Northern Ireland News for May 2003

UK National News, May 30, 2003
Blair rounds on 'superstate' sceptics
Prime minister Tony Blair has rounded on Eurosceptics who he claimed are promulgating “absurd” stories in order to heighten concern about a federal Europe. Delivering a speech in Poland, Mr Blair sai...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Trimble calls for expulsion of 'honour IRA' Labour MP
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has slammed remarks made by a Labour MP at a gathering in London to commemorate IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands. Former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimb...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Barrett denies Finucane murder charge
A leading loyalist has pleaded not guilty in court today after he was charged with the murder of Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane 14 years ago. Ken Barrett, 40, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Cou...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
McGrady hits out at 'insulting' Sellafield remarks
South Down MP Eddie McGrady has hit out at "insulting" comments made by UK energy minister, Brian Wilson about health scares regarding Sellafield. Mr Wilson, critical of constant "scare stories" abou...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Police search reservoir for missing loyalist
Police divers have been called in to search a reservoir in north Belfast today after a local man went missing on Wednesday. The search at the Waterworks Park on the Antrim Road is understood to have ...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Education in cash crisis: Schools Minister called on to resign
Shadow Education Secretary Damian Green has called on Schools Minister David Miliband to consider his position after a survey showed that 700 teachers - and a similar number of teaching support staff ...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Blair rejects weapons dossier doctoring claim
Tony Blair has rejected suggestions that a Government dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction was rewritten to make it “sexier”, branding the claims “completely absurd”. The claims, which were...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
MoD investigates PoW 'torture photos'
The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after photographs allegedly showing Iraqi prisoners of war being mistreated by British troops were discovered. The photographs were discovered af...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Derry man jailed for crime committed 20 years ago
A Londonderry man has been jailed for nearly two years for sexually abusing three young sisters over 20 years ago. James Curran, 63, had his original sentence of probation overturned at the Appeal Co...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Railway line reopened following security alert
A railway line in Co Antrim was at the centre of a security alert today after a suspect package was found. A controlled explosion was carried out on the device which was found on the line between Bel...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Man who evaded police for 10 years is arrested
A man has been arrested after being on the run for more than ten years. Thomas Callan, 36, was arrested in a joint operation between the PSNI and Gardai. He was believed to have been living in London...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Chancellor freezes terror assets
In one of the latest moves in the war against terror, Chancellor Gordon Brown has instructed UK financial institutions to freeze all assets belonging to the Al-Aqsa Foundation. The move, prompted by ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
D-day for local football as Taskforce deadline arrives
The future of Northern Ireland football lies in the balance today as the deadline approaches for a response to the recent Northern Ireland Football Task Force plan. Around £8 million has been promise...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Civil Service representative of religious population
NIO Minister Ian Pearson has said that the promotion of equal opportunities within the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has ensured the number of Protestants and Catholics within the workforce is...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Royal Mail delivers but fails test of time
Despite the Royal Mail reporting that its First Class service is the most reliable it has been for seven years, the company has been attacked over its failure to meet delivery deadlines. Announcing q...
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Recruitment News, May 30, 2003
Thumbs down to dressing down in the workplace
A new survey shows that "dressing down" in the workplace is rapidly falling out of favour through over-use. In a web survey by Croner, a leading supplier of business information, 67% of Human Resourc...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Nationwide predicts housing market fall
Nationwide predicts a marked fall in the housing market as first time buyers are stymied due to housing affordability and the squeeze on disposable incomes. Commenting on the figures, Nationwide's Gr...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Ofsted publishes guides for revised school inspections
The Office for Standards in Education, Ofsted, has published a series of guides for the new-style inspections scheduled to take place in UK schools in the next academic year. The series of handbooks ...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Online resource for small firms promises better business
The Small Business Service (SBS) has launched a new website providing small and medium sized firms with a wealth of practical support and best practice information. The CONNECT (a Business Link natio...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Report claims rich countries are 'failing' Africa
Africa continues to be let down by the world's richest countries, according to a report by development charity ActionAid, which has been released ahead of today's summit of G8 nations in France. The ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2003
Two applications made for local television licence in Derry
The Independent Television Commission have confirmed that they have received two applications for the licence to provide a local television service for Derry. The incumbent, Channel 9, run by North W...
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UK National News, May 30, 2003
Education for babies
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION 3 YEAR OLDS BENEFITING FROM FREE EARLY EDUCATION - ASHTON There are now 510,400 three year olds, or 88% of all three years olds, benefiting from some level of free early...
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UK National News, May 29, 2003
Rumsfeld concedes Iraq may have destroyed weapons
The Prime Minister's visit to Iraq has been overshadowed today by the US Defense Secretary's suggestion yesterday that Saddam Hussein may have destroyed any weapons of mass destruction (WMD) he posses...
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UK National News, May 29, 2003
Points failure not sabotage caused Potters Bar rail crash
A progress report on the Potters Bar train accident, in which seven people died and more than 70 were injured last May, has found that the most likely cause of the derailment was the "poor" condition ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2003
Ulster carpets to axe 120 jobs
Ulster Carpets are set to axe 120 jobs at its Portadown plant, it was announced today. The company confirmed that it would be looking for an initial 30 voluntary redundancies with the remainder going...
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UK National News, May 29, 2003
Greater cooperation urged between UK, US and EU
The Treasury said today that Britain, Europe and the US stand to gain substantially from transatlantic trade liberalisation, according to two studies published today. The studies, 'Enhancing Economic...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2003
Trimble calls for meeting with PM over RIR future
Ulster Unionist leader, David Trimble was seeking a meeting with the Prime Minister today over fears for the future of the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR). Mr Trimble has already warned the Government tha...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2003
Sinn Fein take part in election protest
Sinn Fein have taken to the streets in protest today over the cancellation of local elections. Proceedings began when West Belfast MP Gerry Adams handed over a letter of protest to Stormont officials...
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UK National News, May 29, 2003
Man in custody as 40-hour armed siege ends
An armed siege in Nottingham, which had been going on for 40 hours, has ended today after a man gave himself up to police. At around 2.30pm today the man, who had a handgun, surrendered himself to of...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2003
£134m cash injection for further education sector
Employment Minister Jane Kennedy has today announced a £134 million funding package for further education in Northern Ireland. Speaking during a visit to North Down and Ards Institute of Further and ...
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