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Northern Ireland News for February 2013 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2013
Crusaders Call For End To Flag Protests
North Belfast football club Crusaders have called for an end to union flag protests around their stadium, after a game against Cliftonville last Saturday was cancelled. The match, which would have se...
Crusaders Call For End To Flag Protests
North Belfast football club Crusaders have called for an end to union flag protests around their stadium, after a game against Cliftonville last Saturday was cancelled. The match, which would have se...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Pryce Jury Fail To Reach verdict The jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, Chris Huhne’s ex-wife, have failed to reach a verdict in her trial at Southwark crown court. Pryce is charged with perve...
Other News In Brief
Pryce Jury Fail To Reach verdict The jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, Chris Huhne’s ex-wife, have failed to reach a verdict in her trial at Southwark crown court. Pryce is charged with perve...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2013
Early Diagnosis 'Key' To Fighting Cancer - Poots
Prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and support are the best ways to continue Northern Ireland's fight against cancer. This was the message from Health Minister Edwin Poots as he delivered the key...
Early Diagnosis 'Key' To Fighting Cancer - Poots
Prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and support are the best ways to continue Northern Ireland's fight against cancer. This was the message from Health Minister Edwin Poots as he delivered the key...
Recruitment News, Feb 20, 2013
Jobs And Opportunities Fair Launches In Larne
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today attended the launch of the Larne Jobs and Opportunities Fair. The event which is open to all jobseekers is being held in Larne Town Hall from 2...
Jobs And Opportunities Fair Launches In Larne
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today attended the launch of the Larne Jobs and Opportunities Fair. The event which is open to all jobseekers is being held in Larne Town Hall from 2...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Four In Hospital After Traffic Accident A road traffic accident in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, has left four people in hospital. The collision involved a police car and another vehicle. I...
Other News In Brief
Four In Hospital After Traffic Accident A road traffic accident in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, has left four people in hospital. The collision involved a police car and another vehicle. I...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
Parents Jailed Of Toddlers Methadone Death
Parents have been jailed over the death of their two-year-old son, who died after drinking methadone. Toddler Riley Pettipierre died in March 2012 after drinking his mother's prescription methadone, ...
Parents Jailed Of Toddlers Methadone Death
Parents have been jailed over the death of their two-year-old son, who died after drinking methadone. Toddler Riley Pettipierre died in March 2012 after drinking his mother's prescription methadone, ...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
10 Years For Man Who Blew Up House Killing Two-Year-Old Neighbour
A man has been jailed for 10-years for the death of a two-year-old boy when he deliberately blew up his terrace house. At Manchester Crown Court in November, 28-year-old Andrew Partington pleaded gui...
10 Years For Man Who Blew Up House Killing Two-Year-Old Neighbour
A man has been jailed for 10-years for the death of a two-year-old boy when he deliberately blew up his terrace house. At Manchester Crown Court in November, 28-year-old Andrew Partington pleaded gui...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
HMRC Warn Against Phishing Rebate Emails
HM Revenue & Customs have issued a warning over scam emails claiming the taxpayer is owed a rebate and asking for bank details. Some 80,000 phishing messages about tax rebates were reported in 2012. ...
HMRC Warn Against Phishing Rebate Emails
HM Revenue & Customs have issued a warning over scam emails claiming the taxpayer is owed a rebate and asking for bank details. Some 80,000 phishing messages about tax rebates were reported in 2012. ...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
Prison Officer To Face Charge Over Sale Of Information To The Sun
A prison officer is to be charged in connection with passing information to the Sun newspaper for a payment of £3,350. Facing a charge of misconduct in public office, Richard Trunkfield, who worked a...
Prison Officer To Face Charge Over Sale Of Information To The Sun
A prison officer is to be charged in connection with passing information to the Sun newspaper for a payment of £3,350. Facing a charge of misconduct in public office, Richard Trunkfield, who worked a...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
FSA Fine Lloyds £4.3m For PPI Compensation Delays
Delays in paying compensation to customers mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) have resulted in £4.3m fine for Lloyds Banking Group. While hundreds of thousands of people have received redres...
