Northern Ireland News for August 2009 : Page 16
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
Prosecutors Given File On G20 Death
A file of evidence about the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London in April has been given to prosecutors by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Mr Tomlinson, 47, ...
Prosecutors Given File On G20 Death
A file of evidence about the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London in April has been given to prosecutors by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Mr Tomlinson, 47, ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
Man Held In Soldiers' Murder Probe
Another man has been held by police investigating the murder of two Antrim-based sappers. The 51-year-old man was arrested by police investigating the murders of Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Ma...
Man Held In Soldiers' Murder Probe
Another man has been held by police investigating the murder of two Antrim-based sappers. The 51-year-old man was arrested by police investigating the murders of Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Ma...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
Teen Discovered Dead In Car Stopped By Stinger Device
A teenage girl's body has been discovered in a car after police used a stinger device to end a chase. A murder investigation was launched after the body of Chanelle Sasha Jones, 17, was found in a Fo...
Teen Discovered Dead In Car Stopped By Stinger Device
A teenage girl's body has been discovered in a car after police used a stinger device to end a chase. A murder investigation was launched after the body of Chanelle Sasha Jones, 17, was found in a Fo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
NI Soldier Dies From Swine Flu
While Northern Ireland continues to be the area of the UK least affected by swine flu, tragedy has hit Co Londonderry. A bombardier in the Royal Artillery who comes from the North West has bec...
NI Soldier Dies From Swine Flu
While Northern Ireland continues to be the area of the UK least affected by swine flu, tragedy has hit Co Londonderry. A bombardier in the Royal Artillery who comes from the North West has bec...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
Survey Warns Of Teen 'Sexting'
More than a third of secondary school pupils have received intimate or sexually explicit photos - known as 'sexts' - on their mobile phones, according to a new survey. A survey of just over 2,000 11-...
Survey Warns Of Teen 'Sexting'
More than a third of secondary school pupils have received intimate or sexually explicit photos - known as 'sexts' - on their mobile phones, according to a new survey. A survey of just over 2,000 11-...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
Couple Injured In Machete Attack
A British couple have been seriously injured in a machete attack on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The Foreign Office named the victims as Peter Greene, 65, and his wife, Miriam, 59, originally from...
Couple Injured In Machete Attack
A British couple have been seriously injured in a machete attack on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The Foreign Office named the victims as Peter Greene, 65, and his wife, Miriam, 59, originally from...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
Plastics Workers' Get Second Chance
The purchase of a bankrupt specialist plastics firm in Co Armagh by a new owner is expected to give the firm's former staff a new lease of life. Seventy people were working at Reflex Mouldings...
Plastics Workers' Get Second Chance
The purchase of a bankrupt specialist plastics firm in Co Armagh by a new owner is expected to give the firm's former staff a new lease of life. Seventy people were working at Reflex Mouldings...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
TUV And DUP Reach Council Agreement
Hardline unionist Jim Allister (pictured) last night withdrew his challenge for a council by-election in Ballymoney. Traditional Unionist Voice members reached a "mutually advantageous" agreem...
TUV And DUP Reach Council Agreement
Hardline unionist Jim Allister (pictured) last night withdrew his challenge for a council by-election in Ballymoney. Traditional Unionist Voice members reached a "mutually advantageous" agreem...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
Bird Strike Grounds Derry Flight
There were no injuries yesterday when a Ryanair flight from City of Derry Airport was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Dublin Airport. It had been struck by a flock of birds, just afte...
Bird Strike Grounds Derry Flight
There were no injuries yesterday when a Ryanair flight from City of Derry Airport was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Dublin Airport. It had been struck by a flock of birds, just afte...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
E Coli Alert Closes Fish Bar
There was a major health alert underway yesterday as two people were hospitalised following a suspected outbreak of E.coli. In all, a total of four people have been taken ill and a food premises in L...
E Coli Alert Closes Fish Bar
There was a major health alert underway yesterday as two people were hospitalised following a suspected outbreak of E.coli. In all, a total of four people have been taken ill and a food premises in L...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
NI Dentist Pay Revealed
Details of the earnings and expenses of General Dental Services (GDS) dentists in Northern Ireland have been published. The payments during 2007/08 were released by the NHS Information Centre ...
