Northern Ireland News for February 2004 : Page 12
UK National News, Feb 6, 2004
Government failed to monitor British Energy's problems, say NAO
The government failed to monitor troubled nuclear power station operator British Energy closely enough as financial problems within the company grew, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. In a re...
Government failed to monitor British Energy's problems, say NAO
The government failed to monitor troubled nuclear power station operator British Energy closely enough as financial problems within the company grew, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. In a re...
UK National News, Feb 6, 2004
Gluten-related diseases more widespread than thought: report
The number of children affected by coeliac disease, which is caused by intolerance to gluten in the diet, may be seriously underestimated, according to research published in the British Medical Journa...
Gluten-related diseases more widespread than thought: report
The number of children affected by coeliac disease, which is caused by intolerance to gluten in the diet, may be seriously underestimated, according to research published in the British Medical Journa...
UK National News, Feb 6, 2004
Quality of patient services to determine hospital funding
Hospitals are to be paid a fixed fee for services they provide to patients, it has been announced today. The introduction of the new National Tariff for clinical procedures will help the NHS prepare ...
Quality of patient services to determine hospital funding
Hospitals are to be paid a fixed fee for services they provide to patients, it has been announced today. The introduction of the new National Tariff for clinical procedures will help the NHS prepare ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2004
NIE issue warning following gunshot damage
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has issued a safety warning after gunshots damaged overhead electricity equipment in north Belfast this week. Residents in the Ballysillan and Ligoneil areas were a...
NIE issue warning following gunshot damage
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has issued a safety warning after gunshots damaged overhead electricity equipment in north Belfast this week. Residents in the Ballysillan and Ligoneil areas were a...
UK National News, Feb 6, 2004
Young people warned of dangers of 'Sex Lottery'
A new series of hard-hitting adverts warning young people of the risks of unsafe sex have been launched today by the Public Health Minister Melanie Johnson. The 'Sex Lottery' campaign is targeted spe...
Young people warned of dangers of 'Sex Lottery'
A new series of hard-hitting adverts warning young people of the risks of unsafe sex have been launched today by the Public Health Minister Melanie Johnson. The 'Sex Lottery' campaign is targeted spe...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2004
NTL to link UK and Ireland education IT systems
NTL Ireland has been chosen by the UK and Ireland's two Research & Education networks to interlink their IT systems over a high capacity Gigabit Ethernet between Dublin and Belfast. NTL Ireland will ...
NTL to link UK and Ireland education IT systems
NTL Ireland has been chosen by the UK and Ireland's two Research & Education networks to interlink their IT systems over a high capacity Gigabit Ethernet between Dublin and Belfast. NTL Ireland will ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2004
National award for Lagan Valley arts complex
Lagan Valley Island Civic and Arts Centre in Lisburn has been recognised with a Royal Town Planning Institute Planning Award. The Lagan Valley complex was one of the 17 winning finalists from over 10...
National award for Lagan Valley arts complex
Lagan Valley Island Civic and Arts Centre in Lisburn has been recognised with a Royal Town Planning Institute Planning Award. The Lagan Valley complex was one of the 17 winning finalists from over 10...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2004
All-Ireland Special Needs Education website launched
The first ever all-Ireland website designed to help teachers deliver Special Needs Education has been launched today. The site, which can be found at <A HREF= 'http://www.4ni.co.uk/link-error.aspx' T...
All-Ireland Special Needs Education website launched
The first ever all-Ireland website designed to help teachers deliver Special Needs Education has been launched today. The site, which can be found at <A HREF= 'http://www.4ni.co.uk/link-error.aspx' T...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
Tories call on Blair to resign over 45-minute claim
The Tories have called for the Prime Minister to resign after he said that he was not aware of precisely what was implied by the claim that Saddam Hussein could deploy WMD within 45 minutes. In a deb...
Tories call on Blair to resign over 45-minute claim
The Tories have called for the Prime Minister to resign after he said that he was not aware of precisely what was implied by the claim that Saddam Hussein could deploy WMD within 45 minutes. In a deb...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
BBC staff stage nationwide protest
Thousands of BBC staff have taken to the streets in cities across the UK to protest at the findings of The Hutton Report and the BBC resignation flurry that followed its publication. BBC Offices in C...
