Northern Ireland News for June 2014 : Page 4

UK National News, Jun 24, 2014
Colchester Murder: Police Appeal To Cyclists
Officers are continuing to investigate the the murder of Saudi Arabian student Nahid Almanea. Detectives are appealing for two cyclists, seen using Salary Brook Trail on the day of her death, to come...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2014
Pregnant Women Warned About 'Silent Killer' Virus
A new campaign has been launched to warn pregnant women over the Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a virus which affects unborn babies and causes more birth defects and child deaths than Down's syndrome. The vi...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2014
Minister Must Outline Benefits To Zero Hour Contracts - SF
The use of zero hour contracts must be regulated, Sinn Féin has said. The call comes after it was revealed that a public consultation is to be held regarding their use. Welcoming Monday's announce...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2014
Chef In Critical Condition After Accidentally Drinking Cleaning Fluid
A Belfast chef is in a critical condition in hospital after accidentally drinking what is believed to be oven cleaner. 40-year-old Sean Slane was working at Goodfellas Restaurant in west Belfast on S...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2014
Other News In Brief
£170m Investment For NI Schools Fifteen new schools are to be built in Northern Ireland as part of a £170m investment, it has been revealed. Speaking to the Assembly on Tuesday (24 June), Ed...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2014
Public Warned 'Not To Approach' Mental Health Escapee
Police are warning the public not to approach a patient who fled from Homerton mental health facility on Saturday. Anthony Knowles, 48, disappeared from the Jon Howard Centre in Homerton. Knowles is...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2014
Other News In Brief
Two Die In Jeep Safari Accident Two British nationals have died, while another two have been taken to hospital, after the jeep they were travelling in crashed into a telegraph post in Fethiye,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
NI Motor Tax Offices To Close
All motor tax offices in Northern Ireland are to close next month, it has been announced. This means that those wishing to tax or register a vehicle in Northern Ireland will have to do it online, or...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Pair Guilty Of Murder Over Leicester House Fire Deaths
Two men have been found guilty of murdering a mother and her three children in an arson attack in Wood Hill, Leicester. Shehnila Taufiq, 47, her 19-year-old daughter Zainab, and sons Bilal, 17, and J...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Two Arrested Following Death Of Baby
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a newborn baby found near a popular route in Hull over the weekend. A man and woman, both in their early 20s, have been arrested on suspi...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Fury Over Church Music Video Scene
A scene which depicts a couple engaging in a lewd act on the altar of a church has been removed from a music video following complaints by priests. The video in question, Half Light by DJ Wilkinson,...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Local Govt Workers Vote 'Yes' For Strike Action
UNISON's local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay freeze and have now been offe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Belfast
An investigation has been launched after a woman was sexually assaulted in Belfast city centre. The 21-year-old was walking along an alleyway, just off Royal Avenue, near Castle Court shopping centr...
Business News, Jun 23, 2014
Hong Kong Firm Sets Up Subsidiary In Belfast
With Invest Northern Ireland's support, Hong Kong company WAVTEQ Ltd is setting up a subsidiary in Belfast creating five jobs. WAVTEQ Ltd is one of the world's fastest growing foreign direct investme...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Queen Begins Three-Day Visit
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to arrive in Northern Ireland today for a three-day visit. They will attend a number of public engagements from Monday (23 June) until 25 June. As part of t...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
BMA Demands Govt Faces Up To NHS Damage
The Britiah Medical Association (BMA) has demanded the government faces up to the damage it has done to the NHS, and work with doctors to make it better. In his address to the BMA annual representati...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Job Creation Drops 31%
Inner London is the only area of the country to have a higher rate of job starts than before the recession, while job creation in some parts of the country is down 31 per cent on pre-recession levels,...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Asos Resumes Trading Following Blaze
Asos, the online fashion giant, has started trading again after a fire broke out at its main warehouse on Friday night. The blaze started at the warehouse in Barnsley at around 10pm on Friday. The...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Missing Co Antrim Man Found
A man who has been missing from Ballymoney since last Tuesday has been found "safe and well", police have said. Stephen Charles McKay, 47, was last seen at his home in the Co Antrim village last wee...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Colchester Police Hunt Over Murder Suspects
Detectives investigating the murder of student Nahid Almanea have revealed details about two men they want to question. Police officers are looking for a man, who was seen near the crime-scene, descr...
Recruitment News, Jun 23, 2014
120 Training Opportunities Announced In Software Development
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry today announced funding for 120 training opportunities in Software Development. The Professional Software Development courses which will commence in Se...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
High-Speed Rail Link Needed To Boost Northern England
Chancellor George Osborne has announced government plans for a high-speed rail link in the north of England to help re-balance the UK economy. Mr Osborne said a new high-speed railway would create "a...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2014
Other News In Brief
Parkilife Festival Murder Suspect Arrested A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Parklife music festival goer Robert Hart, aged 26, in a row over an inflatable doll i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Two Bailed Over Fatal Road Collision
Two men arrested in connection with a fatal road crash at the weekend have been released on bail. The pair, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences following the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Consultation Launched For Zero-Hours Contracts
A public consultation on zero-hours contracts in Northern Ireland has been launched by Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry. The 14-week consultation will be taken forward in parallel with...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2014
Other News In Brief
£155,000 Road Improvement Scheme For Ballygowan Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has announced a £155,000 road improvement scheme is to commence next week at Belfast Road, Ballygowa...
UK National News, Jun 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Rik Mayall Mourned At Private Funeral The comedian and actor Rik Mayall has been buried after a private funeral gathered at St George's Church in Devon on Thursday afternoon that attended family an...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2014
Honeymoon Couple Killer Absconds From Prison
A murderer, who was serving a life sentence for the murder of a British couple on their honeymoon in Antigua in July 2008, has escaped from Her Majesty's Prison on Thursday . Ben and Catherine Mullan...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2014
Highest Number Of Complaints Against PSNI Recorded
The past year saw the highest number of complaints against the PSNI since the Police Ombudsman's Office opened in 2000, it has been revealed. The Policing Board’s Performance Committee has heard from...
UK National News, Jun 20, 2014
Colchester Police Warning Over 'Brutal' Murders
Colchester Police officers have launched an investigation to find the murderer of a Saudi Arabian student who was stabbed 16 times in Colchester, and who might also be responsible for the death of a v...