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Northern Ireland News for November 2008 : Page 6
Recruitment News, Nov 19, 2008
Firstsource Boost For Jobs
An Indian-owned telecommunications company, Firstsource, is set to recruit 160 extra employees at its Londonderry premises. The company, which already employs about 600 people in the city, unveiled ...
Firstsource Boost For Jobs
An Indian-owned telecommunications company, Firstsource, is set to recruit 160 extra employees at its Londonderry premises. The company, which already employs about 600 people in the city, unveiled ...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
British Hostages On Oil Tanker Named
Two Britons who were among those held hostage on board the Saudi Arabian oil tanker hijacked off the east coast of Africa, have been named. Peter French and James Grady were on the Sirius Star, an oi...
British Hostages On Oil Tanker Named
Two Britons who were among those held hostage on board the Saudi Arabian oil tanker hijacked off the east coast of Africa, have been named. Peter French and James Grady were on the Sirius Star, an oi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
BNP's NI List Revealed
People with addresses in Northern Ireland who are on the list of British National Party (BNP) members leaked on the internet have been warned to increase their personal security. The names of more th...
BNP's NI List Revealed
People with addresses in Northern Ireland who are on the list of British National Party (BNP) members leaked on the internet have been warned to increase their personal security. The names of more th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
EC Cod Recovery Plan Will Hit NI Hard
As the European Fisheries Council agreed unanimously to a revised cod recovery plan to protect cod stocks today, Conor Murphy MP - who represented party colleague, Agriculture Minister Michelle Gilder...
EC Cod Recovery Plan Will Hit NI Hard
As the European Fisheries Council agreed unanimously to a revised cod recovery plan to protect cod stocks today, Conor Murphy MP - who represented party colleague, Agriculture Minister Michelle Gilder...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
'Curb Crawlers' Could Face Criminal Charges
Men caught using trafficked sex workers could be handed down a hefty fine and receive a criminal record under new proposals brought forward by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. Ms Smith said she would wo...
'Curb Crawlers' Could Face Criminal Charges
Men caught using trafficked sex workers could be handed down a hefty fine and receive a criminal record under new proposals brought forward by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. Ms Smith said she would wo...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Northern Trust Gets Funding Boost
Money has been pledged for new health facilities to be built in the Co Antrim and mid Ulster areas. Major developments include new health and care centres that are to be constructed in Larne, Carrick...
Northern Trust Gets Funding Boost
Money has been pledged for new health facilities to be built in the Co Antrim and mid Ulster areas. Major developments include new health and care centres that are to be constructed in Larne, Carrick...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Ballykinler Death 'Not Murder'
Although the police initially launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man who was assaulted in the quiet Co Down village of Ballykinler, it has now emerged that the death is no longer being...
Ballykinler Death 'Not Murder'
Although the police initially launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man who was assaulted in the quiet Co Down village of Ballykinler, it has now emerged that the death is no longer being...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Stormont Ministers Make Funding Appeal To PM
First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness will appeal directly to Gordon Brown (pictured) for additional financial aid today in London. The Northern Ireland delegation will also include F...
Stormont Ministers Make Funding Appeal To PM
First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness will appeal directly to Gordon Brown (pictured) for additional financial aid today in London. The Northern Ireland delegation will also include F...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Merseyside Officer Named On BNP Member List
Merseyside Police has launched an investigation after the name of one of its officers was published on a leaked document containing British National Party (BNP) members. Names, addresses, mobile phon...
Merseyside Officer Named On BNP Member List
Merseyside Police has launched an investigation after the name of one of its officers was published on a leaked document containing British National Party (BNP) members. Names, addresses, mobile phon...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Council Offers 'Formal Apology' For Baby P Death
The boss of Haringey Council has issued a 'formal apology' for the abuse and death of Baby P. The 17-month-old baby had died in a blood-splattered cot at his home in Haringey in August, after sufferi...
Council Offers 'Formal Apology' For Baby P Death
The boss of Haringey Council has issued a 'formal apology' for the abuse and death of Baby P. The 17-month-old baby had died in a blood-splattered cot at his home in Haringey in August, after sufferi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Police Appeal After Tragic Teen Bus Fatality
Police in Belfast have appealed for witnesses of last week's fatal city centre bus collision to come forward. Sixteen-year-old Ciara Park died after being struck by a bus at Royal Avenue, near the j...
