Northern Ireland News for November 2004 : Page 13
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2004
NI homeless figure falls by 8% in last year
The number of homeless people in Northern Ireland has fallen over the last six months, the Housing Executive today revealed. The number of households found to be homeless from April to September was ...
NI homeless figure falls by 8% in last year
The number of homeless people in Northern Ireland has fallen over the last six months, the Housing Executive today revealed. The number of households found to be homeless from April to September was ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2004
Coastal NI under threat from melting Arctic
Rising sea levels could put many of Northern Ireland’s most vulnerable coastal areas under threat if carbon dioxide emissions are not cut immediately, a new report has claimed. The Arctic Climate Imp...
Coastal NI under threat from melting Arctic
Rising sea levels could put many of Northern Ireland’s most vulnerable coastal areas under threat if carbon dioxide emissions are not cut immediately, a new report has claimed. The Arctic Climate Imp...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2004
Cancer treatment is 'top priority' for government
The Prime Minister has described cancer care as a "top priority" for the NHS and the government in a new Downing Street film. In a film released today on the Downing Street website, Mr Blair reiterat...
Cancer treatment is 'top priority' for government
The Prime Minister has described cancer care as a "top priority" for the NHS and the government in a new Downing Street film. In a film released today on the Downing Street website, Mr Blair reiterat...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2004
‘Tellus Project’ targets future NI prosperity
Enterprise Minister Barry Gardiner today announced a unique three-year initiative to collect new scientific data on Northern Ireland’s geological resources. The ‘Tellus Project’ involves a land-based...
‘Tellus Project’ targets future NI prosperity
Enterprise Minister Barry Gardiner today announced a unique three-year initiative to collect new scientific data on Northern Ireland’s geological resources. The ‘Tellus Project’ involves a land-based...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2004
Future of UN could be decided in 2005, says Annan
The 60th UN general assembly, set to be held next year, may determine the "whole future of the United Nations", according to the world body's secretary general. In unveiling his ideas for holding a h...
Future of UN could be decided in 2005, says Annan
The 60th UN general assembly, set to be held next year, may determine the "whole future of the United Nations", according to the world body's secretary general. In unveiling his ideas for holding a h...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2004
Extra roads service staff on standby for winter months
The DRD Roads Service has confirmed that it will have 160 staff on standby between now and next March to combat any possible road disruption during the winter months. While the extra staff will salt...
Extra roads service staff on standby for winter months
The DRD Roads Service has confirmed that it will have 160 staff on standby between now and next March to combat any possible road disruption during the winter months. While the extra staff will salt...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2004
Belfast City Council target 2006 culture celebrations
Belfast City Council is to begin consultations into how to turn the year 2006 into a celebration of cultural excellence. Councillor Ian Crozier, Chairman of the Council’s Development Committee, sai...
Belfast City Council target 2006 culture celebrations
Belfast City Council is to begin consultations into how to turn the year 2006 into a celebration of cultural excellence. Councillor Ian Crozier, Chairman of the Council’s Development Committee, sai...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
Kidnappers threaten to hand Hassan over to Zarqawi terror gang
The group holding Care aid worker Margaret Hassan has threatened to hand her over to Abu Musab Al Zarqawi's terror cell if their demands for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq is not met. The thr...
Kidnappers threaten to hand Hassan over to Zarqawi terror gang
The group holding Care aid worker Margaret Hassan has threatened to hand her over to Abu Musab Al Zarqawi's terror cell if their demands for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq is not met. The thr...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
Bush wins second White House term
George W Bush has won a second term at the White House following his Democratic rival's decision to concede defeat this afternoon. It was as close as the polls suggested it might be, but by late afte...
Bush wins second White House term
George W Bush has won a second term at the White House following his Democratic rival's decision to concede defeat this afternoon. It was as close as the polls suggested it might be, but by late afte...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
London's armed response officers call off protest
A protest that seriously destabilised armed police protection teams in London yesterday has been called off. At one stage up to 130 of SO19's 400 specialists refused to carry their firearms in protes...
London's armed response officers call off protest
A protest that seriously destabilised armed police protection teams in London yesterday has been called off. At one stage up to 130 of SO19's 400 specialists refused to carry their firearms in protes...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Co Down student found dying on street in Edinburgh
A Co Down student who was found dying on a main road in Edinburgh early this morning has been named as 21-year-old Andrew Couser. Mr Couser was discovered with serious head injuries on Western Approa...
