Northern Ireland News for October 2003 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2003
Disability need not be a barrier to sport says Minister
Disability Minister, John Spellar today highlighted the way in which sports training could benefit young people with disabilities. The Minister was speaking during a visit to a football skills traini...
Disability need not be a barrier to sport says Minister
Disability Minister, John Spellar today highlighted the way in which sports training could benefit young people with disabilities. The Minister was speaking during a visit to a football skills traini...
Business News, Oct 9, 2003
Poor Communication Costs Construction Industry Billions
BSI Business Information has launched PD 7503, an 'Introduction to Knowledge Management in Construction', which aims to serve as a guide to embracing effective knowledge management. It is estimated t...
Poor Communication Costs Construction Industry Billions
BSI Business Information has launched PD 7503, an 'Introduction to Knowledge Management in Construction', which aims to serve as a guide to embracing effective knowledge management. It is estimated t...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Duncan Smith tells detractors to 'get on board or get out'
In his keynote speech to the Conservative annual conference in Blackpool, the Opposition leader Iain Duncan Smith has warned his critics that the choice for party is clear – "get on board, or get out ...
Duncan Smith tells detractors to 'get on board or get out'
In his keynote speech to the Conservative annual conference in Blackpool, the Opposition leader Iain Duncan Smith has warned his critics that the choice for party is clear – "get on board, or get out ...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Four die in Liverpool's 'worst crash this year'
Four people were killed last night in what emergency services have described as "one of the worst road crashes seen in Liverpool this year". The victims, who were all in their 60s, were travelling in...
Four die in Liverpool's 'worst crash this year'
Four people were killed last night in what emergency services have described as "one of the worst road crashes seen in Liverpool this year". The victims, who were all in their 60s, were travelling in...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Limavady accused denies murder charge
A Limavady man has been charged with the murder of a neighbour whose body was discovered in a burning shed in Limavady earlier this week. Ronald Hazlett, 38, denied the murder charge when he appeared...
Limavady accused denies murder charge
A Limavady man has been charged with the murder of a neighbour whose body was discovered in a burning shed in Limavady earlier this week. Ronald Hazlett, 38, denied the murder charge when he appeared...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Schoolboys targeted in 'sectarian' attack
Police have said that they are treating an attack on schoolboys outside a secondary school in north Belfast as "sectarian". During the incident, a man on a scooter, who is thought to have been carryi...
Schoolboys targeted in 'sectarian' attack
Police have said that they are treating an attack on schoolboys outside a secondary school in north Belfast as "sectarian". During the incident, a man on a scooter, who is thought to have been carryi...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Leeds suspend Morris pending internal inquiry
The Leeds United footballer Jody Morris has been suspended by his club pending an internal investigation. Mr Morris was arrested on Tuesday by officers investigating the alleged rape of a 20-year-old...
Leeds suspend Morris pending internal inquiry
The Leeds United footballer Jody Morris has been suspended by his club pending an internal investigation. Mr Morris was arrested on Tuesday by officers investigating the alleged rape of a 20-year-old...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Baghdad suicide bombing kills nine people
Authorities have confirmed that nine people have been killed following a suicide bomb attack in Iraq today. A car with two people on board was driven close to a police station inside the capital, Bag...
Baghdad suicide bombing kills nine people
Authorities have confirmed that nine people have been killed following a suicide bomb attack in Iraq today. A car with two people on board was driven close to a police station inside the capital, Bag...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Pipe bomb explodes near speed camera
A pipe bomb has exploded underneath a speed camera in north Belfast this morning. The explosion, which occurred at around 5am, was heard by a police patrol in the area. Army technical experts were c...
Pipe bomb explodes near speed camera
A pipe bomb has exploded underneath a speed camera in north Belfast this morning. The explosion, which occurred at around 5am, was heard by a police patrol in the area. Army technical experts were c...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Xilinx forges collaborative research project with Queens
Xilinx, a worldwide leader in programmable logic chip design, has allocated £500,000 for research projects at Queens University Belfast. The funding will see the School of Electrical and Electronic E...
