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Northern Ireland News for December 2004 : Page 3
UK National News, Dec 14, 2004
E-Government to place most services online by 2005
The Cabinet Office Autumn Performance Report published today reckons that 96% of government services will be available online by the end of 2005, currently 75% of these services are available. The ou...
E-Government to place most services online by 2005
The Cabinet Office Autumn Performance Report published today reckons that 96% of government services will be available online by the end of 2005, currently 75% of these services are available. The ou...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Homeless families figure tops 100,000 for the first time
According to the latest figures, the number of homeless families in England has increased beyond 100,000 for the first time - equating to around 500,000 people with no permanent home of their own. Th...
Homeless families figure tops 100,000 for the first time
According to the latest figures, the number of homeless families in England has increased beyond 100,000 for the first time - equating to around 500,000 people with no permanent home of their own. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
Alleged 'drug deal' proceeds frozen
A number of assets including a luxury house allegedly bought with the proceeds of drug dealing have been frozen by the Assets Recovery Agency. The allegations were made in papers lodged at the High C...
Alleged 'drug deal' proceeds frozen
A number of assets including a luxury house allegedly bought with the proceeds of drug dealing have been frozen by the Assets Recovery Agency. The allegations were made in papers lodged at the High C...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Funding package announced to tackle homelessness
The Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, has announced a £150m funding package for new action to prevent and reduce homelessness. An extra £90 million will be targeted at improving the condition of ...
Funding package announced to tackle homelessness
The Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, has announced a £150m funding package for new action to prevent and reduce homelessness. An extra £90 million will be targeted at improving the condition of ...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Severely disabled boy wins damages for £3.85m
A boy left severely drain damaged after midwives failed to notice foetal distress during his delivery has been awarded £3.85 million at the High Court. Lewis Prosser, now seven years old, was left wi...
Severely disabled boy wins damages for £3.85m
A boy left severely drain damaged after midwives failed to notice foetal distress during his delivery has been awarded £3.85 million at the High Court. Lewis Prosser, now seven years old, was left wi...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Car bomb in Baghdad kills at least seven
At least seven people, all understood to be civilians, have died when a car bomb exploded at a military checkpoint in Baghdad today. The attack marks the anniversary of the capture by American forces...
Car bomb in Baghdad kills at least seven
At least seven people, all understood to be civilians, have died when a car bomb exploded at a military checkpoint in Baghdad today. The attack marks the anniversary of the capture by American forces...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
Public transport to get £50m boost
Almost £50 million is to be spent on improving public transport in Northern Ireland, it was announced today. The investment by Translink will see 300 new ‘Metro buses’ introduced towards the end of 2...
Public transport to get £50m boost
Almost £50 million is to be spent on improving public transport in Northern Ireland, it was announced today. The investment by Translink will see 300 new ‘Metro buses’ introduced towards the end of 2...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Poor families in Britain's city's highlighted
The spotlight has been thrown on poverty in regions of Glasgow, London, Liverpool and Manchester in a new report released today. The 'Strategies Against Poverty' report commissioned by the Joseph Row...
Poor families in Britain's city's highlighted
The spotlight has been thrown on poverty in regions of Glasgow, London, Liverpool and Manchester in a new report released today. The 'Strategies Against Poverty' report commissioned by the Joseph Row...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Type 1 diabetes vaccine trial to start
British researchers have raised hopes for a potential cure for patients in the early stages of Type 1 diabetes as a human trial begins. Teams working at Bristol University and King's College London a...
Type 1 diabetes vaccine trial to start
British researchers have raised hopes for a potential cure for patients in the early stages of Type 1 diabetes as a human trial begins. Teams working at Bristol University and King's College London a...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
Youth treated in hospital following bottle attack
Police are appealing for information after a teenager was attacked in north Belfast on Sunday. The 18-year-old was leaving a friend's house at Berwick Road in the Ardoyne area at around 6.15am when a...
Youth treated in hospital following bottle attack
Police are appealing for information after a teenager was attacked in north Belfast on Sunday. The 18-year-old was leaving a friend's house at Berwick Road in the Ardoyne area at around 6.15am when a...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
Urban violence under discussion at Magee Campus
Urban violence is being placed under the microscope at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus this week as the School of Law hosts a public seminar on the topic. Representatives from official agenci...
