Northern Ireland News for October 2011 : Page 15
UK National News, Oct 5, 2011
Access To Rarer Disease Treatments Improved
It is about to become easier for those suffering rare diseases to obtain the appropriate treatments. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has just announced help for patients with rare diseases, whose doc...
Access To Rarer Disease Treatments Improved
It is about to become easier for those suffering rare diseases to obtain the appropriate treatments. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has just announced help for patients with rare diseases, whose doc...
Business News, Oct 5, 2011
Irish Economy Predicted To Grow 1%
A forecast from Central Bank has predicted that the Irish economy will grow at 1% this year. The State’s economic advisors have revised and increased their figures to levels first suggested at the st...
Irish Economy Predicted To Grow 1%
A forecast from Central Bank has predicted that the Irish economy will grow at 1% this year. The State’s economic advisors have revised and increased their figures to levels first suggested at the st...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Bar Blasted On Crowds A Belfast bar owner has been fined a total of £1,500 for a number of breaches of his entertainments licence. Stephen Nixon, t/a White's Tavern in Winecellar Entry, in the...
Other NI News In Brief
Bar Blasted On Crowds A Belfast bar owner has been fined a total of £1,500 for a number of breaches of his entertainments licence. Stephen Nixon, t/a White's Tavern in Winecellar Entry, in the...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2011
Foreign Doctors 'Must Speak English'
From this week, doctors who want to practise in the NHS in England will have to prove they have a good standard of English. Before they are allowed to work, they will have to prove their ability to c...
Foreign Doctors 'Must Speak English'
From this week, doctors who want to practise in the NHS in England will have to prove they have a good standard of English. Before they are allowed to work, they will have to prove their ability to c...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2011
Mersey Gateway Bridge Gets Green Light
£470 million of funding for a new bridge across the River Mersey has been approved by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. The new dual three-lane bridge, between Runcorn and Widnes, will form a major...
Mersey Gateway Bridge Gets Green Light
£470 million of funding for a new bridge across the River Mersey has been approved by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. The new dual three-lane bridge, between Runcorn and Widnes, will form a major...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
New York Birthday Horror Birthday celebrations turned to tragedy as a British woman celebrating her 40th birthday drowned when she and her family plunged into a New York river inside a tourist...
Other UK News In Brief
New York Birthday Horror Birthday celebrations turned to tragedy as a British woman celebrating her 40th birthday drowned when she and her family plunged into a New York river inside a tourist...
Recruitment News, Oct 4, 2011
Unfair Dismissal Faces Two-Year Block
The Conservative Party has announced that the current one-year block on claims for unfair dismissal by employees is to be doubled. Business Secretary Vince Cable and Chancellor George Osborne announ...
Unfair Dismissal Faces Two-Year Block
The Conservative Party has announced that the current one-year block on claims for unfair dismissal by employees is to be doubled. Business Secretary Vince Cable and Chancellor George Osborne announ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Clinics Cancelled As Unison Strike Looms
It has been anticipated that as many as 8,000 hospital and educational staff members could be involved in Wednesday's strike action, called by the trade union, Unison. The Belfast Trust has already s...
Clinics Cancelled As Unison Strike Looms
It has been anticipated that as many as 8,000 hospital and educational staff members could be involved in Wednesday's strike action, called by the trade union, Unison. The Belfast Trust has already s...
Recruitment News, Oct 4, 2011
Limerick Nurses Stage Third Stoppage
Nurses in Limerick have engaged in their third work stoppage this morning at 8am. The nurses at the Mid- Western Regional Hospital in the city said that they were striking against dangerous "overcrow...
Limerick Nurses Stage Third Stoppage
Nurses in Limerick have engaged in their third work stoppage this morning at 8am. The nurses at the Mid- Western Regional Hospital in the city said that they were striking against dangerous "overcrow...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
NI Men Held Over Fuel Laundering
Two men from NI have been arrested in Monaghan on suspicion of running a fuel laundering plant. Irish Revenue officers and Gardaí raided the operation at commercial premises in Glaslough last night. ...
