Northern Ireland News for March 2013 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2013
Two Men Attacked In L'Derry
Two men have been attacked in L'Derry. It occurred in the Ballymagroarty area at around 8pm on Thursday. The victims, aged 25 and 26, were shot in the legs and are currently in hospital. Police are...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Transport And Schools Hit By Severe Weather
Schools and transport systems across the UK have been disrupted by heavy overnight snow. The south-west of England is also badly affected with flooding following heavy rainfall, with 15 flood warning...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2013
Project To Tackle Interfaces In North Belfast Welcomed
Justice Minister David Ford has welcomed a £471,000 project to tackle interfaces in North Belfast. Led by the Duncairn Community Partnership and funded by the International Fund for Ireland the proje...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Woman And Child Killed In London Train Crash
A woman and child have been killed in south London, after being hit by a train. Details are still being established but British Transport Police said the crash happened at around 08:30 this morning a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2013
DCAL 'Overspends £25m On Landmark Buildings'
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) has been criticised by the audit office for allowing seven landmark buildings to go over budget. An outdoor pursuits centre, five arts buildings an...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Pipeline Closure Causes Gas Prices To Hit Record High
UK wholesale gas prices have jumped by more than 50%, a new record high, following the closure of a pipeline between Britain and Belgium. A technical fault caused the pipeline to unexpectedly shut do...
Recruitment News, Mar 22, 2013
Ashton Community Trust Training And Employment Awards Open
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has opened and presented awards at Ashton Community Trusts Annual Awards Ceremony, at Belfast Castle. Ashton Community Trust has secured Northern Ire...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Study Finds Remote Care More Expensive
Remote monitoring of long-term care patients has been found to be less cost effective, according to a UK trial. Some 1,000 patients were involved in the British Medical Journal study, which indicated...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2013
Olympic Boxer Reunited With Missing Medal
Boxer John McNally has been reunited with his Olympic medal after it went missing last weekend. The 80-year-old from Belfast was the first ever Irish boxer to win an Olympic medal. Mr McNally usual...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Childcare Adviser Highly Critical of Government Plan
A key government childcare adviser has blasted proposals to increase the number of children nursery staff can look after in England, saying the plans "make no sense at all". In her strongly worded re...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
MPs Question Rail Staff Security Alert Readiness
An influential group of MPs has raised concerns over the ability of rail staff to deal with security issues, calling for them to be better trained. The Commons Transport Committee said railway employ...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Woman Missing After House Collapse In Cornwall
A 60-year-old woman is missing after a house in Cornwall has collapsed following a landslide caused by torrential overnight rain. Emergency crews were called to Veronica Flats at Sandplace Road, Looe...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2013
Other News In Brief
West Ham To Take On Olympic Stadium West Ham will be anchor tenants for the Olympic Stadium after the government agreed to put in an extra £25m towards the costs of converting the venue, takin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2013
L'Derry To Coleraine Railway Line Opens
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the reopening today of the new railway line between Derry and Coleraine, with scheduled services resuming on Sunday. Mr Durkan, who is travelling into L'Derry t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2013
Other News In Brief
Ross Welcomes A2 Commencement East Antrim DUP MLA Alastair Ross today attended a lunch in the Clarion Hotel to mark the commencement of the A2 road scheme between Carrickfergus and Whiteabbey...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
60% Increase In Terrorism Arrests In 2012
New Home Office figures have revealed that the number of arrests in connection with terrorism rose by 60% in the year to September 2012. During that period a total of 245 people were held on suspicio...
Business News, Mar 21, 2013
Yahoo! To Announce Expansion Plans
Yahoo! is expected to announce expansion plans for its Dublin Operations Centre, adding more than 200 new employees in the next 12 months. The company has already started recruiting for customer s...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
NSPCC Reports 58% Increase In Calls
The National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has reported a 58% increase in the number of calls from Northern Ireland, compared to last year. 353 of the contacts made result...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
Corrie Actor In Court For 19 Child Sex Charges
Actor Michael Turner, known as Michael Le Vell, has appeared in court to be charged with 19 sexual offences against a child. At Manchester Crown Court the 48-year-old Coronation Street star spoke onl...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Heavy Snow Forecast For NI
A yellow weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland, coming into affect on Thursday evening. It will remain in place until Saturday evening. According to the MET Office, the first outbreak...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
Motorist Killed In Level Crossing Collision
A motorist has been killed after being hit by a train at a level crossing around 06:30 on Thursday morning in Somerset. Initial reports suggest the barrier at the level crossing on the Stanmoor Road ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Items Stolen From Co Down High School
Thieves have broken into a high school in County Down. Two laptop computers and a number of tools were stolen from Movilla High School on Newtownard's Donaghadee Road, between Wednesday night and Thu...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Number Of TB Cases Increase
The Public Health Agency has said the number of tuberculosis (TB) in NI has increased. It confirmed cases had risen by 40% in 2012. Last year, there were 87 reported cases of TB, compared to 62 in ...
Recruitment News, Mar 21, 2013
Employment and Learning Minister Opens New JobCentre In Cookstown
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry officially opened the new JobCentre offices in Cookstown today. Speaking from the new premises at Molesworth Plaza, the Minister said: "This new JobC...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
4G Auction Boosts UK Public Finances
The 4G mobile licenses auction, alongside another payment from the central bank, have resulted in a boost the UK’s public finances, figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figure...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
Energy Firm Boss Warns Of Power 'Black Outs'
Warning that the government is underestimating ‘the scale of the capacity crunch facing the country’, the boss of energy firm SSE, Ian Marchant, has said "there is a very real risk of the lights going...
Business News, Mar 21, 2013
CareerSport Fitness Academy Builds Reputation In Dubai
CareerSport Fitness Academy based in Holywood, County Down, is building its reputation and sales in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with support from Invest Northern Ireland. CareerSport Fitness Academy provides...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
New JobCentre Opens In Cookstown
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry officially opened the new JobCentre offices in Cookstown today. Speaking from the new premises at Molesworth Plaza, the Minister said: "This new JobC...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Man Extradited Following Two Murders
A man has been extradited from Australia to Northern Ireland in relation to two murders in County Armagh in 2006. The 30-year-old, who was extradited by police officers, is due to appear in court in ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Detail Of 'Help To Buy Scheme' Is Critical
More detail is required about the Chancellor of the Exchequer's plans to extend shared equity scheme before it can be properly assessed, a senior University of Ulster academic claimed today. As polic...