Northern Ireland News for September 2003 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
Three men in court over carjacking
Three men were due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court today in connection with the hijacking of a car on the outskirts of Belfast. A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man will be charged wit...
Three men in court over carjacking
Three men were due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court today in connection with the hijacking of a car on the outskirts of Belfast. A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man will be charged wit...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
TV licensing officer attacked in Co Antrim
A television licensing officer has been left badly shaken after being attacked by two people in Co Antrim today. The female officer was returning to her car after making calls to houses in the Seacou...
TV licensing officer attacked in Co Antrim
A television licensing officer has been left badly shaken after being attacked by two people in Co Antrim today. The female officer was returning to her car after making calls to houses in the Seacou...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2003
MoD criticised over sub refit overspend
It has emerged that the Ministry of Defence has been landed with a £300 million bill due to overspending on a new nuclear submarine refit facility for the Royal Navy. MPs fired shots across the bow o...
MoD criticised over sub refit overspend
It has emerged that the Ministry of Defence has been landed with a £300 million bill due to overspending on a new nuclear submarine refit facility for the Royal Navy. MPs fired shots across the bow o...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2003
Unions continue barrage on government policy
Union leaders at the Trades Union Congress continued their barrage against government policies today. Prime targets were the government’s plans for Foundation Hospitals which have already been attack...
Unions continue barrage on government policy
Union leaders at the Trades Union Congress continued their barrage against government policies today. Prime targets were the government’s plans for Foundation Hospitals which have already been attack...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
SF to support McBride election bid
Leading Sinn Féin member Gerry Kelly has confirmed he is to travel to London to assist the campaign of Kelly McBride in her bid to win a seat in the House of Commons. Ms McBride said she was standing...
SF to support McBride election bid
Leading Sinn Féin member Gerry Kelly has confirmed he is to travel to London to assist the campaign of Kelly McBride in her bid to win a seat in the House of Commons. Ms McBride said she was standing...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
Workplace disputes legislation to be debated at Westminster
Draft legislation designed to encourage early resolution of workplace disputes and reduce the need for tribunal cases is shortly to be debated at Westminster, it was revealed today. Highlighting the ...
Workplace disputes legislation to be debated at Westminster
Draft legislation designed to encourage early resolution of workplace disputes and reduce the need for tribunal cases is shortly to be debated at Westminster, it was revealed today. Highlighting the ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
Kennedy out of Armenia game
Sammy McIlroy will be without defender Peter Kennedy for tonight's visit of Armenia to Windsor Park after the Wigan full-back came down with a stomach bug. Kennedy is likely to be replaced by up and ...
Kennedy out of Armenia game
Sammy McIlroy will be without defender Peter Kennedy for tonight's visit of Armenia to Windsor Park after the Wigan full-back came down with a stomach bug. Kennedy is likely to be replaced by up and ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
NI business confidence on increase
Business confidence is on the increase, a new survey by CBI Northern Ireland has revealed. Published on Wednesday, the CBI Northern Ireland Business Confidence Survey showed that employment indicator...
NI business confidence on increase
Business confidence is on the increase, a new survey by CBI Northern Ireland has revealed. Published on Wednesday, the CBI Northern Ireland Business Confidence Survey showed that employment indicator...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
Former MLA claims crane victory
Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong is claiming victory in the first round of the battle to save one of Belfast’s most famous landmarks – the giant cranes Samson and Goliath which dominate what remains of...
Former MLA claims crane victory
Ulster Unionist Billy Armstrong is claiming victory in the first round of the battle to save one of Belfast’s most famous landmarks – the giant cranes Samson and Goliath which dominate what remains of...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2003
Tesco reveal £260m local sourcing figure
Leading UK retailer, Tesco has revealed that it sourced more than £260 million worth of food and drink from local suppliers in 2002. Early indications also show that this figure will be at least £270...
Tesco reveal £260m local sourcing figure
Leading UK retailer, Tesco has revealed that it sourced more than £260 million worth of food and drink from local suppliers in 2002. Early indications also show that this figure will be at least £270...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2003
Liberty question police action at arms fair
Civil rights group Liberty is to take legal action over the right to protest outside the arms fair being held this week in London’s docklands. Liberty has condemned the use of legal powers granted to...
