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Northern Ireland News for February 2015 : Page 8
UK National News, Feb 13, 2015
Police Carry Out Searches Following Terrorism Arrest
The North West Counter Terrorism Unit has carried out a number of searches in Merseyside following the arrest of a man on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism on Wednesday. The anti-terrorism offi...
Police Carry Out Searches Following Terrorism Arrest
The North West Counter Terrorism Unit has carried out a number of searches in Merseyside following the arrest of a man on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism on Wednesday. The anti-terrorism offi...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2015
'Cautious Optimism' Over Improved A&E Waiting Times
NHS bosses in England have suggested "cautious optimism" following an improvement in weekly A&E waiting times. In seven days to Sunday 92.9% of patients were seen in four hours, up from 92.3% the wee...
'Cautious Optimism' Over Improved A&E Waiting Times
NHS bosses in England have suggested "cautious optimism" following an improvement in weekly A&E waiting times. In seven days to Sunday 92.9% of patients were seen in four hours, up from 92.3% the wee...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2015
Research Suggests HRT Link To Ovarian Cancer
New research from the University of Oxford has found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Professor Sir Richard Peto, leader researcher of the study, said t...
Research Suggests HRT Link To Ovarian Cancer
New research from the University of Oxford has found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Professor Sir Richard Peto, leader researcher of the study, said t...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2015
Steve Strange Dies Aged 55
Steve Strange, lead singer of the band Visage, has died aged 55. The singer's record label confirmed that Mr Strange died in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, after suffering a heart attack. It is...
Steve Strange Dies Aged 55
Steve Strange, lead singer of the band Visage, has died aged 55. The singer's record label confirmed that Mr Strange died in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, after suffering a heart attack. It is...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2015
UK Teacher In Final Of $1m Teacher Competition
Science teacher Richard Spencer is the only UK teacher to make the finals of the Global Teacher Prize. Mr Spencer, who teaches science at Middlesbrough College in north-east England, is one of ten te...
UK Teacher In Final Of $1m Teacher Competition
Science teacher Richard Spencer is the only UK teacher to make the finals of the Global Teacher Prize. Mr Spencer, who teaches science at Middlesbrough College in north-east England, is one of ten te...
UK National News, Feb 13, 2015
Other News In Brief
Police Search For Man In Connection With Homeless Shelter Fire Essex Police are searching for a man in connection with a fire at a homeless shelter on Wednesday. A man, who had been taking ...
Other News In Brief
Police Search For Man In Connection With Homeless Shelter Fire Essex Police are searching for a man in connection with a fire at a homeless shelter on Wednesday. A man, who had been taking ...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
'Revenge Porn' Law Comes Into Effect Today
An amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will today see the act of posting so-called 'revenge porn' become a specific criminal offence. Those caught posting, both on and off-line, intimat...
'Revenge Porn' Law Comes Into Effect Today
An amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will today see the act of posting so-called 'revenge porn' become a specific criminal offence. Those caught posting, both on and off-line, intimat...
Recruitment News, Feb 12, 2015
Amey Maintenance Workers To Go On Strike
Workers who keep the UK's roads moving are being backed by union Unite in their bid to win a fair deal on pay. Employees with Amey at four depots in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bu...
Amey Maintenance Workers To Go On Strike
Workers who keep the UK's roads moving are being backed by union Unite in their bid to win a fair deal on pay. Employees with Amey at four depots in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bu...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
Power NI To Cut Prices By 9.2%
Power NI has announced it will cut its prices by 9.2% from 01 April. The company is Northern Ireland's largest electricity supplier, supplying more than 500,000 homes and 37,000 businesses in the reg...
Power NI To Cut Prices By 9.2%
Power NI has announced it will cut its prices by 9.2% from 01 April. The company is Northern Ireland's largest electricity supplier, supplying more than 500,000 homes and 37,000 businesses in the reg...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
NI 'Outperforming UK Housing Market'
The housing market in Northern Ireland outperformed the rest of the UK last month, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed. An increase in buyer enquiries, ...
NI 'Outperforming UK Housing Market'
The housing market in Northern Ireland outperformed the rest of the UK last month, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed. An increase in buyer enquiries, ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
PHA Issues Warning Over Ecstasy Pills
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has issued a warning over a dangerous new ecstasy tablet which could be in circulation in Northern Ireland. The warning comes after a number of people were hospitalise...
