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Northern Ireland News for June 2014 : Page 6
UK National News, Jun 19, 2014
Lowest Recorded Figures Of Women Smoking During Pregnancy
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has said figures show a year-fall of 12.7% in the number of women smoking during pregnancy in England, indicating the lowest level on record. Rat...
Lowest Recorded Figures Of Women Smoking During Pregnancy
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has said figures show a year-fall of 12.7% in the number of women smoking during pregnancy in England, indicating the lowest level on record. Rat...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2014
85 Jobs Announced For Portadown
85 new jobs are to be created through a £10m investment by a Portadown-based company that makes business class seats for the commercial airline sector. Thompson Aero Seating has been offered £1.7m by...
85 Jobs Announced For Portadown
85 new jobs are to be created through a £10m investment by a Portadown-based company that makes business class seats for the commercial airline sector. Thompson Aero Seating has been offered £1.7m by...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2014
71-Year-Old Arrested Over PSNI Vehicle Contracts
A 71-year-old man has been arrested in County Down by Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating the awarding of a number of PSNI vehicle contracts. The man has been arrested on suspicion of ...
71-Year-Old Arrested Over PSNI Vehicle Contracts
A 71-year-old man has been arrested in County Down by Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating the awarding of a number of PSNI vehicle contracts. The man has been arrested on suspicion of ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2014
Child Maintenance Payments Increase £3.2m
An extra 731 children have benefited from an increase of £3.2m in child maintenance payments across Northern Ireland throughout 2013/14, it has been announced. The Northern Ireland Child Maintenance ...
Child Maintenance Payments Increase £3.2m
An extra 731 children have benefited from an increase of £3.2m in child maintenance payments across Northern Ireland throughout 2013/14, it has been announced. The Northern Ireland Child Maintenance ...
UK National News, Jun 19, 2014
Comedy Stars Attend Funeral Of Rik Mayall
Friends and family gathered today for the funeral of comedian Rik Mayall. The Young Ones star died suddenly of an "acute cardiac event" at the age of 56 last week. Ruby Wax, Jennifer Saunder, Alan R...
Comedy Stars Attend Funeral Of Rik Mayall
Friends and family gathered today for the funeral of comedian Rik Mayall. The Young Ones star died suddenly of an "acute cardiac event" at the age of 56 last week. Ruby Wax, Jennifer Saunder, Alan R...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2014
100 Jobs Created At Belfast IT Centre
100 jobs are expected to be created by the development of an IT centre in Belfast. CVS Caremark Corporation’s Northern Ireland Development Centre, which opened in 2012, creates software solutions for...
100 Jobs Created At Belfast IT Centre
100 jobs are expected to be created by the development of an IT centre in Belfast. CVS Caremark Corporation’s Northern Ireland Development Centre, which opened in 2012, creates software solutions for...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2014
Other News In Brief
Housing Banners Treated As Hate Crime Banners erected at an east Belfast home into which a Nigerian man was due to move into are being treated as a hate crime by police. 34-year-old Michael A...
Other News In Brief
Housing Banners Treated As Hate Crime Banners erected at an east Belfast home into which a Nigerian man was due to move into are being treated as a hate crime by police. 34-year-old Michael A...
UK National News, Jun 19, 2014
11-Year-Old Girls Find E-Cigarettes 'Appealing' - Research
Young people find e-cigarettes highly appealing, according to independent research commissioned by Public Health Wales. Girls as young as 11 and 12 have experience of using e-cigarettes and obtain t...
11-Year-Old Girls Find E-Cigarettes 'Appealing' - Research
Young people find e-cigarettes highly appealing, according to independent research commissioned by Public Health Wales. Girls as young as 11 and 12 have experience of using e-cigarettes and obtain t...
Recruitment News, Jun 19, 2014
CVS Caremark Creates 100 New Jobs At IT Development Centre
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has announced that CVS Caremark Corporation is creating 100 new jobs at its IT development centre in Belfast. CVS Caremark's Northern Ireland D...
CVS Caremark Creates 100 New Jobs At IT Development Centre
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has announced that CVS Caremark Corporation is creating 100 new jobs at its IT development centre in Belfast. CVS Caremark's Northern Ireland D...
