Northern Ireland News for August 2014 : Page 12
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Identity Of Cyclist Killed In Derbyshire Still Unknown
Police have released an number of images in an attempt to help identify a cyclist killed in a crash in Derbyshire last week. The man, thought to be aged between 55 and 65, died after being hit by a c...
Identity Of Cyclist Killed In Derbyshire Still Unknown
Police have released an number of images in an attempt to help identify a cyclist killed in a crash in Derbyshire last week. The man, thought to be aged between 55 and 65, died after being hit by a c...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
NI Schools Receive £14m Investment
Schools across Northern Ireland are benefiting from nearly £14m in investment from April – June, as part of the Department of Education's minor works scheme. The first quarter of the 2014/15 financia...
NI Schools Receive £14m Investment
Schools across Northern Ireland are benefiting from nearly £14m in investment from April – June, as part of the Department of Education's minor works scheme. The first quarter of the 2014/15 financia...
Recruitment News, Aug 6, 2014
RBS To Offshore 58 UK Customer Service Jobs
RBS is still addicted to offshoring UK banking jobs, according to Unite the union, following the announcement that 58 customer service jobs are earmarked to go abroad. Unite condemned the latest res...
RBS To Offshore 58 UK Customer Service Jobs
RBS is still addicted to offshoring UK banking jobs, according to Unite the union, following the announcement that 58 customer service jobs are earmarked to go abroad. Unite condemned the latest res...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
DOE Issues £1,000 Flood Relief Payments
The Department of the Environment has announced a £1,000 payment for households affected by flooding, following recent torrential downpours. All 26 councils in Northern Ireland have been issued with ...
DOE Issues £1,000 Flood Relief Payments
The Department of the Environment has announced a £1,000 payment for households affected by flooding, following recent torrential downpours. All 26 councils in Northern Ireland have been issued with ...
Business News, Aug 6, 2014
SportNI Funding Welcomed
West Tyrone MLA Declan McAleer has welcomed confirmation from DCAL Minister Carál Ní Chuilín that SportNI is developing a new £17.5m programme to improve infrastructure and boost performance and parti...
SportNI Funding Welcomed
West Tyrone MLA Declan McAleer has welcomed confirmation from DCAL Minister Carál Ní Chuilín that SportNI is developing a new £17.5m programme to improve infrastructure and boost performance and parti...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Man Killed By Police Car In Reading
A man has died after being struck by a police car in Reading. A police officer also hit by the same car is being treated in hospital, his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police say ...
Man Killed By Police Car In Reading
A man has died after being struck by a police car in Reading. A police officer also hit by the same car is being treated in hospital, his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police say ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Contractors To Repay NIHE Almost £700k
A settlement has been reached with three companies who were overpayed almost £700,000 on planned maintenance contracts with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). Bann Ltd., PK Murphy Constru...
Contractors To Repay NIHE Almost £700k
A settlement has been reached with three companies who were overpayed almost £700,000 on planned maintenance contracts with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). Bann Ltd., PK Murphy Constru...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Police Vehicle Contracts Arrest - Man Released
A 54-year-old member of police staff who was arrested in County Antrim as part of ongoing investigations into the awarding of vehicle contracts has been released. The man was arrested on suspicion of...
Police Vehicle Contracts Arrest - Man Released
A 54-year-old member of police staff who was arrested in County Antrim as part of ongoing investigations into the awarding of vehicle contracts has been released. The man was arrested on suspicion of...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Prison Response To Collapsed Inmate 'Inadequate' - Ombudsman
The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has described as "inadequate" the response by staff at Maghaberry Prison to a prisoner who collapsed in his cell and subsequently died. 46-year-old David B...
Prison Response To Collapsed Inmate 'Inadequate' - Ombudsman
The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has described as "inadequate" the response by staff at Maghaberry Prison to a prisoner who collapsed in his cell and subsequently died. 46-year-old David B...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Arson Attack On Ballymena Home
Police have appealed for information following an arson attack on a home in the Francis Street area of Ballymena, County Antrim, at about 01:40 on Wednesday morning. Police and the Fire and Rescue Se...
Arson Attack On Ballymena Home
Police have appealed for information following an arson attack on a home in the Francis Street area of Ballymena, County Antrim, at about 01:40 on Wednesday morning. Police and the Fire and Rescue Se...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Baroness Warsi Replacement Announced
Baroness Anelay of St Johns, the government's chief whip in the House of Lords, has been announced as the replacement for Baroness Warsi as a foreign minister. The former president of the Citizens Ad...
