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Northern Ireland News for August 2012 : Page 15
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
More Than A Third 'Would Pay More' For Child-Free Airplanes
One third of Britons would pay higher fares if they could be sure of a child-free flight. In the survey by TripAdvisor, respondents highlighted a litany of problems with having other people’s childre...
More Than A Third 'Would Pay More' For Child-Free Airplanes
One third of Britons would pay higher fares if they could be sure of a child-free flight. In the survey by TripAdvisor, respondents highlighted a litany of problems with having other people’s childre...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Wiggins Speaks Out On Safety After London Cyclist Dies
Olympic gold-winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins has called for better protections for bike-riders after a cyclist died in a road accident on the edge of the Olympic Park. Amateur cyclist Dan Harris, 28,...
Wiggins Speaks Out On Safety After London Cyclist Dies
Olympic gold-winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins has called for better protections for bike-riders after a cyclist died in a road accident on the edge of the Olympic Park. Amateur cyclist Dan Harris, 28,...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Sex Attack Ringleader Jailed For 22 Years
The ringleader of a gang of men in Rochdale that groomed young girls for sex has been given a 22-year prison sentence after being convicted in a separate case. Shabir Ahmed, of Oldham, Greater Manche...
Sex Attack Ringleader Jailed For 22 Years
The ringleader of a gang of men in Rochdale that groomed young girls for sex has been given a 22-year prison sentence after being convicted in a separate case. Shabir Ahmed, of Oldham, Greater Manche...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
GB Rowers Win Silver
Team GB's lightweight men's four rowers have narrowly missed out on gold. There were hopes the group would hit the top spot but they have come away with silver after South Africa finished a metre ahe...
GB Rowers Win Silver
Team GB's lightweight men's four rowers have narrowly missed out on gold. There were hopes the group would hit the top spot but they have come away with silver after South Africa finished a metre ahe...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Aquascutum Factory Sold
The former Aquascutum clothing factory in Corby has been sold. A total of 115 jobs were lost when administrators were called in to Aquascutum earlier this year. The brand was sold to YGM Trading now...
Aquascutum Factory Sold
The former Aquascutum clothing factory in Corby has been sold. A total of 115 jobs were lost when administrators were called in to Aquascutum earlier this year. The brand was sold to YGM Trading now...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
25% NI Poverty Rate 'Widening Life Expectancy Gap'
A quarter of people in Northern Ireland are living in poverty, a researcher has claimed, shortening their life expectancy compared to those living in wealthier areas. Martin Caraher spoke today at th...
25% NI Poverty Rate 'Widening Life Expectancy Gap'
A quarter of people in Northern Ireland are living in poverty, a researcher has claimed, shortening their life expectancy compared to those living in wealthier areas. Martin Caraher spoke today at th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Parents Worried As Belfast's Child Heart Services Deemed 'Unsustainable'
Northern Ireland's services for children with congenital heart problems are no longer sustainable, a review has found. The Belfast Health Trust carries out about 90 heart surgery operations a year, w...
Parents Worried As Belfast's Child Heart Services Deemed 'Unsustainable'
Northern Ireland's services for children with congenital heart problems are no longer sustainable, a review has found. The Belfast Health Trust carries out about 90 heart surgery operations a year, w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
International Focus At Belfast Business Awards
Belfast companies who export their goods abroad are to be celebrated in an awards ceremony this November. The Best International Trade Award, one of eleven up for grabs at the seventh Belfast Busines...
International Focus At Belfast Business Awards
Belfast companies who export their goods abroad are to be celebrated in an awards ceremony this November. The Best International Trade Award, one of eleven up for grabs at the seventh Belfast Busines...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Coleraine Brothers Win Olympics Rowing Silver
Team GB's lightweight men's four rowers have narrowly missed out on gold. There were hopes the group would hit the top spot but they have come away with silver after South Africa finished a metre ahe...
Coleraine Brothers Win Olympics Rowing Silver
Team GB's lightweight men's four rowers have narrowly missed out on gold. There were hopes the group would hit the top spot but they have come away with silver after South Africa finished a metre ahe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Police Officers Investigated For Corruption, But Cookstown Still Safe
Two PSNI officers in the Cookstown area are being investigated for alleged corruption. The Tyrone Courier newspaper reported that the officers have been arrested, released on bail and taken off polic...
