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Northern Ireland News for October 2008 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2008
Belfast Conference To Hit A High Note
Now that NI's film industry is reeling in success, with the official body, NI Screen successfully promoting local facilities to filmmakers ('City of Ember' being one of the most recent Belfast-made ep...
Belfast Conference To Hit A High Note
Now that NI's film industry is reeling in success, with the official body, NI Screen successfully promoting local facilities to filmmakers ('City of Ember' being one of the most recent Belfast-made ep...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Mother Cleared Of Toddler Murder
The mother of a toddler, who died from a number of injuries including a broken back, has been cleared of murder. The 27-year-old woman was accused of killing the 18-month-old baby boy who suffered a ...
Mother Cleared Of Toddler Murder
The mother of a toddler, who died from a number of injuries including a broken back, has been cleared of murder. The 27-year-old woman was accused of killing the 18-month-old baby boy who suffered a ...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Other News In Brief
Motorcyclist Dead Following Police Car Collision A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a police vehicle in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The crash happened at around 11.35pm, and a 39-year-old...
Other News In Brief
Motorcyclist Dead Following Police Car Collision A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a police vehicle in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The crash happened at around 11.35pm, and a 39-year-old...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Guns Recovered After Man Shot By Police
A man has been shot dead by police in an east London street. According to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), three weapons - not believed to be police guns - were recovered shortly ...
Guns Recovered After Man Shot By Police
A man has been shot dead by police in an east London street. According to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), three weapons - not believed to be police guns - were recovered shortly ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2008
Union Threatens Action As Aer Lingus Job Cuts Loom
Aer Lingus moved a step closer to widespread industrial action today as the union, SIPTU warned of strikes in the coming weeks. The airline wants to implement controversial job cuts within weeks, and...
Union Threatens Action As Aer Lingus Job Cuts Loom
Aer Lingus moved a step closer to widespread industrial action today as the union, SIPTU warned of strikes in the coming weeks. The airline wants to implement controversial job cuts within weeks, and...
Business News, Oct 30, 2008
Minister Opens Renewable Energy Conference
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Michelle Gildernew has opened the first ever AFBI International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition in Newcastle. Addressing at the Agri-Food and Biosc...
Minister Opens Renewable Energy Conference
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Michelle Gildernew has opened the first ever AFBI International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition in Newcastle. Addressing at the Agri-Food and Biosc...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Rail Network Given Efficiency Targets
Britain's rail network has been informed it must increase the efficiency of its trains under a five-year plan laid down by rail regulators. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) also told Network Rail ...
Rail Network Given Efficiency Targets
Britain's rail network has been informed it must increase the efficiency of its trains under a five-year plan laid down by rail regulators. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) also told Network Rail ...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Spurs Confirm 60,000-Seater Stadium Plans
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has announced that, having concluded an extensive review of suitable sites and viable alternatives, its preferred stadium option is to remain at the Club's spiritual ho...
Spurs Confirm 60,000-Seater Stadium Plans
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has announced that, having concluded an extensive review of suitable sites and viable alternatives, its preferred stadium option is to remain at the Club's spiritual ho...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Medical Students' Grant Cut Slammed
Medical student leaders have attacked the Government's decision to cut financial support to thousands of students in England from next year. The changes announced this week in a written Parliamentary...
Medical Students' Grant Cut Slammed
Medical student leaders have attacked the Government's decision to cut financial support to thousands of students in England from next year. The changes announced this week in a written Parliamentary...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Under-Represented Groups To Have Greater Planning Say
Up to £5 million will be committed to promoting new ways to encourage community participation in planning Communities Secretary Hazel Blears confirmed today. The new grants are part of a major Govern...
Under-Represented Groups To Have Greater Planning Say
Up to £5 million will be committed to promoting new ways to encourage community participation in planning Communities Secretary Hazel Blears confirmed today. The new grants are part of a major Govern...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2008
Politics Meets Rock, On Belfast-Bound Flight
Heavyweight politics met rock royalty on board a Belfast-bound flight yesterday. The Gallagher brothers - jetting into the Province to play a sell out Oasis gig (pictured) in the city – found themsel...
