Northern Ireland News for December 2011 : Page 6
UK National News, Dec 14, 2011
Only Half Of Young Voters Registered
A report by the Electoral Commission has found that barely half of 19-24 year olds are registered to vote. The report published on Monday found that only 56% of 19-24 year olds were registered, comp...
Only Half Of Young Voters Registered
A report by the Electoral Commission has found that barely half of 19-24 year olds are registered to vote. The report published on Monday found that only 56% of 19-24 year olds were registered, comp...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2011
£5m 'Saved' As Diesel Plant Shut Down
A diesel laundering plant capable of producing over 7.8m litres of illicit fuel a year, evading almost £5m in lost revenue, was dismantled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week. During searches ...
£5m 'Saved' As Diesel Plant Shut Down
A diesel laundering plant capable of producing over 7.8m litres of illicit fuel a year, evading almost £5m in lost revenue, was dismantled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week. During searches ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2011
Crack Down On 'Litter Louts' And Boozers
Officials in Belfast have been cracking down on many offenders across the city including those responsible for littering the streets. A pub landlord has been fined £250 for failing to properly dispos...
Crack Down On 'Litter Louts' And Boozers
Officials in Belfast have been cracking down on many offenders across the city including those responsible for littering the streets. A pub landlord has been fined £250 for failing to properly dispos...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2011
NIIRTA 'Let Down' At Tesco Judical Review
The trade association, the Northern Ireland Independent Trade Association (NIIRTA) has expressed disappointment on the postponement of this week's Judicial Review hearing on a planning application for...
NIIRTA 'Let Down' At Tesco Judical Review
The trade association, the Northern Ireland Independent Trade Association (NIIRTA) has expressed disappointment on the postponement of this week's Judicial Review hearing on a planning application for...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2011
Art Glass Scoops Titanic Contract
Art Glass, artists in glass a specialised stained glass design company has been commissioned to research, design and manufacture a dome to match the huge stained glass dome over the main staircase tha...
Art Glass Scoops Titanic Contract
Art Glass, artists in glass a specialised stained glass design company has been commissioned to research, design and manufacture a dome to match the huge stained glass dome over the main staircase tha...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Guards Celebrate Xmas Some 400 officers and guardsmen of the Aldershot-based 1st Battalion Irish Guards marched from their base, Mons Barracks, to the Forces' Cathedral Church of St Michael & ...
Other NI News In Brief
Guards Celebrate Xmas Some 400 officers and guardsmen of the Aldershot-based 1st Battalion Irish Guards marched from their base, Mons Barracks, to the Forces' Cathedral Church of St Michael & ...
Business News, Dec 14, 2011
Modest Fall In Unemployment Welcomed
There has been an official welcome for a modest fall in unemployment rate. Figures released today for the period August - October 2011 show that the Northern Ireland unemployment rate fell over the q...
Modest Fall In Unemployment Welcomed
There has been an official welcome for a modest fall in unemployment rate. Figures released today for the period August - October 2011 show that the Northern Ireland unemployment rate fell over the q...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Other News In Brief
Appealing For Missing Boy, 15 Officers say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 15-year-old boy from Westminster. Benito Mpangi, of Corlett Street, Westminster,...
Other News In Brief
Appealing For Missing Boy, 15 Officers say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 15-year-old boy from Westminster. Benito Mpangi, of Corlett Street, Westminster,...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Week Ahead Stormiest For Years Says Met
The coming week is expected to be one of the stormiest periods the UK has seen for several years with heavy rain, strong winds and snow for parts of the country. According to the Met Office on Tuesda...
Week Ahead Stormiest For Years Says Met
The coming week is expected to be one of the stormiest periods the UK has seen for several years with heavy rain, strong winds and snow for parts of the country. According to the Met Office on Tuesda...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Stab Wounds Found In Pudsey Murders
A mother and her two young children found dead in a house in Leeds had suffered stab wounds, according to West Yorkshire Police on Tuesday. Police investigating the deaths of the family who'd been fo...