Liberty question police action at arms fair
Civil rights group Liberty is to take legal action over the right to protest outside the arms fair being held this week in London’s docklands. Liberty has condemned the use of legal powers granted to...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2003
Credit card fraud trio jailed
Three fraudsters who swiped £2.2 million in Britain’s biggest credit card scam have been jailed. Sunil Mahtani, 26, from Watford in Hertsfordshire who had worked with two accomplices downloaded detai...
Credit card fraud trio jailed
Three fraudsters who swiped £2.2 million in Britain’s biggest credit card scam have been jailed. Sunil Mahtani, 26, from Watford in Hertsfordshire who had worked with two accomplices downloaded detai...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2003
Fair trade tops agenda in Cancun
At the first day of the World Trade Organisation talks in Cancun, staunch economic rivals Europe and America will be aligned against many of the world’s poorer nations. Delegates from the 146 nations...
Fair trade tops agenda in Cancun
At the first day of the World Trade Organisation talks in Cancun, staunch economic rivals Europe and America will be aligned against many of the world’s poorer nations. Delegates from the 146 nations...
UK National News, Sep 10, 2003
Pensioners take protest to Westminster
A mass lobby by thousands of pensioners against the continuing decline in pensioner income is planned today at Parliament Buildings. Organised by the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) the event co...
Pensioners take protest to Westminster
A mass lobby by thousands of pensioners against the continuing decline in pensioner income is planned today at Parliament Buildings. Organised by the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) the event co...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
Blair backs draft EU constitution
Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed the controversial draft for a European Union constitution. In a White Paper foreword from Mr Blair, he advocated the draft treaty as the basis for a more effectiv...
Blair backs draft EU constitution
Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed the controversial draft for a European Union constitution. In a White Paper foreword from Mr Blair, he advocated the draft treaty as the basis for a more effectiv...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
Political spotlight must now centre on SF says McGimpsey
A senior Ulster Unionist member has called for the political spotlight to centre on republicans and their stance over decommissioning. Michael McGimpsey said that Saturday's verdict of the Ulster Uni...
Political spotlight must now centre on SF says McGimpsey
A senior Ulster Unionist member has called for the political spotlight to centre on republicans and their stance over decommissioning. Michael McGimpsey said that Saturday's verdict of the Ulster Uni...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
Pipe bomb attack on Armagh home
Police are appealing for information following a pipe bomb attack at a house in Co Armagh early this morning. The exploding device caused scorch damage to the front window sill of the home in the Fau...
Pipe bomb attack on Armagh home
Police are appealing for information following a pipe bomb attack at a house in Co Armagh early this morning. The exploding device caused scorch damage to the front window sill of the home in the Fau...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
Tories seek answers on Iraq ‘shambles’
Plans revealed yesterday by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon to send another 1,200 British soldiers to bolster operations in Iraq have been slammed by Tories. Conservatives have described the Government...
Tories seek answers on Iraq ‘shambles’
Plans revealed yesterday by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon to send another 1,200 British soldiers to bolster operations in Iraq have been slammed by Tories. Conservatives have described the Government...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
25% of NI women don't know how to examine their breasts
Despite the high profile of breast cancer and the 900 cases diagnosed each year, 25% of local women admit that they still don't know how to examine their breasts. This statistic was just one of the s...
25% of NI women don't know how to examine their breasts
Despite the high profile of breast cancer and the 900 cases diagnosed each year, 25% of local women admit that they still don't know how to examine their breasts. This statistic was just one of the s...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
UK trade gap narrows to £3.3bn
The UK economy has received a fillip today with the latest figures on global trade revealing that the trade deficit narrowed significantly in July. Economists forecast growth in the economy as a much...
UK trade gap narrows to £3.3bn
The UK economy has received a fillip today with the latest figures on global trade revealing that the trade deficit narrowed significantly in July. Economists forecast growth in the economy as a much...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
School vandalism described as 'mindless'
Former UUP East Londonderry Assembly member David McClarty has condemned those behind an attack on a primary school in Dungiven. Mr McClarty described the incident in which 27 windows where smashed a...
