Northern Ireland News for August 2004 : Page 13
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2004
Milk tanker overturns in Belfast
Police are appealing for witnesses after an articulated milk tanker overturned in Belfast on Wednesday. Motorway police from the Roads Policing Unit are appealing for witnesses to the collision which...
Milk tanker overturns in Belfast
Police are appealing for witnesses after an articulated milk tanker overturned in Belfast on Wednesday. Motorway police from the Roads Policing Unit are appealing for witnesses to the collision which...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2004
Man arrested following drugs seizure
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after police seized ecstasy tablets worth an estimated £500,000 in Antrim on Wednesday. The PSNI Drugs Squad made the arrest during a planned search in the Rathenr...
Man arrested following drugs seizure
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after police seized ecstasy tablets worth an estimated £500,000 in Antrim on Wednesday. The PSNI Drugs Squad made the arrest during a planned search in the Rathenr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2004
Traveller children’s art unveiled at Waterfront Hall
Traveller children’s art has been unveiled at Belfast's Waterfront Hall as part of the Gayla Expression Arts programme. The programme, run by the Belfast Traveller Support Group, is funded by the Chi...
Traveller children’s art unveiled at Waterfront Hall
Traveller children’s art has been unveiled at Belfast's Waterfront Hall as part of the Gayla Expression Arts programme. The programme, run by the Belfast Traveller Support Group, is funded by the Chi...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2004
US contractor awarded £650m RAF contract
A US contractor has been awarded a £650 million repair contract for the UK's fleet of seven airborne early warning and control aircraft, it has been announced today. Subject to final contract award, ...
US contractor awarded £650m RAF contract
A US contractor has been awarded a £650 million repair contract for the UK's fleet of seven airborne early warning and control aircraft, it has been announced today. Subject to final contract award, ...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2004
Personal safety top fear for UK holidaymakers, says survey
British holidaymakers are most seriously concerned over travelling and personal security when heading abroad, according to research published today by Leger Holidays. The company, one of the UK’s lea...
Personal safety top fear for UK holidaymakers, says survey
British holidaymakers are most seriously concerned over travelling and personal security when heading abroad, according to research published today by Leger Holidays. The company, one of the UK’s lea...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2004
'Lives saved' through better Met Office forecasting
Property and lives are better protected than ever before from the effect of bad weather through improved forecasting, the Met Office has said today. Publishing in its Annual Report and Accounts, the...
'Lives saved' through better Met Office forecasting
Property and lives are better protected than ever before from the effect of bad weather through improved forecasting, the Met Office has said today. Publishing in its Annual Report and Accounts, the...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
12 held for questioning after anti-terror raids
Twelve people have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist acts following raids across the country yesterday. Thirteen men were arrested on Tuesday night as part of a pre-planned, on-going ...
12 held for questioning after anti-terror raids
Twelve people have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist acts following raids across the country yesterday. Thirteen men were arrested on Tuesday night as part of a pre-planned, on-going ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
Man dies in suspicious fire
A man has died following a suspicious fire at a flat in north Belfast on Tuesday night. The blaze, which occurred at the Glenville Park flat in Whiteabbey shortly before 10pm, also left a second man ...
Man dies in suspicious fire
A man has died following a suspicious fire at a flat in north Belfast on Tuesday night. The blaze, which occurred at the Glenville Park flat in Whiteabbey shortly before 10pm, also left a second man ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
WW1 veterans commemorate war declaration
Four WW1 veterans aged between 103 and 108 have attended a special service of remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph in London today to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the start of the Great War. T...
WW1 veterans commemorate war declaration
Four WW1 veterans aged between 103 and 108 have attended a special service of remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph in London today to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the start of the Great War. T...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
Ballymena investment safeguards 1,200 jobs
Over 1,200 jobs have been safeguarded at a Ballymena tyre plant following the announcement of a £14.5 million investment project. The investment will see the Michelin Ballymena plant, currently the l...