Politics Meets Rock, On Belfast-Bound Flight
Heavyweight politics met rock royalty on board a Belfast-bound flight yesterday. The Gallagher brothers - jetting into the Province to play a sell out Oasis gig (pictured) in the city – found themsel...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2008
Threats Against Restorative Justice Workers Condemned
Three restorative justice workers in west Belfast have been warned of threats against their lives. Dissident republicans are said to have issued the death threats because of the organisation's co-op...
Threats Against Restorative Justice Workers Condemned
Three restorative justice workers in west Belfast have been warned of threats against their lives. Dissident republicans are said to have issued the death threats because of the organisation's co-op...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Seal Of Approval An Ulster manufacturer's self-adhesive building product has picked-up a top industry award in London. Classic Marble's Classi Seal was named UK Housing Product of the Year at the Hou...
Other NI News In Brief
Seal Of Approval An Ulster manufacturer's self-adhesive building product has picked-up a top industry award in London. Classic Marble's Classi Seal was named UK Housing Product of the Year at the Hou...
UK National News, Oct 30, 2008
Victim's Families Impact Statement Scheme 'A Success'
A pilot scheme giving families of murder victims a chance to tell the court how the death has affected them has proven to be a success, according to research published today by the Ministry of Justice...
Victim's Families Impact Statement Scheme 'A Success'
A pilot scheme giving families of murder victims a chance to tell the court how the death has affected them has proven to be a success, according to research published today by the Ministry of Justice...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2008
Pressure On Over Salty Pastries
A local medical charity has called for better food labelling after a survey found that a coffee and pastry can contain as much salt as two rashers of bacon. Millions of working people have abandoned ...
Pressure On Over Salty Pastries
A local medical charity has called for better food labelling after a survey found that a coffee and pastry can contain as much salt as two rashers of bacon. Millions of working people have abandoned ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2008
Glenshane Barely Passable Amid Snowfalls
Overnight road hazards of frost and ice have swept across Northern Ireland behind a surprise fall of snow on Tuesday. The continued cold snap has made for difficult driving conditions in the northwe...
Glenshane Barely Passable Amid Snowfalls
Overnight road hazards of frost and ice have swept across Northern Ireland behind a surprise fall of snow on Tuesday. The continued cold snap has made for difficult driving conditions in the northwe...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2008
Movilla Dispute Settlement Looming
A major row between teachers and school management that has kept a Co Down school closed for weeks may be soon ended. It was reported this afternoon that a breakthrough could be found which will end ...
Movilla Dispute Settlement Looming
A major row between teachers and school management that has kept a Co Down school closed for weeks may be soon ended. It was reported this afternoon that a breakthrough could be found which will end ...
Recruitment News, Oct 29, 2008
€400m Gas Plant Promises 600 Construction Jobs
Construction of a €400m Board Gais power plant has got underway in Cork - promising to generate over 600 building jobs. The Whitegate plant project is expected to be complete by June 2010, and will ...
€400m Gas Plant Promises 600 Construction Jobs
Construction of a €400m Board Gais power plant has got underway in Cork - promising to generate over 600 building jobs. The Whitegate plant project is expected to be complete by June 2010, and will ...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
BBC Suspends Brand And Ross Over Phone Stunt
TV presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have been suspended and all their shows on the BBC taken off air, as the row over the pair's prank calls to 'Fawlty Towers' actor Andrew Sachs intensifies...
BBC Suspends Brand And Ross Over Phone Stunt
TV presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have been suspended and all their shows on the BBC taken off air, as the row over the pair's prank calls to 'Fawlty Towers' actor Andrew Sachs intensifies...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
MS Sufferer Loses Assisted Suicide Challenge
A multiple sclerosis sufferer, who went to the High Court in an attempt to clarify the law on assisted suicide, has lost her legal bid. Debbie Purdy, 45, from Bradford had planned to travel to an ass...
MS Sufferer Loses Assisted Suicide Challenge
A multiple sclerosis sufferer, who went to the High Court in an attempt to clarify the law on assisted suicide, has lost her legal bid. Debbie Purdy, 45, from Bradford had planned to travel to an ass...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2008
Blind Victim 'Heart Scared'
The sister of two blind brothers who were robbed of a few pounds on Sunday night has spoken of how their ordeal continued into the next day. One of the injured pair had to be attended by ambulance ju...
