderson, 33, of Drummuir, Aberdeenshire, was sentenced today at Southwark Crown Cour...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Government Appoints Life Sciences Business Adviser
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts and Health Minister Lord Howe have announced the appointment of Chris Brinsmead as the Government's Life Sciences Business Adviser today. Chris Brinsm...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Police Service Issue Trident Statement
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have released a statement confirming no plans to disband the Trident command. The MPS made it clear that no organisational structures are sacrosanct, that it re...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Two Men Questioned Over Belfast Murder
Two men have been arrested following the murder of a 55-year-old man in west Belfast on Sunday. Detectives from the PSNI serious crime branch had already said they were following a definite line of i...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Homebuilder Fined After Forklift Crush Death
A leading homebuilder and one of its construction plant operators have been fined £14,500 after an incident on a site in Banbury left one man dead and two others severely injured. In January 2008, th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
NI House Prices Hit 'Five Year Low'
The average house price in Northern Ireland has fallen below £150,000 for the first time in nearly five years, according to University of Ulster research. The latest University of Ulster Quarterly Ho...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Dáil Election 'Early Next Year'
Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen has relented to the Green Party's ultimatum by agreeing to call an election after the budget is passed. He said that it will be held in the second half of January 2011. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Confidence Vote Looms For Taoiseach
A Fianna Fáil TD has began the process for a motion of no confidence in Taoiseach Brian Cowen. Backbencher Tom Kitt is believed to be taking signatures within the party, along with five other rebel ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Horse Charity Gets Veterinary Booster
A hard-working equine charity in Co Antrim has been given 'official' recognition for its work. Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary (C.L.A.S.) has recently been awarded the North of Ireland Veterinary A...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Man Sentenced For Money Laundering
A man has been sentenced to three years in prison at Southwark Crown Court having pleaded guilty to defrauding the Department for Work and Pensions; Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and Enfield Borou...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Blackpool Man Faces Child Rape Charge A 35-year-old man from Blackpool has been charged with two offences of rape and sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl. The man is due before magistrates in the to...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
IFA Website Scores A Winner
NI soccer has really scored this week with news that the Irish Football Association (IFA) has won a prestigious award for work on the association's website. At the 2010 eircom Spider Awards in Dub...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Carrick Tradesman Is 'Gold Medal Roofer'
A Co Antrim tradesman, Carrick roofer, Martyn McAllister and his team mate, Matthew Timby from Leeds, were officially crowned World Champions in the pitched roofing category at an awards ceremony for ...
Business News, Nov 23, 2010
Carrick Tradesman Is 'Gold Medal Roofer'
A Co Antrim tradesman, Carrick roofer, Martyn McAllister and his team mate, Matthew Timby from Leeds, were officially crowned World Champions in the pitched roofing category at an awards ceremony for ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Progress Reported On Moyle Infrastructure
Stormont Transport Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed Roads Service's progress on investment totalling £1.95million in the Moyle area this year. The Minister said: "Roads Service is committed to ensu...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Cleaning Up Clarkson A young local entrepreneur has been awarded a 'wheely' exciting new contract, securing the racy title of Official Valeting Team for Top Gear Festival Dublin 2010. Total Perfectio...
Business News, Nov 23, 2010
Donegal Call Centre Rings Up Jobs
County Donegal has won 33 jobs for the Ballyshannon area this week after securing a contract with a new emergency call answering service centre. The new posts are being created with the opening of t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2010
West Belfast Death 'Was Murder'
A weekend tragedy is now being investigated by the PSNI as a murder. The inquiry has been launched following the news that 55-year-old Seamus Holland was found badly injured in west Belfast on Sunday....
UK National News, Nov 22, 2010
7/7 Evidence 'Must Be Heard In Public'
Two High Court judges have upheld a ruling that rejects pleas from MI5 and the Home Secretary to hear top-secret 7 July evidence behind closed doors. Earlier this month, Coroner Lady Justice Hallett ...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2010
UK To Aid Ireland With Loan 'Around £7bn'
The UK Chancellor has confirmed Britain's offering of a direct loan to aid the financial crisis in the Irish Republic. Commenting on the move, George Osborne told the BBC that Ireland was a "friend ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2010
Green Party Call For January Dáil Election
The Green Party has called for a General Election to be held in the Irish Republic in January, in the wake of the weekend's acceptance of the bank bailout. At a specially convened news conference thi...
Business News, Nov 22, 2010
Agree NI Budget Now, Says Paterson
Members of Chambers of Commerce and other NI business leaders have told Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, that it is time a budget based on the UK spending review settlement is agreed quickly by the ...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2010
Flu Experts Urge Patients To Have The Jab
People at risk of complications from seasonal flu are being reminded of the importance to get themselves protected by taking advantage of the annual free flu jabs. Experts are seeing that the rates ...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2010
MoD Wins Damages Appeal
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has won the majority of its appeal regarding a decision to allow nuclear tests veterans to claim damages. Blaming South Pacific atomic experiments in the 1950s for their...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2010
Govt 'Stresses' Armed Forces 'Fighting Fit'
Government Ministers have today pledged to further improve mental health services for the Armed Forces through a programme of joint working. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Department for Health an...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2010
Fianna 'Failed' The Irish People
After weeks of speculation, the Irish Government has formerly applied for an economic rescue package from Europe - despite repeated denials of a bail-out. Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Finance Minister ...
Business News, Nov 22, 2010
Fianna 'Failed' The Irish People
After weeks of speculation, the Irish Government has formerly applied for an economic rescue package from Europe. Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan on Saturday night confirmed...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2010
Pipe Bombs End Weekend Of Trouble
There have been two separate pipe bomb attacks overnight - one in Londonderry and one in Coalisland. During the early hours of Monday the windows of two homes were shattered by a blast in the Co Tyro...