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Northern Ireland News for November 2013 : Page 4
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Rescued Women Held As Slaves For 30 years
Three woman have been discovered after allegedly being held as slaves for 30 years. It emerged on Thursday that on October 25, a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-o...
Rescued Women Held As Slaves For 30 years
Three woman have been discovered after allegedly being held as slaves for 30 years. It emerged on Thursday that on October 25, a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-o...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Former Co-op Bank Chairman Arrested
Paul Flowers, the former chairman of the Co-op Bank has been arrested after being filmed allegedly buying drugs. According to a report by the BBC, Flowers was arrested in Merseyside as part of a "dru...
Former Co-op Bank Chairman Arrested
Paul Flowers, the former chairman of the Co-op Bank has been arrested after being filmed allegedly buying drugs. According to a report by the BBC, Flowers was arrested in Merseyside as part of a "dru...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Royal Mail Missing Key Targets
Royal Mail has missed a number of key performance targets and must improve "important aspects" of its service, regulator Ofcom has said. The postal service delivered 91.7% of first-class letters the ...
Royal Mail Missing Key Targets
Royal Mail has missed a number of key performance targets and must improve "important aspects" of its service, regulator Ofcom has said. The postal service delivered 91.7% of first-class letters the ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Environment Minister Visits L'Derry Rural Project
Environment Minister Mark H. Durkan has visited a new environmental project at Claudy Country Park that is making a real difference to the rural area of Derry City Council. The Faughan Valley Landsca...
Environment Minister Visits L'Derry Rural Project
Environment Minister Mark H. Durkan has visited a new environmental project at Claudy Country Park that is making a real difference to the rural area of Derry City Council. The Faughan Valley Landsca...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
CS Lewis Honoured In Westminster Abbey
Belfast-born writer CS Lewis has been honoured with a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey, 50 years after his death. Lewis has had a stone installed in Poets' Corner, alongside literary figures such ...
CS Lewis Honoured In Westminster Abbey
Belfast-born writer CS Lewis has been honoured with a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey, 50 years after his death. Lewis has had a stone installed in Poets' Corner, alongside literary figures such ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Crimestoppers Praised By Justice Minister
Almost £117,000 worth of drugs have been seized, 76 people arrested and charged and 2,400 pieces of actionable information passed to the PSNI between April 2012 and March 2013 as a result of the chari...
Crimestoppers Praised By Justice Minister
Almost £117,000 worth of drugs have been seized, 76 people arrested and charged and 2,400 pieces of actionable information passed to the PSNI between April 2012 and March 2013 as a result of the chari...
Recruitment News, Nov 22, 2013
107 Job Losses Announced At Pratt & Whitney Aviation International
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, expressed his astonishment at the job losses announced by Minister for State John Perry, who told TDs in the Dáil that 107 jobs in Pratt & Whitney Aviation ...
107 Job Losses Announced At Pratt & Whitney Aviation International
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, expressed his astonishment at the job losses announced by Minister for State John Perry, who told TDs in the Dáil that 107 jobs in Pratt & Whitney Aviation ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Poots In Trade Unionist Exclusion Row
Health Minister Edwin Poots has been the centre of further controversy, following a judge's ruling that he excluded trade unionists from a public body based on their status as union members. The anno...
Poots In Trade Unionist Exclusion Row
Health Minister Edwin Poots has been the centre of further controversy, following a judge's ruling that he excluded trade unionists from a public body based on their status as union members. The anno...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
£138m Social Fund Paid During 2012/13
Over £138m of social fund payments have been delegated to people across Northern Ireland during 2012/13. The Social Fund Annual Report was published today, revealing that thousands of people have bee...
£138m Social Fund Paid During 2012/13
Over £138m of social fund payments have been delegated to people across Northern Ireland during 2012/13. The Social Fund Annual Report was published today, revealing that thousands of people have bee...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
GSK Announce £25m Scottish Expansion
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has said it is to expand its operations in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. GSK are to invest some £25m into the expansion and create 25 new jobs, bringing the...
GSK Announce £25m Scottish Expansion
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has said it is to expand its operations in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. GSK are to invest some £25m into the expansion and create 25 new jobs, bringing the...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
New Trust To Be Installed At Troubled Free School
Education Minister Lord Nash has confirmed that a new education trust will be brought in to run the Al-Madinah free school in Derby. The school has been at the centre of concerns since it closed foll...
