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Northern Ireland News for January 2014 : Page 7
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Mother Of Mikaeel Kular Charged With Murder
Rosdeep Kular has been charged with the murder of her three-year-old Mikaeel at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today. Prosecuors say she has also been charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice. ...
Mother Of Mikaeel Kular Charged With Murder
Rosdeep Kular has been charged with the murder of her three-year-old Mikaeel at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today. Prosecuors say she has also been charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice. ...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
IPCC To Investigate Officers In Hamzah Khan Case
Officers involved in the case of a boy found starved to death are to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The police watchdog is to investigate what action police t...
IPCC To Investigate Officers In Hamzah Khan Case
Officers involved in the case of a boy found starved to death are to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The police watchdog is to investigate what action police t...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Detective Faces Misconduct Hearing Over Double Murder Case
A detective has appeared in front of a misconduct hearing accused of not following arrest guidelines during a double murder investigation. It is claimed that in 2011 Christopher Halliwell was not rea...
Detective Faces Misconduct Hearing Over Double Murder Case
A detective has appeared in front of a misconduct hearing accused of not following arrest guidelines during a double murder investigation. It is claimed that in 2011 Christopher Halliwell was not rea...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Govt Announce Welfare Restrictions For Migrants
Government ministers have announced a number of measures to "prevent exploitation" of the UKs welfare system. According to a report by the BBC, migrants coming from within the European Union will onl...
Govt Announce Welfare Restrictions For Migrants
Government ministers have announced a number of measures to "prevent exploitation" of the UKs welfare system. According to a report by the BBC, migrants coming from within the European Union will onl...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
'Surge' In NI Consumer Confidence
Consumer Confidence in Northern Ireland is at an all-time high, according to the latest report from Danske Bank. The report surveyed the financial position of 1,000 local households and found that sp...
'Surge' In NI Consumer Confidence
Consumer Confidence in Northern Ireland is at an all-time high, according to the latest report from Danske Bank. The report surveyed the financial position of 1,000 local households and found that sp...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
NI Businesses Develop Strategy For Success
15 Northern Ireland businesses have completed a business programme funded by Belfast City Council that seeks to further success in the marketplace. The Strategy in Business Programme encourages small...
NI Businesses Develop Strategy For Success
15 Northern Ireland businesses have completed a business programme funded by Belfast City Council that seeks to further success in the marketplace. The Strategy in Business Programme encourages small...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Labour Lay Out Skills Expectations For JSA Claimants
Labour have called for all new claimants to meet a basic skills standard in order to qualify for benefits. Under the plans people making a new claim for Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) would be expected ...
Labour Lay Out Skills Expectations For JSA Claimants
Labour have called for all new claimants to meet a basic skills standard in order to qualify for benefits. Under the plans people making a new claim for Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) would be expected ...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Review Condemns Police Federation
Top to bottom changes are needed in the Police Federation of England and Wales following a "worrying loss of confidence and competence", an independent review has found. A review was ordered in the w...
Review Condemns Police Federation
Top to bottom changes are needed in the Police Federation of England and Wales following a "worrying loss of confidence and competence", an independent review has found. A review was ordered in the w...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Sheppey Crossing Crash Drivers To Be Given Training
Thirty two drivers are to be offered driver alertness sessions in lieu of prosecution after a crash that injured more than 200 people. Some 130 cars were involved in a pile-up on the Sheppey crossing...
Sheppey Crossing Crash Drivers To Be Given Training
Thirty two drivers are to be offered driver alertness sessions in lieu of prosecution after a crash that injured more than 200 people. Some 130 cars were involved in a pile-up on the Sheppey crossing...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Former Broadmoor Worker Pleads Guilty To Corruption
A 32-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for passing information to tabloid newspapers. 32-year-old Alan Ostler, of Uxbridge, north-west London, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public of...
Former Broadmoor Worker Pleads Guilty To Corruption
A 32-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for passing information to tabloid newspapers. 32-year-old Alan Ostler, of Uxbridge, north-west London, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public of...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Missing Teenagers Found In Caribbean
Two boarding school pupils missing since 13 January, have been found "safe and well" in the Caribbean. Police say that Edward Bunyan and Indira Gainiyeva, both aged 16, had been found in the Punta Ca...
