Northern Ireland News for June 2015 : Page 6

UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
18-Year-Old Arrested Over Carlisle Teen Murder
An 18-year-old male has been arrested by police investigating the "savage and brutal" murder of Jordan Watson in Carlisle. The body of 14-year-old Jordan was found on Tuesday morning at a cemetery on...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2015
Families To Challenge HET Report Into McGurk's Bar Bombing
Families of victims killed in one of Northern Ireland's worst atrocities have been granted permission to challenge a report into the bombing quashed. Fifteen people were killed in a UVF bomb attack o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2015
UUP Slams OFMdFM Over Unspent Childcare Funding
The UUP has hit out at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMdFM) after it was revealed that £8.6 million for childcare provision remains unspent. UUP Leader, Mike Nesbitt, d...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Police Hunt Gang After 'Vicious Attack' On Two Sutton Coalfield Teenagers
West Midlands Police have appealed for help in tracing a group of teenagers that they want to speak to in connection with a "vicious attack" on two teenagers in May. It is understood that two 17-year...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Woman Arrested After Cannabis Farm Found In Home
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis farm inside her home in Bridgwater in Somerset. Forty six cannabis plants and a quantity of dried leaves and seeds were fou...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Man Charged With Child Destruction After Pregnant Woman Attacked
A 20-year-old man has been charged with child destruction and causing grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with an attack on a pregnant woman. A 21-year-old woman was attacked by two men in...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Up To Four Suffer 'Life-Changing' Injuries In Troop Carrier Collision
More than 20 people have been injured, 4 or 5 seriously, in a collision involving three troop carriers on Salisbury Plain. Wiltshire Police were called to the accident at about 18:30 on Wednesday. T...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Missing Teenage Sisters Found 'Safe And Well'
Police who appealed for information on missing teenage sisters have reported that they have been found "safe and well". 15-year-old Kamila Michalowicz was reported missing on Monday, followed by her ...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Business Secretary Announces New Apprenticeship Scheme
The Government is to introduce a new apprenticeship scheme in association with the UK's fastest-growing companies. The new scheme will place apprentices in small and medium companies quoted on AIM, L...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Traceable Forensic Liquid Leads To Eight Arrests
Eight people have been charged with theft since the launch of a traceable forensic liquid trial in Salford and Trafford. Police have been using the traceable liquid in targeted areas in an effort to ...
UK National News, Jun 18, 2015
Other News In Brief
LU Drivers Announce Strike Action London Underground union Aslef, which represents drivers, has announced that its members have voted for strike action. The drivers will strike for 24 hours ...
Recruitment News, Jun 18, 2015
Call For Clerys Owners To Meet Workers
SIPTU members employed in Clerys department store have collected over 5,000 signatures from members of the public and politicians for their petition demanding that the new owners of the premises meet ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2015
Proposal To Fly Union Flag At Stormont All Year Turned Down
A proposal by the DUP to fly the Union flag every day at Stormont has been turned down. DUP MLA Paula Bradley expressed her "disappointment" at the decision and said that some MLAs who claim to be un...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2015
Building Work To Extend School In Newry Begins
Building work has started on a £1.55m extension at Rathore School in Newry. The new extension will replace the current temporary accommodation, providing children with new facilities, including five ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2015
Other News In Brief
New Library Opens In Co Fermanagh A new library in Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh, has officially opened. The £1.67million project was funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) a...
Recruitment News, Jun 17, 2015
NuoDB To Create 20 New Jobs In Belfast
NuoDB has announced it is to establish a software engineering centre in Belfast, creating 20 new jobs. Supported by Invest Northern Ireland, the centre will have 20 highly skilled and experienced sof...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
Ulster Bank Customers Affected By 'Technical Glitch'
Ulster Bank, RBS and Natwest customers are experiencing problems once again after payments, expected to go into their accounts this morning (Wednesday), have gone "missing" due to technical problems. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
Number Of People With HIV Almost Doubles In Ten Years – PHA
Northern Ireland had the biggest rise in new HIV diagnoses compared to the rest of the UK between 2000-2013, according to new figures. The number of people living with HIV has almost doubled over the...
Business News, Jun 17, 2015
NuoDB To Set Up Centre In Belfast
NuoDB has announced it is to establish a software engineering centre in Belfast, creating 20 new jobs. Supported by Invest Northern Ireland, the centre will have 20 highly skilled and experienced sof...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
£1.6m Needed To Complete New Hospice
The Northern Ireland Hospice is urgently calling for support to complete its new state-of-the-art dementia-friendly hospice. Work started on the north Belfast Somerton Road project in March 2014, at ...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2015
12 Arrested In North Tyneside Raids
Twelve people have been arrested in early morning raids in North Tyneside. Officers carried out a series of raids in Newcastle, Whitley Bay and Blyth at 8am on Tuesday morning. Eight properties in t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
Rise In Unemployment
There has been a rise in unemployment, according to the latest Labour Market figures. In the three months to April 2015 unemployment stood at 6.1%, an increase of 0.1% from the previous quarter. How...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
Road Users Urged To Take More Care Following Serious Incidents
Police in Ards and North Down are appealing for all road users to take more care following two serious incidents on Monday 15 June. A multiple car collision occurred on the Ballyblack Road in Ards an...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
Call For Urgent Review Of Online Safety Law In NI
The SDLP is calling for an urgent review of online safety law in Northern Ireland following the tragic death of Ronan Hughes. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said he was moved after hearing the comments...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2015
Jobless Rate At Lowest Since 2008
Unemployment in the UK has fallen by 43,000 to 1.81 million, while wages have hit a four-year high, according to new figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS). The figures show that the jo...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2015
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Over Wolverhampton Double Stabbing
A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a double stabbing in Wolverhampton. Marcel Mowbray, of Eastfield Grove, is due to appear before Wolverhampton magistrates. A 57-yea...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2015
Early Release Prisoners Should Carry Out Unpaid Community Work - Ross
The DUP is proposing that prisoners who benefit from the early release scheme should be required to carry out unpaid community work to serve out the rest of their sentence. DUP MLA Alastair Ross said...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2015
Witness Appeal After Blind Man Assaulted In City Centre
Police in Birmingham have appealed for witnesses to an incident in which a partially sighted man was dragged across a city centre street. Police are searching for a man caught on CCTV approaching the...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2015
Body Found In Carlisle Identified As 14-Year-Old Boy
A body found in a Carlisle cemetery on Thursday morning has been identified as 14-year-old Jordan Watson. Police said the teenager died "as a result of a savage and brutal attack". A major incident r...
UK National News, Jun 17, 2015
Police Investigating 'Incident' At Liverpool TSB Branch
Merseyside Police have confirmed they are investigating "an incident" at a branch of TSB bank in Liverpool. Police were called by the bank just after 16:00 on Monday, reporting that a number of men c...