Northern Ireland News for April 2015 : Page 9

UK National News, Apr 15, 2015
'Usable Images' Recovered From Eastbourne Pier CCTV
Usable images have been recovered from CCTV hard drives damaged in a fire on Eastbourne Pier last July. Police investigating the suspicious fire that badly damaged the Grade II-listed pier in East Su...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2015
32-Year-Old Woman Arrested On Suspicion Of Stabbing Mother
A 63-year-old woman is said to be in a "serious but stable" condition after being airlifted to hospital in south Wales. It is understood the woman suffered stab wounds in an incident at her home on G...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2015
Other News in Brief
Funeral Held For '100-Year-Old Teenager' Hayley Okines A funeral has been held in Sidley, East Sussex, for Hayley Okines, known as the "100-year-old teenager". 17-year-old Hayley died earli...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2015
Other News In Brief
Colin Worton's Innocence Undermined - Dickson Compensation will not be provided to Colin Worton, who was held on remand but wasn't convicted of the murder of Adrian Carroll. Alliance Justic...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Man Remanded In Custody Over Kyle Neil Murder
A man, aged 26, has been remanded in custody charged with murdering Kyle Neil. The 23-year-old father from north Belfast was found dead in the boot of a car in south Belfast on Sunday. The accused, ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Arsonists Attack East Belfast Nail Salon
A nail salon in east Belfast has been set on fire. Police are treating it as a racially-motivated hate crime. Asta's Glam Factory on the Castlereagh Road is owned by a Lithuanain woman. A gang of m...
Business News, Apr 14, 2015
Job Awareness And Advice Event To Be Held In Omagh
A job awareness and advice event is to take place in Omagh on Wednesday 22nd April. The event, which is free and open to all, will take place in the Strule Arts Centre, High Street, and has been orga...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Queen's Uni Leads The Way In Precision Cancer Medicine
A major new international initiative into modern cancer care medicine is being led by Queen's University Belfast. Researchers from Queen's University's Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CC...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
PM Pledges To Extend Right-To-Buy Scheme
Launching the Conservative party's general election manifesto, the Prime Minister has pledged to extend the right-to-buy scheme for housing association tenants in England. David Cameron described the...
Recruitment News, Apr 14, 2015
Minister Publishes Statement Of Strategy 2015-2017
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has published his Department's Statement of Strategy 2015-2017, aimed at supporting the drive towards full employment. The strate...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Appeal For Road Users To Take Care Following Recent Tragedies
The Environment Minister is appealing to road users to take care following recent fatal tragedies on Northern Ireland's roads. Mark H Durkan confirmed 20 people have been killed on roads in Northern...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Polling Station In Dungannon To Close
A polling station in Moygashel, Dungannon, is to close. The final decision was made following a review. Sinn Féin Westminster candidate for Fermanagh South Tyrone, Michelle Gildernew, welcomed the n...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Arson Attack At West Belfast School
Police are appealing for information following an arson attack at a school in the Glen Road area of Belfast on Monday. Detective Sergeant Melanie McGrory said: "At approximately 9.45pm Police receive...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Former Nightclub
Police have arrested three people in connection with a suspicious fire at a former nightclub in Warrington. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) responded to reports of a fire at the former Mr Smi...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Seven Arrested After Four Stabbed At Skatepark
North Wales Police have appealed for witnesses to a disturbance at a skate park in Wrexham last Friday. Police have arrested six adults and one youth in connection with the disturbance, during which ...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Appeal Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Police are appealing for help in tracing 15-year-old Rossana Wood, who has been missing for more than two weeks. Police in Greenwich Borough said they are concerned for the teenagers wellbeing. It is...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Rise In NI House Prices
Northern Ireland house prices increased by 14.2% in the year to February, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). At £152,000 on average, properties are still approximately 43% below t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
SDLP Slams Ministers Decision To Cut Student Support Fund
The SDLP has slammed the Employment and Learning Minister for withdrawing funding from Patways Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) after "virtually no consultations". Employment and learning spokes...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Pub Landlord Jailed For Rape Of Sleeping Customer
The landlord of a central London pub has been jailed for nine years for the rape of a man who fell asleep in his pub. John Michael Coyne, 56, was found guilty of the oral rape and engaging in sexual ...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Police Probe Link Between Tools And Jewel Thefts
Police are investigating a possible link between the theft of power tools and a raid on the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit vault earlier this month. It is understood that police are looking into the thef...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
137% Increase In Webpages Removed For Child Abuse Images - Report
The latest report from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has revealed a 137% increase in the number of webpages depicting child sexual abuse removed in 2014. According to their annual report, the U...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Police Manhunt After Street Fight Death
Essex Police are searching for a man in connection with the death of anorther man in a street fight in Clacton. Police said one man has died and two more are in a serious condition following an incid...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Police Appeal To Man Seen With Missing 12-Year-Old
Police are appealing for a man captured on CCTV with a missing 12-year-old girl to contact them. Police said that Evelin Mezei was reported missing by her mother on Monday evening. She was last seen ...
UK National News, Apr 14, 2015
Other News In Brief
FCA Fine Clydesdale Bank Over PPI Complaints The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a fine against the Clydesdale Bank for "serious failings" in its handling Payment Protection Insu...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Ronnie Carroll Dies, Aged 80
Former Eurovision singer Ronnie Caroll has died, aged 80. He passed away on Monday following a short illness, according to the BBC. The Belfast born singer represented the UK as a Eurovision contest...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2015
Other News In Brief
Three People Convicted Of Benefit Fraud Three people have been convicted for claiming benefits they were not entitled to at Belfast Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday. Janine Ritchie (23) of M...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2015
Two People Arrested After Body Found In Car Boot In South Belfast
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in the boot of a car in south Belfast. The victim was 23-year-old Kyle Neil from north Belfast. A man and woman in t...
UK National News, Apr 13, 2015
Hospital Patients May Be Asked For Passports Under New Rules
New hospital patients in England will be asked questions about their residence status in the UK, following the introduction of new rules by the Department of Health. It is understood that if a patien...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 13, 2015
North Belfast Security Alert An Elaborate Hoax
A security alert in north Belfast today was an elaborate hoax. Police were alerted after a suspicious object was found at a property on Upper Meadow Street on Monday. Officers from the army bomb squ...
Recruitment News, Apr 13, 2015
SDLP Welcomes Labour's Commitment To Abolish Zero Hour Contracts
SDLP Upper Bann MLA Dolores Kelly has welcomed the Labour Party's commitment to abolishing exploitative zero hour contracts. Reaffirming the SDLP’s strong stance against the practice, Mrs Kelly said t...