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Northern Ireland News for November 2003 : Page 13
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
UK special forces soldier confirmed dead in Iraq firefight
A British special forces soldier has been killed during a firefight in Iraq, it has been confirmed. Corporal Ian Plank, 31, was among a group of SBS and SAS soldiers attacking an Al Qaida training ca...
UK special forces soldier confirmed dead in Iraq firefight
A British special forces soldier has been killed during a firefight in Iraq, it has been confirmed. Corporal Ian Plank, 31, was among a group of SBS and SAS soldiers attacking an Al Qaida training ca...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Measures to crack down on firework yobs unveiled
Measures aimed at cracking down on the misuse of fireworks have been unveiled by the government today. To tackle the anti-social use of fireworks by teenagers, and the problems of noise and nuisance,...
Measures to crack down on firework yobs unveiled
Measures aimed at cracking down on the misuse of fireworks have been unveiled by the government today. To tackle the anti-social use of fireworks by teenagers, and the problems of noise and nuisance,...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Fall in food aid funding could see millions starve
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said today that funding for its operations in southern Africa was at less than half of what was needed and unless donations pick up some 6.5 million people "will ...
Fall in food aid funding could see millions starve
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said today that funding for its operations in southern Africa was at less than half of what was needed and unless donations pick up some 6.5 million people "will ...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Cancer care money is being wasted, claims charity
The government's record investment in cancer services is being undermined by serious systemic flaws in how the NHS manages the money, according to report from Macmillan Cancer Relief. The findings of...
Cancer care money is being wasted, claims charity
The government's record investment in cancer services is being undermined by serious systemic flaws in how the NHS manages the money, according to report from Macmillan Cancer Relief. The findings of...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Police question Algerian man over suspected al Queda links
An Algerian man suspected of having links to the al Qaeda terror group is continuing to be questioned by detectives in Northern Ireland today. The man, believed to be an illegal immigrant being held ...
Police question Algerian man over suspected al Queda links
An Algerian man suspected of having links to the al Qaeda terror group is continuing to be questioned by detectives in Northern Ireland today. The man, believed to be an illegal immigrant being held ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Troubled Shop Electric axe all NI staff
The administrators called in to troubled electrical retailer Shop Electric have made 285 staff in Northern Ireland redundant. KPMG's joint administrator of the parent company Northern Retail (Norther...
Troubled Shop Electric axe all NI staff
The administrators called in to troubled electrical retailer Shop Electric have made 285 staff in Northern Ireland redundant. KPMG's joint administrator of the parent company Northern Retail (Norther...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Children's foods could cause health problems, says consumers group
Children who eat a regular diet of food which is specifically targeted at children could face future health problems, the Consumers' Association has said. According to the association's 'honest label...
Children's foods could cause health problems, says consumers group
Children who eat a regular diet of food which is specifically targeted at children could face future health problems, the Consumers' Association has said. According to the association's 'honest label...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
McGuinness declines to disclose further details to Saville Inquiry
Sinn Féin MP, Martin McGuinness has again refused to reveal the whereabouts of an IRA safe house and an arms dump at the time of Bloody Sunday. Accompanied to today's sitting by Sinn Fein President G...
McGuinness declines to disclose further details to Saville Inquiry
Sinn Féin MP, Martin McGuinness has again refused to reveal the whereabouts of an IRA safe house and an arms dump at the time of Bloody Sunday. Accompanied to today's sitting by Sinn Fein President G...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Ofwat gives go-ahead to 8% price rises
Water charges are set to soar in northern England by more than 8% if – as seems likely – Ofwat gives operators the green light to increase charges. Last month, United Utilities applied to the regula...
Ofwat gives go-ahead to 8% price rises
Water charges are set to soar in northern England by more than 8% if – as seems likely – Ofwat gives operators the green light to increase charges. Last month, United Utilities applied to the regula...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Fawkes plotters could have devastated central London: study
The Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot could have levelled Westminster, its Abbey and caused serious damage to buildings up to half a kilometre distant, had it been successful, researchers at a Welsh universit...
