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Northern Ireland News for April 2011 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Police Ombudsman's Office Faces Probe
There's to be an independent review into allegations raised by the boss of the NI Police Ombudsman's Office, Sam Pollock. The outgoing Stormont Justice Minister, David Ford, announced the move this a...
Police Ombudsman's Office Faces Probe
There's to be an independent review into allegations raised by the boss of the NI Police Ombudsman's Office, Sam Pollock. The outgoing Stormont Justice Minister, David Ford, announced the move this a...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2011
Two Arrested In Stockwell Shooting Investigation
Detectives investigating the shooting of 5-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran and 35 year-old Roshan Selvakumar in Stockwell have arrested a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy. They are both currently i...
Two Arrested In Stockwell Shooting Investigation
Detectives investigating the shooting of 5-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran and 35 year-old Roshan Selvakumar in Stockwell have arrested a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy. They are both currently i...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2011
WWII Dambusters To Feature On 4
Channel 4 has signed-up Windfall Films to produce The Return of The Dambusters - an ambitious special following engineers, explosive experts and aircrew, as they try to recreate one of the most famous...
WWII Dambusters To Feature On 4
Channel 4 has signed-up Windfall Films to produce The Return of The Dambusters - an ambitious special following engineers, explosive experts and aircrew, as they try to recreate one of the most famous...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Appeal Following Fatal Collision In Kingston Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Kingston. Officers were called at approximately 16:40hrs on Friday 8 April...
Other UK News In Brief
Appeal Following Fatal Collision In Kingston Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Kingston. Officers were called at approximately 16:40hrs on Friday 8 April...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Glengormley Alert After Antrim Pipe Bomb Find
In the latest of a series of security alerts in Co Antrim, the PSNI has just reported that a suspicious object has been discovered in the Fairview Parade area of Newtownabbey. A small number of house...
Glengormley Alert After Antrim Pipe Bomb Find
In the latest of a series of security alerts in Co Antrim, the PSNI has just reported that a suspicious object has been discovered in the Fairview Parade area of Newtownabbey. A small number of house...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Tragic Cyclist Identified
The cyclist killed in an accident involving a lorry at around 6.30am this morning has been identified. The man was fatally injured on the Ormeau Road at the Annadale/Ormeau junction with the police i...
Tragic Cyclist Identified
The cyclist killed in an accident involving a lorry at around 6.30am this morning has been identified. The man was fatally injured on the Ormeau Road at the Annadale/Ormeau junction with the police i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Quinn Barred From Own Insurance Firm
A leading Irish entrepreneur is to loose control of the insurance business he personally founded after it ran into financial problems. Sean Quinn and his family will no longer have any role in the ma...
Quinn Barred From Own Insurance Firm
A leading Irish entrepreneur is to loose control of the insurance business he personally founded after it ran into financial problems. Sean Quinn and his family will no longer have any role in the ma...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Council Commemorates Titanic
Belfast City Council is holding a commemoration of the sinking of the doomed Titanic vessel in the capital today. Friday marks the 99th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and a simple ceremon...
Council Commemorates Titanic
Belfast City Council is holding a commemoration of the sinking of the doomed Titanic vessel in the capital today. Friday marks the 99th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and a simple ceremon...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Richhill Regeneration Gets The Go-Ahead
A £1.5 million regeneration scheme aimed at transforming the village of Richhill has been give the green light. Funding for the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is being made available from a num...
Richhill Regeneration Gets The Go-Ahead
A £1.5 million regeneration scheme aimed at transforming the village of Richhill has been give the green light. Funding for the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is being made available from a num...
Business News, Apr 15, 2011
NIHE 'Terminates' Red Sky Contracts
The NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has cancelled all maintenance contracts with construction firm Red Sky following a top-level inquiry into the contractor's work. An investigation by the NIHE was today...
NIHE 'Terminates' Red Sky Contracts
The NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has cancelled all maintenance contracts with construction firm Red Sky following a top-level inquiry into the contractor's work. An investigation by the NIHE was today...
Recruitment News, Apr 15, 2011
Jobs Saved As Quinn Barred From Own Firm
A leading Irish entrepreneur is to loose control of the insurance business he personally founded after it ran into financial problems. Sean Quinn and his family will no longer have any role in the ma...