Missing Teenagers Found In Caribbean
Two boarding school pupils missing since 13 January, have been found "safe and well" in the Caribbean. Police say that Edward Bunyan and Indira Gainiyeva, both aged 16, had been found in the Punta Ca...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2014
Other News In Brief
'Golden Egg' To Be Demolished The derelict Golden Egg building in Kings Square, Gloucester, is to be demolished after ten years of lying empty. The former restaurant is being levelled as par...
Other News In Brief
'Golden Egg' To Be Demolished The derelict Golden Egg building in Kings Square, Gloucester, is to be demolished after ten years of lying empty. The former restaurant is being levelled as par...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
Hoax Objects Found In Carrickfergus Alert
Two suspicious objects found during a security alert in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, have been declared elaborate hoaxes according to police. The security alert began on Sunday afternoon in the Broa...
Hoax Objects Found In Carrickfergus Alert
Two suspicious objects found during a security alert in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, have been declared elaborate hoaxes according to police. The security alert began on Sunday afternoon in the Broa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
Nurse Sentenced Over £25k Fraud
A bank nurse from Trillick, Omagh, has been handed a one-year prison sentence, suspended for three years, for falsely claiming £25,000 from her employers. 27-year-old Kimberly Jameson, or Castlehill ...
Nurse Sentenced Over £25k Fraud
A bank nurse from Trillick, Omagh, has been handed a one-year prison sentence, suspended for three years, for falsely claiming £25,000 from her employers. 27-year-old Kimberly Jameson, or Castlehill ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
Belfast High Sheriff Sworn In
Councillor Lydia Patterson has been sworn in as the new High Sheriff of Belfast. The DUP Councillor, who represents the Castle area, has replaced her party colleague, Councillor Brian Kingston, in th...
Belfast High Sheriff Sworn In
Councillor Lydia Patterson has been sworn in as the new High Sheriff of Belfast. The DUP Councillor, who represents the Castle area, has replaced her party colleague, Councillor Brian Kingston, in th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
Police Appeal Over Armed Robberies
Police in Belfast are appealing for information following two separate armed robberies at petrol stations on the evening of Friday 17 January. Two males, one carrying a knife and the other carrying a...
Police Appeal Over Armed Robberies
Police in Belfast are appealing for information following two separate armed robberies at petrol stations on the evening of Friday 17 January. Two males, one carrying a knife and the other carrying a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2014
Other News In Brief
Woman Arrested Over Pub Assault A woman arrested in connection with a serious assault on a man outside a pub in Newcastle, County Down, has been released. A 23-year-old man suffered a head in...
Other News In Brief
Woman Arrested Over Pub Assault A woman arrested in connection with a serious assault on a man outside a pub in Newcastle, County Down, has been released. A 23-year-old man suffered a head in...
Recruitment News, Jan 17, 2014
100 Job Losses At Mivan
Alliance Leader David Ford and Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly have expressed sadness at the news that 100 workers have been made redundant at Mivan. The firm announced it had entered administration las...
100 Job Losses At Mivan
Alliance Leader David Ford and Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly have expressed sadness at the news that 100 workers have been made redundant at Mivan. The firm announced it had entered administration las...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
McGuinness A 'Controller' And 'Dictator' - Robinson
Peter Robinson has described Martin McGuinness as a "controller" and a "dictator" with regards to his comments on the Haass proposals. The deputy First Minister had been speaking about the negotiatio...
McGuinness A 'Controller' And 'Dictator' - Robinson
Peter Robinson has described Martin McGuinness as a "controller" and a "dictator" with regards to his comments on the Haass proposals. The deputy First Minister had been speaking about the negotiatio...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
Bombardier Seals £733m Deal
Canadian-based airplane manufacturer Bombardier has sealed a £733m deal with a Saudi Arabian airline to supply 16 of its CS300 aircraft, which are partly built in Northern Ireland. The Airline is also...