FSA Fine Lloyds £4.3m For PPI Compensation Delays
Delays in paying compensation to customers mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) have resulted in £4.3m fine for Lloyds Banking Group. While hundreds of thousands of people have received redres...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
First UK Fatality Of New Sars-Like Virus
A man has died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (QEHB) from a new form of a Sars-like respiratory illness. The patient is the first to die in the UK from the new virus. He was the fourth perso...
First UK Fatality Of New Sars-Like Virus
A man has died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (QEHB) from a new form of a Sars-like respiratory illness. The patient is the first to die in the UK from the new virus. He was the fourth perso...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
£37m Funding Boost For Electric Car Charging Points
A £37m funding boost is designed to improve the provision of charging points for electric vehicles in England, the government has announced. Announcing the funding Transport Secretary Patrick McLough...
£37m Funding Boost For Electric Car Charging Points
A £37m funding boost is designed to improve the provision of charging points for electric vehicles in England, the government has announced. Announcing the funding Transport Secretary Patrick McLough...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
No Horse DNA Found In Nestlé UK Beef Products
Following the discovery of traces of horsemeat in two products in France and Spain, Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, has said tests on nine processed beef products available in the UK found n...
No Horse DNA Found In Nestlé UK Beef Products
Following the discovery of traces of horsemeat in two products in France and Spain, Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, has said tests on nine processed beef products available in the UK found n...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
NI Shopper Numbers Decline
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland throughout January showed a 1.4% decline on the same month a year ago, according to the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium. The decline indicated a fall from the 0...
NI Shopper Numbers Decline
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland throughout January showed a 1.4% decline on the same month a year ago, according to the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium. The decline indicated a fall from the 0...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
Pupils 'Missing Out' Due To Poor School Wi-Fi
A lack of good enough wi-fi is putting England’s school pupils at risk of “missing out”, new figures suggest. Valerie Thompson of the E-Learning Foundation has said that schools need fully accessible...
Pupils 'Missing Out' Due To Poor School Wi-Fi
A lack of good enough wi-fi is putting England’s school pupils at risk of “missing out”, new figures suggest. Valerie Thompson of the E-Learning Foundation has said that schools need fully accessible...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
'Call Flag Protests Off' - Nesbitt
Ulster Unionist Party Mike Nesbitt has urged the organisers of a flag protest planned for this Saturday to call the event off, according to the BBC. On Saturday, a parade will take place to commemora...
'Call Flag Protests Off' - Nesbitt
Ulster Unionist Party Mike Nesbitt has urged the organisers of a flag protest planned for this Saturday to call the event off, according to the BBC. On Saturday, a parade will take place to commemora...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2013
Other News In Brief
Beatles ‘Mentor’ Tony Sheridan Dies Aged 72 Tony Sheirdan, described as the Beatles “mentor” has died aged 72. As the Silver Beatles the group performed as Sheirdan’s backing band while in Ha...
Other News In Brief
Beatles ‘Mentor’ Tony Sheridan Dies Aged 72 Tony Sheirdan, described as the Beatles “mentor” has died aged 72. As the Silver Beatles the group performed as Sheirdan’s backing band while in Ha...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
O'Neill Updates Assembly On Horsemeat
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has made a statement to the Assembly on the discovery of horse DNA in beef products. The Minister has been extolling the virtues of Northern irish beef, which sh...
O'Neill Updates Assembly On Horsemeat
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has made a statement to the Assembly on the discovery of horse DNA in beef products. The Minister has been extolling the virtues of Northern irish beef, which sh...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
Giants Walk Out Over Owner Controversy
Players and staff at ice hockey team the Belfast Giants have abandoned their contracts after it emerged that the new owner was a registered sex offender. 39-year-old US businessman Christopher Knight...
Giants Walk Out Over Owner Controversy
Players and staff at ice hockey team the Belfast Giants have abandoned their contracts after it emerged that the new owner was a registered sex offender. 39-year-old US businessman Christopher Knight...
Business News, Feb 19, 2013
Sperrin Metal Storage Solutions Sign £300,000 Contract
Sperrin Metal Storage Solutions, the Draperstown-based specialist in storage systems, signed a contract worth around £300,000 during its participation with Invest Northern Ireland at the recent Arab H...
