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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2012
Lorry Driver Pleads Not Guilty To The Death Of A Cyclist
A lorry driver has pleaded not guilty in connection with the death of a cyclist by careless driving. James Jeffers Thompson from Tandragee denied causing the death of Michael Caulfield which happened...
Lorry Driver Pleads Not Guilty To The Death Of A Cyclist
A lorry driver has pleaded not guilty in connection with the death of a cyclist by careless driving. James Jeffers Thompson from Tandragee denied causing the death of Michael Caulfield which happened...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2012
Derry Drugs Charge Men's Names Kept Secret
A judge in Londonderry has banned the media from naming three men accused of drugs offences, because of concerns for the men's safety. District Judge Barney McElhom said criminal elements in the city...
Derry Drugs Charge Men's Names Kept Secret
A judge in Londonderry has banned the media from naming three men accused of drugs offences, because of concerns for the men's safety. District Judge Barney McElhom said criminal elements in the city...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2012
Recycling Plant Fire 'Biggest In Years'
A major fire in a clothes recycling plant outside Newry has been described as "one of the biggest incidents" the fire service has seen in years. The blaze, which at its peak last night had 115 firefi...
Recycling Plant Fire 'Biggest In Years'
A major fire in a clothes recycling plant outside Newry has been described as "one of the biggest incidents" the fire service has seen in years. The blaze, which at its peak last night had 115 firefi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2012
New EU Driving Rules To Improve Road Safety
A raft of new EU legislation is coming into force with the aim of improving road safety. Motorcyclists, bus drivers, lorry drivers and driving instructors are among those who will be affected. Envir...
New EU Driving Rules To Improve Road Safety
A raft of new EU legislation is coming into force with the aim of improving road safety. Motorcyclists, bus drivers, lorry drivers and driving instructors are among those who will be affected. Envir...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2012
Lorry With A Difference Goes On The Road
A lorry with a difference has raised thousands of pounds for children with cancer. The 14-tonne Lorry for Life was plastered with advertising from 13 brands, won in exchange for donations. Todd Insu...
Lorry With A Difference Goes On The Road
A lorry with a difference has raised thousands of pounds for children with cancer. The 14-tonne Lorry for Life was plastered with advertising from 13 brands, won in exchange for donations. Todd Insu...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2012
Person Injured In Road Crash
One person has been seriously injured in a collision near Loughbrickland this morning. The crash occurred near the Annaghbane Road junction at around 9am. The person was trapped in a car which colli...
Person Injured In Road Crash
One person has been seriously injured in a collision near Loughbrickland this morning. The crash occurred near the Annaghbane Road junction at around 9am. The person was trapped in a car which colli...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2012
Jon Snow Criticises Government For 'No Cycling Leadership'
Jon Snow, presenter on Channel 4 News, has told MPs there is “no leadership from the state" on cycle safety. Mr Snow and Times newspaper editor James Harding called on MPs to promote cycling and prov...
Jon Snow Criticises Government For 'No Cycling Leadership'
Jon Snow, presenter on Channel 4 News, has told MPs there is “no leadership from the state" on cycle safety. Mr Snow and Times newspaper editor James Harding called on MPs to promote cycling and prov...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2012
Renewable Products Safeguard Jobs
Renewable Products Ltd has expanded its product range, safeguarded jobs and made significant cost savings with the assistance of Invest Northern Ireland’s Industrial Symbiosis (IS) service. The compa...
Renewable Products Safeguard Jobs
Renewable Products Ltd has expanded its product range, safeguarded jobs and made significant cost savings with the assistance of Invest Northern Ireland’s Industrial Symbiosis (IS) service. The compa...
Business News, Apr 5, 2012
Renewable Products - Making The Most Of Waste
Renewable Products Ltd has expanded its product range, safeguarded jobs and made significant cost savings with the assistance of Invest Northern Ireland's Industrial Symbiosis (IS) service. The compa...
Renewable Products - Making The Most Of Waste
Renewable Products Ltd has expanded its product range, safeguarded jobs and made significant cost savings with the assistance of Invest Northern Ireland's Industrial Symbiosis (IS) service. The compa...
UK National News, Apr 4, 2012
Drugs Discovered In Waffle Lorry
A man from the Netherlands has been charged with trying to smuggle heroin and cocaine, worth up to £3million, into the UK through the port of Harwich. Marcus Luijten, aged 46, from Oosterhout in the ...
