Northern Ireland News for November 2013 : Page 13
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
Three Single Mothers Lose Benefit Cap Legal Challenge
Three single mothers and their children have lost a legal challenge to the Government's benefit cap, it has been reported. In July 2013, a cap was introduced in England, Scotland and Wales, which se...
Three Single Mothers Lose Benefit Cap Legal Challenge
Three single mothers and their children have lost a legal challenge to the Government's benefit cap, it has been reported. In July 2013, a cap was introduced in England, Scotland and Wales, which se...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
Badger Cull In Somerset Ends
The pilot badger cull in Somerset ended on Friday 1 November. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson updated Parliamenton the results of the cull following the conclusion of the three week licence extens...
Badger Cull In Somerset Ends
The pilot badger cull in Somerset ended on Friday 1 November. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson updated Parliamenton the results of the cull following the conclusion of the three week licence extens...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
Fresh Appeal Over 'Disappeared'
There has been a fresh appeal for information as to the whereabouts of 'the Disappeared' - victims of republican violence during the Troubles whose bodies were never found - following a new documentar...
Fresh Appeal Over 'Disappeared'
There has been a fresh appeal for information as to the whereabouts of 'the Disappeared' - victims of republican violence during the Troubles whose bodies were never found - following a new documentar...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
Papers Published Highlight Costs And Benefits Of Immigration
Two separate research papers by UCL academics published highlight the evidence of the fiscal costs and benefits of recent immigration to the UK, as well as the difficulties with the government’s net m...
Papers Published Highlight Costs And Benefits Of Immigration
Two separate research papers by UCL academics published highlight the evidence of the fiscal costs and benefits of recent immigration to the UK, as well as the difficulties with the government’s net m...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
Other News In Brief
Woman Seriously Injured After Collision With Motorcycle A woman has been seriously injured after colliding with a motorcycle while out jogging in the Greenbank area of Plymouth. The incident...
Other News In Brief
Woman Seriously Injured After Collision With Motorcycle A woman has been seriously injured after colliding with a motorcycle while out jogging in the Greenbank area of Plymouth. The incident...
Business News, Nov 5, 2013
Funding For SMEs Will Enable Growth - Labour
Labour TD Dominic Hannigan has said that the €125 million fund announced for Irish SMEs will enable qualifying businesses to grow their export markets. Mr Hannigan said: "This funding is being made a...
Funding For SMEs Will Enable Growth - Labour
Labour TD Dominic Hannigan has said that the €125 million fund announced for Irish SMEs will enable qualifying businesses to grow their export markets. Mr Hannigan said: "This funding is being made a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
Joseph Reynolds Murder - Man Arrested
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in east Belfast by detectives investigating the murder of Joseph Reynolds in 1993. The arrest follows the reopening of the investigation last month. 40-year-old J...
Joseph Reynolds Murder - Man Arrested
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in east Belfast by detectives investigating the murder of Joseph Reynolds in 1993. The arrest follows the reopening of the investigation last month. 40-year-old J...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
'Age Myths' Preventing NI Adoption
Myths and misconceptions surrounding age may be preventing children across Northern Ireland from finding a permanent home, according to the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF). The or...
'Age Myths' Preventing NI Adoption
Myths and misconceptions surrounding age may be preventing children across Northern Ireland from finding a permanent home, according to the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF). The or...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
'Translink Will Not Be Privatised' - Minister
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has said he will not support any plans to privatise Translink. The Minister was responding to an Assembly motion on the Committee for Regional Development’s Inquiry i...
'Translink Will Not Be Privatised' - Minister
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has said he will not support any plans to privatise Translink. The Minister was responding to an Assembly motion on the Committee for Regional Development’s Inquiry i...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
Ardoyne, Shankhill Young People To Visit South Africa
Young people from the Ardoyne and Shankill areas of north Belfast are to take part in a cross-community endeavour to help rebuild a township in South Africa. Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Jona...
