Northern Ireland News for November 2012 : Page 5

UK National News, Nov 23, 2012
Two Italians Due In Court Over Attack On Football Fans
Two Italian men have been charged with attempted murder after a group of Tottenham fans were attacked in Rome. Ten Spurs fans, in town for a match with rival Rome club Lazio, needed hospital treatmen...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Arrests Made In Fuel Laundering Raids
Raids have been carried out on several properties in connection with a suspected fuel laundering business, leading to the arrest of two men and a woman. Police and customs officials raided three hous...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Patton Group Confirms 54 Redundancies
54 redundancies are to be made at construction firm Patton Group it has been confirmed. The administrator Tom Keenan of Keenan CF said in a statement: "A significant number of customers have terminat...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Men Released In David Black Investigation
The two men arrested by police investigating the murder of prison officer David Black have been released unconditionally. The men, aged 34 and 42, were arrested in Coalisland, County Tyrone on Wednes...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
17 NI Projects Awarded £142,000 By Heritage Lottery Fund
17 different project in NI will receive a total of £142,000 from the All Our Stories programme of the Heritage Lottery Fund. The money has been awarded to projects ranging from the history of the Iri...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2012
Cameron Unhappy At Lack Of Progress In EU Budget Talks
As EU budget talks enter their second, David Cameron has said there is a “real problem” with the lack of progress, and warned that it was not the time for "tinkering" with the money spent. The prime ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
IT Firm To Create 60 New Jobs
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that IT firm Allstate is to create up to 60 new jobs in L'Derry and Belfast. He said: "This is very welcome news from a world-leading company which alr...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Four Courthouses To Close
Justice Minister David Ford has confirmed the closure of four court Hearing Centres. on the future of five court Hearing Centres. Following a consultation exercise the Minister has decided to close...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2012
Report Calls For New Protection For Postal Workers
Postal workers attacked by dogs are given “inadequate” protection by the law, a new report says. The report, commissioned by Royal Mail, recommends a change in law to help deal with the owners of dog...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2012
Tata Steel Cut 900 Jobs Nationwide
900 jobs are to be axed by Tata Steel across the UK, almost 600 of which will be at plants in Wales. It is understood most of the Welsh losses will be management and administrative posts in Port Talb...
UK National News, Nov 23, 2012
Other News In Brief
Naked Man Climbs Statue In Whitehall A naked man on top of a statue in Whitehall has resulted in part of the town being cordoned off. Police said the man was clothed when he climbed on to the...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Woman In Serious Condition After Collision With A School Bus
A woman is in a very serious condition in hospital following a crash involving a mini-bus and two cars in Desertmartin. The woman was the driver of one of the vehicles. A number of children on the m...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Minister Signs Agreement With His Basque Counterpart
Health Minister Edwin Poots has signed a significant agreement with his Basque counterpart to enable closer cooperation between Northern Ireland and the Basque region. Mr Poots and Rafael Bengoa, who...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2012
Other News In Brief
Legal Aid To Be Cut For Civil Cases The Justice Minister, David Ford, has taken the first step to cut the amount of legal aid paid to barristers and solicitors in civil cases. His department ...
Business News, Nov 22, 2012
Going Greener Makes Business Sense
Cutting costs for your business was top of the agenda at a business breakfast in City Hall. The seminar, which had speakers from DoE, Invest NI and IKEA, was organised by Belfast City Council as part...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
NI Health Trusts Missing A&E Targets
All A&E departments in Northern Ireland are missing targets of treating patients within four hours, according to a new report. The Health and Social Care Board (HSC) report has also highlighted that ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Ex-Priest Denies Charges Of Sexual Abuse
A former priest has appeared in court charged with sexually abusing a boy more than 20 years ago, a charge he denies. 54-year-old James Martin Donaghy, of Lady Wallace Drive in Lisburn, pleaded not g...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Man Guilty Of Offences During Covenant Day Parade
A 24-year-old man has appeared in court accused of drunkenly antagonising nationalist residents during the Ulster Covenant centenary parade in Belfast. Police on duty at the parade in the city arrest...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Former UVF Leader Granted Bail
Gary Haggarty, a former UVF leader charged with murder, has been granted bail on condition that he keeps his whereabouts a secret. 40-year-old Haggarty, from north Belfast, is charged with the killin...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Michaela McAreavey Family To Sue Mauritian Newspaper For Damages
The family of Tyrone woman Michaela McAreavey, who was murdered in Mauritius, has begun a civil case against a Mauritian newspaper which published images of her dead body. The 27-year-old was killed ...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
Levenson Report To Be Published November 29
The Levenson report on press standards will be published next Thursday, 29 November. Lord Justice Levenson will make a televised statement on the day, but has said he will not field questions from jo...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
Former Director Of News Appointed New DG Of BBC
The chief executive of the Royal Opera House and the BBC's former director of news, Tony Hall, has been appointed the corporation's new director general. BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten said Mr Hall w...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
Entwistle Pay-Off 'In Best Interests Of Licence Fee Payer'
Former BBC Director General George Entwistle’s £450,000 pay-off was in the best interest of the licence fee payers, according to Anthony Fry. The investment banker and BBC Trust member responsible f...
Business News, Nov 22, 2012
Businesses Urged To Attend Free Seminar In Limerick
Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, today urged businesses to avail of the opportunity to attend a Government-sponsored free seminar, 'Building a Business on Your Ideas' which will...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
Schoolboy Detained Over Killing Of Fellow Pupil
A 14-year-old schoolboy who killed a fellow pupil has been detained for three years and six months. Euan Craig, also 14, died from injuries after being punched in the head during an attack in the gym...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
23-Year-Old Not Guilty Of Boxing Day Oxford St Murder
A 23-year0old man has been found not guilty of the murder of a teenager in the middle of Britain's busiest shopping street during the Boxing Day sales. Seydou Diarrassouba, 18, was stabbed through th...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
Rape Victims Defend Accused
Two British women, raped in Barbados, have given up their anonymity to say the man accused of attacking them is innocent. Researcher Dr Rachel Turner, from Hertfordshire, and Diane Davies, of Anglese...
UK National News, Nov 22, 2012
MPs To Outline Legislation Plan On Prisoner Voting
Ministers will outline plans for legislation on the issue of prisoners being allowed to vote. The government is responding to a European Court of Human Rights ruling that a blanket ban on prisoners s...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Man Dies In Road Crash In County Antrim
A 21-year-old male has died in a car accident in County Antrim. A lorry and a car crashed at the junction of the Moneynick Road and the M22 near Toomebridge around 11pm on Wednesday. No-one else was...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2012
Thales To Axe 50 Jobs
A defence engineering firm has confirmed it is to axe up to 50 jobs over the next year. Thales, based in Belfast and Crossgar, said it's business environment is "unlike anything we have experienced i...