Northern Ireland News for April 2009 : Page 14
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Gordon Brown Unveils $1tn Global Deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies who met today to tackle the global financial crisis have reached a 'new consensus' with measures worth $1 trillion (£681bn). During the meeting, hosted by Bri...
Gordon Brown Unveils $1tn Global Deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies who met today to tackle the global financial crisis have reached a 'new consensus' with measures worth $1 trillion (£681bn). During the meeting, hosted by Bri...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Latest Belfast 'Bomb' Alerts Declared Hoaxes
Two security alerts in west Belfast have ended and been declared as hoaxes. The news came after a controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious object found at the gates of Whiterock Leisure C...
Latest Belfast 'Bomb' Alerts Declared Hoaxes
Two security alerts in west Belfast have ended and been declared as hoaxes. The news came after a controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious object found at the gates of Whiterock Leisure C...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
999 Gets '66 Boost'
News of the delivery of 66 brand new vehicles for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has been hailed today as a major step forward. NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey announced the delivery of ...
999 Gets '66 Boost'
News of the delivery of 66 brand new vehicles for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has been hailed today as a major step forward. NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey announced the delivery of ...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Man Dies During G20 Demonstration
A second day of protests are expected in London today, as world leaders gather for the G20 summit in the capital. Around 90 people were arrested during the first day of demonstrations marking the mee...
Man Dies During G20 Demonstration
A second day of protests are expected in London today, as world leaders gather for the G20 summit in the capital. Around 90 people were arrested during the first day of demonstrations marking the mee...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Second Man Arrested Over Massereene Murders
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the murder of two soldiers last month. The man, from Bellaghy in south Londonderry, was arrested around 7am this morning. He is also being...
Second Man Arrested Over Massereene Murders
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the murder of two soldiers last month. The man, from Bellaghy in south Londonderry, was arrested around 7am this morning. He is also being...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Mansion Fire Inquest Begins
An inquest into the death of a man who is believed to have killed his daughter and wife before torching their family home, has begun today. Details of millionaire Christopher Foster's "severe financi...
Mansion Fire Inquest Begins
An inquest into the death of a man who is believed to have killed his daughter and wife before torching their family home, has begun today. Details of millionaire Christopher Foster's "severe financi...
Recruitment News, Apr 2, 2009
Bombardier To Cut Nearly 1,000 Jobs
Jobs at the Belfast factories of plane-maker Bombardier may be at risk. The company has announced today that it is cutting aircraft production rates and reducing manpower throughout all its sites, an...
Bombardier To Cut Nearly 1,000 Jobs
Jobs at the Belfast factories of plane-maker Bombardier may be at risk. The company has announced today that it is cutting aircraft production rates and reducing manpower throughout all its sites, an...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
'No Hope' For Remaining Helicopter Crash Crew
Police searching for a further eight passengers feared to be dead following a helicopter crash off the coast of Scotland have admitted they do not expect to find any survivors. The bodies of eight pe...
'No Hope' For Remaining Helicopter Crash Crew
Police searching for a further eight passengers feared to be dead following a helicopter crash off the coast of Scotland have admitted they do not expect to find any survivors. The bodies of eight pe...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Win Brings NI's World Cup Qualification Closer
Northern Ireland's World Cup dreams remain very much alive this week after fans at Windsor Park enjoyed a good-natured evening and a single goal victory to put them top of Group Three and in with a ch...
Win Brings NI's World Cup Qualification Closer
Northern Ireland's World Cup dreams remain very much alive this week after fans at Windsor Park enjoyed a good-natured evening and a single goal victory to put them top of Group Three and in with a ch...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Severed Head Discovered In Field
Detectives are investigating the discovery of a human head at in a field in Leicestershire. It is not yet clear whether the find is connected to the earlier discovery of body parts in Hertfordshire, ...
Severed Head Discovered In Field
Detectives are investigating the discovery of a human head at in a field in Leicestershire. It is not yet clear whether the find is connected to the earlier discovery of body parts in Hertfordshire, ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Two Shot In Separate 'Punishment' Attacks
There have been further incidences of so-called paramilitary-style 'punishment' shootings. Following an unconnected attack on Monday night on a convicted sex offender in Londonderry, four men entered...
