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Northern Ireland News for November 2013 : Page 6
UK National News, Nov 20, 2013
Police Search Bradford Home Of Paul Flowers
Police in West Yorkshire have searched the Bradford home of former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers. It is part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that Flowers, a Methodist minister, bought...
Police Search Bradford Home Of Paul Flowers
Police in West Yorkshire have searched the Bradford home of former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers. It is part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that Flowers, a Methodist minister, bought...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2013
PSNI Warns Against 'Distraction Callers'
The PSNI has released a statement asking the public to be aware of potential 'distraction burglars' and 'bogus callers', following a spate of recent reports. Officers are particularly targeting resid...
PSNI Warns Against 'Distraction Callers'
The PSNI has released a statement asking the public to be aware of potential 'distraction burglars' and 'bogus callers', following a spate of recent reports. Officers are particularly targeting resid...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Journalist, Broadcaster And Activist Ray Gosling Dies Aged 74 Journalist, broadcaster and gay rights activist Ray Gosling has died aged 74. According to reports Gosling, who presented more th...
Other News In Brief
Journalist, Broadcaster And Activist Ray Gosling Dies Aged 74 Journalist, broadcaster and gay rights activist Ray Gosling has died aged 74. According to reports Gosling, who presented more th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2013
Higher Education Contributes £1bn Annually
Northern Ireland's higher education institutions contribute almost £1bn annually to the economy, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. Colleges and universities contribute t...
Higher Education Contributes £1bn Annually
Northern Ireland's higher education institutions contribute almost £1bn annually to the economy, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. Colleges and universities contribute t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2013
Views Sought On Belfast 'Masterplan'
A new 'masterplan' to create a retail, business, tourism and culture centre at the heart of Belfast is currently under proposal. The Council has said the public has one more week to put forward sugge...
Views Sought On Belfast 'Masterplan'
A new 'masterplan' to create a retail, business, tourism and culture centre at the heart of Belfast is currently under proposal. The Council has said the public has one more week to put forward sugge...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Police Seize £100,000 Cannabis Police have seized an estimated £100,000 worth of cannabis that was posted to an address in south Belfast. The haul was recovered by police on Tuesday. Woma...
Other News In Brief
Police Seize £100,000 Cannabis Police have seized an estimated £100,000 worth of cannabis that was posted to an address in south Belfast. The haul was recovered by police on Tuesday. Woma...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
A26 Scheme To Go Ahead
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has announced his decision to proceed with the £65m A26 dualling Glarryford to Drones Road scheme. The scheme will provide approximately seven kilometres of new dual ...
A26 Scheme To Go Ahead
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has announced his decision to proceed with the £65m A26 dualling Glarryford to Drones Road scheme. The scheme will provide approximately seven kilometres of new dual ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
1992 W Belfast Stabbing - Investigation Reopened
The PSNI has reopened an investigation into an incident in which a man in west Belfast was stabbed over 20 years ago. 25-year-old Patrick Sullivan was killed when he was stabbed on Matchett Street on...
1992 W Belfast Stabbing - Investigation Reopened
The PSNI has reopened an investigation into an incident in which a man in west Belfast was stabbed over 20 years ago. 25-year-old Patrick Sullivan was killed when he was stabbed on Matchett Street on...
Recruitment News, Nov 19, 2013
Farry Launches Careers Information Fact Sheets
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today launched a series of careers information fact sheets. The fact sheets which are available on the NI Direct website, provide up to date and curr...
Farry Launches Careers Information Fact Sheets
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today launched a series of careers information fact sheets. The fact sheets which are available on the NI Direct website, provide up to date and curr...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Pipe Bomb Found In West Belfast
A pipe bomb has been found during a security alert in west Belfast, in which a number of residential properties were evacuated. The alert began on Tuesday morning in Andersonstown near De La Salle Co...
Pipe Bomb Found In West Belfast
A pipe bomb has been found during a security alert in west Belfast, in which a number of residential properties were evacuated. The alert began on Tuesday morning in Andersonstown near De La Salle Co...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Woman Convicted After Tweeting About Hitting Cyclist
A 22-year-old woman has been fined and issued seven penalty points after she tweeted about knocking a cyclist off his bike. Emma Way, of Watton, was found guilty of failure to stop after an accident ...
