Northern Ireland News for June 2004 : Page 14
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Two men escape injury in bomb attack
Two men have escaped injury following a pipe bomb attack on a house in Co Antrim early this morning. The men were inside the house at Bridge Street, Ballymena when a device, believed to be a pipe bom...
Two men escape injury in bomb attack
Two men have escaped injury following a pipe bomb attack on a house in Co Antrim early this morning. The men were inside the house at Bridge Street, Ballymena when a device, believed to be a pipe bom...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
Saturn orbiter mission makes final approach
The international Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn in a multi-agency mission that includes British involvement that will see the probe commence a four-year tour of Saturn, its...
Saturn orbiter mission makes final approach
The international Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn in a multi-agency mission that includes British involvement that will see the probe commence a four-year tour of Saturn, its...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
Shares in arms-maker Alvis rise after BAE purchase
Britain's sole armoured vehicle manufacturer Alvis has seen its shares rise dramatically today following news that BAE Systems successfully fought off a bid from US conglomerate General Dynamics. BAE...
Shares in arms-maker Alvis rise after BAE purchase
Britain's sole armoured vehicle manufacturer Alvis has seen its shares rise dramatically today following news that BAE Systems successfully fought off a bid from US conglomerate General Dynamics. BAE...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Top drugs treatment doctor visits Belfast
Scotland’s leading NHS provider for specialized inpatient treatment of drug and alcohol dependence has addressed a special meeting of Belfast City Council’s All-Party Working Group against Drugs Misus...
Top drugs treatment doctor visits Belfast
Scotland’s leading NHS provider for specialized inpatient treatment of drug and alcohol dependence has addressed a special meeting of Belfast City Council’s All-Party Working Group against Drugs Misus...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
NI geology book launched
The geological history of Northern Ireland over the past 900 million years has been detailed in a new book. Published by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, part of the Department of Enterpris...
NI geology book launched
The geological history of Northern Ireland over the past 900 million years has been detailed in a new book. Published by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, part of the Department of Enterpris...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Nurse of the year award announced
Health Minister, Angela Smith has announced this year's recipient of the Royal College of Nursing, Nurse of the Year Award. Aoife Bradley from the Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust received the award i...
Nurse of the year award announced
Health Minister, Angela Smith has announced this year's recipient of the Royal College of Nursing, Nurse of the Year Award. Aoife Bradley from the Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust received the award i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Ordnance Survey calls for more support from district councils
The Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) today urged more district councils to help the agency produce up-to-date street maps of the Province’s main towns. Chief Executive, Mick Cory made the c...
Ordnance Survey calls for more support from district councils
The Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) today urged more district councils to help the agency produce up-to-date street maps of the Province’s main towns. Chief Executive, Mick Cory made the c...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
NIE issue warning to DIYers
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today warned anyone undertaking DIY projects to take the location of the electricity network into account before starting work. The safety warning follows an incide...
NIE issue warning to DIYers
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today warned anyone undertaking DIY projects to take the location of the electricity network into account before starting work. The safety warning follows an incide...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 4, 2004
Belfast meeting to discuss causes of Black Death
The environmental causes of the Black Death which killed over a million people in medieval England will be the topic of the June meeting of the Café Scientifique in Belfast. Professor of Palaeoecolog...
Belfast meeting to discuss causes of Black Death
The environmental causes of the Black Death which killed over a million people in medieval England will be the topic of the June meeting of the Café Scientifique in Belfast. Professor of Palaeoecolog...
UK National News, Jun 4, 2004
Unified Court Service gets new name
The Court Service and independent magistrates courts are to merge into a single executive agency called 'Her Majesty's Courts Service' (HMCS), it has been announced today. The new body will bring all...
Unified Court Service gets new name
The Court Service and independent magistrates courts are to merge into a single executive agency called 'Her Majesty's Courts Service' (HMCS), it has been announced today. The new body will bring all...