Baroness Warsi Replacement Announced
Baroness Anelay of St Johns, the government's chief whip in the House of Lords, has been announced as the replacement for Baroness Warsi as a foreign minister. The former president of the Citizens Ad...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Homeowner Sets Home On Fire Trying To Kill Spider
The fire brigade had to be called to a house in Wales after a homeowner tried to kill a spider by setting it on fire. According to reports, the homeowner and a relative had tried to kill the spider b...
Homeowner Sets Home On Fire Trying To Kill Spider
The fire brigade had to be called to a house in Wales after a homeowner tried to kill a spider by setting it on fire. According to reports, the homeowner and a relative had tried to kill the spider b...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Other News In Brief
Lakeland Youth Centre For £1.3m New Build County Fermanagh's only youth centre is to receive a new build at an estimated cost of £1.3m. Lakeland Youth Centre in Enniskillen was purchased by t...
Other News In Brief
Lakeland Youth Centre For £1.3m New Build County Fermanagh's only youth centre is to receive a new build at an estimated cost of £1.3m. Lakeland Youth Centre in Enniskillen was purchased by t...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Other News In Brief
Chester Zoo Best In The UK Travel website TripAdvisor has named Chester Zoo the best in the UK, the second best in Europe and the sixth best in the world. The 2014 Travellers' Choice Awards r...
Other News In Brief
Chester Zoo Best In The UK Travel website TripAdvisor has named Chester Zoo the best in the UK, the second best in Europe and the sixth best in the world. The 2014 Travellers' Choice Awards r...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Passenger Plane Escorted Into Manchester Airport By RAF After Security Alert
A Qatar Airways passenger plane has been escorted into Manchester Airport following reports of a "possible device" on board. It is understood that the Royal Air Force was scrambled after the pilot of...
Passenger Plane Escorted Into Manchester Airport By RAF After Security Alert
A Qatar Airways passenger plane has been escorted into Manchester Airport following reports of a "possible device" on board. It is understood that the Royal Air Force was scrambled after the pilot of...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Weather Warning Issued
The UK Met Office has issued a 'yellow' weather warning for Tuesday and Wednesday, as Northern Ireland prepares for further heavy showers across the region. "Heavy, and perhaps thundery, showers are ...
Weather Warning Issued
The UK Met Office has issued a 'yellow' weather warning for Tuesday and Wednesday, as Northern Ireland prepares for further heavy showers across the region. "Heavy, and perhaps thundery, showers are ...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Baroness Warsi Resigns Over Govt Policy On Gaza
Baroness Warsi has resigned from the Foreign Office over the Government's policy on Gaza. Posting her resignation letter, Lady Warsi said: "With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime M...
Baroness Warsi Resigns Over Govt Policy On Gaza
Baroness Warsi has resigned from the Foreign Office over the Government's policy on Gaza. Posting her resignation letter, Lady Warsi said: "With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime M...
Recruitment News, Aug 5, 2014
Willmott Dixon Gives Students Work Experience
Willmott Dixon gave Birmingham students a taste of work as part of a refurbishment project with South and City College. Fifteen students from the college are working on a vacant council property in N...
Willmott Dixon Gives Students Work Experience
Willmott Dixon gave Birmingham students a taste of work as part of a refurbishment project with South and City College. Fifteen students from the college are working on a vacant council property in N...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Workers Treated At Chemical Spill At Recycling Plant
A chemical incident at a Midlothian recycling centre has resulted in the surrounding area being cordoned off for public safety. Three workers at Stobhill Household Recycling Centre needed medical tre...
Workers Treated At Chemical Spill At Recycling Plant
A chemical incident at a Midlothian recycling centre has resulted in the surrounding area being cordoned off for public safety. Three workers at Stobhill Household Recycling Centre needed medical tre...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Forensic Team Called In Search For Missing Teen
Specialist forensic scientists have been called to examine a house in Portadown, County Armagh, as part of investigations into the disappearance of Caroline Graham in 1989. Detectives from Serious Cr...
Forensic Team Called In Search For Missing Teen
Specialist forensic scientists have been called to examine a house in Portadown, County Armagh, as part of investigations into the disappearance of Caroline Graham in 1989. Detectives from Serious Cr...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Ceramic Roses Fill Tower Of London Moat To Mark WWI
A total of 888,246 ceramic poppies are to be "planted" in the dry moat of the Tower of London for each British and Colonial death during the First World War. The Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red exh...
