Northern Ireland News for March 2015 : Page 9
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
MPs Pass Plain Packaging Legislation
From May next year cigarette packaging will be standardised in England after MPs voted in favour of the new legislation. Under the new law, which has still to be approved by the House of Lords, all c...
MPs Pass Plain Packaging Legislation
From May next year cigarette packaging will be standardised in England after MPs voted in favour of the new legislation. Under the new law, which has still to be approved by the House of Lords, all c...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
Other News In Brief
Confirmed Ebola Diagnosis For Military Healthcare Worker Three British military healthcare workers are returning to the UK for Ebola treatment. It is understood that a female worker has tes...
Other News In Brief
Confirmed Ebola Diagnosis For Military Healthcare Worker Three British military healthcare workers are returning to the UK for Ebola treatment. It is understood that a female worker has tes...
Recruitment News, Mar 11, 2015
Northern Trust To Create Up To 300 New Jobs
Northern Trust has announced it is to expand its operations in Limerick by creating up to 300 new jobs over the next three years. The expansion is supported by the Department of Jobs through IDA Irel...
Northern Trust To Create Up To 300 New Jobs
Northern Trust has announced it is to expand its operations in Limerick by creating up to 300 new jobs over the next three years. The expansion is supported by the Department of Jobs through IDA Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
All Health Trusts To Be Smoke Free From March 2016
Smoking will be banned in the grounds of any HSC Trust facility from March 2016. Health Minister Jim Wells confirmed that all trusts, with the exception of the Western Trust who have already implemen...
All Health Trusts To Be Smoke Free From March 2016
Smoking will be banned in the grounds of any HSC Trust facility from March 2016. Health Minister Jim Wells confirmed that all trusts, with the exception of the Western Trust who have already implemen...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Major Blaze Breaks Out At L'Derry Restaurant
A major blaze has broken out at a restaurant in L'Derry. Fire crews are currently tackling the flames at the Mandarin Palace eatery in the Queens Quay area of the city. Strand Road and the road betw...
Major Blaze Breaks Out At L'Derry Restaurant
A major blaze has broken out at a restaurant in L'Derry. Fire crews are currently tackling the flames at the Mandarin Palace eatery in the Queens Quay area of the city. Strand Road and the road betw...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Newry Business Accepts €100 Toy Bank Note As Payment
A toy €100 bank not has been accepted by a business in Newry. The note, made by the Early Learning Centre, was accepted as real money, leaving the business €100 down as well as the price of the goods...
Newry Business Accepts €100 Toy Bank Note As Payment
A toy €100 bank not has been accepted by a business in Newry. The note, made by the Early Learning Centre, was accepted as real money, leaving the business €100 down as well as the price of the goods...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
MPs To Vote On Plain Cigarette Packaging
MPs will vote later today, Wednesday, on the proposed introduction of plain cigarette packaging. If passed, the new law will see cigarettes packaging standardised for all brands, with the brand name ...
MPs To Vote On Plain Cigarette Packaging
MPs will vote later today, Wednesday, on the proposed introduction of plain cigarette packaging. If passed, the new law will see cigarettes packaging standardised for all brands, with the brand name ...
Business News, Mar 11, 2015
Start Up Retail Programme Launches
New craft and food enterprises are being set up across the city with the help of a creative business programme, run by Belfast City Council. Twenty people have taken part in the Start Up Retail prog...
Start Up Retail Programme Launches
New craft and food enterprises are being set up across the city with the help of a creative business programme, run by Belfast City Council. Twenty people have taken part in the Start Up Retail prog...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Forensic Experts To Start Digging For 'Disappeared' Joe Lynskey
Forensic experts are to start digging today in a search for one of the so-called Disappeared, who went missing from west Belfast in August 1972. The IRA has admitted to abducting, killing and burying...
Forensic Experts To Start Digging For 'Disappeared' Joe Lynskey
Forensic experts are to start digging today in a search for one of the so-called Disappeared, who went missing from west Belfast in August 1972. The IRA has admitted to abducting, killing and burying...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Police Appeal Following Armed Robbery In Downpatrick
Police are appealing for information after a man armed with a hammer robbed a shop in Downpatrick, County Down, on Tuesday night. The man, dressed in a blue weatherproof hooded coat, made off with a ...
