Northern Ireland News for April 2014 : Page 9
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
HS2 Compensation Announced For Homeowners
A new set of compensation packages for homeowners and businesses who will be located near the HS2 high-speed rail link have been unveiled. The packages will be made available – even if those affecte...
HS2 Compensation Announced For Homeowners
A new set of compensation packages for homeowners and businesses who will be located near the HS2 high-speed rail link have been unveiled. The packages will be made available – even if those affecte...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
PSNI In Joint Search Operation
A joint search operation has been launched by the PSNI, South Wales Police and the UK Border Agency for a missing 34-year-old man. It is understood that the agencies are looking for Khalil Fawzy, who...
PSNI In Joint Search Operation
A joint search operation has been launched by the PSNI, South Wales Police and the UK Border Agency for a missing 34-year-old man. It is understood that the agencies are looking for Khalil Fawzy, who...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
Medical Professionals To Meet For 'Emergency Health Care Summit'
A number of senior medical professionals are to meet for what has been described as an "emergency health care summit". It is understood that the meeting is to take place in Belfast to discuss the "on...
Medical Professionals To Meet For 'Emergency Health Care Summit'
A number of senior medical professionals are to meet for what has been described as an "emergency health care summit". It is understood that the meeting is to take place in Belfast to discuss the "on...
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
Revamp To GCSE And A-Levels Announced
Education Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled plans to revamp GCSE and A-levels in Britain. The "more rigorous content" will be taught from September 2016 and 2015, respectively. The changes are p...
Revamp To GCSE And A-Levels Announced
Education Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled plans to revamp GCSE and A-levels in Britain. The "more rigorous content" will be taught from September 2016 and 2015, respectively. The changes are p...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
Local Govt Bill Passes Final Consideration
The Local Government Bill, which provides the legislative framework that the 11 new councils will operate within, has cleared Final Consideration in the Assembly. The Bill includes strong statutory g...
Local Govt Bill Passes Final Consideration
The Local Government Bill, which provides the legislative framework that the 11 new councils will operate within, has cleared Final Consideration in the Assembly. The Bill includes strong statutory g...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
Junction One Worth Less Than 10% Of 2009 Valuation
The latest accounts posted by Junction One Ltd, which runs the Junction One shopping centre, have revealed that the centre is now valued at £7.85m. This is down from it valuation of almost £80m in 2...
Junction One Worth Less Than 10% Of 2009 Valuation
The latest accounts posted by Junction One Ltd, which runs the Junction One shopping centre, have revealed that the centre is now valued at £7.85m. This is down from it valuation of almost £80m in 2...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
GAEC Consultation Launched
A public consultation on the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) standards has been launched today by Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill. The standards, which are due to come into...
GAEC Consultation Launched
A public consultation on the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) standards has been launched today by Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill. The standards, which are due to come into...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
£35,000 Secured For Derry City Walls Initiative
Funding of £35,000 has been secured to support a programme of activities at Derry City Walls in the coming year, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has announced. The funding will support the City Wa...
£35,000 Secured For Derry City Walls Initiative
Funding of £35,000 has been secured to support a programme of activities at Derry City Walls in the coming year, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has announced. The funding will support the City Wa...
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
24,000 London Properties At Risk Of Floods
A new report has claimed that around 24,000 properties are at "significant risk" of river flooding. The Environment Agency has said that current plans will only protect around 10,000 of these homes....
24,000 London Properties At Risk Of Floods
A new report has claimed that around 24,000 properties are at "significant risk" of river flooding. The Environment Agency has said that current plans will only protect around 10,000 of these homes....
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
Maria Miller Quits As Culture Secretary
Maria Miller has resigned from her role as Culture Secretary. The move comes after a week of increasing pressure following an expenses row, and subsequent investigation. In a letter to Prime Minis...
Maria Miller Quits As Culture Secretary
Maria Miller has resigned from her role as Culture Secretary. The move comes after a week of increasing pressure following an expenses row, and subsequent investigation. In a letter to Prime Minis...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
£8m Stimulus Package Sought For Infrastructure Projects
Sinn Féin have announced that it is working to secure a £8.24m (€1bn) stimulus package for infrastructure projects. Martina Anderson, MEP, made the announcement during an event hosted in Knock Presby...
