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Northern Ireland News for September 2003 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
NI firm secure consultancy contracts worth £6m
Leading consultancy firm the HELM Corporation, has won contracts worth over £6 million to deliver financial and management consultancy services to government agencies in Africa, Asia and Europe. The ...
NI firm secure consultancy contracts worth £6m
Leading consultancy firm the HELM Corporation, has won contracts worth over £6 million to deliver financial and management consultancy services to government agencies in Africa, Asia and Europe. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Pupils stay at home following attacks on schools
Pupils at two schools in Co Antrim were forced to stay at home today after a suspicious device was found taped to the front gate. Army bomb experts were called to the scene of the security alert at L...
Pupils stay at home following attacks on schools
Pupils at two schools in Co Antrim were forced to stay at home today after a suspicious device was found taped to the front gate. Army bomb experts were called to the scene of the security alert at L...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Lib Dems claim road accident costs 'grossly underestimated'
According to research unveiled by the Liberal Democrats today, the government has ignored the full extent of road deaths and casualties by "grossly underestimating" the number and cost of road traffic...
Lib Dems claim road accident costs 'grossly underestimated'
According to research unveiled by the Liberal Democrats today, the government has ignored the full extent of road deaths and casualties by "grossly underestimating" the number and cost of road traffic...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Epilepsy drug could help treat addicts
An epilepsy drug used in Europe and elsewhere can stop cocaine use in hard-core addicts, in part by eliminating their craving for cocaine, according to the first study to assess the treatment's effect...
Epilepsy drug could help treat addicts
An epilepsy drug used in Europe and elsewhere can stop cocaine use in hard-core addicts, in part by eliminating their craving for cocaine, according to the first study to assess the treatment's effect...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Guidance for women's mental health strategy launched
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton, today launched guidance for a Women's Mental Health Strategy during a visit to Mental Health services in Sheffield. Social isolation and poverty are much more commo...
Guidance for women's mental health strategy launched
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton, today launched guidance for a Women's Mental Health Strategy during a visit to Mental Health services in Sheffield. Social isolation and poverty are much more commo...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Environmental awareness at colleges given green light
Green action plans for schools, colleges and universities will encourage them to care for the environment, Education Secretary Charles Clarke said today. They make up more than 5% of all buildings in...
Environmental awareness at colleges given green light
Green action plans for schools, colleges and universities will encourage them to care for the environment, Education Secretary Charles Clarke said today. They make up more than 5% of all buildings in...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Scottish countryside in a rut over rising deer population
Wild deer numbers are now at record levels, causing ever-increasing impact on the Scottish countryside and are responsible for a rising toll of road traffic accidents, according to an independent repo...
Scottish countryside in a rut over rising deer population
Wild deer numbers are now at record levels, causing ever-increasing impact on the Scottish countryside and are responsible for a rising toll of road traffic accidents, according to an independent repo...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Unionists need convinced of paramilitary intentions
The majority of the Unionist community remains to be convinced that paramilitaries will keep their bargain to end violence for good, a senior Ulster Unionist said today. Former South Down MLA Dermot ...
Unionists need convinced of paramilitary intentions
The majority of the Unionist community remains to be convinced that paramilitaries will keep their bargain to end violence for good, a senior Ulster Unionist said today. Former South Down MLA Dermot ...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
CD-Rom on crime avoidance for teens unveiled
A new hi-tech teaching tool that will help young people steer clear of mobile phone theft was launched today by government ministers Hazel Blears and Ivan Lewis. Aimed at 11 to 14 year-olds, the CD-R...
CD-Rom on crime avoidance for teens unveiled
A new hi-tech teaching tool that will help young people steer clear of mobile phone theft was launched today by government ministers Hazel Blears and Ivan Lewis. Aimed at 11 to 14 year-olds, the CD-R...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Minister officially opens new MRI suite at City Hospital
Health Minister, Angela Smith has opened Belfast City Hospital’s new MRI suite where a new scanner has recently been installed. Commenting on the latest advancements in telecardiology, the Minister s...
