Northern Ireland News for March 2004 : Page 15
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Two men arrested over loyalist feud shooting
Two men have been arrested and are being questioned by police in connection with the death of a Belfast man in 2002. Twenty-two-year-old Alexander McKinley was shot in the head as he sat in a car on ...
Two men arrested over loyalist feud shooting
Two men have been arrested and are being questioned by police in connection with the death of a Belfast man in 2002. Twenty-two-year-old Alexander McKinley was shot in the head as he sat in a car on ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Courier attacked with iron bar
Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked outside a bank in north Belfast early this morning. The victim, a courier and in his 40s, was delivering mail to the bank on York Street ...
Courier attacked with iron bar
Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked outside a bank in north Belfast early this morning. The victim, a courier and in his 40s, was delivering mail to the bank on York Street ...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2004
Livingstone seeks talks to head off Tube strike
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has called for urgent talks between Tube management and staff in a bid to avert a 24-hour Tube strike. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union executive announced the...
Livingstone seeks talks to head off Tube strike
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has called for urgent talks between Tube management and staff in a bid to avert a 24-hour Tube strike. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union executive announced the...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2004
Letter from America's Alistair Cooke retires
Alistair Cooke, one of the world's greatest broadcasters, has decided to retire from Radio 4's Letter from America, on doctor's advice, at the age of 95. Mr Cooke began the first of his 2,869 letters...
Letter from America's Alistair Cooke retires
Alistair Cooke, one of the world's greatest broadcasters, has decided to retire from Radio 4's Letter from America, on doctor's advice, at the age of 95. Mr Cooke began the first of his 2,869 letters...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2004
Rosetta sets off on journey to first cometary landing
The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Rosetta cometary probe has been successfully launched into an orbit around the Sun. The elongated slingshot orbit will eventually allow the probe to r...
Rosetta sets off on journey to first cometary landing
The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Rosetta cometary probe has been successfully launched into an orbit around the Sun. The elongated slingshot orbit will eventually allow the probe to r...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Woman arrested following assault
A woman has been arrested after a man was assaulted in east Belfast. The incident occurred at a house on the Beersbridge Road on Monday night. The victim, who is believed to be in his 60's, was take...
Woman arrested following assault
A woman has been arrested after a man was assaulted in east Belfast. The incident occurred at a house on the Beersbridge Road on Monday night. The victim, who is believed to be in his 60's, was take...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2004
UK to double Afghan aid to £500m by 2009
The government has said that it will more than double the funding it sends to Afghanistan over the next five years to at least £500 million. International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said that...
UK to double Afghan aid to £500m by 2009
The government has said that it will more than double the funding it sends to Afghanistan over the next five years to at least £500 million. International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said that...
UK National News, Mar 2, 2004
Regulation will quality assure complementary medicine, says Minister
Better regulation of complementary therapists like acupuncturists and herbalists will reassure patients that they are properly qualified, Health Minister John Hutton said today. There are around 4,00...
Regulation will quality assure complementary medicine, says Minister
Better regulation of complementary therapists like acupuncturists and herbalists will reassure patients that they are properly qualified, Health Minister John Hutton said today. There are around 4,00...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Work begins on two modern hospital units for Muckamore
The first phase of work has begun for two new assessment and treatment units at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Co Antrim. The 115 bedded specialist assessment and treatment service on the Muckamore Abbe...
Work begins on two modern hospital units for Muckamore
The first phase of work has begun for two new assessment and treatment units at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Co Antrim. The 115 bedded specialist assessment and treatment service on the Muckamore Abbe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Belfast to host World Irish Dancing Championships
Belfast is set to host the 34th World Irish Dancing Championships - Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne - in April. The event, which is being staged at the Waterfront Hall and was last staged in the city in ...
Belfast to host World Irish Dancing Championships
Belfast is set to host the 34th World Irish Dancing Championships - Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne - in April. The event, which is being staged at the Waterfront Hall and was last staged in the city in ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Community partnerships can lead to better health says lecturer
Community partnerships can lead to overall better health, providing the state and local people are committed to them, a University of Ulster lecturer has said. In her report entitled, A Partnership ...
