Northern Ireland News for November 2015 : Page 8

Business News, Nov 5, 2015
Belfast Christmas Market Returns
The Belfast Christmas Market at the City Hall is returning from Saturday 14 November until Sunday 20 December. A festive village of more than 90 wooden chalets will serve up traditional continental C...
Recruitment News, Nov 5, 2015
Mahle Engine Systems To Axe 170 Jobs
Workers at Mahle Engine Systems in Kilmarnock have been left devastated after the company unexpectedly announced the loss of 170 skilled jobs through the closure of the site's finishing operations. D...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
Man Dies In Co Armagh Road Crash
A man in his 60s has died in a car collision in Poyntzpass, Co Armagh. The crash occurred on the Tannyoky Road at around 6.45pm on Wednesday. No other vehicle was involved in the collision. The roa...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
50 Jobs To Go At Dunnes Stores
Staff at Dunnes Stores have been left in "utter dismay" after an announcement that 50 jobs are to be lost at its Park Centre store in west Belfast. SDLP West Belfast Councillor Tim Attwood met with s...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
Teenager Attacked In North Belfast
A 19-year-old man has been attacked in north Belfast. The assault occurred in the New Lodge Place area at around 3am on Thursday. Two men, one armed with a knife, forced their way into a house and a...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2015
Body Found In Search For Missing Teen
A body has been found in the search for a missing teenager from Cheddar, Somerset. Rasmus Barlow, 16, was last seen on Monday morning. He had been crossing a bridge near The Causeway in Street. On...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
Man Charged Following Drugs Find
A man has been charged after police seized drugs, worth a street value of between £50,000-£75,000, in Co L'Derry. Cannabis plants and herbal cannabis were discovered during search in the High Street ...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2015
Renewed Appeal Over Shoreditch Bar Shooting
The family of a man who died 13 years after he was shot at a bar in Shoreditch have issued an appeal for information on what would have been his 40th birthday. Marvin Couson was shot during an incid...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
GIB To Invest £47m In New EfW Plant
250 construction jobs are to be created after the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) announced it is to invest £47 million in a new Energy from Waste (EfW) in Belfast. The £107m facility is to be located...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2015
Further Fall In Sales For Morrisons
Morrisons has reported a further fall in sales. According to the supermarket chain, in the 13 weeks to 1 November, like-for-like sales – which excludes fuel – fell by 2.6%. Morrisons said the decl...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
Two Charged With Attempted Murder
A teenager and a man have been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Cullingtree Road area in the early house of Sunday morning. The victim, ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2015
Other News In Brief
Majority Of NI Population 'Support Same-Sex Marriage' – Survey A new survey has revealed that almost two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland are "comfortable with same-sex marriage". The st...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2015
Other News In Brief
Mother And Newborn Missing From Hospital A young mother and her newborn son have gone missing in Rochdale, Manchester. Salma Reysait, 22, and who is understood to be from Rochdale, was last ...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
British Airways Reveals Heathrow To Inverness Route
British Airways has announced a new route from Heathrow to Inverness. The year-round service will begin on 03 May 2016. It will connect Inverness with Heathrow's T5 along with the airlines global ne...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
Minister Announces Plans To Close Down Health And Social Care Board
Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced plans to close down the Health and Social Care Board. Mr Hamilton made the proposals as part of radical changes to the way health and social care in North...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
Thousands Of Homes Without Water After Main Ruptures
Parts of Wales are without water after a high pressure water main near treatment works ruptured, Welsh Water has announced. The water company is now underway with repair works near Pontrhydyceirt in ...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
300 Jobs To Be Cut At JCB
Almost 300 jobs are to be axed at JCB, it has been announced. In September, the digger manufacturer revealed 400 jobs would have to go across the UK due to a slowdown in the world market. The firm h...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
Woman Shot In Oxfordshire
An investigation has been launched after a woman was shot in the head in Oxfordshire, police have said. The incident happened last night, at around 8:20pm in Abingdon 03 November. Emergency service...
Business News, Nov 4, 2015
Dodds Meets With Michelin Representatives
DUP MEP Diane Dodds MEP has met with Michelin representatives in the European Parliament, Brussels. She was given assurances that £5 million will be made available to assist the local community with ...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
Home Secretary Reveals Investigatory Powers Bill
The Home Secretary Theresa May has introduced a Bill to Parliament which would allow police and intelligence services to access the internet activity logs of everyone in Britain. The draft Investigat...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
Two Arrested Over West Belfast Stabbing
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a man in west Belfast. The suspects, aged 17 and 26, are being questioned by police at Musgrave Street police station. The victi...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
Call For UK Power Plants To Boost Supplies
National Grid is requesting UK power plants to increase their supply, it has been announced. The electricity network said it issued a Notification of Inadequate System Margin (NISM) due to multiple e...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
Police Appeal Following Distraction Burglary In Oxfordshire
Police are appealing for witnesses following a distraction burglary in Oxfordshire. The incident occurred in Valentia Close, Bletchingdon, on 26 October. A man called to a house at approximately 7pm...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2015
Other News In Brief
CPS Fined £200,000 By ICO The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) £200,000 after laptops containing videos of police interviews were stolen. ...
Recruitment News, Nov 4, 2015
Hackney Traffic Wardens To Receive Proper Sick Pay
Traffic wardens in Hackney in east London have won a major victory after Unite the union secured them the London living wage and a proper company sick pay policy, following last ditch talks to avert s...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
Body Found In Search For Missing Man
Police investigating the disappearance of 21-year-old William Davey have found a body. Mr Davey was last seen in Larne on Saturday, 31 October. He is believed to have gone to a bar in the Lower Cros...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
Man Arrested For Withholding Information Over Coalisland Murder
A man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a Lithuanian national in Co Tyrone in October. The body of Gedimaus Satuskas, 32, was found in a garage in the Moor Road area in Coalisla...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
Six More Institutions To Be Included In HIA Inquiry
Six more institutions are to be included in the Historical Abuse Inquiry, its Chairman has confirmed. Manor House, Millisle Borstal, St Joseph's Training School for Girls and three Good Shepherd con...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
Child Stable After Being Hit By Car In East Belfast
A child is being treated in hospital after being struck by a car in east Belfast. The collision occurred in the Severn Street area on Tuesday. The six-year-old boy was taken to hospital, however his...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2015
New Chair Of Livestock And Meat Commission Appointed
A new Chair to the Livestock and Meat Commission has been appointed. Mr Gerard McGivern was selected as the new Chair and the appointment is effective from 07 November 2015 to 6 November 2018. The L...