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Northern Ireland News for November 2003 : Page 2
UK National News, Nov 27, 2003
Bectu issues slams sale of BBC Technology
The BBC are to sell their wholly-owned commercial subsidiary BBC Technology, subject to final approval by DCMS Secretary of State Tessa Jowell. The move, which follows a report that predicted potenti...
Bectu issues slams sale of BBC Technology
The BBC are to sell their wholly-owned commercial subsidiary BBC Technology, subject to final approval by DCMS Secretary of State Tessa Jowell. The move, which follows a report that predicted potenti...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Exit polls - SF edge SDLP, but unionist battle too close to call
Sinn Fein will edge the SDLP as the largest nationalist party in the assembly and the DUP and UUP will claim a broadly equal share of the unionist vote, according to exit polls taken last night. The ...
Exit polls - SF edge SDLP, but unionist battle too close to call
Sinn Fein will edge the SDLP as the largest nationalist party in the assembly and the DUP and UUP will claim a broadly equal share of the unionist vote, according to exit polls taken last night. The ...
Recruitment News, Nov 27, 2003
Jobs fears at Dairygold's Michelstown plant
Irish food company Dairygold have told unions and staff at its Michelstown plant that 500 jobs losses by the end of the year are "unavoidable". The company, one of the largest employers in the Cork r...
Jobs fears at Dairygold's Michelstown plant
Irish food company Dairygold have told unions and staff at its Michelstown plant that 500 jobs losses by the end of the year are "unavoidable". The company, one of the largest employers in the Cork r...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Concern grows over Shorts strike
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Ian Pearson, has expressed his "concern" over the ongoing jobs strike at Belfast aerospace company Shorts. Commenting on the latest developments in the disp...
Concern grows over Shorts strike
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Ian Pearson, has expressed his "concern" over the ongoing jobs strike at Belfast aerospace company Shorts. Commenting on the latest developments in the disp...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Fifty jobs to go as frozen chip factory closes
Slim margins from the competitive supermarket retailer sector were being blamed today after a Co Antrim frozen chip processing factory announced it is to close with the loss of 50 jobs. Management at...
Fifty jobs to go as frozen chip factory closes
Slim margins from the competitive supermarket retailer sector were being blamed today after a Co Antrim frozen chip processing factory announced it is to close with the loss of 50 jobs. Management at...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Man escapes injury in shooting
A man has escaped injury after shots were fired at his home in Co Antrim last night. The 24-year-old was inside his house on the McCorley Road in Toombridge when a shot was fired at his front door. ...
Man escapes injury in shooting
A man has escaped injury after shots were fired at his home in Co Antrim last night. The 24-year-old was inside his house on the McCorley Road in Toombridge when a shot was fired at his front door. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Polling stations attacked in Derry
Police are to examine CCTV pictures after police officers were attacked and around 50 petrol bombs were thrown at several polling stations in Londonderry last night. Polling stations at Shantallow, G...
Polling stations attacked in Derry
Police are to examine CCTV pictures after police officers were attacked and around 50 petrol bombs were thrown at several polling stations in Londonderry last night. Polling stations at Shantallow, G...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Scottish airline acquires 5 Scottish and 2 NI routes from BA
Glasgow-based airline Loganair has bought seven Scottish routes from British Airways which include two Belfast bound flights. The agreement means that Loganair will now operate all of the internal Sc...
Scottish airline acquires 5 Scottish and 2 NI routes from BA
Glasgow-based airline Loganair has bought seven Scottish routes from British Airways which include two Belfast bound flights. The agreement means that Loganair will now operate all of the internal Sc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
Minister announces new transport advisory group
A new transport advisory group, which will provide advice to the Department for Regional Development on issues arising from the implementation of the Regional Transportation Strategy (RTS), has been s...
Minister announces new transport advisory group
A new transport advisory group, which will provide advice to the Department for Regional Development on issues arising from the implementation of the Regional Transportation Strategy (RTS), has been s...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2003
CCEA launches new teaching packs
CCEA, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, has launched two new classroom resources to support the teaching of Citizenship in primary and post-primary schools. The launch took...
