Northern Ireland News for March 2014 : Page 6

UK National News, Mar 20, 2014
Three Shopping Centres Sold In £600m Deal
A number of shopping centres across the UK have been bought by London-based Intu Properties, in a deal understood to be worth almost £600m. The property company has reportedly paid almost £400m for ...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2014
Thieves Dig Tunnel To Rob Cash Machine
Greater Manchester Police have reported the discovery of a 50ft long tunnel used to steal a "significant amount" of money from a Salford cash machine. According to police, the theft took place on Fri...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2014
Majority Happy With A&E Care - Report
84% of patients who attended A&E across 2012/13 rated their overall care as either 'excellent' or 'good', according to figures released by the Department of Health. The same was true for 88% of inpat...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2014
Eamonn Ferguson Murder: Appeal Over Blue Jacket
Detectives from PSNI Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of Eamonn Ferguson in north Belfast on 15 March have issued a photo along with an appeal regarding a missing jacket. 35-year-old Mr ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2014
First 'Urban Villages' Announced
Colin and the Lower Newtownards Road have been announced as the first two urban villages through the 'Together: Building a United Community Strategy' published in May 2013. The strategy announced at ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2014
L'Derry Woman Left In Bus Lane By Police
Bridget Mongan, 23, was captured on Monday on a camera being left in a bus lane by two police officers in L'Derry, who then appeared to drive off. The video, which was filmed at John Street by member...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2014
Motorists May Have Driven Over Suspect Device
Motorists might have driven over a suspicious device at the junction of Albertbridge Road and Castlereagh Street in east Belfast, according to reports. The suspect package was reported by a passers-b...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2014
Royal Mail Lorry Smashes Into House
A 7.5 tonne Royal Mail Lorry has crashed into a house in Wheatsheaf Mews, off Brockhurst Road in Gosport. The incident happened just after 6am on Wednesday morning, when the lorry crashed in the home...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2014
Train Announcer Warns Of 'Gypsies And Thieves'
An investigation has been launched after a train announcer warned passengers about "gypsies and thieves" last Saturday at Telford Central station in Shropshire. The PA system of the 17:25 GMT Wolverh...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2014
Other News In Brief
Men Charged Over Limavady Stabbing Two men arrested over the stabbing of a man and a burglary in Limavady have been charged with attempted murder. The pair, aged 23 and 28, appeared at London...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2014
Other News In Brief
Bob Crow's Funeral To Be Private The funeral of Rail, Maritime and Transport union leader Bob Crow will take place on Monday in a private service at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
Budget To Recompense 'Workers, Savers And Pensioners'
George Osborne has delivered his fifth budget trying to repay the public for the last years austerity with recompenses for "workers, savers and pensioners." The House of Commons heard from the Chance...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
NI Unemployment Drops
Northern Ireland's unemployment rate was estimated at 7.5% for the period November - January 2014, indicating a drop of 0.9% from the rate recorded one year ago. But the NI employment rate remained a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
£383k Allocated To Police Museum
£383,000 has been put forward by the Department of Justice for a new Police Museum in order to mark the service of the police Part-Time Reserve (PTR). The £383,000 is the balance remaining from £20m ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
'Blacklist' Regulations Approved
New regulations have been approved that will make it unlawful to blacklist workers from employment as a result of union membership or other activities. Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Stephen...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
NI Enterprise Zone Announced In Chancellor's Budget
Northern Ireland has been granted its first ever pilot 'Enterprise Zone', adjacent to the University of Ulster Coleraine Campus. The announcement was made as part of Chancellor George Osborne's budge...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
Police Hunt For Intruder In Madeline McCann Search
Police searching for Madeleine McCann have launched a new appeal for a man who may have sexually abused five girls in Portugal between 2004 and 2006. According to the police the man, who is described...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
Man Arrested Over Limavady Stabbing
Detectives investigating the stabbing of a man in Limavady, County L'Derry, have arrested two men on suspicion of attempted murder. The 30-year-old victim is thought to be in a stable condition in ho...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
'IRA' Responsible For Mortar Attack
A group of dissident republicans calling itself the 'IRA' has claimed responsibility for a mortar attack on a police vehicle in west Belfast last Friday night. The BBC said sources confirmed the grou...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
Gas Network Extension To Generate £200m
An extension of the gas network to the western parts of Northern Ireland by the Aventas Group could provide up to 40,000 new customer connections and has the potential to generate an additional £200m ...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
Man Arrested Following Stabbing Incident
A man has been arrested after a woman in her 40s and two teenage girls were stabbed at a house in Little Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham in a suspected domestic incident. The police were called b...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
Highest Number Of People Working Since 1971
Official government figures shows the highest number of people in work since 1971, after a 63.000 drop in unemployment in the last quarter to 2.33 million. This number is expected to give the governm...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
Ombudsman To Review PSNI Paddy's Day Video
The Police Ombudsman is to launch an investigation after a video was posted online of two officers moving an apparently incapacitated woman into a bus lane at the side of the road and leaving her ther...
Business News, Mar 19, 2014
Minister Meets With CEO Of The Aventas Group
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today met with the Paul O'Brien, CEO of the Aventas Group to discuss the company's contribution to the economic growth in the Fermanagh area. Speaking after the meet...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
Rainbow Project Hails GAA Speech
Northern Ireland's gays rights group The Rainbow Project has praised the "inclusivity" of a speech made by a GAA player following Dublin's St Vincents' victory over Castlebar Mitchels in the All-Irela...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
New £1 Coin To Combat Counterfeiting
A new £1 coin which will be the most secure coin in circulation in the world has been announced by the government. The new coin will have the same shape as the 12-sided three pence piece or 'threepen...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2014
Other News In Brief
Boy Arrested Over Sexual Assault Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy following reports of a sexual assault on a girl in L'Derry. It is thought that the girl was assaulted in Rathkeele Way ...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
New DNA Evidence Found In Missing Claudia Lawrence Inquiry
North Yorkshire Police searching for missing Claudia Lawrence who disappeared in 2009 said they have new lines of the inquiry but no prime suspect yet. The new clues include fingerprints which appea...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
UK Condemns Russian “Land Grab” of Crimea
The foreign secretary has condemned the Crimea "land grab" as illegal and said the UK was suspending all arms export licences and military co-operation with Moscow. Similar actions is also being cons...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2014
Hull University Concerned About Student In Malasya Plane
The University of Hull has said it is deeply concerned about reports one of its postgraduate students could have been a passenger on the missing Malasya Airlines flight. The 26-year-old passenger Yue...