Jobs Saved As Quinn Barred From Own Firm
A leading Irish entrepreneur is to loose control of the insurance business he personally founded after it ran into financial problems. Sean Quinn and his family will no longer have any role in the ma...
Business News, Apr 15, 2011
Low Cost Competition Closes Glass Firm
Cut-price competition from manufacturers in China and Turkey is being blamed as nearly 50 jobs go 'out the window' at a Kilkeel company, Toughglass. Remaining employees were this week told by managem...
Low Cost Competition Closes Glass Firm
Cut-price competition from manufacturers in China and Turkey is being blamed as nearly 50 jobs go 'out the window' at a Kilkeel company, Toughglass. Remaining employees were this week told by managem...
Business News, Apr 15, 2011
Kilkenny Glanbia Factory To Rise Again
Contractors are to get a boost with news that a mixed-use development of shops, offices and homes at Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny is to replace an abandoned factory. The detailed plans were approved by K...
Kilkenny Glanbia Factory To Rise Again
Contractors are to get a boost with news that a mixed-use development of shops, offices and homes at Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny is to replace an abandoned factory. The detailed plans were approved by K...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
NIHE Contract Boosts Killicomaine
A scheme replacing windows in 152 local homes has recently been completed in the Killicomaine Estate in Portadown. This Co Armagh NI Housing Executive (NIHE) scheme brings investment in the estate t...
NIHE Contract Boosts Killicomaine
A scheme replacing windows in 152 local homes has recently been completed in the Killicomaine Estate in Portadown. This Co Armagh NI Housing Executive (NIHE) scheme brings investment in the estate t...
Business News, Apr 15, 2011
Million Pound Contract Boosts Killicomaine
A scheme replacing windows in 152 local homes has recently been completed in the Killicomaine Estate in Portadown. This Co Armagh NI Housing Executive scheme brings investment in the estate to more ...
Million Pound Contract Boosts Killicomaine
A scheme replacing windows in 152 local homes has recently been completed in the Killicomaine Estate in Portadown. This Co Armagh NI Housing Executive scheme brings investment in the estate to more ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Northern Rewards NI's business community has crowned Northern Bank 'Corporate Banking Team of the Year' during the recent Insider Dealmakers Awards, highlighting the Bank's significant suppor...
Other NI News In Brief
Northern Rewards NI's business community has crowned Northern Bank 'Corporate Banking Team of the Year' during the recent Insider Dealmakers Awards, highlighting the Bank's significant suppor...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
British Man Dies In Dubai Police Custody
A British man has died in police custody in Dubai. Lee Bradley Brown, 39, from east London, died on Tuesday after he was taken to a Dubai police station where he was allegedly assaulted and put into...
British Man Dies In Dubai Police Custody
A British man has died in police custody in Dubai. Lee Bradley Brown, 39, from east London, died on Tuesday after he was taken to a Dubai police station where he was allegedly assaulted and put into...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
NATO Foreign Ministers Meet In Berlin
Over the next two days, Foreign Secretary William Hague is meeting with Foreign Ministers from the 27 other NATO countries and over 20 partner countries in Berlin. The UK and NATO are working with a...
NATO Foreign Ministers Meet In Berlin
Over the next two days, Foreign Secretary William Hague is meeting with Foreign Ministers from the 27 other NATO countries and over 20 partner countries in Berlin. The UK and NATO are working with a...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
More Control For Care Users And Staff
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow today sent out a strong message to councils aimed at encouraging joint working across health and social care and making personalised care a reality. Ahead of his s...
More Control For Care Users And Staff
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow today sent out a strong message to councils aimed at encouraging joint working across health and social care and making personalised care a reality. Ahead of his s...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
Bowel Surgery Death Rate Variation 'Significant'
The 30 day survival rate after bowel/rectal cancer surgery varies considerably among hospital trusts in England, even after taking account of factors likely to influence the risk of death, shows resea...
Bowel Surgery Death Rate Variation 'Significant'
The 30 day survival rate after bowel/rectal cancer surgery varies considerably among hospital trusts in England, even after taking account of factors likely to influence the risk of death, shows resea...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
Two Door High On Glastonbury Line-Up…
This year's line-up for Glastonbury has been revealed, with Northern Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club on the main stage. Among the hundreds of bands playing some 30 stages over 24 to 26 June, Thursday'...
