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Northern Ireland News for August 2012 : Page 5
UK National News, Aug 22, 2012
IPCC Report Finds 'Failings' In Essex Police
The police watchdog has found that officers in Essex took "inadequate action" to arrest a man who went on to murder his ex-partner and daughter. 50-year-old David Oakes shot Christine Chambers, 38, a...
IPCC Report Finds 'Failings' In Essex Police
The police watchdog has found that officers in Essex took "inadequate action" to arrest a man who went on to murder his ex-partner and daughter. 50-year-old David Oakes shot Christine Chambers, 38, a...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2012
A4e Not Allowed To Call Itself A 'Social Purpose Company'
A4e, the company at the centre of fraud allegations in relation to its government welfare-to-work contracts, has now been banned from calling itself a “social purpose company”. The restriction is to...
A4e Not Allowed To Call Itself A 'Social Purpose Company'
A4e, the company at the centre of fraud allegations in relation to its government welfare-to-work contracts, has now been banned from calling itself a “social purpose company”. The restriction is to...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2012
ASA Backs RSPCA Claim That Ads Are Not Misleading
An RSPCA advertising campaign offering to care for pets if their owner dies has avoided being banned, despite the charity admitting that almost one in five animals in the scheme are put down. The RSP...
ASA Backs RSPCA Claim That Ads Are Not Misleading
An RSPCA advertising campaign offering to care for pets if their owner dies has avoided being banned, despite the charity admitting that almost one in five animals in the scheme are put down. The RSP...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2012
New Figures Show Almost 5,000 Less Nurses In NHS
Almost 5,000 nurses have left the NHS since May 2010 while doctor numbers have risen by 3,700, according to new figures released today. Trade unions and Labour have said the nursing losses were a dir...
New Figures Show Almost 5,000 Less Nurses In NHS
Almost 5,000 nurses have left the NHS since May 2010 while doctor numbers have risen by 3,700, according to new figures released today. Trade unions and Labour have said the nursing losses were a dir...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2012
Other News In Brief
Poll Suggest Half Of Lb Dem Want Clegg To Quit Almost half of Lib Dem members want Nick Clegg to resign as leader before the general election, a survey released on Wednesday suggests. The pol...
Other News In Brief
Poll Suggest Half Of Lb Dem Want Clegg To Quit Almost half of Lib Dem members want Nick Clegg to resign as leader before the general election, a survey released on Wednesday suggests. The pol...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
55-Year-Old Man Arrested Over 1976 Murder
A 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Northern Ireland 36 years ago. William Palmer, 50, was shot at his home on Milltown Road in 1976. He died three days later in hospital from his...
55-Year-Old Man Arrested Over 1976 Murder
A 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Northern Ireland 36 years ago. William Palmer, 50, was shot at his home on Milltown Road in 1976. He died three days later in hospital from his...
Recruitment News, Aug 21, 2012
Over 1000 Applicants For Just 38 Jobs With Halfords
1,410 applications were received by the car parts and bike retailer Halfords, for just 38 vacancies. With more than 400 outlets across Ireland and the UK, it has advertised a total of 476 jobs and re...
Over 1000 Applicants For Just 38 Jobs With Halfords
1,410 applications were received by the car parts and bike retailer Halfords, for just 38 vacancies. With more than 400 outlets across Ireland and the UK, it has advertised a total of 476 jobs and re...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Changes To Prostitution Laws Goes To Public Consultation
A public consultation on proposed changes to prostitution and human trafficking laws in Northern Ireland will begin on Tuesday afternoon. The new bill aims to make it an offence to pay for sexual ser...
Changes To Prostitution Laws Goes To Public Consultation
A public consultation on proposed changes to prostitution and human trafficking laws in Northern Ireland will begin on Tuesday afternoon. The new bill aims to make it an offence to pay for sexual ser...
Recruitment News, Aug 21, 2012
Employment Levels In The Construction Industry Are Suffering
Employment levels in the construction industry are being hampered by rising building costs, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). Building costs have increased by 1% in the ...
Employment Levels In The Construction Industry Are Suffering
Employment levels in the construction industry are being hampered by rising building costs, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). Building costs have increased by 1% in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Arson Attack On Polish Family Condemned
SDLP Larne Councillor Martin Wilson has condemned an arson attack on the home of a Polish family in Mark Street in Glenarm. He said the stark contrast from what the local Polish community offer our s...