CCEA launches new teaching packs
CCEA, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, has launched two new classroom resources to support the teaching of Citizenship in primary and post-primary schools. The launch took...
Business News, Nov 26, 2003
'Wealth' company group censured for financial irregularities
St James's Place Wealth Management Group plc has been fined £250,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over serious monitoring and record keeping inadequacies. St James's Place UK plc, St Jam...
'Wealth' company group censured for financial irregularities
St James's Place Wealth Management Group plc has been fined £250,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over serious monitoring and record keeping inadequacies. St James's Place UK plc, St Jam...
Business News, Nov 26, 2003
Carlton and Granada cost cutting sparks jobs cull fears
Fears are mounting over swingeing job cuts at Carlton and Granada after the companies gave notice of their intention to achieve £100 million in cost savings. Interim results for the 12 months ended ...
Carlton and Granada cost cutting sparks jobs cull fears
Fears are mounting over swingeing job cuts at Carlton and Granada after the companies gave notice of their intention to achieve £100 million in cost savings. Interim results for the 12 months ended ...
Business News, Nov 26, 2003
Company pensions to be protected from 2005
In the Queen's speech today the government has announced that a Pensions Bill will be introduced to protect company pension plans. Under current legislation when a company closes the pension plan oft...
Company pensions to be protected from 2005
In the Queen's speech today the government has announced that a Pensions Bill will be introduced to protect company pension plans. Under current legislation when a company closes the pension plan oft...
Business News, Nov 26, 2003
'Simple fries' campaign lands McDonald's in complex crossfire
Objections by the Food Commission and members of the public to a "simple fries" advertisement for fast food chain McDonald's have led to the campaign being slated by the Advertising Standards Authorit...
'Simple fries' campaign lands McDonald's in complex crossfire
Objections by the Food Commission and members of the public to a "simple fries" advertisement for fast food chain McDonald's have led to the campaign being slated by the Advertising Standards Authorit...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2003
Huntley was charged with rape in 1998, court hears
Ian Huntley, the man accused of murdering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, had been charged with the rape a girl five years ago, the Old Bailey has been told today. In a statement made to police on A...
Huntley was charged with rape in 1998, court hears
Ian Huntley, the man accused of murdering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, had been charged with the rape a girl five years ago, the Old Bailey has been told today. In a statement made to police on A...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls
Voters were going to the polls today to elect representatives for the Northern Ireland's Legislative Assembly. Over one million people are entitled to vote in the election being held today, which has...
Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls
Voters were going to the polls today to elect representatives for the Northern Ireland's Legislative Assembly. Over one million people are entitled to vote in the election being held today, which has...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Workers at Shorts go on all-out strike
Workers belonging to the two main unions at Shorts in Belfast have downed tools and walked out this morning as the threatened strike by Amicus and TGWU members became a reality. According to the unio...
Workers at Shorts go on all-out strike
Workers belonging to the two main unions at Shorts in Belfast have downed tools and walked out this morning as the threatened strike by Amicus and TGWU members became a reality. According to the unio...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Police renew Donaghcloney shooting appeal
Police have renewed their appeal for information following the attempted murder of a man in Co Down last week. The man, who is in his 30's, was shot a number of times after he was called to the front...
Police renew Donaghcloney shooting appeal
Police have renewed their appeal for information following the attempted murder of a man in Co Down last week. The man, who is in his 30's, was shot a number of times after he was called to the front...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2003
Blunkett sets out agenda for parliamentary session
Measures to modernise the law on domestic violence and a Bill to take forward the final phase of reform to the immigration and asylum system will form the Home Office's legislative programme for the n...
Blunkett sets out agenda for parliamentary session
Measures to modernise the law on domestic violence and a Bill to take forward the final phase of reform to the immigration and asylum system will form the Home Office's legislative programme for the n...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2003
Leeds Utd could go into administration, directors warn
Directors at beleaguered Premiership strugglers Leeds United have issued a statement today warning that if negotiations to secure further funding fail, the club could go into administration. The club...
Leeds Utd could go into administration, directors warn
Directors at beleaguered Premiership strugglers Leeds United have issued a statement today warning that if negotiations to secure further funding fail, the club could go into administration. The club...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2003
Teacher training schools have 'positive effect': Ofsted
The government's training schools programme has had "a very positive effect on initial teacher training (ITT)" and represents "good value for money", according to a new report launched today by the Of...