UK National News, Jun 19, 2014
npower To Stop Telesales Until It Resolves Billing Issues
Ofgem has secured commitments from npower to take immediate action to put right its billing and complaints issues, alongside launching a wider investigation into customer service failings under Ofgem'...
npower To Stop Telesales Until It Resolves Billing Issues
Ofgem has secured commitments from npower to take immediate action to put right its billing and complaints issues, alongside launching a wider investigation into customer service failings under Ofgem'...
UK National News, Jun 19, 2014
Other News In Brief
Murdered Student Stabbed 16 Times A university student murdered in Essex was tabbed 16 times, according to police. Saudi Arabian national Nahid Almanea, from Woodrow way in Colchester, had b...
Other News In Brief
Murdered Student Stabbed 16 Times A university student murdered in Essex was tabbed 16 times, according to police. Saudi Arabian national Nahid Almanea, from Woodrow way in Colchester, had b...
Recruitment News, Jun 18, 2014
PayPal Creates 400 New Jobs In Dundalk
PayPal has announced the creation of another 400 jobs in Dundalk. Thee jobs will be based at the eBay Inc. European Operations Centre and are in addition to the 1,000 PayPal positions announced in 20...
PayPal Creates 400 New Jobs In Dundalk
PayPal has announced the creation of another 400 jobs in Dundalk. Thee jobs will be based at the eBay Inc. European Operations Centre and are in addition to the 1,000 PayPal positions announced in 20...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
Work Begins On £2.6m L'Derry School
Construction has begun on a new £2.6m primary school in County L'Derry. Education Minister John O'Dowd has cut the first sod at the site of the new Eglinton Primary School. "Construction work on a n...
Work Begins On £2.6m L'Derry School
Construction has begun on a new £2.6m primary school in County L'Derry. Education Minister John O'Dowd has cut the first sod at the site of the new Eglinton Primary School. "Construction work on a n...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
Three-Year-Old Dies In Scooter Accident
A three-year-old has died after being struck by a car in Suffolk. Rosa Simon was riding on her scooter in Canterbury Gardens when she was hit by the car on Tuesday. The driver of the car has been tr...
Three-Year-Old Dies In Scooter Accident
A three-year-old has died after being struck by a car in Suffolk. Rosa Simon was riding on her scooter in Canterbury Gardens when she was hit by the car on Tuesday. The driver of the car has been tr...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
'Private Sector Driving NI Growth' - Finance Minister
DUP Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has said that the private sector is driving growth in the Northern Ireland economy. Mr Hamilton told the latest 'Minister on the Move' event, organised by the Nort...
'Private Sector Driving NI Growth' - Finance Minister
DUP Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has said that the private sector is driving growth in the Northern Ireland economy. Mr Hamilton told the latest 'Minister on the Move' event, organised by the Nort...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
Man Missing In Belfast
A man has been reported missing in the Belfast area by his family, who police say are concerned for his welfare. 18-year-old Matthew Bateman was last seen on Friday in the Botanic Gardens area in the...
Man Missing In Belfast
A man has been reported missing in the Belfast area by his family, who police say are concerned for his welfare. 18-year-old Matthew Bateman was last seen on Friday in the Botanic Gardens area in the...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
Four People Killed In Tanker Crash
An investigation has been launched after four people died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker, a car and a van, on the A44 road near Aberystwyth in Wales on Tuesday. An infant was also s...
Four People Killed In Tanker Crash
An investigation has been launched after four people died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker, a car and a van, on the A44 road near Aberystwyth in Wales on Tuesday. An infant was also s...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
Security Alert In North Belfast
A viable device has been found during a security alert in north Belfast. The PSNI said officers were sent to Spamount Street in the New Lodge area on Wednesday morning after a suspicious object was f...
Security Alert In North Belfast
A viable device has been found during a security alert in north Belfast. The PSNI said officers were sent to Spamount Street in the New Lodge area on Wednesday morning after a suspicious object was f...
Business News, Jun 18, 2014
£12m Loan Scheme Launches To Support The Building Of Demonstrator Plants
Enterprise Minster Arlene Foster MLA and Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill MLA have launched a £12m loan scheme to support the construction of demonstrator plants to trial new ways of processing p...
£12m Loan Scheme Launches To Support The Building Of Demonstrator Plants
Enterprise Minster Arlene Foster MLA and Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill MLA have launched a £12m loan scheme to support the construction of demonstrator plants to trial new ways of processing p...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
23% Of Parents Give Their Children Alcohol To Celebrate End Of Exams
Nearly one in four parents will be giving their children alcohol to celebrate the end of their exams this summer, a new Drinkaware survey has revealed. On average, a child aged 14-17 can expect to ge...