Business News, Jun 4, 2004
Businesses welcome R&D Tax Credit guideline clarification
Business has welcomed clarified guidelines on research and development (R&D) tax credits, but there is still room for improvement if confidence in the process is to remain, says PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Businesses welcome R&D Tax Credit guideline clarification
Business has welcomed clarified guidelines on research and development (R&D) tax credits, but there is still room for improvement if confidence in the process is to remain, says PricewaterhouseCoopers...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2004
Air traffic chaos in UK as computer fails
A one-hour failure of the main air traffic control computer system has led to massive delays at Britain's airports. When the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) computer system failed, all take-offs...
Air traffic chaos in UK as computer fails
A one-hour failure of the main air traffic control computer system has led to massive delays at Britain's airports. When the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) computer system failed, all take-offs...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2004
Abu Hamza is denied bail
Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been denied bail at Belmarsh Magistrates Court today. Abu Hamza was arrested on May 27 on an extradition warrant served by the US government. He is...
Abu Hamza is denied bail
Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been denied bail at Belmarsh Magistrates Court today. Abu Hamza was arrested on May 27 on an extradition warrant served by the US government. He is...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2004
M&S rejects Green's £9bn takeover bid
A hostile bid by Philip Green to take over the High Street giant Marks and Spencer has been rejected. The M&S board said today that it was rejecting the proposal as it "significantly undervalues the ...
M&S rejects Green's £9bn takeover bid
A hostile bid by Philip Green to take over the High Street giant Marks and Spencer has been rejected. The M&S board said today that it was rejecting the proposal as it "significantly undervalues the ...
Recruitment News, Jun 3, 2004
EU Employment Ministers agree labour market reforms
EU Employment Ministers have agreed a range of labour market reforms to be taken into account by the Member States in their national employment policies. The Employment Council, meeting in Luxembourg...
EU Employment Ministers agree labour market reforms
EU Employment Ministers have agreed a range of labour market reforms to be taken into account by the Member States in their national employment policies. The Employment Council, meeting in Luxembourg...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
Man shot dead outside primary school
A man was gunned down as he left a primary school in Co Antrim this morning. The incident occurred as children were arriving for classes at Oakwood Integrated Primary School in the Derriaghy area of ...
Man shot dead outside primary school
A man was gunned down as he left a primary school in Co Antrim this morning. The incident occurred as children were arriving for classes at Oakwood Integrated Primary School in the Derriaghy area of ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
Woman's body found in boot of car
Two men have been arrested following the discovery of a woman's body in the boot of a car in north Belfast early this morning. Police made the find after receiving a tip-off about suspicious activit...
Woman's body found in boot of car
Two men have been arrested following the discovery of a woman's body in the boot of a car in north Belfast early this morning. Police made the find after receiving a tip-off about suspicious activit...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2004
Muslims urged to take to the polls to head off BNP
British Muslims have been urged to take the fullest part in next week's European elections – to prevent far right parties from gaining seats. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) sent an urgent letter...
Muslims urged to take to the polls to head off BNP
British Muslims have been urged to take the fullest part in next week's European elections – to prevent far right parties from gaining seats. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) sent an urgent letter...
Business News, Jun 3, 2004
Green bid values M&S at £9bn
A hostile bid by Philip Green to take over the High Street giant Marks and Spencer has valued the company at around £9 billion, the BBC has reported today. Mr Green, a retail billionaire who made his...
Green bid values M&S at £9bn
A hostile bid by Philip Green to take over the High Street giant Marks and Spencer has valued the company at around £9 billion, the BBC has reported today. Mr Green, a retail billionaire who made his...
Business News, Jun 3, 2004
850 jobs to go at British Gas
British Gas is to cut 850 jobs as part of a "transformation programme", the energy group Centrica has announced today. Around 1,450 positions within Centrica are to go, which, following redeployment,...
850 jobs to go at British Gas
British Gas is to cut 850 jobs as part of a "transformation programme", the energy group Centrica has announced today. Around 1,450 positions within Centrica are to go, which, following redeployment,...
Business News, Jun 3, 2004
UK has fewer work stoppages than ever
UK work stoppages fell to 133 last year, the lowest on record, according to the June edition of Labour Market Trends out today. This new low, which saw working days lost in 2003 total 499,100, compa...
