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Northern Ireland News for February 2013 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2013
Three Arrested Over Machete Robbery
A man has robbed a cash in transit van with a machette in north Belfast. It happened on the Old Park Road at about lunchtime on Monday. Three men aged 24, 44, and 51 have been arrested. A sum of...
Three Arrested Over Machete Robbery
A man has robbed a cash in transit van with a machette in north Belfast. It happened on the Old Park Road at about lunchtime on Monday. Three men aged 24, 44, and 51 have been arrested. A sum of...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2013
Police Investigate Primary School Staff
The head teacher and five staff from a primary school in Blackpool have been suspended amid allegations of ill treatment of pupils. Police are investigating the staff from Revoe Primary School in Bla...
Police Investigate Primary School Staff
The head teacher and five staff from a primary school in Blackpool have been suspended amid allegations of ill treatment of pupils. Police are investigating the staff from Revoe Primary School in Bla...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2013
Prostate Cancer Research Begins
Researchers from the University of Ulster have been awarded a £214,000 grant to investigate a new drug combination to help reduce the spread of prostate cancer to other parts of the body. The team fr...
Prostate Cancer Research Begins
Researchers from the University of Ulster have been awarded a £214,000 grant to investigate a new drug combination to help reduce the spread of prostate cancer to other parts of the body. The team fr...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2013
MPs Criticise West Coast Main Line Franchise
The Department for Transport's handling of the West Coast Main Line franchise deal, which will cost taxpayers "£50m at the very least", has been described as a “complete lack of sense”. As the Public...
MPs Criticise West Coast Main Line Franchise
The Department for Transport's handling of the West Coast Main Line franchise deal, which will cost taxpayers "£50m at the very least", has been described as a “complete lack of sense”. As the Public...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2013
Warning Issued Over 'Money Mule' Job Offers
Hundreds of thousands of people are in danger of being duped into laundering money for fraudsters, experts have warned. Recruited as unwitting "money mules", people could be allowing their own bank a...
Warning Issued Over 'Money Mule' Job Offers
Hundreds of thousands of people are in danger of being duped into laundering money for fraudsters, experts have warned. Recruited as unwitting "money mules", people could be allowing their own bank a...
UK National News, Feb 26, 2013
Other News In Brief
British Tourists Killed In Hot Air Balloon Accident Three Britsh tourists have died and another is in hospital when a hot air balloon exploded and crashed near Luxor in Egypt. It is thought t...
Other News In Brief
British Tourists Killed In Hot Air Balloon Accident Three Britsh tourists have died and another is in hospital when a hot air balloon exploded and crashed near Luxor in Egypt. It is thought t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2013
Other News In Brief
Annual Water NI Conference Commences Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has opened the annual Water NI Conference in Belfast. The theme of the conference is delivering a long-term...
Other News In Brief
Annual Water NI Conference Commences Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has opened the annual Water NI Conference in Belfast. The theme of the conference is delivering a long-term...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Remortgage Approvals At Lowest Level In 15 Years
Remortgage approval rates have fallen to their lowest level for 15 years, new figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) reveal. BBA figures show that just 13,696 remortgages were approved d...
Remortgage Approvals At Lowest Level In 15 Years
Remortgage approval rates have fallen to their lowest level for 15 years, new figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) reveal. BBA figures show that just 13,696 remortgages were approved d...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
High Court Ban Qatada Protests
Protests being held within 500 metres of the home of radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, but groups like the Englaish Defence League, have been banned by a high court judge. Issued on Monday, Mr Just...
High Court Ban Qatada Protests
Protests being held within 500 metres of the home of radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, but groups like the Englaish Defence League, have been banned by a high court judge. Issued on Monday, Mr Just...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Actor Jailed For 'Sexsomnia' Rape Attack
An actor has been jailed for eight years when he was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girlat a house party. 42-year-old Simon Morris claimed he was suffering from the sleep disorder sexsomnia, wa...
