Northern Ireland News for June 2013 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2013
Man Found Unconscious Outside Leisure Centre
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was found unconscious on a street in west Belfast. The 34-year-old, who has not been named, was discovered close to Shankill Leisure Centre at 7.3...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2013
NI Civil Servant Wins BBC's 'The Voice'
A 27-year-old civil servant from Co Tyrone has won the latest series of BBC talent show, The Voice. Andrea Begley, who is partially-sighted, beat fellow Northern Irish finalist Leah McFall to claim ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2013
Other News In Brief
Homes Targeted In Petrol Bomb Attack Police have said up to five petrol bombs were thrown at a home in the Short Strand area of east Belfast on Sunday night. Three of the devices landed at th...
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Recruitment News, Jun 21, 2013
Child Maintenance Service To Create 150 News Jobs
Up to 150 new jobs are to be created at the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Service, the Department of Social Development (DSD) has announced. With over 1,000 employees already, the local CMS will...
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Business News, Jun 21, 2013
October Investment Conference To Be Hosted By PM
An investment conference for Northern Ireland is to be held in October, hosted by David Cameron, in an effort to attract jobs and business from overseas. Titanic Belfast will host the event on 10 and...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
Cigarettes Prices 94% above EU Avergae
New figures from the EU statistical office, Eurostat, have shown that the UK has some of the highest alcohol and tobacco prices in European Union. In Britain, alcohol prices are 43% above average and...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
Mother Jailed For Throwing Baby Down Rubbish Chute
A mother who threw her newborn baby 40ft down a rubbish chute has been jailed for two and a half years at Birmingham Crown Court. 25-year-old Jaymin Abdulrahman threw her six-day old daughter down th...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
Google To Delete Private Data Or Face Prosecution
Google has been given 35 days to delete data collected by its Street View car, or face prosecution in the UK. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), a privacy watchdog, has said it will take le...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
ONS Figures Show Rise In Yearly Govt Borrowing
New figures from the Office of National Statistics has revealed that government borrowing rose in 2012-13. Public sector borrowing rose by £300,000 for the same period a year previously, rising to £1...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
Jeremy Forrest Jailed For Five And A Half Years
The maths teacher who took a 15-year-old pupil he was having a sexual relationship with to France, has been jailed for five and a half years. 30-year-old Jeremy Forrest was convicted of child abducti...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
Two Sun Journalists Arrested In Operation Elveden
A reporter and picture editor from The Sun newspaper have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office. Journalist Jamie Pyatt and pictures editor John Edwards have ...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
UK Ratifies Treaty With Jordan
A joint treaty between Jordan and the UK, which will allow for the extradition of Abu Qatada, has been signed into law. Following the completion of the remaining formalities, including the publicatio...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
PM To Host NI Investment Conference
An investment conference for Northern Ireland is to be held in October, hosted by David Cameron, in an effort to attract jobs and business from overseas. Titanic Belfast will host the event on 10 and...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
Actors Back Appeal For Information On Remaining Disappeared
An appeal for information by the families of the Disappeared, 17 people murdered and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries, has been backed by Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt. To date, searches ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
Man Rescued From Sea On Antrim Coast
Larne lifeboat rescued an unconscious man from the sea near Larne promenade on Thursday night. The lifeboat was called at around 22:40 following reports of a man lying face down in the water. He was ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
150 New Jobs At Child Maintenance Service
Up to 150 new jobs are to be created at the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Service, the Department of Social Development (DSD) has announced. With over 1,000 employees already, the local CMS will...
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UK National News, Jun 21, 2013
Other News In Brief
MoD UFO Investigation Desk Shut Down In 2009 The UFO desk of the Ministry of Defence ceased operation in 2009, newly released files have shown. National Archives files of UFOs showed that the...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
O'Dowd Clarifies Dickson Plan Reports
Education Minister, John O'Dowd, has clarified the current position on the Dickson plan in light of recent media reports. Mr O'Dowd said: "There has been much debate over the past few months on the f...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
Petrol Pump Prices Are Highest In NI
Petrol pump prices have continued to increase over the last month, with diesel drivers spending more than those using petrol, according to new figures from the AA. The average price of petrol in the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
Masterplan For Ballymoney Progresses
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has launched a 12-week public consultation process on the draft Masterplan for Ballymoney town centre. The aims of the masterplan are to provide strategi...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
NI Skin Cancer Cases 'More Than Double'
The number of cases of skin cancer in Northern Ireland has more than doubled in the past 20 years. Gerry McElwee, from the Cancer Focus charity, said complacency about the risks, the ever-increasing ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2013
Translink Confirm Reduced Rail Service For Monday
Translink is to provide a reduced train service on Monday following a planned strike by railway staff. On Thursday, union GMB said more than 150 staff will take part in the strike action in an ongoi...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2013
No Change To Parade Decision
The Ulster Unionist Party's Mark Cosgrove has expressed the party's disappointment at the Parades Commission's decision not to amend its Determination on Friday's proposed "Tour of the North" Parade. ...
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Recruitment News, Jun 20, 2013
Consultation Launched To Fight For Coleraine DVA Jobs
Environment Minister Alex Attwood has revealed that the Westminster Government has now agreed to undertake consultation about the future of Driver and Vehicle Licensing (DVA) jobs in Coleraine. Mr At...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2013
Conference Announced To Promote Jobs In NI
First Minister the Rt. Hon. Peter D. Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have announced a major Investment Conference on 10 and 11 October 2013 to promote jobs and growth in N...
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UK National News, Jun 20, 2013
Maths Teacher Convicted Of Child Abduction
Maths teacher Jeremy Forrest has been found guilty of child abduction, in connection with running away to France with a 15-year-old pupil he was in a relationship with. A jury at Lewes crown court fo...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2013
CDEnviro Manufacturing Facility Opens
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has officially opened a new manufacturing facility at CDEnviro, following a £2.7million expansion by the Cookstown firm. CDEnviro manufactures a range of equipment f...
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UK National News, Jun 20, 2013
Environment Secretary Says GM Crops 'Probably Safer'
The environment secretary, Owen Paterson, has called on the government to focus efforts on the production of GM crops, saying they are "probably safer" than ordinary crops. Claiming that the UK and E...
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UK National News, Jun 20, 2013
Children And Adults Injured In Crash Near Welsh Primary School
A "very serious accident" outside a school in south Wales has left a number of adults and children needing hospital treatment. Emergency services where called to Fontygary Road, Rhoose close to Rhws ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2013
SDLP Concerned At Number Of Children Being Taken Into Care
A senior member of the SDLP Assembly Group at Stormont has expressed serious concern at the number of children taken into care each year on the recommendation of a social worker. From 2010 to 2013, 2...
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