Northern Ireland News for May 2013 : Page 6
UK National News, May 21, 2013
Work Programme 'Not Helping' Most Disadvantaged
The governments Work Programme is not helping the most disadvantaged jobseekers, a report by the Work and Pensions Committee has said. The aim of the work programme is to help people out of work for ...
Work Programme 'Not Helping' Most Disadvantaged
The governments Work Programme is not helping the most disadvantaged jobseekers, a report by the Work and Pensions Committee has said. The aim of the work programme is to help people out of work for ...
UK National News, May 21, 2013
M&S Profits Down For 2nd Year
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has seen profits fall for the second year running. New figures show a fall in pre-tax profits from £658m to £564.3m. General merchandise fell 4.1% on a like-for-like basi...
M&S Profits Down For 2nd Year
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has seen profits fall for the second year running. New figures show a fall in pre-tax profits from £658m to £564.3m. General merchandise fell 4.1% on a like-for-like basi...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2013
Alliance Calls Meeting Over ER Concerns
The Alliance Party has supported calls for Castlereagh Borough Council to meet with the Chief Executive of the Ulster Hospital. The meeting would be to discuss their concerns about problems at the Ul...
Alliance Calls Meeting Over ER Concerns
The Alliance Party has supported calls for Castlereagh Borough Council to meet with the Chief Executive of the Ulster Hospital. The meeting would be to discuss their concerns about problems at the Ul...
UK National News, May 21, 2013
Other News In Brief
Comedy Writer Eddie Braden Dies Aged 82 Morecombe and Wise comedy writer, Eddie Braden, has died aged 82. Braden is credited with helping achieve the success of the comedy duo, while also wri...
Other News In Brief
Comedy Writer Eddie Braden Dies Aged 82 Morecombe and Wise comedy writer, Eddie Braden, has died aged 82. Braden is credited with helping achieve the success of the comedy duo, while also wri...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2013
NI Leaders To Travel To Beijing Next Week
First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have met the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, ahead of their return trip to China next week. The leaders previousl...
NI Leaders To Travel To Beijing Next Week
First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have met the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, ahead of their return trip to China next week. The leaders previousl...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2013
Dracula Movie To Be Filmed In NI
A Hollywood studio has confirmed it is to film a new movie in Northern Ireland. Universal Pictures' production of Dracula will be based in Belfast, but will be filmed across various locations within...
Dracula Movie To Be Filmed In NI
A Hollywood studio has confirmed it is to film a new movie in Northern Ireland. Universal Pictures' production of Dracula will be based in Belfast, but will be filmed across various locations within...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2013
Other News In Brief
Concerns Holywood Park Is In Danger Due To Landslide North down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has said Holywood's Glen Lyon Park is at risk of destruction after landslides have left an emban...
Other News In Brief
Concerns Holywood Park Is In Danger Due To Landslide North down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has said Holywood's Glen Lyon Park is at risk of destruction after landslides have left an emban...
Recruitment News, May 20, 2013
More Jobs To Be Created For Graduates
Research Firm Income Data Services (IDS) has said more jobs are to be made available for graduates this year. In a survey of employers, IDS said it looked like there would be an 8% increase in the nu...
More Jobs To Be Created For Graduates
Research Firm Income Data Services (IDS) has said more jobs are to be made available for graduates this year. In a survey of employers, IDS said it looked like there would be an 8% increase in the nu...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
Mairead Philpott To Appeal Sentence
Mairead Philpott, who was jailed last month for killing her six children in a house fire, is planning to appeal her sentence, Sky News has said. The 32-year-old was sentence to 17 years in prison for...
Mairead Philpott To Appeal Sentence
Mairead Philpott, who was jailed last month for killing her six children in a house fire, is planning to appeal her sentence, Sky News has said. The 32-year-old was sentence to 17 years in prison for...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Talks Could Make 'NI Safer'
Talks between police, politicians and community representatives held in Cardiff over the weekend should make Northern Ireland safer this summer, a senior PSNI officer has been quoted as saying. Accor...
Talks Could Make 'NI Safer'
Talks between police, politicians and community representatives held in Cardiff over the weekend should make Northern Ireland safer this summer, a senior PSNI officer has been quoted as saying. Accor...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
British Man Arrested Over Children's Deaths
A British man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his two children in France. The 47-year-old divorced man, who has been named as Julian Stevenson by the Foreign Office, was held after the bodi...
