Northern Ireland News for November 2004 : Page 14
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
Hospital child deaths to get independent inquiry
The government has announced it is to launch a full independent inquiry into the deaths of three children at a local hospital. The decision by the Health Minister Angela Smith to launch a probe into ...
Hospital child deaths to get independent inquiry
The government has announced it is to launch a full independent inquiry into the deaths of three children at a local hospital. The decision by the Health Minister Angela Smith to launch a probe into ...
Business News, Nov 2, 2004
CBI urge interest rate freeze following under par retail sales
High street spending lifted in October but overall autumn sales have disappointed retailers, according to the CBI's latest monthly survey. On the back of the study, which found that retail sales grow...
CBI urge interest rate freeze following under par retail sales
High street spending lifted in October but overall autumn sales have disappointed retailers, according to the CBI's latest monthly survey. On the back of the study, which found that retail sales grow...
Business News, Nov 2, 2004
Rising costs sees Powergen announce price hikes
Powergen has announced price hikes for electricity and gas customers due to "unparalleled" rises in wholesale costs, it has emerged today. The energy company confirmed today that it will increase ele...
Rising costs sees Powergen announce price hikes
Powergen has announced price hikes for electricity and gas customers due to "unparalleled" rises in wholesale costs, it has emerged today. The energy company confirmed today that it will increase ele...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
SEELB discuss overspend fiasco
Northern Ireland’s education spending fiasco continued today with the news that the South Eastern Education and Library Board is to hold a special meeting in an attempt to solve its funding crisis. T...
SEELB discuss overspend fiasco
Northern Ireland’s education spending fiasco continued today with the news that the South Eastern Education and Library Board is to hold a special meeting in an attempt to solve its funding crisis. T...
Business News, Nov 2, 2004
Asbestos health claims could top £20bn, says study
The total cost of claims from people suffering asbestos-related diseases could top £20 billion, according to the latest figures. Publishing new research, the group said it expected the insurance indu...
Asbestos health claims could top £20bn, says study
The total cost of claims from people suffering asbestos-related diseases could top £20 billion, according to the latest figures. Publishing new research, the group said it expected the insurance indu...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
UDA leadership to meet Secretary of State
Some of Northern Ireland’s most notorious terrorists were set to meet the Secretary of State today to discuss the ongoing peace process. The loyalist delegation, which will include Ulster Defence Ass...
UDA leadership to meet Secretary of State
Some of Northern Ireland’s most notorious terrorists were set to meet the Secretary of State today to discuss the ongoing peace process. The loyalist delegation, which will include Ulster Defence Ass...
Business News, Nov 2, 2004
Proposed stakeholder changes may offer 'greater protection'
The government is considering changes to the stakeholder pension that will see savings moved to less volatile investments five years before retirement. Announcing a consultation on stakeholder pensio...
Proposed stakeholder changes may offer 'greater protection'
The government is considering changes to the stakeholder pension that will see savings moved to less volatile investments five years before retirement. Announcing a consultation on stakeholder pensio...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2004
Iran urged to suspend nuclear activities
The UN nuclear watchdog agency has called on Iran to suspend activities related to uranium enrichment and reprocessing. Describing the agency's recent work in Iran and Libya as marked by "disturbing ...
Iran urged to suspend nuclear activities
The UN nuclear watchdog agency has called on Iran to suspend activities related to uranium enrichment and reprocessing. Describing the agency's recent work in Iran and Libya as marked by "disturbing ...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2004
MPA 'very concerned' at firearms officers' protest
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has said that it is "very concerned" over a police protest which has seen more than 120 firearms officers refused to carry out their duties. The officers are ...
MPA 'very concerned' at firearms officers' protest
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has said that it is "very concerned" over a police protest which has seen more than 120 firearms officers refused to carry out their duties. The officers are ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
USPCA condemns bonfire dog death
The USPCA has condemned an incident in which a dog was tied up on a Hallowe’en bonfire and burned to death, describing it as a “mindless act of cruelty”. The incident happened in the Glebe area of Si...
