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Northern Ireland News for August 2013 : Page 13
Recruitment News, Aug 6, 2013
Dispute At Molson Coors Brewery Settled
Employees have settled their long-running dispute at the Molson Coors brewery in Burton-on-Trent, according to Unitethe union. Unite said that its members had voted to accept a second revised package...
Dispute At Molson Coors Brewery Settled
Employees have settled their long-running dispute at the Molson Coors brewery in Burton-on-Trent, according to Unitethe union. Unite said that its members had voted to accept a second revised package...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
Doctors Call For Alcohol Pricing
Northern Ireland doctors are calling for a minimum price system for alcohol to be introduced, in a move that would see it sold at no less than 50p per unit. The proposals are being considered as a mo...
Doctors Call For Alcohol Pricing
Northern Ireland doctors are calling for a minimum price system for alcohol to be introduced, in a move that would see it sold at no less than 50p per unit. The proposals are being considered as a mo...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Report Due On NHS By 'No Harm' Expert
A new report of patient safety within the NHS in England is to be published today. Ministers commissioned Prof Don Berwick, a leading expert of patient safety, to review systems within the NHS follow...
Report Due On NHS By 'No Harm' Expert
A new report of patient safety within the NHS in England is to be published today. Ministers commissioned Prof Don Berwick, a leading expert of patient safety, to review systems within the NHS follow...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
SDLP Calls For Irish Language Report
The SDLP has called for the Executive to publish a report into the progress that has been made in promoting the Irish language and Ulster-Scots. The move follows criticism from Westminster that Storm...
SDLP Calls For Irish Language Report
The SDLP has called for the Executive to publish a report into the progress that has been made in promoting the Irish language and Ulster-Scots. The move follows criticism from Westminster that Storm...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
Parades Commission Upholds Castlederg Decision
The Parades Commission says it will not review its decision to allow an IRA memorial march through Castlederg in County Tyrone, despite opposition from unionists. The march will take place 40 years a...
Parades Commission Upholds Castlederg Decision
The Parades Commission says it will not review its decision to allow an IRA memorial march through Castlederg in County Tyrone, despite opposition from unionists. The march will take place 40 years a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
Clive Dutton OBE Appointed To W Belfast Regeneration
Urban regeneration specialist Clive Dutton OBE has been appointed by Irish language development agency Forbairt Feirste to aid regeneration efforts in west Belfast. Mr Dutton will focus on the city’s...
Clive Dutton OBE Appointed To W Belfast Regeneration
Urban regeneration specialist Clive Dutton OBE has been appointed by Irish language development agency Forbairt Feirste to aid regeneration efforts in west Belfast. Mr Dutton will focus on the city’s...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Patients Moved From Wales' Only Children's Hospital After Flooding
Flooding has forced the closure of the only dedicated children's hospital in Wales. Twenty patients of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff have been moved to other facilities after to...
Patients Moved From Wales' Only Children's Hospital After Flooding
Flooding has forced the closure of the only dedicated children's hospital in Wales. Twenty patients of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff have been moved to other facilities after to...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
Belfast Council Announces Business Programme
Belfast City Council has announced a new business programme to help local companies achieve success. The Strategy in Business initiative is now recruiting 15 small businesses in the city to take part...
Belfast Council Announces Business Programme
Belfast City Council has announced a new business programme to help local companies achieve success. The Strategy in Business initiative is now recruiting 15 small businesses in the city to take part...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
All UK Embassy Staff Removed From Yemen
The Foreign Office has withdrawn all British diplomatic staff from the UK embassy in Yemen, "due to increased security concerns". A spokesperson has said that all staff were returned to the UK overni...
All UK Embassy Staff Removed From Yemen
The Foreign Office has withdrawn all British diplomatic staff from the UK embassy in Yemen, "due to increased security concerns". A spokesperson has said that all staff were returned to the UK overni...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
Disabled Access Public Transport Programme Hailed
The first year of an action plan to improve accessibility for disabled people on Northern Ireland's public transport has been hailed by the Department for Regional Development. The three-year Accessi...
