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Northern Ireland News for February 2013 : Page 4
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
15-Year Low For Pension Scheme Membership
Just 46% of the British workforce are members of a workplace pension scheme, as figures fell for the 11th year running. Data collected prior to the introduction of auto-enrolment in October 2012, sho...
15-Year Low For Pension Scheme Membership
Just 46% of the British workforce are members of a workplace pension scheme, as figures fell for the 11th year running. Data collected prior to the introduction of auto-enrolment in October 2012, sho...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Work Programme Branded 'Worse Than Doing Nothing'
The governments multi-billion-pound welfare-to-work scheme have been criticised as “extremely poor” by MPs. The Public Accounts Committee has said the Work Programme only managed to get 3.6% of the p...
Work Programme Branded 'Worse Than Doing Nothing'
The governments multi-billion-pound welfare-to-work scheme have been criticised as “extremely poor” by MPs. The Public Accounts Committee has said the Work Programme only managed to get 3.6% of the p...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Witness Tells Trafficking Trial Of Rape And Branding
The Old Bailey has heard how a man raped and branded a woman with his initial when she was 12-years-old, before turning her into a sex slave. The woman, now 19, was giving evidence at the trial of ni...
Witness Tells Trafficking Trial Of Rape And Branding
The Old Bailey has heard how a man raped and branded a woman with his initial when she was 12-years-old, before turning her into a sex slave. The woman, now 19, was giving evidence at the trial of ni...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
No Charges For Ex-NoW Deputy Editor
The News of the World’s former deputy editor will not face any charges in connection to phone hacking due to ‘insufficient evidence’, the CPS has announced. Neil Wallis was arrested in 2011 on suspic...
No Charges For Ex-NoW Deputy Editor
The News of the World’s former deputy editor will not face any charges in connection to phone hacking due to ‘insufficient evidence’, the CPS has announced. Neil Wallis was arrested in 2011 on suspic...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
UK's Four Biggest Accountancy Firms Heavily Criticised
The Competition Commission has levelled heavy criticism at the UK’s four biggest accountancy firms, saying the companies are too dominant. The four accountancy firms, PWC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and...
UK's Four Biggest Accountancy Firms Heavily Criticised
The Competition Commission has levelled heavy criticism at the UK’s four biggest accountancy firms, saying the companies are too dominant. The four accountancy firms, PWC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Irish Cyclist Wins Gold
Martyn Irvine has won gold and silver at the World Track Championships. The 27-year-old cyclist from Newtownards has become the first member of the Irish team to win a gold medal at the championships...
Irish Cyclist Wins Gold
Martyn Irvine has won gold and silver at the World Track Championships. The 27-year-old cyclist from Newtownards has become the first member of the Irish team to win a gold medal at the championships...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Chief Constable Defends Flag Protest Policing
Chief Constable Matt Baggott has defended the PSNI's handling of the union flag protests. He told Thursday night's The View: "There will be further arrests, there will be more charges and there will...
Chief Constable Defends Flag Protest Policing
Chief Constable Matt Baggott has defended the PSNI's handling of the union flag protests. He told Thursday night's The View: "There will be further arrests, there will be more charges and there will...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Birdseye With Three Beef Products 'As A Precaution'
Three Birdseye beef ready meals have been withdrawn from supermarkets, as a precaution. The move follows the discovery in Belgium of 2% horse DNA in the company’s chilli con carne. The company said ...
Birdseye With Three Beef Products 'As A Precaution'
Three Birdseye beef ready meals have been withdrawn from supermarkets, as a precaution. The move follows the discovery in Belgium of 2% horse DNA in the company’s chilli con carne. The company said ...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Buckfast Distributor Challenges Police Bottle Marking
Legal action is being taken to stop Strathclyde Police adding their own anti-crime labels to bottles of Buckfast. Distributor of the tonic wine, J Chandler & Co, say the practice of bottle marking st...
Buckfast Distributor Challenges Police Bottle Marking
Legal action is being taken to stop Strathclyde Police adding their own anti-crime labels to bottles of Buckfast. Distributor of the tonic wine, J Chandler & Co, say the practice of bottle marking st...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Hillcroft Special School To Reopen
Hillcroft Special School will reopen on Monday. It has been closed for almost a month since a bacterium which can cause Legionnaires' disease was discovered in a disused shower block. The North East...