Ardoyne, Shankhill Young People To Visit South Africa
Young people from the Ardoyne and Shankill areas of north Belfast are to take part in a cross-community endeavour to help rebuild a township in South Africa. Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Jona...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Robs L'Derry Takeaways With Hammer A masked man has robbed two takeaway restaurants in L'Derry with a hammer. The incident began on Monday evening at about 19:20, when the man broke into ...
Other News In Brief
Man Robs L'Derry Takeaways With Hammer A masked man has robbed two takeaway restaurants in L'Derry with a hammer. The incident began on Monday evening at about 19:20, when the man broke into ...
Business News, Nov 4, 2013
RBS Commits To Ulster Bank
Alliance Finance spokesperson Judith Cochrane has said news RBS is committed to making sure Ulster Bank remains part of its core business would be a welcome relief for many customers. Announcing its ...
RBS Commits To Ulster Bank
Alliance Finance spokesperson Judith Cochrane has said news RBS is committed to making sure Ulster Bank remains part of its core business would be a welcome relief for many customers. Announcing its ...
Recruitment News, Nov 4, 2013
Kitman Labs Announces 24 New Posts
Kitman Labs, Ireland's newest sports science technology company, has announced that it is to create 24 new jobs after it successfully raised €475,000, in a combination of private investment and matche...
Kitman Labs Announces 24 New Posts
Kitman Labs, Ireland's newest sports science technology company, has announced that it is to create 24 new jobs after it successfully raised €475,000, in a combination of private investment and matche...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
Arrest After Two Girls Are Killed In Gosport
The school has described the two girls who were struck by a car and killed on Sunday morning as "independent and strong minded individuals". Jasmine Allsopp, 14, and Olivia Lewry, 16, were run down b...
Arrest After Two Girls Are Killed In Gosport
The school has described the two girls who were struck by a car and killed on Sunday morning as "independent and strong minded individuals". Jasmine Allsopp, 14, and Olivia Lewry, 16, were run down b...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
Police Hunt For Wanted Terror Suspect
A wanted terror suspect, who is subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpim) notice, was last seen leaving a mosque after changing into a burka in Acton on Friday. Mohammed Ahm...
Police Hunt For Wanted Terror Suspect
A wanted terror suspect, who is subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpim) notice, was last seen leaving a mosque after changing into a burka in Acton on Friday. Mohammed Ahm...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
New UK Living Wage Increases
Over 30,000 low-paid workers stand to get a pay rise of up to £400 a year because they work for companies signed up with the Living Wage Foundation as a Living Wage Employer. The UK Living Wage rate ...
New UK Living Wage Increases
Over 30,000 low-paid workers stand to get a pay rise of up to £400 a year because they work for companies signed up with the Living Wage Foundation as a Living Wage Employer. The UK Living Wage rate ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
£1.2m Earmarked For NI Volunteers
£1.2m funding is to be used to help organisations across Northern Ireland recruit and support volunteers. Minister for Social Development Nelson McCausland launched the Volunteering Small Grants Prog...
£1.2m Earmarked For NI Volunteers
£1.2m funding is to be used to help organisations across Northern Ireland recruit and support volunteers. Minister for Social Development Nelson McCausland launched the Volunteering Small Grants Prog...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
Family Tied Up During Burglary
A family has been tied up and attacked with a hammer during an aggravated burglary near Moira in County Down. Six masked men tied up the family and hit one of the adults with a hammer during the assa...
Family Tied Up During Burglary
A family has been tied up and attacked with a hammer during an aggravated burglary near Moira in County Down. Six masked men tied up the family and hit one of the adults with a hammer during the assa...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
People On Sickness Benefits To Take Part In Pilot Scheme
People on sickness benefits will be required to have regular meetings with healthcare professionals to help them address their barriers to work – or face losing their benefits – in a two-year pilot sc...
People On Sickness Benefits To Take Part In Pilot Scheme
People on sickness benefits will be required to have regular meetings with healthcare professionals to help them address their barriers to work – or face losing their benefits – in a two-year pilot sc...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
Man Arrested After Five-Year-Old Is Injured In Shooting Incident
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old boy. The child was shot and seriously injured at his home in Essex. The boy has been taken to the Royal London...