Police Appeal After Tragic Teen Bus Fatality
Police in Belfast have appealed for witnesses of last week's fatal city centre bus collision to come forward. Sixteen-year-old Ciara Park died after being struck by a bus at Royal Avenue, near the j...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Many Children Let Down By 'Patently Inadequate' Services
More than a third of English schools are not giving pupils a decent education, according to inspectors. Also, too many children and young people are receiving services that are "patently inadequate" ...
Many Children Let Down By 'Patently Inadequate' Services
More than a third of English schools are not giving pupils a decent education, according to inspectors. Also, too many children and young people are receiving services that are "patently inadequate" ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Historic Enquiry Team Reprieved
In a week that NI policing is sharply in focus - as agreement is reached on devolving justice and policing powers - it has emerged that the police team re-examining thousands of killings during the Tr...
Historic Enquiry Team Reprieved
In a week that NI policing is sharply in focus - as agreement is reached on devolving justice and policing powers - it has emerged that the police team re-examining thousands of killings during the Tr...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Police Search For Escaped Murder Suspect
A search is underway after a murder suspect has escaped from a mental health unit. John Clayton, 28, escaped from the Springfield Hospital in Wandsworth, south London late on Tuesday evening, Metropo...
Police Search For Escaped Murder Suspect
A search is underway after a murder suspect has escaped from a mental health unit. John Clayton, 28, escaped from the Springfield Hospital in Wandsworth, south London late on Tuesday evening, Metropo...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
'Completed Suicide' Likely In Year After Attempt, Says BMJ
People who have tried to kill themselves and are suffering from major depression or schizophrenia are at a very high risk of actually committing suicide within a year of their first attempt, concludes...
'Completed Suicide' Likely In Year After Attempt, Says BMJ
People who have tried to kill themselves and are suffering from major depression or schizophrenia are at a very high risk of actually committing suicide within a year of their first attempt, concludes...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Progressive Joins Rate 'Cuts', But Deals Vary
News that one of the few locally-based mortgage companies, the Progressive Building Society has now announced it will follow the big national banks and cut its standard variable mortgage rate by 1.24%...
Progressive Joins Rate 'Cuts', But Deals Vary
News that one of the few locally-based mortgage companies, the Progressive Building Society has now announced it will follow the big national banks and cut its standard variable mortgage rate by 1.24%...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
New Sculpture To 'Rise' At Belfast's Broadway
Plans for an impressive public art sculpture at a main gateway into Belfast have been unveiled. The piece, named Rise, will be built at Broadway Roundabout by the artist Wolfgang Buttress and will st...
New Sculpture To 'Rise' At Belfast's Broadway
Plans for an impressive public art sculpture at a main gateway into Belfast have been unveiled. The piece, named Rise, will be built at Broadway Roundabout by the artist Wolfgang Buttress and will st...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Paul Quinn Probe, Man Freed A man held in Co Monaghan in connection with the murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn has been released. The man, who is in his 30s, was taken into custody by Gardaí on S...
Other NI News In Brief
Paul Quinn Probe, Man Freed A man held in Co Monaghan in connection with the murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn has been released. The man, who is in his 30s, was taken into custody by Gardaí on S...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2008
Take Simple Steps To Health, Urges Charity
A medical study based in Belfast has shown that people suffering from lung disease can dramatically improve their quality of life by taking simple steps to manage their illness. Chronic Obstructive P...
Take Simple Steps To Health, Urges Charity
A medical study based in Belfast has shown that people suffering from lung disease can dramatically improve their quality of life by taking simple steps to manage their illness. Chronic Obstructive P...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Ministers Attend London Child Poverty Summit
There's to be a combined effort to tackle the issue of child poverty today as Children's Minister, Beverley Hughes; Financial Secretary, Stephen Timms; Minister for London, Tony McNulty; Mayor of Lond...
Ministers Attend London Child Poverty Summit
There's to be a combined effort to tackle the issue of child poverty today as Children's Minister, Beverley Hughes; Financial Secretary, Stephen Timms; Minister for London, Tony McNulty; Mayor of Lond...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Other News In Brief
Fourth Arrest Over Kadeem Death Officers investigating the death of schoolboy Kadeem Blackwood have charged a fourth person. Police investigating the murder of the 15-year-old in a park in Derby said...
