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Northern Ireland News for October 2013 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
Robinson Commends GAA 'Peace Keeping' Role
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has played an important role in 'peace-building' in Northern Ireland, according to First Minister Peter Robinson. The DUP leader was the keynote speaker at the C...
Robinson Commends GAA 'Peace Keeping' Role
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has played an important role in 'peace-building' in Northern Ireland, according to First Minister Peter Robinson. The DUP leader was the keynote speaker at the C...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
£106m Investment In NI Schools
£106m is to be invested in a programme to enhance and refurbish schools across Northern Ireland. Fifty local schools have been informed that their applications under the School Enhancement Programme ...
£106m Investment In NI Schools
£106m is to be invested in a programme to enhance and refurbish schools across Northern Ireland. Fifty local schools have been informed that their applications under the School Enhancement Programme ...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Sun Journalist Faces MP Phone Theft Charges
A Sun journalist is to be charged with the theft of a mobile phone from an MP in 2010. 52-year-old journalist Nick Parker is accused of one count of receiving stolen goods and one of unauthorised acc...
Sun Journalist Faces MP Phone Theft Charges
A Sun journalist is to be charged with the theft of a mobile phone from an MP in 2010. 52-year-old journalist Nick Parker is accused of one count of receiving stolen goods and one of unauthorised acc...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
Firefighters Tackle Blaze At Belfast Shop
40 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a bargain shop in Belfast City centre this morning. The Fire Service was called to the B&M Bargains shop in Rosemary Street at about 5:00 this morning. S...
Firefighters Tackle Blaze At Belfast Shop
40 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a bargain shop in Belfast City centre this morning. The Fire Service was called to the B&M Bargains shop in Rosemary Street at about 5:00 this morning. S...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Body Of Hamzah Khan Released For Burial
The body of Hamzah Khan has been released for burial, almost four years after he died. The four-year-old's mummified body was found in his cot at his home in Bradford in 2011. A subsequent investigat...
Body Of Hamzah Khan Released For Burial
The body of Hamzah Khan has been released for burial, almost four years after he died. The four-year-old's mummified body was found in his cot at his home in Bradford in 2011. A subsequent investigat...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Probation Officers Vote For Strike Action
In a dispute over the governments plans to privatise the probation service in England and Wales, officers have voted in favour of industrial action. The National Association of Probation Officers rep...
Probation Officers Vote For Strike Action
In a dispute over the governments plans to privatise the probation service in England and Wales, officers have voted in favour of industrial action. The National Association of Probation Officers rep...
Recruitment News, Oct 18, 2013
Durkan Welcomes 50 New Jobs In L'Derry
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that up to 50 jobs could be created at the new £11.5m Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC) in Altnagelvin, L'Derry. Mr Durkan...
Durkan Welcomes 50 New Jobs In L'Derry
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that up to 50 jobs could be created at the new £11.5m Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC) in Altnagelvin, L'Derry. Mr Durkan...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Dog Owner Avoids Jail Over Teens' Death
A dog owner has received a 16-week suspended sentence over animal cruelty offences. Four dogs, owned by 45-year-old Beverley Concannon, attacked and killed 14-year-old Jade Anderson in March this yea...
Dog Owner Avoids Jail Over Teens' Death
A dog owner has received a 16-week suspended sentence over animal cruelty offences. Four dogs, owned by 45-year-old Beverley Concannon, attacked and killed 14-year-old Jade Anderson in March this yea...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
Ulster Rugby Players Auction Pink Ducks For Cancer Research
Pink rubber ducks signed by members of the Ulster Rugby team are being auctioned on eBay in aid of Cancer Research UK. Nine pink rubber ducks, individually signed by players and head coach Mark Ansco...
Ulster Rugby Players Auction Pink Ducks For Cancer Research
Pink rubber ducks signed by members of the Ulster Rugby team are being auctioned on eBay in aid of Cancer Research UK. Nine pink rubber ducks, individually signed by players and head coach Mark Ansco...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Private Rents Reach Record High
A property survey has found that the average cost of private rentals in England and Wales have risen by 2.1%, reaching a record high. According to the LSL Property Services produced report, average r...
