Northern Ireland News for July 2014 : Page 14

UK National News, Jul 2, 2014
Emin's 'My Bed' Artwork Sells For £2.2m
Tracey Emin's 'My Bed' artwork has sold at auction for £2.2m. The controversial piece was put up for sale at Christie's in London by art collector Charles Saatchi. Mr Saatchi, 71, originally bough...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2014
Farage Leads Silent Protest At EU Parliament
Nigel Farage has led his UKIP MEPs in a silent protest against the European Parliament – at the opening of its new session in Strasbourg. An orchestra, also in attendance at the session, was playing...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2014
Call For An End To GCHQ's Exploitation Of Network Infraastructure
Seven internet service and communications providers from around the world have filed a legal complaint, calling for an end to GCHQ's attacking and exploitation of network infrastructure in order to un...
UK National News, Jul 2, 2014
Other News In Brief
Police Arrest 11 People In Manchester Following Drugs Raid Eleven people have been arrested in connection with suspected drug dealing following police raids across Greater Manchester targetin...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
250 Belfast Jobs Announced
250 Belfast jobs are to be created by a London-based recruitment firm, it has been announced. The First Minister and deputy First Minister announced today that Alexander Mann Solutions is establishin...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Pregnant Woman Sexually Attacked On Bus
Police have released CCTV images to find a man in connection with sexually assaulting a pregnant woman on a bus in Birmingham on 20th May. According to police, the man sat beside the 33-year-old woma...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
Somme Memorial At Belfast City Hall
Belfast Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon joined First Minister Peter Robinson at Belfast City Hall Cenotaph today to commemorate the 98th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Representatives of the armed...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
UU Expansion Granted
Planning permission has been granted for an extension to the University of Ulster at its Magee campus. Covering a floor space of 3,762m sq, the extension will create teaching facilities and a large t...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
International Firm Creates 250 Jobs In Northern Ireland
250 Belfast jobs are to be created by a London-based recruitment firm, it has been announced. The First Minister and deputy First Minister announced today that Alexander Mann Solutions is establishin...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
DARD Relocates To Ballykelly
The NI Executive has approved to relocate the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) to Ballykelly in County Londonderry. The department headquarters will now be moved to the Shacklet...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Tata Steel To Axe 400 Jobs
Tata Steel has confirmed plans to cut 400 jobs at its plant in Port Talbot. The firm said it was restructuring to improve the competitiveness of the business. The company said in statement the job l...
Business News, Jul 1, 2014
Alexander Mann Announces New Belfast Facility
One of the worlds leading providers of talent acquisition and management services, Alexander Mann Solutions, has announced that it is to establish a new global client service centre in Belfast. The F...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
Stormont Reception For NI Jockey
Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín hosted a reception at Stormont yesterday in honour of Northern Ireland jump jockey Anthony 'AP' McCoy. Mr McCoy has won nearly every big race and sealed his 4,000th c...
Recruitment News, Jul 1, 2014
250 New Jobs Announced For Belfast
Two hundred and fifty new jobs are to be created in Belfast at a new global client service centre. The First and Deputy First Minister have announced that 250 new jobs are to be created by Alexander ...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Thousands Of Unemployed Scots Left In Poverty - CAS
Thousands of sick, disabled and unemployed people from Scotland are being left in poverty as their benefit payments are stopped. In a new report published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) show...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
David Black Murder - Charges Dropped
Police have said that charges have been dropped against a man arrested over the murder of prison officer David Black, who was shot dead on his way to Maghaberry Prison in November 2012. Sean McVeigh,...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
Man Dies In Carrickfergus Road Collision
A man has died after his motorcycle was involved in a crash with a car in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. 49-year-old Mark McClements from the Whitehead area was killed in the collision, which occurred...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Police Crime Commissioner For The West Midlands Dies
Police Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, Bob Jones, has died. Mr Jones, 59, died in his sleep at home in Wolverhampton on Monday night, according to the West Midlands Police. Mr Jones was el...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
'KKK' Flag Spotted In East Belfast
A blue Ku Klux Klan flag has been spotted hanging in east Belfast, it has been reported. The flag, which appears to be in support of the white supremacist organisation, was erected yesterday off Isla...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
20% Children Living In Poverty
About 20% of children in Northern Ireland were classified as living in poverty in 2012-2013, according to the Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin published today by the Department for Social Development...
Business News, Jul 1, 2014
Businesses Urged To Introduce Living Wage
Sinn Féin has called on businesses in Northern Ireland to follow the example set by Nestle and to introduce the living wage for all employees. The party's Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Phil Flanagan...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2014
Other News In Brief
£5m To Transform L'Derry Stadium Derry City Council has announced a funding package of almost £5m to transform Brandywell stadium. £4.9m is expected to be approved by the local authority's De...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Two Men Escape From Spring Hill Open Prison
A convicted murderer and another dangerous man have absconded from an open prison in Buckinghamshire. Darren Douglas, 46, from Birmingham, is serving a life sentence for stabbing a man to death outsi...
Recruitment News, Jul 1, 2014
Almost 500 New Jobs To Be Created In Newry
Almost five hundred jobs are to be created in Newry, the First Minister and Deputy First Minister have announced. The jobs have been created by First Derivatives Group, a global provider of trading a...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Madeleine McCann Suspects To Be Interviewed By Police
British police officers have returned to Portugal to question a number of suspects over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The suspects, who are all Portuguese nationals according to the BBC, are...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Four Arrested Over Rape In Slough
Four men have been arrested in connection with the rape of a teenage girl near the Jubilee River in Slough on Friday. The men, aged 19, 20, 33 and 33, were arrested on Sunday night. Two men, aged 19 ...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Driver Jailed For Doing 150mph With Children Unsecured In The Back Seat
A man has been jailed after police caught him driving at 150mph near Histon with four young children in the vehicle, who were not wearing seat belts. Keith Millard, 27, of Blakewell Road, was seen dr...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2014
Other News In Brief
Giant Jellyfish Spotted In Cornwall Estuary A jellyfish measuring one metre in diameter and with two-metres-long tentacles has been spotted by conservationist Matt Slater in Percuil estuary on...