Co Down student found dying on street in Edinburgh
A Co Down student who was found dying on a main road in Edinburgh early this morning has been named as 21-year-old Andrew Couser. Mr Couser was discovered with serious head injuries on Western Approa...
Business News, Nov 3, 2004
Expansion of Indian firm's Belfast operation to create 250 jobs
A £1.9 million investment by one of India’s leading global IT companies, HCL BPO, will see the firm's call centre expand with the creation of 250 jobs. The Invest NI backed expansion will see the com...
Expansion of Indian firm's Belfast operation to create 250 jobs
A £1.9 million investment by one of India’s leading global IT companies, HCL BPO, will see the firm's call centre expand with the creation of 250 jobs. The Invest NI backed expansion will see the com...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Arrests follow Customs operation to tackle £2m fuel fraud
Four people have been arrested after Customs officers led a series of multi-agency operations across the province on Wednesday to tackle an alleged fuel fraud worth an estimated £2 million. During th...
Arrests follow Customs operation to tackle £2m fuel fraud
Four people have been arrested after Customs officers led a series of multi-agency operations across the province on Wednesday to tackle an alleged fuel fraud worth an estimated £2 million. During th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Expansion of Indian firm's Belfast operation to create 250 jobs
A £1.9 million investment by one of India’s leading global IT companies, HCL BPO, will see the firm's call centre expand with the creation of 250 jobs. The Invest NI backed expansion will see the com...
Expansion of Indian firm's Belfast operation to create 250 jobs
A £1.9 million investment by one of India’s leading global IT companies, HCL BPO, will see the firm's call centre expand with the creation of 250 jobs. The Invest NI backed expansion will see the com...
Recruitment News, Nov 3, 2004
Top NI DJ launches new careers website
Matching the skills and interests of young people to prospective career paths is the key facet of a new website launched today by local DJ Sonya Mac at Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Educatio...
Top NI DJ launches new careers website
Matching the skills and interests of young people to prospective career paths is the key facet of a new website launched today by local DJ Sonya Mac at Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Educatio...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Firefighters rescue wheelchair-bound woman from fire
Firefighters have rescued a wheelchair-bound woman from a blaze in west Belfast early this morning. The incident occurred after a fire began in sheltered housing in the Whiterock Road area at about 7...
Firefighters rescue wheelchair-bound woman from fire
Firefighters have rescued a wheelchair-bound woman from a blaze in west Belfast early this morning. The incident occurred after a fire began in sheltered housing in the Whiterock Road area at about 7...
Recruitment News, Nov 3, 2004
Anti-ageism award for Banbridge and Craigavon Trust
Craigavon and Banbridge Trust staff are celebrating after becoming the first Trust in NI to become a champion in the fight against workplace ageism. The organisation is the most recent addition to th...
Anti-ageism award for Banbridge and Craigavon Trust
Craigavon and Banbridge Trust staff are celebrating after becoming the first Trust in NI to become a champion in the fight against workplace ageism. The organisation is the most recent addition to th...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
Blair urged to lobby new US president on green policies
Prime Minister Tony Blair must persuade President Bush to develop more environmentally friendly policies, the Lib Dems have said. With Kerry's wthdrawal from the race this afternoon, Lib Dem environm...
Blair urged to lobby new US president on green policies
Prime Minister Tony Blair must persuade President Bush to develop more environmentally friendly policies, the Lib Dems have said. With Kerry's wthdrawal from the race this afternoon, Lib Dem environm...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Loyalist meeting ‘useful and constructive’, says Murphy
The Government has described Tuesday’s meeting with some of Northern Ireland’s leading loyalist figures as “useful and constructive”. Following the meeting with the Ulster Political Research Group, a...
Loyalist meeting ‘useful and constructive’, says Murphy
The Government has described Tuesday’s meeting with some of Northern Ireland’s leading loyalist figures as “useful and constructive”. Following the meeting with the Ulster Political Research Group, a...
Business News, Nov 3, 2004
NI first with anti-ageism award for Banbridge and Craigavon Trust
Craigavon and Banbridge Trust staff are celebrating after becoming the first Trust in NI to become a champion in the fight against workplace ageism. The organisation is the most recent addition to th...