PHA Issues Warning Over Ecstasy Pills
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has issued a warning over a dangerous new ecstasy tablet which could be in circulation in Northern Ireland. The warning comes after a number of people were hospitalise...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
Man Shot Dead At Wedding Is Named
Police have revealed the name of a man who was shot dead at a wedding in Co Fermanagh on Wednesday. Barney McGinley, who was in his 60s, was shot close to St Mary's Catholic Church in the village of...
Man Shot Dead At Wedding Is Named
Police have revealed the name of a man who was shot dead at a wedding in Co Fermanagh on Wednesday. Barney McGinley, who was in his 60s, was shot close to St Mary's Catholic Church in the village of...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
Armed Man Tasered By Police Outside Manchester Primary School
Police in Manchester has used a Taser on an armed man outside a primary school. It is understood that police were called after a man had started shouting at parents waiting to collect children. The m...
Armed Man Tasered By Police Outside Manchester Primary School
Police in Manchester has used a Taser on an armed man outside a primary school. It is understood that police were called after a man had started shouting at parents waiting to collect children. The m...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
Police Appeal For Witnesses After Man Dies In Toilet Block Fire
Police in Oxfordshire have appealed to members of the public who tried to rescue a man from a burning toilet block in Oxford to contact them. Jonathan Martin Mills, 49, from Oxford, died in the blaze...
Police Appeal For Witnesses After Man Dies In Toilet Block Fire
Police in Oxfordshire have appealed to members of the public who tried to rescue a man from a burning toilet block in Oxford to contact them. Jonathan Martin Mills, 49, from Oxford, died in the blaze...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
IAM Reveals Speeding Motorists Hit Over 140mph
Newly released figures have revealed that two motorists were caught driving at 146mph on the M25 last year. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) figures show that four drivers were caught by spe...
IAM Reveals Speeding Motorists Hit Over 140mph
Newly released figures have revealed that two motorists were caught driving at 146mph on the M25 last year. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) figures show that four drivers were caught by spe...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
11-Year-Old Killed By Bus In Newcastle
An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit by a bus in Newcastle. Police reported that the accident happened at about 15:30 on Wednesday at Whickham View, near the junction with Broadmead Way. It i...
11-Year-Old Killed By Bus In Newcastle
An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit by a bus in Newcastle. Police reported that the accident happened at about 15:30 on Wednesday at Whickham View, near the junction with Broadmead Way. It i...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
Three Arrested In Connection With Murdered Teenager
Police investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Liverpool on Saturday have arrested two men and a woman. Teenager Kevin Wilson was shot in the back in Wavertree on Saturday, in what polic...
Three Arrested In Connection With Murdered Teenager
Police investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Liverpool on Saturday have arrested two men and a woman. Teenager Kevin Wilson was shot in the back in Wavertree on Saturday, in what polic...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
Wales To Ban Smoking In Cars With Children
Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed that a ban on smoking in cars carrying children is to be introduced on 01 October. The ban, which will see a £50 fine issued to anyone caught breaki...
Wales To Ban Smoking In Cars With Children
Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed that a ban on smoking in cars carrying children is to be introduced on 01 October. The ban, which will see a £50 fine issued to anyone caught breaki...
UK National News, Feb 12, 2015
Other News In Brief
Profits Down 52% At Manchester United Revenue at Manchester United fell by 12.2% in the six months to December, the club has reported. The club said that revenue for the six months until the...
Other News In Brief
Profits Down 52% At Manchester United Revenue at Manchester United fell by 12.2% in the six months to December, the club has reported. The club said that revenue for the six months until the...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
Man Shot In Both Knees In West Belfast
An investigation has been launched after a man was found on the outskirts of west Belfast suffering gunshot wounds to both knees. Police said the victim was found at about 20:40 on Wednesday night on...
Man Shot In Both Knees In West Belfast
An investigation has been launched after a man was found on the outskirts of west Belfast suffering gunshot wounds to both knees. Police said the victim was found at about 20:40 on Wednesday night on...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
Safety Measures To Be Reinstalled At Malone Road Accident Site
Safety measures are to be reinstated at an accident black spot on the Malone Road in Belfast. Student Enda Dolan (18) was killed when he was hit by a van at the bend on the road on 15 October. He was...
