Northern Ireland News for September 2013 : Page 11
UK National News, Sep 9, 2013
MPs Group Critical Of Rising Costs Of HS2 Rail Link
A group of MPs have said that any benefits estimated to be generated by the HS2 high-speed rail link are being undermined by the increasing costs of the project. The Department for Transport are fail...
MPs Group Critical Of Rising Costs Of HS2 Rail Link
A group of MPs have said that any benefits estimated to be generated by the HS2 high-speed rail link are being undermined by the increasing costs of the project. The Department for Transport are fail...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2013
'Loyalist Threat' To Schools Condemned
Education Minister John O'Dowd has condemned an alleged threat from loyalist paramilitaries against Catholic schools in north Belfast. According to the Belfast Telegraph, on Friday, a warning call w...
'Loyalist Threat' To Schools Condemned
Education Minister John O'Dowd has condemned an alleged threat from loyalist paramilitaries against Catholic schools in north Belfast. According to the Belfast Telegraph, on Friday, a warning call w...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2013
Four Councils To Challenge Boris Johnson On 'Affordable Rent'
The London Plan, an initiative by Mayor Boris Johnson, is to be challenged over the "affordable rent" allocated in the plan. Under the new plan, rents can be set at up to 80% of the market price. Ho...
Four Councils To Challenge Boris Johnson On 'Affordable Rent'
The London Plan, an initiative by Mayor Boris Johnson, is to be challenged over the "affordable rent" allocated in the plan. Under the new plan, rents can be set at up to 80% of the market price. Ho...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2013
EDL Leader To Be Charged Over Weekend March
Tommy Robinson, leader of the English Defence League, has been charged in connection with a march in east London on Saturday. Some 500 EDL supporters marched from Queen Elizabeth Street to Aldgate on...
EDL Leader To Be Charged Over Weekend March
Tommy Robinson, leader of the English Defence League, has been charged in connection with a march in east London on Saturday. Some 500 EDL supporters marched from Queen Elizabeth Street to Aldgate on...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2013
Ballynahinch Church Dispute Continues
Around 60 members of a Co Down church walked out of a Sunday service in protest against its minister. A police presence was again in attendance at Ballynahinch Congregational Church for the second c...
Ballynahinch Church Dispute Continues
Around 60 members of a Co Down church walked out of a Sunday service in protest against its minister. A police presence was again in attendance at Ballynahinch Congregational Church for the second c...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2013
16-Month-Old Girl Falls From Fifth-Floor Flat
A 16-month-old baby girl is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after falling from a fifth-floor flat in Devon. The accident happened at around 8.30am on Saturday morning at a block of flat...
16-Month-Old Girl Falls From Fifth-Floor Flat
A 16-month-old baby girl is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after falling from a fifth-floor flat in Devon. The accident happened at around 8.30am on Saturday morning at a block of flat...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2013
GSK Sell Lucozade And Ribena Brands
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has sold the Lucozade and Ribena brands to Suntory for £1.35bn. It is understood that GSK took the decision to sell the soft drinks brands to the Japanese company, who already o...
GSK Sell Lucozade And Ribena Brands
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has sold the Lucozade and Ribena brands to Suntory for £1.35bn. It is understood that GSK took the decision to sell the soft drinks brands to the Japanese company, who already o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2013
Explosives Found In Co Tyrone Search
A quantity of explosives and explosive material have been found by police in Co Tyrone. A search of land in the Cemetery Road area of Strabane was carried out on Sunday morning. It is understood t...
Explosives Found In Co Tyrone Search
A quantity of explosives and explosive material have been found by police in Co Tyrone. A search of land in the Cemetery Road area of Strabane was carried out on Sunday morning. It is understood t...
UK National News, Sep 9, 2013
Other News In Brief
Search Underway For Missing Ferry Passenger A search operation is underway after it was discovered a passenger on a ferry in the North Sea, was no longer on board. It is understood that a 22-...
Other News In Brief
Search Underway For Missing Ferry Passenger A search operation is underway after it was discovered a passenger on a ferry in the North Sea, was no longer on board. It is understood that a 22-...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2013
Six-Year High For NI Business Activity
A new survey has suggested the recovery of Northern Ireland's private sector is continuing to improve. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) which is produced by the Ulster Bank, is a monthly survey o...