£8m Stimulus Package Sought For Infrastructure Projects
Sinn Féin have announced that it is working to secure a £8.24m (€1bn) stimulus package for infrastructure projects. Martina Anderson, MEP, made the announcement during an event hosted in Knock Presby...
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
Bus Operator To Close A Depot In Wales
Stagecoach, the largest bus operator in Wales, is to close its depot at Brynmawr in the Gwent valleys. The closure will happen in July, putting 77 jobs at risk. The company as said further cuts co...
Bus Operator To Close A Depot In Wales
Stagecoach, the largest bus operator in Wales, is to close its depot at Brynmawr in the Gwent valleys. The closure will happen in July, putting 77 jobs at risk. The company as said further cuts co...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 9, 2014
Other News In Brief
Controlled Explosion Carried Out In Co Tyrone Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object in Strabane, Co Tyrone. Police say that the object was found in ...
Other News In Brief
Controlled Explosion Carried Out In Co Tyrone Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object in Strabane, Co Tyrone. Police say that the object was found in ...
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
Higgins Continues State Visit At Downing Street
Irish President Michael D Higgins is at Downing Street on the second day of his state visit to the UK. On Wednesday, he had a private lunch with the Prime Minister David Cameron following a meeting ...
Higgins Continues State Visit At Downing Street
Irish President Michael D Higgins is at Downing Street on the second day of his state visit to the UK. On Wednesday, he had a private lunch with the Prime Minister David Cameron following a meeting ...
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
Michael Nyman Composes Hillsborough Memorial Symphony
The celebrated British composer Michael Nyman has composed an hour-long Hillsborough memorial symphony based on the music he was recording on the afternoon of the tragedy. According to reports, The S...
Michael Nyman Composes Hillsborough Memorial Symphony
The celebrated British composer Michael Nyman has composed an hour-long Hillsborough memorial symphony based on the music he was recording on the afternoon of the tragedy. According to reports, The S...
UK National News, Apr 9, 2014
Other News In Brief
British Physicist Wins €1m Technology Prize British physicist Professor Stuart Parkin, whose 1988 breakthrough led to the era of the small high-capacity disk drives and cloud computing gas, ha...
Other News In Brief
British Physicist Wins €1m Technology Prize British physicist Professor Stuart Parkin, whose 1988 breakthrough led to the era of the small high-capacity disk drives and cloud computing gas, ha...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2014
UK Economy To Grow By 2.9% In 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the UK economy will be the fastest-growing in the G7 this year and predicts it will grow 2.9% in 2014. It predicts a further growth of 2.5% in 201...
UK Economy To Grow By 2.9% In 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the UK economy will be the fastest-growing in the G7 this year and predicts it will grow 2.9% in 2014. It predicts a further growth of 2.5% in 201...
Business News, Apr 8, 2014
Planning Permission Granted For Newtownabbey Retail Development
Planning approval has been granted for three new retails units at Abbeycentre, in Newtownabbey. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced the approval, which will see approximately 10,000sqm metre...
Planning Permission Granted For Newtownabbey Retail Development
Planning approval has been granted for three new retails units at Abbeycentre, in Newtownabbey. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced the approval, which will see approximately 10,000sqm metre...
Recruitment News, Apr 8, 2014
Criticism Over 'Racist' Job Posters
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has criticised posters that have appeared across South and East Belfast. The posters call for "local jobs to go to local workers". They also pose a number of questions, includ...
Criticism Over 'Racist' Job Posters
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has criticised posters that have appeared across South and East Belfast. The posters call for "local jobs to go to local workers". They also pose a number of questions, includ...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2014
Miliband Pledges £4bn To Regions To Bridge Prosperity Gap
Ed Miliband has said that he would allocate an extra £4bn for local councils in an effort to bridge the prosperity gap between the UK capital and the rest of the country. In a speech in Birmingham th...
Miliband Pledges £4bn To Regions To Bridge Prosperity Gap
Ed Miliband has said that he would allocate an extra £4bn for local councils in an effort to bridge the prosperity gap between the UK capital and the rest of the country. In a speech in Birmingham th...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
Permission Given For Retail Development
Planning approval has been granted for three new retails units at Abbeycentre, in Newtownabbey. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced the approval, which will see approximately 10,000sqm metre...