Woman Convicted After Tweeting About Hitting Cyclist
A 22-year-old woman has been fined and issued seven penalty points after she tweeted about knocking a cyclist off his bike. Emma Way, of Watton, was found guilty of failure to stop after an accident ...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Midwife Guilty Of Failure To Provide Care Over Baby Left In Cupboard
A tribunal has found a midwife guilty of failure to provide appropriate care over an incident in which a four-day-old baby was left face down in a stationery cupboard. 35-year-old Yvonne Musonda-Mala...
Midwife Guilty Of Failure To Provide Care Over Baby Left In Cupboard
A tribunal has found a midwife guilty of failure to provide appropriate care over an incident in which a four-day-old baby was left face down in a stationery cupboard. 35-year-old Yvonne Musonda-Mala...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Marian Price On Massereene Trial
Convicted IRA bomber Marian price has gone on trial over her part in the attack on two soldiers at the Massereene Army Barracks in County Antrim in 2009. The 59-year old, whose real name is Marian Mc...
Marian Price On Massereene Trial
Convicted IRA bomber Marian price has gone on trial over her part in the attack on two soldiers at the Massereene Army Barracks in County Antrim in 2009. The 59-year old, whose real name is Marian Mc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Villiers Begins US Trip
The Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers is embarking on a four-day mission to America to strengthen NI-US relationships and maintain support for the NI Executive and political parties. The Se...
Villiers Begins US Trip
The Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers is embarking on a four-day mission to America to strengthen NI-US relationships and maintain support for the NI Executive and political parties. The Se...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Body Found In Well Being Treated As Murder
The body of man found in a well in south London on Friday lay undiscovered for two years, according to police. Police have reported that the body, discovered by workmen at a home in Audley Drive, War...
Body Found In Well Being Treated As Murder
The body of man found in a well in south London on Friday lay undiscovered for two years, according to police. Police have reported that the body, discovered by workmen at a home in Audley Drive, War...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Hospital Staff Levels To Be Made Public
The staffing levels of hospitals in England are to be published each month and available for the public to see on a new national safety website from April next year. The move will show how many nurse...
Hospital Staff Levels To Be Made Public
The staffing levels of hospitals in England are to be published each month and available for the public to see on a new national safety website from April next year. The move will show how many nurse...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
G4S To Refund Government Over Tagging
G4S will refund the government £23.3 million after admitting that the way it billed for the electronic tagging of offenders was "not appropriate". A Serious Fraud Office investigation has been launch...
G4S To Refund Government Over Tagging
G4S will refund the government £23.3 million after admitting that the way it billed for the electronic tagging of offenders was "not appropriate". A Serious Fraud Office investigation has been launch...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Police Complaint Made Over Alice In Wonderland Mural
A parent has lodged a complaint against a restored Alice in Wonderland mural at an Edinburgh Primary School, calling it racist. The mural, dating back to 1936, appears on the assembly hall wall at Wa...
Police Complaint Made Over Alice In Wonderland Mural
A parent has lodged a complaint against a restored Alice in Wonderland mural at an Edinburgh Primary School, calling it racist. The mural, dating back to 1936, appears on the assembly hall wall at Wa...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Chris Boardman Urges London Mayor To Consider HGV Ban
Heavy good vehicles should be banned from some London Roads, Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has said. Boardman called on London mayor Boris Johnson to honour a "promise" he made to review similar sch...
Chris Boardman Urges London Mayor To Consider HGV Ban
Heavy good vehicles should be banned from some London Roads, Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has said. Boardman called on London mayor Boris Johnson to honour a "promise" he made to review similar sch...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
42% Of Racist Offences Occur In Belfast
In 2012, 42% of all racially-motivated offences recorded in Northern Ireland related to Belfast. The same was true for 32% of homophobic offences and 40% of sectarian offences. The statistics have be...
42% Of Racist Offences Occur In Belfast
In 2012, 42% of all racially-motivated offences recorded in Northern Ireland related to Belfast. The same was true for 32% of homophobic offences and 40% of sectarian offences. The statistics have be...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Co-Op Chairman Resigns Over Paul Flowers Scandal
The chairman of the Co-op Group has resigned over the alleged drug scandal surrounding Paul Flowers. Paul Flowers quit as the groups banking chairman after he was filmed allegedly buying drugs. Now,...
