Northern Ireland News for October 2003 : Page 9
UK National News, Oct 16, 2003
Areas contaminated by Chernobyl 'remain difficult', says UN
Seventeen years after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station the situation in the area remains "difficult" - as does the coordination of international relief efforts, according to a UN re...
Areas contaminated by Chernobyl 'remain difficult', says UN
Seventeen years after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station the situation in the area remains "difficult" - as does the coordination of international relief efforts, according to a UN re...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2003
Czechs assist MoD in destroying Russian chemical weaponry
The UK has welcomed the contribution of the Czech Republic to a Ministry of Defence-led project helping Russia to destroy its chemical weapons stocks. The Czech Republic will provide around £45,000 t...
Czechs assist MoD in destroying Russian chemical weaponry
The UK has welcomed the contribution of the Czech Republic to a Ministry of Defence-led project helping Russia to destroy its chemical weapons stocks. The Czech Republic will provide around £45,000 t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2003
Litter fines to rise during 12-week trial
The general public could be paying higher penalties for dropping litter if a government trial is successful. Plans by the Department of Environment (DoE) will see fixed penalties double from £25 up t...
Litter fines to rise during 12-week trial
The general public could be paying higher penalties for dropping litter if a government trial is successful. Plans by the Department of Environment (DoE) will see fixed penalties double from £25 up t...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2003
Trainees give teacher training tops marks
Initial teacher training has been marked 'good' or 'very good' by 86% of the newly qualified teachers who took part in the Teacher Training Agency published today. The rating, by more than 10,000 new...
Trainees give teacher training tops marks
Initial teacher training has been marked 'good' or 'very good' by 86% of the newly qualified teachers who took part in the Teacher Training Agency published today. The rating, by more than 10,000 new...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2003
Report recommends enhancing clinical genetic services
A report, which recommends an expansion in clinical genetic services to meet the rising demand, has been published today by the Department of Health. The report, 'Review of Clinical Genetics', which ...
Report recommends enhancing clinical genetic services
A report, which recommends an expansion in clinical genetic services to meet the rising demand, has been published today by the Department of Health. The report, 'Review of Clinical Genetics', which ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2003
NSENI issue cattle disease guidelines
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has issued a set of guidelines concerning the cattle disease, Brucellosis. Produced by the Brucellosis Advisory Group, the new booklet pro...
NSENI issue cattle disease guidelines
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has issued a set of guidelines concerning the cattle disease, Brucellosis. Produced by the Brucellosis Advisory Group, the new booklet pro...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2003
Londonderry ambulance service set for review
The ambulance service in Londonderry is set for a review following controversy over the failure of an ambulance to reach a dying man in the city earlier in the week. James McGinley, 23, died on Monda...
Londonderry ambulance service set for review
The ambulance service in Londonderry is set for a review following controversy over the failure of an ambulance to reach a dying man in the city earlier in the week. James McGinley, 23, died on Monda...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2003
Three ex-NI stars enter management race
Three ex-Northern Ireland players have thrown their hat into the ring for the position of national team manager. Gerry Armstrong, Lawrie Sanchez and Alan McDonald have all expressed an interest in th...
Three ex-NI stars enter management race
Three ex-Northern Ireland players have thrown their hat into the ring for the position of national team manager. Gerry Armstrong, Lawrie Sanchez and Alan McDonald have all expressed an interest in th...
UK National News, Oct 16, 2003
Chinese films set for Liverpool showcase
Liverpool, Europe's newly created city of culutre, is set to showcase a trio of critically acclaimed films about Chinese culture for free as part of Black History Month. Earlier today, Liverpool City...
Chinese films set for Liverpool showcase
Liverpool, Europe's newly created city of culutre, is set to showcase a trio of critically acclaimed films about Chinese culture for free as part of Black History Month. Earlier today, Liverpool City...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Home Office tightens visa controls
Visa regimes are being tightened to help ensure the integrity of the UK's borders, the Home Office announced today. From midnight tonight, citizens of Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Lebanon and...