Police Officers Investigated For Corruption, But Cookstown Still Safe
Two PSNI officers in the Cookstown area are being investigated for alleged corruption. The Tyrone Courier newspaper reported that the officers have been arrested, released on bail and taken off polic...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Co Tyrone Residents Fight Waste Transfer Plant
Residents in County Tyrone are fighting plans for a waste transfer facility near their homes, the BBC has reported. The facility, which would store oil and garage waste and have up to 25 deliveries a...
Co Tyrone Residents Fight Waste Transfer Plant
Residents in County Tyrone are fighting plans for a waste transfer facility near their homes, the BBC has reported. The facility, which would store oil and garage waste and have up to 25 deliveries a...
Business News, Aug 2, 2012
Acksen Logs New Business In Poland
Newtownabbey-based Acksen, a specialist in datalog devices for monitoring and tracking electricity voltage, has won its first business in Poland following participation in an Invest Northern Ireland t...
Acksen Logs New Business In Poland
Newtownabbey-based Acksen, a specialist in datalog devices for monitoring and tracking electricity voltage, has won its first business in Poland following participation in an Invest Northern Ireland t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Stolen Home Heating Oil Find Heralds A Crime On The Up
Police officers discovered £20,000 worth of stolen home heating oil at a home in Kilkeel, leading to fears of an "emerging crime type", the County Down Outlook has reported. According to the newspape...
Stolen Home Heating Oil Find Heralds A Crime On The Up
Police officers discovered £20,000 worth of stolen home heating oil at a home in Kilkeel, leading to fears of an "emerging crime type", the County Down Outlook has reported. According to the newspape...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Replica Guns Haul Man 'In RAAD'
An alleged member of the paramilitary group Republican Action Against Drugs was refused bail after a court heard that blank-firing revolvers and four replica AK47s were seized from his home. The BBC ...
Replica Guns Haul Man 'In RAAD'
An alleged member of the paramilitary group Republican Action Against Drugs was refused bail after a court heard that blank-firing revolvers and four replica AK47s were seized from his home. The BBC ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Peter Darragh Quinn 'Will Stay In NI' To Avoid Jail
Peter Darragh Quinn's father has said his son will not return to the Irish Republic, where a warrant is out for his arrest, because he has no chance of getting "fair play or justice". Peter Darragh w...
Peter Darragh Quinn 'Will Stay In NI' To Avoid Jail
Peter Darragh Quinn's father has said his son will not return to the Irish Republic, where a warrant is out for his arrest, because he has no chance of getting "fair play or justice". Peter Darragh w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 2, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Ulster Bank Urged To Speed Up Compensation The Consumer Council has urged the Ulster Bank to speed up awarding compensation to customers who were affected by the month-long technical glitch th...
Other NI News In Brief
Ulster Bank Urged To Speed Up Compensation The Consumer Council has urged the Ulster Bank to speed up awarding compensation to customers who were affected by the month-long technical glitch th...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Sky Cleared Over Pay-TV Films
The Competition Commission (CC) has decided that Sky’s position in relation to the acquisition and distribution of movies in the first pay window does not adversely affect competition in the pay-TV re...
Sky Cleared Over Pay-TV Films
The Competition Commission (CC) has decided that Sky’s position in relation to the acquisition and distribution of movies in the first pay window does not adversely affect competition in the pay-TV re...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Snowdonia Walker Fall Death
A 23-year-old man has fallen 300ft (91.4m) to his death from a mountain in Snowdonia. The man and his friend, of the same age, had been walking in low mist when he slipped and fell from a gully cliff...
Snowdonia Walker Fall Death
A 23-year-old man has fallen 300ft (91.4m) to his death from a mountain in Snowdonia. The man and his friend, of the same age, had been walking in low mist when he slipped and fell from a gully cliff...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Thousands Of Computers Affected In UK 'Police Ransomware' Scam
Officers from the MPS Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) are again warning the public of a computer scam which attempts to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public by impersonating the e-c...
Thousands Of Computers Affected In UK 'Police Ransomware' Scam
Officers from the MPS Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) are again warning the public of a computer scam which attempts to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public by impersonating the e-c...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
6ft 5 Woman Awarded Damages For Undiagnosed Tumour
A woman who grew to be 6ft 5ins tall due to an undiagnosed tumour has received over £1m in damages from an NHS Trust. Kate Woodward, 20, bought High Court proceedings against Leeds Teaching Hospitals...
6ft 5 Woman Awarded Damages For Undiagnosed Tumour
A woman who grew to be 6ft 5ins tall due to an undiagnosed tumour has received over £1m in damages from an NHS Trust. Kate Woodward, 20, bought High Court proceedings against Leeds Teaching Hospitals...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Other UK News In Brief
Five-Minute Double Gold For GB Two more golds joined the British Olympic medal tally this afternoon. Tim Baillie and Etienne Scott topped the doubles canoe slalom with an error-free run, mome...
