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Northern Ireland News for May 2014 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
£6.5m Ards Park Upgrade Approved
Planning approval has been granted for a £6.5m transformation of leisure facilities at Londonderry Park in Newtownards. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced the go-ahead for the scheme, which...
£6.5m Ards Park Upgrade Approved
Planning approval has been granted for a £6.5m transformation of leisure facilities at Londonderry Park in Newtownards. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced the go-ahead for the scheme, which...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
'A' Level School Leavers Increase 5%
The number of pupils in Northern Ireland achieving two or more 'A' levels or equivalent increased by 4.9% during the five years to 2012/13, according to the Department of Education. The proportion of...
'A' Level School Leavers Increase 5%
The number of pupils in Northern Ireland achieving two or more 'A' levels or equivalent increased by 4.9% during the five years to 2012/13, according to the Department of Education. The proportion of...
UK National News, May 29, 2014
Foreign Secretary Appalled By The Death Of Farzana Parveen
Foreign Secretary appalled by the death of Farzana Parveen who was stoned to death in Pakistan. Commenting on the death of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was murdered by her own family outside a cour...
Foreign Secretary Appalled By The Death Of Farzana Parveen
Foreign Secretary appalled by the death of Farzana Parveen who was stoned to death in Pakistan. Commenting on the death of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was murdered by her own family outside a cour...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
120 Jobs Threatened At NIE
Around 120 workers at Northern Ireland Electricity are in danger of losing their jobs, after the power provider announced it was introducing a voluntary redundancy scheme. NIE said the move was part ...
120 Jobs Threatened At NIE
Around 120 workers at Northern Ireland Electricity are in danger of losing their jobs, after the power provider announced it was introducing a voluntary redundancy scheme. NIE said the move was part ...
UK National News, May 29, 2014
British Gas Boss Resigns To Join Aggreko
British Gas boss Chris Weston has resigned. Mr Weston is to take up a new post as CEO of Aggreko plc. He is subject to 12 months' notice and a further announcement will be made in due course regar...
British Gas Boss Resigns To Join Aggreko
British Gas boss Chris Weston has resigned. Mr Weston is to take up a new post as CEO of Aggreko plc. He is subject to 12 months' notice and a further announcement will be made in due course regar...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
SDLP's Nichola Mallon Nominated For Belfast Mayor
SDLP North Belfast Councillor Nichola Mallon is set to become Belfast's first female, nationalist Lord Mayor, after being nominated by her party to succeed Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. It is the ...
SDLP's Nichola Mallon Nominated For Belfast Mayor
SDLP North Belfast Councillor Nichola Mallon is set to become Belfast's first female, nationalist Lord Mayor, after being nominated by her party to succeed Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. It is the ...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man Robbed By Thieves With Screwdriver A man has been robbed and had valuable electronic items stolen by thieves armed with a screwdriver. The man was walking through a pedestrian tunnel at B...
Other News In Brief
Man Robbed By Thieves With Screwdriver A man has been robbed and had valuable electronic items stolen by thieves armed with a screwdriver. The man was walking through a pedestrian tunnel at B...
UK National News, May 29, 2014
Tesco And CRE To Create Largest Food Retailer In China
Tesco has completed the formation of a Joint Venture (JV) with China Resources Enterprise, Limited (CRE) to create the leading multi-format retailer in China. The JV combines Tesco's best-in-class re...
Tesco And CRE To Create Largest Food Retailer In China
Tesco has completed the formation of a Joint Venture (JV) with China Resources Enterprise, Limited (CRE) to create the leading multi-format retailer in China. The JV combines Tesco's best-in-class re...
UK National News, May 29, 2014
Man Seriously Assaulted In Somerset
Police have launched an investigation following a serious assault on a 20-year-old man in Bridgwater, Somerset, in the early hours of this morning. At about 2.20am, the victim was walking along Alber...
Man Seriously Assaulted In Somerset
Police have launched an investigation following a serious assault on a 20-year-old man in Bridgwater, Somerset, in the early hours of this morning. At about 2.20am, the victim was walking along Alber...
UK National News, May 29, 2014
Other News In Brief
Heathrow Express Rail Workers Plan New Strike Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike for a day from 03.00 BST on 4th June. This is the third walk out over cuts. ...
