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Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2013
NI Geological Garden Completed
A new geological garden in Crawfordsburn Country Park, Co Down, has been completed, showcasing the story of Northern Ireland's geological development over the last billion years. The park consists of...
NI Geological Garden Completed
A new geological garden in Crawfordsburn Country Park, Co Down, has been completed, showcasing the story of Northern Ireland's geological development over the last billion years. The park consists of...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2013
Other News In Brief
Burning Pallets Placed On L'Derry Road Police have been called to the Galliagh area of L'Derry after burning pallets were placed across a road at Collon Lane. The pallets were discovered by o...
Other News In Brief
Burning Pallets Placed On L'Derry Road Police have been called to the Galliagh area of L'Derry after burning pallets were placed across a road at Collon Lane. The pallets were discovered by o...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
Man In Court Over Asda Car Park Death
A 65-year-old man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter after a 64-year-old man was killed in an alleged row over a parking space, Sky News has said. Alan Watts appeared at Bedford Magistr...
Man In Court Over Asda Car Park Death
A 65-year-old man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter after a 64-year-old man was killed in an alleged row over a parking space, Sky News has said. Alan Watts appeared at Bedford Magistr...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
999 Sex Caller Jailed
A man who made obscene and sexually explicit calls to police 999 operators has been jailed. Aston Jordan, from Slade Road in Erdington, was sentenced to six months by Birmingham magistrates. In an i...
999 Sex Caller Jailed
A man who made obscene and sexually explicit calls to police 999 operators has been jailed. Aston Jordan, from Slade Road in Erdington, was sentenced to six months by Birmingham magistrates. In an i...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
UK Unemployment Falls By 4,000
Latest figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) fell by 4,000 in the three months to June, bringing the total number of people out of work in the UK to 2.51 million. The number...
UK Unemployment Falls By 4,000
Latest figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) fell by 4,000 in the three months to June, bringing the total number of people out of work in the UK to 2.51 million. The number...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
Scottish Sales 'Outpace UK Sales' In July
The latest SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor has revealed that Scottish sales outpaced its UK counterpart for the month of July. It is thought Andy Murray's triumph at Wimbledon, as well as the...
Scottish Sales 'Outpace UK Sales' In July
The latest SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor has revealed that Scottish sales outpaced its UK counterpart for the month of July. It is thought Andy Murray's triumph at Wimbledon, as well as the...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
Govt To Spend £5m On Promoting Exercise
The Government has said it is to spend more than £5m on encouraging children and families in the UK to exercise more. Public Health Minister Anna Soubry called on the nation to "get active and get h...
Govt To Spend £5m On Promoting Exercise
The Government has said it is to spend more than £5m on encouraging children and families in the UK to exercise more. Public Health Minister Anna Soubry called on the nation to "get active and get h...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
Three Men Bailed Over Erika Disappearance
Three men who were arrested on suspicion of child abduction have been released on bail. The men, aged 37, 41 and 43, and are from Bradford, were arrested on Monday in connection with the case of mis...
Three Men Bailed Over Erika Disappearance
Three men who were arrested on suspicion of child abduction have been released on bail. The men, aged 37, 41 and 43, and are from Bradford, were arrested on Monday in connection with the case of mis...
UK National News, Aug 14, 2013
Other News In Brief
'Missing' Leeds Man Appears In Court A Leeds man who failed to appear at court last week and subsequently went missing is due in court today. 49-year-old Michael Tordoff-Brown from Wortley is...
Other News In Brief
'Missing' Leeds Man Appears In Court A Leeds man who failed to appear at court last week and subsequently went missing is due in court today. 49-year-old Michael Tordoff-Brown from Wortley is...
Recruitment News, Aug 13, 2013
Serco Employees In Pay Dispute
Serco workers on Ministry of Defence (MoD) contracts at three Lincolnshire RAF bases will be deciding on the next steps this week in their campaign against a paltry 1% pay offer. More than 100 employ...
Serco Employees In Pay Dispute
Serco workers on Ministry of Defence (MoD) contracts at three Lincolnshire RAF bases will be deciding on the next steps this week in their campaign against a paltry 1% pay offer. More than 100 employ...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Missing Erika Found 'Safe And Well'
A 13-year-old teenager who went missing from her home in Sheffield a week ago, has been found "safe and well" in Bradford. Erika Kacicova was discovered on her own in Centenary Square in Bradford ci...