NI Dentist Pay Revealed
Details of the earnings and expenses of General Dental Services (GDS) dentists in Northern Ireland have been published. The payments during 2007/08 were released by the NHS Information Centre ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
Council Backs Newry Hotel Plans
Plans for two new hotels in south Down have been progressed, after gaining support from the local council. Newry and Mourne District Council approved proposals to build a Premier Inn in Newry ...
Council Backs Newry Hotel Plans
Plans for two new hotels in south Down have been progressed, after gaining support from the local council. Newry and Mourne District Council approved proposals to build a Premier Inn in Newry ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
More Lottery Cash For Veterans
Veterans of World War II are to receive further lottery cash to allow them to visit battlefields overseas. As news of another big Lottery winner emerged - this time in Northern Ireland where a man ha...
More Lottery Cash For Veterans
Veterans of World War II are to receive further lottery cash to allow them to visit battlefields overseas. As news of another big Lottery winner emerged - this time in Northern Ireland where a man ha...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
Evening Tours Boosts Belfast Art
Belfast's public art galleries are to resume a successful programme of late evening opening. Art lovers can benefit this Thursday evening (6 August) as venues around the city will be remaining...
Evening Tours Boosts Belfast Art
Belfast's public art galleries are to resume a successful programme of late evening opening. Art lovers can benefit this Thursday evening (6 August) as venues around the city will be remaining...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Troubles Death Grant Defended While his co-chair of the Consultative Group on the Past, Lord Eames, has since admitted it may have been a mistake, one of those proposing the payment of £12,000...
Other NI News In Brief
Troubles Death Grant Defended While his co-chair of the Consultative Group on the Past, Lord Eames, has since admitted it may have been a mistake, one of those proposing the payment of £12,000...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2009
Other News In Brief
Swine Flu Kills Soldier A bombardier in the Royal Artillery has become the first UK serviceman to have died from the swine flu virus. He died in a Surrey hospital last Friday, two weeks after falling...
Other News In Brief
Swine Flu Kills Soldier A bombardier in the Royal Artillery has become the first UK serviceman to have died from the swine flu virus. He died in a Surrey hospital last Friday, two weeks after falling...
Business News, Aug 4, 2009
Bird Strike Grounds Derry Flight
There were no injuries yesterday when a Ryanair flight from City of Derry Airport was forced to make an unscheduled emergency landing at Dublin Airport. It had been struck by a flock of birds, just a...
Bird Strike Grounds Derry Flight
There were no injuries yesterday when a Ryanair flight from City of Derry Airport was forced to make an unscheduled emergency landing at Dublin Airport. It had been struck by a flock of birds, just a...
Business News, Aug 3, 2009
Business 'Going Nuts' At Kestrel
A Co Armagh dried fruit and nut specialist is expanding - and going 'nuts' about the firm's future prospects. NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced expansion plans for Portadown company,...
Business 'Going Nuts' At Kestrel
A Co Armagh dried fruit and nut specialist is expanding - and going 'nuts' about the firm's future prospects. NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced expansion plans for Portadown company,...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2009
Integration 'Would Cure' Sectarianism
A major study has stated the obvious - given continuing anecdotal evidence. Psychologists from the University of Ulster (pictured) who spoke to more than 1,700 children at Catholic, State and ...
Integration 'Would Cure' Sectarianism
A major study has stated the obvious - given continuing anecdotal evidence. Psychologists from the University of Ulster (pictured) who spoke to more than 1,700 children at Catholic, State and ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2009
Barclays Profits Nearly £3 Billion
A top bank has announced pre-tax profits for the first six months of 2009 of £2.98 billion. The latest figures released by Barclays showed that profits at the investment bank Barclays Capital doubled...
Barclays Profits Nearly £3 Billion
A top bank has announced pre-tax profits for the first six months of 2009 of £2.98 billion. The latest figures released by Barclays showed that profits at the investment bank Barclays Capital doubled...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2009
Parades Talks With Orange Order Sought
The SDLP has said it is prepared to sit down with the Orange Order to discuss conflicting views on the Parades Commission. SDLP MLAs claimed the abolition of the parades body would be 'a backw...