23% Of Parents Give Their Children Alcohol To Celebrate End Of Exams
Nearly one in four parents will be giving their children alcohol to celebrate the end of their exams this summer, a new Drinkaware survey has revealed. On average, a child aged 14-17 can expect to ge...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
'Don't Wash Raw Chicken' - FSA
The Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland has warned the public against washing raw chicken before cooking. Contrary to popular belief, the practice of washing raw chicken before cooking can lead...
'Don't Wash Raw Chicken' - FSA
The Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland has warned the public against washing raw chicken before cooking. Contrary to popular belief, the practice of washing raw chicken before cooking can lead...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
McIlroy To Represent Ireland
Rory McIlroy has announced he will represent Ireland at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. The 25-year-old golfer, from Holywood in County Down, is eligible to play for Great Britain or Ireland, but has ...
McIlroy To Represent Ireland
Rory McIlroy has announced he will represent Ireland at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. The 25-year-old golfer, from Holywood in County Down, is eligible to play for Great Britain or Ireland, but has ...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
Aspirin Won't Stop Strokes - NICE
Thousands of people with the heart condition atrial fibrillation, which causes irregular or abnormally fast heart rates, could be saved from strokes, disability or death because of new guidance from N...
Aspirin Won't Stop Strokes - NICE
Thousands of people with the heart condition atrial fibrillation, which causes irregular or abnormally fast heart rates, could be saved from strokes, disability or death because of new guidance from N...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
Firth 'Consciously Uncouples' From Paddington Bear
Oscar winning actor Colin Firth has dropped out of voicing Paddington Bear in the new movie as he felt his voice didn't suit the character. Speaking to Empire, who broke the news, he said: "After a p...
Firth 'Consciously Uncouples' From Paddington Bear
Oscar winning actor Colin Firth has dropped out of voicing Paddington Bear in the new movie as he felt his voice didn't suit the character. Speaking to Empire, who broke the news, he said: "After a p...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
Chinese Visa Changes To Boost NI Tourism
Changes to visa regulations that will make it easier for Chinese people to visit the UK and mainland Europe have been praised by Northern Ireland Tourism and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. Chines...
Chinese Visa Changes To Boost NI Tourism
Changes to visa regulations that will make it easier for Chinese people to visit the UK and mainland Europe have been praised by Northern Ireland Tourism and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. Chines...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
UK To Provide Additional £2m For Emergency Relief In Iraq
The UK will provide an additional £2 million of emergency humanitarian relief to help tens of thousands of ordinary Iraqis in serious need, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today. The second pa...
UK To Provide Additional £2m For Emergency Relief In Iraq
The UK will provide an additional £2 million of emergency humanitarian relief to help tens of thousands of ordinary Iraqis in serious need, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today. The second pa...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
'Racist' Banners Removed From House
Police have removed homemade banners from a property as part of an investigation into an incident in which a Nigerian man was met by protestors as he attempted to enter his new home in east Belfast. ...
'Racist' Banners Removed From House
Police have removed homemade banners from a property as part of an investigation into an incident in which a Nigerian man was met by protestors as he attempted to enter his new home in east Belfast. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
Appeal Renewed Over Loughinisland Murder
The PSNI has renewed an appeal for information twenty years on from a gun attack on patrons of the Heights Bar at Loughinisland in County Down who were watching a World Cup football match at the time....
Appeal Renewed Over Loughinisland Murder
The PSNI has renewed an appeal for information twenty years on from a gun attack on patrons of the Heights Bar at Loughinisland in County Down who were watching a World Cup football match at the time....
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2014
Other News In Brief
£20k Cannabis Uncovered In North Belfast Cannabis with an estimated street value of £20k has been discovered by police during a raid at a house in north Belfast. Officers recovered the suspec...
Other News In Brief
£20k Cannabis Uncovered In North Belfast Cannabis with an estimated street value of £20k has been discovered by police during a raid at a house in north Belfast. Officers recovered the suspec...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man Missing In Belfast A man has been reported missing in the Belfast area by his family, who police say are concerned for his welfare. 18-year-old Matthew Bateman was last seen on Friday in...
Other News In Brief
Man Missing In Belfast A man has been reported missing in the Belfast area by his family, who police say are concerned for his welfare. 18-year-old Matthew Bateman was last seen on Friday in...
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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.
