Northern Ireland News for February 2013 : Page 15

UK National News, Feb 1, 2013
Senior Terrorist Unit Detective First To Be Jailed In Operation Elveden
A Detective Chief Inspector has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for offering to sell information to the now closed News of the World newspaper. 53-year-old April Casburn is the first person to ...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2013
Chinese Car Company Buys Black Taxi Manufacturer
Geely, a Chinese car manufacturer, has bought black cab manufacturer LTI for £11.4m. The "business and the principal assets" of Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH), the manufacturer of the London cabs ha...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2013
January Sees Further Fall In Whooping Cough Cases
Health Protection Agency figures for England and Wales show that whooping cough cases have slowed over the last two months. It follows the largest outbreak for 20 years. In December 832 cases were r...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2013
IPCC 'Understaffed And Under-Equipped' Says MP Report
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is overwhelmed, woefully under-equipped and failing to get to the truth of allegations, a Home Affairs Select Committee report has said. The police...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2013
Pinewood Submit Revised Expansion Plans Application
Pinewood Shepperton, a leading provider of services to the global film and television industry, has announced it has submitted a planning application to South Bucks District Council for the expansion ...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2013
Other News In Brief
Children Dumped By Carjackers Two children, one 5 and the other just 18-months, were left on a street in Birmingham by carjackers who pulled their 23-year-old mother from her vehicle and drove...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
John Lewis Plans Scrapped
John Lewis has withdrawn its plans to build a news shopping centre at Sprucefield, near Lisburn. Environment Minister Alex Attwood has said he would not be changing his mind, and that the development...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Search Begins For New Prisoner Ombudsman
Pauline McCabe, Northern Ireland's Prisoner Ombudsman, will step down when her term in office comes to an end in May. Mrs McCabe took up the post in September 2008, replacing Brian Coulter, who was t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Farming Income Falls 52.2%
Provisional figures released by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) show that 'Total Income from Farming' in Northern Ireland is down by 52.2% in real terms from £290 million in...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Man Charged With Armed Robbery
A man has been charged by police in connection with the armed robbery of a cash in transit van. The 46-year-old, who was carrying a gun, threatened a security guard during the raid on the Ormeau Road...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Créche Facilities At University Of Ulster To Close
A proposal has been made to close the crèche facilities at the Magee and Jordanstown campuses of the University of Ulster. The closures could lead to the lose of at least 30 jobs and dozens of nurser...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Finucane Family Lawyers Seek Full Disclosure Of Government Communications
The murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has been described by one of David Cameron’s closest advisors as far worse than anything alleged in Iraq or Afghanistan, the High Court has heard. Details...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Roads Service Issue Black Ice Warning
Motorists have been advised to be careful on the roads due to black ice. Carigavon, Banbridge and Larne are among the worst areas affected. A lorry has also overturned on the Tandragee Road in Newr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Poots Announces New Cervical Cancer Test
A test for the human papilloma virus (HPV) is to be included within the Northern Ireland cervical cancer-screening programme, the health minister has announced. Edwin Poots said the link between HPV ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Community Service Sentence For Indecent Assault
The former administrator of Newry Cathedral has pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault of a teenage girl. Father Terrence Rafferty, of Chestnut Grove, Newry, was sentenced to 100 hours com...
Business News, Feb 1, 2013
Whitehouse International Laboratories To Expand In Ireland
Whitehouse International Laboratories, a testing facility serving primarily the pharmaceutical and medical device industries has finalised plans to establish an Ireland-based laboratory that envisions...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2013
Other News In Brief
Suspicous Devices Found In Ballyclare A number of homes have been evacuated as a result of security alert in Ballyclare. Suspicious devices were found in the Doagh Rod area, near the Sacred ...
Recruitment News, Feb 1, 2013
84 New Jobs Announced For Tyrone
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced that Dungannon company EDGE Innovate is undertaking a £3.4million expansion, creating 84 new jobs. EDGE Innovate is a global leader in the design, manu...