Community partnerships can lead to better health says lecturer
Community partnerships can lead to overall better health, providing the state and local people are committed to them, a University of Ulster lecturer has said. In her report entitled, A Partnership ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2004
Lisburn area gets additional £6m water treatment
The Water Service has started work on two new water projects in Lisburn as part of an additional £6 million treatment programme. The schemes at Glenavy and Aghalee, together with a further £170,000 p...
Lisburn area gets additional £6m water treatment
The Water Service has started work on two new water projects in Lisburn as part of an additional £6 million treatment programme. The schemes at Glenavy and Aghalee, together with a further £170,000 p...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
Tories pull out of Butler probe into WMD intelligence
The Tories have walked away from Lord Butler's inquiry into the quality of intelligence in relation to Iraq's WMD, saying that the remit of the probe was "unacceptably restrictive", it has been report...
Tories pull out of Butler probe into WMD intelligence
The Tories have walked away from Lord Butler's inquiry into the quality of intelligence in relation to Iraq's WMD, saying that the remit of the probe was "unacceptably restrictive", it has been report...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
UN stabilising force to deploy to Haiti 'immediately'
A UN peacekeeping force will be dispatched "immediately" to the troubled Caribbean island of Haiti following the resignation and subsequent departure of its president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the Secu...
UN stabilising force to deploy to Haiti 'immediately'
A UN peacekeeping force will be dispatched "immediately" to the troubled Caribbean island of Haiti following the resignation and subsequent departure of its president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the Secu...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
Straw welcomes Iraq constitution agreement
The Foreign Secretary has welcomed the announcement this morning that the Iraqi Governing Council had agreed a new draft constitution. The Transitional Administrative Law recognises the standing of ...
Straw welcomes Iraq constitution agreement
The Foreign Secretary has welcomed the announcement this morning that the Iraqi Governing Council had agreed a new draft constitution. The Transitional Administrative Law recognises the standing of ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
Assets Recovery Agency seizes £500,000
Northern Ireland's Assets Recovery Agency (ASA) has seized more than £500,000 in two separate cases, one involving drug dealing, and another involving a fuel smuggling and laundering operation. The a...
Assets Recovery Agency seizes £500,000
Northern Ireland's Assets Recovery Agency (ASA) has seized more than £500,000 in two separate cases, one involving drug dealing, and another involving a fuel smuggling and laundering operation. The a...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
HSBC's record results sees profit rise by a third
The British-based HSBC bank has posted record results for 2003, with profits soaring by a third to almost £7 billion, it has been reported today. HSBC made a profit on ordinary activities before tax ...
HSBC's record results sees profit rise by a third
The British-based HSBC bank has posted record results for 2003, with profits soaring by a third to almost £7 billion, it has been reported today. HSBC made a profit on ordinary activities before tax ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
Two teenagers die in separate road accidents
Police are appealing for witnesses following the deaths of two teenagers in separate road accidents on Sunday. In the first incident a 19-year-old girl died when the car she was travelling in collide...
Two teenagers die in separate road accidents
Police are appealing for witnesses following the deaths of two teenagers in separate road accidents on Sunday. In the first incident a 19-year-old girl died when the car she was travelling in collide...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
Cornish farmer jailed for attack on animal inspection team
A Cornish farmer who hurled a vet and an animal health inspector into a slurry pit has been jailed for two years. In January this year, farmer Roger Baker (61) of Ventongimps near Truro was found gui...
Cornish farmer jailed for attack on animal inspection team
A Cornish farmer who hurled a vet and an animal health inspector into a slurry pit has been jailed for two years. In January this year, farmer Roger Baker (61) of Ventongimps near Truro was found gui...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
NI average house prices stay the same
Average house prices in Northern Ireland have remained static, according to latest figures released today. According to the latest Quarterly House Price Index in the final quarter of 2003, the annual...
NI average house prices stay the same
Average house prices in Northern Ireland have remained static, according to latest figures released today. According to the latest Quarterly House Price Index in the final quarter of 2003, the annual...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
RMT Executive considers strike action following vote
The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union executive is expected to announce a decision on industrial action today following an overwhelming vote in favour of strike action over the sacking of eight ...