Other News In Brief
Heathrow Express Rail Workers Plan New Strike Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike for a day from 03.00 BST on 4th June. This is the third walk out over cuts. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
Consultation On Planning Reform Launched
A 12-week consultation on proposals for planning reform and its transfer to new councils has been launched, which could see "the return of local accountability to the planning system". Under new prop...
Consultation On Planning Reform Launched
A 12-week consultation on proposals for planning reform and its transfer to new councils has been launched, which could see "the return of local accountability to the planning system". Under new prop...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
Archbishop Of Canterbury To Meet Pope Francis Next Month
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will meet Pope Francis in Rome next month. The visit, from 14th to 16th June, will focus on the joint modern slavery and human trafficking initiative launche...
Archbishop Of Canterbury To Meet Pope Francis Next Month
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will meet Pope Francis in Rome next month. The visit, from 14th to 16th June, will focus on the joint modern slavery and human trafficking initiative launche...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
Four Arrested In Cross-Border Car Theft Investigation
Police have arrested four people following the discovery of a series of cars thought to have been stolen in the Republic of Ireland. Officers from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch made the arrests f...
Four Arrested In Cross-Border Car Theft Investigation
Police have arrested four people following the discovery of a series of cars thought to have been stolen in the Republic of Ireland. Officers from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch made the arrests f...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
Row Breaks Out After Robinson Backs Evangelical Pastor
A political row has broken out following Peter Robinson's backing of an evangelical pastor who is currently under police investigation for suspected hate crimes against the Muslim community. Pastor J...
Row Breaks Out After Robinson Backs Evangelical Pastor
A political row has broken out following Peter Robinson's backing of an evangelical pastor who is currently under police investigation for suspected hate crimes against the Muslim community. Pastor J...
Business News, May 28, 2014
Antrim Firm Partners With Edit Microsystems
Texthelp in Antrim has partnered with Edit Microsystems, the supplier of education and corporate technology solutions in South Africa. The collaboration, which came about following in-market support ...
Antrim Firm Partners With Edit Microsystems
Texthelp in Antrim has partnered with Edit Microsystems, the supplier of education and corporate technology solutions in South Africa. The collaboration, which came about following in-market support ...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
Row Over Robinson's 'Islam' Sermon Backing
A political row has broken out following Peter Robinson's backing of an evangelical pastor who is currently under police investigation for suspected hate crimes against the Muslim community. Pastor J...
Row Over Robinson's 'Islam' Sermon Backing
A political row has broken out following Peter Robinson's backing of an evangelical pastor who is currently under police investigation for suspected hate crimes against the Muslim community. Pastor J...
Recruitment News, May 28, 2014
Ericsson Announces 120 Jobs For Ireland
Ericsson, the fifth-largest software company in the world, has announced further expansion of its Irish operations, with the creation of an additional 120 jobs in 2014. The investment is supported b...
Ericsson Announces 120 Jobs For Ireland
Ericsson, the fifth-largest software company in the world, has announced further expansion of its Irish operations, with the creation of an additional 120 jobs in 2014. The investment is supported b...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
Inmate Wayne McLeod Caught After Absconding From Prison
Police have caught 36-year-old prisoner Wayne McLeod, the third prisoner to abscond from jail over the bank holiday weekend. He went on the run from Springhill open prison in Grendon Underwood, Bucki...
Inmate Wayne McLeod Caught After Absconding From Prison
Police have caught 36-year-old prisoner Wayne McLeod, the third prisoner to abscond from jail over the bank holiday weekend. He went on the run from Springhill open prison in Grendon Underwood, Bucki...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
Cross-Community Arts Fund Unveiled For Belfast
Details of a new £900,000 Creative and Cultural Fund for Belfast to promote cros-community arts projects have been unveiled. The new fund, set-up by Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of North...
Cross-Community Arts Fund Unveiled For Belfast
Details of a new £900,000 Creative and Cultural Fund for Belfast to promote cros-community arts projects have been unveiled. The new fund, set-up by Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of North...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
PSNI Appeal Over Dunmurry 'Punishment' Shooting
Detectives in Lisburn have launched an appeal for information over a "punishment style" shooting that occurred on the evening of Tuesday 27 May in Dunmurry. A 23-year-old man was in a take away resta...
