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Northern Ireland News for January 2012 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2012
Two Arrested Over 1974 Police Office Murder
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer nearly 40 years ago. RUC officer Bill Elliott was shot dead during a bank robbery in North Belfast in 1974. A 58-year –ol...
Two Arrested Over 1974 Police Office Murder
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer nearly 40 years ago. RUC officer Bill Elliott was shot dead during a bank robbery in North Belfast in 1974. A 58-year –ol...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2012
Breast-Fed Babies Cry More
Babies who are breastfed will cry more it has been revealed by medical experts. The Medical Research Council team has advised new mums that it is likely and normal for their baby to cry more if they ...
Breast-Fed Babies Cry More
Babies who are breastfed will cry more it has been revealed by medical experts. The Medical Research Council team has advised new mums that it is likely and normal for their baby to cry more if they ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2012
Other News In Brief
Bus Crashes In Centre Of Belfast Emergency services have been called to an incident involving a bus in Belfast city centre. The incident took place at around 14:15 GMT in Queen Street, which ...
Other News In Brief
Bus Crashes In Centre Of Belfast Emergency services have been called to an incident involving a bus in Belfast city centre. The incident took place at around 14:15 GMT in Queen Street, which ...
Recruitment News, Jan 11, 2012
Minister Encourages Steps To Work In South And East Belfast
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today visited Bryson FutureSkills, the new name for North City Training, at their Holywood Road premises in Belfast. Bryson FutureSkills has recently...
Minister Encourages Steps To Work In South And East Belfast
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today visited Bryson FutureSkills, the new name for North City Training, at their Holywood Road premises in Belfast. Bryson FutureSkills has recently...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2012
Scottish Independence Referendum Plans Announced
The Scottish Government plans to hold an independence referendum in the autumn of 2014, First Minister Alex Salmond said following a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday afternoon. The FM said this date ...
Scottish Independence Referendum Plans Announced
The Scottish Government plans to hold an independence referendum in the autumn of 2014, First Minister Alex Salmond said following a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday afternoon. The FM said this date ...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2012
EDF Energy Reduce Gas Prices By 5%
EDF Energy has announced it will cut its gas prices by 5% – becoming the first major supplier in 2012 to announce it will pass on falling wholesale prices to its customers. The company was the last o...
EDF Energy Reduce Gas Prices By 5%
EDF Energy has announced it will cut its gas prices by 5% – becoming the first major supplier in 2012 to announce it will pass on falling wholesale prices to its customers. The company was the last o...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2012
Surgeons Reach Peak Performance Between 35 And 50
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published by the BMJ. The findings raise concerns about ongoing training a...
Surgeons Reach Peak Performance Between 35 And 50
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published by the BMJ. The findings raise concerns about ongoing training a...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2012
Other News In Brief
Which? Reveals Four Million Household Energy Complaints The six major energy suppliers received over four million customer complaints in 2011, according to new research from Which?. The most c...
Other News In Brief
Which? Reveals Four Million Household Energy Complaints The six major energy suppliers received over four million customer complaints in 2011, according to new research from Which?. The most c...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Freckleton House Fire Claims Four
Initial investigations into a house fire, which claimed the lives of four siblings, indicate that the house did not have working smoke alarms. Reece, Ella and Holly and Jordan Smith were found in two...
Freckleton House Fire Claims Four
Initial investigations into a house fire, which claimed the lives of four siblings, indicate that the house did not have working smoke alarms. Reece, Ella and Holly and Jordan Smith were found in two...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Woman Dies Trying To Get Phone
A woman has been killed whilst attempting to retrieve her phone from train tracks. The 23-year-old, from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, was struck by a Waterloo to Exeter express train on Sunday evening. ...
Woman Dies Trying To Get Phone
A woman has been killed whilst attempting to retrieve her phone from train tracks. The 23-year-old, from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, was struck by a Waterloo to Exeter express train on Sunday evening. ...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
High Speed Rail Network Given The Green Light
Despite strong opposition a controversial high-speed rail line has been given the nod by government. High Speed 2 (HS2) is a scheme to deliver hugely enhanced rail capacity and connectivity between B...
