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Northern Ireland News for August 2014 : Page 3
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Convicted Robber Goes On Run From Open Prison
A 23-year-old convicted robber has gone on the run from HMP Standford Hill, the same open from which Michael 'Skull Cracker' Wheatley, absconded from. Police were called to the prison, on the Isle of...
Convicted Robber Goes On Run From Open Prison
A 23-year-old convicted robber has gone on the run from HMP Standford Hill, the same open from which Michael 'Skull Cracker' Wheatley, absconded from. Police were called to the prison, on the Isle of...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2014
Investigation Launched Into 'Paramilitary Style Shooting'
The PSNI have launched an investigation after a man was shot in both legs on Sunday. It is understood that a 24-year-old was in a "paramilitary style shooting" in Flax Street, north Belfast. He is b...
Investigation Launched Into 'Paramilitary Style Shooting'
The PSNI have launched an investigation after a man was shot in both legs on Sunday. It is understood that a 24-year-old was in a "paramilitary style shooting" in Flax Street, north Belfast. He is b...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Police Forces Adopt New Stop And Search Code Of Conduct
All 43 police forces in England and Wales have agreed to adopt a new code of conduct on the use of stop and search powers, in an effort to stop misuse of the power and to improve public relations. In...
Police Forces Adopt New Stop And Search Code Of Conduct
All 43 police forces in England and Wales have agreed to adopt a new code of conduct on the use of stop and search powers, in an effort to stop misuse of the power and to improve public relations. In...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Raiders Attack Police With Sledgehammer In Foiled Cash Machine Robbery
A police officer has been treated in hospital after being attacked with a sledgehammer. Police say that the 41-year-old officer was responding to a report of a cash machine robbery at a Tesco Express...
Raiders Attack Police With Sledgehammer In Foiled Cash Machine Robbery
A police officer has been treated in hospital after being attacked with a sledgehammer. Police say that the 41-year-old officer was responding to a report of a cash machine robbery at a Tesco Express...
Business News, Aug 26, 2014
MOU Signed To Maximise Trade And Investment Opportunities
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at maximising trade and investment opportunities between the island and Northern Ireland. The MOU is a result of...
MOU Signed To Maximise Trade And Investment Opportunities
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at maximising trade and investment opportunities between the island and Northern Ireland. The MOU is a result of...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
200 Homes Still Without Gas After Water Leak
Around 200 homes in Wales are still without gas after a burst water pipe flooded gas lines last Thursday. Wales and West Utilities have said that some 150,000 litres of water has been pumped from gas...
200 Homes Still Without Gas After Water Leak
Around 200 homes in Wales are still without gas after a burst water pipe flooded gas lines last Thursday. Wales and West Utilities have said that some 150,000 litres of water has been pumped from gas...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Boris Johnson Announces He Will Stand In West London
London's Lord Mayor has confirmed that he will seek to become MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in next year's general election. It follows Boris Johnson confirming earlier this month that he hoped t...
Boris Johnson Announces He Will Stand In West London
London's Lord Mayor has confirmed that he will seek to become MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in next year's general election. It follows Boris Johnson confirming earlier this month that he hoped t...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Articulated Lorry Crashes Into Lincolnshire Restaurant
A restaurant in Whaplode, Lincolnshire, has been extensively damaged by an articulated lorry smashing into the front of it. The crash happened at about 21:00 on Monday when the lorry left the road a...
Articulated Lorry Crashes Into Lincolnshire Restaurant
A restaurant in Whaplode, Lincolnshire, has been extensively damaged by an articulated lorry smashing into the front of it. The crash happened at about 21:00 on Monday when the lorry left the road a...
UK National News, Aug 26, 2014
Other News In Brief
Returned Stolen Monkey Gives Birth To Twins A cotton-top tamarin monkey, recently returned to Blackpool Zoo after being stolen, has given birth to twins. The zoo suspected that the monkey was...
Other News In Brief
Returned Stolen Monkey Gives Birth To Twins A cotton-top tamarin monkey, recently returned to Blackpool Zoo after being stolen, has given birth to twins. The zoo suspected that the monkey was...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2014
Metro Drivers Consider Strike Action
The Unite union has said that it will ballot its members on possible strike action at Translink after talks on pay ended without agreement. It is understood that talks ceased after the transport comp...