Arson Attack On Polish Family Condemned
SDLP Larne Councillor Martin Wilson has condemned an arson attack on the home of a Polish family in Mark Street in Glenarm. He said the stark contrast from what the local Polish community offer our s...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
14-Year-Old Boy Raped In Debenhams Toliet
A 14-year-old boy was raped in a Manchester department store after being taken from a lift by two men, police have said. The teenager was going to the toilets in the Arndale Centre, near the entrance...
14-Year-Old Boy Raped In Debenhams Toliet
A 14-year-old boy was raped in a Manchester department store after being taken from a lift by two men, police have said. The teenager was going to the toilets in the Arndale Centre, near the entrance...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Suspicious Object Found In West Belfast
Residents in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast have been advised to leave their houses as part of a security alert. Police and army bomb experts are at the scene after a suspicious object was foun...
Suspicious Object Found In West Belfast
Residents in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast have been advised to leave their houses as part of a security alert. Police and army bomb experts are at the scene after a suspicious object was foun...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
Tomlinson Pathologist Found 'Unfit To Practice'
The pathologist who conducted the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson has been ruled unfit to practice, by a tribunal today. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service said Dr Freddy Patel...
Tomlinson Pathologist Found 'Unfit To Practice'
The pathologist who conducted the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson has been ruled unfit to practice, by a tribunal today. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service said Dr Freddy Patel...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Bangor's Derelict Young Offenders Centre To Be Demolished
The demolition of a derelict former young offenders centre in Bangor got underway on Monday. Known locally as Rathgael, and long regarded as the town’s biggest eyesore, North Down Council ordered the...
Bangor's Derelict Young Offenders Centre To Be Demolished
The demolition of a derelict former young offenders centre in Bangor got underway on Monday. Known locally as Rathgael, and long regarded as the town’s biggest eyesore, North Down Council ordered the...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
Three Arrested In Connection To Hit-And-Run
Three people have been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run incident in Leeds in which two children were seriously injured. 2-year-old Rayhaan Saleem and his 10-year-old sister Sabah were knocked ...
Three Arrested In Connection To Hit-And-Run
Three people have been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run incident in Leeds in which two children were seriously injured. 2-year-old Rayhaan Saleem and his 10-year-old sister Sabah were knocked ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
New Unit Opens At Daisy Hill Hospital
Health Minister Edwin Poots has officially opened a new High Dependency Unit at Daisy Hill Hospital. The new £500,000 10 bedded unit will be used for treating the most acutely ill patients in the hos...
New Unit Opens At Daisy Hill Hospital
Health Minister Edwin Poots has officially opened a new High Dependency Unit at Daisy Hill Hospital. The new £500,000 10 bedded unit will be used for treating the most acutely ill patients in the hos...
Business News, Aug 21, 2012
Lunn Welcomes Rise In Turnover For NI's Top 100 Businesses
Alliance Enterprise spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has welcomed the news from Ulster Business Magazine that the annual turnover for Northern Ireland's top 100 businesses has risen to £19.8 billion from ...
Lunn Welcomes Rise In Turnover For NI's Top 100 Businesses
Alliance Enterprise spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has welcomed the news from Ulster Business Magazine that the annual turnover for Northern Ireland's top 100 businesses has risen to £19.8 billion from ...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
NHS Should Be Encouraged To Expand Abroad
The government should encourage high-profile NHS hospitals in England to set up profit-making branches abroad to help fund services in the UK, the Department of Health and UK Trade and Investment have...
NHS Should Be Encouraged To Expand Abroad
The government should encourage high-profile NHS hospitals in England to set up profit-making branches abroad to help fund services in the UK, the Department of Health and UK Trade and Investment have...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
Which? Report Says Free Banking 'A Myth'
Consumer group Which? has warned that the idea of “free” banking is misleading. It says there are large variations in the cost of so called “free” current accounts, with customers paying between £120...
Which? Report Says Free Banking 'A Myth'
Consumer group Which? has warned that the idea of “free” banking is misleading. It says there are large variations in the cost of so called “free” current accounts, with customers paying between £120...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
Ofcom Gives Go-Ahead For 4G Mobile Services
4G mobile services could appear much sooner than expected after Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has allowed Orange and T-Mobile to use its existing bandwidth to launch the fourth-generation (4G) servic...
Ofcom Gives Go-Ahead For 4G Mobile Services
4G mobile services could appear much sooner than expected after Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has allowed Orange and T-Mobile to use its existing bandwidth to launch the fourth-generation (4G) servic...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
Ecuadorean President Warns Embassy Entry Is 'Diplomatic Suicide'
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has said that the UK would be commiting "diplomatic suicide" if it tried to enter his country's embassy in London. Speaking to state television about the ongoing Ju...