Man Arrested After Five-Year-Old Is Injured In Shooting Incident
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old boy. The child was shot and seriously injured at his home in Essex. The boy has been taken to the Royal London...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
80,000 Children To Be Homeless At Christmas - Shelter
A Shelter investigation today reveals 'shocking' conditions experienced by homeless families, as government figures show that 80,000 children in Britain will be homeless this Christmas. For many this...
80,000 Children To Be Homeless At Christmas - Shelter
A Shelter investigation today reveals 'shocking' conditions experienced by homeless families, as government figures show that 80,000 children in Britain will be homeless this Christmas. For many this...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
Commission Tackles Pregnancy And Maternity Discrimination
The Equality and Human Rights Commission will be undertaking a new comprehensive research project into the scale of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace. Anecdotal evidence suggest...
Commission Tackles Pregnancy And Maternity Discrimination
The Equality and Human Rights Commission will be undertaking a new comprehensive research project into the scale of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace. Anecdotal evidence suggest...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2013
Other News In Brief
ODA Begins Hand Over Of East Village Homes The first apartments and townhouses are handed over to Get Living London by the Olympic Delivery Authority. The move by the ODA paves the way for r...
Other News In Brief
ODA Begins Hand Over Of East Village Homes The first apartments and townhouses are handed over to Get Living London by the Olympic Delivery Authority. The move by the ODA paves the way for r...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
Ardoyne Mural Condemned
A new mural in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast that depicts an IRA gunman aiming a rifle has been condemned. The image depicts former Sinn Féin councillor Martin Meehan wearing a beret and aiming a...
Ardoyne Mural Condemned
A new mural in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast that depicts an IRA gunman aiming a rifle has been condemned. The image depicts former Sinn Féin councillor Martin Meehan wearing a beret and aiming a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
Police Appeal After Poleglass Rape
Police are appealing for information following the serious sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman in the Bell Steele Road area of Poleglass on Friday 01 November. The woman was walking along the Bell ...
Police Appeal After Poleglass Rape
Police are appealing for information following the serious sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman in the Bell Steele Road area of Poleglass on Friday 01 November. The woman was walking along the Bell ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
Man Charged Over PSNI Drugs Find
Detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch have charged a 36-year-old male with four counts of possessing a class A controlled drug and intent to supply, after police stopped and searched a car...
Man Charged Over PSNI Drugs Find
Detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch have charged a 36-year-old male with four counts of possessing a class A controlled drug and intent to supply, after police stopped and searched a car...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
L'Derry Halloween 'Most Successful Ever'
This year's Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival has been described by Derry City Council as the "most successful" ever, with over 30,000 people taking to the streets to witness the Curious Carnival ...
L'Derry Halloween 'Most Successful Ever'
This year's Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival has been described by Derry City Council as the "most successful" ever, with over 30,000 people taking to the streets to witness the Curious Carnival ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
Queen's Research To Study Prehistoric Malta
Queen's University Belfast is engaging in a new €2.49m research study to help uncover Malta's prehistoric past. The five-year programme will examine the environmental and cultural background of prehi...
Queen's Research To Study Prehistoric Malta
Queen's University Belfast is engaging in a new €2.49m research study to help uncover Malta's prehistoric past. The five-year programme will examine the environmental and cultural background of prehi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2013
Other News In Brief
Men In Court Over £100k Drugs Seizure Police have arrested two men in connection with the discovery of suspected class A drugs with an estimated value of £100k in Newry, County Down. The 38 a...
Other News In Brief
Men In Court Over £100k Drugs Seizure Police have arrested two men in connection with the discovery of suspected class A drugs with an estimated value of £100k in Newry, County Down. The 38 a...
Business News, Nov 1, 2013
Gilt To Invest Further In Irish Operations
Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, together with Michelle Peluso, Chief Executive Officer, Gilt, have announced that Gilt is to make a further investment in its Irish opera...
Gilt To Invest Further In Irish Operations
Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, together with Michelle Peluso, Chief Executive Officer, Gilt, have announced that Gilt is to make a further investment in its Irish opera...
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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.