Northern Ireland News for September 2013 : Page 9
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
Salmonella Outbreak In England And Wales Has Links To Cooked Meat
Investigations show that an outbreak of salmonella seen in England and Wales has links to the consumption of cooked ham bought from small independent butchers' shops. The results of tests carried out...
Salmonella Outbreak In England And Wales Has Links To Cooked Meat
Investigations show that an outbreak of salmonella seen in England and Wales has links to the consumption of cooked ham bought from small independent butchers' shops. The results of tests carried out...
Recruitment News, Sep 12, 2013
Royal Mail Sale Must Not Jeopardise Jobs - Ritchie
SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie MP has hit out at the UK government's upcoming privatisation of the postal service. Ms Ritchie stated: "It is clear that the sale of Royal Mail is imminent and...
Royal Mail Sale Must Not Jeopardise Jobs - Ritchie
SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie MP has hit out at the UK government's upcoming privatisation of the postal service. Ms Ritchie stated: "It is clear that the sale of Royal Mail is imminent and...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
Funeral Held For Sir David Frost
Family and close friends of broadcaster and writer, Sir David Frost, have attended his funeral. The service was held at the Holy Trinity Church in Nuffield, Oxfordshire. Among those in attendance,...
Funeral Held For Sir David Frost
Family and close friends of broadcaster and writer, Sir David Frost, have attended his funeral. The service was held at the Holy Trinity Church in Nuffield, Oxfordshire. Among those in attendance,...
Business News, Sep 12, 2013
Local Firms Seek Business Opportunities With CERN
Invest Northern Ireland and the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) recently hosted an event to encourage local firms to seek out business opportunities with CERN in Geneva. CERN, the Euro...
Local Firms Seek Business Opportunities With CERN
Invest Northern Ireland and the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) recently hosted an event to encourage local firms to seek out business opportunities with CERN in Geneva. CERN, the Euro...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
One Step Closer For Live Broadcasting In Courts
Live television broadcasting in courts, for the first time, is one step closer after receiving final approval in the House of Commons. From next month broadcasting will be allowed for criminal and ci...
One Step Closer For Live Broadcasting In Courts
Live television broadcasting in courts, for the first time, is one step closer after receiving final approval in the House of Commons. From next month broadcasting will be allowed for criminal and ci...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
No Public Inquiry Into Omagh Bombing
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, has decided not to instigate a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Real IRA bombing in Omagh on 15 August 199...
No Public Inquiry Into Omagh Bombing
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, has decided not to instigate a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Real IRA bombing in Omagh on 15 August 199...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
Amnesty Slams Failure To Deal With Troubles' Victims
Victims of the conflict in Northern Ireland are being "disgracefully let down" by a flawed and fragmented approach to dealing with the past, Amnesty International said as it published a new report. '...
Amnesty Slams Failure To Deal With Troubles' Victims
Victims of the conflict in Northern Ireland are being "disgracefully let down" by a flawed and fragmented approach to dealing with the past, Amnesty International said as it published a new report. '...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
Morrisons Post Fall In Half-Year Profits
Morrisons supermarket has recorded a fall in its half-year profits. It cited "challenging" market conditions as a factor. For the half-year to 4 August 2013, pre-tax profits fell to £344m from £44...
Morrisons Post Fall In Half-Year Profits
Morrisons supermarket has recorded a fall in its half-year profits. It cited "challenging" market conditions as a factor. For the half-year to 4 August 2013, pre-tax profits fell to £344m from £44...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
Coleraine Park And Ride Facility Extended
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has opened a new £326,000 extension to the Park and Ride facilities at Coleraine Bus and Rail Centre. The extension trebles the number of designated publi...
Coleraine Park And Ride Facility Extended
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has opened a new £326,000 extension to the Park and Ride facilities at Coleraine Bus and Rail Centre. The extension trebles the number of designated publi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
Hospital In Hepatitis C Alert
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust has urged patients from the Mid-Ulster Hospital from over 30 years ago to get in touch. The call comes after a staff member was diagnosed with hepatitis C. ...
Hospital In Hepatitis C Alert
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust has urged patients from the Mid-Ulster Hospital from over 30 years ago to get in touch. The call comes after a staff member was diagnosed with hepatitis C. ...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
Sunday Mirror Confirms Phone-Hacking Probe
The publisher of the Sunday Mirror is being investigated over alleged phone hacking, its parent company has confirmed. A number of Sunday Mirror journalists have been arrested over phone hacking, bu...
