Northern Ireland News for October 2005 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Oct 18, 2005
NIE campaigns aims to promote electricity work safety
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today launched a new campaign aimed at promoting safe working practices in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The 'Stick with Safety' campaign was launched as E...
NIE campaigns aims to promote electricity work safety
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today launched a new campaign aimed at promoting safe working practices in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The 'Stick with Safety' campaign was launched as E...
UK National News, Oct 18, 2005
Fee support for part-time students
Part-time students are to receive an increase in financial support under new plans announced by the government. Under the new plans, students studying at least 75% of a full-time course will be eligi...
Fee support for part-time students
Part-time students are to receive an increase in financial support under new plans announced by the government. Under the new plans, students studying at least 75% of a full-time course will be eligi...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
No criminal charges over Potters Bar rail crash
There will be no manslaughter charges brought over the Potters Bar rail crash, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. The CPS said that there was no “realistic prospect of conviction” for charg...
No criminal charges over Potters Bar rail crash
There will be no manslaughter charges brought over the Potters Bar rail crash, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. The CPS said that there was no “realistic prospect of conviction” for charg...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Minister confirms NI smoking ban
Northern Ireland is to get a smoking ban in all workplaces and enclosed spaces, the Government has announced today. Health Minister Shawn Woodward said the decision was made following extensive consu...
Minister confirms NI smoking ban
Northern Ireland is to get a smoking ban in all workplaces and enclosed spaces, the Government has announced today. Health Minister Shawn Woodward said the decision was made following extensive consu...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
British flu experts to travel to Asia
A team of British scientists are to visit Southeast Asia in order to investigate how to handle a potential outbreak of bird flu. Experts from the Medical Research Council will leave the UK on Sunday ...
British flu experts to travel to Asia
A team of British scientists are to visit Southeast Asia in order to investigate how to handle a potential outbreak of bird flu. Experts from the Medical Research Council will leave the UK on Sunday ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Houses evacuated during security alert
An area of south Belfast has been hit by two security alerts in the past 24 hours. In the most recent incident, a number of houses in Newforge Lane, off the Malone Road, have been evacuated after a d...
Houses evacuated during security alert
An area of south Belfast has been hit by two security alerts in the past 24 hours. In the most recent incident, a number of houses in Newforge Lane, off the Malone Road, have been evacuated after a d...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
Breast cancer can cost ‘thousands’
Breast cancer can cost sufferers thousands of pounds, a survey by a leading cancer charity has revealed. Macmillan Cancer Relief surveyed 50 cancer patients and found that, on average, they spent alm...
Breast cancer can cost ‘thousands’
Breast cancer can cost sufferers thousands of pounds, a survey by a leading cancer charity has revealed. Macmillan Cancer Relief surveyed 50 cancer patients and found that, on average, they spent alm...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Man seriously injured during murder bid
Police are treating an attack on a man in west Belfast at the weekend as attempted murder. The 22-year-old victim was stabbed a number of times and struck with a hammer during the attack which occure...
Man seriously injured during murder bid
Police are treating an attack on a man in west Belfast at the weekend as attempted murder. The 22-year-old victim was stabbed a number of times and struck with a hammer during the attack which occure...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Police appeal after paramilitary style assault
Police in Co Down are appealing for witnesses following a paramilitary style assault at the weekend. At around 1.30am on Saturday, a man was leaving a bar in the Princes Street/ Cross Lane area of Dr...
Police appeal after paramilitary style assault
Police in Co Down are appealing for witnesses following a paramilitary style assault at the weekend. At around 1.30am on Saturday, a man was leaving a bar in the Princes Street/ Cross Lane area of Dr...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Armed robber targets Antrim newsagents
Police in Antrim are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a newsagents over the weekend. At around 9.10am on Sunday a man entered the shop armed with a sawn-off shotgun and forced tw...
