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Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2013
Southern Hospice Receives Best Kept Award
Health Minister Edwin Poots has congratulated the Southern Area Hospice in Newry, on winning the Best Kept Health and Social Care Facility Awards. Speaking at the presentation of the 2013 Best Kept ...
Southern Hospice Receives Best Kept Award
Health Minister Edwin Poots has congratulated the Southern Area Hospice in Newry, on winning the Best Kept Health and Social Care Facility Awards. Speaking at the presentation of the 2013 Best Kept ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2013
Other News In Brief
Funding Announced To Improve Rivers Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has announced funding for eleven community projects to improve rivers in their areas. The grants will be provided by the...
Other News In Brief
Funding Announced To Improve Rivers Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has announced funding for eleven community projects to improve rivers in their areas. The grants will be provided by the...
Recruitment News, Sep 18, 2013
Burnside Eurocyl Creates 25 New Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced the creation of 25 new jobs and a €3.5m expansion plan at Carlow company Burnside Eurocyl Ltd. The investment is suppor...
Burnside Eurocyl Creates 25 New Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced the creation of 25 new jobs and a €3.5m expansion plan at Carlow company Burnside Eurocyl Ltd. The investment is suppor...
Business News, Sep 17, 2013
Bombardier CSeries First Flight Welcomed
First Minister the Rt. Hon Peter D. Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have welcomed the first flight of Bombardier's CS100 aircraft in Canada. Bombardier in Belfast designs...
Bombardier CSeries First Flight Welcomed
First Minister the Rt. Hon Peter D. Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have welcomed the first flight of Bombardier's CS100 aircraft in Canada. Bombardier in Belfast designs...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Richard Haass Talks To Begin
American diplomat Richard Haass is to begin chairing cross-party talks in Belfast which are designed to resolve contentious political issues in the region. The talks will include parades, flags and ...
Richard Haass Talks To Begin
American diplomat Richard Haass is to begin chairing cross-party talks in Belfast which are designed to resolve contentious political issues in the region. The talks will include parades, flags and ...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Youngest Elected County Councillor Resigns Over Drug Arrest
A 21-year-old Councillor in Herefordshire is to resign after receiving a police caution for possession of drugs. Alex Hempton-Smith was elected in 2011 to the Tupsley Ward of Herefordshire, making hi...
Youngest Elected County Councillor Resigns Over Drug Arrest
A 21-year-old Councillor in Herefordshire is to resign after receiving a police caution for possession of drugs. Alex Hempton-Smith was elected in 2011 to the Tupsley Ward of Herefordshire, making hi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Second Whale Dies On The North Coast
A second whale has died on the north coast after it became stranded in Portballintrae Bay, Co Antrim. The Department of the Environment had been helping the animal for 12 days. The young pilot whale...
Second Whale Dies On The North Coast
A second whale has died on the north coast after it became stranded in Portballintrae Bay, Co Antrim. The Department of the Environment had been helping the animal for 12 days. The young pilot whale...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Former Prosecutor Pleads Guilty To Downloading 15,000 Indecent Images
A 45-year-old former prosecutor has pleaded guilty to possession of almost 15,000 indecent images of children. Stuart MacFarlane from Glasgow was sentenced to a three-year community payback order inc...
Former Prosecutor Pleads Guilty To Downloading 15,000 Indecent Images
A 45-year-old former prosecutor has pleaded guilty to possession of almost 15,000 indecent images of children. Stuart MacFarlane from Glasgow was sentenced to a three-year community payback order inc...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Teenager Held Over Fatal Stabbing In Birmingham
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old in Birmingham. The victim, named by the BBC as Azim Azam, was found in the street at around 8.30am on Monday...
Teenager Held Over Fatal Stabbing In Birmingham
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old in Birmingham. The victim, named by the BBC as Azim Azam, was found in the street at around 8.30am on Monday...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Three Die In Bradford Crash
Three people have died after a car crashed into a hairdressers' studio in Bradford. Police have said that a black Mitsubishi Evo crashed into the stone building near the junction of Thornton Road and...
Three Die In Bradford Crash
Three people have died after a car crashed into a hairdressers' studio in Bradford. Police have said that a black Mitsubishi Evo crashed into the stone building near the junction of Thornton Road and...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Report Finds 'Missed Chances' To Save Daniel Pelka
A report on the death of four-year-old Daniel Pelka has found that "no professional tried sufficiently hard enough" as the child suffered "terrifying and dreadful" abuse by his mother and step-father....