Safety Measures To Be Reinstalled At Malone Road Accident Site
Safety measures are to be reinstated at an accident black spot on the Malone Road in Belfast. Student Enda Dolan (18) was killed when he was hit by a van at the bend on the road on 15 October. He was...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
Attempted Armed Robbery In Belfast
A masked man has attempted to rob a business in west Belfast. The incident happened in the Carrigart Avenue area, located off the Glen Road in the west of the city, at around 7.30pm on Wednesday (11...
Attempted Armed Robbery In Belfast
A masked man has attempted to rob a business in west Belfast. The incident happened in the Carrigart Avenue area, located off the Glen Road in the west of the city, at around 7.30pm on Wednesday (11...
Business News, Feb 12, 2015
Small Businesses To Benefit From Cheaper Electricity
Small businesses in NI are to benefit from cheaper electricity from 01 April as Power NI announced cuts of 9.2%. The company, which supplies electricity to more than 37,000 small businesses across No...
Small Businesses To Benefit From Cheaper Electricity
Small businesses in NI are to benefit from cheaper electricity from 01 April as Power NI announced cuts of 9.2%. The company, which supplies electricity to more than 37,000 small businesses across No...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2015
Other News In Brief
Suspicious Object In Pomeroy 'Nothing Untoward' A security alert in Pomeroy, Co Tyrone ended shortly before 22:00 on Wednesday night with army bomb experts declaring the scene safe. Police c...
Other News In Brief
Suspicious Object In Pomeroy 'Nothing Untoward' A security alert in Pomeroy, Co Tyrone ended shortly before 22:00 on Wednesday night with army bomb experts declaring the scene safe. Police c...
UK National News, Feb 11, 2015
London Bus Drivers Postpone Strike Action
Planned strike action by London bus drivers has been postponed as an "act of goodwill". The strike action was due to take place on Friday and Monday, with drivers walking out across the city's 18 bus...
London Bus Drivers Postpone Strike Action
Planned strike action by London bus drivers has been postponed as an "act of goodwill". The strike action was due to take place on Friday and Monday, with drivers walking out across the city's 18 bus...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 11, 2015
Two Men Shot At Wedding
An investigation is underway after two men were injured in a shooting at a wedding in Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh. According to reports, the shooting happened at about 13:00 on Wednesday in the groun...
Two Men Shot At Wedding
An investigation is underway after two men were injured in a shooting at a wedding in Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh. According to reports, the shooting happened at about 13:00 on Wednesday in the groun...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 11, 2015
Boy, 13, Critical After School Attack
A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital following an incident at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Oisin McGrath is currently being treated at Belfast's Royal Victo...
Boy, 13, Critical After School Attack
A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital following an incident at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Oisin McGrath is currently being treated at Belfast's Royal Victo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 11, 2015
PSNI Officers Blocked From Accessing Interview Tapes
PSNI officers on a flight to Boston in the US hoping to access recorded interviews given by former-loyalist prisoner, Winston Rea, have been banned from doing so. Lawyers for Mr Rea had launched a le...
PSNI Officers Blocked From Accessing Interview Tapes
PSNI officers on a flight to Boston in the US hoping to access recorded interviews given by former-loyalist prisoner, Winston Rea, have been banned from doing so. Lawyers for Mr Rea had launched a le...
Business News, Feb 11, 2015
Coca-Cola To Sponsor Belfast's Public Bike Share Scheme
Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland has been announced as the sponsor for Belfast's public bike share scheme. The £300,000 sponsorship deal over three years was unveiled today by the Lord Mayor, Councillo...
Coca-Cola To Sponsor Belfast's Public Bike Share Scheme
Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland has been announced as the sponsor for Belfast's public bike share scheme. The £300,000 sponsorship deal over three years was unveiled today by the Lord Mayor, Councillo...
Recruitment News, Feb 11, 2015
Tralee To Benefit From Capital Investment Programme
Labour party TD Arthur J Spring has welcomed the Government's announcement of its five-year Action Plan for Jobs regional strategy, which will accelerate the jobs recovery in all parts of the country....
Tralee To Benefit From Capital Investment Programme
Labour party TD Arthur J Spring has welcomed the Government's announcement of its five-year Action Plan for Jobs regional strategy, which will accelerate the jobs recovery in all parts of the country....
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