Ecuadorean President Warns Embassy Entry Is 'Diplomatic Suicide'
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has said that the UK would be commiting "diplomatic suicide" if it tried to enter his country's embassy in London. Speaking to state television about the ongoing Ju...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2012
Other News In Brief
Hackers Attack Downing St Website In Assange Protest Computer hacking collective Anonymous says it has attacked government websites in retaliation for the UK's handling of the Julian Assange c...
Other News In Brief
Hackers Attack Downing St Website In Assange Protest Computer hacking collective Anonymous says it has attacked government websites in retaliation for the UK's handling of the Julian Assange c...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Thousands Affected By Power Cut
A widespread power cut left around 45,000 customers across Northern Ireland without electricity for a short time on Monday afternoon. Homes in east Belfast, Holywood, Comber, Dunmurry and the Ards Pe...
Thousands Affected By Power Cut
A widespread power cut left around 45,000 customers across Northern Ireland without electricity for a short time on Monday afternoon. Homes in east Belfast, Holywood, Comber, Dunmurry and the Ards Pe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Patton Group Posts 2011 Losses Of £7m
One of Northern Ireland's leading construction firms has reported a pre-tax loss of more than £7m in 2011, the BBC has reported. Ballymena-based Patton Group said it was "an improving year" in "a ver...
Patton Group Posts 2011 Losses Of £7m
One of Northern Ireland's leading construction firms has reported a pre-tax loss of more than £7m in 2011, the BBC has reported. Ballymena-based Patton Group said it was "an improving year" in "a ver...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Fire At Animal Feed Plant
Fire and Rescue Services were called after a report of a fire at Thompson animal feed plant on the York Road at around 3am this morning. The blaze started accidentally due to a machinery fault. It b...
Fire At Animal Feed Plant
Fire and Rescue Services were called after a report of a fire at Thompson animal feed plant on the York Road at around 3am this morning. The blaze started accidentally due to a machinery fault. It b...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2012
Other News In Brief
£1m Lottery Win Remains Unclaimed A lottery ticket bought in Northern Ireland has won £1m but the lucky winner has not come forward. The ticket for the Euromillions draw on Friday 3 August wo...
Other News In Brief
£1m Lottery Win Remains Unclaimed A lottery ticket bought in Northern Ireland has won £1m but the lucky winner has not come forward. The ticket for the Euromillions draw on Friday 3 August wo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2012
Lurgan Abseil: Daredevils And Scaredy Cats Alike Wanted
Plucky daredevils and "scaredy cats" alike are being challenged to abseil down Lurgan's Marlborough House in September to raise funds for charity. Lurgan woman, Geraldine Loughran is appealing to peo...
Lurgan Abseil: Daredevils And Scaredy Cats Alike Wanted
Plucky daredevils and "scaredy cats" alike are being challenged to abseil down Lurgan's Marlborough House in September to raise funds for charity. Lurgan woman, Geraldine Loughran is appealing to peo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2012
Loyalist Band Cannot Pass Belfast Catholic Church
A loyalist band that was filmed playing outside a Catholic Church in Belfast on the twelfth of July have been told they cannot walk past the same church on another parade next week. The Parades Commi...
Loyalist Band Cannot Pass Belfast Catholic Church
A loyalist band that was filmed playing outside a Catholic Church in Belfast on the twelfth of July have been told they cannot walk past the same church on another parade next week. The Parades Commi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2012
National Parks Consultation Under Way
Member of the Ulster Farmers Union are meeting with environment minister Alex Attwood today to discuss whether or not Northern Ireland should have national parks. Their meeting comes shortly after Mr...
National Parks Consultation Under Way
Member of the Ulster Farmers Union are meeting with environment minister Alex Attwood today to discuss whether or not Northern Ireland should have national parks. Their meeting comes shortly after Mr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2012
Identification Appeal For Body Found In Ardglass
A man whose body was found in the sea near Ardglass harbour on Saturday has not yet been identified. The PSNI in County Down said that the man is 30-40 years old, of medium build and 5ft 8in tall, wi...
Identification Appeal For Body Found In Ardglass
A man whose body was found in the sea near Ardglass harbour on Saturday has not yet been identified. The PSNI in County Down said that the man is 30-40 years old, of medium build and 5ft 8in tall, wi...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