NI Men Held Over Fuel Laundering
Two men from NI have been arrested in Monaghan on suspicion of running a fuel laundering plant. Irish Revenue officers and Gardaí raided the operation at commercial premises in Glaslough last night. ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Derry Line Focus As Year Of Culture Looms
A leading figure in the organisation responsible for running Londonderry's City of Culture programme in two years time has called for a re-think on the rail route to the North West. The City Of Cultu...
Derry Line Focus As Year Of Culture Looms
A leading figure in the organisation responsible for running Londonderry's City of Culture programme in two years time has called for a re-think on the rail route to the North West. The City Of Cultu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Older Citizens Gain NI Commissioner
It has taken more than two years to be initiated, but from this week, senior citizens in NI are to have a professional voice lobbying on their behalf. The First Minister Peter D. Robinson and the act...
Older Citizens Gain NI Commissioner
It has taken more than two years to be initiated, but from this week, senior citizens in NI are to have a professional voice lobbying on their behalf. The First Minister Peter D. Robinson and the act...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Belfast's Odyssey Gets Facelift
A £5 million investment has been made in one of Northern Ireland's top entertainment venues, with the hope that it will become a top business spot. Belfast's Odyssey Arena has upgraded its facilities...
Belfast's Odyssey Gets Facelift
A £5 million investment has been made in one of Northern Ireland's top entertainment venues, with the hope that it will become a top business spot. Belfast's Odyssey Arena has upgraded its facilities...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
NI Company Bags UK Shopfitting Award
A Carrickfergus fit-out company has become the first firm to retain a prestigious UK interiors award. McCue Fit-Out defended its 'Shopfitting Excellence' crown at the Retail Week Interiors Awards for...
NI Company Bags UK Shopfitting Award
A Carrickfergus fit-out company has become the first firm to retain a prestigious UK interiors award. McCue Fit-Out defended its 'Shopfitting Excellence' crown at the Retail Week Interiors Awards for...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Mo Mowlam Biopic For Emmy Awards
A TV film made in Belfast chronicling the life of the highly individual NI Secretary of State Mo Mowlam is up for a major international award. Nominations for the 39th International Emmy Awards have ...
Mo Mowlam Biopic For Emmy Awards
A TV film made in Belfast chronicling the life of the highly individual NI Secretary of State Mo Mowlam is up for a major international award. Nominations for the 39th International Emmy Awards have ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Knox Freed Over Dodgy DNA Evidence
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been cleared of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were freed from prison last night after spending four yea...
Knox Freed Over Dodgy DNA Evidence
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been cleared of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were freed from prison last night after spending four yea...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Boost For Families Suffering Recession: PM
The Prime Minister David Cameron has promised "a better time ahead" after acknowledging that the turbulent economy is causing suffering for families. Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in ...
Boost For Families Suffering Recession: PM
The Prime Minister David Cameron has promised "a better time ahead" after acknowledging that the turbulent economy is causing suffering for families. Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Medals Honour Tri-Service Bravery
Service personnel from all three Services honoured in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List have been recognised for acts of leadership and bravery in Afghanistan, as well as heroic acts in t...
Medals Honour Tri-Service Bravery
Service personnel from all three Services honoured in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List have been recognised for acts of leadership and bravery in Afghanistan, as well as heroic acts in t...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Motorway Speeds Set To Break Limit
German autobahn-style speeds could be coming to Britain with this week's news that the Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has announced his intention to consult on raising the national speed limit on ...
Motorway Speeds Set To Break Limit
German autobahn-style speeds could be coming to Britain with this week's news that the Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has announced his intention to consult on raising the national speed limit on ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Construction Sector Faces Another Fall
The building industry is heading towards a nose dive with workloads now falling for the 15th consecutive quarter. This is the warning from the latest survey of small building companies from the Fede...
Construction Sector Faces Another Fall
The building industry is heading towards a nose dive with workloads now falling for the 15th consecutive quarter. This is the warning from the latest survey of small building companies from the Fede...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Cash Machine CCTV Leads To Stranglers' Arrest
CCTV has helped capture a man, who strangled a woman in the toilets of a West End Bar leaving her unconscious. He was sentenced to an indefinite period in custody last Friday, 30 September at Southwa...