Permission Given For Retail Development
Planning approval has been granted for three new retails units at Abbeycentre, in Newtownabbey. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced the approval, which will see approximately 10,000sqm metre...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
'Prominent' Loyalist Arrested Over 1994 UVF Murders
A "prominent" loyalist has been arrested in the UK in connection with three UVF murders in 1994. According to reports, detectives have arrested 45-year-old Mark Haddock as part of an investigation in...
'Prominent' Loyalist Arrested Over 1994 UVF Murders
A "prominent" loyalist has been arrested in the UK in connection with three UVF murders in 1994. According to reports, detectives have arrested 45-year-old Mark Haddock as part of an investigation in...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
'Local Jobs For Local People' Posters Condemned
Poster that have appeared in South and East Belfast, calling for local jobs for local workers, have been condemned as racist. Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has expressed her disgust at the pos...
'Local Jobs For Local People' Posters Condemned
Poster that have appeared in South and East Belfast, calling for local jobs for local workers, have been condemned as racist. Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has expressed her disgust at the pos...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
Lower Parking Charge Scheme To Be Piloted
A lower parking rates scheme that was first introduced last Christmas in 25 towns across NI is to be reintroduced as part of a six-month pilot. A total of 93 car parks in 25 towns will charge £1 for ...
Lower Parking Charge Scheme To Be Piloted
A lower parking rates scheme that was first introduced last Christmas in 25 towns across NI is to be reintroduced as part of a six-month pilot. A total of 93 car parks in 25 towns will charge £1 for ...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2014
Irish President Starts Historic UK Visit
Irish President Michael D Higgins has been welcomed to the UK by the Royal Family as part of his state visit. Earlier on Tuesday, President Higgins and his wife Sabina met the Queen and Duke of Edin...
Irish President Starts Historic UK Visit
Irish President Michael D Higgins has been welcomed to the UK by the Royal Family as part of his state visit. Earlier on Tuesday, President Higgins and his wife Sabina met the Queen and Duke of Edin...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
NI Water Questioned Over Work Failures At Kinnegar
NI Water has admitted that it has fallen behind on planned improvement works in the Kinnegar area. A contractor was due to be appointed in November last year in an attempt to end on-going sewage prob...
NI Water Questioned Over Work Failures At Kinnegar
NI Water has admitted that it has fallen behind on planned improvement works in the Kinnegar area. A contractor was due to be appointed in November last year in an attempt to end on-going sewage prob...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
Former Chief Medical Officer Of England Appointed To Expert Group
An expert group, which will look at ways to improve the health service in Northern Ireland, is to be led by the former chief medical officer of England, Sir Liam Donaldson. The appointment of Sir Don...
Former Chief Medical Officer Of England Appointed To Expert Group
An expert group, which will look at ways to improve the health service in Northern Ireland, is to be led by the former chief medical officer of England, Sir Liam Donaldson. The appointment of Sir Don...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2014
Two British Tourists Die Trying To Rescue Children
Two British tourists have died on the island of Tenerife after getting into difficulties while trying to save their children, who had been swept out to sea by a wave. Uma Ramalingam and Barathi Ravik...
Two British Tourists Die Trying To Rescue Children
Two British tourists have died on the island of Tenerife after getting into difficulties while trying to save their children, who had been swept out to sea by a wave. Uma Ramalingam and Barathi Ravik...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2014
Suspect Objects Made Safe In Controlled Explosion
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package near the Creggan Estate in Londonderry on Monday afternoon. A member of the public reported the package with police and army ...
Suspect Objects Made Safe In Controlled Explosion
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package near the Creggan Estate in Londonderry on Monday afternoon. A member of the public reported the package with police and army ...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2014
Businessman Killed In Spanish Home
Millionaire businessman Andrew Bush has been shot dead at his home in Estepona, on Spain's Costa del Sol. Police are understood to be hunting for his ex-girlfriend Mayka Kukucova, who is the main sus...
Businessman Killed In Spanish Home
Millionaire businessman Andrew Bush has been shot dead at his home in Estepona, on Spain's Costa del Sol. Police are understood to be hunting for his ex-girlfriend Mayka Kukucova, who is the main sus...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
