Northern Ireland News for October 2004 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2004
Conference tackles 'sexually transmitted infections' problems
A major conference, aimed at increasing awareness of sexually transmitted infections, has highlighted the increasingly poor levels of sexual health in Northern Ireland. Speakers from across the UK at...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2004
Fireworks seized in Co Fermanagh
A quantity of fireworks with an estimated value of £15,000 and counterfeit goods worth around £30,000 have been seized during a joint police operation in Co Fermanagh on Sunday. Representatives of FA...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2004
Efficiency drive set to redeploy £6bn into NHS frontline
A drive to release £6.45 billion across local government to benefit frontline health staff over the next three years has been announced today. The drive, part of the Care Services Efficiency Deliver...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2004
Local buildings called on to compete with world’s best
Northern Ireland’s top new building projects are being called upon to enter a local awards scheme for the chance to go head-to-head with leading structures from around the globe. The Royal Institutio...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2004
Children urged 'Be Safe Be Seen' this winter
With the clocks going back this weekend and the weather worsening, children are being urged to stay visible on the roads as part of the annual 'Be Safe Be Seen' campaign. With over 900 children kille...
UK National News, Oct 25, 2004
Tourists warned of risks of bringing food into the UK
The risks and controls prohibiting people bringing food into the UK from EU countries have been highlighted today as part of a public awareness campaign launched today. The current rules mean that it...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2004
Jobs and benefit service launches customer charter
A new customer charter that aims to ensure better service across the Jobs & Benefits Service has been launched today. The charter includes details of the services available and the standards people c...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2004
Queen’s University look to the sky
Astronomers from Queen's University are providing a vital component to the world-wide effort of identifying and monitoring rogue asteroids and comets. From this month, the UK Astrometry and Photomet...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2004
Guide to Belfast's Christian heritage launched
The historical and architectural importance of Belfast’s churches has been highlighted in a new visitor guide published by Belfast City Council. ‘Belfast’s Christian Heritage’ highlights around 30 of...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
Al Jazeera broadcasts footage of distressed hostage
The Arabic-language news service Al Jazeera has broadcast footage of the aid agency director, who was kidnapped in Iraq earlier this week, pleading for her life and begging Britain to withdraw its tro...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
UK-wide civil service strike planned for next month
Civil service unions have voted to go on a one-day strike next month in protest at government plans to cut over 100,000 service jobs as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The Public and Commercial Ser...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
Iraq elections only 'technically possible' in current climate
Elections scheduled in Iraq for January are only "technically possible" if the security situation there does not improve, the UN secretary general has said. Speaking to reporters upon arriving at UN...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
Aid for Darfur mission must be 'urgent and generous'
Countries must "contribute urgently and generously" to help the Africa Union (AU) as it expands its operation to protect civilians and aid workers in the crisis-hit Sudan. The AU Peace and Security ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
Man appears in court over Thiepval Barracks bombing
A man has appeared in court in connection with an IRA bomb attack at a Lisburn army base eight years ago. Michael Gerard Rogan, 44, whose address was given as Culnaraith, Omeath, was arrested in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
Assets Recovery Agency freezes NI companies' assets
The Assets Recovery Agency has frozen more than £300,000 worth of assets from three registered Northern Ireland companies, and others in England and Spain. The agency also secured High Court orders a...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
Proposals call for more uninsured cars to be seized
Government proposals to allow the police to seize, and where appropriate destroy, uninsured vehicles have been set out today. In the UK there are an estimated 1.2 million people - about one in twenty...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
DUP hit out at Inland Revenue ‘errors’
The Inland Revenue has been severely criticised by the DUP for what it describes as the “scandalous” handing out of Tax Credit payments in Northern Ireland. East Belfast DUP councillor and assembly m...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
New builds now greener and safer, says government statistics
More homes are being built on recycled land and at higher densities, according to updated statistics published by the government today. Latest Land Use Change Statistics show 67% of all new dwelling...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
Policeman injured in hit-and-run accident
A policeman is being treated in hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Co Armagh on Friday. The incident occurred shortly after lunchtime when a car sped through a checkpoint on Conce...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
Elderly couple robbed by bogus workman
A bogus workman has robbed an elderly couple at their home in south Belfast. The man called at the couples house in the Hampton Park area at about lunchtime on Thursday and, after tricking his way in...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2004
New measures to help prevent falls in elderly unveiled
Local councils are on track to establish specialist services for older people to reduce the harm done by falls, the health secretary has said today. The specialist services will combine "novel measu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
DVLNI issue taxi display notice
The DoE Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI) has issued a ‘If it’s not on it, then don’t get in it!’ message to taxi users throughout the province. From 1 November 2004, all licensed...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
Council urges people to ‘spend a penny for Belfast’
Belfast City Council is urging people to “spend a penny” on behalf of one of the city’s most famous landmarks. For the cost of a single penny Belfast City Council is urging people to vote for St Geor...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2004
Gorbachev and Trump to address UU conference
Former leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and US billionaire Donald Trump are to address a Belfast conference next month. The conference, initially to be held on November 12 in the Universi...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2004
UK troops will head north to reinforce Americans, Hoon confirms
The Defence Secretary has acceded to a US request for British troops to be sent to south west Baghdad to relieve its forces in the area. The UK force heading north will consist of a UK armoured batt...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2004
Organised crime a serious problem in NI: survey
The majority of people in Northern Ireland believe that organised crime is a serious problem in the province. A staggering 97% of people questioned in the ‘Views on Organised Crime in Northern Irelan...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2004
Prince Harry involved in fracas outside nightclub
The media glare is back on Prince Harry today after a nightclub fracas involving the prince left a photographer with a bleeding lip. Prince Harry, who is expected to enter Sandhurst military academy...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2004
Violent crime and firearms offences on the rise: police figures
Despite an overall crime dip of 5%, violent crime in England and Wales has risen by 11% compared to the same quarter last year, according to police figures out today. Firearm offences rose overall b...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2004
Women are 'raped with impunity' as world fails Darfur
With the global community failing to take decisive action in Sudan, it has emerged that armed militias in the Darfur region are continuing to rape women and girls with impunity. The UN Children’s Fu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2004
Investigation launched into chicken cancer scare
An investigation has been launched into how a banned antibiotic which increases the risk of cancer was found in organic chicken processed at a Northern Ireland factory. Traces of nitrofuran were foun...