Bombardier Seals £733m Deal
Canadian-based airplane manufacturer Bombardier has sealed a £733m deal with a Saudi Arabian airline to supply 16 of its CS300 aircraft, which are partly built in Northern Ireland. The Airline is also...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
Ford Condemns Hate Crimes
Justice Minister David Ford has called for an end to attacks on minority communities, following a spate of violence against Polish residents in east Belfast. Six homes have been attacked over the pas...
Ford Condemns Hate Crimes
Justice Minister David Ford has called for an end to attacks on minority communities, following a spate of violence against Polish residents in east Belfast. Six homes have been attacked over the pas...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2014
Search Continues For Missing Three-Year-Old
Police in Edinburgh are continuing to search for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular. The boy has not been seen since Wednesday night when he was put to bed at around 21:00 in the flat he lives in w...
Search Continues For Missing Three-Year-Old
Police in Edinburgh are continuing to search for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular. The boy has not been seen since Wednesday night when he was put to bed at around 21:00 in the flat he lives in w...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2014
Man Charged With Murder After Punching Woman At Bus Station
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder after punching a woman in the early hours of Thursday morning in Manchester city centre. Police have said that a 30-year-old woman died from serious hea...
Man Charged With Murder After Punching Woman At Bus Station
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder after punching a woman in the early hours of Thursday morning in Manchester city centre. Police have said that a 30-year-old woman died from serious hea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
74-Year-Old Shot In Chest
A pensioner has been taken to hospital after being shot in the chest by a masked man in Ballycastle, County Antrim. The 74-year-old man was working in a shed at a property in the Islandboy Road area ...
74-Year-Old Shot In Chest
A pensioner has been taken to hospital after being shot in the chest by a masked man in Ballycastle, County Antrim. The 74-year-old man was working in a shed at a property in the Islandboy Road area ...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2014
IPCC Apologise To Family Of Mark Duggan
The family of Mark Duggan have received an apology from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The police watchdog said it "wrongly" told the media that Mr Duggan had fired on police be...
IPCC Apologise To Family Of Mark Duggan
The family of Mark Duggan have received an apology from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The police watchdog said it "wrongly" told the media that Mr Duggan had fired on police be...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2014
Scottish Budget Published
A new 2014-15 budget for Scotland has been published, including measures to increase free school meals and childcare places. The Scottish government's finance secretary John Swinney said the budget l...
Scottish Budget Published
A new 2014-15 budget for Scotland has been published, including measures to increase free school meals and childcare places. The Scottish government's finance secretary John Swinney said the budget l...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
No Cross-Community Support For Irish Language - Dodds
Diane Dodds has said the Northern Ireland Executive is meeting its legal requirements regarding promotion of the Irish language, and that there is no cross community support for an Irish Language Act....
No Cross-Community Support For Irish Language - Dodds
Diane Dodds has said the Northern Ireland Executive is meeting its legal requirements regarding promotion of the Irish language, and that there is no cross community support for an Irish Language Act....
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
Wrightbus Secures FirstGroup Contract
Ballymena-based bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a contract to provide FirstGroup with a new fleet of vehicles. Wrightbus is to supply 301 StreetLite buses, making up the majority of a £70m inv...
Wrightbus Secures FirstGroup Contract
Ballymena-based bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a contract to provide FirstGroup with a new fleet of vehicles. Wrightbus is to supply 301 StreetLite buses, making up the majority of a £70m inv...
UK National News, Jan 17, 2014
Memorial Service To Be Held For Victims Of USAF Helicopter Crash
A memorial service is due to be held at RAF Lakenhead in Suffolk to honour four member of the US Air Force killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk. Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, T...
Memorial Service To Be Held For Victims Of USAF Helicopter Crash
A memorial service is due to be held at RAF Lakenhead in Suffolk to honour four member of the US Air Force killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk. Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, T...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2014
Teenage Rapist Named Following BBC Challenge
The BBC has successfully challenged the terms of an injunction prohibiting the identification of a teenager who raped an elderly woman in her home, meaning he can now be named. Ryan McGreechan attack...
Teenage Rapist Named Following BBC Challenge
The BBC has successfully challenged the terms of an injunction prohibiting the identification of a teenager who raped an elderly woman in her home, meaning he can now be named. Ryan McGreechan attack...
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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.