Report Finds 'Missed Chances' To Save Daniel Pelka
A report on the death of four-year-old Daniel Pelka has found that "no professional tried sufficiently hard enough" as the child suffered "terrifying and dreadful" abuse by his mother and step-father....
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Inflation Drops To 2.7% In August
A new measurement of the consumer price index (CPI) has shown the UK inflation has fallen to 2.7% in the year to August, down 0.1% since July. In the same period wages rose by 1.0%, revealing that pr...
Inflation Drops To 2.7% In August
A new measurement of the consumer price index (CPI) has shown the UK inflation has fallen to 2.7% in the year to August, down 0.1% since July. In the same period wages rose by 1.0%, revealing that pr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Call To Extend Free School Meals
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Chris Hazzard has called for free school meals to be extended for all children attending school. Speaking in the Assembly, Mr Hazzard said: "In recent years Sinn Féin...
Call To Extend Free School Meals
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Chris Hazzard has called for free school meals to be extended for all children attending school. Speaking in the Assembly, Mr Hazzard said: "In recent years Sinn Féin...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Minister Launches An Include Youth Initiative
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry today helped launch an Include Youth initiative aimed at assisting young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) entitled 'Blow Your S...
Minister Launches An Include Youth Initiative
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry today helped launch an Include Youth initiative aimed at assisting young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) entitled 'Blow Your S...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Men Plead Guilty To Manslaughter In Suspected Homophobic Attack
Three men have admitted to the manslaughter of a man who was beaten to death in a suspected homophobic attack in County Armagh last year. Andrew Lorimer, 43, was found dead by a burglar on 3 February...
Men Plead Guilty To Manslaughter In Suspected Homophobic Attack
Three men have admitted to the manslaughter of a man who was beaten to death in a suspected homophobic attack in County Armagh last year. Andrew Lorimer, 43, was found dead by a burglar on 3 February...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Govt To Pilot New Emergency Text Alert System
A new mobile phone emergency alerts system, which sends text messages to people in areas affected by flooding, industrial accidents and other disasters, is to tested in three UK cities, amid fears tha...
Govt To Pilot New Emergency Text Alert System
A new mobile phone emergency alerts system, which sends text messages to people in areas affected by flooding, industrial accidents and other disasters, is to tested in three UK cities, amid fears tha...
UK National News, Sep 17, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Stabbed And Robbed For Grand Theft Auto V In north London, a man was hit with a brick, stabbed and robbed of the game Grand Theft Auto V. Police have said that the 23-year-old was making ...
Other News In Brief
Man Stabbed And Robbed For Grand Theft Auto V In north London, a man was hit with a brick, stabbed and robbed of the game Grand Theft Auto V. Police have said that the 23-year-old was making ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Lisburn
Police are investigating a series sexual assault on a 20-year-old woman by three men. It is understood the assault happened on the Lagan towpath area in Lisburn. The incident happened near Lisburn...
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Lisburn
Police are investigating a series sexual assault on a 20-year-old woman by three men. It is understood the assault happened on the Lagan towpath area in Lisburn. The incident happened near Lisburn...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Glenarm Shooting Farmhouse Burgled
A farmhouse in Glenarm, where two men were found shot dead last Friday, has been burgled. The burglary happened after police left the scene on Sunday. It is thought to have occurred sometime betwe...
Glenarm Shooting Farmhouse Burgled
A farmhouse in Glenarm, where two men were found shot dead last Friday, has been burgled. The burglary happened after police left the scene on Sunday. It is thought to have occurred sometime betwe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Two Men Arrested For Overstaying Their Visas
Two men have been arrested following a planned immigration raid at a Chinese takeaway in Newcastle, Co Down. A Chinese man, 53, and a Filipino man, 24, working in the Wok Box, were discovered by Home...
Two Men Arrested For Overstaying Their Visas
Two men have been arrested following a planned immigration raid at a Chinese takeaway in Newcastle, Co Down. A Chinese man, 53, and a Filipino man, 24, working in the Wok Box, were discovered by Home...
Business News, Sep 17, 2013
Medtronic Opens A New Centre In Galway
Medtronic has opened a new Customer Innovation Centre in Galway, Ireland, providing state of the art facilities for physicians and Medtronic engineers to work together on developing new therapies that...
