Northern Ireland News for May 2010 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
Cuts To Cost NI Further £128m
Further cuts are to be made in NI's already reduced spending budget. As First Minister Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness meet the leaders of the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly at Storm...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
Blast Kills Commando From Co Antrim
A marine killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence. He was Cpl Stephen Walker from Lisburn in Co Antrim. He was 42-years-old and from A Company 40 Comma...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
Lough Erne Tragedy As Teen Dies
There has been a second water-based tragedy this weekend with police divers recovering the body of a man from Lough Erne in County Fermanagh in the early hours of Monday morning. The recovery followe...
UK National News, May 24, 2010
London Police Probe Deadly Shooting
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a murder in Westminster. Police were called at just after midnight on Saturday 22 May to reports of a man shot in Harrow Road, near the ju...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
NI Doctors Say 'Half Of Them Attacked'
Violence and abuse against doctors is a problem and on the rise, according to a report published by the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland (BMA(NI)) today. Half of doctors in this survey...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
Housing Passes To Attwood In Bass Visit
The SDLP's Alex Attwood has taken control of housing matters in NI - an occasion marked by a visit today to the newly regenerated Bass Brewery site in west Belfast. Mr Attwood took over from Margare...
UK National News, May 24, 2010
MMR Doctor 'Struck Off Register'
The doctor at the centre of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine row has been struck off the medical register. Dr Andrew Wakefield was found guilty by the General Medical Council (GMC) of ser...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
Planning 'Inaction' Must Be Tackled: SDLP
There has been a call to kick-start construction work across NI with the SDLP Equality Spokesperson Dolores Kelly urging Stormont Deputy First Minster Martin McGuinness to explain thousands of plannin...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
UU 'Talking Peace' At Magee
An international peace and reconciliation expert will be giving a lecture at the University of Ulster's Magee campus in Londonderry tomorrow. Dr Wendy Lambourne (pictured) a senior lecturer and acade...
UK National News, May 24, 2010
Volcano Cools As Flight Disruption Eases
Travel disruption flowing from the Icelandic volcano - which has been disrupting air traffic for more than a month now - is showing a marked drop in activity. Experts say the temperature in Eyjafjall...
UK National News, May 24, 2010
Gangsters Target Pearl Mussels
An operation by wildlife crime officers has been launched to crack down on the illegal destruction of Scotland's freshwater pearl mussels. A survey by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has shown that a...
UK National News, May 24, 2010
A Thai Win At Cannes
British Film Director Mike Leigh has been pipped to the post in the running for the coveted Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival. His film Another Year, was favourite to win at the French eve...
UK National News, May 24, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Boys Guilty Of Sex Charge Two boys, aged 10 and 11, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in London. However, they were cleared of rape of the girl near...
Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Balmoral Show Best Dressed Showing its other side beyond agriculture, the RUAS annual show's GOSH! Cosmetics Best Dressed Competition has been won by the stylish Hannah Lilburn. Hannah, who normally ...
Business News, May 24, 2010
Conference Addresses NI Housing Needs
The construction of many hundreds more houses is on the agenda for Northern Ireland. That's according to the NI Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie who has been speaking about the challenges...
Recruitment News, May 21, 2010
Jobs Show Ireland 'Open For Business'
The Minister for Enteprise has claimed the announcement of 100 jobs in the technical sector shows the country is "open for business". The high-end jobs announced by O2's parent company Telefónica wi...
UK National News, May 21, 2010
Indian Cemetery Defiled By Multiple Killings
The peace of an Indian cemetery has been shattered with a multiple murder taking place. While paying their respects at the graveside, a couple from Lancashire and their daughter were shot dead in Pak...
Recruitment News, May 21, 2010
Croke Park Deal Rejected By TUI
The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has rejected the 'Croke Park Deal' on public service pay and reform. Union members voted 75% in favour of rejecting the plan with a total of 10,222 votes cast. Un...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2010
NI Cuts 'Can Be Delayed', Says PM
The new PM David Cameron has confirmed that the NI Assembly can make its own mind up about when to implement impending financial cutbacks. Although he noted that NI would have to shoulder its share o...
Business News, May 21, 2010
Accolades For NI Architecture
Architectural excellence has been recognised this week with news that three NI buildings have been honoured by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Awards for architectural excellence we...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2010
US Buyer Targets Troubled Quinn
There could literally be 'money from America' to bail-out the beleaguered Quinn Insurance. Hundreds of jobs could be saved on both sides of the Irish border if, as a means of expanding its operations...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2010
First Abortion Commercial Halted In NI
A revolution in TV advertising is to bypass a regional broadcaster. Channel 4 has blocked the UK's first television commercial for abortion services from being aired in Northern Ireland, where aborti...
Business News, May 21, 2010
NI Cuts 'Can Be Delayed', Says PM
The new PM David Cameron has confirmed that the NI Assembly can make its own mind up about when to implement impending financial cutbacks. Although he made clear that NI would have to shoulder its sh...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2010
Pre-School Boost Was 'SDLP Victory'
Additional funding of £1.3m has been pledged to help combat NI's chronic pre-school place shortage. Around 1,200 parents across Northern Ireland were left angry and disappointed after it emerged the...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2010
Murdered Nurse Took Younger Lover
It has been revealed in court that a middle-aged nurse found strangled to death in her bath was in a relationship with a man 25 years younger than her. The High Court in Belfast heard this week that ...
UK National News, May 21, 2010
BA Strike Looms As Losses Take-Off
It's double-trouble for beleaguered British Airways (BA) today as cabin crew prepare for a 15-day strike next week - while it has announced a record pre-tax loss of £531m. BA boss Willie Walsh has ur...
Business News, May 21, 2010
EU Meets As US Reforms Banking
As the US pushes through a monumental bank reform Bill, Ireland's Minister for Finance is to attend a meeting of EU ministers today to discuss how Europe will reform its crippled banking system. In t...
Business News, May 21, 2010
New Lyric Lays Solid Foundation
As Belfast's iconic Lyric Theatre continues its run of plays in its temporary home at the Elmwood Hall, a major milestone has (literally - given the literary inscription) been passed. The laying of t...
UK National News, May 21, 2010
First Sextuplets Born In 17 Years
A mother has given birth to sextuplets, four boys and two girls, the first to be born in Britain for 17 years. The babies are believed to be fighting for there lives in the neonatal intensive care un...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2010
Dr Who Star Returns To NI
Just weeks after the 'new' TV Doctor Who chose Belfast for the first stop of the BBC's pre-broadcast introductory tour, the sci-fi star is back again. Matt Smith has been in Bangor, Co Down filming h...