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Northern Ireland News for May 2014 : Page 9
UK National News, May 14, 2014
Unemployment Rate Falls To A New 5-Year Low - ONS
Employment has seen the largest quarterly rise since records began over 40 years ago and the unemployment rate has fallen again to a new 5-year low, according to figures published by the Office for Na...
Unemployment Rate Falls To A New 5-Year Low - ONS
Employment has seen the largest quarterly rise since records began over 40 years ago and the unemployment rate has fallen again to a new 5-year low, according to figures published by the Office for Na...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2014
Princess Anne Unveils WWI Wood
Plans for a Centenary Wood to commemorate the First World War in Northern Ireland have been unveiled by the Woodland Trust during a two-day visit by Princess Anne. With the Princess Royal as Patron, ...
Princess Anne Unveils WWI Wood
Plans for a Centenary Wood to commemorate the First World War in Northern Ireland have been unveiled by the Woodland Trust during a two-day visit by Princess Anne. With the Princess Royal as Patron, ...
Business News, May 14, 2014
Employment and Learning Minister Addresses Women In Business Conference
More women are needed in senior leadership and management positions, along with a greater uptake by females of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), Employment and Learning Min...
Employment and Learning Minister Addresses Women In Business Conference
More women are needed in senior leadership and management positions, along with a greater uptake by females of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), Employment and Learning Min...
UK National News, May 14, 2014
Cancer Sufferer Stephen Sutton Dies
Stephen Sutton, the terminally ill 19-year-old who raised £3.24m for the Teenage Cancer Trust, has died. His mother left a message on his Facebook which states: "My heart is bursting with pride but b...
Cancer Sufferer Stephen Sutton Dies
Stephen Sutton, the terminally ill 19-year-old who raised £3.24m for the Teenage Cancer Trust, has died. His mother left a message on his Facebook which states: "My heart is bursting with pride but b...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2014
Planning Fees Removed For Non-Profits
Planning fees have been removed for non-profit making organisations applying for planning permission for community facilities such as sports grounds and playing fields. The changes will take effect f...
Planning Fees Removed For Non-Profits
Planning fees have been removed for non-profit making organisations applying for planning permission for community facilities such as sports grounds and playing fields. The changes will take effect f...
Business News, May 14, 2014
Unemployment Rate Continues To Fall But Still Highest In UK
The number of unemployed people in Northern Ireland has fallen for the 15th month in a row, down by 800 in April, and now standing at 56,100, according to the latest labour market figures published to...
Unemployment Rate Continues To Fall But Still Highest In UK
The number of unemployed people in Northern Ireland has fallen for the 15th month in a row, down by 800 in April, and now standing at 56,100, according to the latest labour market figures published to...
Recruitment News, May 14, 2014
Unemployment Falls For 15th Consecutive Month
The number of unemployed people in Northern Ireland has fallen for the 15th month in a row, down by 800 in April, and now standing at 56,100, according to the latest labour market figures published to...
Unemployment Falls For 15th Consecutive Month
The number of unemployed people in Northern Ireland has fallen for the 15th month in a row, down by 800 in April, and now standing at 56,100, according to the latest labour market figures published to...
UK National News, May 14, 2014
Cornwall Crash Bus Driver Released On Bail
The bus driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a coach struck a wall on a steep hill at Moral, near Looe in Cornwall has been released on bail. The 57-year-old coach...
Cornwall Crash Bus Driver Released On Bail
The bus driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a coach struck a wall on a steep hill at Moral, near Looe in Cornwall has been released on bail. The 57-year-old coach...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2014
Housing Executive To Improve Multi-Storey Tower Blocks
Almost 1,900 households could benefit from a new maintenance and investment strategy being developed by the Housing Executive in relation to multi-storey tower blocks. Social Development Minister Nel...
Housing Executive To Improve Multi-Storey Tower Blocks
Almost 1,900 households could benefit from a new maintenance and investment strategy being developed by the Housing Executive in relation to multi-storey tower blocks. Social Development Minister Nel...
UK National News, May 14, 2014
'Ethnic Minority Poster Girl' Quits UKIP
Sanya-Jeet-Thandi, a 21-year-old student at the London School of Economics, who was described by Nigel Farage as "the future face of UKIP" has quit the party accusing it of "descending into a form of ...