Teacher training schools have 'positive effect': Ofsted
The government's training schools programme has had "a very positive effect on initial teacher training (ITT)" and represents "good value for money", according to a new report launched today by the Of...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Man arrested in connection with pipe bomb factory
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a pipe bomb making factory in east Belfast earlier this month. The man is helping police with their enquiries into the discover...
Man arrested in connection with pipe bomb factory
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a pipe bomb making factory in east Belfast earlier this month. The man is helping police with their enquiries into the discover...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Shankill Road home burgled
Police in north Belfast are appealing for information following a burglary at a house on the Shankill Road on Tuesday. Thieves are thought to have broken into the house at Nelson Square between 9am a...
Shankill Road home burgled
Police in north Belfast are appealing for information following a burglary at a house on the Shankill Road on Tuesday. Thieves are thought to have broken into the house at Nelson Square between 9am a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Power cut hits 1,800 homes in Lurgan area
Over 1,800 homes in the Waringstown and Donaghcloney areas of Lurgan were left without power on Monday following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage...
Power cut hits 1,800 homes in Lurgan area
Over 1,800 homes in the Waringstown and Donaghcloney areas of Lurgan were left without power on Monday following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
English rugby triumph should be used as platform says lecturer
England’s triumph in the Rugby World Cup must provide the platform for innovative thinking on the development of the sport in the home nations, a University of Ulster sports lecturer and former All-Bl...
English rugby triumph should be used as platform says lecturer
England’s triumph in the Rugby World Cup must provide the platform for innovative thinking on the development of the sport in the home nations, a University of Ulster sports lecturer and former All-Bl...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2003
$25m needed to stave off great ape extinction threat
The UN has urgently called for $25 million to lift the threat of imminent extinction from humankind’s closest living relatives. UNESCO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) believe that...
$25m needed to stave off great ape extinction threat
The UN has urgently called for $25 million to lift the threat of imminent extinction from humankind’s closest living relatives. UNESCO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) believe that...
UK National News, Nov 26, 2003
Agency voices drought fears for 2004
The Environment Agency has today warned that despite the recent rain and forecast for further heavy rain this week, unless the UK receives higher than the winter average rainfall between now and March...
Agency voices drought fears for 2004
The Environment Agency has today warned that despite the recent rain and forecast for further heavy rain this week, unless the UK receives higher than the winter average rainfall between now and March...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Football legends to unveil footbridge makeover
A south Belfast footbridge which received a makeover thanks to a successful poll amongst local football fans, is set to be officially opened by two Northern Ireland legends next week. Gerry Armstrong...
Football legends to unveil footbridge makeover
A south Belfast footbridge which received a makeover thanks to a successful poll amongst local football fans, is set to be officially opened by two Northern Ireland legends next week. Gerry Armstrong...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Video-based study examines Irish Sea 'scampi' stocks
A cross-border study into the quantities of Dublin Bay Prawn in the Irish Sea, an industry worth over £50 million-a-year to the fishing industry at first sale, has been completed. The Aquatic Systems...
Video-based study examines Irish Sea 'scampi' stocks
A cross-border study into the quantities of Dublin Bay Prawn in the Irish Sea, an industry worth over £50 million-a-year to the fishing industry at first sale, has been completed. The Aquatic Systems...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2003
Lecture to explore myths surrounding Irish uprising hero
The mythology surrounding Robert Emmet, the romantic hero of the 1803 Irish uprising, will be explored in a lecture at the University of Ulster's Magee campus in Londonderry next month. Professor Mar...
Lecture to explore myths surrounding Irish uprising hero
The mythology surrounding Robert Emmet, the romantic hero of the 1803 Irish uprising, will be explored in a lecture at the University of Ulster's Magee campus in Londonderry next month. Professor Mar...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A rather cloudy morning, with a little patchy light rain or drizzle to start. Skies clearing and becoming dry and increasingly sunny in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.Tonight:Dry with prolonged clear spells through the evening and overnight. This will allow for some fog patches to develop in places overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
