Northern Ireland News for June 2012 : Page 15

Northern Ireland News, Jun 5, 2012
Jubilee Celebrations Across Northern Ireland
Sixty Jubilee beacons have been lit across Northern Ireland to celebrate the Queen’s sixty years on the throne. The first was lit at 10pm yesterday in Carrickfergus, with events unrolling across the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 5, 2012
Head Staples Needed After Sunday Night Assault
Men were left needing staples to head wounds after an attack in west Belfast over the weekend. A 35-year-old needed 15 staples and a 32-year-old needed seven after the assault, which happened on Fina...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 5, 2012
Three Dead After Weekend Car Crashes
Weekend car crashes in Counties Fermanagh and Down have claimed three lives. A two-car collision happened at an accident black spot near Kesh on Sunday afternoon and two people have died. Both were...
Business News, Jun 5, 2012
Foster Meets With Local Traders From Clogher
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recently met with local traders from Clogher to discuss a range of issues and concerns facing businesses in the area. During the briefing organised by the Clogher De...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 5, 2012
More To Be Done Against Child Poverty
An English MP who campaigns against poverty has visited Northern Ireland’s Minister for Social Development. Nelson McCausland hosted the visit from Frank Field, the Labour MP for Birkenhead and autho...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 5, 2012
Olympic Torch Disrupted in Londonderry
A protest in Londonderry disrupted the Olympic torch relay yesterday, causing the route to be slightly changed. One man was arrested charged with assault on police and disorderly behaviour after mino...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
More Court Questions Over Mauritius Police Investigation
Police interrogated a suspect without a lawyer present and failed to take statements from people who were potential witnesses of a honeymoon murder. A court in Mauritius heard both claims today at th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
'Fly Flag Only Some Days' - Leaked Report
A leaked draft report said Belfast City Hall should fly the Union flag only on certain days of the year, to promote good relations. The independent report said flying the Irish tricolour together wit...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Culture Minister Congratulates Irish Learners
The Northern Ireland Minister for Culture has presented certificates to Irish-language learners in a west Belfast community centre. Carál Ní Chuilín was supporting the Líofa 2015 campaign, which enco...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
NHS Trust fined £325K Following Major Data Breach
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been served with a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) of £325,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissi...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Rehearsals In London For Diamond Jubilee
A dress rehearsal of a procession to Buckingham Palace took place in the early hours of this morning as preparations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee hotted up. Beacons will be lit across the UK and s...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Stage C Buys The Hammersmith Apollo
HMV have sold entertainment venue the Hammersmith Apollo to American-German joint venture Stage C for £32m. The famous 9,000-capacity venue which has held concerts by bands from The Beatles to Queen,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Benefits Processing To Be Centralised
Benefits processing is to be centralised in Belfast and Londonderry offices by this autumn. But the Social Security Agency (SSA) insisted the move would not mean job losses and said the changes to th...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Liverpool Manager Confirmed
Craig Bellamy today welcomed the appointment of County Antrim man Brendan Rodgers as the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. The former Swansea City boss was today unveiled as Liverpool's new man...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Police And Fire Games Venues Announced
Organisers of next year's World Police and Fire Games have chosen 41 Northern Ireland venues for the ten-day event. The Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall will both hold boxing competitions and there wi...
Business News, Jun 1, 2012
New Scaffolding Testing Business Aims To Hit High Export Heights
A new business has been set up in Newry to help construction companies ensure that their scaffolding meets health and safety standards. Alta Scaffolding Solutions, a mobile scaffolding plank testing ...
Recruitment News, Jun 1, 2012
New Director General Appointed For NI Prison Service
The Department of Justice has announced the appointment of a new Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Sue McAllister will take up the post at the beginning of July following a rec...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Three Jailed For Turkish Social Club Arson Attack
Three women were jailed for a combined total of 19 years and four months at court on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 over an arson attack on a Turkish social club in north London, deemed by the judge to be pol...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Brendan Rodgers Confirmed As Liverpool Manager
Craig Bellamy today welcomed the appointment of County Antrim man Brendan Rodgers as the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. The former Swansea City boss was today unveiled as Liverpool's new man...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
'Support Publishing' Companies Close Down After Insolvency Service Investigation
Three connected companies claiming to sell business-to-business advertising in safety and emergency services booklets and in an online directory have been wound-up by the High Court in Manchester foll...
Recruitment News, Jun 1, 2012
MPS Publishes report In To Corruption Allegations And The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has published the findings of a review into whether material relating to corruption allegations linked to the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation were provided ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Council's Rates Bill Shock
Cuts may be made to public services across Larne after the council got a £250,000 bill from a power station. Ballylumford power station is owed the sum as a rates rebate, but the council will have to...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Report Highlights CPR Decisions For Acutely-Ill Patients
A watchdog has found that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has wrongly been the default setting for frail elderly patients. The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, which ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Drunken Captain Jailed After Crash
A drunken captain whose cargo ship crashed into a passenger ferry in Belfast Lough has been jailed for a year. Miroslaw Pozniak, 55, caused £1m worth of damage to the ships while three times over the...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Lewis Sells MoneySavingExpert.com For £87m
In a deal announced this morning on the stock market, MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) will join the MoneySupermarket.com group. MSE will continue to operate as it does now, but with improved technology,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Wheelbarrow Walkers' Bid For World Record
Two fitness-mad men from Northern Ireland hope to set the first world record for a two-person wheelbarrow push. They are warming up to push each other the length and breadth of Northern Ireland in a ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 1, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Toxic Algae At NI Lakes Two Northern Ireland lakes have been closed to anglers and swimmers after a toxic algae bloomed. The blue-green blooms have appeared at Loughbrickland Lake in County D...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Stapleton Admits Killing Indian Student
A man has admitted killing Indian student Anuj Bidve. Kiaran Stapleton, 21, from Salford, denied murdering the student, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court. Mr Bidve, 23, w...
UK National News, Jun 1, 2012
Other News In Brief
UK Manufacturing Slump Worsens The UK's manufacturing slump worsened last month, an economic data survey found. The Markit/CIPS manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index showed contraction, w...