School vandalism described as 'mindless'
Former UUP East Londonderry Assembly member David McClarty has condemned those behind an attack on a primary school in Dungiven. Mr McClarty described the incident in which 27 windows where smashed a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
Makro to create 250 jobs in north west
Around 250 jobs are to be created in Londonderry, a major UK wholesale cash and carry operator announced today. Makro, which has 30 purpose built Cash and Carry stores in Northern Ireland, plans to b...
Makro to create 250 jobs in north west
Around 250 jobs are to be created in Londonderry, a major UK wholesale cash and carry operator announced today. Makro, which has 30 purpose built Cash and Carry stores in Northern Ireland, plans to b...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
Blair says child protection is top priority
The government are proposing an independent children’s commissioner as part of reforms of children’s care services. Prime Minister Tony Blair said the move would be the most far-reaching reform of ch...
Blair says child protection is top priority
The government are proposing an independent children’s commissioner as part of reforms of children’s care services. Prime Minister Tony Blair said the move would be the most far-reaching reform of ch...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
Mother and daughter 'shaken' following carjacking
A pregnant mother and her 11-year-old daughter have been left badly shaken after their car was hijacked at a petrol station on the outskirts of Belfast last night. The woman's daughter was ordered ou...
Mother and daughter 'shaken' following carjacking
A pregnant mother and her 11-year-old daughter have been left badly shaken after their car was hijacked at a petrol station on the outskirts of Belfast last night. The woman's daughter was ordered ou...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
Cot death advice leaflet launched
A new leaflet has been launched by the Department of Health today advising parents on how they can reduce the risk of cot death. Cot death, also known as Sudden Infant Death (SID) is a condition wher...
Cot death advice leaflet launched
A new leaflet has been launched by the Department of Health today advising parents on how they can reduce the risk of cot death. Cot death, also known as Sudden Infant Death (SID) is a condition wher...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
Singapore confirms new case of Sars
Health authorities in Singapore have confirmed that a man has tested positive for the Sars virus. The 27-year-old man was confirmed to have Sars after a second set of tests on the laboratory technici...
Singapore confirms new case of Sars
Health authorities in Singapore have confirmed that a man has tested positive for the Sars virus. The 27-year-old man was confirmed to have Sars after a second set of tests on the laboratory technici...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
South African man charged with drug smuggling
A South African man has been charged with smuggling cannabis worth an estimated £112,000 into Belfast. The charge follows the seizure by Customs anti-smuggling officers of around 28 kilos of Herbal C...
South African man charged with drug smuggling
A South African man has been charged with smuggling cannabis worth an estimated £112,000 into Belfast. The charge follows the seizure by Customs anti-smuggling officers of around 28 kilos of Herbal C...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
MoD procure 67 Apache helicopters for Army
The Ministry of Defence has announced that 67 Augusta Westland Apache AH Mk1s have been procured for the British Army. Augusta Westland, the UK Prime Contractor, is building the aircraft, based on th...
MoD procure 67 Apache helicopters for Army
The Ministry of Defence has announced that 67 Augusta Westland Apache AH Mk1s have been procured for the British Army. Augusta Westland, the UK Prime Contractor, is building the aircraft, based on th...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2003
CBI chief addresses ‘change’ at TUC Congress
CBI Director-General Digby Jones has challenged union leaders and delegates attending the TUC congress to “embrace change”. In his address, Mr Jones - just days after rounding on union leaders for fi...
CBI chief addresses ‘change’ at TUC Congress
CBI Director-General Digby Jones has challenged union leaders and delegates attending the TUC congress to “embrace change”. In his address, Mr Jones - just days after rounding on union leaders for fi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2003
Missing man may be in Northern Ireland say police
Police in Lancashire are appealing for witnesses into the whereabouts of a 62-year-old man who went missing last month. Frederick Hankinson is believed to be in Northern Ireland after his grey Ford M...
Missing man may be in Northern Ireland say police
Police in Lancashire are appealing for witnesses into the whereabouts of a 62-year-old man who went missing last month. Frederick Hankinson is believed to be in Northern Ireland after his grey Ford M...
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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.