Stab Wounds Found In Pudsey Murders
A mother and her two young children found dead in a house in Leeds had suffered stab wounds, according to West Yorkshire Police on Tuesday. Police investigating the deaths of the family who'd been fo...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Cameron's Demands A Risk To Market – Barroso
David Cameron's demands during the weekend's EU debate presented a "risk to the integrity of the internal market", the EC President has said. In a speech on Tuesday, José Manuel Barroso, President of...
Cameron's Demands A Risk To Market – Barroso
David Cameron's demands during the weekend's EU debate presented a "risk to the integrity of the internal market", the EC President has said. In a speech on Tuesday, José Manuel Barroso, President of...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
UK Inflation Rate 'Highest In EU' Despite Fall
Although the UK's inflation rate dropped slightly in November it is now the highest in the EU, according to the Labour party. Tuesday's figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on the r...
UK Inflation Rate 'Highest In EU' Despite Fall
Although the UK's inflation rate dropped slightly in November it is now the highest in the EU, according to the Labour party. Tuesday's figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on the r...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Coherent Green Strategy Needed As Canada Shirk Kyoto
Labour have called on the Government to formulate a "coherent strategy" after Canada pulled out of a world-wide deal on climate change on Monday evening. Caroline Flint, Labour's Shadow Climate Chan...
Coherent Green Strategy Needed As Canada Shirk Kyoto
Labour have called on the Government to formulate a "coherent strategy" after Canada pulled out of a world-wide deal on climate change on Monday evening. Caroline Flint, Labour's Shadow Climate Chan...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Police Service Corruption Not Endemic - Report
A report into police corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has found the practice is "not endemic" despite forces not being given a "clean bill of health". The report be Her Majesty's Ins...
Police Service Corruption Not Endemic - Report
A report into police corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has found the practice is "not endemic" despite forces not being given a "clean bill of health". The report be Her Majesty's Ins...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Elderly Man Arrested In Gun Find
A 75-year-old man has been arrested after two firearms were recovered in a raid in Walthamstow, police have said. Officers from the Central Task Force on Tuesday said that at 08.30 on Monday morning...
Elderly Man Arrested In Gun Find
A 75-year-old man has been arrested after two firearms were recovered in a raid in Walthamstow, police have said. Officers from the Central Task Force on Tuesday said that at 08.30 on Monday morning...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
'God Particle' Evidence Spotted By Scientists
The multi-billion pound search, using the largest and most sophisticated machine ever built, has found hints of the mysterious 'God Particle' that would explain the building blocks of the universe. ...
'God Particle' Evidence Spotted By Scientists
The multi-billion pound search, using the largest and most sophisticated machine ever built, has found hints of the mysterious 'God Particle' that would explain the building blocks of the universe. ...
UK National News, Dec 13, 2011
Queen Of Shops Submits High Street Report
Celebrity retail expert Mary Portas has published her report into the UK's retail sector, telling the Government how to rejuvenate city centres and advocating 'town teams'. The report sets out Ms Po...
Queen Of Shops Submits High Street Report
Celebrity retail expert Mary Portas has published her report into the UK's retail sector, telling the Government how to rejuvenate city centres and advocating 'town teams'. The report sets out Ms Po...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
GAA Star's Murder Recalled In Court
There was a court hearing in Co Louth today over the shock weekend murder of a Crossmaglen man. Shane Rogers, 32, with an address in Co Monaghan, was charged with murder and was remanded in custody f...
GAA Star's Murder Recalled In Court
There was a court hearing in Co Louth today over the shock weekend murder of a Crossmaglen man. Shane Rogers, 32, with an address in Co Monaghan, was charged with murder and was remanded in custody f...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Medicine Charge To Fund Cancer Care
The NI Assembly may soon be considering reintroducing prescription charges to help pay for life-saving drugs. Targeting novel cancer treatments in particular, the Health Minister, Edwin Poots told ML...
Medicine Charge To Fund Cancer Care
The NI Assembly may soon be considering reintroducing prescription charges to help pay for life-saving drugs. Targeting novel cancer treatments in particular, the Health Minister, Edwin Poots told ML...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Hospital Sites 'Facing 50% Cut'
The number of hospitals that cater for patients across NI could be in for huge reduction. It has emerged this morning that a major review of the health service is at an advanced stage. The Health Mi...