Metro Drivers Consider Strike Action
The Unite union has said that it will ballot its members on possible strike action at Translink after talks on pay ended without agreement. It is understood that talks ceased after the transport comp...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2014
Father And Son Rescued From Mourne Mountains
A father and son, missing for almost 13 hours in the Mourne Mountains, have been rescued in a joint operation by the mountain rescue team and a coastguard helicopter. It is understood that the pair h...
Father And Son Rescued From Mourne Mountains
A father and son, missing for almost 13 hours in the Mourne Mountains, have been rescued in a joint operation by the mountain rescue team and a coastguard helicopter. It is understood that the pair h...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2014
Poots Accused Of Having 'Lost Control' Of A&E Crisis
The Health Minister has been accused of having "lost control" of the crisis in A&E services. Sinn Féin claim that up to 40 people remain on trolleys over 12 hours after going to the accident and emer...
Poots Accused Of Having 'Lost Control' Of A&E Crisis
The Health Minister has been accused of having "lost control" of the crisis in A&E services. Sinn Féin claim that up to 40 people remain on trolleys over 12 hours after going to the accident and emer...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2014
Other News In Brief
Road Accident Closes Co L'derry Road A road in Co L'derry has been closed following what has been described as a "serious" road crash. The incident, involving one vehicle, happened at Broad ...
Other News In Brief
Road Accident Closes Co L'derry Road A road in Co L'derry has been closed following what has been described as a "serious" road crash. The incident, involving one vehicle, happened at Broad ...
Recruitment News, Aug 22, 2014
Students Reminded Of Apprenticeship Options
Robin Swann, the Ulster Unionist Chair of Stormont's Employment and Learning Committee, has congratulated this year's GCSE students, as well as advising them to carefully consider the options availabl...
Students Reminded Of Apprenticeship Options
Robin Swann, the Ulster Unionist Chair of Stormont's Employment and Learning Committee, has congratulated this year's GCSE students, as well as advising them to carefully consider the options availabl...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
Tube Drivers Strike Over 'Bullying Culture'
Aslef union members that work on London Underground's Central Line are involved in a 24-hour work stoppage, which started at 00:01 on Friday (22 August). The industrial action has caused major disrup...
Tube Drivers Strike Over 'Bullying Culture'
Aslef union members that work on London Underground's Central Line are involved in a 24-hour work stoppage, which started at 00:01 on Friday (22 August). The industrial action has caused major disrup...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Security Alert In West Belfast Ends
A security alert in west Belfast involving an abandoned stolen car has ended, police have said. A section of the Falls Road in the west of the city had been closed from around 5.30pm on Thursday in ...
Security Alert In West Belfast Ends
A security alert in west Belfast involving an abandoned stolen car has ended, police have said. A section of the Falls Road in the west of the city had been closed from around 5.30pm on Thursday in ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Two Arrested Over Strabane Shooting
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Strabane, Co Tyrone. The shooting occurred in the Ballycolman Estate at around 7pm on Thursday evening. A man, said to be aged ...
Two Arrested Over Strabane Shooting
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Strabane, Co Tyrone. The shooting occurred in the Ballycolman Estate at around 7pm on Thursday evening. A man, said to be aged ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Toddler In Critical Condition Following Road Crash
A toddler is said to be in a critical condition in hospital following a road traffic accident. The crash happened on the Rubane Road in Kircubbin, Co Down, at around 8.15am on Thursday (21 August). ...
Toddler In Critical Condition Following Road Crash
A toddler is said to be in a critical condition in hospital following a road traffic accident. The crash happened on the Rubane Road in Kircubbin, Co Down, at around 8.15am on Thursday (21 August). ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Extension For Whooping Cough Vaccination
A whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women is to be continued for another five years, it has been announced. The recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisatio...
Extension For Whooping Cough Vaccination
A whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women is to be continued for another five years, it has been announced. The recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisatio...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
GMC Launch Major Consultation To Improve Service
The General Medical Council has launched a major new consultation on how to improve patient protection and public confidence in doctors. The consultation, launched today, is seeking views on: • Impo...
GMC Launch Major Consultation To Improve Service
The General Medical Council has launched a major new consultation on how to improve patient protection and public confidence in doctors. The consultation, launched today, is seeking views on: • Impo...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
EDF Energy Fined £3m Over Handling Of Complaints
Energy regulator, Ofgem, has fined EDF Energy £3m following the conclusion of an investigation into how the company dealt with customer complaints. Complaints made to the company rose by 30% in 2011 ...