Co-Op Chairman Resigns Over Paul Flowers Scandal
The chairman of the Co-op Group has resigned over the alleged drug scandal surrounding Paul Flowers. Paul Flowers quit as the groups banking chairman after he was filmed allegedly buying drugs. Now,...
Business News, Nov 19, 2013
NI Areas Urged To Take Part In BID Pilot Scheme
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland is encouraging areas throughout Northern Ireland to apply to take part in a Business Improvement District (BID) pilot scheme. The BID consortium, appoint...
NI Areas Urged To Take Part In BID Pilot Scheme
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland is encouraging areas throughout Northern Ireland to apply to take part in a Business Improvement District (BID) pilot scheme. The BID consortium, appoint...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Scottish Corporation Tax Cut Could Boost Jobs - Govt Claim
Cutting corporation tax in an independent Scotland could lead to a "jobs boom", the Scottish government has claimed. The SNP-run government made the claim at the launch of a 200-page economic policy ...
Scottish Corporation Tax Cut Could Boost Jobs - Govt Claim
Cutting corporation tax in an independent Scotland could lead to a "jobs boom", the Scottish government has claimed. The SNP-run government made the claim at the launch of a 200-page economic policy ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Councils 'Worst' For Paying Invoices - Report
Local councils in Northern Ireland are among the worst for the prompt payment of invoices, according to a new report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office. The report, 'The Exercise by Local Governmen...
Councils 'Worst' For Paying Invoices - Report
Local councils in Northern Ireland are among the worst for the prompt payment of invoices, according to a new report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office. The report, 'The Exercise by Local Governmen...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Belfast In Top 10 UK Cities
Belfast has been named among the top 10 UK cities for growth and economic success. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers has shown regional cities like Belfast are outshining the UK's largest, in ...
Belfast In Top 10 UK Cities
Belfast has been named among the top 10 UK cities for growth and economic success. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers has shown regional cities like Belfast are outshining the UK's largest, in ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Culture Minister Promotes ChildLine Across Arts
Culture and Arts Minister Carál Ní Chuilín is encouraging all organisations that work with young people to promote the ChildLine Number - 0800 1111 - across Northern Ireland. She said: "I am very ple...
Culture Minister Promotes ChildLine Across Arts
Culture and Arts Minister Carál Ní Chuilín is encouraging all organisations that work with young people to promote the ChildLine Number - 0800 1111 - across Northern Ireland. She said: "I am very ple...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2013
Other News In Brief
Woman Dies In Crumlin Crash A 47-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle road crash at Crumlin in County Antrim. The woman was a passenger in one of the vehicles. The collision happe...
Other News In Brief
Woman Dies In Crumlin Crash A 47-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle road crash at Crumlin in County Antrim. The woman was a passenger in one of the vehicles. The collision happe...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2013
Other News In Brief
17-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Stem Cell Donor A 17-year-old schoolgirl has become the youngest person to donate stem cells to a non-relative. According to reports Victoria Rathmill, of Maccles...
Other News In Brief
17-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Stem Cell Donor A 17-year-old schoolgirl has become the youngest person to donate stem cells to a non-relative. According to reports Victoria Rathmill, of Maccles...
Recruitment News, Nov 18, 2013
Aditi Technologies Creates 40 Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD has announced in Bangalore, India, that Aditi Technologies, a 'Cloud First' Technology Services company, is to establish its European S...
Aditi Technologies Creates 40 Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD has announced in Bangalore, India, that Aditi Technologies, a 'Cloud First' Technology Services company, is to establish its European S...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2013
Woman Denies Causing The Death Of Her Sister
A woman from Bridlington has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of her sister in a car collision. Rosie-Ann Stone, 20, to a charge of causing the death of Jennie Stone by careless driving at Hul...
Woman Denies Causing The Death Of Her Sister
A woman from Bridlington has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of her sister in a car collision. Rosie-Ann Stone, 20, to a charge of causing the death of Jennie Stone by careless driving at Hul...
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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.
