Northern Ireland News for August 2010

Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Ryanair Pulls Out Of Belfast City Airport
Budget airline Ryanair has announced that it will stop services from George Best Belfast City Airport from October 31. The announcement was made by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at a press conference a...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Man Arrested Over Bradford Murder
A 43-year-old man has been arrested after an elderly man was stabbed to death in Bradford. The body of the man, believed to be in his mid-eighties, was found at his home on Gibson Street on Saturday ...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Four-Year Negative Equity Warning For Homeowners
Tens of thousands of homeowners who bought a property during the housing boom face another four years of being trapped in negative equity, according to the National Housing Federation. The NHF said t...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Woman Charged After Dogs Maul Girl
A woman has been charged after a ten-year-old girl was mauled by two rottweilers in Dundee. Rhianna Kidd needed emergency reconstructive surgery, after suffering a fractured jaw and and bites on her ...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Man Bailed Over M40 Coach Crash
A man arrested in connection with a coach crash on the M40 in Buckinghamshire has been released on bail. The collision happened around 2am on Monday morning, when an Oxford Tube coach overturned betw...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Man Critically Injured In Glasgow Murder Bid
A man is critically ill in hospital after what is believed to have been an attempted murder in Glasgow. Brian Hanlon, 26, was driving his Audi S4 along Maryhill Road around 11:30pm on Sunday night, w...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Two Remanded Over Birtley Stabbing Two men have been remanded in custody charged with the attempted murder of a man in Birtley. Mark Fullerton, 21, and William Airey, 23, appeared before South Tynesi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Boy Critical After Being Hit By A Speedboat
A six-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a speedboat last night. The incident happened just before 5.00pm at Cranfield Bay near Kilkeel. The child was given first aid on the be...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Kayak Found In Search For Missing Shrewsbury Woman
Coastguards searching for a missing canoeist have found a kayak, it has been reported. Elizabeth Ashbee, 53, from Shrewsbury, went missing off the coast of Anglesey in north Wales on Sunday afternoon...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Man Assaulted By Gang In Bangor
Detectives in Bangor are appealing for information following an assault in the Whitehill Drive area of the town on Saturday. At approximately 11:30pm, a number of masked men, some who are believed to...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
BBC NI Takes The High Life
The autumn season on Northern Ireland television will see high-impact factual programmes being presented by the BBC. "In The High Life we reveal how landmark Belfast high-rise, Divis Tower, has becom...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Fermanagh Hospital 'Topped-out'
Patient care in Co Fermanagh has just taken a major step forward with news that an important phase has been completed on the site of new Enniskillen hospital. Stormont Health Minister, Michael McGimp...
Business News, Aug 31, 2010
Examiner Appointed To Aer Arann
The High Court has appointed an Examiner for troubled airline, Aer Arann. Aer Arann said it intends to operate normally during the period of examinership and intends to fly all Aer Arann services an...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Royal Mail Boosts Barnardo's
Northern Ireland is to figure in a major Royal Mail Group bid to raise funds for the first ever Barnardo's Believe in Children Month Appeal. To mark the month long event, disabled, ultra-distance ath...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Westlink Security Alert 'A Hoax A security alert which resulted in the closure of the Westlink in Belfast has been declared a hoax. Army technical officers were called to the scene to examine three s...
UK National News, Aug 31, 2010
Pakistan Cricketers Face Punishment If Guilty
The Pakistan cricketers at the centre of a match-fixing row face "prompt and decisive action" if they are found guilty, the sport's ruling body said. The International Cricket Council's anti-corrupti...
Business News, Aug 31, 2010
Citylets Tops UK Lettings Websites
One of Northern Ireland's leading lettings portal has cemented its credentials after being confirmed as the UK's most popular dedicated residential lettings website. According to Experian Hitwise, th...
UK National News, Aug 27, 2010
Economic Growth 'More Than Thought'
The UK economy has been boosted further than predicted in the second quarter of 2010, aided by a strong performance by the construction sector. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revised the in...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2010
NI Property Values 'At Risk'
News that property values are on the rise in parts of Great Britain has been revealed at the same time as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors commented that Northern Ireland's housing market ...
Recruitment News, Aug 27, 2010
Tile Manufacturer Wins Jobs Investment
A leading provider of tile and marble products, Armatile, has been celebrating an investment. Invest Northern Ireland is supporting the local tile manufacturer to help increase sales by £500,000 by 2...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2010
Claudy Probed As Empey Meets Victims
Just hours before the Historical Enquiries Team revealed it is to probe the unsolved murder of nine people in the 1972 Claudy bombing, a delegation from the Ulster Unionist Party has met with Northern...
UK National News, Aug 27, 2010
Obesity Surgery Rates Soar
The number of NHS operations for obesity has increased rapidly since 2000, according to new research. 238 patients in England had the procedure to reduce the size of their stomach in 2000, however i...
UK National News, Aug 27, 2010
Cell Phones Thieves In Prison Cells
Six Romanian thieves have swapped stolen cell phones for prison cells following a major investigation into thefts from mobile phone shops across the country. It was conducted by the London Met's Nati...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2010
Gardaí Postpone 'Spy' Donaldson's Inquest
An inquest into the brutal shotgun murder of alleged Sinn Féin 'spy' Denis Donaldson has been adjourned for the fifth time in the Irish Republic. At the request of Gardaí the decision on the holding ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2010
A&E Waiting Times Falling
Figures released today from the Department of Health have shown a continued improvement in emergency care waiting times in Northern Ireland. Validated figures for emergency care waiting times for Jul...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2010
Missed NI Appointments Worry BMA
NI doctors are increasingly concerned about the number of people who have failed to turn up for their hospital appointments - thereby wasting valuable resources within the Department of Health as thes...
UK National News, Aug 27, 2010
England & Wales House Prices Rising
Property values have stabilised and last month even showed a small rise - with London houses topping the poll. The July data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index shows an annual price incr...
UK National News, Aug 27, 2010
Sea Safety Urged Over Holidays
A Bank Holiday weekend warning has been issued with the UK's Maritime Minister Mike Penning and the Coastguard urging those planning a trip to the seaside to take care, following a large number of bea...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 27, 2010
BBC Promises Comedy Autumn
TV viewers in Northern Ireland can look forward to a diverse range of fresh programmes on BBC NI with new comedy programming leading the coming season. First revealed on 4NI and 4RFV, Ailsa Orr, Head...
UK National News, Aug 27, 2010
Fairer School Admission Procedure Call
Poor children already lagging behind their better-off peers in terms of educational achievement are held back by socially selective school admissions says children's charity Barnardo's. Children born...