EDF Energy Fined £3m Over Handling Of Complaints
Energy regulator, Ofgem, has fined EDF Energy £3m following the conclusion of an investigation into how the company dealt with customer complaints. Complaints made to the company rose by 30% in 2011 ...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
New Autism Hospital Proposed For Steelworks Site
Some 400 jobs could be created with the development of a new £30m hospital for autistic people with mental health issues. Proposed for a former steelworks site in Mostyn, Flintshire, the hospital wou...
New Autism Hospital Proposed For Steelworks Site
Some 400 jobs could be created with the development of a new £30m hospital for autistic people with mental health issues. Proposed for a former steelworks site in Mostyn, Flintshire, the hospital wou...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
Man Rescued From Burning Yacht
RNLI rescuers have saved a lone yachtsman from a burning boat off the North East coast. The RNLI reported that the 36ft vessel "burst into flames" at about 05:45 off Seaham, Co Durham, with boat crew...
Man Rescued From Burning Yacht
RNLI rescuers have saved a lone yachtsman from a burning boat off the North East coast. The RNLI reported that the 36ft vessel "burst into flames" at about 05:45 off Seaham, Co Durham, with boat crew...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Second L'Derry Alert Declared A Hoax
A suspicious object found inside a hijacked van in Co L'derry has been described as a hoax by police. At around 8.45pm on Thursday (21 August), the driver of the van was stopped by two men on the In...
Second L'Derry Alert Declared A Hoax
A suspicious object found inside a hijacked van in Co L'derry has been described as a hoax by police. At around 8.45pm on Thursday (21 August), the driver of the van was stopped by two men on the In...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Fresh Searches To Begin For 'Disappeared' Victim
Fresh searches are to commence next week in relation to one of Northern Ireland's 'Disappeared'. According to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR), a "geophysical ...
Fresh Searches To Begin For 'Disappeared' Victim
Fresh searches are to commence next week in relation to one of Northern Ireland's 'Disappeared'. According to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR), a "geophysical ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
£1bn Profit For NI's Top 100 Companies
The top 100 companies in Northern Ireland have surpassed combined profits of £1bn. According to a report, put together by business information firm Dun & Bradstreet for the Ulster Business magazine,...
£1bn Profit For NI's Top 100 Companies
The top 100 companies in Northern Ireland have surpassed combined profits of £1bn. According to a report, put together by business information firm Dun & Bradstreet for the Ulster Business magazine,...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2014
Other News In Brief
Gas Leak At Belfast Harbour A Parcelforce office at Belfast Harbour has been evacuated due to a gas leak. It is understood workmen burst a gas main at around 10am on Friday at Westbank Road....
Other News In Brief
Gas Leak At Belfast Harbour A Parcelforce office at Belfast Harbour has been evacuated due to a gas leak. It is understood workmen burst a gas main at around 10am on Friday at Westbank Road....
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
Man Dies After Car Falls Into South Devon Lake
Police have reported the death of a man after his car plunged into a lake in south Devon. Police say that the man's car came off the A379 in Torcross and careered into Slapton Ley, the largest natura...
Man Dies After Car Falls Into South Devon Lake
Police have reported the death of a man after his car plunged into a lake in south Devon. Police say that the man's car came off the A379 in Torcross and careered into Slapton Ley, the largest natura...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
Severe Delays Caused By M25 Lorry Fire
Severe delays have been caused by a lorry fire on the M25 in Essex, the Highways Agency has reported. Emergency services were called to the scene at about 19:30 on Thursday. It happened on a section ...
Severe Delays Caused By M25 Lorry Fire
Severe delays have been caused by a lorry fire on the M25 in Essex, the Highways Agency has reported. Emergency services were called to the scene at about 19:30 on Thursday. It happened on a section ...
UK National News, Aug 22, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man And Boy Arrested Over Reading Festival Rape Police have arrested a 31-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy in connection with a rape at this year's Reading Festival. Police said that on Thu...
Other News In Brief
Man And Boy Arrested Over Reading Festival Rape Police have arrested a 31-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy in connection with a rape at this year's Reading Festival. Police said that on Thu...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
