Northern Ireland News for September 2012 : Page 16

Northern Ireland News, Sep 3, 2012
Rugby Death Teenager's Mother Wanted Him Off The Pitch Sooner
The inquest into the death of a schoolboy on a rugby pitch has been told he should have been stopped from playing sooner. The mother of Benjamin Robinson, 14, told the inquest that the game her son p...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 3, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Police Hunt Bat Attack Gang PSNI officers in Carrickfergus are hunting four men who beat a 23-year-old man with bats while burgling a house in Castlemara Drive on Saturday night. The man was ...
UK National News, Sep 3, 2012
55 New Free Schools Announced
Fifty-five new free schools are opening this autumn. This will triple the number in place across England, according to Education Secretary Michael Gove. A total of 24 free schools already exist. Mr...
UK National News, Sep 3, 2012
New Green Party Leader Elected
Natalie Bennett has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party. The Australian-born journalist for will be in charge of the party in England and Wales. She beat three other candidates to th...
UK National News, Sep 3, 2012
Financial Director Steals £1.5m From Firm
A financial director who stole around £1.5m from his employers to help feed his gambling habit has been jailed. He was sentenced to five years on Thursday 23 August 2012. At an earlier hearing at Bo...
UK National News, Sep 3, 2012
Jewellery Armed Robbers Found Guilty
Two people have been found guilty of carrying out an armed robbery at a King’s Lynn jewellers. On Tuesday 31 January 2012 around £68,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from Francis Wain on Norfolk Str...
UK National News, Sep 3, 2012
Other News In Brief
Surprise Jump In Manufacturing Sector Domestic orders last month boosted manufacturing output and unexpectedly eased the downturn in the sector across the UK. The closely-watched Markit/CIPS ...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2012
Drop In The Number Of Workless Households
There has been a reduction in the number of workless households. In April to June 2012 there were 3.7 million UK households with at least one member aged 16 to 64 where no-one was currently working, ...