'Ethnic Minority Poster Girl' Quits UKIP
Sanya-Jeet-Thandi, a 21-year-old student at the London School of Economics, who was described by Nigel Farage as "the future face of UKIP" has quit the party accusing it of "descending into a form of ...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2014
NI Unemployment Falls, Yet Slower Than UK
Unemployment in Northern Ireland continues to fall, albeit slower than the rest of the UK, according to the latest figures released by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The unemployment figure for the p...
NI Unemployment Falls, Yet Slower Than UK
Unemployment in Northern Ireland continues to fall, albeit slower than the rest of the UK, according to the latest figures released by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The unemployment figure for the p...
UK National News, May 14, 2014
Proposed Guidance To Help Prosecutors Spot Signs Of Domestic Violence Against Teens
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has today proposed changes to the way the CPS considers domestic violence cases that would instruct prosecutors to consider the use of social medi...
Proposed Guidance To Help Prosecutors Spot Signs Of Domestic Violence Against Teens
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has today proposed changes to the way the CPS considers domestic violence cases that would instruct prosecutors to consider the use of social medi...
Northern Ireland News, May 14, 2014
Other News In Brief
Three Arrested Over Drugs Seizure, Waringstown Three people have been arrested after detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch seized a quantity of suspected Class A drugs in Waringsto...
Other News In Brief
Three Arrested Over Drugs Seizure, Waringstown Three people have been arrested after detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch seized a quantity of suspected Class A drugs in Waringsto...
UK National News, May 14, 2014
Police Chief Constable Suspended Over 'Serious Allegations'
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched an independent investigation in to the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Nick Gargan. The investigation follows a referral ...
Police Chief Constable Suspended Over 'Serious Allegations'
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched an independent investigation in to the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Nick Gargan. The investigation follows a referral ...
UK National News, May 14, 2014
Other News In Brief
Colchester Station To Be Upgraded A £7m programme to upgrade the ageing railway infrastructure around Colchester station will create more reliable train services for the growing number of pass...
Other News In Brief
Colchester Station To Be Upgraded A £7m programme to upgrade the ageing railway infrastructure around Colchester station will create more reliable train services for the growing number of pass...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Man Held Over Claudia Lawrence Disappearance
A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 35-year-old chef Claudia Lawrence. Miss Lawrence was reported missing after she failed to turn up for work at the University of York ...
Man Held Over Claudia Lawrence Disappearance
A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 35-year-old chef Claudia Lawrence. Miss Lawrence was reported missing after she failed to turn up for work at the University of York ...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Gay Belfast Docker Awarded £45k Compensation
A Belfast dock worker has been awarded £45,000 in compensation after an industrial tribunal found he had been unfairly dismissed by Stena Line for reacting to homophobic abuse in the workplace. The t...
Gay Belfast Docker Awarded £45k Compensation
A Belfast dock worker has been awarded £45,000 in compensation after an industrial tribunal found he had been unfairly dismissed by Stena Line for reacting to homophobic abuse in the workplace. The t...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Thieves Steal Car In 'Creeper' Burglary
The PSNI has said a car has been stolen in a 'creeper' burglary in Limavady, County L'Derry. The silver Volvo S60 was stolen at some time before Friday morning, before it was discovered by a man livi...
Thieves Steal Car In 'Creeper' Burglary
The PSNI has said a car has been stolen in a 'creeper' burglary in Limavady, County L'Derry. The silver Volvo S60 was stolen at some time before Friday morning, before it was discovered by a man livi...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Flute Band Apology Over Parochial House Urination
The band master of a loyalist flute band has apologised after a photograph was released that appears to show two men in band uniforms urinating on the gate of a parochial house, according to BBC Radio...
Flute Band Apology Over Parochial House Urination
The band master of a loyalist flute band has apologised after a photograph was released that appears to show two men in band uniforms urinating on the gate of a parochial house, according to BBC Radio...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Heathrow Announces Expansion Plans
Heathrow today announced an improved plan to expand the UK's hub airport that will create more than 100,000 new UK jobs and at least £100bn of UK economic benefits by connecting all of the UK to globa...