Blind Victim 'Heart Scared'
The sister of two blind brothers who were robbed of a few pounds on Sunday night has spoken of how their ordeal continued into the next day. One of the injured pair had to be attended by ambulance ju...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
Man Sentenced To Life For Meredith Murder
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Rudy Guede, originally from the Ivory Coast, was convicted of rape and murder after a clo...
Man Sentenced To Life For Meredith Murder
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Rudy Guede, originally from the Ivory Coast, was convicted of rape and murder after a clo...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
Teenage Goth Murderer's Sentence Reduced
One of the teenagers who murdered a young woman because she was dressed as a 'goth' has had his sentence reduced. Ryan Herbert, 16, of Bacup, Lancashire, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for killi...
Teenage Goth Murderer's Sentence Reduced
One of the teenagers who murdered a young woman because she was dressed as a 'goth' has had his sentence reduced. Ryan Herbert, 16, of Bacup, Lancashire, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for killi...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
Teen Dies After Taking Acne Medication
A schoolboy has died after taking medication he was prescribed for acne. Shaun Jones, 14, of Rhydyfelin, died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to the prescription tablets on 21 October. ...
Teen Dies After Taking Acne Medication
A schoolboy has died after taking medication he was prescribed for acne. Shaun Jones, 14, of Rhydyfelin, died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to the prescription tablets on 21 October. ...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
£700m Of Armoured Vehicles For British Troops
A multi-million pound investment has been announced by Defence Secretary John Hutton for extra vehicles that would improve the safety and protection of British troops in Afghanistan. The £700 million...
£700m Of Armoured Vehicles For British Troops
A multi-million pound investment has been announced by Defence Secretary John Hutton for extra vehicles that would improve the safety and protection of British troops in Afghanistan. The £700 million...
Business News, Oct 29, 2008
Executive Must Meet: CBI
On the day that business leaders have called on the Stormont Executive "to meet to tackle the effects of the looming recession", it has emerged that NI Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey h...
Executive Must Meet: CBI
On the day that business leaders have called on the Stormont Executive "to meet to tackle the effects of the looming recession", it has emerged that NI Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey h...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2008
Executive Must Meet: CBI
On the day that business leaders have called on the Stormont Executive "to meet to tackle the effects of the looming recession", it has emerged that NI Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey h...
Executive Must Meet: CBI
On the day that business leaders have called on the Stormont Executive "to meet to tackle the effects of the looming recession", it has emerged that NI Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey h...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
Four Arrests Over Everton Stabbing
Police in Liverpool have made four arrests following the fatal stabbing of a boy in the city last week. Three men and a teenage boy are being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. The ...
Four Arrests Over Everton Stabbing
Police in Liverpool have made four arrests following the fatal stabbing of a boy in the city last week. Three men and a teenage boy are being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. The ...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2008
Murder Inquiry Launched After Body Find
Detectives in Hampshire have launched a murder inquiry, following the discovery of a woman's body. Paula Jane Poolton, 40, of Course Park Crescent, Titchfield, Fareham was last seen on October 17 in ...
Murder Inquiry Launched After Body Find
Detectives in Hampshire have launched a murder inquiry, following the discovery of a woman's body. Paula Jane Poolton, 40, of Course Park Crescent, Titchfield, Fareham was last seen on October 17 in ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2008
Belfast Parade Row Deepens As Drogheda Honours Veterans
While wreaths bearing the Royal Crest will this weekend be laid alongside those in Irish Tricolour colours in an annual cross-border commemoration for WWI British soldiers in Drogheda, (pictured) disa...
Belfast Parade Row Deepens As Drogheda Honours Veterans
While wreaths bearing the Royal Crest will this weekend be laid alongside those in Irish Tricolour colours in an annual cross-border commemoration for WWI British soldiers in Drogheda, (pictured) disa...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A dry and sunny start but cloud bubbling up with a few showers developing from late morning. Becoming dry and sunny along the east coast in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 12 °C.Tonight:Showers gradually die out to leave good clear spells in the evening and overnight. This will allow a few fog patches to develop in places. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