Armed robber targets Antrim newsagents
Police in Antrim are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a newsagents over the weekend. At around 9.10am on Sunday a man entered the shop armed with a sawn-off shotgun and forced tw...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Bike found in musician murder case
A bicycle found by police divers in the River Foyle at the weekend is believed to the one owned by murdered musician James Gilchrist. Mr Gilchrist, 62, was murdered on Wednesday 28 September, just a ...
Bike found in musician murder case
A bicycle found by police divers in the River Foyle at the weekend is believed to the one owned by murdered musician James Gilchrist. Mr Gilchrist, 62, was murdered on Wednesday 28 September, just a ...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
Poverty blamed for 'boost' in murder rates
Increased levels of poverty, following the recession of the 1980s, have been blamed for the rising murder rates in Britain. A study by the Crime and Society Foundation studied the backgrounds of the ...
Poverty blamed for 'boost' in murder rates
Increased levels of poverty, following the recession of the 1980s, have been blamed for the rising murder rates in Britain. A study by the Crime and Society Foundation studied the backgrounds of the ...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
Tory contenders face MPs questions
The four Conservative leadership contenders are preparing to make their last appeals to fellow Tory MPs ahead of Tuesday’s first ballot. David Davis, David Cameron, Ken Clarke and Liam Fox will all m...
Tory contenders face MPs questions
The four Conservative leadership contenders are preparing to make their last appeals to fellow Tory MPs ahead of Tuesday’s first ballot. David Davis, David Cameron, Ken Clarke and Liam Fox will all m...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
Royal Military Police chief found dead in Iraq
The senior British military police investigator has been found dead in his quarters at the British Base in Basra in Southern Iraq. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that the body of Captain Ken...
Royal Military Police chief found dead in Iraq
The senior British military police investigator has been found dead in his quarters at the British Base in Basra in Southern Iraq. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that the body of Captain Ken...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
Man killed in homophobic attack
A man has died after being severely beaten in, what is believed to have been a homophobic attack, on Clapham Common. Jody Dobrowski, a 24-year-old bar manager from southeast London, was found unconsc...
Man killed in homophobic attack
A man has died after being severely beaten in, what is believed to have been a homophobic attack, on Clapham Common. Jody Dobrowski, a 24-year-old bar manager from southeast London, was found unconsc...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Police release CCTV pictures from Whiterock parade
Detectives investigating attacks on police during and after the Whiterock Parade last month have reappealed for anyone with information to come forward. Police came under sustained attack, which incl...
Police release CCTV pictures from Whiterock parade
Detectives investigating attacks on police during and after the Whiterock Parade last month have reappealed for anyone with information to come forward. Police came under sustained attack, which incl...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
CAB issues widowed benefits alert
Men who lost their wives before 2001 may now be entitled to widows benefit – but they have no time to lose, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has said. The Northern Ireland branch of the charity is al...
CAB issues widowed benefits alert
Men who lost their wives before 2001 may now be entitled to widows benefit – but they have no time to lose, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has said. The Northern Ireland branch of the charity is al...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2005
Funding boost to reinvigorate rural communities
Rural communities and businesses will be key beneficiaries of a new programme aimed at increasing prosperity in disadvantaged areas. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is to m...
Funding boost to reinvigorate rural communities
Rural communities and businesses will be key beneficiaries of a new programme aimed at increasing prosperity in disadvantaged areas. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is to m...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
Northern Line 'reduced' service resumes
London Underground (LU) have advised passengers intending to travel on the Northern Line that the reduced service has been resumed but is experiencing delays. Last week services on the line were with...
Northern Line 'reduced' service resumes
London Underground (LU) have advised passengers intending to travel on the Northern Line that the reduced service has been resumed but is experiencing delays. Last week services on the line were with...
UK National News, Oct 17, 2005
BT simplifies broadband packages
BT has announced a "deepening" of its relationship with Yahoo! on the introduction of a simplified range of four broadband packages and that trials of an 8Mbps service are to start. BT said that each...
BT simplifies broadband packages
BT has announced a "deepening" of its relationship with Yahoo! on the introduction of a simplified range of four broadband packages and that trials of an 8Mbps service are to start. BT said that each...
