Northern Ireland News for June 2004 : Page 12
UK National News, Jun 9, 2004
BSkyB announces plans for free-to-air television
BSkyB has announced plans to increase digital television uptake in the UK with a free-to-air (FTA) television service. The plans were unveiled at an investor conference in London by James Murdoch, th...
BSkyB announces plans for free-to-air television
BSkyB has announced plans to increase digital television uptake in the UK with a free-to-air (FTA) television service. The plans were unveiled at an investor conference in London by James Murdoch, th...
Business News, Jun 9, 2004
700 jobs to go at Norwich Union
Up to 700 jobs are to go at the insurer Norwich Union as part of a restructuring process, it has been announced today. The restructure, which will be completed by the end of 2005, will result in app...
700 jobs to go at Norwich Union
Up to 700 jobs are to go at the insurer Norwich Union as part of a restructuring process, it has been announced today. The restructure, which will be completed by the end of 2005, will result in app...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2004
HSENI warns of imminent construction safety blitz
The Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland (NSENI) is to carry out an intensive inspection blitz of construction sites across Northern Ireland next week. The safety inspections are part of a...
HSENI warns of imminent construction safety blitz
The Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland (NSENI) is to carry out an intensive inspection blitz of construction sites across Northern Ireland next week. The safety inspections are part of a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2004
University develops 'virtual reality' technique for stroke victims
Researchers from the University of Ulster and the Royal Hospitals have developed revolutionary techniques to help people with stroke regain use of their upper limbs, with the help of virtual reality. ...
University develops 'virtual reality' technique for stroke victims
Researchers from the University of Ulster and the Royal Hospitals have developed revolutionary techniques to help people with stroke regain use of their upper limbs, with the help of virtual reality. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2004
Seminars to highlight education partnership approach
Professionals working in secondary schools and Further Education Colleges are being encouraged to open up the debate about the introduction of 'Entitlement Frameworks', providing broader curriculum ch...
Seminars to highlight education partnership approach
Professionals working in secondary schools and Further Education Colleges are being encouraged to open up the debate about the introduction of 'Entitlement Frameworks', providing broader curriculum ch...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2004
Lord Mayor urges businesses to support anti-litter drive
New Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tom Ekin has urged businesses in the city to take urgent action to assist the council’s efforts to reduce the city’s litter problem. Speaking at the launch of th...
Lord Mayor urges businesses to support anti-litter drive
New Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tom Ekin has urged businesses in the city to take urgent action to assist the council’s efforts to reduce the city’s litter problem. Speaking at the launch of th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2004
Belfast venue for top martial arts Wushu event
The eyes of the martial arts world will be firmly fixed on Belfast next week when the Wushu Duan Wei examinations are held outside China for the first time in 80 years. ‘Wushu’ is the Chinese word fo...
Belfast venue for top martial arts Wushu event
The eyes of the martial arts world will be firmly fixed on Belfast next week when the Wushu Duan Wei examinations are held outside China for the first time in 80 years. ‘Wushu’ is the Chinese word fo...
UK National News, Jun 9, 2004
Health department launches disability health action plan
The Health Department has launched a new action plan which it hopes will enable disabled people to use health services in the same way as everyone else. The joint framework for partnership action, an...
Health department launches disability health action plan
The Health Department has launched a new action plan which it hopes will enable disabled people to use health services in the same way as everyone else. The joint framework for partnership action, an...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Nine civilians killed in Mosul suicide bombing
At least nine people have been killed and 25 wounded following a suicide bomb attack in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul. A car bomb was detonated in downtown Mosul several hundred metres from the c...
Nine civilians killed in Mosul suicide bombing
At least nine people have been killed and 25 wounded following a suicide bomb attack in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul. A car bomb was detonated in downtown Mosul several hundred metres from the c...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Rapist jailed for ten years
A man has been jailed for 10 years today after being found guilty of raping a woman in the grounds of a Belfast golf course earlier this year. Craig Morgan, 22, from Malton Drive, Taughmonagh, was fo...
