Northern Ireland News for June 2005 : Page 3

UK National News, Jun 27, 2005
Health Secretary urges NHS to meet cancer targets
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has warned that the NHS must meet two key targets on cancer waiting times by the end of the year. Under the NHS Cancer Plan, published in 2000, patients should have t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
Woman attacked at home during robbery
A woman is recovering after being attacked at her Co Armagh home by thieves at the weekend. The woman was confronted by three men at her home in the Calone area of Armagh on Saturday at about 4.30pm....
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
GAA fan dies in Co Fermanagh tragedy
A post mortem examination is to take place in an attempt to discover how a 19-year-old man died in a lake in Co Fermanagh at the weekend. Martin McGoldrick’s body was recovered from Coranny Lake near...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2005
Doctors urged to ‘make voices heard’ in NHS reform
Doctors must be involved in NHS reforms in order for them to work efficiently, the chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) said. Speaking at the BMA’s annual representative meeting in Manch...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2005
NHS staff sickness levels among highest in UK
Nursing ward staff take more sick days than most other public sector workers, the Healthcare Commission has reported. According to the Commission’s latest report, an average of 16.8 days per ward sta...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2005
Tributes paid to ‘Countdown’ host Richard Whiteley
Tributes have been paid to television presenter Richard Whiteley, who died yesterday, following complications arising from heart surgery he underwent last week. The presenter of Channel 4 quiz show ‘...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
Sir Reg Empey takes reins as UUP leader
Sir Reg Empey has been elected leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, after Friday night's meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council in Belfast. Sir Reg, who becomes the 13th leader of the Party following...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2005
Man seriously injured after mock medieval weekend
Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured after being struck on the head during a medieval re-enactment display last weekend. A 30-year-old man from Scotland was struck o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
Larne police launch new wrist-band campaign
Police in Larne have launched a new wrist band campaign for young people aimed at raising awareness of domestic violence in the home. 'Stop violence at Home', which is being supported by the Homefirs...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
Tower Centre set for £3m expansion
The Tower Centre in Ballymena is set to get a £3 million extension that will create 30 new jobs, it was announced on Monday. The plans will see three top new retailers arrive at the shopping complex ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
Enniskillen facility to safeguard 200 jobs
A new wood fuel pellet production facility based in Enniskillen looks set to safeguard 200 jobs as well as create a further 20 positions in the foreseeable future. Balcas Ltd recently started product...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2005
National Trust opens Divis and Black Mountain to public
One of Belfast’s most famous backdrop’s, Divis and Black Mountain, has opened to the public today thanks to the National Trust. The Trust, which secured the upland last November, said it had carried ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Police crash casualty numbers increase
The number of people injured or killed in accidents involving police cars in England and Wales rose by more than 60% last year. The figures, revealed in a Parliamentary answer by Home Office Minister...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
IRA apologises for schoolgirl murder
The IRA has apologised for killing a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Londonderry more than 30 years ago. In a statement in the Derry Journal newspaper on Friday, the republican group admitted responsibilit...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Complaints watchdog tells NHS 'improve complaints handling'
The Healthcare Commission has told the NHS that it needs to improve the handling of patient complaints. The Commission, which handles complaints that the NHS cannot resolve, made the comment as it pu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Politicians appeal for calm ahead of Whiterock parade
Local politicians have appealed for calm ahead of this weekend’s Whiterock parade in Belfast. It comes as the Orange Order said it plans to defy restrictions placed on it by the Parades Commission wh...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Man assaulted by masked gang in Londonderry
Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted at a house in Londonderry on Thursday. Six masked men forced their way into the house at Inishowen Gardens in the Creggan area...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
UUP set to decide on new leader
The Ulster Unionist Party is just 24 hours away from electing a new leader to replace David Trimble on this its centenary year. The party’s 770 council delegates will meet at a Belfast hotel on Frida...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Plans for £6.2m Day Care Centres approved
Plans have been approved for two new Day Care Centres for People with a Learning Disability costing a total of £6.2 million. The new Day Care Centres, which will replace existing facilities in Newry ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
NHS facing £140 million deficit
The NHS is likely to be in deficit by about £140 million, according to the latest government figures. Unaudited figures collected by the Department of Health also showed that NHS Foundation Trusts ca...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Glastonbury delayed as floods cause chaos
The start of the Glastonbury Festival was delayed this morning, after the Somerset site was hit by torrential rain and storms. Thousands of festivalgoers, who had been arriving at the site from Wedne...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Davies accuses Alam of ‘betrayal’
Football Association executive director David Davies has told an employment tribunal that he felt betrayed by a “trusted friend” over allegations that he sexually harassed former secretary Faria Alam....
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Prince William graduates from St Andrews
Prince William has graduated from St Andrews in Scotland with a 2.1 degree in geography to consider what life being pursued around the world by paparazzi will be like. The Prince who has enjoyed four...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Gas prices could rise again
British Gas has warned customers that gas prices could be increased again. Centrica, which owns British Gas, said that the price rises were being introduced because of expectations of an increase in ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Legislation targets imitation gun crimes
Tough new legislation to combat crime involving air guns and imitation firearms has been introduced into Northern Ireland. The Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 was passed in Parliam...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Coastguard to get new Lough Neagh base
The Coastguard search and rescue team at Lough Neagh are to get a new base, it was confirmed on Friday. The Craigavon Council Recreational Buildings will accommodate a combined response unit involvin...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Report highlights women’s role in legal profession
A report, by a University of Ulster lecturer, which examined the under-representation of women in judicial posts and those working as senior barristers, has made a number of wide-ranging recommendatio...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
Fathers’ depression can affect babies
Doctors and healthcare workers should look for signs of postnatal depression in fathers, a new study has suggested. Researchers from universities in Oxford, Bristol and Rochester in the United States...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2005
British Airways announces ticket price rises
British Airways (BA) has announced an increase in fuel surcharge on ticket prices, due to increasing oil price rises. The longhaul fuel surcharge will increase to £48 per return trip, while the surch...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2005
Glentoran to face Shelbourne in Champions League qualifier
Irish league champions Glentoran have been paired against League of Ireland winners Shelbourne in the first qualifying round of the Champions League. While Roy Coyle’s part-time side will be up again...