Northern Ireland News for June 2003 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2003
Search of Maghaberry Prison continues following hoax bomb
The Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed that searches are continuing at Maghaberry Prison following the discovery of a hoax bomb at the weekend. The elaborate hoax device was found during r...
Search of Maghaberry Prison continues following hoax bomb
The Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed that searches are continuing at Maghaberry Prison following the discovery of a hoax bomb at the weekend. The elaborate hoax device was found during r...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2003
£1.3m jobs and benefits office opens in Portadown
A £1.3 million Jobs and Benefit Office has been opened in Portadown today. The new centre, which was officially opened by Social Development Minister Des Browne, brings together the services of the S...
£1.3m jobs and benefits office opens in Portadown
A £1.3 million Jobs and Benefit Office has been opened in Portadown today. The new centre, which was officially opened by Social Development Minister Des Browne, brings together the services of the S...
UK National News, Jun 10, 2003
Funding drive for renewable energy sources
A solar powered petrol station and the largest planned solar power installation in the UK are two of the 21 projects to receive £2 million funding, Energy Minister Brian Wilson announced today. The f...
Funding drive for renewable energy sources
A solar powered petrol station and the largest planned solar power installation in the UK are two of the 21 projects to receive £2 million funding, Energy Minister Brian Wilson announced today. The f...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2003
Dodds attacks Reinvestment and Reform Initiative
North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds has criticised the Government over an initiative that aims to secure quality public services and combat the current infrastructure deficit that exists in Northern Ireland....
Dodds attacks Reinvestment and Reform Initiative
North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds has criticised the Government over an initiative that aims to secure quality public services and combat the current infrastructure deficit that exists in Northern Ireland....
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2003
Seagate turns kids on to bright ideas
Local schoolchildren will be pitting their wits and ingenuity against the challenges of science, engineering and technology as they part in the annual Seagate Young Innovators in Belfast. More than 6...
Seagate turns kids on to bright ideas
Local schoolchildren will be pitting their wits and ingenuity against the challenges of science, engineering and technology as they part in the annual Seagate Young Innovators in Belfast. More than 6...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2003
Invest NI: 'Houston, we have an office'
Local investment agency, Invest NI have expanded their overseas base with the opening an office in Houston, Texas. The Northern Ireland Energy and Technology Centre was opened by Alan Hingston, Direc...
Invest NI: 'Houston, we have an office'
Local investment agency, Invest NI have expanded their overseas base with the opening an office in Houston, Texas. The Northern Ireland Energy and Technology Centre was opened by Alan Hingston, Direc...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Time still not right for euro entry says Brown
It was the poorest kept secret in politics – but now it has become a matter of record that the time is yet not right for Britain to join the single currency. Gordon Brown delivered his assessment to...
Time still not right for euro entry says Brown
It was the poorest kept secret in politics – but now it has become a matter of record that the time is yet not right for Britain to join the single currency. Gordon Brown delivered his assessment to...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Disabled pensioner robbed in Co Down
A 96-year-old disabled woman has suffered an arm injury after being robbed at knife point at her Co Down home on Sunday. The woman, who lives alone, was asleep when two men broke into her home near t...
Disabled pensioner robbed in Co Down
A 96-year-old disabled woman has suffered an arm injury after being robbed at knife point at her Co Down home on Sunday. The woman, who lives alone, was asleep when two men broke into her home near t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
NI average house price tops £100,000
The average price of a house in Northern Ireland has topped the £100,000 mark for the first time, a new report has revealed. According to the latest Quarterly House Price Index produced by the Univer...
NI average house price tops £100,000
The average price of a house in Northern Ireland has topped the £100,000 mark for the first time, a new report has revealed. According to the latest Quarterly House Price Index produced by the Univer...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Mixed response to Chancellor's euro decision
Business has given the Chancellor's 'not yet' euro assessment a mixed response today, while the TUC has backed the move. Reacting to Gordon Brown's statement, CBI Director-General Digby Jones said th...
