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Northern Ireland News for June 2008 : Page 4
Recruitment News, Jun 24, 2008
Hundreds Of Jobs To Go At Hibernian
A total of 580 people are to lose their jobs at Hibernian Insurance over the next four years. The company currently employs 2,200 people in Dublin, Cork and Galway. The positions will be instead outs...
Hundreds Of Jobs To Go At Hibernian
A total of 580 people are to lose their jobs at Hibernian Insurance over the next four years. The company currently employs 2,200 people in Dublin, Cork and Galway. The positions will be instead outs...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
British Tourist's Shock Thailand Death
A British tourist has died in a freak electrocution accident in Thailand as he walked back to his hotel. It is believed that Scott Mitchinson, 30, of Kitchener Street, Sunderland, died after stepping...
British Tourist's Shock Thailand Death
A British tourist has died in a freak electrocution accident in Thailand as he walked back to his hotel. It is believed that Scott Mitchinson, 30, of Kitchener Street, Sunderland, died after stepping...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Derry Shooting Victim "Innocent"
The man who died following a shooting in Londonderry early this morning - named earlier as Emmett Shiels - was an innocent victim, killed because he happened upon an incident. Mr Shiels was 22-years-...
Derry Shooting Victim "Innocent"
The man who died following a shooting in Londonderry early this morning - named earlier as Emmett Shiels - was an innocent victim, killed because he happened upon an incident. Mr Shiels was 22-years-...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Suicide Prevention Reviewed - As Victim Sent Home 'To Die'
The day after NI's health professionals were blamed for a 'preventable' suicide, the Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey has welcomed the completion a local helpline review. Speaking before chairing a...
Suicide Prevention Reviewed - As Victim Sent Home 'To Die'
The day after NI's health professionals were blamed for a 'preventable' suicide, the Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey has welcomed the completion a local helpline review. Speaking before chairing a...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Teen Loses Legs In Swing Bridge Horror
A teenage girl has lost both her legs in an horrific swing bridge accident in Manchester. Fifteen-year-old Jade Smethurst, from Abbey Hey, Gorton, got trapped between the swing bridge and a concrete ...
Teen Loses Legs In Swing Bridge Horror
A teenage girl has lost both her legs in an horrific swing bridge accident in Manchester. Fifteen-year-old Jade Smethurst, from Abbey Hey, Gorton, got trapped between the swing bridge and a concrete ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Leslie Faces Fresh 'Rape' Allegations
Former children's TV presenter John Leslie has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape. Scotland Yard said that a man in his 40s was quizzed over an allegation of rape and sexual assault in ...
Leslie Faces Fresh 'Rape' Allegations
Former children's TV presenter John Leslie has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape. Scotland Yard said that a man in his 40s was quizzed over an allegation of rape and sexual assault in ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Man Charged For 'Gross Overloading' His Vehicle
A man has been found guilty of dangerous driving after being caught by police with 13 people in his vehicle. Abraham Gniwosch, 31, from Tottenham, north London, was flagged down by officers while dri...
Man Charged For 'Gross Overloading' His Vehicle
A man has been found guilty of dangerous driving after being caught by police with 13 people in his vehicle. Abraham Gniwosch, 31, from Tottenham, north London, was flagged down by officers while dri...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Strawberries And Cream, But No 'Stalkers' For Wimbledon
Strict security measures are being put in place for this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament - and 11 potential stalkers have been warned to stay away. It is understood that police handling security h...
Strawberries And Cream, But No 'Stalkers' For Wimbledon
Strict security measures are being put in place for this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament - and 11 potential stalkers have been warned to stay away. It is understood that police handling security h...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Gulliver Travels 'Home' For Belfast Carnival
The iconic Napoleon's Nose - the recognisable feature on Belfast's Cave Hill - that is thought to have inspired Dean Jonathan Swift to write his adventure novel, Gulliver's Travels won't be sniffing a...
Gulliver Travels 'Home' For Belfast Carnival
The iconic Napoleon's Nose - the recognisable feature on Belfast's Cave Hill - that is thought to have inspired Dean Jonathan Swift to write his adventure novel, Gulliver's Travels won't be sniffing a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Paint Hall Studio 'Burned Out' After City Of Ember?
A public relations offensive by NI Screen - highlighting the availability of taster scenes from the forthcoming made-in-Belfast blockbuster, City of Ember has successfully highlighted the worth of the...
