Northern Ireland News for April 2015 : Page 7

UK National News, Apr 20, 2015
Body Found Following House Fire
An investigation has launched into a fatal house fire in Bottesford in Leicestershire. Emergency services were called out to reports of a house fire in Grantham Road at about 13.50 on Sunday. Firefi...
UK National News, Apr 20, 2015
Teen Arrested Over McDonald's Sexual Assault
Police in Carmarthen are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a "young girl" at a McDonald's restaurant on Sunday morning. Dyfed-Powys Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with...
UK National News, Apr 20, 2015
Firefighters Tackle Overnight Church Blaze
Firefighters in Glasgow have fought a blaze at a church in the city over night. Emergency services where alerted to the fire on Crossloan Road, Govan at about 22:30 on Sunday. Residents in a neighbo...
UK National News, Apr 20, 2015
Other News In Brief
UK Language Schools Drop Isis Name After 24 Years A UK English language school operating under the name of Isis for 24 years, has rebranded itself Oxford International Education Group. The s...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 20, 2015
Police Appeal Following Armed Robbery In West Belfast
Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery in west Belfast on Saturday. A man armed with a gun robbed a credit agent in the Westrock Gardens area at around 10.30am. The man made...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 20, 2015
Other News In Brief
Ringland Comments Support Alliance Claims About Opposition Pact The Alliance Party has said the remarks by Trevor Ringland in the Newsletter have backed what Alliance has been saying about op...
Business News, Apr 17, 2015
NIIRTA Launches New 'Retail First' Report
The Northern Ireland Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has launched a new report to embrace the 'City Deal' concept. SDLP Foyle Westminster candidate Mark H Durkan welcomed the launch of the 'Retail ...
Recruitment News, Apr 17, 2015
Payback Loyalty To Create 28 New Jobs
Payback Loyalty plans to double its workforce with the creation of 28 new jobs in Limerick's National Technology Park. The new jobs are part of a €2.5m expansion programme by the company which has b...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Police Search For Two Men Following Collision
Police are searching for two men who left the scene of a crash in Holywood, County Down. The collision occurred near Palace Barracks on Friday morning. During the crash, one of the cars overturned o...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Woman Charged Over Illegal Supply Of Prescription Drugs
A 45-year-old woman has been charged following an investigation into the illegal supply of prescription drugs. Two men, aged 21 and 33, were also arrested on Thursday following a number of searches i...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Body Found On Glasgow Farm Confirmed As Missing Student
Police in Scotland have confirmed that a body discovered on a farm north of Glasgow was that is missing Irish student Karen Buckley. Human remains were found at the isolated farm on Wednesday by offi...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
UK Unemployment Drops In Three Months To February
Unemployment in the UK has fallen by 76,000 in the three months to February, down 1.3% on the same period in 2014, new figures from the Office for National Statistics(ONS) have revealed. UK unemploym...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Man Armed With Meat Cleaver Robs Bookmakers In Lurgan
A man armed with a meat cleaver has robbed a bookmakers in Lurgan, County Armagh. The incident occurred just after 9pm on Thursday and a sum of cash was taken. A police spokesperson said: The robber...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
New Child Car Seat Legislation Introduced
New child car seat legislation has been introduced to offer better protection for children. Child car seats approved under the new standard will offer improved safety features, including a new sizing...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Alliance Launches Election Manifesto
The Alliance Party has launched its Westminster manifesto. Alliance Deputy Leader, Naomi Long, said its MPs would bring a unique voice to Westminster. She said: "Alliance followed through on each of...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Over 150 Cannabis Plants Found In Armagh
Over 150 cannabis plants have been seized by police in Armagh. The plants were discovered during the search of a house in the Eden Valley area on Thursday. A large quantity of items associated with ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Security Alert In South Belfast Declared A Hoax
A security alert in south Belfast has been declared a "hoax". Army bomb experts and police attended the scene at Windsor Drive on Friday morning. A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicio...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
'Report It To Stop It' Campaign Launched
Authorities in London have announced a joint campaign to encourage passengers to report any unwanted sexual behaviour on the transport network. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are working with ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 17, 2015
Other News In Brief
Parades Commission To Place Parade Restrictions The Parades Commission is to place restrictions on a planned United Orange Districts Committee parade in Glengormley on 29 April. SDLP Council...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Abandoned Baby Found In Amusement Arcade Toilets
Workers at a amusement arcade in Southport have found an abandoned newborn baby girl. Staff called police after the baby was found inside the disable toilets of Silcock's Amusement Arcade on Neville ...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Two Men And Teenager Girl Arrested In Drug Raid
Police have arrested two men and a 15-year-old girl following a drug seizure in Lewisham. Police raided a house in Lanchaster Way at 06:15 on Thursday morning, discovering large quantities of bagged-...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Couple Rescued From Roof Of Burning House
Two people are receiving hospital treatment after being rescued from the roof of their home by firefighters in Carmarthenshire. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Services were called to reports of a...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
New Graduate Jobs Announced For Swansea
Almost 90 new graduate jobs are to be created by clinical research company PRA Health Services in Swansea. The jobs announcement follows the approval of funding of £990,000 from the Welsh government....
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Appeal For Information After Body Found In Fife
Police in Fife have appealed for information into an ongoing investigation following the discovery of a man's body in Glenrothes. Police discovered the body of Aleksandrs Sokolovs (29) inside a prope...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Taxi Lands Upside Down On Railway Line After Crashing Through Barrier
A taxi has crashed through a barrier and landed upside down on a railway line in West Yorkshire. According to reports the car collided with a barrier next to the railway line on Victoria Street in Sh...
UK National News, Apr 17, 2015
Other News In Brief
Rolls-Royce Win £6.1bn Contract Rolls-Royce has won a contract worth £6.1bn to supply engines for Emirates A380 planes. It is understood that the order is the company's largest to date, and ...
Recruitment News, Apr 16, 2015
Sellafield Workers Support Strike Action
Unite construction members employed at Sellafield Contractor Group Limited in West Cumbria have supported an industrial action in a dispute over the company's refusal to allow a full time union shop s...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2015
Woman Arrested In Ongoing International Drugs Investigation
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in England as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of 'skunk' cannabis. The woman has been brought to Northern Ireland following a series of searches...
UK National News, Apr 16, 2015
Human Remains Found At Glasgow Farm
Police searching for missing student Karen Buckley have uncovered human remains at a farm to the north of Glasgow. Formal identification has not yet been made, but police have said they believe the r...
Business News, Apr 16, 2015
Orientation Maps For EastSide And Titanic Quarter Unveiled
Two new visitor orientation maps for EastSide and Titanic Quarter that will guide visitors to the shared shipbuilding heritage of east Belfast have been unveiled. The plans were revealed by the East ...