Fawkes plotters could have devastated central London: study
The Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot could have levelled Westminster, its Abbey and caused serious damage to buildings up to half a kilometre distant, had it been successful, researchers at a Welsh universit...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Pensioners robbed in separate incidents
Two pensioners have been left traumatised following separate robberies at their homes in Counties Antrim and Down last night. The first incident saw an 86-year-old woman attacked by three masked men ...
Pensioners robbed in separate incidents
Two pensioners have been left traumatised following separate robberies at their homes in Counties Antrim and Down last night. The first incident saw an 86-year-old woman attacked by three masked men ...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Planners must focus more on green issues, urges minister
Long-term environmental considerations should be taken into account by local planning authorities, the government has said today. Launching consultation on a new planning statement on renewable energ...
Planners must focus more on green issues, urges minister
Long-term environmental considerations should be taken into account by local planning authorities, the government has said today. Launching consultation on a new planning statement on renewable energ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Police appeal as Derry man receives serious head injuries
Police in Londonderry are appealing for information after a man was left with serious head injuries following an attack in the city yesterday morning. Two assailants attacked the man in Sackville Str...
Police appeal as Derry man receives serious head injuries
Police in Londonderry are appealing for information after a man was left with serious head injuries following an attack in the city yesterday morning. Two assailants attacked the man in Sackville Str...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Drugs strategy to be tackled with 'energy and vigour'
The government will continue to take forward the Northern Ireland drug strategy with energy and vigour. This was the message from NIO Ministers, Jane Kennedy, John Spellar and Angela Smith in a joint...
Drugs strategy to be tackled with 'energy and vigour'
The government will continue to take forward the Northern Ireland drug strategy with energy and vigour. This was the message from NIO Ministers, Jane Kennedy, John Spellar and Angela Smith in a joint...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Northern Ireland actress launches Seagate Foyle Film Festival
Flora Montgomery, one of the most exciting young talents to emerge in Irish acting circles in recent years, was in Belfast today for the launch of the 16th Seagate Foyle Film Festival. The Festival, ...
Northern Ireland actress launches Seagate Foyle Film Festival
Flora Montgomery, one of the most exciting young talents to emerge in Irish acting circles in recent years, was in Belfast today for the launch of the 16th Seagate Foyle Film Festival. The Festival, ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Local beaches given clean bill of health
All 16 of Northern Ireland's beaches have passed the 2003 EU bathing water tests, placing them ahead of the rest of the UK. A spokesman for the Department of the Environment said the results showed a...
Local beaches given clean bill of health
All 16 of Northern Ireland's beaches have passed the 2003 EU bathing water tests, placing them ahead of the rest of the UK. A spokesman for the Department of the Environment said the results showed a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
Training success honoured at Belfast gala dinner
A total of 24 local organisations, businesses and individuals have scooped 33 awards in this year’s prestigious National Training Awards competition. Nine organisations were singled out from hundreds...
Training success honoured at Belfast gala dinner
A total of 24 local organisations, businesses and individuals have scooped 33 awards in this year’s prestigious National Training Awards competition. Nine organisations were singled out from hundreds...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2003
NI regeneration tops the EU agenda
A £1.2 million funding boost announced last week under the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE II) has signalled a new commitment to regenerating Northern Ireland's urban and rural commun...
NI regeneration tops the EU agenda
A £1.2 million funding boost announced last week under the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE II) has signalled a new commitment to regenerating Northern Ireland's urban and rural commun...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2003
Congo's women continue to suffer in wartorn region: UN
Thousands of women and girls between the ages of 5 and 80 in the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are suffering the effects of torture and rape, the United Nations has said today. ...
Congo's women continue to suffer in wartorn region: UN
Thousands of women and girls between the ages of 5 and 80 in the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are suffering the effects of torture and rape, the United Nations has said today. ...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2003
Boy dies in schoolyard fight
Linconshire police have confirmed that a 14-year-old schoolboy has died following a fight at The Birkbeck School in North Somercotes. The incident occurred at around 10am today. The victim was immed...
Boy dies in schoolyard fight
Linconshire police have confirmed that a 14-year-old schoolboy has died following a fight at The Birkbeck School in North Somercotes. The incident occurred at around 10am today. The victim was immed...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2003
Firemen begin unofficial strikes over pay
Firefighters are stepping up pressure on national employers over a dispute surrounding a pay deal the union secured after strike action earlier this year. It has been reported today that some brigad...
