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Northern Ireland News for November 2012 : Page 2
UK National News, Nov 29, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Charged Over Rape Of 11-Year-Old An 18-year-old man has been charged in court over the rape of an 11-year-old girl in London. Opemipo Jaji of Oswald Place, Enfield appeared at Enfield Mag...
Other News In Brief
Man Charged Over Rape Of 11-Year-Old An 18-year-old man has been charged in court over the rape of an 11-year-old girl in London. Opemipo Jaji of Oswald Place, Enfield appeared at Enfield Mag...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
NI Civil Service Misses Sickness Rates Target
The Northern Ireland Civil Service has missed its target for cutting sickness rates. The thirtieth annual report from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency showed 10.1 days on average w...
NI Civil Service Misses Sickness Rates Target
The Northern Ireland Civil Service has missed its target for cutting sickness rates. The thirtieth annual report from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency showed 10.1 days on average w...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
NI HIV Numbers Rise 10%
The number of people living with HIV in Northern Ireland has risen by 10%. A report by the Public Health Agency (PHA) found 522 are living with the infection in Northern Ireland, an increase of 10% s...
NI HIV Numbers Rise 10%
The number of people living with HIV in Northern Ireland has risen by 10%. A report by the Public Health Agency (PHA) found 522 are living with the infection in Northern Ireland, an increase of 10% s...
UK National News, Nov 29, 2012
'Rocket Plane' To Speed-Up Air Travel
Reaction Engines has announced what it deems "the biggest breakthrough in aerospace propulsion technology since the invention of the jet engine". Critical tests have been successfully completed on th...
'Rocket Plane' To Speed-Up Air Travel
Reaction Engines has announced what it deems "the biggest breakthrough in aerospace propulsion technology since the invention of the jet engine". Critical tests have been successfully completed on th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
Man Charged Over Bertie Acheson Murder
A 39-year-old Antrim man has been charged with the manslaughter of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson. He is due appear at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning. The man had previously be...
Man Charged Over Bertie Acheson Murder
A 39-year-old Antrim man has been charged with the manslaughter of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson. He is due appear at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning. The man had previously be...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
Lowest Number Of NI Deaths Recorded In 2011
2011 saw the lowest amount of deaths recorded in the history of Northern Ireland. 14,200 deaths were recorded last year, according to the Annual Report of the Registrar General, published today by th...
Lowest Number Of NI Deaths Recorded In 2011
2011 saw the lowest amount of deaths recorded in the history of Northern Ireland. 14,200 deaths were recorded last year, according to the Annual Report of the Registrar General, published today by th...
UK National News, Nov 29, 2012
Small Earthquake Hits Cumbria
A small earthquake in Cumbria has been confirmed by the British Geological Survey (BGS). The 2.1-magnitude quake struck in Patterdale at 21:37 GMT on Wednesday, scientists report. The UK experiences...
Small Earthquake Hits Cumbria
A small earthquake in Cumbria has been confirmed by the British Geological Survey (BGS). The 2.1-magnitude quake struck in Patterdale at 21:37 GMT on Wednesday, scientists report. The UK experiences...
UK National News, Nov 29, 2012
UK Net Migration Dips
Net migration levels to the UK have dropped, according to the Office for National Statistics. The balance between the number of people who come to live in the UK for the long-term and the number who ...
UK Net Migration Dips
Net migration levels to the UK have dropped, according to the Office for National Statistics. The balance between the number of people who come to live in the UK for the long-term and the number who ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
L'Derry Judge Criticises Fingerprints Delay
A district judge at Londonderry Magistrates Court has said he is considering issuing a summons to the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory after learning fingerprint swabs taken six months ago...
L'Derry Judge Criticises Fingerprints Delay
A district judge at Londonderry Magistrates Court has said he is considering issuing a summons to the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory after learning fingerprint swabs taken six months ago...
UK National News, Nov 29, 2012
Three By-Elections Begin
Voting has commenced in three parliamentary by-elections. Polling stations in Croydon North, Middlesbrough and Rotherham are open until 11pm. The Croydon and Middlesbrough contests were triggered by...