High Speed Rail Network Given The Green Light
Despite strong opposition a controversial high-speed rail line has been given the nod by government. High Speed 2 (HS2) is a scheme to deliver hugely enhanced rail capacity and connectivity between B...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
350 TV Licensing Jobs At Risk
Over 350 TV licensing jobs are under risk of redundancy following plans to relocate work. Capita said that hundreds of jobs are at risk because of a decision to move work from a Bristol office to oth...
350 TV Licensing Jobs At Risk
Over 350 TV licensing jobs are under risk of redundancy following plans to relocate work. Capita said that hundreds of jobs are at risk because of a decision to move work from a Bristol office to oth...
Recruitment News, Jan 10, 2012
CPA Appoints New Chief Executive
Dr Diana Montgomery, who is currently the Deputy Chief Executive at the Chemical Industries Association, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA...
CPA Appoints New Chief Executive
Dr Diana Montgomery, who is currently the Deputy Chief Executive at the Chemical Industries Association, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Find Madeleine Fund Decreases
Official records have revealed that the fund used to help find missing child Madeleine McCann has dwindled away to £125,000. The fund stands at £125,175 down from £470,034 a year earlier according to...
Find Madeleine Fund Decreases
Official records have revealed that the fund used to help find missing child Madeleine McCann has dwindled away to £125,000. The fund stands at £125,175 down from £470,034 a year earlier according to...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Accused Constable Carroll Killers Bugged
It has been revealed that undercover soldiers secretly bugged the car of one of the men accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll in 2009 with a tracking device. The terrorists' plan was to kill...
Accused Constable Carroll Killers Bugged
It has been revealed that undercover soldiers secretly bugged the car of one of the men accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll in 2009 with a tracking device. The terrorists' plan was to kill...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Judge Favours Bank In Quinn Case
A judge has ruled that former billionaire Sean Quinn is not entitled to file for bankruptcy in Northern Ireland. Quinn declared himself bankrupt in November, following a legal challenge by the Anglo ...
Judge Favours Bank In Quinn Case
A judge has ruled that former billionaire Sean Quinn is not entitled to file for bankruptcy in Northern Ireland. Quinn declared himself bankrupt in November, following a legal challenge by the Anglo ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
NI Property Prices Still In Decline
Property prices in Northern Ireland are continuing to fall launching the housing price downturn into its sixth consecutive year. According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) North...
NI Property Prices Still In Decline
Property prices in Northern Ireland are continuing to fall launching the housing price downturn into its sixth consecutive year. According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) North...
Recruitment News, Jan 10, 2012
Support Grows For Vita Cortex Workers
The nationwide outpouring of support for the Vita Cortex workers has continued to grow after they outlined their struggle for justice on RTE’s Late Late Show on Friday 6th January. Vita Cortex worker...
Support Grows For Vita Cortex Workers
The nationwide outpouring of support for the Vita Cortex workers has continued to grow after they outlined their struggle for justice on RTE’s Late Late Show on Friday 6th January. Vita Cortex worker...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
More Work Needed To Tackle Child Poverty
According to recent research more needs to be done to get children in Northern Ireland out of Poverty, with the British Government being blamed for the elimination target slipping. The charity Barnar...
More Work Needed To Tackle Child Poverty
According to recent research more needs to be done to get children in Northern Ireland out of Poverty, with the British Government being blamed for the elimination target slipping. The charity Barnar...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Police Investigate Sectarian Attack
Police are investigating a so-called sectarian attack on teenager in Belfast. Eighteen-year-old James Turley was working as a film extra on the set of ‘The Good Man’ in South Belfast when he was atta...
Police Investigate Sectarian Attack
Police are investigating a so-called sectarian attack on teenager in Belfast. Eighteen-year-old James Turley was working as a film extra on the set of ‘The Good Man’ in South Belfast when he was atta...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Politicians To Discuss Department Of Justice Future
The future of Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice is due to be discussed today by political parties who will meet at Stormont. The department will cease to exist in May if an agreement can not b...