Drugs Discovered In Waffle Lorry
A man from the Netherlands has been charged with trying to smuggle heroin and cocaine, worth up to £3million, into the UK through the port of Harwich. Marcus Luijten, aged 46, from Oosterhout in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2012
Roadside Penalties Launched For Lorries And Buses
Fixed penalties have been brought in for goods drivers and bus drivers who break the law. Under new laws introduced by Environment Minister Alex Attwood Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) enforcement offi...
Roadside Penalties Launched For Lorries And Buses
Fixed penalties have been brought in for goods drivers and bus drivers who break the law. Under new laws introduced by Environment Minister Alex Attwood Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) enforcement offi...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2012
Police Target 50 Drivers In Suffolk
Fifty vehicles were stopped and checked during a multi-agency operation held in Suffolk on Monday. The operation, conducted by Suffolk and Norfolk Roads Policing Unit (RPU), was held at the Rougham ...
Police Target 50 Drivers In Suffolk
Fifty vehicles were stopped and checked during a multi-agency operation held in Suffolk on Monday. The operation, conducted by Suffolk and Norfolk Roads Policing Unit (RPU), was held at the Rougham ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 2, 2012
A1 Reopens After Lorry Fire
The A1 is now open following a lorry blaze close to the coach works at Banbridge Road, Dromore, this morning. It was closed in both directions after the driver reported smelling fumes from his cab an...
A1 Reopens After Lorry Fire
The A1 is now open following a lorry blaze close to the coach works at Banbridge Road, Dromore, this morning. It was closed in both directions after the driver reported smelling fumes from his cab an...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 22, 2011
Headquarters Damaged By Vandals
Headquarters of the Quinn Group have been badly damaged after a lorry drove into the staff canteen in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh. The vehicle backed into the building, leaving a large hole in the wall at...
Headquarters Damaged By Vandals
Headquarters of the Quinn Group have been badly damaged after a lorry drove into the staff canteen in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh. The vehicle backed into the building, leaving a large hole in the wall at...
UK National News, Dec 21, 2011
Gov To Give Councils Power To Change Signs
Councils will no longer need Whitehall approval to introduce certain signs on their roads, as part of a Government proposal to "cut bureaucracy". Ministers said part of the reasoning was to tackle th...
Gov To Give Councils Power To Change Signs
Councils will no longer need Whitehall approval to introduce certain signs on their roads, as part of a Government proposal to "cut bureaucracy". Ministers said part of the reasoning was to tackle th...
UK National News, Dec 20, 2011
Driver Dies In Surrey Police Chase
A motorist has died after a crash on the M25 in Surrey after police attempted to stop the vehicle. The silver BMW collided with an articulated lorry at 11.35pm on Monday near junction 11 for Chertsey...
Driver Dies In Surrey Police Chase
A motorist has died after a crash on the M25 in Surrey after police attempted to stop the vehicle. The silver BMW collided with an articulated lorry at 11.35pm on Monday near junction 11 for Chertsey...
UK National News, Dec 5, 2011
Snow And Ice Disrupts The UK
Heavy rain and gale force winds have already wreaked havoc over Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of England but now the December daemon, snow, is here causing more problems. Snow and ice are aff...
Snow And Ice Disrupts The UK
Heavy rain and gale force winds have already wreaked havoc over Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of England but now the December daemon, snow, is here causing more problems. Snow and ice are aff...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 1, 2011
M6 Fuel Smuggling Was 'Enormous Safety Risk'
A man from south Armagh has been questioned after almost 18,000 litres of suspected illicit fuel were this week seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as part of ongoing activity to tackle the illegal ...
M6 Fuel Smuggling Was 'Enormous Safety Risk'
A man from south Armagh has been questioned after almost 18,000 litres of suspected illicit fuel were this week seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as part of ongoing activity to tackle the illegal ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2011
Drugs Haul Boosts Border Crime Focus
Drugs have been recovered in an international cross-border operation that highlighted the fight against organised crime across Ireland, North and South. It has been revealed that a joint police opera...
Drugs Haul Boosts Border Crime Focus
Drugs have been recovered in an international cross-border operation that highlighted the fight against organised crime across Ireland, North and South. It has been revealed that a joint police opera...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2011
Hauliers To Trail 'Unsafe' Trailers
Some hauliers will be allowed to use longer trailers under plans published on Tuesday by Roads Minister Mike Penning. He said that following a consultation on proposals to allow a two metre increase ...
