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Northern Ireland News for February 2014 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2014
Call For The Executive To Help Older People Keep Warm
The Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament is calling on the Executive to provide urgent help to older people struggling to keep warm by using extra funds promised by the Treasury in December. Age Se...
Call For The Executive To Help Older People Keep Warm
The Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament is calling on the Executive to provide urgent help to older people struggling to keep warm by using extra funds promised by the Treasury in December. Age Se...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2014
Four In Five Rail Passengers Unaware Of Refund Rights
A survey conducted by the rail authority has found that four out of five passengers don't know their rights surrounding claiming compensation. The report by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) found ...
Four In Five Rail Passengers Unaware Of Refund Rights
A survey conducted by the rail authority has found that four out of five passengers don't know their rights surrounding claiming compensation. The report by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) found ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted at Newtownards Magistrates court for claiming benefits she was not entitled to. Jennifer Brook, 26, of Ballyree Gardens, Bangor cla...
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted at Newtownards Magistrates court for claiming benefits she was not entitled to. Jennifer Brook, 26, of Ballyree Gardens, Bangor cla...
UK National News, Feb 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Appeal To Save 118-Year-Old Regent Street Cinema An appeal has been launched to try and raise £2m to restore the UK's first cinema to show a moving picture show. The 118-year-old Regent Stree...
Other News In Brief
Appeal To Save 118-Year-Old Regent Street Cinema An appeal has been launched to try and raise £2m to restore the UK's first cinema to show a moving picture show. The 118-year-old Regent Stree...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Knife Found In Hairdresser Murder Investigation
Police investigating a fatal stabbing at a Gloucester hairdressers have recovered a knife, which they believe was the murder weapon. Hollie Gazzard (20) died after being attacked at Fringe Benefits i...
Knife Found In Hairdresser Murder Investigation
Police investigating a fatal stabbing at a Gloucester hairdressers have recovered a knife, which they believe was the murder weapon. Hollie Gazzard (20) died after being attacked at Fringe Benefits i...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
35 Belfast Jobs Announced By US Software Firm
35 jobs are expected to be created by a New York-based software provider that intends to set up an office in Belfast. ShopKeep POS is a US software provider that has developed an iPad point of sale s...
35 Belfast Jobs Announced By US Software Firm
35 jobs are expected to be created by a New York-based software provider that intends to set up an office in Belfast. ShopKeep POS is a US software provider that has developed an iPad point of sale s...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
First Ministers Condemn Racist Comments
The First Minister and deputy First Minister have condemned racist comments directed at Hong Kong-born Alliance MLA Anna Lo. Ms Lo was subjected to racist abuse online after some users of social netw...
First Ministers Condemn Racist Comments
The First Minister and deputy First Minister have condemned racist comments directed at Hong Kong-born Alliance MLA Anna Lo. Ms Lo was subjected to racist abuse online after some users of social netw...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
Bloody Sunday Appeal Renewed
The PSNI has renewed an appeal for witnesses of Bloody Sunday to come forward, as the force prepares to take statements from over 1,000 people who were there on the day. Detectives from Serious Crime...
Bloody Sunday Appeal Renewed
The PSNI has renewed an appeal for witnesses of Bloody Sunday to come forward, as the force prepares to take statements from over 1,000 people who were there on the day. Detectives from Serious Crime...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Four Men And Teenager Jailed For Sex Attacks
Four men have been jailed for a total of 54 years for the rape and sexual assault of five girls in Peterborough. 33-year-old Hassan Abdulla was jailed for 20 years for four rapes and three counts of ...
Four Men And Teenager Jailed For Sex Attacks
Four men have been jailed for a total of 54 years for the rape and sexual assault of five girls in Peterborough. 33-year-old Hassan Abdulla was jailed for 20 years for four rapes and three counts of ...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
43-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With 1992 Murder
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 7-year-old girl in October 1992. Nikki Allan died more than 21 years ago having suffered 37 stab wounds. Her body was found in the then...
