Northern Ireland News for May 2014 : Page 11

UK National News, May 12, 2014
Other News In Brief
Britain Is The New Super-Rich Nation The Sunday Times has revealed in its Rich List this year Britain is the country with more billionaires with over 100 living within its borders. This is t...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
'Skull Cracker' Charged Over Armed Robbery
Michael Wheatley, also known as the 'Skull Craker', has appeared at East Surrey Magistrates Court today accused of armed robbery, The 55-year-old, who was on the run from an open prison in Kent, was ...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
UUP Demands Kenny Meeting With Castlederg Relatives
Ulster Unionist Party West Tyrone MLA Ross Hussey has criticised Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny for his alleged failure to meet with representatives of the Derg Valley Victims Voice. Mr Hussey said he ha...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
Lisburn Fire Crew Welcomes 20 Volunteers
20 volunteers have joined the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) in the Lisburn area to help support the delivery of fire safety in the local community. Dale Ashford, Assistant Chief Fir...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
£288k Belfast Road Improvement Scheme Due
A £288,000 road improvement scheme for Bloomfield Road in Belfast is scheduled to begin on Monday 12 May 2014. The resurfacing scheme between Grand Parade and Beersbridge Road is expected to be compl...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Police Thank Public Following CCTV Toddler Appeal
Police have thanked members of the public for their response to a CCTV appeal in relation to an incident at Derby's Intu shopping centre. A shopper contacted police after a man appeared to take her 2...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Oscar Knox Dies After Battling Cancer
Oscar Knox, the five-year-old boy from County Antrim who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of two, passed away on Thursday afternoon. The news was announced on a Twitter account set up to r...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
Police And Family Appeal Over Missing Man
Police and the family of a missing man have said they are becoming increasingly worried for his safety. Gary McGrath-Hayes from County Antrim was last seen at home in the Ballybogey area near Ballymo...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
Sports Minister Offers Best Wishes To Giro Cyclists
Northern Ireland's Sports Minister Carál Nί Chuilίn has extended her best wishes to all cyclists participating in the Giro d’Italia, which begins in Belfast this evening. The Giro d'Itali...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Belfast Gears Up For The Giro d'Italia
Northern Ireland's Sports Minister Carál Nί Chuilίn has extended her best wishes to all cyclists participating in the Giro d’Italia, which begins in Belfast this evening. The Giro d'Itali...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
UU Researchers Develop Eco Oil Spill Solution
Researchers at the University of Ulster are leading a project to develop new, environmentally friendly methods of cleaning up oil spills. Professor Ibrahim Banat and Emeritus Professor Roger Marchant...
Recruitment News, May 9, 2014
Online Jobs Fair Aims To Boost ICT Sector
An online jobs fair is hoped to create some 200 jobs in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in Ireland. Organised by EURES Ireland, the online fair will allow people to apply f...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
Oscar Knox Passes Away
Oscar Knox, the five-year-old boy from County Antrim who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of two, passed away on Thursday afternoon. The news was announced on a Twitter account set up to r...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Over One Thousand Crayfish Released Into River
More than 1,000 native white-clawed crayfish have been released into a Welsh river as part of continued efforts to save the species from extinction. This is the third year Natural Resources Wales (NR...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
Dodds Slams 'Travelling Circus' Two-Seat EU System
DUP MEP Diane Dodds has described the two-seat system in the European Parliament as a "waste of taxpayers' money" and "a matter of embarrassment for EU officials." Currently, EU Parliament meetings a...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Overnight Bridge Repairs On B4102 Solihull Road
The Highways Agency is to replace the joints on the bridge which carries the B4102 over the M42 near Hampton in Arden near Solihull. The work, which starts overnight on Monday 12th May, is anticipate...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
400 Jobs At IT Firm
400 jobs are to be created by IT solutions company Capita at its site in Newtownabbey, as part of a £29.9m investment over three years. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster and Employment and Learning M...
Business News, May 9, 2014
'Skills Hub' Initiative Launches
A new initiative to encourages employers to share skills, offer work experience opportunities has been announced by Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Stephen Farry. The first ‘Skills Hub’ initi...
Northern Ireland News, May 9, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man In 70s Struck With Hammer During Burglary A man in his 70s has been struck with a hammer during a burglary at his house in Ballynahinch, County Down. Detectives in Downpatrick are appeali...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Screening Which Detects Life Threatening Diseases To Be Rolled Out Nationally
The lives of twenty children have been radically transformed by a pioneering screening project which detects rare life threatening diseases in babies and today ministers have announced that the screen...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
UK Manufacturing Grows 1.4%
UK manufacturing output has risen by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2014. This is the strongest quarterly pace since 1999, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS a...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Second Man Arrested After Man Is Seriously Injured In Wolverhampton
Police investigating a disturbance outside a Wolverhampton pub that saw a car veer into a crowd of people, leaving one man seriously hurt, have arrested a second man. Officers were called to reports ...
UK National News, May 9, 2014
Other News In Brief
Cannabis Plants Seized In Bristol Police seized a number of suspected cannabis plants from a house in Severn Beach yesterday, 8th May. Officers were patrolling in the area at about 2.30pm, i...
UK National News, May 8, 2014
British Gas Freeze Prices
Centrica, the owner of the UK's biggest household supplier British Gas, has confirmed it does not plan to increase household bills during 2014. The company reduced its 2014 earning perspectives in a ...
Northern Ireland News, May 8, 2014
Fatal RTC Victim Named
Police have named a 76-year-old woman who was killed in a crash in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, as Bridget Kelly from the local area. Ms Kelly was a pedestrian involved in a fatal collision with a ...
Northern Ireland News, May 8, 2014
Pair Arrested Over Larne Disorder
Two men have been arrested and detained by detectives investigating serious disorder in Larne, County Antrim. A crowd of over 100 people damaged homes and property and attacked police in the Knockdhu...
UK National News, May 8, 2014
Brand Wins Damages Over Affair Claims
Russell Brand has accepted substantial libel damages from The Sun on Sunday after the newspaper published false claims about his relationship. The comedian, 38, took legal action against the publicat...
Northern Ireland News, May 8, 2014
Forestry Ministers Highlight All-Ireland Approach To Plant Health
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Michelle O’Neill has joined her counterpart in the Republic of Ireland Tom Hayes to highlight the importance of cross-border cooperation in tackling plant disease acr...
Recruitment News, May 8, 2014
Job Creation Must Be Priority For EU Structural Funds
EU Structural Funds must target job creation, Fianna Fail have said following the announcement that €1.2bn is to be allocated between 2014 and 2020. Making the call, FF MEP Pat Gallagher, has said th...
Business News, May 8, 2014
Doing Business In Turkey Seminar - Invest NI
Invest NI have announced their next information seminar on "Doing Business in Turkey", building on previous successes established in September 2013. Being held on the 11 June in Radisson Blu Hotel an...