Cash Machine CCTV Leads To Stranglers' Arrest
CCTV has helped capture a man, who strangled a woman in the toilets of a West End Bar leaving her unconscious. He was sentenced to an indefinite period in custody last Friday, 30 September at Southwa...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Worldwide UK Passport Service Integrated
All UK passports issued to British people living anywhere around the world will now be printed and delivered from the UK, Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced. The Identity and Passport Se...
Worldwide UK Passport Service Integrated
All UK passports issued to British people living anywhere around the world will now be printed and delivered from the UK, Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced. The Identity and Passport Se...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Bolshoi Ballet HD Broadcast For Belfast
A flavour of Russia is to dance into Belfast with the Bolshoi Ballet Live in HD at the city's iconic Queen's Film Theatre, (QFT). From October, audiences in Northern Ireland will be able to see a ful...
Bolshoi Ballet HD Broadcast For Belfast
A flavour of Russia is to dance into Belfast with the Bolshoi Ballet Live in HD at the city's iconic Queen's Film Theatre, (QFT). From October, audiences in Northern Ireland will be able to see a ful...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Road Upgrades Across NI Announced
Over £9m worth of road upgrades are currently getting underway in Northern Ireland. In three statements Development Minister Danny Kennedy has set out Roads Service's progress in Banbridge, Larne and...
Road Upgrades Across NI Announced
Over £9m worth of road upgrades are currently getting underway in Northern Ireland. In three statements Development Minister Danny Kennedy has set out Roads Service's progress in Banbridge, Larne and...
Recruitment News, Oct 4, 2011
Construction Workers Protest In Central London
Construction workers, who face up to 30% pay cuts because they claim rogue employers are de-skilling their industry, will be demonstrating at a building site opposite Selfridges tomorrow, Wednesday, 5...
Construction Workers Protest In Central London
Construction workers, who face up to 30% pay cuts because they claim rogue employers are de-skilling their industry, will be demonstrating at a building site opposite Selfridges tomorrow, Wednesday, 5...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Boy Stabbed In Coventry Two men have been detained after a 14-year-old boy was left in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck in Coventry. Police said the attack happened at abou...
Other UK News In Brief
Boy Stabbed In Coventry Two men have been detained after a 14-year-old boy was left in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck in Coventry. Police said the attack happened at abou...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
European Music Awards: Details Emerge
More details on the 18th annual 'MTV EMA' being broadcast live from Belfast's Odyssey Arena have emerged. The event will take place on Sunday, 6th November at 9pm and the awards will feature perform...
European Music Awards: Details Emerge
More details on the 18th annual 'MTV EMA' being broadcast live from Belfast's Odyssey Arena have emerged. The event will take place on Sunday, 6th November at 9pm and the awards will feature perform...
Business News, Oct 4, 2011
Corporation Tax Devolution 'In The Balance'
NI's money matters have been in focus nationally with news that the NI Secretary of State's plan to vary corporation tax and devolve it to the Stormont Assembly may not be achieved as easily as first ...
Corporation Tax Devolution 'In The Balance'
NI's money matters have been in focus nationally with news that the NI Secretary of State's plan to vary corporation tax and devolve it to the Stormont Assembly may not be achieved as easily as first ...
Business News, Oct 4, 2011
NI Company Bags UK Shopfitting Award
A Carrickfergus fit-out company has become the first firm to retain a prestigious UK interiors award. McCue Fit-Out defended its 'Shopfitting Excellence' crown at the Retail Week Interiors Awards for...
NI Company Bags UK Shopfitting Award
A Carrickfergus fit-out company has become the first firm to retain a prestigious UK interiors award. McCue Fit-Out defended its 'Shopfitting Excellence' crown at the Retail Week Interiors Awards for...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Ministers Talk Border Co-operation Officials From the North and South of Ireland came together yesterday in a bid to discuss co-operation. Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, met with First Minister, Pete...
Other NI News In Brief
Ministers Talk Border Co-operation Officials From the North and South of Ireland came together yesterday in a bid to discuss co-operation. Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, met with First Minister, Pete...
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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.