Urban violence under discussion at Magee Campus
Urban violence is being placed under the microscope at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus this week as the School of Law hosts a public seminar on the topic. Representatives from official agenci...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Claims culture 'fails' consumers, Citizens Advice report
So-called 'no win, no fee' agreements in personal injury claims are often failing consumers, a new report from the Citizens Advice Bureau has found. The report 'No win, no fee, no chance' revealed th...
Claims culture 'fails' consumers, Citizens Advice report
So-called 'no win, no fee' agreements in personal injury claims are often failing consumers, a new report from the Citizens Advice Bureau has found. The report 'No win, no fee, no chance' revealed th...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2004
Kelly Holmes wins BBC Sports Award
Double Olympic Gold medal winner Kelly Holmes has received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award at Television Centre in west London. The first British athlete to win double gold medals in mid...
Kelly Holmes wins BBC Sports Award
Double Olympic Gold medal winner Kelly Holmes has received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award at Television Centre in west London. The first British athlete to win double gold medals in mid...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
UU work with clinicians to improve local healthcare
University of Ulster researchers are working with clinicians at one of Northern Ireland’s leading hospitals on novel ways to harness information and communication technology to provide a better servic...
UU work with clinicians to improve local healthcare
University of Ulster researchers are working with clinicians at one of Northern Ireland’s leading hospitals on novel ways to harness information and communication technology to provide a better servic...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
Two wards open in the Mater Hospital
Health Minister Angela Smith has today opened two new wards at the Mater Hospital. Funding of £3.5 million was made available from the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative (RRI) for 32 additional beds ...
Two wards open in the Mater Hospital
Health Minister Angela Smith has today opened two new wards at the Mater Hospital. Funding of £3.5 million was made available from the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative (RRI) for 32 additional beds ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2004
Women scientists discussed at Queen’s Forum
The Women's Studies Forum is to host a public lecture today aimed at reviewing studies on the career progress and success of women scientists over the last three decades. The lecture, entitled 'Maybe...
Women scientists discussed at Queen’s Forum
The Women's Studies Forum is to host a public lecture today aimed at reviewing studies on the career progress and success of women scientists over the last three decades. The lecture, entitled 'Maybe...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
School absentees 'failed' by system, says Ofsted
The schools' inspection body has said that inadequate support for children missing school is compounding the disadvantages they face through social exclusion. The report 'Out of School: A survey of t...
School absentees 'failed' by system, says Ofsted
The schools' inspection body has said that inadequate support for children missing school is compounding the disadvantages they face through social exclusion. The report 'Out of School: A survey of t...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2004
Man jailed for six and a half years for car deaths
A man who pleaded guilty to causing the death of two teenagers by dangerous driving has been jailed for six and a half years. Paul Jude Johnston, 34, formerly of Ballymena Road, Carnlough, had pleade...
Man jailed for six and a half years for car deaths
A man who pleaded guilty to causing the death of two teenagers by dangerous driving has been jailed for six and a half years. Paul Jude Johnston, 34, formerly of Ballymena Road, Carnlough, had pleade...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
Royal Navy aircrew killed in Lynx crash named
The Ministry of Defence has named the four aircrew killed when a Lynx helicopter crashed in the English Channel off Cornwall on December 8. A spokesperson for the Royal Navy said that wreckage had be...
Royal Navy aircrew killed in Lynx crash named
The Ministry of Defence has named the four aircrew killed when a Lynx helicopter crashed in the English Channel off Cornwall on December 8. A spokesperson for the Royal Navy said that wreckage had be...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2004
NI workforce in line with religious make up
Northern Ireland’s workforce is more in line with its religious make up than ever before, the Northern Ireland Equality Commission said today. The fourteenth annual Fair Employment Monitoring Report ...
