Northern Ireland News for November 2015 : Page 6

UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
Cyclist Critically Injured In Hammersmith Collision
Police have appealed for information after a cyclist was critically injured in a collision in Hammersmith. Police were called to New King's Road junction with Grimston Road, Hammersmith, at approxima...
UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
West Ruislip Stabbing Becomes Murder Investigation
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed in West Ruislip. Police were called to High Road, Ickenham at 17:35hrs on Monday, 9 November, following reports of a stabbing. An 18...
Recruitment News, Nov 10, 2015
Call For Employers To Stop 'Creaming Off' Restaurant Workers Tips
Restaurant workers need 'decisive government action' to stop employers creaming off their tips, Unite the union has said in response to the government's investigation into abuse of tipping. Respondin...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Former Soldier Arrested Over Bloody Sunday Shootings
A 66-year-old former soldier has been arrested in County Antrim by detectives investigating the events of Bloody Sunday. Fourteen people died after soldiers opened fire during a civil rights march in...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Pedestrian Hit By Car In Co Down
A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Newtownards, Co Down. The incident happened at around 8am on the Belfast Road. The man, aged in his 30s, is in a serious condition...
Business News, Nov 10, 2015
Call For Rural Businesses To Prepare For Opening Of Investment Scheme
Rural businesses and communities are being encouraged to apply and prepare in advance for the launch of the Rural Business Investment Scheme. Rural Development Minister Michelle O'Neill was speaking ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Stormont Talks To Resume
Talks between political parties are to resume in Stormont later today, amid growing speculation that a deal could be reached by the end of the week. The talks, which started in September, will focus ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
New Mindfulness Day Launches In NI
A new Mindfulness Day has been launched to help people with depression. Currently one in four people living in Northern Ireland have experienced depression at some stage in their lives. Sinn Féin ML...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Former UKIP Cllr Joins The TUV
Former UKIP Councillor Henry Reilly has joined the TUV. Mr Reilly said the TUV is the only unionist party still standing unapologetically for the traditional unionist principles he believes. He said...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Retired Soldier To Be Prosecuted Over Shooting In Benburb
A former soldier is to be prosecuted following the death of John Patrick Cunningham in Co Tyrone in 1974. Retired soldier Dennis Hutchings is to be prosecuted for attempted murder, the Public Prosecu...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Two Arrested In Connection With Distraction Burglary
Two people have been arrested in connection with a distraction burglary in Co Antrim. The two males, aged 16 and 27, were arrested by police in the Station Road area in the early hours of Tuesday mor...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Investigation Launches After Armagh Family Harassed For Seven Months
Police in Armagh have launched an investigation after a family have been subjected to a number of attacks on their home over the past seven months. Paint and corrosives were thrown over the family ca...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Over 38,500 Killed On Roads In Ireland And NI
Over 38,500 have been killed on roads in Ireland and Northern Ireland since records began. A total of 14,767 people have been killed on roads in Northern Ireland since deaths were first recorded in 1...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 10, 2015
Other News In Brief
Farmer Fined For Waste Offence A farmer from Co Tyrone has been fined for a breach of waste management legislation at Omagh Magistrates' Court. Mr Derek Keys was fined £2,000, given a two yea...
UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
Man Sent Back To Jail After 16 Years On The Run
A man who absconded from an open prison in Chichester in July 1999 has been recaptured and returned to prison. Spencer White, now 39, from the Witterings area of Chichester, absconded from Ford Priso...
UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
Search For Car In River Kent Continues
Emergency services are continuing to search the River Kent, after a car reportedly entered the water on Monday afternoon. It is understood that a vehicle has been sighted in the river but water level...
UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
Teenager Charged With ABH Following Bus Attack
A 14-year-old girl has been charged with actual bodily harm (ABH) in connection with an assault on an elderly woman on a bus in Coulsdon. The teenager has been bailed to appear at Croydon Youth Court...
UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
Rowan Atkinson Finalises Divorce
Rowan Atkinson's divorce from estranged wife Sunetra has been finalised. The actor's wife was granted the 'quickie' divorce today at London's Central Family Court, on the grounds of Atkinson's "unre...
UK National News, Nov 10, 2015
Other News In Brief
Investigation Launched Into Kensal Rise House Fire An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire at a house undergoing refurbishment in Kensal Rise in the early hours of Tuesda...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2015
Drugs Gang Sentenced In Swansea
A gang involved in the import and supply of drugs has been sentenced in Swansea. Mohammed Ahmed, 30, of Buckinghamshire, and Mahad Hassan, 23, of Harrow, were both found guilty of conspiring to suppl...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2015
Three Charged With Murder
Two men and a teenage boy have been charged with murder. The Met Police said the accused are aged 14, 18, and 20. The victim was 21-year-old Haile Langa, who died on Thursday, 5 November, from a st...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2015
Aggreko Reports Drop In Sales
Glasgow-based Aggreko has announced it is sticking to its full-year profit guidance despite a recent decline in sales. The temporary power provider reported a drop in sales during its third quarter r...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2015
Elderly Residents Evacuated After Arson Attack In Newcastle
A number of elderly people had to be evacuated from their homes due to a fire overnight in Co Down. A total of 50 firefighters attended the scene at Bracken Avenue in Newcastle. It is believed the f...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2015
Three Energy Firms To Secure Ethane From US Shale Gas
Ineos, Exxon Mobil and Shell have signed a deal to secure ethane from US shale gas for the Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) in Scotland. The facility at Mossmorran will begin to receive ethane from Ineos' n...
UK National News, Nov 9, 2015
Man Jailed For Over 13 Years For Killing Father
A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to killing his father, police have revealed. David West Jnr, 45, of Jermyn Street, was jailed for 13-and-a-half years after he stabbed his 70-year-old fath...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2015
Robbery At Off Licence In North Belfast
A number of staff members have been left badly shaken following a robbery at an off licence in north Belfast. The incident happened on North Queen Street at around 9.50pm on Friday. Three men entere...
Recruitment News, Nov 9, 2015
Call For Urgent Action Over Dumping Of Cheap Chinese Steel
UK steelworkers will be in Brussels today, Monday 9 November, urging business secretary Sajid Javid and his European counterparts at the emergency EU council of ministers to take urgent action to stop...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2015
Man Stabbed In Ballymena
A man in his 30s has been stabbed in Ballymena, Co Antrim. The victim sustained a serious stab wound as he attended a house party at a property in the Argenta Walk area in the early hours of Monday m...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2015
Man Arrested After Class B Drugs Found In Van
A man has been arrested after he failed to stop for police in east Belfast and was in possession of Class B drugs with intent to supply. A van, which was travelling on the Castlereagh Road on Sunday ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 9, 2015
Arson Attack On Property In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation following a fire at a house in north Belfast. The incident happened in the Greenmount Place area at around 5.30am on Saturday. Fire crews attended the scene and...