Hauliers To Trail 'Unsafe' Trailers
Some hauliers will be allowed to use longer trailers under plans published on Tuesday by Roads Minister Mike Penning. He said that following a consultation on proposals to allow a two metre increase ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2011
NI Men Held Over Fuel Laundering
Two men from NI have been arrested in Monaghan on suspicion of running a fuel laundering plant. Irish Revenue officers and Gardaí raided the operation at commercial premises in Glaslough last night. ...
NI Men Held Over Fuel Laundering
Two men from NI have been arrested in Monaghan on suspicion of running a fuel laundering plant. Irish Revenue officers and Gardaí raided the operation at commercial premises in Glaslough last night. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2011
Illicit Fermanagh Fuel Operation Targeted
Nearly three thousand litres of suspected illegal fuel were seized at a filling station in Co Fermanagh by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers today. HMRC accompanied by the PSNI visited the retail ...
Illicit Fermanagh Fuel Operation Targeted
Nearly three thousand litres of suspected illegal fuel were seized at a filling station in Co Fermanagh by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers today. HMRC accompanied by the PSNI visited the retail ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2011
Tragic Crashes Kill Cyclists
There have been two Irish road tragedies involving cyclists. A female cyclist in her 30s has been killed after being involved in the crash on the Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast on Wednesday morning....
Tragic Crashes Kill Cyclists
There have been two Irish road tragedies involving cyclists. A female cyclist in her 30s has been killed after being involved in the crash on the Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast on Wednesday morning....
Northern Ireland News, Jul 28, 2011
Illegal Ballymena Fuel Pumps Shut Off
An illegal filling station or 'huckster' site was dismantled this week by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as part of ongoing operations to tackle fuel fraud. HMRC, assisted by officers from the PSNI, vis...
Illegal Ballymena Fuel Pumps Shut Off
An illegal filling station or 'huckster' site was dismantled this week by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as part of ongoing operations to tackle fuel fraud. HMRC, assisted by officers from the PSNI, vis...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 22, 2011
Safety Officials Probe Coleraine Dump Tragedy
There has been a tragedy on a Co Londonderry municipal dump today. The victim, a man, was killed in an industrial accident at the council-owned site. Coleraine PSNI attended the scene of the industr...
Safety Officials Probe Coleraine Dump Tragedy
There has been a tragedy on a Co Londonderry municipal dump today. The victim, a man, was killed in an industrial accident at the council-owned site. Coleraine PSNI attended the scene of the industr...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2011
Tragic Cyclist Identified
The cyclist killed in an accident involving a lorry at around 6.30am this morning has been identified. The man was fatally injured on the Ormeau Road at the Annadale/Ormeau junction with the police i...
Tragic Cyclist Identified
The cyclist killed in an accident involving a lorry at around 6.30am this morning has been identified. The man was fatally injured on the Ormeau Road at the Annadale/Ormeau junction with the police i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2011
£50K Offered To Catch Ronan Kerr's Killers
The national crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a cash incentive of up to £50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of PSNI offic...
£50K Offered To Catch Ronan Kerr's Killers
The national crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a cash incentive of up to £50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of PSNI offic...
UK National News, Apr 5, 2011
Reward Boosts Hunt For NI Police Killers
The national crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a cash incentive of up to £50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of PSNI offic...
Reward Boosts Hunt For NI Police Killers
The national crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a cash incentive of up to £50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of PSNI offic...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 18, 2011
Teens Among Irish Road Tragedies
Three people have died in two separate road accidents in Co Cork in just 24 hours. The news came as the name of the victim of a road accident on the main road between Ballymena and Ballymoney was bei...
Teens Among Irish Road Tragedies
Three people have died in two separate road accidents in Co Cork in just 24 hours. The news came as the name of the victim of a road accident on the main road between Ballymena and Ballymoney was bei...
Business News, Mar 11, 2011
Poots Announces Recycling Initiatives
Environment Minister Edwin Poots announced further funding today to boost recycling, bringing the total made available this year to over £6million. This third round of funding of £2million is in addi...
Poots Announces Recycling Initiatives
Environment Minister Edwin Poots announced further funding today to boost recycling, bringing the total made available this year to over £6million. This third round of funding of £2million is in addi...
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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.