Three By-Elections Begin
Voting has commenced in three parliamentary by-elections. Polling stations in Croydon North, Middlesbrough and Rotherham are open until 11pm. The Croydon and Middlesbrough contests were triggered by...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
Fermanagh Excavation Shows Medieval Irish Life
The Northern Irish public have been invited to catch a glimpse of Medieval Ireland this Saturday in Fermanagh. The first ever substantial excavation of a crannog (an artificial island in a lake) in N...
Fermanagh Excavation Shows Medieval Irish Life
The Northern Irish public have been invited to catch a glimpse of Medieval Ireland this Saturday in Fermanagh. The first ever substantial excavation of a crannog (an artificial island in a lake) in N...
UK National News, Nov 29, 2012
Risk Of Obesity Can Be Predicted At Birth
A simple formula can predict at birth a baby's likelihood of becoming obese in childhood, according to a study published today in the open access journal PLOS ONE. The formula, which is available as ...
Risk Of Obesity Can Be Predicted At Birth
A simple formula can predict at birth a baby's likelihood of becoming obese in childhood, according to a study published today in the open access journal PLOS ONE. The formula, which is available as ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
Over £1m A Day For NI Obesity
More than a million pounds a day are spent on treating obesity and weight-related diseases in Northern Ireland, according to a new report. Consumer advice group Safefood funded the research. It foun...
Over £1m A Day For NI Obesity
More than a million pounds a day are spent on treating obesity and weight-related diseases in Northern Ireland, according to a new report. Consumer advice group Safefood funded the research. It foun...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
Vulnerable Children Require Media Health Care Cooperation
The media and health care professionals must work together to help protect vulnerable children and raise awareness about child abuse. That was the message relayed by Health and Social Services Minist...
Vulnerable Children Require Media Health Care Cooperation
The media and health care professionals must work together to help protect vulnerable children and raise awareness about child abuse. That was the message relayed by Health and Social Services Minist...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
UU Unveils Jordanstown Future
The University of Ulster has revealed its vision for the future of the Jordanstown campus in County Antrim. The news comes ahead of the University’s relocating of its facilities to a new Belfast camp...
UU Unveils Jordanstown Future
The University of Ulster has revealed its vision for the future of the Jordanstown campus in County Antrim. The news comes ahead of the University’s relocating of its facilities to a new Belfast camp...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Dissident Republicanism A man has been arrested in Newry, County Down on suspicion of dissident republican terrorism. The 29-year-old was detained by police on Thursday foll...
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Dissident Republicanism A man has been arrested in Newry, County Down on suspicion of dissident republican terrorism. The 29-year-old was detained by police on Thursday foll...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2012
Ronan Kerr Murder: Man Released
A 39-year-old man who was arrested in County Tyrone over the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr has been released. The man, from the Omagh area, was arrested under the Terrorism Act. He was released unco...
Ronan Kerr Murder: Man Released
A 39-year-old man who was arrested in County Tyrone over the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr has been released. The man, from the Omagh area, was arrested under the Terrorism Act. He was released unco...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2012
Husband Sues Over Wife's Prison Suicide
A man is to sue the prison authorities after his wife killed herself in jail following repeated threats that she would do so. Brian McKeown is to lodge civil proceedings over his wife Frances's death...
Husband Sues Over Wife's Prison Suicide
A man is to sue the prison authorities after his wife killed herself in jail following repeated threats that she would do so. Brian McKeown is to lodge civil proceedings over his wife Frances's death...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2012
Sinn Féin Libel Case Under Way
A jury has begun hearing evidence in a libel case against Sinn Féin. Declan Gormley brought the case against Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy following his sacking from the board of Nor...
Sinn Féin Libel Case Under Way
A jury has begun hearing evidence in a libel case against Sinn Féin. Declan Gormley brought the case against Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy following his sacking from the board of Nor...
Recruitment News, Nov 28, 2012
Call For Home Help Job Cuts To Be Reversed
Speaking at a SIPTU public meeting in Roscommon town Fine Gael TD, Frank Feighan, conceded that cuts to home help services were wrong. He said that he would be bringing this issue back to the attent...
Call For Home Help Job Cuts To Be Reversed
Speaking at a SIPTU public meeting in Roscommon town Fine Gael TD, Frank Feighan, conceded that cuts to home help services were wrong. He said that he would be bringing this issue back to the attent...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2012
Rugby Star Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse
Former Ireland and Ulster rugby star David Tweed has been convicted of child sex abuse charges. The 53-year-old railway supervisor and Ballymena councillor was standing trial at Antrim Court. The re...