Firemen begin unofficial strikes over pay
Firefighters are stepping up pressure on national employers over a dispute surrounding a pay deal the union secured after strike action earlier this year. It has been reported today that some brigad...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2003
US Senate approves $87bn for Iraq and Afghan campaigns
The US president has today welcomed the Senate's assent to release around $87 billion in funding which will be channelled into the military and Iraqi and Afghani rebuilding programmes. The bulk of th...
US Senate approves $87bn for Iraq and Afghan campaigns
The US president has today welcomed the Senate's assent to release around $87 billion in funding which will be channelled into the military and Iraqi and Afghani rebuilding programmes. The bulk of th...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2003
ChildLine campaign urges boys to seek advice earlier
The children's charity ChildLine has highlighted the plight of young boys in distress today to mark its 17th birthday today, saying that very often boys were at breaking point by the time they contact...
ChildLine campaign urges boys to seek advice earlier
The children's charity ChildLine has highlighted the plight of young boys in distress today to mark its 17th birthday today, saying that very often boys were at breaking point by the time they contact...
Recruitment News, Nov 4, 2003
Start-up companies create 3,600 jobs in Ireland in three years
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Mary Harney, has hailed Ireland's indigenous small business sector as "critical to economic success". Inside three years, 84 new high pot...
Start-up companies create 3,600 jobs in Ireland in three years
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Mary Harney, has hailed Ireland's indigenous small business sector as "critical to economic success". Inside three years, 84 new high pot...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2003
McGuinness tells Saville Inquiry of IRA past
Sinn Féin MP Martin McGuinness has informed the Saville Inquiry that at the time of Bloody Sunday he was the adjutant and within two weeks of the incident he was the head of the Provisional IRA in Der...
McGuinness tells Saville Inquiry of IRA past
Sinn Féin MP Martin McGuinness has informed the Saville Inquiry that at the time of Bloody Sunday he was the adjutant and within two weeks of the incident he was the head of the Provisional IRA in Der...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2003
Police must have closer community links, Home Office say
Plans to make police forces more accountable and responsive to the local communities they serve have been unveiled by the Home Secretary today. David Blunkett called for a "stronger connection" betwe...
Police must have closer community links, Home Office say
Plans to make police forces more accountable and responsive to the local communities they serve have been unveiled by the Home Secretary today. David Blunkett called for a "stronger connection" betwe...
Recruitment News, Nov 4, 2003
UK careers fair attracts top candidates
Britain's premier recruitment, careers, training and education fair, Careers and Jobs Live and theGRADfair completed another record event with thousands of candidates through the door during the two-d...
UK careers fair attracts top candidates
Britain's premier recruitment, careers, training and education fair, Careers and Jobs Live and theGRADfair completed another record event with thousands of candidates through the door during the two-d...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2003
Arson link to firefighter's death in Limavady
Police have confirmed that hotel fire in Limavady that claimed the life of a firefighter at the weekend was arson. Firefighter Joe McCloskey, 50, from Dungiven, died in hospital on Sunday after he fe...
Arson link to firefighter's death in Limavady
Police have confirmed that hotel fire in Limavady that claimed the life of a firefighter at the weekend was arson. Firefighter Joe McCloskey, 50, from Dungiven, died in hospital on Sunday after he fe...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2003
Long-haul flights could increase DVT risk by 12%: report
The risk of suffering deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is increased by sixth by taking one long-haul a year, according to research published in this week's British Medical Journal. Researchers from Austral...
Long-haul flights could increase DVT risk by 12%: report
The risk of suffering deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is increased by sixth by taking one long-haul a year, according to research published in this week's British Medical Journal. Researchers from Austral...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2003
French police detain five suspected of links to Real IRA
Police in France have detained five people suspected of having links to the republican terror group the Real IRA. All five, who were arrested in raids carried out today, are understood to be French n...
French police detain five suspected of links to Real IRA
Police in France have detained five people suspected of having links to the republican terror group the Real IRA. All five, who were arrested in raids carried out today, are understood to be French n...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Still a few wintry showers in the north and down North Channel coasts, otherwise dry with some clear intervals and perhaps the odd fog patch in the south. Minimum temperature -5 °C.