Two Shot In Separate 'Punishment' Attacks
There have been further incidences of so-called paramilitary-style 'punishment' shootings. Following an unconnected attack on Monday night on a convicted sex offender in Londonderry, four men entered...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
House Prices Increase By 0.9% In March
House prices surprisingly bounced by 0.9% in March, according to the Nationwide. House purchase activity has now reached its highest level since May 2008, bringing the typical value of a house to £15...
House Prices Increase By 0.9% In March
House prices surprisingly bounced by 0.9% in March, according to the Nationwide. House purchase activity has now reached its highest level since May 2008, bringing the typical value of a house to £15...
Business News, Apr 2, 2009
Bid To Boost SMEs As Engineering Lay-Offs Revealed
While some 95 workers are to be made redundant at an engineering firm in Co Antrim, a scheme to help smaller businesses thrive has been revealed. The pay-offs are the latest at FG Wilson and will inc...
Bid To Boost SMEs As Engineering Lay-Offs Revealed
While some 95 workers are to be made redundant at an engineering firm in Co Antrim, a scheme to help smaller businesses thrive has been revealed. The pay-offs are the latest at FG Wilson and will inc...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Cisse Bailed Over Alleged Assault
Premier League footballer Djibril Cisse has been held in connection with a brawl outside a lap-dancing club in Newcastle. The Sunderland footballer, who was arrested on suspicion of common assault, h...
Cisse Bailed Over Alleged Assault
Premier League footballer Djibril Cisse has been held in connection with a brawl outside a lap-dancing club in Newcastle. The Sunderland footballer, who was arrested on suspicion of common assault, h...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Lurgan Couple Escape Unhurt As Digger Rams House
There was drama on the roads in central Belfast last night as police car was rammed while in Co Armagh, a couple in their 50s were left shaken after a JCB digger was driven through the front of their ...
Lurgan Couple Escape Unhurt As Digger Rams House
There was drama on the roads in central Belfast last night as police car was rammed while in Co Armagh, a couple in their 50s were left shaken after a JCB digger was driven through the front of their ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Countdown To Opening Day For Belfast's Latest Hotel
As Belfast's latest hotel makes final preparation for opening on Monday next - as part of an overall £100 million Saint Anne's Square development - the city's first citizen has been welcoming both the...
Countdown To Opening Day For Belfast's Latest Hotel
As Belfast's latest hotel makes final preparation for opening on Monday next - as part of an overall £100 million Saint Anne's Square development - the city's first citizen has been welcoming both the...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Book Commemorates WWI Volunteers
A special book commemorating the men and women from Belfast who died in the First World War has been launched. Entitled 'Journey of Remembering: Belfast Book of Honour', the list of names was painsta...
Book Commemorates WWI Volunteers
A special book commemorating the men and women from Belfast who died in the First World War has been launched. Entitled 'Journey of Remembering: Belfast Book of Honour', the list of names was painsta...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Weak Pound Boosts Exports, Says Mandelson
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said the weaker Stirling has given rise to more manufactured exports. Speaking to the BBC, he said: "We have a more competitive currency and that is certainly ...
Weak Pound Boosts Exports, Says Mandelson
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said the weaker Stirling has given rise to more manufactured exports. Speaking to the BBC, he said: "We have a more competitive currency and that is certainly ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Helicopter Crash Claims Two In Kildare
A training instructor and a student pilot have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Bog of Allen in Co Kildare. A search was mounted after the pair failed to return to Weston Airport near Dublin y...
Helicopter Crash Claims Two In Kildare
A training instructor and a student pilot have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Bog of Allen in Co Kildare. A search was mounted after the pair failed to return to Weston Airport near Dublin y...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
The Apprentice Lives!
The sole Northern Ireland representative on TV's reality show, the Apprentice, Ben Clarke has lived to fight another day. He just avoided being booted-off by Sir Alan Sugar. The trainee Belfast stoc...
The Apprentice Lives!
The sole Northern Ireland representative on TV's reality show, the Apprentice, Ben Clarke has lived to fight another day. He just avoided being booted-off by Sir Alan Sugar. The trainee Belfast stoc...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
New Jobs With East Anglian Rail Service Improvements
Jobs will be created or safeguarded and rail travel in East Anglia will be improved thanks to a new agreement between the Department for Transport and National Express East Anglia (NXEA), Transport Se...