Sunday Mirror Confirms Phone-Hacking Probe
The publisher of the Sunday Mirror is being investigated over alleged phone hacking, its parent company has confirmed. A number of Sunday Mirror journalists have been arrested over phone hacking, bu...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
Royal Mail To Be Privatised 'In Coming Weeks'
The UK government has given formal notice to the stock exchange that it plans to privatise Royal Mail "in the coming weeks". It has not provided specific details as to how much of the group will be ...
Royal Mail To Be Privatised 'In Coming Weeks'
The UK government has given formal notice to the stock exchange that it plans to privatise Royal Mail "in the coming weeks". It has not provided specific details as to how much of the group will be ...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2013
Other News In Brief
British Couple Killed In US A retired couple from Suffolk have been killed in a car crash in the US. Paddy Heazell, 77, and his wife, 74-year-old Julyan, were travelling in New Hampshire on ...
Other News In Brief
British Couple Killed In US A retired couple from Suffolk have been killed in a car crash in the US. Paddy Heazell, 77, and his wife, 74-year-old Julyan, were travelling in New Hampshire on ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
O'Dowd Could Fast-Track Teachers' Incremental Pay
Education Minister, John O'Dowd, has said he will move to fast-track the payment of teachers' incremental pay awards. The date for teachers' incremental progression each year is 1 September, but no ...
O'Dowd Could Fast-Track Teachers' Incremental Pay
Education Minister, John O'Dowd, has said he will move to fast-track the payment of teachers' incremental pay awards. The date for teachers' incremental progression each year is 1 September, but no ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
Pipe Bomb Partially Explodes Outside School
The PSNI have confirmed that a viable pipe bomb found close to a primary school in Twinbrook has partially exploded. It is thought the device may have detonated somewhere else before it was left in ...
Pipe Bomb Partially Explodes Outside School
The PSNI have confirmed that a viable pipe bomb found close to a primary school in Twinbrook has partially exploded. It is thought the device may have detonated somewhere else before it was left in ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
NI Firm Launches Global Chewing Gum Clean-Up Market
Northern Ireland company Expelliere International has today launched a unique and highly innovative solution to a perennial problem which has scarred pavements and public spaces for decades – discarde...
NI Firm Launches Global Chewing Gum Clean-Up Market
Northern Ireland company Expelliere International has today launched a unique and highly innovative solution to a perennial problem which has scarred pavements and public spaces for decades – discarde...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2013
Other News In Brief
A8 Improvement Works On Schedule Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has visited the site of the A8 Belfast to Larne Dual Carriageway improvement works to review progress. Constructio...
Other News In Brief
A8 Improvement Works On Schedule Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has visited the site of the A8 Belfast to Larne Dual Carriageway improvement works to review progress. Constructio...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
UK Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.7%
The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 7.7% for the first time since late 2012, according to official statistics. The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed that i...
UK Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.7%
The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 7.7% for the first time since late 2012, according to official statistics. The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed that i...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
British Woman Shot Dead In Turkey
A British woman has been killed, and her son and mother have been left injured, following a shooting in Turkey. According to Vanessa Altin, a journalist in Turkey, the family were shot while celebra...
British Woman Shot Dead In Turkey
A British woman has been killed, and her son and mother have been left injured, following a shooting in Turkey. According to Vanessa Altin, a journalist in Turkey, the family were shot while celebra...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2013
Hanna & Browne Enters Administration
Home furnishings chain, Hanna & Browne, has been placed into administration. The firm, which is part of the family-owned Lisnasure Interiors group, has been in business for more than 100 years. It...
Hanna & Browne Enters Administration
Home furnishings chain, Hanna & Browne, has been placed into administration. The firm, which is part of the family-owned Lisnasure Interiors group, has been in business for more than 100 years. It...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
Wolverhampton City Council To Cut 1,000 Jobs
Wolverhampton City Council has said 1,000 council jobs could be cut by 2015. It added that it has "no choice" but to make the large scale budget cuts which will impact on both services and jobs in t...
