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Northern Ireland News for January 2012 : Page 15
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Judge Calls For Lawrence Suspects To Be Pursued
The judge in the Stephen Lawrence case has told police that he expected the other suspects involved in the black teenager's murder to be investigated again. During sentencing on Wednesday, Mr Justic...
Judge Calls For Lawrence Suspects To Be Pursued
The judge in the Stephen Lawrence case has told police that he expected the other suspects involved in the black teenager's murder to be investigated again. During sentencing on Wednesday, Mr Justic...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Hague To Meet Burma Leaders
Foreign Secretary William Hague is visiting Burma on Wednesday, meeting both President Thein Sein, and spokesperson for the democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi. Commenting ahead of his visit, the Fo...
Hague To Meet Burma Leaders
Foreign Secretary William Hague is visiting Burma on Wednesday, meeting both President Thein Sein, and spokesperson for the democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi. Commenting ahead of his visit, the Fo...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
University Applicant Figures Show 'Late Surge'
The universities applications centre has reported a late surge in submissions from students amid speculation that total applicants are considerably down due to higher fees. Commenting on its Decembe...
University Applicant Figures Show 'Late Surge'
The universities applications centre has reported a late surge in submissions from students amid speculation that total applicants are considerably down due to higher fees. Commenting on its Decembe...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Willets Releases UK Research Report
The Universities and Science Minister has released a series of reports demonstrating how the UK is a "world leader" in research. Producing the reports, which show the impact of Research Council fund...
Willets Releases UK Research Report
The Universities and Science Minister has released a series of reports demonstrating how the UK is a "world leader" in research. Producing the reports, which show the impact of Research Council fund...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Assisted Dying Laws "Incoherent"
A commission on assisted dying has concluded that the current laws are "inadequate and incoherent" and have called for a legal framework for the practice. The Commission on Assisted Dying, launched ...
Assisted Dying Laws "Incoherent"
A commission on assisted dying has concluded that the current laws are "inadequate and incoherent" and have called for a legal framework for the practice. The Commission on Assisted Dying, launched ...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Other News In Brief
MP Diane Abbott Apologises For 'Racist' Tweet The Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott has apologised for comments she made social networking site Twitter, after claims they were racist. Respo...
Other News In Brief
MP Diane Abbott Apologises For 'Racist' Tweet The Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott has apologised for comments she made social networking site Twitter, after claims they were racist. Respo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Other News In Brief
Homes Evacuated following Bomb Scare A number of houses have had to be evacuated due to a bomb alert in north Belfast. It follows the report of a suspicious object in a car in the Black Dam Co...
Other News In Brief
Homes Evacuated following Bomb Scare A number of houses have had to be evacuated due to a bomb alert in north Belfast. It follows the report of a suspicious object in a car in the Black Dam Co...
Recruitment News, Jan 5, 2012
286 New Jobs For Dublin In Govt Supported Start-up Companies
Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, said the news that 286 new jobs will be created in Dublin by high potential start-up companies being supported by Government through Enterprise Ireland is great news f...
286 New Jobs For Dublin In Govt Supported Start-up Companies
Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, said the news that 286 new jobs will be created in Dublin by high potential start-up companies being supported by Government through Enterprise Ireland is great news f...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Ardoyne Rioter Jailed
The last of the defendants to appear before the Crown Court in connection with the Ardoyne riots in July 2010 has been sentenced to four years in prison. However 29-year-old Howard Booth, from the Cl...
Ardoyne Rioter Jailed
The last of the defendants to appear before the Crown Court in connection with the Ardoyne riots in July 2010 has been sentenced to four years in prison. However 29-year-old Howard Booth, from the Cl...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Shot Fired Through Car Window In Antrim
A shot was fired through the window of a car in Antrim last night. At about 23:30 on Tuesday a man in his house in the Rathkyle estate heard a loud bang outside the house. The back window of a Renau...
Shot Fired Through Car Window In Antrim
A shot was fired through the window of a car in Antrim last night. At about 23:30 on Tuesday a man in his house in the Rathkyle estate heard a loud bang outside the house. The back window of a Renau...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Winds Delay Oil Transfer From Damaged Tanker, Again
Gale-force winds have once again delayed the transfer of oil from a damaged tanker docked at the entrance of Belfast Lough. It is understood that the vessel will remain anchored there until the weath...