Ballymena investment safeguards 1,200 jobs
Over 1,200 jobs have been safeguarded at a Ballymena tyre plant following the announcement of a £14.5 million investment project. The investment will see the Michelin Ballymena plant, currently the l...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
Blair urged to send troops to alleviate Darfur crisis
The Tories have called on the Prime Minister to deploy British troops to Sudan "in a matter of days" unless the country's humanitarian crisis improves. Shadow International Development Secretary John...
Blair urged to send troops to alleviate Darfur crisis
The Tories have called on the Prime Minister to deploy British troops to Sudan "in a matter of days" unless the country's humanitarian crisis improves. Shadow International Development Secretary John...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
NI lottery winner yet to claim £20m prize
A Northern Ireland lottery winner has yet to come forward and claim their £20 million prize, it was revealed today. National Lottery operator Camelot said the deadline for the July 14 ticket-holder, ...
NI lottery winner yet to claim £20m prize
A Northern Ireland lottery winner has yet to come forward and claim their £20 million prize, it was revealed today. National Lottery operator Camelot said the deadline for the July 14 ticket-holder, ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
Funeral takes place of suicide victim
The funeral of a Belfast teenager who took her own life at the grave of her boyfriend has been buried today. Fiona Barnes, from the Divismore area of Belfast, committed suicide just two months after ...
Funeral takes place of suicide victim
The funeral of a Belfast teenager who took her own life at the grave of her boyfriend has been buried today. Fiona Barnes, from the Divismore area of Belfast, committed suicide just two months after ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
UN sends aid for Paraguay inferno survivors
The UN has pledged aid to Paraguay following the devastating fire in a shopping centre that killed hundreds at the weekend. More than 350 people are thought to have died – including 46 children – in ...
UN sends aid for Paraguay inferno survivors
The UN has pledged aid to Paraguay following the devastating fire in a shopping centre that killed hundreds at the weekend. More than 350 people are thought to have died – including 46 children – in ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
MLA hits out at US envoy marching comments
An Ulster Unionist MLA has hit out at alleged comments made by US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss concerning Loyal Order parades in Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist Assembly member ...
MLA hits out at US envoy marching comments
An Ulster Unionist MLA has hit out at alleged comments made by US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss concerning Loyal Order parades in Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist Assembly member ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
57 held in anti-piracy swoops
Fifty-seven people have been arrested in a nationwide operation designed to uncover benefits fraudsters who are operating as merchants peddling dodgy DVDs to bargain hunters. Anti-fraud investigator...
57 held in anti-piracy swoops
Fifty-seven people have been arrested in a nationwide operation designed to uncover benefits fraudsters who are operating as merchants peddling dodgy DVDs to bargain hunters. Anti-fraud investigator...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
Police condemn petrol-bomb rioters
Police have condemned rioters following a petrol bomb attack on officers in Londonderry last night. The officers came under attack when a number of devices and containers of paint were thrown at them...
Police condemn petrol-bomb rioters
Police have condemned rioters following a petrol bomb attack on officers in Londonderry last night. The officers came under attack when a number of devices and containers of paint were thrown at them...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
New All-Ireland football competition launched
Three teams from Northern Ireland are to take on their Southern counterparts in the first All-Ireland football competition for 30 years. The Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Ass...
New All-Ireland football competition launched
Three teams from Northern Ireland are to take on their Southern counterparts in the first All-Ireland football competition for 30 years. The Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Ass...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
NHS patients not consulted enough during treatment, says survey
Many NHS patients are not involved enough in decisions about their care and so cannot give meaningful consent to treatment, according to the Healthcare Commission. Over 300,000 patients were asked a...
NHS patients not consulted enough during treatment, says survey
Many NHS patients are not involved enough in decisions about their care and so cannot give meaningful consent to treatment, according to the Healthcare Commission. Over 300,000 patients were asked a...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
Thames fish die after storms force sewage discharge
The Thames has witnessed a massive fish kill after tens of thousands of tonnes of sewage washed into the capital's river during a heavy storm last night. Dead fish were seen floating on the river at...
Thames fish die after storms force sewage discharge
The Thames has witnessed a massive fish kill after tens of thousands of tonnes of sewage washed into the capital's river during a heavy storm last night. Dead fish were seen floating on the river at...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
CAB predicts major debt payment crisis in NI
With the Bank of England poised to raise interest rates tomorrow and court action on mortgage defaults in Northern Ireland up 32% on this time last year, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has predicted...