Wolverhampton City Council To Cut 1,000 Jobs
Wolverhampton City Council has said 1,000 council jobs could be cut by 2015. It added that it has "no choice" but to make the large scale budget cuts which will impact on both services and jobs in t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2013
Ballyclare Bomb Alert Declared A Hoax
Danny Kinahan, Ulster Unionist MLA for South Antrim, has condemned those responsible for a bomb alert near Ballyclare Police Station this morning. Local people had to be evacuated from their homes a...
Ballyclare Bomb Alert Declared A Hoax
Danny Kinahan, Ulster Unionist MLA for South Antrim, has condemned those responsible for a bomb alert near Ballyclare Police Station this morning. Local people had to be evacuated from their homes a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2013
£5m Payout After Girl Suffers Brain Damage At Birth
A girl from County Antrim is to receive £5m in damages after she suffered brain damage at birth. The settlement was agreed during the summer months but has only just been announced. The parents of t...
£5m Payout After Girl Suffers Brain Damage At Birth
A girl from County Antrim is to receive £5m in damages after she suffered brain damage at birth. The settlement was agreed during the summer months but has only just been announced. The parents of t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2013
Hazzard Supports Flexibility In School Starting Age
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Chris Hazzard has said that Sinn Féin supports greater flexibility in the school starting age to allow some children to begin a year later. Mr Hazzard said: "I welcom...
Hazzard Supports Flexibility In School Starting Age
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Chris Hazzard has said that Sinn Féin supports greater flexibility in the school starting age to allow some children to begin a year later. Mr Hazzard said: "I welcom...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
Nigel Evans Quits Amid Sex Charges
Nigel Evans has resigned from his role as Deputy Commons Speaker after being charged with a number of offences, including sexual assault, indecent assault and rape. The 55-year-old is accused of two...
Nigel Evans Quits Amid Sex Charges
Nigel Evans has resigned from his role as Deputy Commons Speaker after being charged with a number of offences, including sexual assault, indecent assault and rape. The 55-year-old is accused of two...
Business News, Sep 11, 2013
Baja Cantina Launch A New Range Of Salsas
Belfast-based Baja Cantina has launched a range of innovative and authentic salsas for the Great Britain and Republic of Ireland markets, with support from Invest Northern Ireland. Baja Cantina is a ...
Baja Cantina Launch A New Range Of Salsas
Belfast-based Baja Cantina has launched a range of innovative and authentic salsas for the Great Britain and Republic of Ireland markets, with support from Invest Northern Ireland. Baja Cantina is a ...
Recruitment News, Sep 11, 2013
Unemployment Rate Decreases
Figures released today for the period May - July 2013 show that the Northern Ireland unemployment rate decreased by 0.9 percentage points over the quarter to 6.9%. More recent figures for August 2013...
Unemployment Rate Decreases
Figures released today for the period May - July 2013 show that the Northern Ireland unemployment rate decreased by 0.9 percentage points over the quarter to 6.9%. More recent figures for August 2013...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
HS2 Project Could Deliver £15bn Boost To The Economy - KPMG
The HS2 rail project could deliver an annual £15 billion boost to the economy, according to KPMG analysis on the economic impact of the project. Measuring the impact of HS2 on the economy in terms o...
HS2 Project Could Deliver £15bn Boost To The Economy - KPMG
The HS2 rail project could deliver an annual £15 billion boost to the economy, according to KPMG analysis on the economic impact of the project. Measuring the impact of HS2 on the economy in terms o...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
Corrie Star Cleared Of Rape Claims
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has been cleared of a number of child sex abuse charges. Le Vell, 48, who plays Kevin Webster in the soap, faced 12 charges of indecent assault, sexual activi...
Corrie Star Cleared Of Rape Claims
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has been cleared of a number of child sex abuse charges. Le Vell, 48, who plays Kevin Webster in the soap, faced 12 charges of indecent assault, sexual activi...
UK National News, Sep 11, 2013
UK's First Centre Of Excellence For Ceramic Armour To Be Developed
A new partnership between MOD and industry will develop the UK's first centre of excellence for ceramic armour development. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Kennametal Manufac...
UK's First Centre Of Excellence For Ceramic Armour To Be Developed
A new partnership between MOD and industry will develop the UK's first centre of excellence for ceramic armour development. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Kennametal Manufac...
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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.