Northern Ireland News for November 2010 : Page 8

Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Flooding Alert As Storm Lashes NI
Ferry sailings are being affected by continuing bad weather as high winds and rain swept into NI overnight pushing rivers to near-flood level. Motorists are being warned to take care on the roads as ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Unemployment Below UK Average - But Rising
There has been a rise in the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Northern Ireland with the statistics showing that it has risen to 58,600, a monthly increase of 400 in October. This was...
UK National News, Nov 17, 2010
Royal Wedding Plans In Hand
Following the announcement of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton, plans are already underway for the wedding due to take place next year. The Prince and his bride-to-be will sit down with ...
Business News, Nov 17, 2010
EU May Prop Up Banks As Officials Land In Dublin
It has emerged that the Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has agreed to emergency EU bank funding as a number of EU officials make their way to Ireland. Despite stopping short of accepting a full bailou...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Sheehan To Take Adam's Assembly Seat
The Sinn Fein selection convention to replace the party President, Gerry Adams in the Assembly and pick the other party candidates in West Belfast was held last night in the Irish Republican Felons cl...
UK National News, Nov 17, 2010
Defra Confirms Higher Funding And New Payment Schedule
The Government has confirmed the details of spending on Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) until 2014. The announcement means that farmers who have applied to join the HLS scheme this year, and are wait...
UK National News, Nov 17, 2010
Unions To Meet BBC Over Pensions
Although an NUJ strike has been shelved, the BBC pensions row continues with news that a party of union officials will meet senior BBC management within a week for fresh talks. As the closing date of...
Business News, Nov 17, 2010
Derry 'Christmas Present' May Be On Way
There's to be some festive cheer in the North West with details of a plan to create hundreds of jobs being outlined to Derry City Council's Development Committee in December. A German car parts firm,...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Seven Die In Horrific Family Incidents
Two separate multiple murder cases are being investigated by the Irish police after the bodies of four people, including that of a three-year-old boy and a five-month-old baby girl, were found in Lime...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
NI Shares Royal 'Delight' Over Engagement
As well as The Queen being pleased by the news, there have been many congratulations expressed from NI to Prince William and Kate Middleton following the announcement of their engagement on Tuesday. ...
Business News, Nov 17, 2010
NI On Show At German Medical Expo
High-tech products for the global healthcare industry developed by over a dozen Northern Ireland companies will feature today at a major expo in Gemany. Medica 2010 in Dusseldorf sees the 13 local co...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Tragic RIR Soldier Honoured In Commons
The Remembrance Sunday blast death of a Co Londonderry soldier - which took the toll of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 344 - has been recalled. The Prime Minister, David Ca...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Ireland 'Full Of Blarney' Over Debt Crisis
A former president of the European Parliament has accused the Irish Government of not being fully forthcoming with its citizens and of engaging in "too much spin, delusion and wishful thinking". In e...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Radio Foyle Gets Fine-Tuning
Broadcasting in Northern Ireland is to be given a tune-up with news that, from Monday 6th December, BBC Radio Foyle will feature new peak-time programmes at breakfast and lunchtime. The pre-festive s...
UK National News, Nov 17, 2010
Chief Nursing Officer To Retire
After over six years of service, England's Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Dame Christine Beasley, has announced that she will retire in March 2011. Dame Christine has made a lasting impression on both ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Derry 'Christmas Present' May Be On Way
There's to be some festive cheer in the North West with details of a plan to create hundreds of jobs being outlined to Derry City Council's Development Committee in December. A German car parts firm,...
UK National News, Nov 17, 2010
NHS Apprenticeship Programme Awarded £10m
The NHS Apprenticeship programme will receive £10 million to create new NHS Apprenticeships, Health Minister Simon Burns has announced.
 The funding for NHS employers will support the Coalition...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Construction Starts On £1.6m Belfast Office
Building work is underway on a new office development on Joy Street in Belfast city centre. Designed by Hamilton Architects the £1.6 million energy-efficient building will provide high specification...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Addressing Santa! Santa has asked Royal Mail to remind children to start getting their Christmas letters written and ready for posting. Santa's mailbag is already full of festive wish-lists f...
UK National News, Nov 17, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
BMA Scotland Comment On Annual Report Upon the publication of the annual report of the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Charles Saunders, Chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) Scottish Public He...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2010
London Riot CCTV Images Released
Police investigating disorder during the NUS march in central London last Wednesday, have released 13 images of individuals they wish to speak to. The images were captured in the Millbank Tower area...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2010
Prince William To Marry Next Year
Clarence House has announced that Prince William is to marry Kate Middleton next year. In the year which would have marked the 30th anniversary of his parents' wedding, William, who is second in line...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2010
NHS Staff Takeover £900m Frontline Services
Thousands of frontline NHS staff are taking control of the services they deliver in a drive to transform patient care and improve health outcomes, Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley announce...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2010
Young Carers Four Times Over Official Figures
Up to 700,000 children could be acting as carers for members of their families, more than four times the previous official estimate. A survey of over 4,000 secondary school pupils across the UK for ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2010
Blaze At Belfast Retail Park Investigated
Three large shop premises have been severely damaged following an overnight fire in south Belfast. In all, 12 retail outlets at the Boucher Crescent Retail Park are believed to have been hit either b...
Business News, Nov 16, 2010
Cowen Insists 'No Bailout Sought'
The Irish Premier, Brian Cowen has again insisted that Ireland is making no application to Europe for a bailout, stressing that Ireland is 'fully funded into the middle of next year'. The Taoiseach ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2010
Tragic RIR Soldier Named
The young NI soldier who died on Remembrance Sunday in Afghanistan has been named. He was Ranger Aaron McCormick, 22, who came from the small village of Macosquin near Castlerock in Co Londonderry. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2010
Second Shooting Follows 'Critical' Wounding
A man who was shot in the legs by three men wearing balaclavas who forced their way into a house in Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area on Monday night is critically ill in the Royal Victoria hospital. ...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2010
ITV Celebrates Revenue Boost
ITV is bucking the recessionary trend with news today of an 11% year-on-year increase in revenue. Covering the first nine months of 2010 the broadcaster has taken in revenues of £1.45bn and forecasts...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2010
Men Jailed For Life Over Shopkeeper Murder
Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a shopkeeper in West Yorkshire. During a robbery in February, Gurmail Singh was continually struck over the head with wine bottles from his Cowcliffe C...