Hospital Sites 'Facing 50% Cut'
The number of hospitals that cater for patients across NI could be in for huge reduction. It has emerged this morning that a major review of the health service is at an advanced stage. The Health Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Titanic Row Over Signature Project
Belfast's Titanic Signature project is again looking like it is heading into troubled waters today after an official government report questioned the financial viability of both it and another key tou...
Titanic Row Over Signature Project
Belfast's Titanic Signature project is again looking like it is heading into troubled waters today after an official government report questioned the financial viability of both it and another key tou...
Business News, Dec 13, 2011
Titanic Row Over Signature Project
Belfast's Titanic Signature project is again looking like it is heading into troubled waters today after an official government report questioned the financial viability of both it and another key tou...
Titanic Row Over Signature Project
Belfast's Titanic Signature project is again looking like it is heading into troubled waters today after an official government report questioned the financial viability of both it and another key tou...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Queen's Quay Masterplan Opens Consultation
The draft Queen's Quay Regeneration Masterplan has been opened up for public consultation - with new jobs also on the way. The masterplan includes options for improving cross-harbour pedestrian and c...
Queen's Quay Masterplan Opens Consultation
The draft Queen's Quay Regeneration Masterplan has been opened up for public consultation - with new jobs also on the way. The masterplan includes options for improving cross-harbour pedestrian and c...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Belfast 'Picture House' Looks Abroad
A Belfast-based TV production company is set to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds in a bid to build its reputation outside Northern Ireland. The Picture House is investing £157,000 with support ...
Belfast 'Picture House' Looks Abroad
A Belfast-based TV production company is set to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds in a bid to build its reputation outside Northern Ireland. The Picture House is investing £157,000 with support ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Sinn Fein Motion Targets Child Sex Abuse
The needs of some of NI's most vulnerable people have been in focus this week with Sinn Fein MLA Jennifer McCann highlighting the need for a comprehensive strategy to tackle the abuse of vulnerable yo...
Sinn Fein Motion Targets Child Sex Abuse
The needs of some of NI's most vulnerable people have been in focus this week with Sinn Fein MLA Jennifer McCann highlighting the need for a comprehensive strategy to tackle the abuse of vulnerable yo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Farry Flies West In Skills' Initiatives Hunt
The hunt for 'up-skilling' initiatives has taken a Stormont Executive Minister to the USA. The Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry is visiting the US this week to examine new policies a...
Farry Flies West In Skills' Initiatives Hunt
The hunt for 'up-skilling' initiatives has taken a Stormont Executive Minister to the USA. The Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry is visiting the US this week to examine new policies a...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Weather Alert NI is facing a severe weather warning with strong winds and snow forecast for Tuesday. There will be a mix of rain, sleet and wet snow in low areas, but there will be snow on hig...
Other NI News In Brief
Weather Alert NI is facing a severe weather warning with strong winds and snow forecast for Tuesday. There will be a mix of rain, sleet and wet snow in low areas, but there will be snow on hig...
UK National News, Dec 12, 2011
No Referendum Decision Until March
The Taoiseach has said it will be March before any decision on whether or not a referendum will be needed in relation to EU Treaty changes takes place. Speaking in Westport, Co Mayo, Enda Kenny said...
No Referendum Decision Until March
The Taoiseach has said it will be March before any decision on whether or not a referendum will be needed in relation to EU Treaty changes takes place. Speaking in Westport, Co Mayo, Enda Kenny said...
Recruitment News, Dec 12, 2011
Unemployment Continues To Rise
Ireland's unemployment rate has risen again in the third quarter of 2011, according to official figures published on Monday. The findings from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that in the ...
Unemployment Continues To Rise
Ireland's unemployment rate has risen again in the third quarter of 2011, according to official figures published on Monday. The findings from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2011
Weekend Keady Bomb 'Was Viable'
Both the border area and part of Belfast have been hit with separate security alerts with news that a bomb had been found in Keady, south Armagh - and of a shooting in north Belfast. A number of home...
Weekend Keady Bomb 'Was Viable'
Both the border area and part of Belfast have been hit with separate security alerts with news that a bomb had been found in Keady, south Armagh - and of a shooting in north Belfast. A number of home...
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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.