NI workforce in line with religious make up
Northern Ireland’s workforce is more in line with its religious make up than ever before, the Northern Ireland Equality Commission said today. The fourteenth annual Fair Employment Monitoring Report ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2004
Suspended BELB chief executive to return to job
The suspended chief executive of the Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB) is to return to his job next week after it was revealed that the Board is facing a legal bill of about £40,000 after agr...
Suspended BELB chief executive to return to job
The suspended chief executive of the Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB) is to return to his job next week after it was revealed that the Board is facing a legal bill of about £40,000 after agr...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
Half-tonne of cocaine seized in East London
Six men were arrested in East London last night, following the seizure by customs investigators of over half a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of around £100 million. The drugs were c...
Half-tonne of cocaine seized in East London
Six men were arrested in East London last night, following the seizure by customs investigators of over half a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of around £100 million. The drugs were c...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
Ireland and Britain agree nuclear package
In Dublin today at the Custom House, the British and Irish governments agreed a package of measures to settle the legal action taken against the UK by Ireland over Sellafield. Minister for the Enviro...
Ireland and Britain agree nuclear package
In Dublin today at the Custom House, the British and Irish governments agreed a package of measures to settle the legal action taken against the UK by Ireland over Sellafield. Minister for the Enviro...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2004
Pensioner dies after being hit by bus
An 85-year-old woman has died after being hit by a bus in Belfast city centre on Thursday. The incident occurred shortly after 5pm on Thursday as the woman and her husband attempted to cross Great Vi...
Pensioner dies after being hit by bus
An 85-year-old woman has died after being hit by a bus in Belfast city centre on Thursday. The incident occurred shortly after 5pm on Thursday as the woman and her husband attempted to cross Great Vi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2004
Spellar launches plans to strengthen road traffic laws
Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar has launched a public consultation on new proposals to strengthen road traffic provisions in Northern Ireland. Announcing the proposals Mr Spellar said the meas...
Spellar launches plans to strengthen road traffic laws
Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar has launched a public consultation on new proposals to strengthen road traffic provisions in Northern Ireland. Announcing the proposals Mr Spellar said the meas...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
UK pledges smallpox vaccine for global use
The UK government has pledged to contribute four million doses of smallpox vaccine to a new global stockpile being assembled by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The vaccine shots will form part o...
UK pledges smallpox vaccine for global use
The UK government has pledged to contribute four million doses of smallpox vaccine to a new global stockpile being assembled by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The vaccine shots will form part o...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
General Motors Europe to axe 12,000 jobs
General Motors (GM) is following through with plans to axe 12,000 jobs in the loss-making European division as the car giant bids to trim operating costs by £350 million-a-year. The car and van manuf...
General Motors Europe to axe 12,000 jobs
General Motors (GM) is following through with plans to axe 12,000 jobs in the loss-making European division as the car giant bids to trim operating costs by £350 million-a-year. The car and van manuf...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
UN to help recover billions for Nigeria and Kenya
On the first anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the UN anti-crime office has said it will help two developing countries recover illegally exported money. ...
UN to help recover billions for Nigeria and Kenya
On the first anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the UN anti-crime office has said it will help two developing countries recover illegally exported money. ...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2004
Congestion busting lane proposed for M1
A dedicated lane, reserved for vehicles carrying two or more people, is part of a trial scheme to reduce congestion and improve journey times on the M1 motorway. Transport Secretary Alistair Darling ...
Congestion busting lane proposed for M1
A dedicated lane, reserved for vehicles carrying two or more people, is part of a trial scheme to reduce congestion and improve journey times on the M1 motorway. Transport Secretary Alistair Darling ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2004
Local businesses must compete for public contracts says Forum
Local small and medium sized businesses must gear up to compete for a greater share of the £1.8bn available in public procurement contracts. That was the key message at yesterday’s meeting of the Eco...
Local businesses must compete for public contracts says Forum
Local small and medium sized businesses must gear up to compete for a greater share of the £1.8bn available in public procurement contracts. That was the key message at yesterday’s meeting of the Eco...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:There will be a mixture of bright intervals and a few showers. Best of the sunny spells will be near the North Coast. Feeling on the cool side. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Showers will gradually die out during the evening. A cold night with long clear spells leading to a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
