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Northern Ireland News for May 2005 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
IRA still ‘recruiting, training and gathering intelligence’ - IMC
The IRA is still recruiting, training and gathering intelligence, the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) has claimed in its fifth report released today. The body, which monitors the ceasefires o...
IRA still ‘recruiting, training and gathering intelligence’ - IMC
The IRA is still recruiting, training and gathering intelligence, the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) has claimed in its fifth report released today. The body, which monitors the ceasefires o...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
Woman is subjected to serious sexual assault in Lurgan
Police in Portadown are appealing for information following a serious sexual assault on a woman in the Taghnaven area of Lurgan shortly after midnight on Monday. The woman opened her back door after ...
Woman is subjected to serious sexual assault in Lurgan
Police in Portadown are appealing for information following a serious sexual assault on a woman in the Taghnaven area of Lurgan shortly after midnight on Monday. The woman opened her back door after ...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
Healthier lifestyle for all is a priority - Chief Medical Officer
The promotion of healthier lifestyles for all and warnings about mental health problems, smoking and obesity were the key messages in a health report issued today. ‘The Health of the Public in Northe...
Healthier lifestyle for all is a priority - Chief Medical Officer
The promotion of healthier lifestyles for all and warnings about mental health problems, smoking and obesity were the key messages in a health report issued today. ‘The Health of the Public in Northe...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
UCF launch cancer prevention website
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has launched a new interactive website aimed at helping young people learn about positive lifestyle choices which can help prevent cancer. The website, which is cal...
UCF launch cancer prevention website
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has launched a new interactive website aimed at helping young people learn about positive lifestyle choices which can help prevent cancer. The website, which is cal...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
Pupils and parents encouraged to walk to school
Pupils and parents are being encouraged by Roads Service to replace the 'school run' with the 'school walk'. Travelwise Northern Ireland (NI) Walk to School Week, which began on Monday and runs for t...
Pupils and parents encouraged to walk to school
Pupils and parents are being encouraged by Roads Service to replace the 'school run' with the 'school walk'. Travelwise Northern Ireland (NI) Walk to School Week, which began on Monday and runs for t...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
Fertility expert looks at future for NI science
One of the world’s leading fertility experts has given his thinking on the way forward for science in Northern Ireland during a speech at Queen's University in Belfast. Lord Robert Winston, one of th...
Fertility expert looks at future for NI science
One of the world’s leading fertility experts has given his thinking on the way forward for science in Northern Ireland during a speech at Queen's University in Belfast. Lord Robert Winston, one of th...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2005
Gregson urges global audience to claim virtual space for democracy
Queen's University Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson has called on policy-makers worldwide to "claim a space for democracy" in the global telecommunications revolution. Professor Gregson was ad...
Gregson urges global audience to claim virtual space for democracy
Queen's University Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson has called on policy-makers worldwide to "claim a space for democracy" in the global telecommunications revolution. Professor Gregson was ad...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Photos published in football disorder inquiry
West Yorkshire police have published photographs of 28 people as part of an inquiry into violence at two Leeds United matches earlier this year. A poster, featuring photographs of those the police wi...
Photos published in football disorder inquiry
West Yorkshire police have published photographs of 28 people as part of an inquiry into violence at two Leeds United matches earlier this year. A poster, featuring photographs of those the police wi...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
BBC programmes disrupted by union strike
BBC programmes and news were disrupted today as staff took industrial action in protest at plans to cut nearly 4,000 jobs. Thousands of journalists and technicians stopped work at midnight, joined by...
BBC programmes disrupted by union strike
BBC programmes and news were disrupted today as staff took industrial action in protest at plans to cut nearly 4,000 jobs. Thousands of journalists and technicians stopped work at midnight, joined by...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Abigail to view photo line-up
Police have confirmed that stab victim Abigail Witchalls will view a series of photos, including one of a suspect who killed himself several days after the attack. The 26-year-old will see pictures o...
Abigail to view photo line-up
Police have confirmed that stab victim Abigail Witchalls will view a series of photos, including one of a suspect who killed himself several days after the attack. The 26-year-old will see pictures o...