Mixed response to Chancellor's euro decision
Business has given the Chancellor's 'not yet' euro assessment a mixed response today, while the TUC has backed the move. Reacting to Gordon Brown's statement, CBI Director-General Digby Jones said th...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Girl dies in freak accident at air show
A five-year-old British girl has been killed after a freak accident at an air show in Germany. The accident occurred after a sudden hailstorm and high winds hit the British air base in Rheindalen, w...
Girl dies in freak accident at air show
A five-year-old British girl has been killed after a freak accident at an air show in Germany. The accident occurred after a sudden hailstorm and high winds hit the British air base in Rheindalen, w...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Soham murder accused in hospital
It has been reported today that Ian Huntley, the man charged in connection with the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, has been taken to hospital following a "serious incident of self harm". ...
Soham murder accused in hospital
It has been reported today that Ian Huntley, the man charged in connection with the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, has been taken to hospital following a "serious incident of self harm". ...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Famous explorer critical but stable after heart surgery
World-famous adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is in intensive care today after he collapsed boarding a flight from Bristol on Saturday. He was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary where surgeons carried o...
Famous explorer critical but stable after heart surgery
World-famous adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is in intensive care today after he collapsed boarding a flight from Bristol on Saturday. He was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary where surgeons carried o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Attwood welcomes rioting reforms
SDLP policing spokesperson, Alex Attwood has welcomed plans by the Government to introduce tougher penalties for people suspected of being involved in rioting. The laws, which the NIO said will be in...
Attwood welcomes rioting reforms
SDLP policing spokesperson, Alex Attwood has welcomed plans by the Government to introduce tougher penalties for people suspected of being involved in rioting. The laws, which the NIO said will be in...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Local politicians react to euro announcement
Local politicians have reacted with indifference today to the announcement that the UK will "not yet" join the euro. In a statement issued today, as expected Chancellor Gordon Brown said that the Gov...
Local politicians react to euro announcement
Local politicians have reacted with indifference today to the announcement that the UK will "not yet" join the euro. In a statement issued today, as expected Chancellor Gordon Brown said that the Gov...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Mosque vandalism condemned by religious leaders
Religious leaders have laid the blame for an attack by vandals who daubed offensive graffiti on a mosque at the door of a controversial BBC Drama. An attack by vandals who sprayed the words “kill the...
Mosque vandalism condemned by religious leaders
Religious leaders have laid the blame for an attack by vandals who daubed offensive graffiti on a mosque at the door of a controversial BBC Drama. An attack by vandals who sprayed the words “kill the...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Man in court over heroin smuggling charges
A 56-year-old man is expected in court today charged with attempting to smuggle heroin through Manchester Airport at the weekend. Portuguese national, Abdul Gafur, was arrested after Customs officers...
Man in court over heroin smuggling charges
A 56-year-old man is expected in court today charged with attempting to smuggle heroin through Manchester Airport at the weekend. Portuguese national, Abdul Gafur, was arrested after Customs officers...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Derry man jailed for sex offences
A Londonderry man has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of a series of sex charges against teenage girls. The 43-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at ...
Derry man jailed for sex offences
A Londonderry man has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of a series of sex charges against teenage girls. The 43-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at ...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Drive to cut hospital infections launched
The Chief Medical Officer is set to spearhead a new drive to tackle the problems associated with infections picked up in hospitals – or healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Alongside action to t...
Drive to cut hospital infections launched
The Chief Medical Officer is set to spearhead a new drive to tackle the problems associated with infections picked up in hospitals – or healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Alongside action to t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
'Not so sterling work' on Drogheda bypass say FSB NI
The Federation of Small Businesses in Northern Ireland (FSB NI) has called on the Irish Government to re-examine its toll charge scheme at the new Drogheda bypass. At present only euro payments are a...
'Not so sterling work' on Drogheda bypass say FSB NI
The Federation of Small Businesses in Northern Ireland (FSB NI) has called on the Irish Government to re-examine its toll charge scheme at the new Drogheda bypass. At present only euro payments are a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Adult literacy can be addressed
Low levels of adult literacy are a global problem that can be addressed through the sharing of knowledge. This is according to Employment and Learning Minister, Jane Kennedy, who was today speaking a...