Heathrow Announces Expansion Plans
Heathrow today announced an improved plan to expand the UK's hub airport that will create more than 100,000 new UK jobs and at least £100bn of UK economic benefits by connecting all of the UK to globa...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
QUB Researchers Develop EU Voting App
7Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have come up with a user-friendly 'app' for mobile phones and tablets to help members of the public decide who to vote for in the upcoming European Parliamen...
QUB Researchers Develop EU Voting App
7Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have come up with a user-friendly 'app' for mobile phones and tablets to help members of the public decide who to vote for in the upcoming European Parliamen...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Nice Suggests More Midwife-Led Home Births
Women who are healthy and experiencing a 'straight forward' (low risk) pregnancy should be encouraged to give birth in a midwife-led unit rather than a traditional labour ward, according to draft prop...
Nice Suggests More Midwife-Led Home Births
Women who are healthy and experiencing a 'straight forward' (low risk) pregnancy should be encouraged to give birth in a midwife-led unit rather than a traditional labour ward, according to draft prop...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
L'Derry Factory Girls Sculpture Moves Closer
£40,000 is being given to Derry City Council to support a sculpture celebrating the contribution of female shirt factory workers to the city and its development. Social Development Minister Nelson Mc...
L'Derry Factory Girls Sculpture Moves Closer
£40,000 is being given to Derry City Council to support a sculpture celebrating the contribution of female shirt factory workers to the city and its development. Social Development Minister Nelson Mc...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Over £18m Invested In Schools Estate
Over £18m has been invested in the schools estate in Northern Ireland during February and March, according to the Department of Education. The investment includes over £1.5m funding for work to be ca...
Over £18m Invested In Schools Estate
Over £18m has been invested in the schools estate in Northern Ireland during February and March, according to the Department of Education. The investment includes over £1.5m funding for work to be ca...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Fatal Coach Crash In Cornwall
Police and other emergency services are dealing with a fatal collision involving a coach in the Looe area this afternoon, Tuesday 13 May. At around 1pm police officers were called to the A387 at Morv...
Fatal Coach Crash In Cornwall
Police and other emergency services are dealing with a fatal collision involving a coach in the Looe area this afternoon, Tuesday 13 May. At around 1pm police officers were called to the A387 at Morv...
Business News, May 13, 2014
Work And Families Bill 'A Step Closer'
The Northern Ireland Assembly has debated the Work and Families Bill, with Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry saying that implementation of the Bill has moved a step closer. The Bill, ...
Work And Families Bill 'A Step Closer'
The Northern Ireland Assembly has debated the Work and Families Bill, with Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry saying that implementation of the Bill has moved a step closer. The Bill, ...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Owners To Face Longer Sentences Over Dog Attacks
Irresponsible dog owners who allow their dog to attack people or assistance dogs will face tougher prison sentences from today, Tuesday. Changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act will also mean dog owners ca...
Owners To Face Longer Sentences Over Dog Attacks
Irresponsible dog owners who allow their dog to attack people or assistance dogs will face tougher prison sentences from today, Tuesday. Changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act will also mean dog owners ca...
Business News, May 13, 2014
HGV Levy Barrier To Cross-Border Trade
The Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) levy has been critised as a barrier to cross-border trade. Speaking following an Assembly debate on a motion on the issue, Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff said: "The HGV le...
HGV Levy Barrier To Cross-Border Trade
The Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) levy has been critised as a barrier to cross-border trade. Speaking following an Assembly debate on a motion on the issue, Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff said: "The HGV le...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Three Kayakers Found Dead Named
Three kayakers found dead in the River Tyne in Northumberland after they went missing were two brothers and their cousin. Police were alerted after brothers Darren Thorpe, 41, Mark Thorpe, 39, and th...
Three Kayakers Found Dead Named
Three kayakers found dead in the River Tyne in Northumberland after they went missing were two brothers and their cousin. Police were alerted after brothers Darren Thorpe, 41, Mark Thorpe, 39, and th...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Former Mayor Hugh Smyth Dies
Former Lord Mayor of Belfast and former Progressive Unionist Party leader Hugh Smyth has died aged 73. Mr Smyth served on Belfast City Council for 41 years, making him the longest-serving member of B...
Former Mayor Hugh Smyth Dies
Former Lord Mayor of Belfast and former Progressive Unionist Party leader Hugh Smyth has died aged 73. Mr Smyth served on Belfast City Council for 41 years, making him the longest-serving member of B...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
