Northern Ireland News for February 2012 : Page 15

UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Body Found After Police Stand Off
The body of a man has been found in Lincolnshire after an armed man held a lengthy standoff with police. Police said they were called to a house in Chapelgate, Sutton St James, just before 11am on T...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Year 10 Pupils Tackle Prejudice
A total of 300 teenagers from 13 secondary schools will speak out against sectarianism, racism and homophobia at Derry City Council’s annual ‘Prejudice: Face On!’ event in the City Hotel this tomorrow...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Man Dies After Falling From Police Van
A man has died after falling from the back of a moving police van, in Maghera last Friday. The 21-year-old was in police custody when the incident happened on the Church Road in Derry. A PSNI spokes...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Job Demand Recovers From December Dip
Job opportunities across increased in January by 9% on the same period last year, according to the latest Reed Job Index report, which examines trends from over 8,000 UK recruiters. Demand in Northe...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Al Qa'ida Members Admit Stock Exchange Bomb Plot
Four Islamist fundamentalists have admitted to a plot to explode a device in the London Stock Exchange. The men were members of Al Qa'ida, and had planned to send five mail bombs to various targets ...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Fake Cigarette And Tobacco Gang Jailed
A criminal gang who set up a factory potentially capable of making up to 625 million counterfeit cigarettes and millions of pouches of fake rolling tobacco has been jailed. According to HM Revenue & ...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Extra Cash Announced For Dentists
The Health Secretary has announced extra cash for dentistry in an attempt to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist. According to the Department of Health, 820,000 more people ha...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Meals Destined For Landfill Distributed To The Hungry
Perfectly good food diverted from landfill feeds tens of thousands of vulnerable, hungry people on the island of Ireland. The National food charity FareShare, which opened its Belfast depot off Sandy...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
UK House Prices Down 0.2% in January
House prices have declined by 0.2% in January, according to a major building society. According to the figures released on Wednesday, Nationwide said that although property prices are down on the mo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Man Dies In Rathcoole Blaze
An elderly man died in a house fire yesterday afternoon in the Rathcoole estate, Newtownabbey. The 83-year-old died in a blaze in his bungalow in Carmeen Drive. A second man, believed to be a neighb...
Recruitment News, Feb 1, 2012
Youth Unemployment Must Be Addressed
Ulster Unionist MLA, Danny Kinahan, has outlined the importance of tackling youth unemployment and has called on the Department for Employment and Learning to address the issue before a generation is ...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
WikiLeaks Founder Prepares For Final Appeal
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks, is appealing at the UK supreme court to block his extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes. The Australian-born agent provocateur is...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Energy Company Confirms Natural Gas Field In Fermanagh
Energy company Tamboran Resources has announced that initial studies have confirmed that a substantial natural gas field is present in southwest County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. A gas explorati...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
MOT Overhaul To Stop 'Clocked' Cars
The Government have announced plans to improve MOT test standards, which includes changes that could end the practice of 'clocking' cars. According to the Government on Wednesday, an evaluation of e...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Pensioners Missing Out On Millions
A report published on Tuesday has revealed that UK pensioners have left millions of pounds unclaimed. The national charity, Citizens Advice, has published a leaflet to help people prepare for later ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 1, 2012
Other News In Brief
Belfast Zoo Helps Raise 'Cash For Kids' Throughout December, Belfast Zoo teamed up with local charity, Cash for Kids. Volunteers from Cash for Kids joined forces with the zoo’s volunteer group...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Fred Losing Knighthood 'Right' Says Miliband
Leader of the Labour Party has welcomed the news that the former boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland has lost his knighthood. The Cabinet Office announced on Tuesday after weeks of speculation that F...
UK National News, Feb 1, 2012
Other News In Brief
Gov To Push Welfare Reforms Despite Defeats The Government is to attempt to bypass a number of defeats against its controversial welfare bill by the House of Lords. The Commons will be asked t...