Northern Ireland News for October 2003 : Page 14
Northern Ireland News, Oct 7, 2003
Minister sinks teeth into new initiative
Health Minister, Angela Smith today launched a new initiative to help improve children’s dental health in the inner city areas of south and east Belfast. 'Handel’s Fun Pack for Healthy Teeth’ project...
Minister sinks teeth into new initiative
Health Minister, Angela Smith today launched a new initiative to help improve children’s dental health in the inner city areas of south and east Belfast. 'Handel’s Fun Pack for Healthy Teeth’ project...
UK National News, Oct 7, 2003
Campaign to recruit more magistrates launched
The government is to launch a nationwide campaign to create more magistrates – and hopes to recruit an extra 1,000 a year within three years. Working with 90 local Magistrates Advisory Committees in ...
Campaign to recruit more magistrates launched
The government is to launch a nationwide campaign to create more magistrates – and hopes to recruit an extra 1,000 a year within three years. Working with 90 local Magistrates Advisory Committees in ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 7, 2003
NI charity 'adopts' new permanent home
Monday saw the opening of a new Belfast centre which aims to provide post-adoption support across Northern Ireland. The new centre will help Adopt, one of Northern Ireland's smaller charities, to pro...
NI charity 'adopts' new permanent home
Monday saw the opening of a new Belfast centre which aims to provide post-adoption support across Northern Ireland. The new centre will help Adopt, one of Northern Ireland's smaller charities, to pro...
UK National News, Oct 7, 2003
Government welcomes rise in vocational degree places
The government has said that there will be an extra 10,000 places on foundation degree courses next year, "giving more people a chance to study for a vocationally-focused higher education qualificatio...
Government welcomes rise in vocational degree places
The government has said that there will be an extra 10,000 places on foundation degree courses next year, "giving more people a chance to study for a vocationally-focused higher education qualificatio...
UK National News, Oct 7, 2003
BSkyB sell off Manchester United stock
BSkyB have sold the whole of their 9.9% shareholding in Manchester United PLC. The price per share paid of £2.39 reflects the closing price on October 6 and both the final and special declared dividen...
BSkyB sell off Manchester United stock
BSkyB have sold the whole of their 9.9% shareholding in Manchester United PLC. The price per share paid of £2.39 reflects the closing price on October 6 and both the final and special declared dividen...
Business News, Oct 6, 2003
Mentoring Programme For Women In Property
The National Association of Women in Property, in conjunction with JIVE Partners, is embarking on a mentoring programme designed to help increase the representation of women in the construction and pr...
Mentoring Programme For Women In Property
The National Association of Women in Property, in conjunction with JIVE Partners, is embarking on a mentoring programme designed to help increase the representation of women in the construction and pr...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Pearson proposes rate hike to support NI spending round
Announcing details of Northern Ireland's proposed £7 billion budget round for the next year, Finance Minister Ian Pearson has outlined spending plans that will add an average of around £35 to the dome...
Pearson proposes rate hike to support NI spending round
Announcing details of Northern Ireland's proposed £7 billion budget round for the next year, Finance Minister Ian Pearson has outlined spending plans that will add an average of around £35 to the dome...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
UN condemns Israeli air raid on Syria
The UN Security Council has denounced Israel for launching an air raid against Syria – in response to a suicide bomb attack in Haifa on Saturday in which 19 people died. The council has urged a "just...
UN condemns Israeli air raid on Syria
The UN Security Council has denounced Israel for launching an air raid against Syria – in response to a suicide bomb attack in Haifa on Saturday in which 19 people died. The council has urged a "just...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Tories pledge to raise basic state pensions
Ahead of their annual party conference, which opens today, the Tories have said that they will increase the basic state pension by around £7 a week to single pensioners, and £11 a week for couples. T...
Tories pledge to raise basic state pensions
Ahead of their annual party conference, which opens today, the Tories have said that they will increase the basic state pension by around £7 a week to single pensioners, and £11 a week for couples. T...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
DPP member refuses to resign following attack
An independent member of Strabane's District Policing Partnership (DPP) has refused to resign her position despite an attack on a car at her home in Co Tyrone last night. Last night's attack against ...