New Jobs With East Anglian Rail Service Improvements
Jobs will be created or safeguarded and rail travel in East Anglia will be improved thanks to a new agreement between the Department for Transport and National Express East Anglia (NXEA), Transport Se...
UK National News, Apr 2, 2009
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Burn Death A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager whose body was found in a burn in Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Robbie Thomson, 17, had gone mi...
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Burn Death A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager whose body was found in a burn in Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Robbie Thomson, 17, had gone mi...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Strongman Caged A 15-year sentence has been handed down to a Co Fermanagh man for raping and abusing three young girls. David Parkinson, 66, from Brookeborough, was found guilty in February of three ...
Other NI News In Brief
Strongman Caged A 15-year sentence has been handed down to a Co Fermanagh man for raping and abusing three young girls. David Parkinson, 66, from Brookeborough, was found guilty in February of three ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2009
Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Five Years
A smuggler who swallowed palstic bags of powerful cocaine has been sentenced to five years in prison. David Ugochukwu, 31, from Blarney Street, Cork, attempted to bring £300,000 worth of the deadly ...
Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Five Years
A smuggler who swallowed palstic bags of powerful cocaine has been sentenced to five years in prison. David Ugochukwu, 31, from Blarney Street, Cork, attempted to bring £300,000 worth of the deadly ...
UK National News, Apr 1, 2009
G20 Protesters Attack RBS Bank
Riot police have been forced to take action as angry G20 summit protesters have forced their way inside an RBS office in London as violent clashes escalate. Windows were smashed at the branch and a n...
G20 Protesters Attack RBS Bank
Riot police have been forced to take action as angry G20 summit protesters have forced their way inside an RBS office in London as violent clashes escalate. Windows were smashed at the branch and a n...
UK National News, Apr 1, 2009
Eight Feared Dead As Helicopter Ditches In Sea
At least eight people are feared dead after a helicopter ditched into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. The Bond Super Puma aircraft was returning from an oil platform just before 2pm when it ...
Eight Feared Dead As Helicopter Ditches In Sea
At least eight people are feared dead after a helicopter ditched into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. The Bond Super Puma aircraft was returning from an oil platform just before 2pm when it ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2009
'Double-Jobbing' Salaries Top £4.7m
Salaries and expenses ranging from just under a quarter of a million pounds up to £360,000 are being paid to 16 local politicians. All are 'double-jobbing' representatives, being MLAs and MPs and alm...
'Double-Jobbing' Salaries Top £4.7m
Salaries and expenses ranging from just under a quarter of a million pounds up to £360,000 are being paid to 16 local politicians. All are 'double-jobbing' representatives, being MLAs and MPs and alm...
UK National News, Apr 1, 2009
Supermarket Killing Pair Jailed
A man and woman have been jailed over the death of an innocent man in a queue-jumping row in south London. Tony Virasami, 38, punched Kevin Tripp to the ground after his 37-year-old partner Antonett...
Supermarket Killing Pair Jailed
A man and woman have been jailed over the death of an innocent man in a queue-jumping row in south London. Tony Virasami, 38, punched Kevin Tripp to the ground after his 37-year-old partner Antonett...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2009
Child Road Fatality Named
A three-year-old fatally struck by a car in Coleraine has been named as Roma McAleese. The girl, who was from the Ashdale area of the town, died following the incident last night. It is believed wa...
Child Road Fatality Named
A three-year-old fatally struck by a car in Coleraine has been named as Roma McAleese. The girl, who was from the Ashdale area of the town, died following the incident last night. It is believed wa...
UK National News, Apr 1, 2009
Rhys Killer's Mother Jailed For Three Years
The mother of the teenager convicted of murdering Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones, has been jailed for three years. Janette Mercer, 49, admitted perverting the course of justice at Liverpool Crown Cou...
Rhys Killer's Mother Jailed For Three Years
The mother of the teenager convicted of murdering Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones, has been jailed for three years. Janette Mercer, 49, admitted perverting the course of justice at Liverpool Crown Cou...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.