Minister officially opens new MRI suite at City Hospital
Health Minister, Angela Smith has opened Belfast City Hospital’s new MRI suite where a new scanner has recently been installed. Commenting on the latest advancements in telecardiology, the Minister s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
NI businesses get £1m waste incentive
Northern Ireland businesses are being given a £1 million incentive to develop projects for recycling waste materials. For the second year running, the Waste Management Industry Fund, a joint initiati...
NI businesses get £1m waste incentive
Northern Ireland businesses are being given a £1 million incentive to develop projects for recycling waste materials. For the second year running, the Waste Management Industry Fund, a joint initiati...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Civil liberties group slams 'insane' ID card plan
The civil liberties group, Liberty, has come out strongly against the Home Secretary's proposals to introduce a nationwide ID card, describing the measure as an "insane and suicidal step". Home Secr...
Civil liberties group slams 'insane' ID card plan
The civil liberties group, Liberty, has come out strongly against the Home Secretary's proposals to introduce a nationwide ID card, describing the measure as an "insane and suicidal step". Home Secr...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Emergency services at scene of 20-car M5 pile-up
Police are currently attending a major road traffic collision on the M5 reportedly involving up to 20 vehicles. Early indications indicate that around 20 vehicles have been involved in the collision...
Emergency services at scene of 20-car M5 pile-up
Police are currently attending a major road traffic collision on the M5 reportedly involving up to 20 vehicles. Early indications indicate that around 20 vehicles have been involved in the collision...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Road accident in Co Tyrone kills two men
Two men have been killed after their car collided with a lorry in Co Tyrone early this morning. The accident happened on the Gillydooley Road to Drumquin at around 8.20am on Monday. The road has bee...
Road accident in Co Tyrone kills two men
Two men have been killed after their car collided with a lorry in Co Tyrone early this morning. The accident happened on the Gillydooley Road to Drumquin at around 8.20am on Monday. The road has bee...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Murphy holds talks with political parties
Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Paul Murphy has held a series of political meetings with a number of political parties to discuss the ongoing peace process. Representatives from Sinn Fein, SDLP ...
Murphy holds talks with political parties
Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Paul Murphy has held a series of political meetings with a number of political parties to discuss the ongoing peace process. Representatives from Sinn Fein, SDLP ...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
UN states must 'dramatically scale up' HIV/Aids programmes
Two years after a special session of the UN General Assembly on HIV/Aids, many member states will not meet basic Aids prevention and care goals established at the 2001 meeting unless "efforts are dram...
UN states must 'dramatically scale up' HIV/Aids programmes
Two years after a special session of the UN General Assembly on HIV/Aids, many member states will not meet basic Aids prevention and care goals established at the 2001 meeting unless "efforts are dram...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Tributes flow in for Lords leader
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Paul Murphy has led the tributes following the death of House of Lords leader, Lord Williams of Mostyn. Lord Williams died on Saturday aged 62 after collapsin...
Tributes flow in for Lords leader
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Paul Murphy has led the tributes following the death of House of Lords leader, Lord Williams of Mostyn. Lord Williams died on Saturday aged 62 after collapsin...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Security Minister announces review of PSNI recruitment
Security Minister, Jane Kennedy, today announced a review of the effectiveness of the police recruitment arrangements. The temporary provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 - those which...
Security Minister announces review of PSNI recruitment
Security Minister, Jane Kennedy, today announced a review of the effectiveness of the police recruitment arrangements. The temporary provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 - those which...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Refugees flee violent clashes in Afghanistan
Clashes in central Afghanistan have reportedly forced some 60 families to flee, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. A UN spokesperson said that four days of fi...
Refugees flee violent clashes in Afghanistan
Clashes in central Afghanistan have reportedly forced some 60 families to flee, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. A UN spokesperson said that four days of fi...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Body found at RAF base is identified
The body, which was discovered at RAF Marham, King's Lynn in Norfolk, on Saturday, has been identified. The man who died was 22-year-old Corporal Mark Sellars. Mr Sellars was an RAF Policeman and was...
Body found at RAF base is identified
The body, which was discovered at RAF Marham, King's Lynn in Norfolk, on Saturday, has been identified. The man who died was 22-year-old Corporal Mark Sellars. Mr Sellars was an RAF Policeman and was...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Fire service allocated £132m for new equipment
The Fire and Rescue Service will get £132 million over three years to provide brigades with new equipment to help them deal with major incidents, the government has announced. The investment will fun...
