Northern Ireland News for September 2014

Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
300 Temporary PSNI Posts To Go
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said 300 temporary agency posts are to close at the end of the year. In a statement, the PSNI said they had informed recruitment agency Grafton that...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Security Alert In Co Armagh
Police have confirmed a security operation is currently underway in south Armagh. The alert has closed Concession Road from Cullaville to the border, in the direction of Dundalk, Co Louth. In a st...
Business News, Sep 30, 2014
Bombardier And Macquarie AirFinance Sign Agreement For 50 CSeries Aircraft
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that a wholly owned affiliate of Macquarie AirFinance has signed a firm purchase agreement for 40 CS300 jetliners and has taken options on an additional 10 CS3...
Recruitment News, Sep 30, 2014
PSNI To End 300 Temporary Contracts
Alliance Policing Board member, Chris Lyttle MLA, has said the announcement by the PSNI to end the temporary contracts of 300 civilian staff is stark evidence of what happens when the Executive refuse...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Driest September On Record For NI
The Met Office has said September 2014 looks set to be the driest September since records began. Initial figures, which do not include the 29th or 30th of the month, reveal that just 6.5mm of rain f...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Major Supermarkets Slash Petrol Costs
Three supermarkets in the UK have said they are to cut its petrol prices. Both Sainsbury's and Tesco said they would reduce the cost by up to five pence a litre, while Asda said it would reduce petr...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Indecent Images Found On Deceased Teacher's Computer
Essex Police has confirmed indecent images of pupils have been found on the computer of a deputy head teacher from Essex who was found dead earlier this month. Martin Goldberg, 46, was a maths teach...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Profits Plunge For Payday Lender Wonga
Payday lender Wonga has announced its profits have fallen by more than half. It said in the year to end of December 2013, its profits fell by 53%, to £39.7m. The firm put the loss down to "remediati...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Two Nuns Killed In Newry Collision
Two nuns have died in a crash involving a police car in Newry, Co Down. The crash happened on the Belfast Road on Tuesday morning. The road has been closed between the Outlet Centre at Banbridge and...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Security Alert In North Belfast Was An 'Elaborate Hoax'
A security alert in north Belfast was an "elaborate hoax", according to the police. A number of families had to be evacuated from their homes on Monday night at around 11pm, after a suspicious object...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Missing Teen 'Heading For Syria'
There are concerns a teenage girl, who was reported missing from Bristol last week, is heading to Syria after it was reported she could have recently become "radicalised". The 15-year-old was report...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Confidence In Police Ombudsman 'Fully Restored'
Confidence in the investigation and publication of reports on historical cases at the Police Ombudsman Office has been "fully restored", according to an independent review by the Criminal Justice Insp...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Police Appeal After Shots Fired At Car In L'Derry
Police are appealing for information after shots were fired at a parked car in Dungiven, L'Derry. The attack happened just after 10pm on Monday in the Hass Park area. According to police, a man wear...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2014
Other News In Brief
£350,000 Scheme Completed On Moira Road An improvement scheme on the A26 Moira Road, at its junction with Lough Road, has been completed. Work commenced on the £350,000 project in June and h...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
UK Economy Grows By 0.9% – ONS
The UK's economy grew by 0.9% in the second quarter of 2014, newly-released figures have revealed. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK GDP was also 3.2% higher in the second qu...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Pride Of Britain Award For Stephen Sutton
Stephen Sutton is to be the first person to be awarded a posthumous Pride of Britain award. The teenager, and cancer fundraiser, died in May. Before his death, the 19-year-old launched an appeal in ...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Annual Rate Of House Price Growth Slows
A new report has revealed the annual rate of house price growth slowed in September to 9.4%. This is a fall from 11% the previous month. The findings, released by Nationwide, said that on a monthly ...
UK National News, Sep 30, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man In Hospital Following Road Incident A man is in hospital after the van he was driving struck a lamppost before hitting a shop. The accident happened on the A814 West Clyde Street in Hele...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2014
Dave Lee Travis Sentence To Be Reviewed
A three-month sentence given to Dave Lee Travis is to be reviewed by the attorney general's office, it has been revealed. The sentence was handed down to the former Radio 1 DJ on Friday after he was...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2014
Midwives Vote For Strike Action
Midwives in England have voted in favour of strike action next month. The industrial action is over pay. Following a vote of its members, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said 82% voted in favo...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2014
Man To Stand Trial Over Parents' Murder
A man charged with murdering his parents in 2007 is to stand trial, Wiltshire Police have confirmed. Timothy Crook, is accused of murdering his father, 90-year-old Robert Crook and his mother, Elsie...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2014
UK Loses AAA Credit Rating
The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating for the first time since 1978. The downgrade was made my ratings agency Moody's, who are the first to cut the UK's rating. Its rating is now Aa1. It said ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2014
Security Alert At Carnagh Orange Hall
A security alert is taking place after an explosion at an Orange Hall in County Armagh. A device exploded at the front door of Carnagh Orange Hall outside Keady on Friday night. DUP Newry & Armagh M...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2014
New Order For Bombardier CSeries
One of the largest orders to date has been placed with Bombardier. The organisation's Belfast division has received an order for 50 new CSeries aircraft. It is understood 40 of the CS300 aircraft ...
Recruitment News, Sep 29, 2014
Employment And Youth Activation Charter Launches
Tánaiste Joan Burton, TD, today launched the Employment and Youth Activation Charter at the Back to Work Masterclass and Jobs Expo, a free event for jobseekers, organised by the Department of Social P...
Business News, Sep 29, 2014
Wurkhouse To Develop Digital Marketing Services
L'Derry-based Wurkhouse has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to invest £204,500 to develop its digital marketing services for export in a project that will also provide three new jobs. Wurkho...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2014
£200k Investment Creates Jobs In L'Derry
Three new jobs are to be created in L'Derry following an investment of more than £200,000 at technology firm Wurkhouse. Wurkhouse, which is based in the Science Park in the city, has secured £204,50...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2014
Public Consultation For NI's HSC R&D
Newly-appointed Health Minister Jim Wells has launched a public consultation on a draft strategy for Health and Social Care Research and Development in Northern Ireland. In a statement, the aim of t...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2014
Major Fire At Birmingham Industrial Estate
Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze at an industrial estate in Birmingham. It is the third such incident at the site in a week. In a statement, West Midlands Fire Service said it was tre...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2014
Search Widened For Missing Woman
Police in Scotland have confirmed a search for a missing Aberdeen woman is to be widened. Kelli Ferris, 40, was last seen three weeks ago. She was spotted on Castle Street in the city, close to the ...