DPP member refuses to resign following attack
An independent member of Strabane's District Policing Partnership (DPP) has refused to resign her position despite an attack on a car at her home in Co Tyrone last night. Last night's attack against ...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
British scientist awarded Nobel prize
A British scientist is celebrating today after being named as joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir Peter Mansfield, from Nottingham, England, and Paul Lauterbur, from Urbana, Illinois, ...
British scientist awarded Nobel prize
A British scientist is celebrating today after being named as joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir Peter Mansfield, from Nottingham, England, and Paul Lauterbur, from Urbana, Illinois, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Man suffers suspected fractured skull in attack
A man has suffered a suspected fractured skull after being attacked in north Belfast on Sunday. The 22-year-old man was walking along the Cliftonville Road when two men got out of a passing car and a...
Man suffers suspected fractured skull in attack
A man has suffered a suspected fractured skull after being attacked in north Belfast on Sunday. The 22-year-old man was walking along the Cliftonville Road when two men got out of a passing car and a...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Primary school kids being fed 'muck off a truck'
Primary school children are being fed the equivalent of "muck off a truck" and prison inmates are getting more funding for their lunches than primary pupils, the Soil Association claimed today. Acco...
Primary school kids being fed 'muck off a truck'
Primary school children are being fed the equivalent of "muck off a truck" and prison inmates are getting more funding for their lunches than primary pupils, the Soil Association claimed today. Acco...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Human Rights Groups call for publication of Cory Reports
Four international and domestic human rights groups have urged the UK and Irish governments to publish tomorrow's reports into collusion promptly. Justice Peter Cory, a retired Canadian Supreme Court...
Human Rights Groups call for publication of Cory Reports
Four international and domestic human rights groups have urged the UK and Irish governments to publish tomorrow's reports into collusion promptly. Justice Peter Cory, a retired Canadian Supreme Court...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Catholic family forced to move following attack
A Catholic family in Antrim are to move out of their home after it was attacked on Sunday night. A female occupant, who was in the house with her two children and boyfriend, said she saw several mask...
Catholic family forced to move following attack
A Catholic family in Antrim are to move out of their home after it was attacked on Sunday night. A female occupant, who was in the house with her two children and boyfriend, said she saw several mask...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Ferry firms face fines over stowaways
Ferry companies will face fines if they do not take enough steps to prevent stowaways entering the country, under plans set out by the Home Office today. The government wants the companies to use ne...
Ferry firms face fines over stowaways
Ferry companies will face fines if they do not take enough steps to prevent stowaways entering the country, under plans set out by the Home Office today. The government wants the companies to use ne...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Politicians 'gambling' with declining fish stocks: report
Politicians are ignoring sound science and gambling with the health of Europe’s declining fish stocks, the Royal Society has warned. Fish stocks are on the brink of collapse, but EU ministers are op...
Politicians 'gambling' with declining fish stocks: report
Politicians are ignoring sound science and gambling with the health of Europe’s declining fish stocks, the Royal Society has warned. Fish stocks are on the brink of collapse, but EU ministers are op...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Ministers launch fire safety week
Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Angela Smith, today jointly launched Fire Safety Week with her counterpart from Dublin, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Minister for Safety. This is th...
Ministers launch fire safety week
Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Angela Smith, today jointly launched Fire Safety Week with her counterpart from Dublin, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Minister for Safety. This is th...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Ferries face £2,000 fines for carrying 'illegal immigrants'
Cross channel ferry companies will have to co-operate with Home Office plans to roll out new detection equipment to prevent illegal immigration or face financial charges, under proposals announced tod...
Ferries face £2,000 fines for carrying 'illegal immigrants'
Cross channel ferry companies will have to co-operate with Home Office plans to roll out new detection equipment to prevent illegal immigration or face financial charges, under proposals announced tod...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Special needs pupils relocated after classroom fire
Special needs children at a school in Co Down are set to be relocated after a mobile classroom was destroyed in a fire at the weekend. Police are treating the fire at Crossgar Primary School, Co Dow...