Sperrin Metal Storage Solutions Sign £300,000 Contract
Sperrin Metal Storage Solutions, the Draperstown-based specialist in storage systems, signed a contract worth around £300,000 during its participation with Invest Northern Ireland at the recent Arab H...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
NI Study Shows Europe Down Syndrome Link
A study by a team at the University of Ulster show greater proportions of women delaying childbirth has led to rising rates of Down syndrome across Europe. The results published in the European Journ...
NI Study Shows Europe Down Syndrome Link
A study by a team at the University of Ulster show greater proportions of women delaying childbirth has led to rising rates of Down syndrome across Europe. The results published in the European Journ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
Report Highlights NI Education Deficiencies
A new report into Northern Ireland's education system has found that 9,000 pupils did not achieve the minimum requirements of five A* - C GCSEs in 2010-11. The report by the Northern Ireland Audit Of...
Report Highlights NI Education Deficiencies
A new report into Northern Ireland's education system has found that 9,000 pupils did not achieve the minimum requirements of five A* - C GCSEs in 2010-11. The report by the Northern Ireland Audit Of...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
New Regulations To Stop Puppy Farming
New regulations on dog breeding are to come into force in Northern Ireland in April this year. Under the Welfare of Animals Regulations (NI) 2013, the new regulations will mean a new definition for a...
New Regulations To Stop Puppy Farming
New regulations on dog breeding are to come into force in Northern Ireland in April this year. Under the Welfare of Animals Regulations (NI) 2013, the new regulations will mean a new definition for a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
Queen's VC To Leave Post
The Vice Chancellor at Queen's University Belfast will leave his post in August to take up a post as Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University in Bedford. Professor Sir Peter Gregso...
Queen's VC To Leave Post
The Vice Chancellor at Queen's University Belfast will leave his post in August to take up a post as Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University in Bedford. Professor Sir Peter Gregso...
Recruitment News, Feb 19, 2013
Minister Puts Innovation Centre Stage To Boost Irish Jobs
Boosting the research and innovation capacity of Irish business, especially those in the SME sector, will be central to job creation and economic growth according to Minister for Research and Innovati...
Minister Puts Innovation Centre Stage To Boost Irish Jobs
Boosting the research and innovation capacity of Irish business, especially those in the SME sector, will be central to job creation and economic growth according to Minister for Research and Innovati...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
Youth Participation 'Key' To NI
Youth participation is the key to the future of Northern Ireland - this was the message from Junior Ministers Johnathon Bell and Jennifer McCann as they addressed the Northern Ireland Commissioner for...
Youth Participation 'Key' To NI
Youth participation is the key to the future of Northern Ireland - this was the message from Junior Ministers Johnathon Bell and Jennifer McCann as they addressed the Northern Ireland Commissioner for...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2013
Other News In Brief
Three House Attacks In One Hour Police are investigating three attacks on houses which occurred on the same street within a period of just over an hour. The attacks occurred in at Firmount Dr...
Other News In Brief
Three House Attacks In One Hour Police are investigating three attacks on houses which occurred on the same street within a period of just over an hour. The attacks occurred in at Firmount Dr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 18, 2013
Three Charged Over Crusaders Cliftonville Protests
Two men in their forties and a 21-year-old woman have been charged following protests outside Seaview stadium in north Belfast over the weekend. A match between the two north Belfast football teams C...
Three Charged Over Crusaders Cliftonville Protests
Two men in their forties and a 21-year-old woman have been charged following protests outside Seaview stadium in north Belfast over the weekend. A match between the two north Belfast football teams C...
Business News, Feb 18, 2013
NI Businesses Prepare For EU Funding
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has launched a strategy to prepare Northern Ireland for a funding programme which could create business collaborations across the EU. The 'Northern Ireland Horizon 2...
NI Businesses Prepare For EU Funding
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has launched a strategy to prepare Northern Ireland for a funding programme which could create business collaborations across the EU. The 'Northern Ireland Horizon 2...
UK National News, Feb 18, 2013
Accused On Trial Over British Woman Beheading In Tenerife
The trial begins today of a man accused of murdering and beheading a British woman on the island of Tenerife in May 2011. 60-year-old Jennifer Mills-Westley had moved to Tenerife after retiring from ...
Accused On Trial Over British Woman Beheading In Tenerife
The trial begins today of a man accused of murdering and beheading a British woman on the island of Tenerife in May 2011. 60-year-old Jennifer Mills-Westley had moved to Tenerife after retiring from ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