Recruitment News, Oct 14, 2005
Minister opens Recordati Ringaskiddy plant
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin recently opened the new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Plant in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, for Recordati S.p.A., a European pharmaceutical g...
Minister opens Recordati Ringaskiddy plant
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin recently opened the new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Plant in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, for Recordati S.p.A., a European pharmaceutical g...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2005
Zimbabwean wins asylum appeal
The government’s policy on deportation to Zimbabwe has been thrown into doubt, after a failed asylum seeker from the country won his appeal. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruled that the man, wh...
Zimbabwean wins asylum appeal
The government’s policy on deportation to Zimbabwe has been thrown into doubt, after a failed asylum seeker from the country won his appeal. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruled that the man, wh...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2005
EU meeting on bird flu crisis
Veterinary experts from the European Union are meeting to discuss emergency measures to prevent the spread of avian flu. The meeting follows the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus, which has killed o...
EU meeting on bird flu crisis
Veterinary experts from the European Union are meeting to discuss emergency measures to prevent the spread of avian flu. The meeting follows the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus, which has killed o...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2005
Controlled explosion carried out on suspect device
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspect device in Co Armagh on Friday. Army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene of the suspicious device which was discovered shortly befor...
Controlled explosion carried out on suspect device
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspect device in Co Armagh on Friday. Army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene of the suspicious device which was discovered shortly befor...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2005
Trainee pilot jailed on passport charges
A trainee British pilot was jailed for one year today on bogus passport charges. Zayead Christopher Hajaig, 36, from Ilford, Essex, was arrested when he returned from the US where he had sparked a te...
Trainee pilot jailed on passport charges
A trainee British pilot was jailed for one year today on bogus passport charges. Zayead Christopher Hajaig, 36, from Ilford, Essex, was arrested when he returned from the US where he had sparked a te...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2005
Man charged with two counts of abduction
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court today on two charges of abducting teenage girls. Paul Gerard Samuel James Leckie of no fixed address is charged with abducting a 15-year-old girl between 6-12 ...
Man charged with two counts of abduction
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court today on two charges of abducting teenage girls. Paul Gerard Samuel James Leckie of no fixed address is charged with abducting a 15-year-old girl between 6-12 ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2005
Police target law breakers on NI roads
Police are to target law breakers on Northern Ireland's roads with the resumption of Operation Viper this weekend. The operation, which runs from Friday until Sunday, is aimed at reducing the number ...
Police target law breakers on NI roads
Police are to target law breakers on Northern Ireland's roads with the resumption of Operation Viper this weekend. The operation, which runs from Friday until Sunday, is aimed at reducing the number ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2005
Eye operations scheduled in Western area
This weekend hundreds of people in the Western areas of the province will receive eye operations to help vision problems. Health Minister, Shaun Woodward, said he was committed to ending the misery f...
Eye operations scheduled in Western area
This weekend hundreds of people in the Western areas of the province will receive eye operations to help vision problems. Health Minister, Shaun Woodward, said he was committed to ending the misery f...
UK National News, Oct 14, 2005
ID cards to cost £30
A stand-alone identity card will cost £30, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced. However, a combined passport and ID card is currently estimated to cost £93. Announcing the ID card cost in Pa...
ID cards to cost £30
A stand-alone identity card will cost £30, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced. However, a combined passport and ID card is currently estimated to cost £93. Announcing the ID card cost in Pa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2005
Minister opens £1m refurbished Discovery Centre
Rural Development Minister Jeff Rooker has officially opened the newly refurbished Lough Neagh Discovery Centre at the cost of £1 million. Speaking at the opening, the Minister highlighted the import...
Minister opens £1m refurbished Discovery Centre
Rural Development Minister Jeff Rooker has officially opened the newly refurbished Lough Neagh Discovery Centre at the cost of £1 million. Speaking at the opening, the Minister highlighted the import...
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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.