Special needs pupils relocated after classroom fire
Special needs children at a school in Co Down are set to be relocated after a mobile classroom was destroyed in a fire at the weekend. Police are treating the fire at Crossgar Primary School, Co Dow...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Amos named as new House of Lords speaker
It has been announced today that the House of Lords is to receive its first speaker from an ethic minority, as a result of the government reshuffle following the death of Lord Williams of Mostyn. Bar...
Amos named as new House of Lords speaker
It has been announced today that the House of Lords is to receive its first speaker from an ethic minority, as a result of the government reshuffle following the death of Lord Williams of Mostyn. Bar...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Quicker access to emergency drugs could 'speed up' treatment
Patients could receive common medicines without a doctor's prescription so as to speed up treatment, under proposals outlined today. The government has announced the establishment of 18 new national ...
Quicker access to emergency drugs could 'speed up' treatment
Patients could receive common medicines without a doctor's prescription so as to speed up treatment, under proposals outlined today. The government has announced the establishment of 18 new national ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
Police checks to reinforce tyre safety message
Defective and badly worn tyres will be the focus of a major road safety awareness campaign being mounted by the tyre industry in Northern Ireland this month. The Northern Ireland Tyre Safety Week is ...
Police checks to reinforce tyre safety message
Defective and badly worn tyres will be the focus of a major road safety awareness campaign being mounted by the tyre industry in Northern Ireland this month. The Northern Ireland Tyre Safety Week is ...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
New scheme for road accident claims unveiled
The vast majority of consumers seeking redress for personal injury in road traffic accident (RTA) claims will benefit from "speedier and more predictable settlements" following the introduction today ...
New scheme for road accident claims unveiled
The vast majority of consumers seeking redress for personal injury in road traffic accident (RTA) claims will benefit from "speedier and more predictable settlements" following the introduction today ...
UK National News, Oct 6, 2003
Financial services sector continues recovery: CBI survey
The business confidence of financial services companies has improved more than at any time in the last four years as business grew at its fastest rate since last summer, according to the latest quarte...
Financial services sector continues recovery: CBI survey
The business confidence of financial services companies has improved more than at any time in the last four years as business grew at its fastest rate since last summer, according to the latest quarte...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2003
'Sortin' out community divisions through drama
The Mixed Links Initiative, a community-based theatre project funded by the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace II), is set to produce a play that explores the complexities of living in a...
'Sortin' out community divisions through drama
The Mixed Links Initiative, a community-based theatre project funded by the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace II), is set to produce a play that explores the complexities of living in a...
UK National News, Oct 3, 2003
Straw claims WMD report backs case for Iraq war
The Foreign Secretary has claimed that the report into Iraq's weapons programme provides "conclusive and incontrovertible evidence" that Iraq had breached UN resolutions. Jack Straw said that the US...
Straw claims WMD report backs case for Iraq war
The Foreign Secretary has claimed that the report into Iraq's weapons programme provides "conclusive and incontrovertible evidence" that Iraq had breached UN resolutions. Jack Straw said that the US...
UK National News, Oct 3, 2003
Man killed and another injured in drive-by shooting
A man has been killed and another injured following a drive-by shooting outside a gym in Hertfordshire. The attack occurred at around 9.30am when the two men were fired upon from a passing Ford Tran...
Man killed and another injured in drive-by shooting
A man has been killed and another injured following a drive-by shooting outside a gym in Hertfordshire. The attack occurred at around 9.30am when the two men were fired upon from a passing Ford Tran...
UK National News, Oct 3, 2003
Parents face £100 fines for truant children
Parents could face fines of up to £100 if their children persistently play truant from school, according to a consultation paper published today. Guidance to ensure effective use of new powers to tac...
Parents face £100 fines for truant children
Parents could face fines of up to £100 if their children persistently play truant from school, according to a consultation paper published today. Guidance to ensure effective use of new powers to tac...
UK National News, Oct 3, 2003
2,000 extra deaths recorded during August heat wave
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported that, during the recent heat wave, there were more than 2,000 deaths over and above the monthly average. On each of the 10 days from August 4 to A...
2,000 extra deaths recorded during August heat wave
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported that, during the recent heat wave, there were more than 2,000 deaths over and above the monthly average. On each of the 10 days from August 4 to 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.