Northern Ireland News for February 2012 : Page 6
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
The Sun On Sunday To Launch Next Week
The first ever Sunday edition of The Sun will be published next weekend, News International has announced. Speaking last week News Corporation owner Rupert Murdoch said: "We will build on The Sun's p...
The Sun On Sunday To Launch Next Week
The first ever Sunday edition of The Sun will be published next weekend, News International has announced. Speaking last week News Corporation owner Rupert Murdoch said: "We will build on The Sun's p...
Business News, Feb 20, 2012
Shirtmakers Announces Plans To Expand Its Export Presence
Smyth & Gibson Shirtmakers Limited has announced plans to expand its export presence with support from Invest Northern Ireland. The luxury shirtmaking business, which has a factory in Londonderry and...
Shirtmakers Announces Plans To Expand Its Export Presence
Smyth & Gibson Shirtmakers Limited has announced plans to expand its export presence with support from Invest Northern Ireland. The luxury shirtmaking business, which has a factory in Londonderry and...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2012
Top Irish Dancers Head To World Championships In Belfast
Irish dancing is set to give Northern Ireland a boost as thousands of visitors pour in for The World Irish Dancing Championships. The Championships will be held in Belfast for the fourth time in 12 y...
Top Irish Dancers Head To World Championships In Belfast
Irish dancing is set to give Northern Ireland a boost as thousands of visitors pour in for The World Irish Dancing Championships. The Championships will be held in Belfast for the fourth time in 12 y...
Recruitment News, Feb 20, 2012
SF Anger Over Bord Gáis Contract Move
The Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Energy, Martin Ferris TD has claimed that the awarding of a Bord Gáis maintenance and safety contract to British firm Balfour Beatty is already costing jobs among former ...
SF Anger Over Bord Gáis Contract Move
The Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Energy, Martin Ferris TD has claimed that the awarding of a Bord Gáis maintenance and safety contract to British firm Balfour Beatty is already costing jobs among former ...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
Lloyds Claws Back £2m Of Executives' Bonuses
Lloyds Banking Group is set to take back bonuses worth £2m from 10 executives. These include the former chief executive Eric Daniels and four board directors. Mr Daniels may lose between 40% and 50%...
Lloyds Claws Back £2m Of Executives' Bonuses
Lloyds Banking Group is set to take back bonuses worth £2m from 10 executives. These include the former chief executive Eric Daniels and four board directors. Mr Daniels may lose between 40% and 50%...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2012
Police Trying To End Carjacking Scourge
No stone will be left unturned in dealing with the recent spate of carjackings in Belfast, so says the man in charge of the police team tackling the incidents. This statement follows the news that tw...
Police Trying To End Carjacking Scourge
No stone will be left unturned in dealing with the recent spate of carjackings in Belfast, so says the man in charge of the police team tackling the incidents. This statement follows the news that tw...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested In Connection With Dissident Activities A 35-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating dissident republican activities. The suspect was detained following a numb...
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested In Connection With Dissident Activities A 35-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating dissident republican activities. The suspect was detained following a numb...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
Child Injured Following Hit And Run Collision
Police in Leeds are appealing for information after a local 5-year-old boy was injured when a vehicle mounted the pavement and struck him before driving off. The incident occurred on Saturday around ...
Child Injured Following Hit And Run Collision
Police in Leeds are appealing for information after a local 5-year-old boy was injured when a vehicle mounted the pavement and struck him before driving off. The incident occurred on Saturday around ...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
FSA Secures €77,000 For Victims Of Boiler Room Fraud
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has obtained a court order against Monobank Plc (Monobank) which paves the way for €77,000 (approximately £64,000) of redress to be paid to victims of a boiler r...
FSA Secures €77,000 For Victims Of Boiler Room Fraud
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has obtained a court order against Monobank Plc (Monobank) which paves the way for €77,000 (approximately £64,000) of redress to be paid to victims of a boiler r...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
Man Jailed For Murder Of Sylvester Akapalara
Man sentenced to thirty years for murder of Sylvester Akapalara in Peckham in 2010. Sodiq Adeojo, 20 of Shurland Gardens, SE15 has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for the murder of 17-year-o...