BBC staff stage nationwide protest
Thousands of BBC staff have taken to the streets in cities across the UK to protest at the findings of The Hutton Report and the BBC resignation flurry that followed its publication. BBC Offices in C...
Business News, Feb 5, 2004
Insurer's closure sees 1,600 jobs axed
Up to 1,600 jobs have been axed by Norwich Union today after it decided to close its national broker subsidiary, Hill House Hammond (HHH). The company said 1,200 redundancies would be compulsory, an...
Insurer's closure sees 1,600 jobs axed
Up to 1,600 jobs have been axed by Norwich Union today after it decided to close its national broker subsidiary, Hill House Hammond (HHH). The company said 1,200 redundancies would be compulsory, an...
Business News, Feb 5, 2004
Interest rates rise to 4%
Interest rates have been upped today a quarter percentage point to 4%, the Bank of England has announced. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said that it based the decision in the light of ...
Interest rates rise to 4%
Interest rates have been upped today a quarter percentage point to 4%, the Bank of England has announced. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said that it based the decision in the light of ...
Business News, Feb 5, 2004
Motor insurers call for crackdown on uninsured drivers
Hard-hitting proposals advanced today by the Association of British Insurers aim to crackdown on those caught driving while uninsured. The ABI is calling for a shake up in the detection of uninsured ...
Motor insurers call for crackdown on uninsured drivers
Hard-hitting proposals advanced today by the Association of British Insurers aim to crackdown on those caught driving while uninsured. The ABI is calling for a shake up in the detection of uninsured ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
DUP set Friday as date to unveil devolution proposals
DUP leader, Ian Paisley has confirmed that proposals presented to Prime Minister Tony Blair today on the future of devolved government in Northern Ireland would be unveiled on Friday. Dr Paisley conf...
DUP set Friday as date to unveil devolution proposals
DUP leader, Ian Paisley has confirmed that proposals presented to Prime Minister Tony Blair today on the future of devolved government in Northern Ireland would be unveiled on Friday. Dr Paisley conf...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
Casual holiday encounters threaten UK's sexual health
Casual sex between young people while on holiday is leading to a big rise in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. The report's authors surveye...
Casual holiday encounters threaten UK's sexual health
Casual sex between young people while on holiday is leading to a big rise in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. The report's authors surveye...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
£20,000 in football game receipts stolen
An estimated £20,000 worth of takings was stolen last night during a Co Antrim Shield football fixture between Glentoran and Linfield at the Oval. County Antrim FA secretary Brian Dummigan and treasu...
£20,000 in football game receipts stolen
An estimated £20,000 worth of takings was stolen last night during a Co Antrim Shield football fixture between Glentoran and Linfield at the Oval. County Antrim FA secretary Brian Dummigan and treasu...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
Libya adopts Chemical Weapons Convention
Weapons inspectors have met with the Libyan government today as the Chemical Weapons Convention, which the country adopted last month, comes into force. A team from the Organisation for the Prohibiti...
Libya adopts Chemical Weapons Convention
Weapons inspectors have met with the Libyan government today as the Chemical Weapons Convention, which the country adopted last month, comes into force. A team from the Organisation for the Prohibiti...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
Improving reproductive health could save millions of lives: UN
Millions of lives could be saved with more cost-effective investments in sexual and reproductive health care, according to a new United Nations report. The report, 'Adding it Up: The Benefits of Inv...
Improving reproductive health could save millions of lives: UN
Millions of lives could be saved with more cost-effective investments in sexual and reproductive health care, according to a new United Nations report. The report, 'Adding it Up: The Benefits of Inv...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Funeral held for teenager drowned at sea
The funeral of drowned teenager Jordan Murdoch is set to take place in Co Down today. The 14-year-old died after falling from a pier into the sea at Killough on January 11. Nearly two weeks later, hi...
Funeral held for teenager drowned at sea
The funeral of drowned teenager Jordan Murdoch is set to take place in Co Down today. The 14-year-old died after falling from a pier into the sea at Killough on January 11. Nearly two weeks later, hi...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
Benefits sanction scheme for offenders extended
A pilot exercise where offenders who breach their community sentences face losing benefits will be extended for another year, it has been announced. An independent evaluation report on the sanctions ...