Missing Erika Found 'Safe And Well'
A 13-year-old teenager who went missing from her home in Sheffield a week ago, has been found "safe and well" in Bradford. Erika Kacicova was discovered on her own in Centenary Square in Bradford ci...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Eleven Arrested Over Care Home Death
Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, following the death of an 86-year-old woman who had been living at a care home in Nottingham. Ivy Atkin died on 22 November 2012, shortl...
Eleven Arrested Over Care Home Death
Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, following the death of an 86-year-old woman who had been living at a care home in Nottingham. Ivy Atkin died on 22 November 2012, shortl...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Housing Market Showing Signs Of Recovery
The latest RICS Residential Market Survey has suggested that the UK housing market has turned a corner. It was also revealed that buyers returned to the market in their largest numbers for four years...
Housing Market Showing Signs Of Recovery
The latest RICS Residential Market Survey has suggested that the UK housing market has turned a corner. It was also revealed that buyers returned to the market in their largest numbers for four years...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Rail Fares To Increase By 40%
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) and rail unions has issued a warning that rail fares are set to be 40% higher from this January than in 2008. The rate has increased almost three times faster than wa...
Rail Fares To Increase By 40%
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) and rail unions has issued a warning that rail fares are set to be 40% higher from this January than in 2008. The rate has increased almost three times faster than wa...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
Unionists Complain Over Kelly IRA Speech
Unionist politicians have lodged a formal complaint to the Assembly standards watchdog, following a speech by Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly at an IRA memorial parade. Mr Kelly made the speech before a ma...
Unionists Complain Over Kelly IRA Speech
Unionist politicians have lodged a formal complaint to the Assembly standards watchdog, following a speech by Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly at an IRA memorial parade. Mr Kelly made the speech before a ma...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
£3.6m To Tackle Alcohol Misuse
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new multi-million funding package to tackle the problem of alcohol misuse across Northern Ireland. £3,605,696 of grants from the Impact of Alcohol programme will ...
£3.6m To Tackle Alcohol Misuse
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new multi-million funding package to tackle the problem of alcohol misuse across Northern Ireland. £3,605,696 of grants from the Impact of Alcohol programme will ...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Report Unveils 'Toxic Cocktail' In NHS Hospitals
New research by the Health Service Ombudsman has revealed a "toxic cocktail" within some NHS hospitals. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Dame Julie Mellor added that people often failed to complain ...
Report Unveils 'Toxic Cocktail' In NHS Hospitals
New research by the Health Service Ombudsman has revealed a "toxic cocktail" within some NHS hospitals. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Dame Julie Mellor added that people often failed to complain ...
Business News, Aug 13, 2013
ESB To Represent Ireland At The European Business Awards
The European Business Awards has announced that ESB is to represent Ireland as a National Champion in the prestigious 2013/2014 Awards programme. ESB beat off stiff competition to be selected as one...
ESB To Represent Ireland At The European Business Awards
The European Business Awards has announced that ESB is to represent Ireland as a National Champion in the prestigious 2013/2014 Awards programme. ESB beat off stiff competition to be selected as one...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
Belfast Children Pick Up Unexploded Bomb
Two children are thought to have picked up an unexploded bomb that was thrown at a police station in west Belfast. A pair of devices were thrown at Woodbourne Police Station on Monday night. Police ...
Belfast Children Pick Up Unexploded Bomb
Two children are thought to have picked up an unexploded bomb that was thrown at a police station in west Belfast. A pair of devices were thrown at Woodbourne Police Station on Monday night. Police ...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
BBC Denies £150k Thailand Party Claims
The BBC has denied claims made in the Sun newspaper that it blew £150,000 on a show in Thailand after an episode was scrapped. The newspaper said the crew working on the BBC Three show 'Sun, Sex and ...
BBC Denies £150k Thailand Party Claims
The BBC has denied claims made in the Sun newspaper that it blew £150,000 on a show in Thailand after an episode was scrapped. The newspaper said the crew working on the BBC Three show 'Sun, Sex and ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
'Missing' Tyrone Woman On Peru Drug Charges
A video has been released of two women currently accused of smuggling over £1.5m of cocaine in Peru. The country's police force has released footage recorded shortly after 20-year-old Michaella McCol...