CAB predicts major debt payment crisis in NI
With the Bank of England poised to raise interest rates tomorrow and court action on mortgage defaults in Northern Ireland up 32% on this time last year, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has predicted...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
Longer bans proposed for rogue businessmen
Company directors who mismanage their businesses could face longer disqualifications periods, under proposals outlined by the trade department today. A spokesperson for DETI’s Insolvency Service sai...
Longer bans proposed for rogue businessmen
Company directors who mismanage their businesses could face longer disqualifications periods, under proposals outlined by the trade department today. A spokesperson for DETI’s Insolvency Service sai...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
New anti-drink driving 'alco-lock' pilot scheme launched
Convicted drink-drivers will be prevented from using their cars if they have consumed alcohol, in a pilot of new technology launched today. Offenders will have to give a breath sample to a device fit...
New anti-drink driving 'alco-lock' pilot scheme launched
Convicted drink-drivers will be prevented from using their cars if they have consumed alcohol, in a pilot of new technology launched today. Offenders will have to give a breath sample to a device fit...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
£6m job creation scheme for southern Iraq launched
A government-backed £6 million scheme has been launched to created jobs in southern Iraq. The Department for International Development's (DfID) Southern Iraq Employment and Services Programme (SIESP...
£6m job creation scheme for southern Iraq launched
A government-backed £6 million scheme has been launched to created jobs in southern Iraq. The Department for International Development's (DfID) Southern Iraq Employment and Services Programme (SIESP...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2004
Wastewater Treatment Works opens in Fermanagh
A £4 million Wastewater Treatment Works which is designed to cope with population growth and development in Co Fermanagh has been officially opened. Minister of State, John Spellar, said the new work...
Wastewater Treatment Works opens in Fermanagh
A £4 million Wastewater Treatment Works which is designed to cope with population growth and development in Co Fermanagh has been officially opened. Minister of State, John Spellar, said the new work...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2004
Country homes to adopt 'cutting-edge' architecture
New country houses will reflect the highest standards of contemporary architecture following a change to planning policy, it has been announced today. The face of new country house architecture will ...
Country homes to adopt 'cutting-edge' architecture
New country houses will reflect the highest standards of contemporary architecture following a change to planning policy, it has been announced today. The face of new country house architecture will ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2004
Blair told to reveal specifics of terror threat
The government has been urged to release details of the terror threat facing Britain, after Pakistani authorities revealed that it had uncovered preparations for Al Qaeda terror strikes on the US and ...
Blair told to reveal specifics of terror threat
The government has been urged to release details of the terror threat facing Britain, after Pakistani authorities revealed that it had uncovered preparations for Al Qaeda terror strikes on the US and ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2004
Tories pledge to scrap 'money maker' speed cameras
The Tories have pledged to "end the war on Britain's motorists", and audit all speed cameras and speed limits in an effort to "get the government off the back of the sensible driver" and concentrate o...
Tories pledge to scrap 'money maker' speed cameras
The Tories have pledged to "end the war on Britain's motorists", and audit all speed cameras and speed limits in an effort to "get the government off the back of the sensible driver" and concentrate o...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2004
'No third party involvement' in Rachel Whitear death
A drug addict, whose body was exhumed by police after questions were raised about the manner of her death, passed away without any third-party involvement, forensic scientists have said. Rachel White...
'No third party involvement' in Rachel Whitear death
A drug addict, whose body was exhumed by police after questions were raised about the manner of her death, passed away without any third-party involvement, forensic scientists have said. Rachel White...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2004
Woman appears in court over north Belfast murder
A woman has appeared in court today, charged with the murder of a 47-year-old man in Newtownabbey last week. Allison Michelle Martin, 31, of no fixed address, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Cour...
Woman appears in court over north Belfast murder
A woman has appeared in court today, charged with the murder of a 47-year-old man in Newtownabbey last week. Allison Michelle Martin, 31, of no fixed address, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Cour...
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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.