Business News, May 23, 2005
Airline announces new low-cost scheme
BMI has announced that it is to scrap business class on most of its Heathrow services, in favour of a single-class service. Only four core business routes – Heathrow to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast Ci...
Airline announces new low-cost scheme
BMI has announced that it is to scrap business class on most of its Heathrow services, in favour of a single-class service. Only four core business routes – Heathrow to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast Ci...
Business News, May 23, 2005
Vodafone launches simplified mobile service
Vodafone is to launch Vodafone Simply, a new mobile service that has been designed for those customers who want a basic voice and text (SMS) service that is intuitive and easy to use. Launched simult...
Vodafone launches simplified mobile service
Vodafone is to launch Vodafone Simply, a new mobile service that has been designed for those customers who want a basic voice and text (SMS) service that is intuitive and easy to use. Launched simult...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
NI crime figures lowest in six years
Overall crime in Northern Ireland is at its lowest level in six years, PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde revealed today. Unveiling the PSNI’s annual statistics in Belfast on Monday, Mr Orde said that fo...
NI crime figures lowest in six years
Overall crime in Northern Ireland is at its lowest level in six years, PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde revealed today. Unveiling the PSNI’s annual statistics in Belfast on Monday, Mr Orde said that fo...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Pensioners targeted in six separate burglaries
Six separate burglaries on pensioners across Northern Ireland at the weekend have cast a shadow over today’s crime figures which claimed that burglary figures were continuing to fall. In west Belfast...
Pensioners targeted in six separate burglaries
Six separate burglaries on pensioners across Northern Ireland at the weekend have cast a shadow over today’s crime figures which claimed that burglary figures were continuing to fall. In west Belfast...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Security chief killed in latest outbreak of Iraq violence
A senior advisor for the Iraqi government has been killed as violence continues to erupt in the capital of Baghdad. Wael al-Rubaei, director of operations at the National Security Ministry, was ambus...
Security chief killed in latest outbreak of Iraq violence
A senior advisor for the Iraqi government has been killed as violence continues to erupt in the capital of Baghdad. Wael al-Rubaei, director of operations at the National Security Ministry, was ambus...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Britons ‘confused’ over sun warnings
Britons are missing out on vital weather warnings that could reduce their risk of developing skin cancer, new research has revealed. Research commissioned by Boots to support Cancer Research UK’s ‘Su...
Britons ‘confused’ over sun warnings
Britons are missing out on vital weather warnings that could reduce their risk of developing skin cancer, new research has revealed. Research commissioned by Boots to support Cancer Research UK’s ‘Su...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Police officers injured in north Belfast trouble
Eighteen police officers have been injured during disturbances between rival factions in north Belfast on Sunday. The trouble started just before 4pm when, it is understood, a number of people clashe...
Police officers injured in north Belfast trouble
Eighteen police officers have been injured during disturbances between rival factions in north Belfast on Sunday. The trouble started just before 4pm when, it is understood, a number of people clashe...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
‘Happy Hour’ promotions to be scrapped
Thousands of pubs across the UK are set to scrap ‘Happy Hour’ promotions in a bid to clamp down on binge drinking, alcohol misuse and anti-social behaviour. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA...
‘Happy Hour’ promotions to be scrapped
Thousands of pubs across the UK are set to scrap ‘Happy Hour’ promotions in a bid to clamp down on binge drinking, alcohol misuse and anti-social behaviour. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Camelot announces increase in Lottery sales
National Lottery operator Camelot has announced a rise in lottery ticket sales. Ticket sales for the National Lottery rose by more than £150 million to £4,776.1 million, over three times the £40 mill...
Camelot announces increase in Lottery sales
National Lottery operator Camelot has announced a rise in lottery ticket sales. Ticket sales for the National Lottery rose by more than £150 million to £4,776.1 million, over three times the £40 mill...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Government stick to gum litter fine plans
The government has announced plans to tackle the problem of chewing gum littering, by proposing fines of up to £75 for those who drop their used gum in the street. The scheme, which is backed by the ...
Government stick to gum litter fine plans
The government has announced plans to tackle the problem of chewing gum littering, by proposing fines of up to £75 for those who drop their used gum in the street. The scheme, which is backed by the ...
