Northern Ireland News for December 2003 : Page 6

Business News, Dec 10, 2003
£190m set aside for workforce training schemes
Following the chancellor's pre-budget report, it has been announced that further investment will be channelled into workforce training totalling around £190 million. The cash will boost to the Emplo...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2003
Two seriously injured in Staffordshire pile-up
At least two people have been seriously injured in a pile-up near Lichfield in Staffordshire this morning. The initial pile-up occurred amid thick fog on the southbound carriageway of the A38 between...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2003
Six children killed following US action in Afghanistan
The US military has admitted that it may have been responsible for the deaths of six more children in eastern Afghanistan last Saturday, in addition to the nine that died after a US air raid in a neig...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Patten intent remains on course says Constantine
Northern Ireland's policing institutions "are moving expeditiously to fulfill the intent of the Patten Commission". This is according to the ninth report released today by The Oversight Commissioner ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Report into Dublin and Monaghan bombings expected
A report into one of the worst atrocities in Northern Irelands 'Troubles' is to be released on Wednesday. The Barron report has been examining the evidence behind the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Ecstasy tablets seized in Co Down
Police have seized 27,000 ecstasy tablets in Co Down today. The tablets, which had a street value of approximately £135,000, were found in the Armagh Road area of Newry. The tablets were hidden in a...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2003
Angela Cannings walks free as murder conviction is quashed
A mother-of-three sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her infant sons has walked free today after the Court of Appeal quashed her conviction. In April 2002, shop assistant Angela Canning...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Teenage viewpoint on NI healthcare wanted
Adolescents were today urged to share their views on teenage healthcare in Northern Ireland with the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Nigel Williams. Speaking at the QUB nurses' winter gra...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2003
£60m funding earmarked to reduce homelessness
Local authorities and voluntary organisations across the country will receive a share of £60 million in 2004/05 to support them in "tackling homelessness more effectively", homelessness Minister Jeff ...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2003
Majority of anti-depressants 'not suitable' for under-18s
The majority of the most commonly prescribed type of anti-depressants - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - are not suitable for use by under 18s, according to Alasdair Breckenridge, Cha...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Police investigate electrocution in Co Tyrone
Police have begun an investigation into the death of a man who was electrocuted in Co Tyrone on Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 3pm in the Ballylaw Road area of Strabane. It is believed the...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Mayor welcomes opening of Creggan Country Park
A £1.4 million recreational facility in the Creggan area of Londonderry has been officially opened today. The 100-acre site on the edge of the Creggan housing estate includes an activity centre, relo...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
UU behind research for superbug antibiotic
Plants and fungi growing in India, China and Australia could provide the ingredients for new drugs to combat the growing threat from antibiotic-resistant superbugs. This is according to a University ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Minister welcomes winter health preparations
A range of initiatives has been put in place by Health and Social Services Boards to manage the peaks in demand for services over the winter period. Health Minister, Angela Smith, said local hospital...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
Co Antrim car trader fined
A Co Antrim car sales firm has been found guilty in court of selling a clocked car. William Stewart, who traded as Value Car Sales in Glengormley, was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £2,300 compensat...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2003
NIHRC calls for government action on human rights
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has called on the government to upgrade its adherence to international human rights treaties. The call by the Commission, which comes on Internati...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2003
Cash boost for 'unique eco-systems' in overseas territories
The remote islands of Ascension, St Helena and Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic, and coral atolls in the Indian Ocean are just some of the unique habitats in the UK 's Overseas Territories which stand...
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UK National News, Dec 9, 2003
Six die in Moscow suicide bombing
The death toll of a suicide bombing close to Moscow's Red Square has risen six, according to reports emerging from the Russian capital today. The explosion occurred this morning outside the National ...
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UK National News, Dec 9, 2003
Patient choice at forefront of government's NHS plans
The government has unveiled plans aimed at relieving the strain on doctors and increasing choice for NHS patients, through the 'Building on the Best' Command Paper presented before Parliament today. ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Minister announces new car crime measures
The Government today unveiled a package of proposals to crack down on car crime in Northern Ireland. Included in the new measures will be the introduction of a new law which would allow the courts to...
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UK National News, Dec 9, 2003
Globalisation not a panacea for reducing poverty: UN report
Globalisation is "not a panacea for poverty reduction" and trade protectionism in wealthy countries is "the biggest threat" to the people of poorer countries, according to the United Nations annual Wo...
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Recruitment News, Dec 9, 2003
Transas to create 30 jobs in Cork
A new International Headquarters for Transas in Cork is to create 30 new jobs in the city. The international manufacturer and supplier of software, information technology solutions and integrated sys...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Man arrested following pipe bomb find
A man has been arrested after pipe bombs were found at a house in Co Down on Tuesday. Eight partly-made bombs were discovered during a search of the house at Raceview Terrace in Newtownards. Army bom...
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Business News, Dec 9, 2003
Unions seeks Europe-wide offshoring enquiry
In response to last week's announcement that thousands of jobs are being exported from the UK to India, finance sector union Amicus is holding a series of high level meetings with MEPs today in a bid ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Electoral Commission unveils anti-fraud report
The majority of people in Northern Ireland have welcomed the introduction of anti-fraud measures for elections in the province. This is according to a new report released today by the Electoral Commi...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Lord Mayor unveils Holocaust commemoration details
Full details of the public events planned to commemorate Northern Ireland’s hosting of the UK Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2004 were launched in Belfast today. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Mart...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Co Tyrone expansion scheme to create 15 jobs
A £500,000 expansion scheme to a Co Tyrone retail and office space is set to create 15 new jobs. Moygashel Community Development Association announced the scheme for the expansion to the Linen Green ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Carpet store to be demolished following fire
A carpet store destroyed in a fire in Belfast yesterday is set to be demolished. The Martin Phillips showroom on the Woodstock Road was damaged after a fire took hold of the premises in the early hou...
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UK National News, Dec 9, 2003
Rock singer 'stable' after quad bike accident
Ozzy Osbourne, the former Black Sabbath singer, is reportedly stable in hospital after a serious accident at his home in Buckinghamshire landed him in intensive care with several broken bones and a cr...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2003
Use legal taxis this Christmas warns DVTA
DOE’s Driver Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) has called on people to only use legal taxis this Christmas. This year to date DVTA has checked 2,024 taxis resulting in the detection of 583 offences with ...
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