British Man Arrested Over Children's Deaths
A British man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his two children in France. The 47-year-old divorced man, who has been named as Julian Stevenson by the Foreign Office, was held after the bodi...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
Neville Neville Charged With Sexual Assault
The father of former England footballers, Gary and Phil Neville, has been charged with one count of sexual assault. The 63-year-old from Bury, Greater Manchester, was originally arrested following a...
Neville Neville Charged With Sexual Assault
The father of former England footballers, Gary and Phil Neville, has been charged with one count of sexual assault. The 63-year-old from Bury, Greater Manchester, was originally arrested following a...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
£4m Investment For Natural Heritage Projects
Environment Minister Alex Attwood has said more than £4m in grants is to be spent to help protect Northern Ireland's natural environment. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency will deliver the gra...
£4m Investment For Natural Heritage Projects
Environment Minister Alex Attwood has said more than £4m in grants is to be spent to help protect Northern Ireland's natural environment. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency will deliver the gra...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
63-Year-Old Dies In Flat Fire
A fire at a flat in south Belfast has caused the death of a 63-year-old man. The fire broke out in a top floor flat on University Street around 19:20 on Sunday evening. The man was rescued from the ...
63-Year-Old Dies In Flat Fire
A fire at a flat in south Belfast has caused the death of a 63-year-old man. The fire broke out in a top floor flat on University Street around 19:20 on Sunday evening. The man was rescued from the ...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Man Fined For Miming Firing Rocket Launcher At Police
A man has been fined £300 at Londonderry Magistrate’s Court after admitting that he repeatedly mimed aiming a rocket launcher at a police patrol. The BBC have reported that 26-year-old John Gallagher...
Man Fined For Miming Firing Rocket Launcher At Police
A man has been fined £300 at Londonderry Magistrate’s Court after admitting that he repeatedly mimed aiming a rocket launcher at a police patrol. The BBC have reported that 26-year-old John Gallagher...
Business News, May 20, 2013
Craigavon Firm Lands 2014 World Cup Pitch Contract
A company from County Armagh has won a contract to work on six football pitches, which are to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The contract, which is worth more than £1m, was awarded to C...
Craigavon Firm Lands 2014 World Cup Pitch Contract
A company from County Armagh has won a contract to work on six football pitches, which are to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The contract, which is worth more than £1m, was awarded to C...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
Retired Priest Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse
A retired Anglican priest has been found guilty of sexual abuse. Canon Gordon Rideout, who is 74, was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court of abusing children in the 1960s and 70s, the BBC has said. He...
Retired Priest Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse
A retired Anglican priest has been found guilty of sexual abuse. Canon Gordon Rideout, who is 74, was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court of abusing children in the 1960s and 70s, the BBC has said. He...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Two Men Arrested In Stolen Vehicle Crash
Two men have been arrested following a collision in Co Antrim. The crash, which happened shortly before 4.30am on Sunday morning, is believed to have involved a suspected stolen motorcycle and a car....
Two Men Arrested In Stolen Vehicle Crash
Two men have been arrested following a collision in Co Antrim. The crash, which happened shortly before 4.30am on Sunday morning, is believed to have involved a suspected stolen motorcycle and a car....
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Co Armagh Firm Wins 2014 World Cup Contract
A company from County Armagh has won a contract to work on six football pitches, which are to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The contract, which is worth more than £1m, was awarded to C...
Co Armagh Firm Wins 2014 World Cup Contract
A company from County Armagh has won a contract to work on six football pitches, which are to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The contract, which is worth more than £1m, was awarded to C...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
Man Dies Following Aircraft Crash
An investigation has been launched after a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd. A man died and two others, including a boy, were critically injured in the accident. The crash ha...
Man Dies Following Aircraft Crash
An investigation has been launched after a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd. A man died and two others, including a boy, were critically injured in the accident. The crash ha...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
Second Body Found In Newark House Blast
A man and woman have died after a gas explosion at a home in Nottinghamshire. The explosion happened shortly before 5.15pm on Sunday evening at a house in Wright Street. Four people were taken to h...