Xilinx forges collaborative research project with Queens
Xilinx, a worldwide leader in programmable logic chip design, has allocated £500,000 for research projects at Queens University Belfast. The funding will see the School of Electrical and Electronic E...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Samson and Goliath landmarks to remain
NIO Minister, Angela Smith has revealed that Belfast’s well-known cranes ‘Samson’ and ‘Goliath’, which dominate the Belfast skyline, are to be preserved. The cranes have been ‘Scheduled’ under the Hi...
Samson and Goliath landmarks to remain
NIO Minister, Angela Smith has revealed that Belfast’s well-known cranes ‘Samson’ and ‘Goliath’, which dominate the Belfast skyline, are to be preserved. The cranes have been ‘Scheduled’ under the Hi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Charities launch anti-arms trade campaign
Amnesty International and Oxfam have chosen Belfast to launch a new worldwide campaign to control the international arms trade. The campaign, entitled 'Control Arms', aims to reduce arms proliferatio...
Charities launch anti-arms trade campaign
Amnesty International and Oxfam have chosen Belfast to launch a new worldwide campaign to control the international arms trade. The campaign, entitled 'Control Arms', aims to reduce arms proliferatio...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
New Deal for disabled helps 1,000 into work
Employment and Learning Minister, Jane Kennedy has today urged more people on health-related benefits, who want help to get into work, to consider joining the New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) initi...
New Deal for disabled helps 1,000 into work
Employment and Learning Minister, Jane Kennedy has today urged more people on health-related benefits, who want help to get into work, to consider joining the New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) initi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Ministers spin up £150m Coolkeeragh generating plant
NIO Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Ian Pearson, and ROI Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Dermot Ahern, today jointly launched phase one of the new combined cy...
Ministers spin up £150m Coolkeeragh generating plant
NIO Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Ian Pearson, and ROI Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Dermot Ahern, today jointly launched phase one of the new combined cy...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Minister announces £2.7m for education action zones
Education Minister Jane Kennedy has announced plans to introduce ‘Education Action Zones’ for disadvantaged communities across Northern Ireland. The £2.7 million funding package aims to aid schools w...
Minister announces £2.7m for education action zones
Education Minister Jane Kennedy has announced plans to introduce ‘Education Action Zones’ for disadvantaged communities across Northern Ireland. The £2.7 million funding package aims to aid schools w...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
UN fears Middle East violence set to escalate
The UN has warned that there will be further violence in the Middle East as the situation between Israel, Syria and Lebanon, has "deteriorated sharply" in last few. On Sunday Israeli forces crossed L...
UN fears Middle East violence set to escalate
The UN has warned that there will be further violence in the Middle East as the situation between Israel, Syria and Lebanon, has "deteriorated sharply" in last few. On Sunday Israeli forces crossed L...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
New drive to focus on persistent offenders launched
A major drive to stop persistent offenders returning to a life of crime after leaving prison was launched by Lord Falconer, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, in Bolton today. Every year,...
New drive to focus on persistent offenders launched
A major drive to stop persistent offenders returning to a life of crime after leaving prison was launched by Lord Falconer, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, in Bolton today. Every year,...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Reid calls for 'greater convenience' in seeing GPs
Health Secretary John Reid has today repeated his commitment to "ensuring greater convenience" for patients in booking an appointment with their GP. Speaking to the NHS Alliance in his first primary ...
Reid calls for 'greater convenience' in seeing GPs
Health Secretary John Reid has today repeated his commitment to "ensuring greater convenience" for patients in booking an appointment with their GP. Speaking to the NHS Alliance in his first primary ...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Top companies urged to join 'Race for Opportunity'
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt today wrote to 500 of Britain's top companies to urge them to join the 'Race for Opportunity' scheme. 'Race for Opportunity' offers specialist support and...
Top companies urged to join 'Race for Opportunity'
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt today wrote to 500 of Britain's top companies to urge them to join the 'Race for Opportunity' scheme. 'Race for Opportunity' offers specialist support and...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Rugby World Cup enlisted in UN's 'Tackle Hunger' campaign
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today appointed former Rugby World Cup-winning captains Nick Farr-Jones of Australia and David Kirk of New Zealand as ambassadors for the 'Tackle Hunger' campaign lau...
Rugby World Cup enlisted in UN's 'Tackle Hunger' campaign
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today appointed former Rugby World Cup-winning captains Nick Farr-Jones of Australia and David Kirk of New Zealand as ambassadors for the 'Tackle Hunger' campaign lau...