New Trust To Be Installed At Troubled Free School
Education Minister Lord Nash has confirmed that a new education trust will be brought in to run the Al-Madinah free school in Derby. The school has been at the centre of concerns since it closed foll...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Five Of The 'Big Six' Energy Companies Told To Cut Costs
Five of the UK's 'big six' energy companies have been told to cut costs for consumers. Rejecting the companies investment plans, Ofgem, the energy regulator, has said that they should be able to "del...
Five Of The 'Big Six' Energy Companies Told To Cut Costs
Five of the UK's 'big six' energy companies have been told to cut costs for consumers. Rejecting the companies investment plans, Ofgem, the energy regulator, has said that they should be able to "del...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Central London Store Robbed In Smash And Grab Raid
A Prada store in central London has been robbed in a smash and grad raid carried out by four men on mopeds. At around 01:30 on Friday morning the windows of the shop on Old Bond Street were smashed a...
Central London Store Robbed In Smash And Grab Raid
A Prada store in central London has been robbed in a smash and grad raid carried out by four men on mopeds. At around 01:30 on Friday morning the windows of the shop on Old Bond Street were smashed a...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Two Arrested Over Child's Death In Peterborough
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a small child at Peterborough City Hospital. According to police the girl, understood to be aged around 2, was brought into the hospital ...
Two Arrested Over Child's Death In Peterborough
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a small child at Peterborough City Hospital. According to police the girl, understood to be aged around 2, was brought into the hospital ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Coleraine Gas Fitter Pleads Not Guilty In CO Poisoning Trial
A Coleraine gas fitter has denied the manslaughter of two teenagers from Newtownabbey who died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Aaron Davidson and Neil McFerran died in August 2010. The 18-year-olds had...
Coleraine Gas Fitter Pleads Not Guilty In CO Poisoning Trial
A Coleraine gas fitter has denied the manslaughter of two teenagers from Newtownabbey who died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Aaron Davidson and Neil McFerran died in August 2010. The 18-year-olds had...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Stockport Furniture Store Collapses Into Street
A Stockport furniture store has collapsed into the street without warning, crushing a car. According to reports at around 19:00 the upper floors of the building fell onto Little Underbank, leaving ju...
Stockport Furniture Store Collapses Into Street
A Stockport furniture store has collapsed into the street without warning, crushing a car. According to reports at around 19:00 the upper floors of the building fell onto Little Underbank, leaving ju...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Father Alec Reid Dies
A priest who played a pivotal role in relations between the IRA and the British government throughout the Troubles has died aged 82. Father Alec Reid, who was based on the Falls Road in west Belfast,...
Father Alec Reid Dies
A priest who played a pivotal role in relations between the IRA and the British government throughout the Troubles has died aged 82. Father Alec Reid, who was based on the Falls Road in west Belfast,...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Slavery Bill 'Not Fit For Purpose' - Queen's Report
Current anti-slavery legislation in the UK is not fit for purpose, according to a report release by Queen's University Belfast. The researchers behind a new report into forced labour in cannabis cult...
Slavery Bill 'Not Fit For Purpose' - Queen's Report
Current anti-slavery legislation in the UK is not fit for purpose, according to a report release by Queen's University Belfast. The researchers behind a new report into forced labour in cannabis cult...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2013
Other News In Brief
Body Of Briton Found In South East Asia The body of a British man has been recovered South East Asia. According to reports 35-year-old John-Paul Conley was reported missing after being swept ...
Other News In Brief
Body Of Briton Found In South East Asia The body of a British man has been recovered South East Asia. According to reports 35-year-old John-Paul Conley was reported missing after being swept ...
Business News, Nov 22, 2013
Small Business Saturday Bus Rolls Into Belfast
Alliance Councillor Andrew Webb has welcomed a UK-wide initiative promoting Small Business Saturday to Belfast. Part of a UK tour, the Small Business Saturday Bus rolls into Belfast today at 11am enc...
Small Business Saturday Bus Rolls Into Belfast
Alliance Councillor Andrew Webb has welcomed a UK-wide initiative promoting Small Business Saturday to Belfast. Part of a UK tour, the Small Business Saturday Bus rolls into Belfast today at 11am enc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Portadown Youth Centre Reopens
St Mary’s Youth Centre in Portadown, County Antrim, has been reopened following the completion of a £890,000 refurbishment. The project was funded jointly by the Department for Social Development (DS...