NI first with anti-ageism award for Banbridge and Craigavon Trust
Craigavon and Banbridge Trust staff are celebrating after becoming the first Trust in NI to become a champion in the fight against workplace ageism. The organisation is the most recent addition to th...
Business News, Nov 3, 2004
Billion-pound price cut won for NHS medicine bill
The government has won a billion-pound price cut in key medicines for the NHS, it has emerged today. The health department negotiated the 7% price reduction – totalling £1.8 billion over five years –...
Billion-pound price cut won for NHS medicine bill
The government has won a billion-pound price cut in key medicines for the NHS, it has emerged today. The health department negotiated the 7% price reduction – totalling £1.8 billion over five years –...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
NHS staff help poorer countries through Humanitarian Fund
NHS staff from England who are planning health projects in the world's poorest communities are being supported by a new Department of Health fund, now opening its second wave. The Humanitarian Fund, ...
NHS staff help poorer countries through Humanitarian Fund
NHS staff from England who are planning health projects in the world's poorest communities are being supported by a new Department of Health fund, now opening its second wave. The Humanitarian Fund, ...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
Sudanese warned to halt refugees' 'forced relocation'
The Sudanese government has been warned to halt the "forced relocation" of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the strife-torn Darfur region. In a pre-dawn operation, Khartoum reportedly moved hun...
Sudanese warned to halt refugees' 'forced relocation'
The Sudanese government has been warned to halt the "forced relocation" of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the strife-torn Darfur region. In a pre-dawn operation, Khartoum reportedly moved hun...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Ballycastle to get major facelift
A Co Antrim town is to get a £187,000 facelift in the form of new lighting, pavements and kerbs, the Department for Social Development revealed today. The latest phase in a wide-ranging programme to ...
Ballycastle to get major facelift
A Co Antrim town is to get a £187,000 facelift in the form of new lighting, pavements and kerbs, the Department for Social Development revealed today. The latest phase in a wide-ranging programme to ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Local DJ launches new careers website
Matching the skills and interests of young people to prospective career paths is the key facet of a new website launched today by local DJ Sonya Mac at Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Educatio...
Local DJ launches new careers website
Matching the skills and interests of young people to prospective career paths is the key facet of a new website launched today by local DJ Sonya Mac at Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Educatio...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Solicitor offers reward in finding dog killers
A solicitor has offered a £1,000 reward for information about those behind the death of a dog on Hallowe’en night. The Labrador-Collie crossbreed was tied to a bonfire and burned by a gang of youths...
Solicitor offers reward in finding dog killers
A solicitor has offered a £1,000 reward for information about those behind the death of a dog on Hallowe’en night. The Labrador-Collie crossbreed was tied to a bonfire and burned by a gang of youths...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Belfast to get direct Caribbean air route
BWIA West Indies Airways, the international airline of the Caribbean, has announced it is to introduce flights from Belfast International Airport. The weekly Belfast service, which was announced alon...
Belfast to get direct Caribbean air route
BWIA West Indies Airways, the international airline of the Caribbean, has announced it is to introduce flights from Belfast International Airport. The weekly Belfast service, which was announced alon...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2004
Queen’s awarded eye research funding
Researchers at Queen's University have been awarded a £300,000 grant to find out how defects in the blood vessels of the eye can lead to sight-threatening conditions. The team, from the School of Med...
Queen’s awarded eye research funding
Researchers at Queen's University have been awarded a £300,000 grant to find out how defects in the blood vessels of the eye can lead to sight-threatening conditions. The team, from the School of Med...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
Patient care set to benefit from £40m Microsoft investment
The NHS is to benefit from a £40 million development effort by Microsoft Corporation to develop a health specific user interface for clinical systems which will improve patient care and safety across ...
Patient care set to benefit from £40m Microsoft investment
The NHS is to benefit from a £40 million development effort by Microsoft Corporation to develop a health specific user interface for clinical systems which will improve patient care and safety across ...
UK National News, Nov 3, 2004
IT programme must engage doctors or risk failure, warns BMA
In a speech delivered to delegates attending an eHealth conference, Dr John Powell, Chairman of the BMA's IT committee, has urged the NHS National Programme for Information Technology to engage proper...
IT programme must engage doctors or risk failure, warns BMA
In a speech delivered to delegates attending an eHealth conference, Dr John Powell, Chairman of the BMA's IT committee, has urged the NHS National Programme for Information Technology to engage proper...
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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.