Six-Year High For NI Business Activity
A new survey has suggested the recovery of Northern Ireland's private sector is continuing to improve. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) which is produced by the Ulster Bank, is a monthly survey o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 9, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Charged With Attempted Murder A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was seriously injured in a stabbing in Co Down.0 A 19-year-old man was left critica...
Other News In Brief
Man Charged With Attempted Murder A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was seriously injured in a stabbing in Co Down.0 A 19-year-old man was left critica...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
Man Arrested Over Woman's Death In Cavan Siege
The discovery of a woman's body in Drumbannon lead to a nine-hour seige in a pub in Bailieborough and the eventual arrest of a 56-year-old man. Gardaí were responding to a reports of concern for a wo...
Man Arrested Over Woman's Death In Cavan Siege
The discovery of a woman's body in Drumbannon lead to a nine-hour seige in a pub in Bailieborough and the eventual arrest of a 56-year-old man. Gardaí were responding to a reports of concern for a wo...
Business News, Sep 6, 2013
Bombardier Secures Deal With Flexjet
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the news that Bombardier has secured a deal with Flexjet LLC, valued at approximately $5.2 bn. The order, for up to 245 planes, involves a number of Bo...
Bombardier Secures Deal With Flexjet
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the news that Bombardier has secured a deal with Flexjet LLC, valued at approximately $5.2 bn. The order, for up to 245 planes, involves a number of Bo...
Recruitment News, Sep 6, 2013
Union Agrees Recognition Deal With British Airways
Unite has agreed a groundbreaking recognition deal with British Airways (BA) for the airline's mixed fleet cabin crew. The deal agreed by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and British Airways ch...
Union Agrees Recognition Deal With British Airways
Unite has agreed a groundbreaking recognition deal with British Airways (BA) for the airline's mixed fleet cabin crew. The deal agreed by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and British Airways ch...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
Royal Mail To Recruit 400 Seasonal Staff
Royal Mail has said it is to recruit 400 temporary staff in Northern Ireland to help with the additional workload expected at Christmas. A total of 21,000 seasonal workers are to be hired throughout...
Royal Mail To Recruit 400 Seasonal Staff
Royal Mail has said it is to recruit 400 temporary staff in Northern Ireland to help with the additional workload expected at Christmas. A total of 21,000 seasonal workers are to be hired throughout...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
Fourth Man Arrested Over Arson Attack
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with an arson attack in Dunmurry, west Belfast. A 22-year-old was detained on Thursday night and later released on bail. Two women, aged 21 and 23, and a...
Fourth Man Arrested Over Arson Attack
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with an arson attack in Dunmurry, west Belfast. A 22-year-old was detained on Thursday night and later released on bail. Two women, aged 21 and 23, and a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
Pipe Bomb Found In Co Down
Police have confirmed that a viable pipe bomb was found during a security alert in Kilkeel, Co Down, yesterday. The alert in the Ballykeel Court area of Ballymartin started at 12.30am on Thursday. ...
Pipe Bomb Found In Co Down
Police have confirmed that a viable pipe bomb was found during a security alert in Kilkeel, Co Down, yesterday. The alert in the Ballykeel Court area of Ballymartin started at 12.30am on Thursday. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
Images Linked To Public Disorder Released
Detectives from the Operation Titan Investigation team have released 22 images of people they want to speak to as part of their enquiries into serious public disorder in north and east Belfast on 12th...
Images Linked To Public Disorder Released
Detectives from the Operation Titan Investigation team have released 22 images of people they want to speak to as part of their enquiries into serious public disorder in north and east Belfast on 12th...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
Convicted Police Murderer Dale Cregan Moves To Secure Hospital
The man jailed for the murder of two police officers has been moved from Strangeways prison in Manchester to the maximum-security Ashworth Hospital. 30-year-old Dale Cregan was given a whole-life sen...
Convicted Police Murderer Dale Cregan Moves To Secure Hospital
The man jailed for the murder of two police officers has been moved from Strangeways prison in Manchester to the maximum-security Ashworth Hospital. 30-year-old Dale Cregan was given a whole-life sen...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
Dave Lee Travis Bailed On Indecent Assault Charges
David Patrick Griffin, better known as Dave Lee Travis, has appeared in court charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. The charges related to allegations made by nine fem...