Fire service allocated £132m for new equipment
The Fire and Rescue Service will get £132 million over three years to provide brigades with new equipment to help them deal with major incidents, the government has announced. The investment will fun...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Leader of House of Lords dies aged 62
Tributes have been flooding in for the Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Williams of Mostyn, who died on Saturday aged 62. Lord Williams collapsed and died suddenly at his home in Gloucestershire on...
Leader of House of Lords dies aged 62
Tributes have been flooding in for the Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Williams of Mostyn, who died on Saturday aged 62. Lord Williams collapsed and died suddenly at his home in Gloucestershire on...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
TV ads warn of health risks from 'light' cigarettes
A series of advertisements, designed to expose how smokers may have been misled by suggestions that so-called 'low-tar' or 'light' and 'mild' cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes, are...
TV ads warn of health risks from 'light' cigarettes
A series of advertisements, designed to expose how smokers may have been misled by suggestions that so-called 'low-tar' or 'light' and 'mild' cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes, are...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Funding for renewable energy projects announced
Extra funding for 12 renewable energy projects across the UK totalling £1.65 million has been announced today by Energy Minister Stephen Timms. The funding is part of the DTI's £20 million Major Phot...
Funding for renewable energy projects announced
Extra funding for 12 renewable energy projects across the UK totalling £1.65 million has been announced today by Energy Minister Stephen Timms. The funding is part of the DTI's £20 million Major Phot...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Pensioner assaulted in her home
Police are appealing for information after a 74-year-old woman was assaulted by two men at her home in north Down last night. The woman was in bed in her Helen's Bay home when two men entered at arou...
Pensioner assaulted in her home
Police are appealing for information after a 74-year-old woman was assaulted by two men at her home in north Down last night. The woman was in bed in her Helen's Bay home when two men entered at arou...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Rogue traders to be targeted by new legislation
Proposed new legislation will make it easier for Trading Standards Officers to identify rogue traders who hoodwink consumers and then hide behind the anonymity of a telephone number. This follows pub...
Rogue traders to be targeted by new legislation
Proposed new legislation will make it easier for Trading Standards Officers to identify rogue traders who hoodwink consumers and then hide behind the anonymity of a telephone number. This follows pub...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Website aims to cut down firework injuries
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) today launched a new website - www.saferfireworks.com - aimed at reducing the number of firework injuries in Northern Ireland. Last year 38 p...
Website aims to cut down firework injuries
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) today launched a new website - www.saferfireworks.com - aimed at reducing the number of firework injuries in Northern Ireland. Last year 38 p...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Crimestoppers helps 'clean up' crime in Carrickfergus
Crimestoppers and Carrickfergus Borough Council have teamed up in an effort to 'clean up crime' in the Co Antrim town and its surrounding area. Carrickfergus Council vehicles have become the first lo...
Crimestoppers helps 'clean up' crime in Carrickfergus
Crimestoppers and Carrickfergus Borough Council have teamed up in an effort to 'clean up crime' in the Co Antrim town and its surrounding area. Carrickfergus Council vehicles have become the first lo...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Galileo bows out in blaze of glory
The Galileo mission came to a spectacular conclusion on Saturday as the space probe was crashed into Jupiter at around 108,000 mph. The spacecraft had been purposely put on a collision course with J...
Galileo bows out in blaze of glory
The Galileo mission came to a spectacular conclusion on Saturday as the space probe was crashed into Jupiter at around 108,000 mph. The spacecraft had been purposely put on a collision course with J...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
'Mandela of Timor' to visit Northern Ireland
The man known as the 'Mandela of Timor' is set to visit Northern Ireland next month to deliver a speech at Queen's University Belfast. Xanana Gusmão, the President of East Timor - the world's newest ...
'Mandela of Timor' to visit Northern Ireland
The man known as the 'Mandela of Timor' is set to visit Northern Ireland next month to deliver a speech at Queen's University Belfast. Xanana Gusmão, the President of East Timor - the world's newest ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Some late sunshine this evening. Staying dry with some clear spells developing between patches of cloud, this allows a few fog patches to develop through the early hours. Minimum temperature 10 °C.