Other UK News In Brief
Five-Minute Double Gold For GB Two more golds joined the British Olympic medal tally this afternoon. Tim Baillie and Etienne Scott topped the doubles canoe slalom with an error-free run, mome...
Recruitment News, Aug 2, 2012
Govt Indifferent To Unemployment - Tóibín
Speaking as the July Live Register figures were released, Peadar Tóibín TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said: "The figures show that 19,000 more people are on the live r...
Govt Indifferent To Unemployment - Tóibín
Speaking as the July Live Register figures were released, Peadar Tóibín TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said: "The figures show that 19,000 more people are on the live r...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Bradley Wiggins Wins Gold, Tops GB Olympics Tables
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins has become Britain’s most decorated Olympian. He won gold at London 2012 today in the cycling time trial. His triumph was hours after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won go...
Bradley Wiggins Wins Gold, Tops GB Olympics Tables
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins has become Britain’s most decorated Olympian. He won gold at London 2012 today in the cycling time trial. His triumph was hours after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won go...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Twins Pretended The Terrorism Funds They Were Raising Were For Charity
Twin brothers who raised money in England to fund terrorism abroad have been jailed for three years. Mohammed Shabir Ali and Mohammed Shafiq Ali were part of a “network of support” for a third brothe...
Twins Pretended The Terrorism Funds They Were Raising Were For Charity
Twin brothers who raised money in England to fund terrorism abroad have been jailed for three years. Mohammed Shabir Ali and Mohammed Shafiq Ali were part of a “network of support” for a third brothe...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Shop Worker Admits £1m Lottery Ticket Fraud
A shop worker tried to falsely claim a £1m Lottery prize by telling its owner she had won nothing. Farrakh Nizzar told 77-year-old great-grandmother Maureen Holt he would throw her ticket away after ...
Shop Worker Admits £1m Lottery Ticket Fraud
A shop worker tried to falsely claim a £1m Lottery prize by telling its owner she had won nothing. Farrakh Nizzar told 77-year-old great-grandmother Maureen Holt he would throw her ticket away after ...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
UK House Prices Decline Further
The price of a typical UK house fell by 0.7% in July, according to Nationwide. Prices were 2.6% lower than one year ago and the typical price of a home was £164,389. Commenting on the figures, Rober...
UK House Prices Decline Further
The price of a typical UK house fell by 0.7% in July, according to Nationwide. Prices were 2.6% lower than one year ago and the typical price of a home was £164,389. Commenting on the figures, Rober...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
PM Hails UK Gold Medal While On Olympics Visit To Northern Ireland
Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed Team GB's first gold medal win while on a one-day visit to Northern Ireland. He said the medal, won by rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, was "fantastic...
PM Hails UK Gold Medal While On Olympics Visit To Northern Ireland
Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed Team GB's first gold medal win while on a one-day visit to Northern Ireland. He said the medal, won by rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, was "fantastic...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
Strike A Pose For Charity
Northern Ireland's 'fashionistas' are being urged to get their diaries out and pencil in the style event of the summer for August 15. Graduate students from the University of Ulster and Belfast Metro...
Strike A Pose For Charity
Northern Ireland's 'fashionistas' are being urged to get their diaries out and pencil in the style event of the summer for August 15. Graduate students from the University of Ulster and Belfast Metro...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
'You've Got The Wrong Brother' Says Man Up In Court
A man in the dock of Londonderry Magistrates Court today claimed he was actually the accused's brother. Martin Michael McDonagh, of Daisyfield caravan site, Letterkenny Road, faces 10 offences includ...
'You've Got The Wrong Brother' Says Man Up In Court
A man in the dock of Londonderry Magistrates Court today claimed he was actually the accused's brother. Martin Michael McDonagh, of Daisyfield caravan site, Letterkenny Road, faces 10 offences includ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
HMS Caroline Deadline Sails Past But Politicians Fight On
Northern Ireland's tourism minister has said her department is working on a way to keep HMS Caroline in Belfast. Arlene Foster said her department was working with the Museum of the Royal Navy to "de...
HMS Caroline Deadline Sails Past But Politicians Fight On
Northern Ireland's tourism minister has said her department is working on a way to keep HMS Caroline in Belfast. Arlene Foster said her department was working with the Museum of the Royal Navy to "de...
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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.