Police Appeal Following Armed Robbery In Downpatrick
Police are appealing for information after a man armed with a hammer robbed a shop in Downpatrick, County Down, on Tuesday night. The man, dressed in a blue weatherproof hooded coat, made off with a ...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
21-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of Baby Boy
A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an 11-week-old boy in Oxfordshire. Jordan Saxton is accused of fatally injuring the boy at a property in Faringdon. The baby boy was found with ...
21-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of Baby Boy
A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an 11-week-old boy in Oxfordshire. Jordan Saxton is accused of fatally injuring the boy at a property in Faringdon. The baby boy was found with ...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
Nottingham Teenager Found 'Safe And Well'
Nottinghamshire Police have reported that 14-year-old Charlotte Bainbridge has been found "safe and well". A UK-wide child rescue alert was issued on Tuesday when the teenager was reported missing fr...
Nottingham Teenager Found 'Safe And Well'
Nottinghamshire Police have reported that 14-year-old Charlotte Bainbridge has been found "safe and well". A UK-wide child rescue alert was issued on Tuesday when the teenager was reported missing fr...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
Second Collision On A55 Expressway
North Wales Police have reported a second collision on the A55 expressway in north Wales, which shut the road completely. A man was fatally injured in a collision involving two HGV lorries and a tran...
Second Collision On A55 Expressway
North Wales Police have reported a second collision on the A55 expressway in north Wales, which shut the road completely. A man was fatally injured in a collision involving two HGV lorries and a tran...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Call For Support System For Abuse Victims 'During The Conflict'
Sinn Féin has called for all-Ireland support mechanisms for the victims of sexual abuse "during the conflict". Party leader Gerry Adams criticised the Taoiseach Enda Kenny for his "failure to respond...
Call For Support System For Abuse Victims 'During The Conflict'
Sinn Féin has called for all-Ireland support mechanisms for the victims of sexual abuse "during the conflict". Party leader Gerry Adams criticised the Taoiseach Enda Kenny for his "failure to respond...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Man Hit By Car In North Belfast
A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in north Belfast. The incident occurred on the New Lodge Road at around 10pm on Tuesday night. The man is currently in hospital where his in...
Man Hit By Car In North Belfast
A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in north Belfast. The incident occurred on the New Lodge Road at around 10pm on Tuesday night. The man is currently in hospital where his in...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2015
Other News In Brief
£6.3m Housing Scheme Complete In The Shankill Area A new £6.3 million housing scheme has officially opened in the Shankill area of Belfast. The 54 new homes are located on Battenberg Street, ...
Other News In Brief
£6.3m Housing Scheme Complete In The Shankill Area A new £6.3 million housing scheme has officially opened in the Shankill area of Belfast. The 54 new homes are located on Battenberg Street, ...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC 'Following A Fracas'
The BBC has suspended Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, "following a fracas". It is understood that Clarkson was involved in an incident with a producer of the motoring programme, however no detail...
Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC 'Following A Fracas'
The BBC has suspended Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, "following a fracas". It is understood that Clarkson was involved in an incident with a producer of the motoring programme, however no detail...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
Churchill Collection Given To Nation In Lieu Of Tax
Thirty seven paintings by Sir Winston Churchill have been donated to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax. The paintings had been in the estate of Lady Mary Soames, Sir Winston's daughter, who died ...
Churchill Collection Given To Nation In Lieu Of Tax
Thirty seven paintings by Sir Winston Churchill have been donated to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax. The paintings had been in the estate of Lady Mary Soames, Sir Winston's daughter, who died ...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
Sussex Police To Cut 1,000 Jobs
Sussex Police are to cut 1,000 jobs over the next five years. According to reports, the force will reduce its officers by 500 as part of a plan to save £56 million by 2020. It is understood almost 2...
Sussex Police To Cut 1,000 Jobs
Sussex Police are to cut 1,000 jobs over the next five years. According to reports, the force will reduce its officers by 500 as part of a plan to save £56 million by 2020. It is understood almost 2...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2015
Other News In Brief
Met Apologises Over Letter Failure In Syria Schoolgirls Case The head of the Metropolitan Police has issued an apology to the families of three teenage girls believed to have travelled to Sy...
Other News In Brief
Met Apologises Over Letter Failure In Syria Schoolgirls Case The head of the Metropolitan Police has issued an apology to the families of three teenage girls believed to have travelled to Sy...