43-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With 1992 Murder
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 7-year-old girl in October 1992. Nikki Allan died more than 21 years ago having suffered 37 stab wounds. Her body was found in the then...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Man Arrested In Connection With 1992 Murder
Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Nikki Allan in October 1992. Seven-year-old Nikki allan was found dead on 8th October, in a derelict Old Exchange Building, close to her ho...
Man Arrested In Connection With 1992 Murder
Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Nikki Allan in October 1992. Seven-year-old Nikki allan was found dead on 8th October, in a derelict Old Exchange Building, close to her ho...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
Children's Services Must Be Better Informed - Academic
Children's services need to be "more rigorously evaluated", according to a Queen's academic. Children's services in Northern Ireland need to be better informed by evidence and more rigorously evaluat...
Children's Services Must Be Better Informed - Academic
Children's services need to be "more rigorously evaluated", according to a Queen's academic. Children's services in Northern Ireland need to be better informed by evidence and more rigorously evaluat...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Anonymous Note Author Urged To Contact Police
Police have urged the author of an anonymous note, which contained "vital information" about an unsolved murder going back almost 20 years, to contact them. Fresh appeals were made in November over t...
Anonymous Note Author Urged To Contact Police
Police have urged the author of an anonymous note, which contained "vital information" about an unsolved murder going back almost 20 years, to contact them. Fresh appeals were made in November over t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
Man Arrested In Bangor Shooting Investigation
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the attempted murder of two men in Bangor. The male victims, aged 24 and 33, were shot as they sat in a car in the Eastway area of the Whitehill es...
Man Arrested In Bangor Shooting Investigation
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the attempted murder of two men in Bangor. The male victims, aged 24 and 33, were shot as they sat in a car in the Eastway area of the Whitehill es...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Somerset Level Dredging To Begin 'As Soon As It Is Safe'
Work on dredging the Somerset Levels is expected to get underway at the end of March or "as soon as it is safe and practical to do so", the Environment Agency has said. The agency has said that "key ...
Somerset Level Dredging To Begin 'As Soon As It Is Safe'
Work on dredging the Somerset Levels is expected to get underway at the end of March or "as soon as it is safe and practical to do so", the Environment Agency has said. The agency has said that "key ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
UU Unveils 150 Graduate Construction Jobs
150 new graduate construction jobs have been unveiled by the University of Ulster, indicating what it believes are "signs of recovery in the sector". The opportunities were announced at the built env...
UU Unveils 150 Graduate Construction Jobs
150 new graduate construction jobs have been unveiled by the University of Ulster, indicating what it believes are "signs of recovery in the sector". The opportunities were announced at the built env...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
Men Arrested Following Antrim Flats Fire
Two men have been arrested following a suspected arson attack in Antrim. Three PSNI officers were among the people treated for smoke inhalation during the fire at a block of flats in Tiger Court It ...
Men Arrested Following Antrim Flats Fire
Two men have been arrested following a suspected arson attack in Antrim. Three PSNI officers were among the people treated for smoke inhalation during the fire at a block of flats in Tiger Court It ...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Leicestershire Co Council Announce 700 Job Cuts
Leicestershire County Council has announced that a further 700 jobs are the be cut from their workforce as part of a plan to save some £110m. It follows 600 redundancies made by the county council in...
Leicestershire Co Council Announce 700 Job Cuts
Leicestershire County Council has announced that a further 700 jobs are the be cut from their workforce as part of a plan to save some £110m. It follows 600 redundancies made by the county council in...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Deputy PM Challenged UKIP's Farage To EU Debate
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been challenged to a "public open debate" over EU membership by Deputy PM Nick Clegg. My Clegg issued the challenge on his weekly LBC radio programme, saying that while h...
Deputy PM Challenged UKIP's Farage To EU Debate
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been challenged to a "public open debate" over EU membership by Deputy PM Nick Clegg. My Clegg issued the challenge on his weekly LBC radio programme, saying that while h...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
CAA Produce Offshore Helicopter Safety Safety Measures
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has produced a series of measures to improve offshore helicopter safety. Working in conjunction with their European counterparts, the authorities looked at the issu...