Man Jailed For Murder Of Sylvester Akapalara
Man sentenced to thirty years for murder of Sylvester Akapalara in Peckham in 2010. Sodiq Adeojo, 20 of Shurland Gardens, SE15 has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for the murder of 17-year-o...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
Old Antibiotic Could Be A New Weapon To Fight TB
A cheap and safe antibiotic that is widely available in the developing world might have a new use as a tuberculosis (TB) treatment, according to new research. TB kills almost 2 million people a year ...
Old Antibiotic Could Be A New Weapon To Fight TB
A cheap and safe antibiotic that is widely available in the developing world might have a new use as a tuberculosis (TB) treatment, according to new research. TB kills almost 2 million people a year ...
UK National News, Feb 20, 2012
Other News In Brief
Payback Projects To Receive £500k Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill was in the North of Scotland recently to see offenders taking part in a major clean up operation around the Cale...
Other News In Brief
Payback Projects To Receive £500k Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill was in the North of Scotland recently to see offenders taking part in a major clean up operation around the Cale...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Funding For Cathedral Quarter Granted
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has welcomed the announcement from Finance Minister Sammy Wilson that an additional £200,000 is being made available for one year to continue grant assist...
Funding For Cathedral Quarter Granted
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has welcomed the announcement from Finance Minister Sammy Wilson that an additional £200,000 is being made available for one year to continue grant assist...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Minister Commends Woodlands Beacon Centre
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has visited Woodlands Beacon Centre in Cookstown. Beacon provides a range of mental health and social care services that are based on per...
Minister Commends Woodlands Beacon Centre
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has visited Woodlands Beacon Centre in Cookstown. Beacon provides a range of mental health and social care services that are based on per...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Anna Lo Avoids Car-Jack Attempt
The South Belfast Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo has revealed she was the victim of a failed car-jacking attempt on Friday. The MLA was threatened at knife point on Lawrence Street at 12.45pm. Ms Lo said...
Anna Lo Avoids Car-Jack Attempt
The South Belfast Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo has revealed she was the victim of a failed car-jacking attempt on Friday. The MLA was threatened at knife point on Lawrence Street at 12.45pm. Ms Lo said...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Quinn Family Due Back In Court
Contempt of court proceedings against bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn, his son and nephew are to return to the High Court. The legal proceedings are being taken by the former Anglo Irish Bank. The ba...
Quinn Family Due Back In Court
Contempt of court proceedings against bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn, his son and nephew are to return to the High Court. The legal proceedings are being taken by the former Anglo Irish Bank. The ba...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Victims Of La Mon Bomb Slam Police Report
A police report into the IRA bomb, which went off at dinner dance in La Mon and claimed the lives of 12 people and left many injured, has been slammed by victims and their families. Survivors of the ...
Victims Of La Mon Bomb Slam Police Report
A police report into the IRA bomb, which went off at dinner dance in La Mon and claimed the lives of 12 people and left many injured, has been slammed by victims and their families. Survivors of the ...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2012
Appeal For Woman After Fatal Thames Jump
Police are appealing for information to identify a woman who died after jumping into the River Thames. The unidentified woman was seen to jump in the river from the Albert Bridge at around 12.30pm o...
Appeal For Woman After Fatal Thames Jump
Police are appealing for information to identify a woman who died after jumping into the River Thames. The unidentified woman was seen to jump in the river from the Albert Bridge at around 12.30pm o...
Business News, Feb 17, 2012
County Down Building Firm Scoops £19m Contract
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated County Down construction firm Graham on winning a £19million contract to design and build a new port facility in England. The contract is for a rol...
County Down Building Firm Scoops £19m Contract
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated County Down construction firm Graham on winning a £19million contract to design and build a new port facility in England. The contract is for a rol...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Sharon Wootton Admits Charge In Carroll Case
The mother of one of the two who are accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll, has pleaded guilty to her charges. Sharon Wootton admitted that on a date between March 8 - 11 2009 that she obstr...