Winds Delay Oil Transfer From Damaged Tanker, Again
Gale-force winds have once again delayed the transfer of oil from a damaged tanker docked at the entrance of Belfast Lough. It is understood that the vessel will remain anchored there until the weath...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Bike Found In Search For Missing Cyclist
The bicycle belonging to a County Antrim cyclist who went missing at the weekend has been found. Samuel Campbell, 49, went out cycling on Sunday at 14.15 in the Kells area of County Antrim and failed...
Bike Found In Search For Missing Cyclist
The bicycle belonging to a County Antrim cyclist who went missing at the weekend has been found. Samuel Campbell, 49, went out cycling on Sunday at 14.15 in the Kells area of County Antrim and failed...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Thieves Target Elderly At Home
An elderly couple have been robbed in their home after a bogus caller forced entry. The caller forced their way into the pensioners’ home at Cedarhill house, Antrim, at about 12:40 on Wednesday claim...
Thieves Target Elderly At Home
An elderly couple have been robbed in their home after a bogus caller forced entry. The caller forced their way into the pensioners’ home at Cedarhill house, Antrim, at about 12:40 on Wednesday claim...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Crackdown On Benefit Fraud Continues
In a sustained crackdown on benefit fraud Northern Ireland has saw a continued spate of arrests and fines handed out to those guilty of falsely claiming benefits. Barry Toner,32, of University Street...
Crackdown On Benefit Fraud Continues
In a sustained crackdown on benefit fraud Northern Ireland has saw a continued spate of arrests and fines handed out to those guilty of falsely claiming benefits. Barry Toner,32, of University Street...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Test Results Due On Body Of Man Found In Belfast
Police are waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination carried out on a body found in a van in North Belfast yesterday. The man's body was discovered in a van on the Shore Road area of North...
Test Results Due On Body Of Man Found In Belfast
Police are waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination carried out on a body found in a van in North Belfast yesterday. The man's body was discovered in a van on the Shore Road area of North...
Business News, Jan 4, 2012
Savile Row Finds Indian Market Suits Its Expertise
The Savile Row Company in Castledawson will benefit from new export business for quality garments in India, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland company will support a c...
Savile Row Finds Indian Market Suits Its Expertise
The Savile Row Company in Castledawson will benefit from new export business for quality garments in India, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland company will support a c...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
65% Of Parents Forced To Work Longer Hours
The recession has forced 65% of parents in Northern Ireland to take on extra work to make ends meet putting pressure on home life and time with children, a survey by OnePoll for I CAN, the children's ...
65% Of Parents Forced To Work Longer Hours
The recession has forced 65% of parents in Northern Ireland to take on extra work to make ends meet putting pressure on home life and time with children, a survey by OnePoll for I CAN, the children's ...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Extradited Man Jailed For Armed Robbery
A man extradited back to the United Kingdom to face charges over an armed robbery committed in 2005 has been jailed on Tuesday. Mohamed Hassan, 24, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Wood Green Crow...
Extradited Man Jailed For Armed Robbery
A man extradited back to the United Kingdom to face charges over an armed robbery committed in 2005 has been jailed on Tuesday. Mohamed Hassan, 24, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Wood Green Crow...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Recognition For First APM Register Project Professionals
The Association for Project Management (APM) has recognised the first Northern Ireland recipients of its new APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) designation. Local APM members, Leslie Warren, P...
Recognition For First APM Register Project Professionals
The Association for Project Management (APM) has recognised the first Northern Ireland recipients of its new APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) designation. Local APM members, Leslie Warren, P...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Appeal Launched Over London Hit and Run
Police are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Kensington on Sunday, that left a pedestrian in a life-threatening condition. The incident occurred in Kennington La...
