Northern Ireland News for December 2010 : Page 6

UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Interview With Baby P's Mum Released
An interview with the mother of abused toddler Baby P has now been released. Filmed just four months before Baby P died at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend and their lodger, it features Tracey...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Matt Cardle Wins X-Factor
Former Painter and Decorator Matt Cardle has won the X Factor after millions of viewers placed their votes and tuned in for the final. The voting statistics revealed that he was the hot favourite to ...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Bus Driver Guilty Of Hayes Rape
A bus driver from Hayes has been found guilty of two counts rape at Isleworth Crown Court. Kalash Vijay, 42, from Evergreen Way was convicted following an investigation by officers from the Metropol...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
British Isles Body To Discuss Loans
The British-Irish Council is to convene today on the Isle of Man to discuss the multi-billion Euro loan from the UK Government. The politically sensitive loan from the UK was extended to the Irish R...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
McGuinness 'Knew Bank Was Targeted'
The Stormont Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness was one of two leading republicans said to be aware in advance of a huge IRA bank robbery in Belfast that almost scuppered the then fragile 'peace ...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Adams & McGuinness 'Knew About Robbery'
The Stormont Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness was one of two leading republicans said to be aware in advance of a huge IRA bank robbery in Belfast that almost scuppered the then fragile 'peace ...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Arrest Made In Banbury Murder Investigation
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Swindon after two people were found dead in a house in Banbury. Police Officers were called to Mold Crescent in the Oxfordshire town around 6.45am where they di...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
Police Co-operation Reaches New Levels
There has been a warm welcome from the Northern Ireland Policing Board for the formal signing of the Cross Border Policing Strategy between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and An Garda S...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Call For Witnesses Over Central London Assault
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was attacked in the toilets of a West End bar earlier this month. At approximately 2:20am on Saturday 8 December, the woman in her 20s...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
If You Suspect It, Report It, Says Police
If you suspect it, report it - that's the message of a counter-terrorism publicity campaign launched by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) today. Everyone has a role to play in fighting terrorism ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
PUP Man 'Won't Be Silenced By Bomb'
The latest in a long-running series of pipe-bomb attacks in Antrim has left a local politician defiant. In an attack since condemned by the Alliance party's local MLA and Stormont Justice Minister, D...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Minister Raises Awareness Of Domestic Violence At Christmas Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone recently visited a Women's Aid refuge to raise awareness of the support available for victims of dom...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
£1m Drugs Haul Welcomed
A large-scale police operation that saw a major drug seizure has been warmly welcomed by a local DUP politician. The news that three men were arrested following the seizure of £1m worth of drugs brou...
Recruitment News, Dec 13, 2010
Drinks' Giants Invest In Packaging Success
Global drinks firm Diageo has invested over £2m to improve operating efficiencies at its Marshalls Road Global Supply Packaging facility in Belfast. The investment allows the company to secure existi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
Drinks' Giants Invest In Packaging
Global drinks firm Diageo has invested over £2m to improve operating efficiencies at its Marshalls Road Global Supply Packaging facility in Belfast. The investment allows the company to secure existi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
Monthly Focus For Children's Farm Safety
There's a campaign underway to help keep NI children safe on the farm. The Chairman of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, (HSENI) Professor Peter McKie, has just launched the 2011 ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
Soccer World Supports Boiler Service Call
The soccer world has turned out to help kick-off warnings of a 'silent killer' message to NI's sports community and has backed the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland's (HSENI) recently l...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
Cave Hill Voices Heard At Last
Voices from Cave Hill is an oral guide book to one of Belfast’s most iconic landmarks - taking near literal transcriptions from those who lived and worked on and around this historic hill - and using ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Man Dies In Freezing Lake A man has died after falling into a frozen lake in Lurgan Park on Sunday afternoon. It also emerged that fire service personnel and a paramedic also ended up in the water du...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
Honeymoon Husband 'Met Wife's Killer'
A South Africa lawyer has claimed that CCTV footage exists that can prove Shrien Dewani met with his wife's alleged taxi driver killer twice - both before, and after her murder. The lawyer also told ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2010
More Choose NI Study As Fees Rise Feared
As a hike in university fees loomed for the UK - following yesterday's contentious vote at Westminster - an increase in Northern Ireland-based student numbers has been highlighted. The Stormont Emplo...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
Security Questioned After Royal Attack
The Prince of Wales and the Dutchess of Cornwall came under attack during last night's student protests in London. En-route to the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium, the royal car app...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
No Criminal Charge Over Phone-Hacking Claims
Following an investigation into phone hacking claims at the News of the World David Cameron's Director of Communications, Andy Coulson, will not be facing criminal charges. Keir Starmer, Director of ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2010
City Hall Protest Condemned
Trouble that led to two people being charged with public order offences after yesterday's Belfast protest against plans to raise third level tuition fees has been condemned. DUP Assembly Member for S...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
Further Fraudster Sentenced In £17million VAT Fraud
The sixth member of an organised crime gang was sentenced today for his part in a plot to steal £17m of taxpayer’s money in a complicated ‘missing trader’ VAT fraud. Five men were jailed last Friday...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2010
Doctors Struggle To Improve NI Health
The health service in Northern Ireland is faced with finding millions in efficiency savings, and will struggle to do so if cuts to the protected time senior doctors can devote to improving the quality...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
Protest Violence 'Completely Unacceptable'
After what is being described as the worst unrest for more than a decade, a major clean-up operation is now underway London. As a third demonstration kicked off over the rise in university tuition f...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
Ministers 'Must Address Fees Fall-Out': BMA
Medical student leaders have called on ministers to take urgent action to address the fall-out from their decision to allow universities and medical schools to increase tuition fees, which was passed ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2010
Bridge Jump Man Saved By Police
A remarkable act of bravery by a police officer and some quick thinking by a lorry driver have combined to save a man from jumping from a Westlink bridge this afternoon. Traffic ground to a halt on t...
UK National News, Dec 10, 2010
Health Care To Suffer As Cuts Hit Doctors
The health service in Northern Ireland is faced with finding millions in efficiency savings, and will struggle to do so if cuts to the protected time senior doctors can devote to improving the quality...