Second Body Found In Newark House Blast
A man and woman have died after a gas explosion at a home in Nottinghamshire. The explosion happened shortly before 5.15pm on Sunday evening at a house in Wright Street. Four people were taken to h...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Cash Van Robbed By Men With Iron Bar
A cash delivery van has been robbed by four men armed with an iron bar in Crumlin, Co Antrim, the BBC have reported. It is understood that the men escaped with a cash box in a dark coloured Vauxhall ...
Cash Van Robbed By Men With Iron Bar
A cash delivery van has been robbed by four men armed with an iron bar in Crumlin, Co Antrim, the BBC have reported. It is understood that the men escaped with a cash box in a dark coloured Vauxhall ...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
UK Astronaut Selected To Fly To ISS
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station (ISS). Peake, who was a major and helicopter pilot in the British Army Air Corps, has been in training for an expedition to the ISS...
UK Astronaut Selected To Fly To ISS
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station (ISS). Peake, who was a major and helicopter pilot in the British Army Air Corps, has been in training for an expedition to the ISS...
UK National News, May 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Church Assembly Focuses On Gay Ministers The Church of Scotland's General Assembly is to discuss the issue of gay ministers. The debate comes four years after the Kirk appointed its first ope...
Other News In Brief
Church Assembly Focuses On Gay Ministers The Church of Scotland's General Assembly is to discuss the issue of gay ministers. The debate comes four years after the Kirk appointed its first ope...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Illegal Fuel Waste Dumped At Side Of Road
A lorry abandoned by the side of the road near Castlewellan has been leaking its load of illegal fuel waste onto the roadside since Friday. The stolen high-sided trailer was dumped on the Dublin Road...
Illegal Fuel Waste Dumped At Side Of Road
A lorry abandoned by the side of the road near Castlewellan has been leaking its load of illegal fuel waste onto the roadside since Friday. The stolen high-sided trailer was dumped on the Dublin Road...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Fire Devastates Co Down Stately Home
One of Northern Ireland's most stately homes has been gutted after a fire broke out at the premises over the weekend. Up to 80 firefighters were involved in trying to control the blaze at the Grade ...
Fire Devastates Co Down Stately Home
One of Northern Ireland's most stately homes has been gutted after a fire broke out at the premises over the weekend. Up to 80 firefighters were involved in trying to control the blaze at the Grade ...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
A-Level Re-Sits To Be Scrapped A-level exams in Northern Ireland are to undergo some changes following a consultation, education minister John O’Dowd has announced. The changes were proposed...
Other News In Brief
A-Level Re-Sits To Be Scrapped A-level exams in Northern Ireland are to undergo some changes following a consultation, education minister John O’Dowd has announced. The changes were proposed...
UK National News, May 17, 2013
69-Year-Old Woman Avoids Jail Over Manslaughter Charge
A 69-year-old woman, who strangled her terminally ill former partner, has avoided jail, the BBC has reported. Joyce Evans was found guilty of the manslaughter of former soldier Colin Ballinger, 66, a...
69-Year-Old Woman Avoids Jail Over Manslaughter Charge
A 69-year-old woman, who strangled her terminally ill former partner, has avoided jail, the BBC has reported. Joyce Evans was found guilty of the manslaughter of former soldier Colin Ballinger, 66, a...
Business News, May 17, 2013
City Hall To Host Upcoming Event To Help Businesses 'Start Up'
Local entrepreneurs or people planning to start their own business will get essential help and guidance, thanks to a 'one-stop shop' event in the City Hall this June. 'Start Up Belfast' will be held ...
City Hall To Host Upcoming Event To Help Businesses 'Start Up'
Local entrepreneurs or people planning to start their own business will get essential help and guidance, thanks to a 'one-stop shop' event in the City Hall this June. 'Start Up Belfast' will be held ...
UK National News, May 17, 2013
Govt Marks International Day Against Homophobia
The UK government has made a statement on its commitment to advancing LGB&T equality to mark the 9th International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Minister for Women and Equalities, J...
Govt Marks International Day Against Homophobia
The UK government has made a statement on its commitment to advancing LGB&T equality to mark the 9th International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Minister for Women and Equalities, J...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
