Northern Ireland News for February 2012 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Comic Frank Carson Dies Aged 85
Belfast-born comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85 after suffering from poor health over the past 12months. Carson best known for his catchphrases 'it’s a cracker' and 'it’s the way I tell em' passe...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Dies After Being Found Trapped Under Caravan A man has died after being found trapped under a caravan in County Down. The man was found under the caravan at about 10:15 GMT on Wednesday...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
Cherie Blair Latest To Sue News International
Cherie Blair, the former Labour leaders wife, has become the latest person to begin legal proceedings against News of the World owners, News International. Mrs Blair has claimed News International pu...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
Police Called To Commons Bar Fight
Eric Joyce, a Labour MP, has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an alleged bar fight in the House of Commons. Scotland Yard officers confirmed they detained a man in his 50s who is currently...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
A4e Had Jobseekers Work In Their Own Offices
A4e, the company at the center of a police investigation into the fraudulent misuse of government welfare-to-work contracts compelled jobseekers to work, for free, within its own offices. The Departm...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
Weather 'Exceptionally' Mild For February
Forecasters have expressed surprise at the ‘exceptionally’ mild conditions with temperatures expected to be 10c above average today. In some parts of the UK temperatures could rise as high as 17c, the...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
London Olympics Terror Attack Drill Completed
A major exercise to test the emergency service and Government response to a terrorist incident during the Olympic and Paralympics Games period has been completed in central London this week. Exercise...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
'Popeye' Proteins Help The Heart Adapt To Stress
A family of proteins named after Popeye play an essential role in allowing the heart to respond to stress, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The finding co...
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UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
Other News In Brief
Pay Freeze For Council Workers Over one million council workers will have their pay frozen for the third consecutive year. The Local Government Association confirmed a pay freeze for 1.6 mil...
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Recruitment News, Feb 23, 2012
SF Slams Farry's Subservient Attitude To Back To Work Schemes
Sinn Fein Employment and Learning Spokesperson, Barry McElduff has slammed Minister Farry's subservient attitude to back to work schemes which involve young people having to work for nothing to mainta...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
Olympic Security Drills Begin In London
London’s emergency services have today been running a major security drill in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. Office workers and passers-by stopped to watch as emergency services descended upon th...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
Health And Safety Stops Rescue Of Drowning Man
A man has died in Gosport after health and safety restrictions stopped fire fighters from rescuing him. 43-year-old Simon Burgess, a charity shop worker, fell into a lake and drowned at Walpole Park ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
New Chief Equality Commissioner Appointed
A new Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Equality Commission has been appointed. Michael Wardlow, the former chief executive officer of the Northern Ireland council for integrated education, ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
£16m Fund To Help Address Rural Poverty
Projects in rural areas are to benefit from a £16 million fund aimed at fighting poverty and isolation. Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill today said tackling rural poverty and social isolat...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Nine Acquitted Of Tommy English Murder
Nine men accused of murdering UDA leader Tommy English have been aquittted. This includes the alleged former UVF leader in North Belfast, Mark Haddock. Verdicts have been delivered today in what is ...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
Manchester Prison Criticised Over Attitude To Suicides
A Manchester prison has received criticism over its ‘fatalistic’ attitude to prisoner suicides. With seven self-inflicted deaths in the last two years, two since the beginning of 2012, HM Inspectorate...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Security Alert Branded As Hoax
Police have declared a security alert in North Belfast as an elaborate hoax. A controlled explosion had to be carried out on a device located on the Ballysillan Road after a telephone warning claimed...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Margaret Ritchie To Lead Fuel Debate
SDLP’s Margaret Ritchie is to lead a debate at Westminster on the cost of fuel in Northern Ireland. This debate follows the news that Northern Ireland faced the highest fuel prices in Europe. Accordi...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
New Board Members Appointed To NI Screen
The appointment of eight new Board Members to NI Screen has been announced. Following open competition, Michael Catto, Adeline Dinsmore, Jennifer Johnston, Michael Kuhn, Fiona MacMillan, Aódán Mac Pó...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Employer Support Programme Launched
A £6.9 million employer support programme for further education colleges has been launched. Employment and Learning Minister, Dr. Stephen Farry, launched the programme at a celebration event for Sou...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
GPs To 'Prescribe' Apps For Patients
People could soon be directed to free or cheap apps by their GPs to allow them to monitor and manage their health more effectively. At an event held today, showcasing the best ideas for new and exist...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Arson Attack On Bangor Flats
A number of flats had to be evacuated after an oil tank was set alight in Bangor. Police are treating the the incident as arson. At around 10.40pm on Tuesday the emergency services were call to the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Local Heifers Set For Best 'Moo-ve'
Irish Rugby star and local dairy farmer Rory Best today called on the Northern Irish public to support Bóthar Northern Ireland’s 2012 Heifer Appeal. The appeal will see 70 local cows airlifted from ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Parents Of School Boy Bomb Victim Ask McGuinness For Answers
Parents of a boy, killed when he set of an IRA bomb left in garden, have alleged that Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister knows who was involved. The bomb which was left in the garden of a home ...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
Second Body Found In Suspected 'Burglary Gone Wrong'
Police investigating the murder of an elderly woman, thought to be killed during a burglary, have found a second body. A 43-year-old man has been arrested by Merseyside Police after they discovered a...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Found Trapped Under Caravan A man has been seriously injured after he became trapped under a caravan in County Down.The man was found under the caravan at about 10:15 GMT on Wednesday on ...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
Fresh Call For Business Tax Cuts
Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, has called for George Osborne to make business tax cuts and deregulate the labour market as part of next months budget. In his first significant public move ...
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Recruitment News, Feb 22, 2012
Major Jobs Boost For Dundalk
Louth Fianna Fáil TD Seamus Kirk has welcomed news that US firm PayPal is to create 1,000 jobs in Dundalk over the next four years. "This is a huge boost to Dundalk and the entire North East region a...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
NHS Manager Accused Of 'Bullying Staff'
A Doctor who signed a letter sent to the Independent opposing the proposed NHS reforms is set to face disciplinary action. The news has moved some to claim a ‘top-down bullying policy’ designed to s...
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UK National News, Feb 22, 2012
Four Arrested For Welfare-To-Work Fraud
Four employs of A4e, a company running a government welfare-to-work contract, have been arrested for suspected fraud. The two men and two women were arrested on January 18 as part of an ongoing inves...
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