Home Office tightens visa controls
Visa regimes are being tightened to help ensure the integrity of the UK's borders, the Home Office announced today. From midnight tonight, citizens of Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Lebanon and...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Policeman dismissed over 'sexual activity' in cell
A Greater Manchester Police officer has been dismissed for failing to report "sexual activity with a female detainee in a police cell", the Police Complaints Commission has confirmed. The 48-year-old...
Policeman dismissed over 'sexual activity' in cell
A Greater Manchester Police officer has been dismissed for failing to report "sexual activity with a female detainee in a police cell", the Police Complaints Commission has confirmed. The 48-year-old...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Continuity IRA admits attempted Belfast bombing
The Continuity IRA has admitted responsibility for planting a bomb outside a police station in north Belfast last night. More than 100 families were evacuated from their homes after a device placed i...
Continuity IRA admits attempted Belfast bombing
The Continuity IRA has admitted responsibility for planting a bomb outside a police station in north Belfast last night. More than 100 families were evacuated from their homes after a device placed i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
McIlroy resigns as NI manager
Northern Ireland football manager Sammy McIlroy has resigned today following speculation last night that he had agreed a three-year deal to take over English second division side Stockport County. Mc...
McIlroy resigns as NI manager
Northern Ireland football manager Sammy McIlroy has resigned today following speculation last night that he had agreed a three-year deal to take over English second division side Stockport County. Mc...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
A third of doctors face violence in workplace, says survey
More than one in three doctors have experienced some form of violence over the last year and over half believe that violence was a problem in their workplace, according to BMA report published today. ...
A third of doctors face violence in workplace, says survey
More than one in three doctors have experienced some form of violence over the last year and over half believe that violence was a problem in their workplace, according to BMA report published today. ...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Iraq's 'Saddam dinar' phased out of circulation
Iraq's old currency begins the process of being phased out today, and with the changeover, Saddam Hussein's image will be removed from the nation's pockets. The new notes will be of higher quality a...
Iraq's 'Saddam dinar' phased out of circulation
Iraq's old currency begins the process of being phased out today, and with the changeover, Saddam Hussein's image will be removed from the nation's pockets. The new notes will be of higher quality a...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Reid: Student doctor numbers rise by 50%
The number of student doctors has risen by 50% since 1997 from 5,050 to 7,662, Health Secretary John Reid has said today. There are also 2,250 more medical school places and four new medical schools ...
Reid: Student doctor numbers rise by 50%
The number of student doctors has risen by 50% since 1997 from 5,050 to 7,662, Health Secretary John Reid has said today. There are also 2,250 more medical school places and four new medical schools ...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
200,000 jobs threatened by outsourcing to India: Amicus
The insurance and financial services union Amicus has claimed that 200,000 jobs are under threat in the UK as companies prepare to resite call centres to low-cost labour markets. The claim is contain...
200,000 jobs threatened by outsourcing to India: Amicus
The insurance and financial services union Amicus has claimed that 200,000 jobs are under threat in the UK as companies prepare to resite call centres to low-cost labour markets. The claim is contain...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Slight rise in unemployment figures
The latest labour force figures have revealed a slight rise in the number of people out of work in Northern Ireland. While figures showed that some 43,000 people are unemployed, a fall of 3,000 since...
Slight rise in unemployment figures
The latest labour force figures have revealed a slight rise in the number of people out of work in Northern Ireland. While figures showed that some 43,000 people are unemployed, a fall of 3,000 since...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Minister announces review of sex offence laws
Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar today announced plans for a review of sex offence laws in Northern Ireland. In a written ministerial statement read out in Parliament, Mr Spellar said the revie...
Minister announces review of sex offence laws
Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar today announced plans for a review of sex offence laws in Northern Ireland. In a written ministerial statement read out in Parliament, Mr Spellar said the revie...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
New agreement to see crackdown on international scams
A new level of co-operation to crack down on the menace of international scams has been announced by the Department of Trade and Industry. UK consumers have in the past fallen victim to bogus Canadia...
New agreement to see crackdown on international scams
A new level of co-operation to crack down on the menace of international scams has been announced by the Department of Trade and Industry. UK consumers have in the past fallen victim to bogus Canadia...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Pensioner dies after being hit by car
A pensioner has died after being hit by a car in Co Fermanagh last night. The 72-year-old woman was walking along Wellington Road in Enniskillen when she was hit by the vehicle on Tuesday night. SDL...