USPCA condemns bonfire dog death
The USPCA has condemned an incident in which a dog was tied up on a Hallowe’en bonfire and burned to death, describing it as a “mindless act of cruelty”. The incident happened in the Glebe area of Si...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
8% of NI children live below poverty line
Save the Children have revealed that 32,000 children are living in severe poverty in Northern Ireland. The report, ‘The Bottom Line - Severe Child Poverty in Northern Ireland’, said that 8% of all ch...
8% of NI children live below poverty line
Save the Children have revealed that 32,000 children are living in severe poverty in Northern Ireland. The report, ‘The Bottom Line - Severe Child Poverty in Northern Ireland’, said that 8% of all ch...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
NIFTC claim success at Irish Film and TV Awards
A documentary which looks at the riots in Londonderry in 1969 has won an award at this year's Irish Film and Television Awards. The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) funded docu...
NIFTC claim success at Irish Film and TV Awards
A documentary which looks at the riots in Londonderry in 1969 has won an award at this year's Irish Film and Television Awards. The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) funded docu...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2004
Police hi-tech car scanning system gets £15m boost
A hi-tech vehicle number plate scanning system that has seen police arrest rates soar and millions of pounds worth of stolen goods recovered is to receive a £15 million boost, Home Secretary David Blu...
Police hi-tech car scanning system gets £15m boost
A hi-tech vehicle number plate scanning system that has seen police arrest rates soar and millions of pounds worth of stolen goods recovered is to receive a £15 million boost, Home Secretary David Blu...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2004
Services must improve for UK's ageing population, says report
Services must continue to improve and expand to meet the needs of an increasingly aging population, according to a report published today. The report, 'Better Health in Old Age', written by Professor...
Services must improve for UK's ageing population, says report
Services must continue to improve and expand to meet the needs of an increasingly aging population, according to a report published today. The report, 'Better Health in Old Age', written by Professor...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
Specialist contractor to tackle on-street parking
Specially trained traffic attendants are to take over from the PSNI in dealing with parking offences across Northern Ireland, the government announced today. Minister of State John Spellar said that ...
Specialist contractor to tackle on-street parking
Specially trained traffic attendants are to take over from the PSNI in dealing with parking offences across Northern Ireland, the government announced today. Minister of State John Spellar said that ...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2004
Commemorations to focus on WWII home front veterans
Home front veterans across Britain are being supported by the Lottery to mount a range of commemorative concerts and events marking the end of the Second World War. The multi-million pound Home Fron...
Commemorations to focus on WWII home front veterans
Home front veterans across Britain are being supported by the Lottery to mount a range of commemorative concerts and events marking the end of the Second World War. The multi-million pound Home Fron...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2004
Memorial dedicated to military heroes unveiled at MoD
Britain's first permanent memorial for military recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross has been unveiled at a dedication ceremony at the MoD's HQ today. While Westminster Abbey is the hom...
Memorial dedicated to military heroes unveiled at MoD
Britain's first permanent memorial for military recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross has been unveiled at a dedication ceremony at the MoD's HQ today. While Westminster Abbey is the hom...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
UU launch Interface recruitment drive
The University of Ulster has launched a major recruitment drive for a new initiative which uses radical new approaches in art and design as part of a process for healing community tensions. Newspaper...
UU launch Interface recruitment drive
The University of Ulster has launched a major recruitment drive for a new initiative which uses radical new approaches in art and design as part of a process for healing community tensions. Newspaper...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2004
Strathclyde police probe NI link to body
Police in Scotland are appealing for information in tracing the relatives of a 59-year-old man who died in Glasgow last week and who may have originally been from from Northern Ireland. Thomas McKean...
Strathclyde police probe NI link to body
Police in Scotland are appealing for information in tracing the relatives of a 59-year-old man who died in Glasgow last week and who may have originally been from from Northern Ireland. Thomas McKean...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2004
Double death tragedy in Halloween shooting
A 47-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman have died in a shooting incident in east Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 15-year-old girl, the daughter of the woman killed in the shooting, ...
Double death tragedy in Halloween shooting
A 47-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman have died in a shooting incident in east Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 15-year-old girl, the daughter of the woman killed in the shooting, ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2004
NI hostage shown on video
The UN relief worker from Northern Ireland, who is one of three UN staff recently taken hostage in Kabul, has appeared in a video released by a group called the Army of Muslims. The three - Annetta F...