UK National News, May 23, 2005
Airline announces new low-cost scheme
BMI has announced that it is to scrap business class on most of its Heathrow services, in favour of a single-class service. Only four core business routes – Heathrow to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast Ci...
Airline announces new low-cost scheme
BMI has announced that it is to scrap business class on most of its Heathrow services, in favour of a single-class service. Only four core business routes – Heathrow to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast Ci...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Residents return home following bomb alert
Residents in the Waterside area of Londonderry have returned to their homes following a bomb alert on Monday morning. A suspicious device was found in the Gelvin Gardens area at about 6am. It is not ...
Residents return home following bomb alert
Residents in the Waterside area of Londonderry have returned to their homes following a bomb alert on Monday morning. A suspicious device was found in the Gelvin Gardens area at about 6am. It is not ...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Two men arrested following petrol bomb attack
Police in Ballymena have arrested two men following a sectarian attack on a home in Ahoghill at the weekend. Shortly before 4am on Sunday, a petrol bomb was thrown at the front of the house in the Br...
Two men arrested following petrol bomb attack
Police in Ballymena have arrested two men following a sectarian attack on a home in Ahoghill at the weekend. Shortly before 4am on Sunday, a petrol bomb was thrown at the front of the house in the Br...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
NI house prices continue to climb
Northern Ireland houses prices are continuing to climb, the latest University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index survey has shown. Produced in partnership with Bank of Ireland, and supported by th...
NI house prices continue to climb
Northern Ireland houses prices are continuing to climb, the latest University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index survey has shown. Produced in partnership with Bank of Ireland, and supported by th...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Four men in court over blackmail charge
Four men have appeared in court at the weekend charged with blackmail. The charge relates to a planned operation by Organised Crime Squad Crime Operations in which a businessman was blackmailed in th...
Four men in court over blackmail charge
Four men have appeared in court at the weekend charged with blackmail. The charge relates to a planned operation by Organised Crime Squad Crime Operations in which a businessman was blackmailed in th...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Health trust promises to restore public confidence
Management at a troubled health trust have said they are determined to restore public confidence in their services following a damning report by an NHS review team. Sperrin Lakeland Trust chief execu...
Health trust promises to restore public confidence
Management at a troubled health trust have said they are determined to restore public confidence in their services following a damning report by an NHS review team. Sperrin Lakeland Trust chief execu...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Six men arrested in counterfeit goods seizure
Six men have been arrested after counterfeit goods worth an estimated £60,000 were seized in south Belfast at the weekend. CD’s, DVD’s and cigarettes were all seized during the planned police operati...
Six men arrested in counterfeit goods seizure
Six men have been arrested after counterfeit goods worth an estimated £60,000 were seized in south Belfast at the weekend. CD’s, DVD’s and cigarettes were all seized during the planned police operati...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2005
Action on noise is a great success say DoE
A DoE report has revealed that almost 80% of people in Northern Ireland regard noisy neighbours to be a serious issue. The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) has published a report on its first e...
Action on noise is a great success say DoE
A DoE report has revealed that almost 80% of people in Northern Ireland regard noisy neighbours to be a serious issue. The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) has published a report on its first e...
Business News, May 20, 2005
Fall in credit card debt reported
Credit card debt in the UK has dropped for the first time in over ten years, the British Bankers Association (BBA) has reported. The BBA reported a fall in net lending on credit cards of £40 million ...
Fall in credit card debt reported
Credit card debt in the UK has dropped for the first time in over ten years, the British Bankers Association (BBA) has reported. The BBA reported a fall in net lending on credit cards of £40 million ...
UK National News, May 20, 2005
British scientists clone first human embryo
A team of British scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo in the UK. The team at Newcastle University used eggs from eleven women to create the cloned embryos. Three e...
British scientists clone first human embryo
A team of British scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo in the UK. The team at Newcastle University used eggs from eleven women to create the cloned embryos. Three e...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A few bright spells at first and any showers gradually dying out. Low cloud and mist or drizzle over northern coastal parts will spread south to most areas overnight. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
