Northern Ireland News for June 2012 : Page 6

UK National News, Jun 21, 2012
Husband And Wife Guilty In FSAs Biggest Insider Trading Case
An investment banker and his wife were jailed last night after being found guilty in one of the biggest insider dealing cases ever pursued by the Financial Services Authority. James Sanders, describe...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2012
Two Men Arrested In Connection With Nicola Payne Disappearance
Two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Nicola Payne in Coventry 21 years ago. Police have now been given more time to question the two men as part of the renewed investiga...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2012
Jimmy Carr Apologises For Use Of K2 Tax Avoidance Scheme
Comedian Jimmy Carr has said he "made a terrible error of judgement" over using a tax avoidance scheme. After Prime Minister David Cameron called Mr Carr's use of the K2 scheme "morally wrong", Carr ...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2012
Other News In Brief
Fire At Guys Marsh Prison Under Control A fire that broke out in the workshop of Guys Marsh Prison in Dorset has been brought under control. Fifty firefighters were brought in to tackle the b...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2012
Rape Accused 'Gave Victim's Phone To Girlfriend'
An alleged rapist stole his victim's mobile phone and gave it to his girlfriend as a gift, the High Court has heard. Prosecutors said the woman was sexually assaulted in a car in Newry after acceptin...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2012
Community Gardens 'Grow Community'
A Northern Ireland community garden project to improve the lives of isolated and vulnerable older people has been awarded a major grant from the Big Lottery Fund. North Belfast's GROW project will de...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2012
Religious Difference In School-Leavers' Grades
Exam results vary widely depending on pupils' religious backgrounds in some parts of Northern Ireland, it has emerged. In Moyle and Larne council areas, both in County Antrim, pupils from Protestant ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
County Down Car Crash Pensioner Dies An 85-year-old man who died after the car he was traveling in hit a tree has been named. Bernard Dodd was from the Crossgar area. The accident happened o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Turkish Court Hears From Murdered Women's Relatives
A County Down woman has given evidence in Turkey at the pre-trial hearing of a man charged with the murder of her mother. Marion Graham and her best friend Cathy Dinsmore, both in their 50s, died aft...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
NI's First National Parks On Way
Three famously picturesque areas of Northern Ireland have been chosen as potential National Parks. Environment Minister Alex Attwood announced the shortlist of the Mourne Mountains, the Causeway Coas...
Recruitment News, Jun 20, 2012
1600 Galway Jobs At Stake As Community Employment Cuts Bite Deep
Cuts to the Community Employment (CE) schemes across Galway city and county could result in the loss of 1600 jobs, SIPTU Organiser, Diane Jackson has warned. "Hundreds of jobs and key services to the...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Employment Falls Again In Northern Ireland
Unemployment in Northern Ireland has risen again, for the 14th time in 15 quarters. The numbers of people claiming benefits in May climbed by 300 to 62,600 and Northern Ireland's claimant rate is the...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Ballymurphy Investigation 'Not in Public Interest'
The families of 11 people killed by British troops in 1971 have been told there will be no Bloody Sunday-style investigation. Relatives of those killed in what became known as the Ballymurphy Massacr...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Poots Under Pressure Over Gay Blood Ban
A union that represents 200,000 Northern Ireland students has called on the Health Minister to step down over his refusal to allow gay men to donate blood. NUS-USI has unanimously passed a motion to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Public Inquiry Into Ballymena Road Project
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy today announced his decision to hold a Public Inquiry into a controversial widening project on the A26 near Ballymena. The proposed 8km project, between Gl...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Belfast Cyber Security Infrastructure Examined At Conference
Delegates from across Europe are meeting in Belfast today for a major conference to promote the city as a trailblazer of technological excellence. It comes shortly after Belfast was awarded £6m to in...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Stormont Could Be Sworn To Secrecy
A new duty to ensure assembly members respect confidentiality could be introduced at Stormont. The idea comes in the wake of a draft report being leaked to the media in January 2011. Tom Frawley, th...
Business News, Jun 20, 2012
Smiley Monroe Reports 123 Percent Growth In Exports
Smiley Monroe, the Lisburn-based specialist manufacturer of conveyor belting and screens has used Invest Northern Ireland assistance to achieve a record 123 per cent growth in exports over the past ye...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
UU Nurses Score RCN Success
University of Ulster students and staff have scored successes at the Royal College of Nursing awards. Undergraduate student Michelle Doherty won the Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland Student ...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Police Crackdown On Black Market Olympic Tickets
Police are investigating 30 international websites and 970 individuals, many linked to serious organised crime, over the multimillion-pound black market in sports tickets in the runup to the Olympics....
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Undercover Research Finds Retailers Failing On Children's Car Seats
Newly published research has found that parents seeking advice on which children's car seat to buy are being failed by retailers giving out misleading information, and installing seats incorrectly. T...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Report Reveals Teachers Concerns Over Reading
A new survey has revealed that more than two-fifths of UK teachers say children are turned off reading for pleasure by the time they finish primary school. The survey, which questioned 410 secondary ...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Thousands Of Fish Killed In Toxic Spill
5,000 litres of toxic chemicals leaked into a river near Peterborough at the weekend killing thousands of fish. The Environment Agency has linked the spillage of pesticides in the River Nene at Orton...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Julian Assange Seeks Asylum In London's Ecuador Embassy
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador's London embassy. The South American country says it is "studying and analysing the request". This follows after last weeks re...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
'Areas Of Interest' Discovered In Nicola Payne Search
Police investigating the disappearance of a Nicola Payne, last seen 21 years ago, said they had discovered "areas of interest" in woodland being searched. The Coventry mother went missing from the Wo...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Cameron Confronts Argentine President Over Falklands Island
Prime Minister David Cameron has confronted Argentina’s president over her country's continued claim to the Falklands Islands. No 10 revealed that Mr Cameron spoke to President Cristina Fernandez bef...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Police In 140mph Chase With BMW
Police were involved in a high-speed chase with a BMW coupe at speeds of up to 140mph on the M25 south of London. Police cars and a force helicopter chased the car as it sped from the Thames Valley a...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Nike UK Has Twitter Campaign Banned By ASA
A Twitter campaign by Nike has been banned, after the advertising watchdog decided that its use of the personal accounts of footballers Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere broke rules for not being clear t...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2012
Other News In Brief
Release Date Set For Hillsborough Papers A date has been announced for secret government and police documents on the Hillsborough disaster to be released to the families of those who died. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
McGuinness 'To Greet Queen In Irish' Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness may greet the Queen in Irish if he meets her at Stormont next week. Speculation has been mounting that the ex-IRA ...