Hillcroft Special School To Reopen
Hillcroft Special School will reopen on Monday. It has been closed for almost a month since a bacterium which can cause Legionnaires' disease was discovered in a disused shower block. The North East...
UK National News, Feb 22, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Guilty Of Tenerife Beheading A 29-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed and beheaded a 60-year-old British grandmother in a Tenerife supermarket has been found guilty at a court on the islan...
Other News In Brief
Man Guilty Of Tenerife Beheading A 29-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed and beheaded a 60-year-old British grandmother in a Tenerife supermarket has been found guilty at a court on the islan...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Tayto Announce Jobs Boost
Tayto Group has announced tasty new job opportunities. The crisp and snack company will offer 58 new posts in Northern Ireland. Enterprise minister Arlene Foster welcomed the investment which will...
Tayto Announce Jobs Boost
Tayto Group has announced tasty new job opportunities. The crisp and snack company will offer 58 new posts in Northern Ireland. Enterprise minister Arlene Foster welcomed the investment which will...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Rory McIlroy Suffers WGC Defeat
Rory McIlroy has been knocked out in the opening round of the WGC Match Play in Arizona. The world number one lost on the final green to fellow Irishman Shane Lowry. Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood we...
Rory McIlroy Suffers WGC Defeat
Rory McIlroy has been knocked out in the opening round of the WGC Match Play in Arizona. The world number one lost on the final green to fellow Irishman Shane Lowry. Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood we...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Robinson And McGuinness Grow US Investment
First Minister Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are in the USA this week on a business and trade mission. The Ministers will be meeting a number of senior business executives to identify and deve...
Robinson And McGuinness Grow US Investment
First Minister Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are in the USA this week on a business and trade mission. The Ministers will be meeting a number of senior business executives to identify and deve...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Family Fun Set For St George's Market
St George's Market is to host a family fun weekend on Saturday February 23rd and Sunday February 24th. There will be free face painting for all children – and adults too – and stilt walkers from the ...
Family Fun Set For St George's Market
St George's Market is to host a family fun weekend on Saturday February 23rd and Sunday February 24th. There will be free face painting for all children – and adults too – and stilt walkers from the ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Dunluce Centre to Close
A north coast visitor complex is to close. Coleraine Borough Council has announced plans to shutdown Portrush's Dunluce Centre from mid September. The complex featuring a simulator, laser quest, ad...
Dunluce Centre to Close
A north coast visitor complex is to close. Coleraine Borough Council has announced plans to shutdown Portrush's Dunluce Centre from mid September. The complex featuring a simulator, laser quest, ad...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Interactive Programme For Young Drivers Launched
Teenagers from the Fermanagh area will learn about the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and using mobile phones when behind the wheel thanks to a new road safety programme d...
Interactive Programme For Young Drivers Launched
Teenagers from the Fermanagh area will learn about the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and using mobile phones when behind the wheel thanks to a new road safety programme d...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2013
Other News In Brief
Northern Ireland Start For Giro d'Italia The Grande Partenza or 'Big Start' of the Giro d'Italia, one of professional cycling's three Grand Tour events, will take place over three days from 10...
Other News In Brief
Northern Ireland Start For Giro d'Italia The Grande Partenza or 'Big Start' of the Giro d'Italia, one of professional cycling's three Grand Tour events, will take place over three days from 10...
Business News, Feb 22, 2013
The First Minister Promotes Business Links In The USA
The First Minister Rt. Hon. Peter D Robinson, MLA is travelling to the USA this week to explore business and trade opportunities. Peter Robinson MLA Mr Robinson will be meeting a number of senior bu...
The First Minister Promotes Business Links In The USA
The First Minister Rt. Hon. Peter D Robinson, MLA is travelling to the USA this week to explore business and trade opportunities. Peter Robinson MLA Mr Robinson will be meeting a number of senior bu...
Recruitment News, Feb 22, 2013
Kenny Welcomes Quantcast Jobs Announcement
Dublin Bay North Labour Party T.D., and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Sean Kenny, has welcomed news that Quantcast, a digital advertising company, are to establish their EMEA oper...
Kenny Welcomes Quantcast Jobs Announcement
Dublin Bay North Labour Party T.D., and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Sean Kenny, has welcomed news that Quantcast, a digital advertising company, are to establish their EMEA oper...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Report Claims Private Companies Better At Running Prisons
Reform, a centre-right think tank, has said that private companies are better than the public sector at running the UK's prisons. 10 out of 12 privately-run prisons had lower reoffending rates among ...