Private Rents Reach Record High
A property survey has found that the average cost of private rentals in England and Wales have risen by 2.1%, reaching a record high. According to the LSL Property Services produced report, average r...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
MLAs Back Internet Safety Campaign
The Ulster Unionist Party and the Alliance Party have backed a new campaign to help young people remove explicit images online. The campaign, a collaboration between ChildLine and the Internet Watch ...
MLAs Back Internet Safety Campaign
The Ulster Unionist Party and the Alliance Party have backed a new campaign to help young people remove explicit images online. The campaign, a collaboration between ChildLine and the Internet Watch ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
N Belfast Derelict Housing Transformed
Derelict housing in north Belfast that had become a target for graffiti and vandalism has been transformed into a new social housing scheme, opened today. The £1.2m scheme in the Limestone and Hallid...
N Belfast Derelict Housing Transformed
Derelict housing in north Belfast that had become a target for graffiti and vandalism has been transformed into a new social housing scheme, opened today. The £1.2m scheme in the Limestone and Hallid...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Dies Following Motorcycle Accident A man has died following a motorcycle accident in east Belfast. The crash occurred at about 5.30pm at Orangefield Grove on Thursday afternoon. The man,...
Other News In Brief
Man Dies Following Motorcycle Accident A man has died following a motorcycle accident in east Belfast. The crash occurred at about 5.30pm at Orangefield Grove on Thursday afternoon. The man,...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Complaints Lodged Over Home Office Illegal Immigrants Texts
More than 140 complaints have been made against the Home Office over text messages were sent wrongly accusing the recipients of being illegal immigrants. According to reports some 40,000 people have ...
Complaints Lodged Over Home Office Illegal Immigrants Texts
More than 140 complaints have been made against the Home Office over text messages were sent wrongly accusing the recipients of being illegal immigrants. According to reports some 40,000 people have ...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
PC Ian Dibell Posthumously Wins Bravery Award
A national police bravery award has been posthumously awarded to PC Ian Dibell (41), who was killed when he tackled a gunman in the street near his home. Mr Dibell died while trying to disarm Peter R...
PC Ian Dibell Posthumously Wins Bravery Award
A national police bravery award has been posthumously awarded to PC Ian Dibell (41), who was killed when he tackled a gunman in the street near his home. Mr Dibell died while trying to disarm Peter R...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Two-Year-Old Dies In Doncaster House Fire
A two-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Doncaster. Fire crews were called to a house in Conisbrough at around 8pm on Thursday after a neighbour spotted the fire. According to reports, the yo...
Two-Year-Old Dies In Doncaster House Fire
A two-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Doncaster. Fire crews were called to a house in Conisbrough at around 8pm on Thursday after a neighbour spotted the fire. According to reports, the yo...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2013
Other News In Brief
Cyclist Caught Over Train Near Miss A cyclist has been given a formal police caution after she narrowly missed being hit by a train when she ignored a closed level crossing barrier. The incid...
Other News In Brief
Cyclist Caught Over Train Near Miss A cyclist has been given a formal police caution after she narrowly missed being hit by a train when she ignored a closed level crossing barrier. The incid...
Business News, Oct 18, 2013
Local Firms Celebrate Award Winning Innovation
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has joined around 60 local food and drink companies, mostly artisan businesses, to celebrate award winning innovation. The Minister presented Golden Forks to three c...
Local Firms Celebrate Award Winning Innovation
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has joined around 60 local food and drink companies, mostly artisan businesses, to celebrate award winning innovation. The Minister presented Golden Forks to three c...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
Operation Titan Images Released
Detectives from the Operation Titan Investigation team have released 17 images of people they want to speak to regarding serious public disorder in north Belfast and east Belfast during the 12 July pa...
Operation Titan Images Released
Detectives from the Operation Titan Investigation team have released 17 images of people they want to speak to regarding serious public disorder in north Belfast and east Belfast during the 12 July pa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
NI Schools Consultation Extended
The Education Minister John O’Dowd has announced an extension to the public consultation period on how schools are funded in Northern Ireland. Responses will now be accepted up to 17:00 on Friday 25 ...