Dave Lee Travis Bailed On Indecent Assault Charges
David Patrick Griffin, better known as Dave Lee Travis, has appeared in court charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. The charges related to allegations made by nine fem...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
CPS Reviewing Cases Of Genital Mutilation
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering bringing charges in five cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), which was criminalised 28 years ago. The Director of Public Prosecutions has said...
CPS Reviewing Cases Of Genital Mutilation
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering bringing charges in five cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), which was criminalised 28 years ago. The Director of Public Prosecutions has said...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
Brother No Longer Main Suspect In Killing Of British Family In French Alps
At an update meeting on the case of the deaths of three Britons and a cyclist in the French Alps, police have said their main line of enquiry remains a dispute over family inheritance. Saad al-Hilli ...
Brother No Longer Main Suspect In Killing Of British Family In French Alps
At an update meeting on the case of the deaths of three Britons and a cyclist in the French Alps, police have said their main line of enquiry remains a dispute over family inheritance. Saad al-Hilli ...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
Bank Reports Five-Year High In Housing Market
House prices in the UK have increased by 5.4% in the year to August, reaching its highest rate since June 2010. The news comes in the latest house price survey carried out by the Halifax. In their r...
Bank Reports Five-Year High In Housing Market
House prices in the UK have increased by 5.4% in the year to August, reaching its highest rate since June 2010. The news comes in the latest house price survey carried out by the Halifax. In their r...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
NMC Propose Three-Yearly Checks For Nurses
New three-yearly checks are to be introduced for nurses under new proposals being put forward by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The council have called for feedback to be collected from pat...
NMC Propose Three-Yearly Checks For Nurses
New three-yearly checks are to be introduced for nurses under new proposals being put forward by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The council have called for feedback to be collected from pat...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
Royal Mail To Employ 18,000 Temp Staff
Some 21,000 seasonal staff are to be hired by Royal Mail to help them cope with the Christmas post rush. In England, around 18,000 additional staff will be recruited, with 2,000 in Scotland, 700 in W...
Royal Mail To Employ 18,000 Temp Staff
Some 21,000 seasonal staff are to be hired by Royal Mail to help them cope with the Christmas post rush. In England, around 18,000 additional staff will be recruited, with 2,000 in Scotland, 700 in W...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2013
Other News In Brief
Woman In 70s Arrested In Suspicion Of Murder A woman in her 70s has been arrested in connection with the death of a man, also understood to have been aged in his 70s. Sussex police have said ...
Other News In Brief
Woman In 70s Arrested In Suspicion Of Murder A woman in her 70s has been arrested in connection with the death of a man, also understood to have been aged in his 70s. Sussex police have said ...
Business News, Sep 6, 2013
SCL Exhausts Secures Business In The Far East
Dungannon-based company, SCL Exhausts, has secured its first ever business supplying large generator exhausts systems to the Far East following a range of assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. The...
SCL Exhausts Secures Business In The Far East
Dungannon-based company, SCL Exhausts, has secured its first ever business supplying large generator exhausts systems to the Far East following a range of assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. The...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
New Chairperson Appointed To The RUC GC Foundation
Justice Minister David Ford has today announced Brian Rea CBE as the new Chairperson to the RUC GC Foundation. Mr Ford said: "The RUC GC Foundation carries out a very important role in providing supp...
New Chairperson Appointed To The RUC GC Foundation
Justice Minister David Ford has today announced Brian Rea CBE as the new Chairperson to the RUC GC Foundation. Mr Ford said: "The RUC GC Foundation carries out a very important role in providing supp...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
National Museums NI Seeks New Board Members
Minister Carál Ní Chuilín is seeking to appoint a Chair and up to seven Trustees to the Board of National Museums NI. The Minister is seeking to bring a wide range of interests and experiences to th...
National Museums NI Seeks New Board Members
Minister Carál Ní Chuilín is seeking to appoint a Chair and up to seven Trustees to the Board of National Museums NI. The Minister is seeking to bring a wide range of interests and experiences to th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2013
Ford Launches Prostitution Inquiry
Justice Minister David Ford is to commission independent research into prostitution in order to inform future policy on the issue. The issue of prostitution has received considerable interest in rec...
Ford Launches Prostitution Inquiry
Justice Minister David Ford is to commission independent research into prostitution in order to inform future policy on the issue. The issue of prostitution has received considerable interest in rec...
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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.