Appeal Launched Over London Hit and Run
Police are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Kensington on Sunday, that left a pedestrian in a life-threatening condition. The incident occurred in Kennington La...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Murdoch Joins Twitter, Praises Obama
It has been confirmed that embattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch has joined social media site Twitter this week, accruing over 100,000 followers in a number of days. The founder and Chairman and CEO ...
Murdoch Joins Twitter, Praises Obama
It has been confirmed that embattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch has joined social media site Twitter this week, accruing over 100,000 followers in a number of days. The founder and Chairman and CEO ...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
End Of 'Hospitality And Alcohol' Between Police And Media
An inquiry into the relationship between the police and the media has called for an end to meetings with "hospitality and alcohol". The inquiry by Elizabeth Filkin found there was a "range of problem...
End Of 'Hospitality And Alcohol' Between Police And Media
An inquiry into the relationship between the police and the media has called for an end to meetings with "hospitality and alcohol". The inquiry by Elizabeth Filkin found there was a "range of problem...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Willets To Push UK Science Agenda
The Universities and Science Minister is to say he wants to make Britain "the best place in the world" to do science. In a speech at Policy Exchange, David Willetts will argue the UK's universities, ...
Willets To Push UK Science Agenda
The Universities and Science Minister is to say he wants to make Britain "the best place in the world" to do science. In a speech at Policy Exchange, David Willetts will argue the UK's universities, ...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Labour Welcome Elderly Care Cooperation
The Labour Party has welcomed a decision by the coalition to include Labour in the upcoming proposals on reform of care for the elderly. Responding to what he called "growing public concern" over ad...
Labour Welcome Elderly Care Cooperation
The Labour Party has welcomed a decision by the coalition to include Labour in the upcoming proposals on reform of care for the elderly. Responding to what he called "growing public concern" over ad...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Changes To Digital Copyright Laws Take Next Step
A study to review the UK's digital copyright laws have entered the next stage as questions continue over whether the current laws are "fit for purpose". The body looking into the issue have on Wedne...
Changes To Digital Copyright Laws Take Next Step
A study to review the UK's digital copyright laws have entered the next stage as questions continue over whether the current laws are "fit for purpose". The body looking into the issue have on Wedne...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Lawrence Murderers To Be Sentenced As Juveniles
The men convicted of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago are to be sentenced as juveniles after being convicted on Tuesday afternoon. An Old Bailey jury found Gary Dobson and David ...
Lawrence Murderers To Be Sentenced As Juveniles
The men convicted of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago are to be sentenced as juveniles after being convicted on Tuesday afternoon. An Old Bailey jury found Gary Dobson and David ...
Recruitment News, Jan 4, 2012
Minister Concerned Over Vita Cortex Factory Workers
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has expressed his concern at the continuing situation at the Vita Cortex factory in Cork which has involved workers at the plant engaging in a sit-in a...
Minister Concerned Over Vita Cortex Factory Workers
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has expressed his concern at the continuing situation at the Vita Cortex factory in Cork which has involved workers at the plant engaging in a sit-in a...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Nissan Breaks UK Car Production Record
Car manufacturer Nissan has broken the UKs car manufacturing record, producing 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant last year. The output level was an increase of 14% from 2010 and a new record ...
Nissan Breaks UK Car Production Record
Car manufacturer Nissan has broken the UKs car manufacturing record, producing 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant last year. The output level was an increase of 14% from 2010 and a new record ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2012
Other News In Brief
O’Neill Wants Stronger NI Squad In a bid to build a stronger Northern Ireland football team new manager Michael O'Neill is aiming to change the minds of young players who have opted to switch ...
Other News In Brief
O’Neill Wants Stronger NI Squad In a bid to build a stronger Northern Ireland football team new manager Michael O'Neill is aiming to change the minds of young players who have opted to switch ...
UK National News, Jan 4, 2012
Other News In Brief
Arrest Over New Year's Day Murder Detectives investigating the murder of a man on New Year's Day have arrested a man on suspicion of murder on Tuesday. Police arrested the 22-year-old man in c...
Other News In Brief
Arrest Over New Year's Day Murder Detectives investigating the murder of a man on New Year's Day have arrested a man on suspicion of murder on Tuesday. Police arrested the 22-year-old man in c...
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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.