Politicians To Discuss Department Of Justice Future
The future of Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice is due to be discussed today by political parties who will meet at Stormont. The department will cease to exist in May if an agreement can not b...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Ex-Policeman Fined £10K For Misusing PSNI Computer
A former PSNI officer has been fined almost £10,000 after misusing a police database to access information. Forty-nine year old Alan Marchini used the database to look up information including record...
Ex-Policeman Fined £10K For Misusing PSNI Computer
A former PSNI officer has been fined almost £10,000 after misusing a police database to access information. Forty-nine year old Alan Marchini used the database to look up information including record...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Firm Fined After Teen Lost Top Of Finger
Capital Reinforcing (Ireland) Ltd was fined a total of £12,500 plus £1,000 costs after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing at Laganside Crown Court to three breaches of health and safety legislation...
Firm Fined After Teen Lost Top Of Finger
Capital Reinforcing (Ireland) Ltd was fined a total of £12,500 plus £1,000 costs after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing at Laganside Crown Court to three breaches of health and safety legislation...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Worrall Thompson Won't Miss Irish Fundraiser
Shamed celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson will still be on hand at a fundraising dinner in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, despite being cautioned by police after he was caught shoplifting. ...
Worrall Thompson Won't Miss Irish Fundraiser
Shamed celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson will still be on hand at a fundraising dinner in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, despite being cautioned by police after he was caught shoplifting. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2012
Other News In Brief
Olympics Hopeful From Derry Suspended An Olympic hopeful from County Londonderry has been suspended from his college swim team after violating team rules. Twenty –two year old Ryan Harrison w...
Other News In Brief
Olympics Hopeful From Derry Suspended An Olympic hopeful from County Londonderry has been suspended from his college swim team after violating team rules. Twenty –two year old Ryan Harrison w...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Retail Sales Soar During Christmas Rush
UK retail sales were boosted by a pre-Christmas rush. Sales values were 2.2% higher on a like-for-like basis from December 2010, when sales had fallen 0.3%, hit by snow. On a total basis, sales wer...
Retail Sales Soar During Christmas Rush
UK retail sales were boosted by a pre-Christmas rush. Sales values were 2.2% higher on a like-for-like basis from December 2010, when sales had fallen 0.3%, hit by snow. On a total basis, sales wer...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Prison For Fake Vodka Gang 'Chemist'
The 'chemist' at the middle of a conspiracy to manufacture fake vodka from a remote farm in Leicestershire, has been jailed today for two years. Wojciech Jan Herbst, is the sixth and final member of ...
Prison For Fake Vodka Gang 'Chemist'
The 'chemist' at the middle of a conspiracy to manufacture fake vodka from a remote farm in Leicestershire, has been jailed today for two years. Wojciech Jan Herbst, is the sixth and final member of ...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Millions Of New Year Quit Attempts Doomed To Go Up In Smoke
Two thirds of UK smokers, the equivalent of six million people, will try and quit in January but half will have failed within just one week, according to new research among 6,300 current or former smo...
Millions Of New Year Quit Attempts Doomed To Go Up In Smoke
Two thirds of UK smokers, the equivalent of six million people, will try and quit in January but half will have failed within just one week, according to new research among 6,300 current or former smo...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Car Crime Creating A Nervy Nation
Britain’s motorists are living in fear of having their car stolen or broken into according to a new poll, even though car crime numbers have fallen over the years. Car insurance specialist Admiral co...
Car Crime Creating A Nervy Nation
Britain’s motorists are living in fear of having their car stolen or broken into according to a new poll, even though car crime numbers have fallen over the years. Car insurance specialist Admiral co...
UK National News, Jan 10, 2012
Other News In Brief
Transplant Unit Marks 1,000 Ops Two patients have undergone landmark transplants at a unit which is to benefit from additional funding to increase the number of operations it carries out. Fra...
Other News In Brief
Transplant Unit Marks 1,000 Ops Two patients have undergone landmark transplants at a unit which is to benefit from additional funding to increase the number of operations it carries out. Fra...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