Sharon Wootton Admits Charge In Carroll Case
The mother of one of the two who are accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll, has pleaded guilty to her charges. Sharon Wootton admitted that on a date between March 8 - 11 2009 that she obstr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Pigs Killed After Trailer Crashes Into Electricity Pole
Many pigs have been killed after a trailer the animals were in crashed into an electricity pole in Cullybackey. The trailer overturned on the Main Street in the village on Friday morning. It is beli...
Pigs Killed After Trailer Crashes Into Electricity Pole
Many pigs have been killed after a trailer the animals were in crashed into an electricity pole in Cullybackey. The trailer overturned on the Main Street in the village on Friday morning. It is beli...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2012
Student Fees Court Battle Fails
A legal battle against the raised cost of tuition fees in England has been lost on Friday morning. The legal challenge had been brought by teenagers, Callum Hurley from Peterborough, and Katy Moore ...
Student Fees Court Battle Fails
A legal battle against the raised cost of tuition fees in England has been lost on Friday morning. The legal challenge had been brought by teenagers, Callum Hurley from Peterborough, and Katy Moore ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
£5 Coin Released To Mark 100th Anniversary Of The Titanic
The Royal Mint has released a £5 coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage. The coin was designed by Lee Robert Jones's and it depicts Thane - the female figure depicted in t...
£5 Coin Released To Mark 100th Anniversary Of The Titanic
The Royal Mint has released a £5 coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage. The coin was designed by Lee Robert Jones's and it depicts Thane - the female figure depicted in t...
Business News, Feb 17, 2012
Lisburn Firm Invests In Next Generation Technology
Arcatech Limited in Lisburn is investing over £450,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to design and develop an innovative new product for the global telecoms market. The company provides s...
Lisburn Firm Invests In Next Generation Technology
Arcatech Limited in Lisburn is investing over £450,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to design and develop an innovative new product for the global telecoms market. The company provides s...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Illustrator's Exhibition Comes To Belfast
An exciting illustration exhibition is coming to Belfast – which will showcase some of the best loved children’s book characters. Curated by childrenʼs laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia...
Illustrator's Exhibition Comes To Belfast
An exciting illustration exhibition is coming to Belfast – which will showcase some of the best loved children’s book characters. Curated by childrenʼs laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2012
Stones Thrown In Sectarian Attack
Two men have been injured after youths threw stones and shouted abuse at them in a sectarian attack in west Belfast. The attack occurred along the Springfield Road on Tuesday afternoon. Three youths...
Stones Thrown In Sectarian Attack
Two men have been injured after youths threw stones and shouted abuse at them in a sectarian attack in west Belfast. The attack occurred along the Springfield Road on Tuesday afternoon. Three youths...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2012
Labour To Make NHS 'Defining Issue' At Next Election
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said the NHS is to be the party's leading issue at the next election. The Opposition leader made the announcement as he steps up his attack on David Cameron’s Health Bi...
Labour To Make NHS 'Defining Issue' At Next Election
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said the NHS is to be the party's leading issue at the next election. The Opposition leader made the announcement as he steps up his attack on David Cameron’s Health Bi...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2012
Essex Passengers Asked For Views
Rail passengers in Essex are being asked for their views on how train services could be improved, Rail Minister Theresa Villiers announced today. The 12-week consultation will give them the opportuni...
Essex Passengers Asked For Views
Rail passengers in Essex are being asked for their views on how train services could be improved, Rail Minister Theresa Villiers announced today. The 12-week consultation will give them the opportuni...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2012
Foreign Office Announces Further Libyan Support
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced more financial support for Libya, as the country marks a year since its uprising. An additional £1 million assistance on 'demining' has been promised thr...
Foreign Office Announces Further Libyan Support
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced more financial support for Libya, as the country marks a year since its uprising. An additional £1 million assistance on 'demining' has been promised thr...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2012
Standards Announced For Money Laundering
A new set of standards aimed at combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of "weapons of mass destruction" has been announced. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), sai...
Standards Announced For Money Laundering
A new set of standards aimed at combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of "weapons of mass destruction" has been announced. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), sai...
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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.