NI hostage shown on video
The UN relief worker from Northern Ireland, who is one of three UN staff recently taken hostage in Kabul, has appeared in a video released by a group called the Army of Muslims. The three - Annetta F...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2004
Four killed in Tel Aviv suicide bombing
Four people have died after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded marketplace in Tel Aviv this morning. At 30 people were injured as a result of the attack on Carmel market, which has since bee...
Four killed in Tel Aviv suicide bombing
Four people have died after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded marketplace in Tel Aviv this morning. At 30 people were injured as a result of the attack on Carmel market, which has since bee...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2004
Court hears of 'loyalist link' to drugs find in Belfast
There may be a loyalist link behind an alleged drugs operation uncovered in north Belfast, Belfast Magistrates Court has heard today. Opposing bail for two men charged with possessing the Class A ecs...
Court hears of 'loyalist link' to drugs find in Belfast
There may be a loyalist link behind an alleged drugs operation uncovered in north Belfast, Belfast Magistrates Court has heard today. Opposing bail for two men charged with possessing the Class A ecs...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2004
Two UK soldiers die in Iraq
The British army in Iraq has suffered two non-combat related deaths over the weekend, it has emerged today. In the first incident, a Black Watch soldier was killed in a road accident as the battalion...
Two UK soldiers die in Iraq
The British army in Iraq has suffered two non-combat related deaths over the weekend, it has emerged today. In the first incident, a Black Watch soldier was killed in a road accident as the battalion...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2004
UN appeals for release of Kabul kidnap trio
The UN has issued an appeal for the immediate return of its three staff members, which included a woman from Northern Ireland, kidnapped in Kabul last week. The three UN relief workers – Annetta Fla...
UN appeals for release of Kabul kidnap trio
The UN has issued an appeal for the immediate return of its three staff members, which included a woman from Northern Ireland, kidnapped in Kabul last week. The three UN relief workers – Annetta Fla...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2004
Teen drinkers and vandals face on-the-spot fines
Underage drinkers, vandals, litter louts and petty thieves could all face on-the-spot fines when caught by police, under new laws coming into force today. Under the new powers, police can issue £80 f...
Teen drinkers and vandals face on-the-spot fines
Underage drinkers, vandals, litter louts and petty thieves could all face on-the-spot fines when caught by police, under new laws coming into force today. Under the new powers, police can issue £80 f...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2004
NI recruitment agency acquire Joblink
An Armagh-based recruitment and training agency has committed what is described as "a significant capital sum" to acquire Joblink, the largest private vocational training business in Northern Ireland ...
NI recruitment agency acquire Joblink
An Armagh-based recruitment and training agency has committed what is described as "a significant capital sum" to acquire Joblink, the largest private vocational training business in Northern Ireland ...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2004
Met launches hard-hitting anti-drugs campaign
A new anti-drugs advertising campaign, which features the photographs of real Class A drug users to show how drugs destroys a user's physical appearance, has been launched by the Metropolitan Police t...
Met launches hard-hitting anti-drugs campaign
A new anti-drugs advertising campaign, which features the photographs of real Class A drug users to show how drugs destroys a user's physical appearance, has been launched by the Metropolitan Police t...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2004
Anti-age discrimination measures having no effect, says survey
Not only are anti-age discrimination measures failing to get the equality message through but the situation for the elderly will get worse, according to an Age Concern survey. The survey found that 7...
Anti-age discrimination measures having no effect, says survey
Not only are anti-age discrimination measures failing to get the equality message through but the situation for the elderly will get worse, according to an Age Concern survey. The survey found that 7...
Business News, Nov 1, 2004
Balance transfers cost lenders £1bn in 'lost' charges
Balance transfer offers are costing UK credit card issuers around £1 billion a year in lost revenue and are cannibalising margins, according to a study published today. In the review, 'Precious Plast...
Balance transfers cost lenders £1bn in 'lost' charges
Balance transfer offers are costing UK credit card issuers around £1 billion a year in lost revenue and are cannibalising margins, according to a study published today. In the review, 'Precious Plast...
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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.