Rugby Star Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse
Former Ireland and Ulster rugby star David Tweed has been convicted of child sex abuse charges. The 53-year-old railway supervisor and Ballymena councillor was standing trial at Antrim Court. The re...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2012
Cameron Handed Leveson Report
David Cameron has been handed the findings of the Leveson report into media standards. The report will be officially published on Thursday. Downing Street says it has received "half a dozen copies". ...
Cameron Handed Leveson Report
David Cameron has been handed the findings of the Leveson report into media standards. The report will be officially published on Thursday. Downing Street says it has received "half a dozen copies". ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2012
Man With 472 Convictions Jailed
A man reported to have 472 criminal convictions has been jailed at a court in L’Derry. 39-year-old Eamon Lynch, from Wesley Street in L’Derry, admitted to charges of road offences in the city in 2010...
Man With 472 Convictions Jailed
A man reported to have 472 criminal convictions has been jailed at a court in L’Derry. 39-year-old Eamon Lynch, from Wesley Street in L’Derry, admitted to charges of road offences in the city in 2010...
Recruitment News, Nov 28, 2012
New Disability Employment Programme Launches
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, today formally launched a new disability employment programme entitled Work Connect. Work Connect is a specifically tailored disability employment ...
New Disability Employment Programme Launches
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, today formally launched a new disability employment programme entitled Work Connect. Work Connect is a specifically tailored disability employment ...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2012
Man Admits Causing Toddler Death Blast
A man has admitted causing a blast which killed a toddler and destroyed eight homes in Greater Manchester. Two-year-old Jamie Heaton was killed in a gas explosion as he watched television at home in ...
Man Admits Causing Toddler Death Blast
A man has admitted causing a blast which killed a toddler and destroyed eight homes in Greater Manchester. Two-year-old Jamie Heaton was killed in a gas explosion as he watched television at home in ...
Business News, Nov 28, 2012
Over 300 Firms Discover How Design Can Help Business
Over 300 local companies discovered how good design can really help your business, at Invest Northern Ireland's 2012 Design Conference, 'Design for Business'. Held in Titanic Belfast, an iconic build...
Over 300 Firms Discover How Design Can Help Business
Over 300 local companies discovered how good design can really help your business, at Invest Northern Ireland's 2012 Design Conference, 'Design for Business'. Held in Titanic Belfast, an iconic build...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2012
UK Will 'Abstain' On Palestine Vote
The UK looks likely to abstain in the vote to upgrade diplomatic status at the UN for Palestine. Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK would not vote against the measure, but needed assurances ...
UK Will 'Abstain' On Palestine Vote
The UK looks likely to abstain in the vote to upgrade diplomatic status at the UN for Palestine. Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK would not vote against the measure, but needed assurances ...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2012
45p Minimum Booze Price In Planning
UK drinkers could be in line to pay more for their booze after ministers unveiled a new plan to introduce a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit. Under new measures to tackle "drunken mayhem" on Bri...
45p Minimum Booze Price In Planning
UK drinkers could be in line to pay more for their booze after ministers unveiled a new plan to introduce a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit. Under new measures to tackle "drunken mayhem" on Bri...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2012
NI House Prices Fall
House Prices in Northern Ireland continue to drop, according to new figures. The University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index has showed slight price rises in the second quarter of the year did n...
NI House Prices Fall
House Prices in Northern Ireland continue to drop, according to new figures. The University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index has showed slight price rises in the second quarter of the year did n...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2012
Firework Attacks Blinds Boy In One Eye
A 14-year-old boy has lost vision in one eye after being hit in the face with a rocket firework. The teenager was deliberately attacked while playing with three friends in a children's area on fields...
Firework Attacks Blinds Boy In One Eye
A 14-year-old boy has lost vision in one eye after being hit in the face with a rocket firework. The teenager was deliberately attacked while playing with three friends in a children's area on fields...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:There will be a mixture of bright intervals and a few showers. Best of the sunny spells will be near the North Coast. Feeling on the cool side. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Showers will gradually die out during the evening. A cold night with long clear spells leading to a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