Medtronic Opens A New Centre In Galway
Medtronic has opened a new Customer Innovation Centre in Galway, Ireland, providing state of the art facilities for physicians and Medtronic engineers to work together on developing new therapies that...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Bombardier CSeries First Flight Welcomed
First Minister Peter Robinson MLA and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have welcomed the first flight of Bombardier's CS100 aircraft in Canada. Bombardier, located in Belfast, designs and...
Bombardier CSeries First Flight Welcomed
First Minister Peter Robinson MLA and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have welcomed the first flight of Bombardier's CS100 aircraft in Canada. Bombardier, located in Belfast, designs and...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2013
Other News In Brief
Alliance Party To Raise Funds For NI Hospice Belfast woman, Una Crudden has created a stir and inspired members of the Alliance Party to host a Coffee Morning at Stormont in a bid to raise vit...
Other News In Brief
Alliance Party To Raise Funds For NI Hospice Belfast woman, Una Crudden has created a stir and inspired members of the Alliance Party to host a Coffee Morning at Stormont in a bid to raise vit...
UK National News, Sep 16, 2013
Billy Connolly Has Cancer Surgery
A spokeswoman for Billy Connolly has confirmed the comedian has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. He has also been diagnosed with Parkinson's and is receiving treatment for the initial stages o...
Billy Connolly Has Cancer Surgery
A spokeswoman for Billy Connolly has confirmed the comedian has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. He has also been diagnosed with Parkinson's and is receiving treatment for the initial stages o...
UK National News, Sep 16, 2013
Woman Dies After Suspected Burglary
A woman has dies hours after a suspected house burglary in Llandudno, Conwy. According to North Wales Police, the woman, believed to be in her 50s, collapsed at a property in St David's Road followi...
Woman Dies After Suspected Burglary
A woman has dies hours after a suspected house burglary in Llandudno, Conwy. According to North Wales Police, the woman, believed to be in her 50s, collapsed at a property in St David's Road followi...
Recruitment News, Sep 16, 2013
Briar Chemicals Strike Suspended
GMB Union has announced that the strike action by 124 GMB members at Briar Chemicals in Norwich in a dispute over pay has been suspended pending the result of a consultation with members over a new pa...
Briar Chemicals Strike Suspended
GMB Union has announced that the strike action by 124 GMB members at Briar Chemicals in Norwich in a dispute over pay has been suspended pending the result of a consultation with members over a new pa...
UK National News, Sep 16, 2013
British Man Killed In New Zealand
A British man has died in New Zealand after falling 2,000ft on a mountain. Police in New Zealand confirmed 31-year-old Robert Buckley, who was currently living in Christchurch, died while climbing t...
British Man Killed In New Zealand
A British man has died in New Zealand after falling 2,000ft on a mountain. Police in New Zealand confirmed 31-year-old Robert Buckley, who was currently living in Christchurch, died while climbing t...
UK National News, Sep 16, 2013
Christopher Jefferies Receives Police Apology
Avon and Somerset Constabulary have written to Christopher Jefferies to acknowledge that he played "no part" in the murder of Joanna Yeates. Jefferies was the former landlord of Ms Yeates and was ar...
Christopher Jefferies Receives Police Apology
Avon and Somerset Constabulary have written to Christopher Jefferies to acknowledge that he played "no part" in the murder of Joanna Yeates. Jefferies was the former landlord of Ms Yeates and was ar...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2013
30 Arrested In Child Abuse Investigation
More than 30 people have been arrested as part of an investigation over major child abuse in Northern Ireland. A total of 22 young people, aged between 13 and 18, have been identified by the police, ...
30 Arrested In Child Abuse Investigation
More than 30 people have been arrested as part of an investigation over major child abuse in Northern Ireland. A total of 22 young people, aged between 13 and 18, have been identified by the police, ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2013
Mark Blaney Refused Bail
An Orangeman accused of trying to kill a police officer with a ceremonial sword during riots in north Belfast must remain in custody, a judge has ruled. Mark Blaney, 30, is charged with attempted mur...
Mark Blaney Refused Bail
An Orangeman accused of trying to kill a police officer with a ceremonial sword during riots in north Belfast must remain in custody, a judge has ruled. Mark Blaney, 30, is charged with attempted mur...
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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.