CAA Produce Offshore Helicopter Safety Safety Measures
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has produced a series of measures to improve offshore helicopter safety. Working in conjunction with their European counterparts, the authorities looked at the issu...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
£3m Invested In 'Nurture Units'
A £3m investment has been announced to facilitate the launch of 20 new 'nurture units' for schools in Northern Ireland. Nurture units are small groups of children staffed by supportive adults to impr...
£3m Invested In 'Nurture Units'
A £3m investment has been announced to facilitate the launch of 20 new 'nurture units' for schools in Northern Ireland. Nurture units are small groups of children staffed by supportive adults to impr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
Robinson, McGuinness Host Japanese Business Reception
First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have hosted a business reception in London for Japanese investors. The reception was held to build on the relationship betwee...
Robinson, McGuinness Host Japanese Business Reception
First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have hosted a business reception in London for Japanese investors. The reception was held to build on the relationship betwee...
Business News, Feb 20, 2014
Belfast Firm Secures Orders For Its New BottleScan Product
Packaging expert Sepha Ltd has secured orders from the USA and India for its new BottleScan product, developed with research and development support from Invest Northern Ireland. The Belfast-based co...
Belfast Firm Secures Orders For Its New BottleScan Product
Packaging expert Sepha Ltd has secured orders from the USA and India for its new BottleScan product, developed with research and development support from Invest Northern Ireland. The Belfast-based co...
Recruitment News, Feb 20, 2014
EE Creates 250 Jobs In NI
Alliance Finance spokesperson, Judith Cochrane MLA, has welcomed the announcement that mobile phone company EE will be creating 250 jobs in Northern Ireland in a number of customer service roles. Jud...
EE Creates 250 Jobs In NI
Alliance Finance spokesperson, Judith Cochrane MLA, has welcomed the announcement that mobile phone company EE will be creating 250 jobs in Northern Ireland in a number of customer service roles. Jud...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2014
Other News In Brief
Elderly Women Shaken After Belfast Robbery Two elderly women have been left shaken following a robbery by a masked gang at their south Belfast home. The gang forced their way into the woman's...
Other News In Brief
Elderly Women Shaken After Belfast Robbery Two elderly women have been left shaken following a robbery by a masked gang at their south Belfast home. The gang forced their way into the woman's...
Recruitment News, Feb 20, 2014
Regional/National And European Jobs Fair To Take Place In February
The Department of Social Protection is working in association with Blanchardstown Centre to organise a Regional/National and European Jobs and Advice Fair. The event will take place in the Blanchard...
Regional/National And European Jobs Fair To Take Place In February
The Department of Social Protection is working in association with Blanchardstown Centre to organise a Regional/National and European Jobs and Advice Fair. The event will take place in the Blanchard...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2014
Other News In Brief
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Under Bristol Channel A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded under the Bristol Channel. The British Geological Survey said that the quake happened at a...
Other News In Brief
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Under Bristol Channel A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded under the Bristol Channel. The British Geological Survey said that the quake happened at a...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2014
Woman In Critical Condition Arrested Over Death Of Child
Police in Bradford have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after she was found unconscious in the backyard of a property in the city. The woman, understood to be 36-years-old, was found along wi...
Woman In Critical Condition Arrested Over Death Of Child
Police in Bradford have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after she was found unconscious in the backyard of a property in the city. The woman, understood to be 36-years-old, was found along wi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2014
Unemployment Numbers Fall
The number of people claiming unemployment related benefits in Northern Ireland fell 600 to 58,700 in January of this year, marking the twelfth consecutive drop in this measure of unemployment. Howev...
Unemployment Numbers Fall
The number of people claiming unemployment related benefits in Northern Ireland fell 600 to 58,700 in January of this year, marking the twelfth consecutive drop in this measure of unemployment. Howev...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2014
Flood Hit To Be Exempt From Council Tax
Downing Street has announced that anyone who was forced to leave their home because of flooding will be exempt from council tax. A fund of £4m will made available to local authorities to cover the co...
Flood Hit To Be Exempt From Council Tax
Downing Street has announced that anyone who was forced to leave their home because of flooding will be exempt from council tax. A fund of £4m will made available to local authorities to cover the co...
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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.