UK National News, Mar 10, 2015
Laptop And Other Items Belonging To Becky Watts Recovered
Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts have recovered a laptop, a tablet computer and a mobile phone belonging to the teenager. The Bristol teen was reported missing on 19 Februar...
Laptop And Other Items Belonging To Becky Watts Recovered
Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts have recovered a laptop, a tablet computer and a mobile phone belonging to the teenager. The Bristol teen was reported missing on 19 Februar...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2015
All Bus And Train Services Cancelled On Friday
All bus and train services have been cancelled on Friday 13 March due to strike action. Bus and train drivers from Unite and GMB trade unions are to strike over budget cuts. Public sector workers ar...
All Bus And Train Services Cancelled On Friday
All bus and train services have been cancelled on Friday 13 March due to strike action. Bus and train drivers from Unite and GMB trade unions are to strike over budget cuts. Public sector workers ar...
Recruitment News, Mar 10, 2015
Employment And Learning Minister Attends 'Women In STEM' Event
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has addressed an event hosted by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (SEMTA) NI to celebrate the success of the 'Women in STEM, Addressin...
Employment And Learning Minister Attends 'Women In STEM' Event
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has addressed an event hosted by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (SEMTA) NI to celebrate the success of the 'Women in STEM, Addressin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2015
Murder Investigation Launched Over 1974 Benburb Killing
Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man who was killed by soldiers in County Tyrone over 40 years ago. John Pat Cunnningham, 27, was shot by members of an Army patrol in B...
Murder Investigation Launched Over 1974 Benburb Killing
Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man who was killed by soldiers in County Tyrone over 40 years ago. John Pat Cunnningham, 27, was shot by members of an Army patrol in B...
UK National News, Mar 10, 2015
Three Charged Over Death At Former Care Home
Three men have been charged over the death of an 86-year-old woman at a former care home in Nottingham. Ivy Atkins had been a resident at Autumn Grange Care Home, in Sherwood Rise, until it closed on...
Three Charged Over Death At Former Care Home
Three men have been charged over the death of an 86-year-old woman at a former care home in Nottingham. Ivy Atkins had been a resident at Autumn Grange Care Home, in Sherwood Rise, until it closed on...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2015
Absconded Prisoner Found In North Belfast
A convicted murderer who escaped from prison just before Christmas has been found in north Belfast. Samuel McKinley was due to return to Maghaberry Prison on 22nd December following a pre-release wor...
Absconded Prisoner Found In North Belfast
A convicted murderer who escaped from prison just before Christmas has been found in north Belfast. Samuel McKinley was due to return to Maghaberry Prison on 22nd December following a pre-release wor...
UK National News, Mar 10, 2015
Man Killed In Major Collision In North Wales
A man has died in a four vehicle collision on the main A55 expressway in north Wales. It is understood that two lorries, a van and another vehicle were involved in a collision between St Asaph and Ab...
Man Killed In Major Collision In North Wales
A man has died in a four vehicle collision on the main A55 expressway in north Wales. It is understood that two lorries, a van and another vehicle were involved in a collision between St Asaph and Ab...
Business News, Mar 10, 2015
Teamwear Ireland To Create Five New Jobs
Belfast-based sportswear provider, Teamwear Ireland, has announced it is creating five new jobs as part of a £300,000 investment supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Teamwear Ireland plans to recrui...
Teamwear Ireland To Create Five New Jobs
Belfast-based sportswear provider, Teamwear Ireland, has announced it is creating five new jobs as part of a £300,000 investment supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Teamwear Ireland plans to recrui...
UK National News, Mar 10, 2015
Care Worker Arrested on Suspicion Of Raping Patient
Devon and Cornwall Police have arrested a care worker at an NHS psychiatric unit on suspicion of raping a female patient. According to a report by the BBC, the 50-year-old male suspect is alleged to ...
Care Worker Arrested on Suspicion Of Raping Patient
Devon and Cornwall Police have arrested a care worker at an NHS psychiatric unit on suspicion of raping a female patient. According to a report by the BBC, the 50-year-old male suspect is alleged to ...
UK National News, Mar 10, 2015
394 Sex Offenders Missing Across UK
Figures from 39 police forces across the UK have revealed that almost 400 convicted sex offenders are currently "missing". A Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by the Press Association shows t...
394 Sex Offenders Missing Across UK
Figures from 39 police forces across the UK have revealed that almost 400 convicted sex offenders are currently "missing". A Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by the Press Association shows t...
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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.