Disabled Access Public Transport Programme Hailed
The first year of an action plan to improve accessibility for disabled people on Northern Ireland's public transport has been hailed by the Department for Regional Development. The three-year Accessi...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Best July Retail Results Since 2007
July saw the fastest retail growth in seven years, thanks to the heatwave, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said. July was also the third successive month of growth, according to the BRC. Lik...
Best July Retail Results Since 2007
July saw the fastest retail growth in seven years, thanks to the heatwave, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said. July was also the third successive month of growth, according to the BRC. Lik...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Two Drown In Ayrshire Reservoir
A 17-year-old boy and 20-year-old man have drowned in a reservoir at Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. The alarm was raised at around 20:00 when the pair where seen going into the water at Mill Glen Reserv...
Two Drown In Ayrshire Reservoir
A 17-year-old boy and 20-year-old man have drowned in a reservoir at Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. The alarm was raised at around 20:00 when the pair where seen going into the water at Mill Glen Reserv...
Business News, Aug 6, 2013
Corick House Hotel Achieves Four-Star Status
Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated Tyrone's Corick House Hotel and Spa on achieving four-star status under the Northern Ireland Tourist Board's Quality Grading Scheme. The award for the...
Corick House Hotel Achieves Four-Star Status
Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated Tyrone's Corick House Hotel and Spa on achieving four-star status under the Northern Ireland Tourist Board's Quality Grading Scheme. The award for the...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Govt Proposes New Sentencing For Fatal Dog Attacks
New proposals for England and Wales could see owners of dogs that attack and kill face a life sentence in prison. Currently, the maximum sentence is two years for those convicted of allowing a dog to...
Govt Proposes New Sentencing For Fatal Dog Attacks
New proposals for England and Wales could see owners of dogs that attack and kill face a life sentence in prison. Currently, the maximum sentence is two years for those convicted of allowing a dog to...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
BBC Announces Media Training For NI's 'Expert' Women
Female experts from Northern Ireland are being invited to a free BBC training session to help prepare them for the world of media and broadcasting. The BBC is running the class on 18 September to "he...
BBC Announces Media Training For NI's 'Expert' Women
Female experts from Northern Ireland are being invited to a free BBC training session to help prepare them for the world of media and broadcasting. The BBC is running the class on 18 September to "he...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
L'Derry In Round-The-World Race
L'Derry is to take part in two round-the-world yacht races in 2013-14 and 2015-16. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will see a L'Derry City Yacht compete, while the city will also welcome the ...
L'Derry In Round-The-World Race
L'Derry is to take part in two round-the-world yacht races in 2013-14 and 2015-16. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will see a L'Derry City Yacht compete, while the city will also welcome the ...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Man Charged Over Fatal Bull Attack
A man has appeared in court charged in the connection with the death of a man killed by a bull while walking in Nottinghamshire. Roger Freeman was walking with his wife on a public right of way at Un...
Man Charged Over Fatal Bull Attack
A man has appeared in court charged in the connection with the death of a man killed by a bull while walking in Nottinghamshire. Roger Freeman was walking with his wife on a public right of way at Un...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2013
Other News In Brief
Ten Men Smash Up Belfast house The occupant of a house in west Belfast has been left uninjured but shaken after a gang of ten men wearing balaclavas entered the property and smashed it up. Th...
Other News In Brief
Ten Men Smash Up Belfast house The occupant of a house in west Belfast has been left uninjured but shaken after a gang of ten men wearing balaclavas entered the property and smashed it up. Th...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Edinburgh Hotel Bodies Named
The bodies of a man and woman found at an Edinburgh hotel last week have been named as Igor Pavlov (27) and Daria Kuchuk (35). The have been identified as a couple, orginally from Russia but had been...
Edinburgh Hotel Bodies Named
The bodies of a man and woman found at an Edinburgh hotel last week have been named as Igor Pavlov (27) and Daria Kuchuk (35). The have been identified as a couple, orginally from Russia but had been...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Charities Urged To Look At Salaries Paid To Leaders
A charities regulator has warned that the industry risks falling into "disrepute" over the large salaries paid to some organisations staff. It follows a report by the Daily Telegraph that found salar...
Charities Urged To Look At Salaries Paid To Leaders
A charities regulator has warned that the industry risks falling into "disrepute" over the large salaries paid to some organisations staff. It follows a report by the Daily Telegraph that found salar...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2013
Other News In Brief
15-Tonne Mass Of Fat Removed From London Sewer A "bus-sized lump" of fat and and wet wipes has been removed from a sewer under London Road in Kingston, Surrey. Thames Water investigated the s...