Parades Talks With Orange Order Sought
The SDLP has said it is prepared to sit down with the Orange Order to discuss conflicting views on the Parades Commission. SDLP MLAs claimed the abolition of the parades body would be 'a backw...
Recruitment News, Aug 3, 2009
Flexible Working Consultation Underway
Public consultation begins today on two employment rights proposals. The first is to extend the right to request flexible working to cover wider groups. Currently employees have the right to ask thei...
Flexible Working Consultation Underway
Public consultation begins today on two employment rights proposals. The first is to extend the right to request flexible working to cover wider groups. Currently employees have the right to ask thei...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2009
Boy Pleaded With 'UDA' Attackers
A loyalist paramilitary organisation that recently decommissioned weapons has been blamed for an attack on a nine-year-old boy's home. The finger is being pointed at the UDA in Rathcoole by lo...
Boy Pleaded With 'UDA' Attackers
A loyalist paramilitary organisation that recently decommissioned weapons has been blamed for an attack on a nine-year-old boy's home. The finger is being pointed at the UDA in Rathcoole by lo...
Business News, Aug 3, 2009
Student Rate Relief Scheme Halted
Those in full time education are to have an existing rate relief scheme stopped. The initiative has been ruled 'bottom of the class' by the former school teacher, now Stormont Finance Minister, Sammy...
Student Rate Relief Scheme Halted
Those in full time education are to have an existing rate relief scheme stopped. The initiative has been ruled 'bottom of the class' by the former school teacher, now Stormont Finance Minister, Sammy...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2009
Charges Over Tollymore Stabbing
Two people appeared before magistrates today, charged with the attempted murder of a man in Tollymore Forest Park. Elizabeth Marks, 24, from Lurgan in Co Armagh, and her partner David Higginso...
Charges Over Tollymore Stabbing
Two people appeared before magistrates today, charged with the attempted murder of a man in Tollymore Forest Park. Elizabeth Marks, 24, from Lurgan in Co Armagh, and her partner David Higginso...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2009
NSPCC Calls Rise After Death Of Baby P
More people are calling the NSPCC Helpline about serious child abuse since the death of Baby Peter two years ago. Between April 2008 and March 2009, the 24-hour freephone service passed on 11,243 sus...
NSPCC Calls Rise After Death Of Baby P
More people are calling the NSPCC Helpline about serious child abuse since the death of Baby Peter two years ago. Between April 2008 and March 2009, the 24-hour freephone service passed on 11,243 sus...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2009
Teen Remanded Over Bleach Attack
A 16-year-old boy has appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court charged with attacking a woman with bleach. The teenager was remanded in custody at Leed Youth Court, charged with wounding with intent to ca...
Teen Remanded Over Bleach Attack
A 16-year-old boy has appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court charged with attacking a woman with bleach. The teenager was remanded in custody at Leed Youth Court, charged with wounding with intent to ca...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2009
Tragic Lord Had Bi-Polar Disorder
The son of an English marquess, who is believed to have fallen to his death from a London tower block, suffered from bi-polar disorder his family has confirmed. Lord Milo Douglas's father, the 12th ...
Tragic Lord Had Bi-Polar Disorder
The son of an English marquess, who is believed to have fallen to his death from a London tower block, suffered from bi-polar disorder his family has confirmed. Lord Milo Douglas's father, the 12th ...
Business News, Aug 3, 2009
£2m 'Labour Of Love' At St Mark's
A £2m project to restore one of County Down's oldest churches has been lauded as a 'labour of love'. St Mark's Church of Ireland in Newtownards underwent substantive stone restoration works, carried...
£2m 'Labour Of Love' At St Mark's
A £2m project to restore one of County Down's oldest churches has been lauded as a 'labour of love'. St Mark's Church of Ireland in Newtownards underwent substantive stone restoration works, carried...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2009
Hero Army Dog Handlers Honoured
Murdered soldiers who worked with specialist 'sniffer' dogs during the Northern Ireland Troubles have been remembered. The 'Red Paw' and its work across Northern Ireland was the subject of a s...
Hero Army Dog Handlers Honoured
Murdered soldiers who worked with specialist 'sniffer' dogs during the Northern Ireland Troubles have been remembered. The 'Red Paw' and its work across Northern Ireland was the subject of a s...
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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.