NI Schools Consultation Extended
The Education Minister John O’Dowd has announced an extension to the public consultation period on how schools are funded in Northern Ireland. Responses will now be accepted up to 17:00 on Friday 25 ...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2013
Crime Figures At Record Low
New figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown a 7% drop in crime in England and Wales, reaching a record low. The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that there were 8.5 million...
Crime Figures At Record Low
New figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown a 7% drop in crime in England and Wales, reaching a record low. The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that there were 8.5 million...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
Kieran McLaughlin Arrest - PSNI Recovers Firearms
The PSNI has recovered three suspect firearms following yesterday's arrest of Kieran McLaughlin, who was apprehended at the end of a six-day manhunt at Fern Park in the Galliagh area of L'Derry city. ...
Kieran McLaughlin Arrest - PSNI Recovers Firearms
The PSNI has recovered three suspect firearms following yesterday's arrest of Kieran McLaughlin, who was apprehended at the end of a six-day manhunt at Fern Park in the Galliagh area of L'Derry city. ...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2013
British Gas To Introduce Price Hike In November
The average annual household fuel bill in the UK is set to increase by around £123 when British gas introduce a 9.2% rise in dual-fuel bills from November 23. The price increase, which includes a gas...
British Gas To Introduce Price Hike In November
The average annual household fuel bill in the UK is set to increase by around £123 when British gas introduce a 9.2% rise in dual-fuel bills from November 23. The price increase, which includes a gas...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2013
Ofsted Report Condemns Muslim Free School
Ofsted inspectors have condemned a Muslim free school, open for less than a year, as "dysfunctional" and inadequate in every category of its inspection. The regulator had been due to inspect the Al-M...
Ofsted Report Condemns Muslim Free School
Ofsted inspectors have condemned a Muslim free school, open for less than a year, as "dysfunctional" and inadequate in every category of its inspection. The regulator had been due to inspect the Al-M...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
1993 UVF Murder - Second Man Arrested
A 41-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating a murder in east Belfast in 1993. The move follows an announcement last week that the PSNI would be reopening the investigation into th...
1993 UVF Murder - Second Man Arrested
A 41-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating a murder in east Belfast in 1993. The move follows an announcement last week that the PSNI would be reopening the investigation into th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
22 Posts Created At New Research Facility
A £11.5m clinical research facility in L'Derry that is expected to create 22 research posts has been opened. The Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine is based at the University of Ulster a...
22 Posts Created At New Research Facility
A £11.5m clinical research facility in L'Derry that is expected to create 22 research posts has been opened. The Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine is based at the University of Ulster a...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2013
Gwent Police Appeal For Missing 13-Year-Old Boy
Gwent Police have appeal for help in tracing a missing 13-year-old boy. Michael Driver has been missing from his Monmouthshire home since Saturday 12 October. Michael is described as 4ft 5in (1.3m) ...
Gwent Police Appeal For Missing 13-Year-Old Boy
Gwent Police have appeal for help in tracing a missing 13-year-old boy. Michael Driver has been missing from his Monmouthshire home since Saturday 12 October. Michael is described as 4ft 5in (1.3m) ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
NI Beaches Achieve 100% Quality
Every one of Northern Ireland's 23 beaches officially identified as bathing waters have passed the EC Bathing Waters Directive mandatory standard for water quality. The announcement makes 2013 the be...
NI Beaches Achieve 100% Quality
Every one of Northern Ireland's 23 beaches officially identified as bathing waters have passed the EC Bathing Waters Directive mandatory standard for water quality. The announcement makes 2013 the be...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2013
Belfast Council Launches Business Development Programme
Local manufacturers are being offered help with reducing costs and increasing profits through a new business development programme funded by Belfast City Council. The Manufacturing Efficiency Program...
Belfast Council Launches Business Development Programme
Local manufacturers are being offered help with reducing costs and increasing profits through a new business development programme funded by Belfast City Council. The Manufacturing Efficiency Program...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2013
Police Appeal For Information After Body Found In Street
Police in Warwickshire have appealed for information following the discovery of a woman's body in a street in Rugby. According to police a member of the public found the body near the Alma Lodge Hote...
Police Appeal For Information After Body Found In Street
Police in Warwickshire have appealed for information following the discovery of a woman's body in a street in Rugby. According to police a member of the public found the body near the Alma Lodge Hote...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