Rapist jailed for ten years
A man has been jailed for 10 years today after being found guilty of raping a woman in the grounds of a Belfast golf course earlier this year. Craig Morgan, 22, from Malton Drive, Taughmonagh, was fo...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
US citizen killed in Riyadh
A US citizen has been shot dead in the Saudi Arabia, less than 48 hours after gunmen killed a BBC cameraman and seriously injured one of the corporation's correspondents. According to the Associated...
US citizen killed in Riyadh
A US citizen has been shot dead in the Saudi Arabia, less than 48 hours after gunmen killed a BBC cameraman and seriously injured one of the corporation's correspondents. According to the Associated...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Hepatitis C payments scheme gets NI launch
The body set up to manage the UK-wide ex-gratia payments scheme for people infected with Hepatitis C from HPSS/NHS blood or blood products, is set to go live on July 5. From today, people can registe...
Hepatitis C payments scheme gets NI launch
The body set up to manage the UK-wide ex-gratia payments scheme for people infected with Hepatitis C from HPSS/NHS blood or blood products, is set to go live on July 5. From today, people can registe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Council warns about sale of deadly ‘toy’
Belfast City Council today voiced concern that a potentially deadly ‘toy’ is still being sold in local shops – more than a year after it was banned. The sale of elastic jelly-style ‘Yo Yo Balls’ was ...
Council warns about sale of deadly ‘toy’
Belfast City Council today voiced concern that a potentially deadly ‘toy’ is still being sold in local shops – more than a year after it was banned. The sale of elastic jelly-style ‘Yo Yo Balls’ was ...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Blair joins world leaders for G8 summit
Prime Minister Tony Blair is flying out to attend the 30th G8 Summit in the USA this week. The summit, which is being held at Sea Island in Georgia from June 8-10, brings together the leaders of the ...
Blair joins world leaders for G8 summit
Prime Minister Tony Blair is flying out to attend the 30th G8 Summit in the USA this week. The summit, which is being held at Sea Island in Georgia from June 8-10, brings together the leaders of the ...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Thief returns £100,000 in missing cash to bank
London police are trying to track down a thief who stole £115,000 from a cash machine, only to return most of the cash within a week. The cash was stolen from a cash machine located in a bank at Bark...
Thief returns £100,000 in missing cash to bank
London police are trying to track down a thief who stole £115,000 from a cash machine, only to return most of the cash within a week. The cash was stolen from a cash machine located in a bank at Bark...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
NI housing market shows sustainable rise
Northern Ireland’s housing market is growing at a much more sustainable rate than in the rest of the UK, with the cost of the average property going up by 8.6% over the year. The figures, from the Un...
NI housing market shows sustainable rise
Northern Ireland’s housing market is growing at a much more sustainable rate than in the rest of the UK, with the cost of the average property going up by 8.6% over the year. The figures, from the Un...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Agreement on draft UN resolution on Iraq 'expected soon'
A UN Security Council resolution on the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq is expected soon, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has told MPs. Authority will transfer from the UK and US to the Iraqi governmen...
Agreement on draft UN resolution on Iraq 'expected soon'
A UN Security Council resolution on the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq is expected soon, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has told MPs. Authority will transfer from the UK and US to the Iraqi governmen...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Queen to unveil Princess Di memorial
The Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London's Hyde Park will be officially opened by the Queen next month, it has been announced today. The Queen will be joined by their Royal Highnesses the Du...
Queen to unveil Princess Di memorial
The Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London's Hyde Park will be officially opened by the Queen next month, it has been announced today. The Queen will be joined by their Royal Highnesses the Du...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Climate change could see insurance claims treble
Climate change could treble claims for storm and flood damages by 2050, according to an insurance industry report published today. British insurers have warned that action over climate change is need...
Climate change could see insurance claims treble
Climate change could treble claims for storm and flood damages by 2050, according to an insurance industry report published today. British insurers have warned that action over climate change is need...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
CCEA and further education sector at the heart of economic development
The work of education bodies such as CCEA in supporting economic development will be the focus of two major further education conferences to be held in Northern Ireland over the coming week. The Coun...
