Daily updated Northern Ireland news from http://www.4ni.co.uk http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 While the number of Northern Ireland homeowners facing repossession orders - after failing to keep up with mortgage payments - is up by more than 30%, there may be help on the way.Fresh from his 'sales-pitch' for bringing investment and jobs to Northern Ireland at this week's US-NI Investment Conference, the Prime Minister is now planning a scheme to boost home ownership.However, for some, the..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75732 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75732 A "dynamic leader" is being sought for the position of Chair to the Northern Ireland Screen Commission. NI Executive Culture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that he is seeking a top candidate for the job."An enormous amount of progress has been made over recent years to develop the screen industry in Northern Ireland," he said."Northern Ireland Screen has been instrumental in attracting m..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75711 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75711 While several police officers have been injured after their vehicles were involved in 'an operation' in south Belfast, it has also emerged that a Translink employee, a bus engineer, was attacked last night with a hammer - inflicting wounds that required 67 stitches.Today's dramatic police took place near Dunmurry, and involved seven vehicles, five of them police cars. The officers were attempt..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75708 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75708 Plans have been revealed by Guinness' owners, Diageo, to move the world famous brewery to another site, with the loss of hundreds of jobs.The multi-national has revealed that most of the iconic St Jame's Gate facility is to be sold for development, valued at around €3 billion at the height of the property boom. The brewery is however planning to keep a token presence at the site after PR execu..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75703 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75703 A mountain-top blaze in Co Down overnight has been judged to have been started maliciously, while in Co Antrim, a senior fire officer has appealed for help in tracing an attacker who injured a Fire Service staff member when a brick was thrown at a service vehicle.Meanwhile, a 32-year-old woman rescued by fire fighters from a house fire in rural Ahoghill last week has tragically now died in hospi..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75689 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75689 Army bomb disposal experts have diffused a device that sparked a security alert on the Belfast to Dublin railway line.The suspicious object, which was found between Newry and Portadown on Thursday, contained an amount of black powder which had partially detonated. The item has been removed for examination.The line has since been reopened for normal use.Yesterday, two separate alerts came to ..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75687 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75687 All the money that's being sought for investment in Northern Ireland isn't just coming from the USA.The Belfast Telegraph owners, Independent News and Media (INM) also got into 'investment mode' at the Stormont conference this week - and took the opportunity to press the Prime Minister on rates of business taxation.Sir Anthony O'Reilly, INM's Chief Executive, revealed that the company is to bene..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75684 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75684 A two-day public exhibition and consultation on proposals for improvement works on the A2 Sydenham Bypass in Belfast will start on Wednesday 14 May.The exhibition, which takes place at the Park Avenue Hotel, will be open to the public from 3.30pm to 9pm on Wednesday 14 May and 10.30am to 9pm on Thursday 15 May 2008. Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy said: "The exhibition is a very imp..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75676 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75676 Train Tape ShockA young woman who found a tape cassette while travelling on a local train has found it was a recording of an interview with the PSNI and a convicted sex offender. She was travelling from Belfast Great Victoria Street to Central Station on Wednesday when she found the tape on a seat. The 23-year-old civil servant said she was horrified when she discovered it was a recording of an ..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75670 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75670 Thieves have been giving police 'the bird' recently with the theft of seabird eggs from a Co Down beauty spot.It is thought they are being bought by restaurants in the south-east of England for about £6 to £7 per egg.Now, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) EHS (Environment and Heritage Service) and Copeland Bird Observatory have come togeth..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75662 09/05/2008 : 17:16:00 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=75662