Adult literacy can be addressed
Low levels of adult literacy are a global problem that can be addressed through the sharing of knowledge. This is according to Employment and Learning Minister, Jane Kennedy, who was today speaking a...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Pilot scheme for foreign language learning unveiled
Schools in 19 local education authorities will pilot a new scheme for language learning as a first step towards ensuring all seven to 11-year-olds have the opportunity to learn a foreign language. Ni...
Pilot scheme for foreign language learning unveiled
Schools in 19 local education authorities will pilot a new scheme for language learning as a first step towards ensuring all seven to 11-year-olds have the opportunity to learn a foreign language. Ni...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Football club damaged in suspected arson attack
A Co Antrim football club has been damaged in a suspected arson attack this morning. The fire at Millbrook Recreation Club was spotted by a passing police patrol at around 2am on Monday morning. Fou...
Football club damaged in suspected arson attack
A Co Antrim football club has been damaged in a suspected arson attack this morning. The fire at Millbrook Recreation Club was spotted by a passing police patrol at around 2am on Monday morning. Fou...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Petrol bomb attack on Derry office of NI Probation Board
Police are appealing for information after office premises were damaged in a petrol bomb attack in Londonderry yesterday. The incident happened at the Northern Ireland Probation Board office at Crawf...
Petrol bomb attack on Derry office of NI Probation Board
Police are appealing for information after office premises were damaged in a petrol bomb attack in Londonderry yesterday. The incident happened at the Northern Ireland Probation Board office at Crawf...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2003
Spain arrive in Belfast for Euro 2004 qualifier
World Cup quarter-finalists, Spain arrived in Belfast today to prepare for Wednesday's Euro 2004 qualifying fixture against Sammy McIlroy's Northern Ireland. The Spanish will be looking to redress Sa...
Spain arrive in Belfast for Euro 2004 qualifier
World Cup quarter-finalists, Spain arrived in Belfast today to prepare for Wednesday's Euro 2004 qualifying fixture against Sammy McIlroy's Northern Ireland. The Spanish will be looking to redress Sa...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2003
Manufacturing output 'flat' over first quarter of 2003
According to an Office of National Statistics report published today, manufacturing output was flat in the three months to April, compared with the three months to January. The report found that five...
Manufacturing output 'flat' over first quarter of 2003
According to an Office of National Statistics report published today, manufacturing output was flat in the three months to April, compared with the three months to January. The report found that five...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2003
Prescott puts diplomacy on the long finger
John Prescott, the man who nominally keeps his hand on the tiller of Great Britain plc when Tony Blair is out of the country, raised a hand – and two fingers – in salute of the press pack outside Down...
Prescott puts diplomacy on the long finger
John Prescott, the man who nominally keeps his hand on the tiller of Great Britain plc when Tony Blair is out of the country, raised a hand – and two fingers – in salute of the press pack outside Down...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2003
Scots drugs haul gang sentenced to 58 years
Four Scots were jailed today for a total of 58 years after Customs officials intercepted one of the biggest ever hauls of cocaine in the UK. Customs officers uncovered half a tonne of the Class A dru...
Scots drugs haul gang sentenced to 58 years
Four Scots were jailed today for a total of 58 years after Customs officials intercepted one of the biggest ever hauls of cocaine in the UK. Customs officers uncovered half a tonne of the Class A dru...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 6, 2003
Police arrest man in connection with loyalist murder
Police have confirmed that a body found in a shallow grave near a rural road in Mallusk on the outskirts of north Belfast is that of missing 21-year-old loyalist Alan McCullough. It is understood tha...
Police arrest man in connection with loyalist murder
Police have confirmed that a body found in a shallow grave near a rural road in Mallusk on the outskirts of north Belfast is that of missing 21-year-old loyalist Alan McCullough. It is understood tha...
UK National News, Jun 6, 2003
End of line for trains as Royal Mail drops rail
The Royal Mail has announced that it is the end of the line for the mail train as it unveiled plans to put in place a more efficient and flexible UK-wide distribution network by road and air. Althoug...
End of line for trains as Royal Mail drops rail
The Royal Mail has announced that it is the end of the line for the mail train as it unveiled plans to put in place a more efficient and flexible UK-wide distribution network by road and air. Althoug...
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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.