Paint Hall Studio 'Burned Out' After City Of Ember?
A public relations offensive by NI Screen - highlighting the availability of taster scenes from the forthcoming made-in-Belfast blockbuster, City of Ember has successfully highlighted the worth of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Teenager Road Victim Named
The grim death toll on NI roads has risen again with news that an 18-year-old woman has passed away in hospital after a weekend car crash in Co Fermanagh. She was named this morning as Shelley Sturg...
Teenager Road Victim Named
The grim death toll on NI roads has risen again with news that an 18-year-old woman has passed away in hospital after a weekend car crash in Co Fermanagh. She was named this morning as Shelley Sturg...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Boston Tea Party Revisted
A local tea packing company, east Belfast's Punjana, has broken into the US tea market having agreed two major listings. One is with Tree of Life, a nationwide distributor with a turnover in excess o...
Boston Tea Party Revisted
A local tea packing company, east Belfast's Punjana, has broken into the US tea market having agreed two major listings. One is with Tree of Life, a nationwide distributor with a turnover in excess o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Belfast's Ship-Shape Titanic Plans For Odyssey
Planners behind a scheme to build a replica Titanic in Belfast, are hoping their proposals will not 'sink' and go down like the ill-fated ship. The ambitious £64 million project, which could see a ...
Belfast's Ship-Shape Titanic Plans For Odyssey
Planners behind a scheme to build a replica Titanic in Belfast, are hoping their proposals will not 'sink' and go down like the ill-fated ship. The ambitious £64 million project, which could see a ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Million Pound Jobs Boost In Bangor Computer Game Software
A Bangor-based company's investment of over £1m - along with Invest NI cash of £75,000 - is to create a total investment of £1,154,926, and promote 14 new jobs. GAMETHEWORLD is investing £1.2 million...
Million Pound Jobs Boost In Bangor Computer Game Software
A Bangor-based company's investment of over £1m - along with Invest NI cash of £75,000 - is to create a total investment of £1,154,926, and promote 14 new jobs. GAMETHEWORLD is investing £1.2 million...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Hurry For Slurry Jobs, Minister Tells NI Builders
The NI Farming Minister has welcomed a drive to encourage builders to take on slurry tank work. Minister Michelle Gildernew congratulated the organisers of a joint seminar focused on p...
Hurry For Slurry Jobs, Minister Tells NI Builders
The NI Farming Minister has welcomed a drive to encourage builders to take on slurry tank work. Minister Michelle Gildernew congratulated the organisers of a joint seminar focused on p...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
OTHER NEWS IN BRIEF
Elderly Woman's Body Found In Woods An elderly woman has been found dead in woodland in Dorset. Identification of the body has yet to be completed but it is believed that the victim is an 84-year-old...
OTHER NEWS IN BRIEF
Elderly Woman's Body Found In Woods An elderly woman has been found dead in woodland in Dorset. Identification of the body has yet to be completed but it is believed that the victim is an 84-year-old...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Police Launch Appeal After Farm Raid Leaves Woman Dead
Police have launched an investigation into an botched diesel theft in a County Durham farm that has left a mother dead and her son badly injured. Shortly after 8.30pm last night, William Dove and his...
Police Launch Appeal After Farm Raid Leaves Woman Dead
Police have launched an investigation into an botched diesel theft in a County Durham farm that has left a mother dead and her son badly injured. Shortly after 8.30pm last night, William Dove and his...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Six Injured In Police Vehicle Collision
Six people have been injured in a police car collision with a taxi in Sunderland. The Northumbria police vehicle was making its way along Corporation Road in Sunderland in response to a reported assa...
Six Injured In Police Vehicle Collision
Six people have been injured in a police car collision with a taxi in Sunderland. The Northumbria police vehicle was making its way along Corporation Road in Sunderland in response to a reported assa...
Recruitment News, Jun 23, 2008
Connswater Jobs Welcomed
The expected 50 new jobs in prospect as a major investment at Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast gets underway have been roundly welcomed. East Belfast MLA and Belfast City Councillor, Robin ...
Connswater Jobs Welcomed
The expected 50 new jobs in prospect as a major investment at Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast gets underway have been roundly welcomed. East Belfast MLA and Belfast City Councillor, Robin ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Orange Order Order was the name of the day at the weekend as a parade that has previously been one of the most contentious parades of the marching season has passed off without incident. Although the...
