Northern Ireland News for October 2005 : Page 4

UK National News, Oct 25, 2005
Marconi and Ericsson announce £1.2bn deal
Telecommunications equipment firm Marconi has announced plans to sell the bulk of its assets and name to Swedish firm Ericsson in a deal worth £1.2 billion. Under the new deal, Marconi will sell its ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
Police and NSPCC launch 'Leisurewatch' initiative
A new initiative aimed at promoting an inter-agency response to reduce the risk of harm to children and young people in public leisure facilities, has been launched today. The 'Leisurewatch' project ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2005
Ex-prisoners role in society being hindered by criminalisation
Former loyalist and republican prisoners feel they have a role to play in the transition of Northern Ireland to a normal society, but that their efforts have been undermined by the existence of crimin...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Police continue to question London bomb suspect
Police are continuing to question a man arrested at the weekend in connection with the July 7 London bombings. Imran Patel, 27, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was arrested on Saturday, following a ti...
Recruitment News, Oct 24, 2005
Jobs loss at Cork textiles firm
Youghal based Seafield Technical Textiles is to close with the loss of 40 jobs. The East cork company, which has produced high specification fabric goods for industrial and other specialised uses for...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Blair unveils 'pivotal' education reforms
Prime Minister Tony Blair has unveiled plans to reform Britain’s state schools, describing it as a “pivotal moment” for his government. Speaking ahead of the publication of an Education White Paper t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Government announces new Victims Commissioner
A former primary school teacher, whose RUC reservist husband was murdered by republicans in the 1980's, has been appointed by the Government to be Northern Ireland's new victims commissioner. Bertha ...
Business News, Oct 24, 2005
Export success for cutting edge software
Belfast software firm ICS Computing is celebrating the success of a cutting edge software package which has just achieved £1 million of export sales, with a further £1 million projected by 2007. ICS ...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Two deaths follow Birmingham riot
An 18-year-old man has been shot dead near to the location of a riot in Birmingham at the weekend. Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting incident in Newtown, though it has not ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Police appeal following hammer attack
Police are continuing to appeal for information after an 18-year-old woman was injured in a hammer attack in Co Down on Friday. The victim was in her Inishargie Gardens flat at about 5pm when a man c...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Two charged over Clapham Common murder
Two men have appeared in court, charged with the murder of London barman Jody Dobrowski. Thomas Pickford, 25, who is homeless and unemployed and Scott Walker, 33, a decorator from Clapham were both a...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Blasts reported at Baghdad hotels
Eleven people have been reported dead following three explosions near hotels used by foreign journalists in Baghdad. The blasts took place near the Palestine and Sheraton hotels in the city centre. ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Man stabbed in Dungannon incident
Police in Dungannon are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in a serious assault during the early hours of Sunday morning. The 23-year-old victim was walking through a carpark at Greers...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Five people injured during attack
Five people have been injured following an attack in Co Antrim at the weekend. Shortly after 1.30am on Sunday a man and two women were assaulted by a group of youths as they left a social club at the...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Safety improvements on Foyle Bridge announced
Additional safety measures are to be put in place on the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry, the Roads Service announced today. The move will see "two high specification variable message signs" on the appro...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Bird flu found in quarantined parrot
Bird flu has been found in a parrot which died in quarantine in the UK. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs confirmed that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza virus...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
UK bar staff warned on deafness risk
Bar staff in the UK could face a greater risk of deafness because of extended opening hours, a deafness charity and a union have warned. The RNID and the Trade Union Congress warned that more than ha...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Climate change could affect Africa Aid, expert warns
Extra aid for Africa, agreed at the summer’s G8 meeting, could be cancelled because of the cost of tackling climate change, a leading scientist has warned. Lord May, President of the Royal Society, s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Former hotel building destroyed in blaze
A former hotel building has been destroyed in a suspicious fire overnight. The blaze took hold at the unoccupied Glenavna Hotel in Whiteabbey at about 12.30am on Monday reducing the building to a 'sh...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
Pedal patrol for Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Police have today taken delivery of two 'Police' bicycles for use as an additional method of patrolling the Borough. Police officers in other District Command Units, including Ballymena...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
BP staff to strike over pensions
A group of oil tanker drivers at BP have voted to take strike action over pension rights later this week. The Transport and General Workers Union said that the 74 drivers would walk out on a five-day...
UK National News, Oct 24, 2005
Hurricane Wilma hits Florida
Hurricane Wilma hit Florida’s coast on Monday, after causing devastation in Mexico. The Category 3 storm has reportedly caused huge storm surges and up to 25cms of rain is believed to have fallen in ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2005
UU lead research into baby growth
How babies grow in the womb may be important in predicting growth and development throughout childhood and into adulthood, researchers at the University of Ulster have said. The Coleraine-based team ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
DUP leader appointed to Privy Council
DUP leader Ian Paisley has been appointed to the Privy Council, it was confirmed today. Downing Street announced the appointment on Friday which will see Dr Paisley join the council which officially ...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Baby Charlotte ruling lifted
The parents of severely brain-damaged baby, Charlotte Wyatt, have won the right for her to be resuscitated if she falls ill. Mr Justice Hedley reversed the previous decision, which allowed doctors no...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Cameron and Davis begin battle for Tory leadership
David Cameron and David Davis are preparing to go to head-to-head in the final battle for the Conservative party leadership. Mr Cameron remains the bookie’s favourite, after he topped the poll in the...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
NI population to increase by 100,000 inside 15 years
The population of Northern Ireland is expected to increase by around 100,000 over the next 15 years, according to a new government prediction published today. According to the figures released by the...
Business News, Oct 21, 2005
Professional recognition for local estate agent
Bangor based estate agent Trevor Patterson has become a Member of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the professional body that works to promote high standards of professionalism in the...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Guardian journalist released in Iraq unharmed
Irish-born journalist Rory Carroll has been released unharmed after being kidnapped in Baghdad earlier this week. The Guardian confirmed that the 33-year-old journalist was released on Thursday night...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Britain celebrates Trafalgar bicentenary
Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar with a series of events across the country. More than 6,000 events are planned to take place throughout the UK over the weekend, to...