Portadown Youth Centre Reopens
St Mary’s Youth Centre in Portadown, County Antrim, has been reopened following the completion of a £890,000 refurbishment. The project was funded jointly by the Department for Social Development (DS...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Forced To Hand Over Cash In Robbery A man has been forced to hand over cash during a robbery of a business in County Down. The incident happened at about 07:00 this morning, when the man ...
Other News In Brief
Man Forced To Hand Over Cash In Robbery A man has been forced to hand over cash during a robbery of a business in County Down. The incident happened at about 07:00 this morning, when the man ...
UK National News, Nov 21, 2013
Two Jailed Over Mosque Arson Attack
Two men, who admitted arson with reckless endangerment to life, have been jailed over an attack on a mosque in Gloucester. In June petrol was poured around the door of the Masjid-E-Noor mosque on Rye...
Two Jailed Over Mosque Arson Attack
Two men, who admitted arson with reckless endangerment to life, have been jailed over an attack on a mosque in Gloucester. In June petrol was poured around the door of the Masjid-E-Noor mosque on Rye...
UK National News, Nov 21, 2013
TfL To Close All Tube Station Tickets Offices By 2015
Under new plans revealed by Transport for London (TfL) by 2015 all ticket offices on the Tube system will close, with the loss of 750 jobs. Ticket office staff remaining will be moved from behind tic...
TfL To Close All Tube Station Tickets Offices By 2015
Under new plans revealed by Transport for London (TfL) by 2015 all ticket offices on the Tube system will close, with the loss of 750 jobs. Ticket office staff remaining will be moved from behind tic...
UK National News, Nov 21, 2013
Full Body Scanners To Be Installed In Nine More UK Airports
Full body security scanners are to be introduced at another nine UK airports, the government has announced. The move brings the total number of airports operating full body scanners to 19. The full ...
Full Body Scanners To Be Installed In Nine More UK Airports
Full body security scanners are to be introduced at another nine UK airports, the government has announced. The move brings the total number of airports operating full body scanners to 19. The full ...
UK National News, Nov 21, 2013
Sheffield Don Valley Stadium Demolition Underway
Demolition of Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium has gotten underway, in a cost-saving move approved by the city council. The stadium was built in 1990 in order to host the 1991 World Student Games. Des...
Sheffield Don Valley Stadium Demolition Underway
Demolition of Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium has gotten underway, in a cost-saving move approved by the city council. The stadium was built in 1990 in order to host the 1991 World Student Games. Des...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2013
Poots Visits Daisy Hill Following £6m Redevelopment
Health Minister Edwin Poots has visited Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, County Down, following a £6m redevelopment. The work includes two new operating theatres, a new recovery area and a new endoscope...
Poots Visits Daisy Hill Following £6m Redevelopment
Health Minister Edwin Poots has visited Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, County Down, following a £6m redevelopment. The work includes two new operating theatres, a new recovery area and a new endoscope...
Business News, Nov 21, 2013
Three Irish Firms Announce New Contracts
Three Irish companies announced significant new contracts and business developments during this week's trade and investment mission to India led by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ri...
Three Irish Firms Announce New Contracts
Three Irish companies announced significant new contracts and business developments during this week's trade and investment mission to India led by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ri...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2013
Marian Price Pleads Guilty In Massereene Case
Marian Price has pleaded guilty to providing a mobile phone that was used in the murder of two soldiers in 2009. Appearing under her real name of McGlinchey, she told the court she had purchased the ...
Marian Price Pleads Guilty In Massereene Case
Marian Price has pleaded guilty to providing a mobile phone that was used in the murder of two soldiers in 2009. Appearing under her real name of McGlinchey, she told the court she had purchased the ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2013
Bus Driver Given 'IRA' Bomb
A bus driver has been left shaken after being ordered to drive a bomb to a police station in L'Derry by a masked man who said he was from the "IRA". The man boarded the Ulsterbus in the Ballymagroart...
Bus Driver Given 'IRA' Bomb
A bus driver has been left shaken after being ordered to drive a bomb to a police station in L'Derry by a masked man who said he was from the "IRA". The man boarded the Ulsterbus in the Ballymagroart...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