Actor Jailed For 'Sexsomnia' Rape Attack
An actor has been jailed for eight years when he was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girlat a house party. 42-year-old Simon Morris claimed he was suffering from the sleep disorder sexsomnia, wa...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Report Finds 8 Million Britons Have No Savings
A new study has shown that some 8 million Britons have no savings at all. According to a report from Scottish Widows, part of Lloyds Banking Group, almost 15 million Britons, some 31% of the UK adult...
Report Finds 8 Million Britons Have No Savings
A new study has shown that some 8 million Britons have no savings at all. According to a report from Scottish Widows, part of Lloyds Banking Group, almost 15 million Britons, some 31% of the UK adult...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Cardinal Keith O'Brien Resigns
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the UK's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned as the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Pope Benedict has accepted his resignation and he will no longer take p...
Cardinal Keith O'Brien Resigns
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the UK's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned as the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Pope Benedict has accepted his resignation and he will no longer take p...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Rail Firm And Signalman Guilty In Signal Crossing Crash
Both Newtwork Rail and a railway signalman have been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a woman who was killed at a level crossing. Jane Harding, 52, died when the car she was in was hit...
Rail Firm And Signalman Guilty In Signal Crossing Crash
Both Newtwork Rail and a railway signalman have been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a woman who was killed at a level crossing. Jane Harding, 52, died when the car she was in was hit...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Two Arrested In Connection With Acid Attack
Police have arrested a two people in connection with an acid attack on a 21-year-old woman in East London last year. Naomi Oni had acid thrown in her face as she got off a bus in Lodge Avenue, Dagenh...
Two Arrested In Connection With Acid Attack
Police have arrested a two people in connection with an acid attack on a 21-year-old woman in East London last year. Naomi Oni had acid thrown in her face as she got off a bus in Lodge Avenue, Dagenh...
Recruitment News, Feb 25, 2013
Irish Water Creates Over 2,000 Jobs
Guaranteed jobs for small local businesses, graduates and long term unemployed Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, has announced that at least 25% of the 1,...
Irish Water Creates Over 2,000 Jobs
Guaranteed jobs for small local businesses, graduates and long term unemployed Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, has announced that at least 25% of the 1,...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
April Jones Accused Trial Due To Start
The trial of Mark Bridger, the man accused of the kidnap and murder of five-year-old April Jones, is due to start this week. April Jones has been missing since October 01, she had been playing on her...
April Jones Accused Trial Due To Start
The trial of Mark Bridger, the man accused of the kidnap and murder of five-year-old April Jones, is due to start this week. April Jones has been missing since October 01, she had been playing on her...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Cardinal Keith O'Brien Steps Down
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the UK's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned as the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Pope Benedict has accepted his resignation and he will no longer take p...
Cardinal Keith O'Brien Steps Down
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the UK's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned as the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Pope Benedict has accepted his resignation and he will no longer take p...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Belfast Airport Owners May Sell
The owner of Belfast International Airport has not ruled out its sale. Abertis Group, which is based in Barcelona, are conducting a review of their airport division and may sell off the asset to ease...
Belfast Airport Owners May Sell
The owner of Belfast International Airport has not ruled out its sale. Abertis Group, which is based in Barcelona, are conducting a review of their airport division and may sell off the asset to ease...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Toddler Dies In Blind Cord Accident
A two-year-old boy has died after a freak accident on Saturday. Daniel Grant, from Mayobridgey, County Down, passed away after becoming entangled in a blind cord at his family home. South Down MP Ma...
Toddler Dies In Blind Cord Accident
A two-year-old boy has died after a freak accident on Saturday. Daniel Grant, from Mayobridgey, County Down, passed away after becoming entangled in a blind cord at his family home. South Down MP Ma...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Woman Hurt In North Belfast Blast Bomb Attack
A woman has been injured in a blast bomb attack at her home in north Belfast. The device exploded when the 44-year-old answered her door at about 9:45pm on Sunday. She sustained cuts to her lags whi...
Woman Hurt In North Belfast Blast Bomb Attack
A woman has been injured in a blast bomb attack at her home in north Belfast. The device exploded when the 44-year-old answered her door at about 9:45pm on Sunday. She sustained cuts to her lags whi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
B.I. Electrical Services Announces Expansion
Belfast-based B.I. Electrical Services is set to create 26 new jobs. The engineering company is increasing its workforce as part of an expansion drive. The company will seek work in the Asia Pacifi...