RMT Executive considers strike action following vote
The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union executive is expected to announce a decision on industrial action today following an overwhelming vote in favour of strike action over the sacking of eight ...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
Tolkien tale takes 11 awards at Oscars
The finale of the Lord of the Rings cycle has scooped 11 Oscar's at this year's Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The film adaptation of the last instalment of JRR Tolkien's fantasy trilogy ca...
Tolkien tale takes 11 awards at Oscars
The finale of the Lord of the Rings cycle has scooped 11 Oscar's at this year's Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The film adaptation of the last instalment of JRR Tolkien's fantasy trilogy ca...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
Pensioners urged to claim full benefits entitlements
Pensioners have been urged to claim a council tax benefit which could save them an average of £426 a year. According to the government, less than half of home-owning pensioners are claiming the mone...
Pensioners urged to claim full benefits entitlements
Pensioners have been urged to claim a council tax benefit which could save them an average of £426 a year. According to the government, less than half of home-owning pensioners are claiming the mone...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
New licences set to remove Britain's 'bad bouncers'
New national standards of training and personal licensing are set to call time on the minority of bad bouncers whose criminal and violent behaviour gives doorstaff a bad name, it has been announced to...
New licences set to remove Britain's 'bad bouncers'
New national standards of training and personal licensing are set to call time on the minority of bad bouncers whose criminal and violent behaviour gives doorstaff a bad name, it has been announced to...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
UUP MLAs meet with senior civil servants over pay dispute
A delegation of Ulster Unionist MLAs has met with government officials to discuss the current Civil Service pay dispute. Billy Armstrong, Ken Robinson and Rev Dr Robert Coulter said they raised their...
UUP MLAs meet with senior civil servants over pay dispute
A delegation of Ulster Unionist MLAs has met with government officials to discuss the current Civil Service pay dispute. Billy Armstrong, Ken Robinson and Rev Dr Robert Coulter said they raised their...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
Seminar to tackle drugs problem
The impact of changes in the legislation relating to the classification of drugs will provide the focal point of a major international seminar being hosted by Belfast City Council later this week. Th...
Seminar to tackle drugs problem
The impact of changes in the legislation relating to the classification of drugs will provide the focal point of a major international seminar being hosted by Belfast City Council later this week. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
Mayor to lead Derry delegation to US
A Derry delegation, led by the Mayor, Councillor Shaun Gallagher, will travel to the United States this week to develop partnership links with key agencies and raise the profile of the North West regi...
Mayor to lead Derry delegation to US
A Derry delegation, led by the Mayor, Councillor Shaun Gallagher, will travel to the United States this week to develop partnership links with key agencies and raise the profile of the North West regi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
PSNI hold human rights conference
A major human rights conference on policing and victims has taken place in Belfast today. Delegates attending the two-day event, entitled 'Supporting Victims, Delivering Justice', were encouraged to ...
PSNI hold human rights conference
A major human rights conference on policing and victims has taken place in Belfast today. Delegates attending the two-day event, entitled 'Supporting Victims, Delivering Justice', were encouraged to ...
UK National News, Mar 1, 2004
London 'quality of life' among worst in Europe
London people experience among the worst quality of life in the major Western European capitals, according to the findings of a recent survey. The survey for Mercer Human Resource Consulting found th...
London 'quality of life' among worst in Europe
London people experience among the worst quality of life in the major Western European capitals, according to the findings of a recent survey. The survey for Mercer Human Resource Consulting found th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2004
Stena buy part of P&O's Irish Sea ferry operation
P&O and Stena have announced the signing of a multi-million pound deal that will see Stena purchase part of P&O's ferry operations and some of its assets on the Irish Sea routes. Under the deal, Sten...
Stena buy part of P&O's Irish Sea ferry operation
P&O and Stena have announced the signing of a multi-million pound deal that will see Stena purchase part of P&O's ferry operations and some of its assets on the Irish Sea routes. Under the deal, Sten...
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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.