PSNI Appeal Over Dunmurry 'Punishment' Shooting
Detectives in Lisburn have launched an appeal for information over a "punishment style" shooting that occurred on the evening of Tuesday 27 May in Dunmurry. A 23-year-old man was in a take away resta...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
GSK To Be Investigated By SFO Over Bribery
British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has confirmed that a formal criminal investigation has been launched by Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over alleged bribery in its business practices. ...
GSK To Be Investigated By SFO Over Bribery
British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has confirmed that a formal criminal investigation has been launched by Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over alleged bribery in its business practices. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
NI Mortgage Lending Increases
Lending for home-owner house purchase in Northern Ireland in the first quarter of 2014 rose 35% when compared to the same period in 2013, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The figur...
NI Mortgage Lending Increases
Lending for home-owner house purchase in Northern Ireland in the first quarter of 2014 rose 35% when compared to the same period in 2013, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The figur...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
PSNI Begins Recruitment Drive
The PSNI has begun a new recruitment drive for new police officers. The move follows a successful 2013 campaign that saw over 7,500 people apply for 100 positions. Just under 400 positions are expec...
PSNI Begins Recruitment Drive
The PSNI has begun a new recruitment drive for new police officers. The move follows a successful 2013 campaign that saw over 7,500 people apply for 100 positions. Just under 400 positions are expec...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
Five Million Children Could Be In Poverty By 2020
A record five million children in the UK could be trapped in poverty by 2020, according to new research by Save the Children. The new report, A Fair Start for Every Child, reveals that children hav...
Five Million Children Could Be In Poverty By 2020
A record five million children in the UK could be trapped in poverty by 2020, according to new research by Save the Children. The new report, A Fair Start for Every Child, reveals that children hav...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2014
Other News In Brief
Driver Forced Off Road, County Down A man has been forced off the road and had his car set on fire in the Saintfield area of County Down, it has been reported. Police said the incident occurr...
Other News In Brief
Driver Forced Off Road, County Down A man has been forced off the road and had his car set on fire in the Saintfield area of County Down, it has been reported. Police said the incident occurr...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
149 mph Tops List Of England And Wales' Speeders
A motorist in on the M25 at Swanley holds the record for the highest speed clocked by a speed camera in England and Wales between April 2013 and May 2014. The 149mph figure was revealed following f...
149 mph Tops List Of England And Wales' Speeders
A motorist in on the M25 at Swanley holds the record for the highest speed clocked by a speed camera in England and Wales between April 2013 and May 2014. The 149mph figure was revealed following f...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
Obesity Continues To Rise
Losing even a small amount of weight can help to improve the health of people who are overweight or obese and lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer, says the Nationa...
Obesity Continues To Rise
Losing even a small amount of weight can help to improve the health of people who are overweight or obese and lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer, says the Nationa...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
30% Of Brits Admit Some Level Of Racial Prejudice
New data from NatCen Social Research's British Social Attitudes survey shows that 30% of Brits describe themselves as either "very" or "a little" prejudiced against people of other races. This figur...
30% Of Brits Admit Some Level Of Racial Prejudice
New data from NatCen Social Research's British Social Attitudes survey shows that 30% of Brits describe themselves as either "very" or "a little" prejudiced against people of other races. This figur...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
More People Accept NHS Health Check
More people than ever before are accepting the offer to attend an NHS Health Check according to new figures from Public Health England (PHE). The figures, published today, show that in the last year ...
More People Accept NHS Health Check
More people than ever before are accepting the offer to attend an NHS Health Check according to new figures from Public Health England (PHE). The figures, published today, show that in the last year ...
UK National News, May 28, 2014
Other News In Brief
Royal Navy Seizes £8.5m Haul Of Heroin The Royal Navy has seized an £8.5 million haul of heroin after a raid on a suspect vessel in the northern Arabian Sea. Nearly 60 kilograms of heroin we...
Other News In Brief
Royal Navy Seizes £8.5m Haul Of Heroin The Royal Navy has seized an £8.5 million haul of heroin after a raid on a suspect vessel in the northern Arabian Sea. Nearly 60 kilograms of heroin we...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