B.I. Electrical Services Announces Expansion
Belfast-based B.I. Electrical Services is set to create 26 new jobs. The engineering company is increasing its workforce as part of an expansion drive. The company will seek work in the Asia Pacifi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Explore The Mind Of A Serial Killer At Queens Showcase
The inner workings of the minds of some of the world's most notorious serial killers will be the subject of just one of the talks available at a free psychology showcase at Queen’s University this wee...
Explore The Mind Of A Serial Killer At Queens Showcase
The inner workings of the minds of some of the world's most notorious serial killers will be the subject of just one of the talks available at a free psychology showcase at Queen’s University this wee...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Four Day St Patrick's Festival Announced
Former X Factor star Amelia Lily is set to preform at this year's St Patrick's Day concert in Belfast, part of a four-day bumper festival. The annual celebrations, organised by Belfast City Council, ...
Four Day St Patrick's Festival Announced
Former X Factor star Amelia Lily is set to preform at this year's St Patrick's Day concert in Belfast, part of a four-day bumper festival. The annual celebrations, organised by Belfast City Council, ...
Business News, Feb 25, 2013
Portadown Firm Triples Its Online Sales
Portadown-based firm Craigmore Industrial and Engineering Solutions has tripled its online sales following assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. Since the company launched its website last year, i...
Portadown Firm Triples Its Online Sales
Portadown-based firm Craigmore Industrial and Engineering Solutions has tripled its online sales following assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. Since the company launched its website last year, i...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Thatcher NI-Tour Bus Sells At Auction
A vehicle collector has paid nearly £17,000 for an armour-plated bus used by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during a visit to Northern Ireland in the 1980s. The 'blast-proof' bus, weighing 2...
Thatcher NI-Tour Bus Sells At Auction
A vehicle collector has paid nearly £17,000 for an armour-plated bus used by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during a visit to Northern Ireland in the 1980s. The 'blast-proof' bus, weighing 2...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2013
Other News In Brief
NI Sporting Success Celebrated Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has congratulated two local athletes on their recent successes at the World Track Championships in Belarus and at the Alpine Sk...
Other News In Brief
NI Sporting Success Celebrated Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has congratulated two local athletes on their recent successes at the World Track Championships in Belarus and at the Alpine Sk...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Police Injured In Hit-And-Run Attack
Two police officers have been injured in a hit-and-run incident involving a car they had stopped for speeding. One officer suffered a fractured skull and the other a fractured wrist when the car was ...
Police Injured In Hit-And-Run Attack
Two police officers have been injured in a hit-and-run incident involving a car they had stopped for speeding. One officer suffered a fractured skull and the other a fractured wrist when the car was ...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2013
Other News In Brief
Frostbite Forces Fiennes To Quite Antarctic Expedition Following a fall Sir Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of an upcoming expedition across Antarctica in winter because of severe frostbite. T...
Other News In Brief
Frostbite Forces Fiennes To Quite Antarctic Expedition Following a fall Sir Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of an upcoming expedition across Antarctica in winter because of severe frostbite. T...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Doctors Urged To Consider Seven-Day Working
Senior doctors are being urged to support seven-day working by NHS medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh. The shift to seven-day working for consultants is essential if standards are to be raised, accord...
Doctors Urged To Consider Seven-Day Working
Senior doctors are being urged to support seven-day working by NHS medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh. The shift to seven-day working for consultants is essential if standards are to be raised, accord...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Fuel Shortage Fears As BP Tanker Strike Begins
A potential BP fuel shortage is feared as 40 of the company’s tanker drivers begin a three-day strike over a pension and pay dispute. The drivers, based at the Grangemouth oil refinery west of Edinbu...
Fuel Shortage Fears As BP Tanker Strike Begins
A potential BP fuel shortage is feared as 40 of the company’s tanker drivers begin a three-day strike over a pension and pay dispute. The drivers, based at the Grangemouth oil refinery west of Edinbu...
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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.