Other News In Brief
Fourth Arrest Over Kadeem Death Officers investigating the death of schoolboy Kadeem Blackwood have charged a fourth person. Police investigating the murder of the 15-year-old in a park in Derby said...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2008
Consumer Inflation Drops By Record Rate To 4.5%
UK inflation has fallen by a record rate in October to 4.5%, as oil, food and transport costs dropped, official figures have revealed. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure dropped in September, fr...
Consumer Inflation Drops By Record Rate To 4.5%
UK inflation has fallen by a record rate in October to 4.5%, as oil, food and transport costs dropped, official figures have revealed. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure dropped in September, fr...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2008
Restart For NI Executive Meetings Welcomed
There has been a broad welcome for news that the DUP and Sinn Féin have come to an agreement on the devolution of policing and justice which will bring a 152-day deadlock at Stormont to an end. The E...
Restart For NI Executive Meetings Welcomed
There has been a broad welcome for news that the DUP and Sinn Féin have come to an agreement on the devolution of policing and justice which will bring a 152-day deadlock at Stormont to an end. The E...
Business News, Nov 18, 2008
City Airport Extension Plan Flies Into Trouble
There's a row brewing over plans to extend Belfast's second airport. The head of Belfast International Airport has today demanded a public inquiry into the call for a runway extension at the rival Geo...
City Airport Extension Plan Flies Into Trouble
There's a row brewing over plans to extend Belfast's second airport. The head of Belfast International Airport has today demanded a public inquiry into the call for a runway extension at the rival Geo...
Recruitment News, Nov 18, 2008
Wolseley To Cut More Than 2,000 Jobs
Wolseley, distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials, has announced it is to cut more than 2,000 jobs and to shut down 200 of...
Wolseley To Cut More Than 2,000 Jobs
Wolseley, distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials, has announced it is to cut more than 2,000 jobs and to shut down 200 of...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2008
Government Child Protection Plan Revealed
New measures aimed at enhancing the protection of children deemed 'at-risk', have today been announced by the Government. Children's Secretary Ed Balls said that following the failure of social worke...
Government Child Protection Plan Revealed
New measures aimed at enhancing the protection of children deemed 'at-risk', have today been announced by the Government. Children's Secretary Ed Balls said that following the failure of social worke...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2008
Olympic Heroes Bring Some Sparkle To Belfast's Big Switch-On
A host of local stars will be on-hand in Belfast tonight for the big Christmas lights switch-on. Local Olympic medal winners Wendy Houvenaghel, Paddy Barnes and Michael McKillop will take to the sta...
Olympic Heroes Bring Some Sparkle To Belfast's Big Switch-On
A host of local stars will be on-hand in Belfast tonight for the big Christmas lights switch-on. Local Olympic medal winners Wendy Houvenaghel, Paddy Barnes and Michael McKillop will take to the sta...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2008
Lord Bingham Criticises 'Flawed' Iraq Advice
A former top judge has said legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the Iraq was fundamentally "flawed". Lord Bingham, who stepped down in July, described Britain’s invasion of Iraq as "flawed in t...
Lord Bingham Criticises 'Flawed' Iraq Advice
A former top judge has said legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the Iraq was fundamentally "flawed". Lord Bingham, who stepped down in July, described Britain’s invasion of Iraq as "flawed in t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2008
Building Jobs To Top Executive Agenda
Boosting building jobs could be on the agenda at this week's long-anticipated Stormont Executive meeting. For months the Northern Ireland devolved institutions have remained in a virtual deadlock, w...
Building Jobs To Top Executive Agenda
Boosting building jobs could be on the agenda at this week's long-anticipated Stormont Executive meeting. For months the Northern Ireland devolved institutions have remained in a virtual deadlock, w...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2008
Easyjet Pre-Tax Profits Plummet
Budget Airline EasyJet have seen pre-tax profits plummet by 45% to £110m despite carrying 17.3% more passengers over the year. The firm aims to meet difficult future economic conditions by concentrat...
Easyjet Pre-Tax Profits Plummet
Budget Airline EasyJet have seen pre-tax profits plummet by 45% to £110m despite carrying 17.3% more passengers over the year. The firm aims to meet difficult future economic conditions by concentrat...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Dry with some late sunshine to end the day. Clear spells through the first part of the night but low cloud feeding in from the north later giving some mist or fog patches. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