'Missing' Tyrone Woman On Peru Drug Charges
A video has been released of two women currently accused of smuggling over £1.5m of cocaine in Peru. The country's police force has released footage recorded shortly after 20-year-old Michaella McCol...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
PSNI Release Images Following Public Disorder
The PSNI has released images of 18 individuals as part of Operation Titan investigations into riotous and disorderly behaviour, in connection with recent public disorder in east Belfast. So far, 90 p...
PSNI Release Images Following Public Disorder
The PSNI has released images of 18 individuals as part of Operation Titan investigations into riotous and disorderly behaviour, in connection with recent public disorder in east Belfast. So far, 90 p...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
Dublin Firm Creates 70 NI Jobs
70 jobs are to be created in Northern Ireland by a Dublin-based facilities management business. The move is also expected to secure 230 existing jobs. The news comes as Noonan Services secures new co...
Dublin Firm Creates 70 NI Jobs
70 jobs are to be created in Northern Ireland by a Dublin-based facilities management business. The move is also expected to secure 230 existing jobs. The news comes as Noonan Services secures new co...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
Queen's Among 15 Top UK Universities
Queen’s University Belfast has been placed among the top 15 universities in the UK according to the National Student Survey (NSS). Queen’s achieved an overall satisfaction score of 90%, putting it on...
Queen's Among 15 Top UK Universities
Queen’s University Belfast has been placed among the top 15 universities in the UK according to the National Student Survey (NSS). Queen’s achieved an overall satisfaction score of 90%, putting it on...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
SDLP Supports Parades Call
SDLP Party Leader Alasdair McDonnell has publicly supported calls from the Chairman of the Police Federation, Terry Spence, to postpone all contentious parades over the next six months. "Since July l...
SDLP Supports Parades Call
SDLP Party Leader Alasdair McDonnell has publicly supported calls from the Chairman of the Police Federation, Terry Spence, to postpone all contentious parades over the next six months. "Since July l...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
Department Warns Over Bogus JobCentre Scam
The Department for Employment and Learning has warned the public over a bogus entry on its JobCentre Online website. A false company posing as a legitimate employer recently posted a vacancy on the j...
Department Warns Over Bogus JobCentre Scam
The Department for Employment and Learning has warned the public over a bogus entry on its JobCentre Online website. A false company posing as a legitimate employer recently posted a vacancy on the j...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2013
Other News In Brief
PSNI Appeal Over Sectarian Robbery The PSNI is appealing for witnesses following a sectarian attack in County Antrim. Two men aged 18 and 19 were walking on Elmfield Road in Newtownabbey when...
Other News In Brief
PSNI Appeal Over Sectarian Robbery The PSNI is appealing for witnesses following a sectarian attack in County Antrim. Two men aged 18 and 19 were walking on Elmfield Road in Newtownabbey when...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Boy Dies In London Stabbing
A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in east London. Two teenagers were found with knife wounds at about 21:50 on Monday evening in Spey Street, Poplar. One of the teenagers, who has been ...
Boy Dies In London Stabbing
A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in east London. Two teenagers were found with knife wounds at about 21:50 on Monday evening in Spey Street, Poplar. One of the teenagers, who has been ...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Strong Support For Welsh Devolution
A new poll shows a growing majority of the Welsh public support increased powers for National Assembly for Wales, indicating the desire for further legislative powers to be devolved from Westminster. ...
Strong Support For Welsh Devolution
A new poll shows a growing majority of the Welsh public support increased powers for National Assembly for Wales, indicating the desire for further legislative powers to be devolved from Westminster. ...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2013
Body Discovered During Search For Missing Man
A body has been found by detectives investigating the disappearance of a man who was last seen running across a golf course in Essex. 47-year-old Michael Redmond of The Vale in Basildon was reported ...
Body Discovered During Search For Missing Man
A body has been found by detectives investigating the disappearance of a man who was last seen running across a golf course in Essex. 47-year-old Michael Redmond of The Vale in Basildon was reported ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