Pensioner dies after being hit by car
A pensioner has died after being hit by a car in Co Fermanagh last night. The 72-year-old woman was walking along Wellington Road in Enniskillen when she was hit by the vehicle on Tuesday night. SDL...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Belfast man fined over fake claims
A Belfast man has been fined £12,000 after being caught making fake claims about his companies and their products. John Lamont, director of both Heritage Building and Property Repairs Ltd, and Herita...
Belfast man fined over fake claims
A Belfast man has been fined £12,000 after being caught making fake claims about his companies and their products. John Lamont, director of both Heritage Building and Property Repairs Ltd, and Herita...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Employment falls by 9,000 over last quarter
The employment rate has fallen by 9,000 over the last quarter, with unemployment remaining unchanged, according to the latest labour market research. The labour market trend assessments this month s...
Employment falls by 9,000 over last quarter
The employment rate has fallen by 9,000 over the last quarter, with unemployment remaining unchanged, according to the latest labour market research. The labour market trend assessments this month s...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Government 'on course' to meet short-term poverty goals
The government is on course to meet its short-term target for reducing child poverty, according to projections for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The foundation has said that around one million chi...
Government 'on course' to meet short-term poverty goals
The government is on course to meet its short-term target for reducing child poverty, according to projections for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The foundation has said that around one million chi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
East Timor President to deliver Amnesty International lecture
The President of East Timor is to deliver the 2003 Amnesty International Annual Lecture at Queen's University tomorrow evening. Xanana Gusmao, the so-called 'Mandela of Timor', will speak at the Amne...
East Timor President to deliver Amnesty International lecture
The President of East Timor is to deliver the 2003 Amnesty International Annual Lecture at Queen's University tomorrow evening. Xanana Gusmao, the so-called 'Mandela of Timor', will speak at the Amne...
UK National News, Oct 15, 2003
Heritage sites in developing countries to gain from UK expertise
Heritage Minister Andrew McIntosh today welcomed a UK-Unesco Co-operation Agreement which will enable developing countries to benefit from UK heritage and conservation expertise. UK experts will assi...
Heritage sites in developing countries to gain from UK expertise
Heritage Minister Andrew McIntosh today welcomed a UK-Unesco Co-operation Agreement which will enable developing countries to benefit from UK heritage and conservation expertise. UK experts will assi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Minister hears concerns of NI social workers
Health Minister, Angela Smith, has met with representatives of the British Association of Social Work (BASW Northern Ireland) to discuss a wide range of issues in relation to social work and community...
Minister hears concerns of NI social workers
Health Minister, Angela Smith, has met with representatives of the British Association of Social Work (BASW Northern Ireland) to discuss a wide range of issues in relation to social work and community...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Lottery boost gives NI parents quality childcare choice
The New Opportunities Fund today announced lottery grants to transform childcare facilities in communities across Northern Ireland. Grants totalling £437,672 have been awarded to nine innovative sche...
Lottery boost gives NI parents quality childcare choice
The New Opportunities Fund today announced lottery grants to transform childcare facilities in communities across Northern Ireland. Grants totalling £437,672 have been awarded to nine innovative sche...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2003
Sam Maguire welcomed back to Stormont
'Sam Maguire' arrived back at Stormont last night as Ulster's two representatives in this year's All-Ireland GAA final were toasted at a special reception to mark their achievements. Congratulating t...
Sam Maguire welcomed back to Stormont
'Sam Maguire' arrived back at Stormont last night as Ulster's two representatives in this year's All-Ireland GAA final were toasted at a special reception to mark their achievements. Congratulating t...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2003
Home Office measures set to target 'families from hell'
Neighbourhood yobs, so-called 'families from hell', are in the firing line of the government's latest initiative to cut out anti-social behaviour, the Home Office has revealed. The government has pub...
Home Office measures set to target 'families from hell'
Neighbourhood yobs, so-called 'families from hell', are in the firing line of the government's latest initiative to cut out anti-social behaviour, the Home Office has revealed. The government has pub...
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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.