Ceramic Roses Fill Tower Of London Moat To Mark WWI
A total of 888,246 ceramic poppies are to be "planted" in the dry moat of the Tower of London for each British and Colonial death during the First World War. The Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red exh...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Pair Convicted Of £15,000 Benefit Fraud
Two men have been convicted at Newry Magistrates' Court for claiming more than £15,000 in benefits they were not entitled to. 43-year-old Thomas Mackin of Ballynaris Lane, Dromore was given an absolu...
Pair Convicted Of £15,000 Benefit Fraud
Two men have been convicted at Newry Magistrates' Court for claiming more than £15,000 in benefits they were not entitled to. 43-year-old Thomas Mackin of Ballynaris Lane, Dromore was given an absolu...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Former Radio 1 DJ Admits 29 Charges Of Abuse
Chris Denning, a former Radio 1 DJ, has admitted 29 charges of abuse committed against boys aged between 9 and 16. According to a report by the BBC, Denning pleaded guilty to the 29 charges at South...
Former Radio 1 DJ Admits 29 Charges Of Abuse
Chris Denning, a former Radio 1 DJ, has admitted 29 charges of abuse committed against boys aged between 9 and 16. According to a report by the BBC, Denning pleaded guilty to the 29 charges at South...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Six Arrested Over Coleraine Somme Disorder
Six people have been arrested by police in Coleraine, County L'Derry, as part of investigations into disturbances that took place during a Battle of the Somme commemoration parade on 1 July this year....
Six Arrested Over Coleraine Somme Disorder
Six people have been arrested by police in Coleraine, County L'Derry, as part of investigations into disturbances that took place during a Battle of the Somme commemoration parade on 1 July this year....
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Repossessed NI Properties Sell At 42%
Repossessed properties in Northern Ireland sold for about 42% of their true market value between 2008 and 2013, according to mortgage servicing company HML. Out of all regions in the UK, Northern Ire...
Repossessed NI Properties Sell At 42%
Repossessed properties in Northern Ireland sold for about 42% of their true market value between 2008 and 2013, according to mortgage servicing company HML. Out of all regions in the UK, Northern Ire...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
'Pipe Bomb' Device Moved From North Belfast
A "viable pipe bomb type device" has been recovered following a security alert in the Duncairn Gardens area of north Belfast, police have said. It is understood that the device was thrown at a parked...
'Pipe Bomb' Device Moved From North Belfast
A "viable pipe bomb type device" has been recovered following a security alert in the Duncairn Gardens area of north Belfast, police have said. It is understood that the device was thrown at a parked...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Deputy Leader Of Powys Council Resigns Over Use Of N-word
The deputy leader of Powys council, Myfanwy Alexander, has resigned from her position over her use of the N-word in a council meeting last month. Ms Alexander had used the word in July during a counc...
Deputy Leader Of Powys Council Resigns Over Use Of N-word
The deputy leader of Powys council, Myfanwy Alexander, has resigned from her position over her use of the N-word in a council meeting last month. Ms Alexander had used the word in July during a counc...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
PSNI Arrest Staff Member Over Vehicle Contracts
PSNI Detectives from the Serious Crime Branch have arrested a 54-year-old member of staff in County Antrim as part of ongoing investigations into the awarding of police vehicle contracts. The man has...
PSNI Arrest Staff Member Over Vehicle Contracts
PSNI Detectives from the Serious Crime Branch have arrested a 54-year-old member of staff in County Antrim as part of ongoing investigations into the awarding of police vehicle contracts. The man has...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Shadow Chancellor Fined For Failing To Stop After An Accident
Leeds Magistrates Court has fined shadow chancellor Ed Balls £900 for failing to stop after a a car crash in April. According to a report by the BBC, Mr Balls was fined and given five penalty points ...
Shadow Chancellor Fined For Failing To Stop After An Accident
Leeds Magistrates Court has fined shadow chancellor Ed Balls £900 for failing to stop after a a car crash in April. According to a report by the BBC, Mr Balls was fined and given five penalty points ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Maze Aviation Event Cancelled
The Ulster Aviation Society said it is "greatly disappointed" that it had to cancel an 'Open Days' event at the Maze, because of a failure to agree permission at Stormont. The former Maze prison site...
Maze Aviation Event Cancelled
The Ulster Aviation Society said it is "greatly disappointed" that it had to cancel an 'Open Days' event at the Maze, because of a failure to agree permission at Stormont. The former Maze prison site...
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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.