CCEA and further education sector at the heart of economic development
The work of education bodies such as CCEA in supporting economic development will be the focus of two major further education conferences to be held in Northern Ireland over the coming week. The Coun...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Stillbirth charity gets £40,000 funding boost
A charity that supports parents and families whose baby is stillborn or dies soon after birth is to receive a £40,000 funding boost. Health Minister Stephen Ladyman said that the extra money would he...
Stillbirth charity gets £40,000 funding boost
A charity that supports parents and families whose baby is stillborn or dies soon after birth is to receive a £40,000 funding boost. Health Minister Stephen Ladyman said that the extra money would he...
Business News, Jun 8, 2004
Seminar uncovers multi-million euro market opportunities
Invest Northern Ireland has urged local businesses to actively engage in research and development if they are to profit from multimillion euro market opportunities. Hosting the recent seminar ‘Profit...
Seminar uncovers multi-million euro market opportunities
Invest Northern Ireland has urged local businesses to actively engage in research and development if they are to profit from multimillion euro market opportunities. Hosting the recent seminar ‘Profit...
Business News, Jun 8, 2004
NI housing market shows sustainable rise
Northern Ireland’s housing market is growing at a much more sustainable rate than in the rest of the UK, with the cost of the average property going up by 8.6% over the year. The figures, for January...
NI housing market shows sustainable rise
Northern Ireland’s housing market is growing at a much more sustainable rate than in the rest of the UK, with the cost of the average property going up by 8.6% over the year. The figures, for January...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Secretary of State hosts reception for 9/11 delegation
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has hosted a reception at Hillsborough Castle for emergency and health personnel from New York who dealt with the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. The delegation is visit...
Secretary of State hosts reception for 9/11 delegation
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has hosted a reception at Hillsborough Castle for emergency and health personnel from New York who dealt with the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. The delegation is visit...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Sinn Fein visit highlights plight of Colombia Three
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly has arrived in Colombia to visit three jailed Irishmen found not guilty of training terrorists. Mr Kelly arrived in Bogota over the weekend to visit James Monaghan, Niall Conn...
Sinn Fein visit highlights plight of Colombia Three
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly has arrived in Colombia to visit three jailed Irishmen found not guilty of training terrorists. Mr Kelly arrived in Bogota over the weekend to visit James Monaghan, Niall Conn...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Queen's team in unique coral find
A unique cold water coral reef has been discovered in Scotland with the help of scientists from Queen's University and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Located just inside the He...
Queen's team in unique coral find
A unique cold water coral reef has been discovered in Scotland with the help of scientists from Queen's University and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Located just inside the He...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
NI schools to get broadband link up
Every school in Northern Ireland is to be linked up to Broadband, providing more than 350,000 pupils and teachers with access to e-mail, messaging and conferencing facilities. Launching the new C2K/H...
NI schools to get broadband link up
Every school in Northern Ireland is to be linked up to Broadband, providing more than 350,000 pupils and teachers with access to e-mail, messaging and conferencing facilities. Launching the new C2K/H...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 8, 2004
Seminar uncovers multi-million euro market opportunities
Invest Northern Ireland has urged local businesses to actively engage in research and development if they are to profit from multi-million euro market opportunities. Hosting the recent seminar ‘Profi...
Seminar uncovers multi-million euro market opportunities
Invest Northern Ireland has urged local businesses to actively engage in research and development if they are to profit from multi-million euro market opportunities. Hosting the recent seminar ‘Profi...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Venus transit visible in many areas of UK
The rare transit of Venus across the face of the sun should be visible this morning in many parts of the UK as viewing conditions are favourable with little cloud. The transit began at around 06:19 B...
Venus transit visible in many areas of UK
The rare transit of Venus across the face of the sun should be visible this morning in many parts of the UK as viewing conditions are favourable with little cloud. The transit began at around 06:19 B...
UK National News, Jun 8, 2004
Egg producers crack after FA rejection
British egg producers have been told where to get 'oeuf' by the Football Association (FA), after it refused permission for England football's famous three Lions to be printed on the nation's eggs. Br...
Egg producers crack after FA rejection
British egg producers have been told where to get 'oeuf' by the Football Association (FA), after it refused permission for England football's famous three Lions to be printed on the nation's eggs. Br...
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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.