UK has fewer work stoppages than ever
UK work stoppages fell to 133 last year, the lowest on record, according to the June edition of Labour Market Trends out today. This new low, which saw working days lost in 2003 total 499,100, compa...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2004
UN condemns murder of aid workers in Afghanistan
The murder of five members of the non-governmental organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Afghanistan has been condemned by the UN today as an "outrage". Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Speci...
UN condemns murder of aid workers in Afghanistan
The murder of five members of the non-governmental organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Afghanistan has been condemned by the UN today as an "outrage". Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Speci...
UK National News, Jun 3, 2004
Lack of funding and staff are frustrating health initiatives: BMA
Doctors across the UK are leading innovative approaches to patient care but are blocked from developing their projects further by lack of funding and staff, according to a new publication launched by ...
Lack of funding and staff are frustrating health initiatives: BMA
Doctors across the UK are leading innovative approaches to patient care but are blocked from developing their projects further by lack of funding and staff, according to a new publication launched by ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
Mother and three children flee home
A woman and her three young children have been left traumatised after being forced to flee their home in east Belfast last night. The woman was in the living room of her Roslyn Street home with her f...
Mother and three children flee home
A woman and her three young children have been left traumatised after being forced to flee their home in east Belfast last night. The woman was in the living room of her Roslyn Street home with her f...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
BT jobs boost for Enniskillen call centre
BT is to create 194 new jobs in Co Fermanagh after it announced it is to upgrade and expand its Enniskillen call centre to create an e-customer services (e-cs) centre. Announcing the news, Enterprise...
BT jobs boost for Enniskillen call centre
BT is to create 194 new jobs in Co Fermanagh after it announced it is to upgrade and expand its Enniskillen call centre to create an e-customer services (e-cs) centre. Announcing the news, Enterprise...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
Hospital waiting lists shorten further
Hospital waiting lists have fallen to their lowest level since March 2000, the Department of Health has revealed. Waiting lists have fallen to 49,975 – a reduction of 5,602 compared to the same time ...
Hospital waiting lists shorten further
Hospital waiting lists have fallen to their lowest level since March 2000, the Department of Health has revealed. Waiting lists have fallen to 49,975 – a reduction of 5,602 compared to the same time ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
Healy closes in on goal scoring record
David Healy is just one goal away from equalling Northern Ireland's all time goal scoring record after helping Lawrie Sanchez' men to a 2-0 victory against St Kitts and Nevis last night. Northern Ire...
Healy closes in on goal scoring record
David Healy is just one goal away from equalling Northern Ireland's all time goal scoring record after helping Lawrie Sanchez' men to a 2-0 victory against St Kitts and Nevis last night. Northern Ire...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
NI has highest number of strike days lost in UK
Northern Ireland has the highest number of days lost due to strike action compared to the rest of the UK. The figures were revealed in the June edition of Labour Market Trends out today. UK work sto...
NI has highest number of strike days lost in UK
Northern Ireland has the highest number of days lost due to strike action compared to the rest of the UK. The figures were revealed in the June edition of Labour Market Trends out today. UK work sto...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
Pay row threatens to disrupt 'Paradise'
Industrial action at Belfast's Lyric Theatre could disrupt the world premiere of new production 'Paradise' on June 8. It is feared that the June 4 preview of the play could also by hit by strike acti...
Pay row threatens to disrupt 'Paradise'
Industrial action at Belfast's Lyric Theatre could disrupt the world premiere of new production 'Paradise' on June 8. It is feared that the June 4 preview of the play could also by hit by strike acti...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 3, 2004
DUP MP's appeal for quiet marching season
DUP MP's Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds have called for calm in their respective constituencies ahead of this summer's marching season. Both men, who represent east and north Belfast respectively, sa...
DUP MP's appeal for quiet marching season
DUP MP's Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds have called for calm in their respective constituencies ahead of this summer's marching season. Both men, who represent east and north Belfast respectively, sa...
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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.