Two Door High On Glastonbury Line-Up…
This year's line-up for Glastonbury has been revealed, with Northern Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club on the main stage. Among the hundreds of bands playing some 30 stages over 24 to 26 June, Thursday'...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2011
Barristers To Strike As Legal Fees Cut
There's a major legal tussle brewing this week with news that the outgoing Stormont Justice Minister is not going to back down on the new rates he has set for solicitors and lawyers working on legal a...
Barristers To Strike As Legal Fees Cut
There's a major legal tussle brewing this week with news that the outgoing Stormont Justice Minister is not going to back down on the new rates he has set for solicitors and lawyers working on legal a...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
Energy Bill Errors Hit Homeowners
More than a quarter of UK homes have received incorrect energy bills over the last two years - with one in 10 having done so on 'multiple occasions', according to new research. The findings relate to...
Energy Bill Errors Hit Homeowners
More than a quarter of UK homes have received incorrect energy bills over the last two years - with one in 10 having done so on 'multiple occasions', according to new research. The findings relate to...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2011
UUP Manifesto 'Game Changer' - Elliot
The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has described the party's manifesto as a "game changer" during a bustling launch event on Thursday morning, writes Damien Whinnery. Speaking to a...
UUP Manifesto 'Game Changer' - Elliot
The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has described the party's manifesto as a "game changer" during a bustling launch event on Thursday morning, writes Damien Whinnery. Speaking to a...
Recruitment News, Apr 14, 2011
Jobs Fears As NIHE 'Terminates' Red Sky
The future of those employed by a maintenance firm that the NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has effectively 'sacked' is in doubt today after construction firm Red Sky was axed following a top-level inquir...
Jobs Fears As NIHE 'Terminates' Red Sky
The future of those employed by a maintenance firm that the NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has effectively 'sacked' is in doubt today after construction firm Red Sky was axed following a top-level inquir...
Business News, Apr 14, 2011
Holiday Routes Boost For City Airport
Seven new routes to holiday destinations in continental Europe are to operate from George Best Belfast City Airport - thanks to boosted aircraft engines. Bmibaby will run services to Malaga, Alicante...
Holiday Routes Boost For City Airport
Seven new routes to holiday destinations in continental Europe are to operate from George Best Belfast City Airport - thanks to boosted aircraft engines. Bmibaby will run services to Malaga, Alicante...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2011
Elderly Larne Residents Displaced In Alert
Nursing home residents have now been allowed back into their rooms after a security alert in the seaside town of Larne. Staff and residents in the nursing home, in the Co Antrim's town's Dunboyne Ave...
Elderly Larne Residents Displaced In Alert
Nursing home residents have now been allowed back into their rooms after a security alert in the seaside town of Larne. Staff and residents in the nursing home, in the Co Antrim's town's Dunboyne Ave...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2011
Red Sky Dims As NIHE 'Terminates' Contracts
The NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has cancelled all maintenance contracts with construction firm Red Sky following a top-level inquiry into the contractor's work. An investigation by the NIHE was today...
Red Sky Dims As NIHE 'Terminates' Contracts
The NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has cancelled all maintenance contracts with construction firm Red Sky following a top-level inquiry into the contractor's work. An investigation by the NIHE was today...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2011
Highway Code 'On The Road' 80 Years
One of Britain's best selling and most iconic publications - the Highway Code - is 80 years-old today. The first edition was published on 14 April 1931 in a bid to cut down on the number of accidents...
Highway Code 'On The Road' 80 Years
One of Britain's best selling and most iconic publications - the Highway Code - is 80 years-old today. The first edition was published on 14 April 1931 in a bid to cut down on the number of accidents...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2011
Builders Fined After Belfast Building Collapses
Two well known contractors, JH Turkington & Sons Ltd and Ripley Developments Ltd have been fined a total of £61,000 for health and safety breaches following the collapse of the Law Society Building in...
Builders Fined After Belfast Building Collapses
Two well known contractors, JH Turkington & Sons Ltd and Ripley Developments Ltd have been fined a total of £61,000 for health and safety breaches following the collapse of the Law Society Building in...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