Report Claims Private Companies Better At Running Prisons
Reform, a centre-right think tank, has said that private companies are better than the public sector at running the UK's prisons. 10 out of 12 privately-run prisons had lower reoffending rates among ...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
PM 'Very Open' To Idea Of Aid Fund Being Used By MoD
Money from the UK's £10bn aid budget could be spent on peacekeeping and other defence-related projects, David Cameron has said. The government is said to be considering the option, which would see fu...
PM 'Very Open' To Idea Of Aid Fund Being Used By MoD
Money from the UK's £10bn aid budget could be spent on peacekeeping and other defence-related projects, David Cameron has said. The government is said to be considering the option, which would see fu...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Balaclava Gang Attack Tottenham Hotspur Fans In French Bar
A number of Tottenham Hotspur fans have been attacked in a bar in Lyon, in France, ahead of their team’s Europa League match. It is understood that a group in balaclavas gathered outside the Smoking ...
Balaclava Gang Attack Tottenham Hotspur Fans In French Bar
A number of Tottenham Hotspur fans have been attacked in a bar in Lyon, in France, ahead of their team’s Europa League match. It is understood that a group in balaclavas gathered outside the Smoking ...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Man Extradited From Morocco To Face Four Murder Charges
A 54-year-old man has been extradited from Morocco to appear in court charged with the murders of a family of four at their home in Northampton. Jifeng and Helen Ding and their two daughters, 18-year...
Man Extradited From Morocco To Face Four Murder Charges
A 54-year-old man has been extradited from Morocco to appear in court charged with the murders of a family of four at their home in Northampton. Jifeng and Helen Ding and their two daughters, 18-year...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Disruption Continues On East Coast Main Line
Failed power cables on the East Coast main line are continuing to cause disruption for a second day. Emergency repairs have been carried out overnight after the power issues halted most services on W...
Disruption Continues On East Coast Main Line
Failed power cables on the East Coast main line are continuing to cause disruption for a second day. Emergency repairs have been carried out overnight after the power issues halted most services on W...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Young Teen Charged With Attempted Murder
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of another 14-year-old boy on Monday at an address in Ladywell, near Catford. Youth workers administered first aid to t...
Young Teen Charged With Attempted Murder
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of another 14-year-old boy on Monday at an address in Ladywell, near Catford. Youth workers administered first aid to t...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Evangelical TV Shows Criticised For 'Risking Lives'
Charities have condemned religious TV shows that are encouraging viewers to believe they are cured of life-threatening illnesses through the power prayer. An episode of the Miracle Hour show, on Fai...
Evangelical TV Shows Criticised For 'Risking Lives'
Charities have condemned religious TV shows that are encouraging viewers to believe they are cured of life-threatening illnesses through the power prayer. An episode of the Miracle Hour show, on Fai...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Driving Instructor Arrested In Fraud Investigation
A police investigation into an alleged cash-for-a-pass driving test scam has led to the arrest of a driving instructor. The as-yet-unidentified man was arrested at 08.00 on Thursday morning at a nort...
Driving Instructor Arrested In Fraud Investigation
A police investigation into an alleged cash-for-a-pass driving test scam has led to the arrest of a driving instructor. The as-yet-unidentified man was arrested at 08.00 on Thursday morning at a nort...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2013
Foster Welcomes Executives 'Flying Visit'
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has recognised a substantial airline manufacturing contract by hosting a reception for senior executives of Lufthansa and B/E Aerospace in Parliament Buildings. The ...
Foster Welcomes Executives 'Flying Visit'
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has recognised a substantial airline manufacturing contract by hosting a reception for senior executives of Lufthansa and B/E Aerospace in Parliament Buildings. The ...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2013
Over 100 Cars Vandalised In Swindon
Around 120 cars have had their tyres slashed overnight in Swindon. It is understood that at least four roads in the Old Town and surrounding areas were targeted, including Dixon Street, Stafford Stre...
Over 100 Cars Vandalised In Swindon
Around 120 cars have had their tyres slashed overnight in Swindon. It is understood that at least four roads in the Old Town and surrounding areas were targeted, including Dixon Street, Stafford Stre...
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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.