Other NI News In Brief
Orange Order Order was the name of the day at the weekend as a parade that has previously been one of the most contentious parades of the marching season has passed off without incident. Although the...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Scorned Estate Agent Who 'Tortured' Boss Jailed For 10 Years
A female estate agent has been sentenced to 10 years for the kidnap and subsequent "torture" of her boss. Ambreen Gul, of Hackney, was so angered when she was fired from an Ilford estate agents that ...
Scorned Estate Agent Who 'Tortured' Boss Jailed For 10 Years
A female estate agent has been sentenced to 10 years for the kidnap and subsequent "torture" of her boss. Ambreen Gul, of Hackney, was so angered when she was fired from an Ilford estate agents that ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2008
Second Belfast Flight Aborts
A second Belfast flight within days has been forced to abort a take-off. Today, the captain of an Easyjet plane was forced to stop his take-off from Belfast because of fears about the weight in the h...
Second Belfast Flight Aborts
A second Belfast flight within days has been forced to abort a take-off. Today, the captain of an Easyjet plane was forced to stop his take-off from Belfast because of fears about the weight in the h...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Pair Stand Trial For Man's Death
Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the death of 31-year-old man. Bradley Baker died after being found unconscious in Paradise Lane, off Norfolk Street, in King's Lynn, Norfolk ...
Pair Stand Trial For Man's Death
Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the death of 31-year-old man. Bradley Baker died after being found unconscious in Paradise Lane, off Norfolk Street, in King's Lynn, Norfolk ...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Schoolboys Stabbed In London Street Attack
Two young boys have been stabbed in a London street attack, according to the Metropolitan police. The school boys aged 10 and 12 are recovering after being stabbed in Penrose Street, Walsworth, durin...
Schoolboys Stabbed In London Street Attack
Two young boys have been stabbed in a London street attack, according to the Metropolitan police. The school boys aged 10 and 12 are recovering after being stabbed in Penrose Street, Walsworth, durin...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Man Given Life For 'Wild West' Shooting
A man has been handed a life sentence for the murder of a woman killed in a "Wild West" style shoot out. Magda Pniewska, 26, of Polish origin died from a bullet wound to the head close to her home in...
Man Given Life For 'Wild West' Shooting
A man has been handed a life sentence for the murder of a woman killed in a "Wild West" style shoot out. Magda Pniewska, 26, of Polish origin died from a bullet wound to the head close to her home in...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
England Squad Fly Home After 'Difficult Week'
The England rugby squad is due to fly home after a second defeat by New Zealand's All Blacks. The England team has faced a difficult week with four of its squad accused of an alleged sex assault at t...
England Squad Fly Home After 'Difficult Week'
The England rugby squad is due to fly home after a second defeat by New Zealand's All Blacks. The England team has faced a difficult week with four of its squad accused of an alleged sex assault at t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2008
Connswater Jobs Welcomed
The expected 50 new jobs in prospect as a major investment at Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast gets underway have been roundly welcomed. East Belfast MLA and Belfast City Councillor, Robin ...
Connswater Jobs Welcomed
The expected 50 new jobs in prospect as a major investment at Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast gets underway have been roundly welcomed. East Belfast MLA and Belfast City Councillor, Robin ...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Women Get Pill Online
Women will now be able to get the oral contraceptive pill online without visiting their GP. The medical website DrTHom is offering a three months' supply for £29.99. The service will be initially of...
Women Get Pill Online
Women will now be able to get the oral contraceptive pill online without visiting their GP. The medical website DrTHom is offering a three months' supply for £29.99. The service will be initially of...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2008
Double Road Tragedies
A man and woman are in a critical condition in hospital following a road accident involving two cars in Co Fermanagh. The collision happened on the Castlederg Road near Ederney at approximately 3pm o...
Double Road Tragedies
A man and woman are in a critical condition in hospital following a road accident involving two cars in Co Fermanagh. The collision happened on the Castlederg Road near Ederney at approximately 3pm o...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2008
Senior Advisor In London Mayor's Camp Resigns
A senior adviser to Boris Johnson has resigned over a remark he is alledged to have made to a journalist - sparked a racism row. James McGrath was responding to the suggestion that Mr Johnson's elect...
Senior Advisor In London Mayor's Camp Resigns
A senior adviser to Boris Johnson has resigned over a remark he is alledged to have made to a journalist - sparked a racism row. James McGrath was responding to the suggestion that Mr Johnson's elect...
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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.