Benefits sanction scheme for offenders extended
A pilot exercise where offenders who breach their community sentences face losing benefits will be extended for another year, it has been announced. An independent evaluation report on the sanctions ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Conference to discuss alternatives to baton rounds
A major International Law Enforcement conference has discussed the progress towards finding an alternative to the baton round. Representatives from police services and other law enforcement agencies...
Conference to discuss alternatives to baton rounds
A major International Law Enforcement conference has discussed the progress towards finding an alternative to the baton round. Representatives from police services and other law enforcement agencies...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Victimless crime myth needs dispelled says Minister
There is no such thing as a victimless crime, Security Minister, and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force, Jane Kennedy has said. The Minister was speaking at an awareness evening in Londonderry o...
Victimless crime myth needs dispelled says Minister
There is no such thing as a victimless crime, Security Minister, and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force, Jane Kennedy has said. The Minister was speaking at an awareness evening in Londonderry o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Showcase aims to woo visitors to Belfast
London's business community was the target for Belfast's Visitor and Convention Bureau yesterday after attending the annual Destination Showcase event at Regent Street’s Café Royal. In a bid to boost...
Showcase aims to woo visitors to Belfast
London's business community was the target for Belfast's Visitor and Convention Bureau yesterday after attending the annual Destination Showcase event at Regent Street’s Café Royal. In a bid to boost...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Community TV station to launch in Belfast
A new community based TV station for Belfast is to be launched next Monday, it was revealed today. NvTv has been set up by Northern Visions, a Belfast-based not-for-profit media centre which has been...
Community TV station to launch in Belfast
A new community based TV station for Belfast is to be launched next Monday, it was revealed today. NvTv has been set up by Northern Visions, a Belfast-based not-for-profit media centre which has been...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
BT awarded NI broadband tender
BT has been awarded the tender to establish broadband services across Northern Ireland, it was announced today. Ian Pearson, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, said the company had been ...
BT awarded NI broadband tender
BT has been awarded the tender to establish broadband services across Northern Ireland, it was announced today. Ian Pearson, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, said the company had been ...
UK National News, Feb 5, 2004
Government publishes gaming regulation proposals
Powers to void unfair bets and the repeal of a 294-year old law that prevents gambling debts being enforced are among the new clauses of the draft Gambling Bill published today. The clauses, which al...
Government publishes gaming regulation proposals
Powers to void unfair bets and the repeal of a 294-year old law that prevents gambling debts being enforced are among the new clauses of the draft Gambling Bill published today. The clauses, which al...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Belfast gets into carnival spirit
A world renowned team of carnival arts and street performance experts arrived in Belfast today to explore the potential for carnival events and skills training in the city. David Boyd, Director of Be...
Belfast gets into carnival spirit
A world renowned team of carnival arts and street performance experts arrived in Belfast today to explore the potential for carnival events and skills training in the city. David Boyd, Director of Be...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2004
Holyland students offered chance to join training programme
University of Ulster students in the Holyland area of Belfast are being urged to sign up for a community development training programme offered by Extern, the social inclusion charity. Up to 15 free ...
Holyland students offered chance to join training programme
University of Ulster students in the Holyland area of Belfast are being urged to sign up for a community development training programme offered by Extern, the social inclusion charity. Up to 15 free ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2004
Real IRA plant bomb inside army base
Dissident republicans have admitted responsibility for planting a bomb inside an army base in Co Londonderry. The Real IRA said it was behind the device which was attached to a refuse bin inside Shac...
Real IRA plant bomb inside army base
Dissident republicans have admitted responsibility for planting a bomb inside an army base in Co Londonderry. The Real IRA said it was behind the device which was attached to a refuse bin inside Shac...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2004
Cancer deaths fall by 12% in 30 years: research
Deaths caused as a result of cancer have fallen by 12% in the past 30 years, according to Cancer Research UK figures released today. The new figures revealed falls in death rates across a number of ...
Cancer deaths fall by 12% in 30 years: research
Deaths caused as a result of cancer have fallen by 12% in the past 30 years, according to Cancer Research UK figures released today. The new figures revealed falls in death rates across a number of ...
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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.