UK National News, Oct 9, 2003
Another blow for England: Owen fails to shrug off injury
The England team has been hit with another blow ahead of their crucial European championship qualifier against Turkey this Saturday, following the withdrawal of Liverpool's Michael Owen through injury...
Another blow for England: Owen fails to shrug off injury
The England team has been hit with another blow ahead of their crucial European championship qualifier against Turkey this Saturday, following the withdrawal of Liverpool's Michael Owen through injury...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2003
Northern Ireland 'on course' with sustainable development: Smith
Northern Ireland is making steady progress towards putting Sustainable Development at the heart of the government’s work, according to NIO Minister Angela Smith. In a speech to an international audie...
Northern Ireland 'on course' with sustainable development: Smith
Northern Ireland is making steady progress towards putting Sustainable Development at the heart of the government’s work, according to NIO Minister Angela Smith. In a speech to an international audie...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2003
England fans warned to stay away from Istanbul clash
The Foreign Office has today strongly advised England fans not to travel to this weekend's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey in Istanbul. The advice follows up on Uefa's decision to ban England fans...
England fans warned to stay away from Istanbul clash
The Foreign Office has today strongly advised England fans not to travel to this weekend's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey in Istanbul. The advice follows up on Uefa's decision to ban England fans...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2003
Up to 65 people 'massacred' in Congo
The UN peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported that it has discovered 65 bodies, mostly children, in what appears to have been a massacre over the weekend. A...
Up to 65 people 'massacred' in Congo
The UN peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported that it has discovered 65 bodies, mostly children, in what appears to have been a massacre over the weekend. A...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2003
Tories plan to devolve policing to locally elected sheriffs
Communities could be given the chance to elect a sheriff with overall responsibility for the policing strategy of their community, under plans being unveiled by Conservatives. In his keynote speech ...
Tories plan to devolve policing to locally elected sheriffs
Communities could be given the chance to elect a sheriff with overall responsibility for the policing strategy of their community, under plans being unveiled by Conservatives. In his keynote speech ...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2003
Children pivotal in fight against poverty and HIV/Aids: report
Meeting adolescents' reproductive health needs is an urgent priority in the global fight against poverty and HIV/Aids, according to 'The State of World Population 2003' report by the United Nations Po...
Children pivotal in fight against poverty and HIV/Aids: report
Meeting adolescents' reproductive health needs is an urgent priority in the global fight against poverty and HIV/Aids, according to 'The State of World Population 2003' report by the United Nations Po...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2003
Woman dies in Ballymoney road accident
A woman has died this morning following a road traffic accident in Co Antrim. The woman, who has not yet been named, was killed when two cars collided on the Finvoy Road in Ballymoney at around 7.30a...
Woman dies in Ballymoney road accident
A woman has died this morning following a road traffic accident in Co Antrim. The woman, who has not yet been named, was killed when two cars collided on the Finvoy Road in Ballymoney at around 7.30a...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2003
Parents must help in reducing child obesity, says report
Parents are being enlisted as the first line of defence against obesity in children after a report today revealed that nearly 10% of Britain's six-year-olds are overweight. The costs of obesity are ...
Parents must help in reducing child obesity, says report
Parents are being enlisted as the first line of defence against obesity in children after a report today revealed that nearly 10% of Britain's six-year-olds are overweight. The costs of obesity are ...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2003
First wave of hospitals apply for foundation trust status
The government has revealed that 32 three-star NHS Trusts have completed the first stage of the application process to become NHS Foundation Trusts. A total of 38 NHS Trusts awarded the maximum three...
First wave of hospitals apply for foundation trust status
The government has revealed that 32 three-star NHS Trusts have completed the first stage of the application process to become NHS Foundation Trusts. A total of 38 NHS Trusts awarded the maximum three...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2003
North Belfast homes targeted in separate attacks
Police in north Belfast are appealing for information after two houses were damaged by pipe bombers and another daubed with paint in separate attacks last night. At around 9.45pm, two houses on the A...
North Belfast homes targeted in separate attacks
Police in north Belfast are appealing for information after two houses were damaged by pipe bombers and another daubed with paint in separate attacks last night. At around 9.45pm, two houses on the A...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.