Northern Ireland News for November 2005 : Page 4

UK National News, Nov 24, 2005
Vodafone pulls plug on Manchester United shirt deal
Vodafone has announced that they will end their sponsorship of football club Manchester United at the end of this season. The mobile phone firm has sponsored the Premier League club since 2000. The c...
UK National News, Nov 24, 2005
Security concerns close diamond exhibition
Security fears have forced the early closure of the world’s biggest diamond exhibition that had on display some of the most precious gems in existence. Scotland Yard advised directors at the Natural ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Loyalists must engage with de Chastelain - Hain
Secretary of State Peter Hain has called on loyalist paramilitaries to engage with the Decommissioning Body to begin the process of decommissioning their weapons. Speaking during NI questions, Mr Hai...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
Drinking laws set to come into effect
The new 24-hour licensing laws are set to come into effect at midnight, amid increasing concerns that they could lead to an increase in alcohol-related violence. A survey conducted by the BBC suggest...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Cross-border anti-drink driving campaign launched
A new cross-border anti-drink driving campaign has been launched in Dublin today. The Department of the Environment (DOE) and the National Safety Council in the Republic of Ireland have jointly devel...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Man being questioned over Omagh bombing
A man is still being questioned by detectives in connection with the 1998 Omagh bombing in which 29 people died. The 34-year-old was arrested in the south Down area on Tuesday. It is the latest arre...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
Nationwide hunt launched for PC shooting suspects
A nationwide search has been launched to find three suspects wanted in connection with the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky. Police confirmed that they are now actively seeking three suspects in con...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Bus driver robbed at knifepoint
Police in Dungannon are appealing for information after a bus driver was robbed at knifepoint in Fivemiletown on Tuesday. At around 9pm the driver was about to pull away from the bus shelter on Main ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Roads Service to invest nearly £1m in Newry area
The Roads Service is to invest nearly £1 million in local transport and safety schemes in the Newry and Mourne District Council area this year. Divisional Roads Manager, John White, revealed the deta...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Police authorities chair calls for 'connected' policing
At the Association of Police Authorities conference being held in Belfast today, the chairman has called for a "connected approach" to policing. Stressing the importance of both neighbourhood policin...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
Row breaks out over obese patients decision
A row has broken out over a decision to ban obese patients from undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery. Three primary care trusts in Suffolk announced that patients with a body mass index (BMI) ...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
Children's mental health unit closed
A mental health unit at a private Norfolk Hospital has closed following an inspection by the health watchdog. The unit for adolescent patients with learning difficulties at St Luke’s Hospital in Norf...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
GPs to receive OCD guidance
Doctors in England and Wales are to receive new guidelines on identifying and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is characterised by obsessive and irrational thoughts and urges, as wel...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
UN seeks preventative natural disaster action
UN's top emergency relief co-ordinator Jan Egeland has called for "more effective prevention and preparedness systems" to deal with natural disasters in developing countries. Mr Egeland described the...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
Lawyer denies Glitter sex allegations
Gary Glitter’s lawyer has denied allegations that the former rock star had sex with under-age girls. Le Thanh Kinh denounced newspaper reports about the allegations as “hearsay” and said there was no...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Report shows increase in those with 'no religion'
A new report has revealed a significant increase in the number of people who now see themselves as having no religion. In the report entitled 'Driven to disaffection: Religious independents in Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2005
Best has 'bad night' in hospital
Doctors treating football legend George Best have said the 59-year-old had a "bad night" on Tuesday. Professor Roger Williams said Best partly regained consciousness on Tuesday after being taken off ...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2005
Christmas spending predicted to drop
The High Street could be heading for a gloomy festive season, as a new report suggests that Britons will be reducing their spend on Christmas gifts. A survey by accountancy firm Deloitte predicted th...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2005
Abigail suspect ‘would have faced charges’
The prime suspect in the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls would have faced criminal charges, if he had not died shortly after the attack, it has been announced. The Crown Prosecution Service said that S...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
Hain unveils major local government shake up
Secretary of State Peter Hain has unveiled plans for the biggest shake up in Northern Ireland's local government in over a quarter of a century. Under the new proposals which follows a Review of Publ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
National lottery cash boost for two Armagh playgroups
Facilities at two Armagh playgroups will be transformed thanks to grants totalling £112,000 announced today by the Big Lottery Fund. Little Acorns in Derrynoose and the O’ Fiaich Playgroup in Callan...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
Effective mechanisms for access to funding essential
Social Development Minister David Hanson has said that it is vital that effective mechanisms are established for access to Government funding. He was speaking during a visit to the North West, as par...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2005
Tributes paid to soldier killed in Iraq
Tributes have been paid to the British soldier killed in a bomb attack in Iraq at the weekend. Sergeant John ‘Jonah’ Jones, 31, from the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died from injur...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2005
Britain facing flu jab shortage
Britain is facing a shortage of flu jabs, in the wake of increased fears about a possible pandemic, it has emerged. David Salisbury, Head of Immunisation at the Department of Health, has issued a let...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2005
Man dies following police chase
One man has been killed and another critically injured in a car crash, following a police pursuit, in Birmingham. West Midlands police said that a Central Motorway Police Group patrol car had spotted...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
Travel Safe Guide for disabled launched
A new guide aimed at helping people with disabilities travel safely in Northern Ireland, has been launched by the Department of Regional Development. NIO Minister Shaun Woodward said the Guide brough...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
Best shows slight improvement
Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland football star George Best has show a slight improvement in his condition, his doctors confirmed on Tuesday. The 59-year-old has been taken off sedation f...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
Pipe bomb found in Ballymena
The remains of a crude pipe bomb type device have been discovered outside a house in Co Antrim on Monday. Army technical officers were tasked to examine a suspicious object found outside the property...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2005
Three released over PC shooting
Three people arrested in connection with the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky have been released without charge. Two men, both aged 22 and a woman aged 18 were released on Tuesday. Three other men, a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2005
Bookmakers robbed in south Belfast
Police in South Belfast are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a bookmakers shop on Monday. Shortly before 2.30pm a man armed with a knife entered the premises at Gresham Street ...