Other News In Brief
15-Tonne Mass Of Fat Removed From London Sewer A "bus-sized lump" of fat and and wet wipes has been removed from a sewer under London Road in Kingston, Surrey. Thames Water investigated the s...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2013
Third Teenager Arrested Over Rape Of 12-Year-Old Girl
A third 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in north-east London on Saturday 27 July. Scotland Yard confirmed that the teenager was arrested on Saturda...
Third Teenager Arrested Over Rape Of 12-Year-Old Girl
A third 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in north-east London on Saturday 27 July. Scotland Yard confirmed that the teenager was arrested on Saturda...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2013
1973 Tyrone Murder Reopened
The PSNI has reopened an investigation into the murder of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found in a County Tyrone quarry in 1973. Marian Beattie, who lived in Portadown, was last seen leaving a ...
1973 Tyrone Murder Reopened
The PSNI has reopened an investigation into the murder of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found in a County Tyrone quarry in 1973. Marian Beattie, who lived in Portadown, was last seen leaving a ...
Business News, Aug 5, 2013
IS Event Helps Local Businesses
Invest Northern Ireland's recent Industrial Symbiosis (IS) event in Fermanagh has helped local businesses to identify potential cost savings of £2.8m. The event brought 25 local businesses together t...
IS Event Helps Local Businesses
Invest Northern Ireland's recent Industrial Symbiosis (IS) event in Fermanagh has helped local businesses to identify potential cost savings of £2.8m. The event brought 25 local businesses together t...
Recruitment News, Aug 5, 2013
20 Additional Staff Announced For Enterprise Ireland
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD has secured an increase of over 14% in the number of Enterprise Ireland staff in overseas offices in a move aimed at increasing expor...
20 Additional Staff Announced For Enterprise Ireland
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD has secured an increase of over 14% in the number of Enterprise Ireland staff in overseas offices in a move aimed at increasing expor...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2013
Met Office Issue Flood Warnings As Rain Continues
The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning amid fears of flooding caused by a heavy band of rain across the south-west and north of England, Wales and southern Scotland. Forecasters ha...
Met Office Issue Flood Warnings As Rain Continues
The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning amid fears of flooding caused by a heavy band of rain across the south-west and north of England, Wales and southern Scotland. Forecasters ha...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2013
World's First Lab Created Burger Eaten In London
The first ever laboratory-grown "meat" hamburger has been cooked and eaten at a press conference in London. Stem cells taken from a cow were used by scientists in the Netherlands to created strips of...
World's First Lab Created Burger Eaten In London
The first ever laboratory-grown "meat" hamburger has been cooked and eaten at a press conference in London. Stem cells taken from a cow were used by scientists in the Netherlands to created strips of...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2013
Fresh Allegations Made Against Scottish Catholic School
A number of fresh allegations of abuse have been reported following the broadcast of BBC investigation into a former Catholic school in the Highlands. Police Scotland launched an investigation last w...
Fresh Allegations Made Against Scottish Catholic School
A number of fresh allegations of abuse have been reported following the broadcast of BBC investigation into a former Catholic school in the Highlands. Police Scotland launched an investigation last w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2013
Dungannon Murder Victim Named
The PSNI has named a man who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Thursday 1 August in the Woodvale Park area of Dungannon as 36-year-old Luis Nazario Ximenes. Mr Ximenes, originally from East ...
Dungannon Murder Victim Named
The PSNI has named a man who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Thursday 1 August in the Woodvale Park area of Dungannon as 36-year-old Luis Nazario Ximenes. Mr Ximenes, originally from East ...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2013
Marines Deny Murder Of Afghan Prisoner
Three Royal Marines have appeared in court charged with the murder of an Afghan prisoner. The suspects, known only as A, B and C, denied murder when they appeared before the Military Court Centre, Bu...
Marines Deny Murder Of Afghan Prisoner
Three Royal Marines have appeared in court charged with the murder of an Afghan prisoner. The suspects, known only as A, B and C, denied murder when they appeared before the Military Court Centre, Bu...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
