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Northern Ireland News for January 2004 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Loyalist representative group to meet Ahern
A group with links to the Ulster Defence Association is to meet with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern this evening to discuss loyalist concerns over aspects of the peace process. It is understood that among th...
Loyalist representative group to meet Ahern
A group with links to the Ulster Defence Association is to meet with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern this evening to discuss loyalist concerns over aspects of the peace process. It is understood that among th...
UK National News, Jan 26, 2004
OFT warning over bogus doorstep charity collectors
As Britons begin think about spring cleaning, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned the public to be wary of bogus charity clothing collections – a practice which costs genuine charities around ...
OFT warning over bogus doorstep charity collectors
As Britons begin think about spring cleaning, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned the public to be wary of bogus charity clothing collections – a practice which costs genuine charities around ...
UK National News, Jan 26, 2004
‘The Office’ scoops two Golden Globes
In a surprise development the hit BBC comedy ‘The Office’ has beaten off stiff competition to win the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Series, while its co-creator and star Ricky Gervais has wo...
‘The Office’ scoops two Golden Globes
In a surprise development the hit BBC comedy ‘The Office’ has beaten off stiff competition to win the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Series, while its co-creator and star Ricky Gervais has wo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
UUP members leave party at Upper Bann AGM
It is reported that around 30 members of the Ulster Unionist Party walked out of the AGM of the party leader's Upper Bann constituency association. Following the meeting on Saturday, which was attend...
UUP members leave party at Upper Bann AGM
It is reported that around 30 members of the Ulster Unionist Party walked out of the AGM of the party leader's Upper Bann constituency association. Following the meeting on Saturday, which was attend...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Man shot in paramilitary-style attack
A 25-year-old man was shot in both legs and the hand in what police described as a paramilitary-style attack in east Belfast. A police spokesperson said that five men forced their way into a house in...
Man shot in paramilitary-style attack
A 25-year-old man was shot in both legs and the hand in what police described as a paramilitary-style attack in east Belfast. A police spokesperson said that five men forced their way into a house in...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Roads Service prepared to deal with snowfalls
Prepared to deal with heavy snowfalls, the DRD Roads Service in Northern Ireland have been on special alert since Sunday, following an advanced warning of possible snow from the Meteorological Office....
Roads Service prepared to deal with snowfalls
Prepared to deal with heavy snowfalls, the DRD Roads Service in Northern Ireland have been on special alert since Sunday, following an advanced warning of possible snow from the Meteorological Office....
UK National News, Jan 26, 2004
UK's hi-tech industry 'vital' for enterprising economy
Hi-tech, science-driven products and services are key for the future wealth of Britain, Chancellor Gordon Brown has told an international enterprise conference today. Announcing a raft of enterprise ...
UK's hi-tech industry 'vital' for enterprising economy
Hi-tech, science-driven products and services are key for the future wealth of Britain, Chancellor Gordon Brown has told an international enterprise conference today. Announcing a raft of enterprise ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Targeting Social Need annual report published
Minister of State John Spellar has launched the New Targeting Social Need (TSN) annual report 2003. The report contained details of the work carried out by Departments from April 2002 to March 2003 a...
Targeting Social Need annual report published
Minister of State John Spellar has launched the New Targeting Social Need (TSN) annual report 2003. The report contained details of the work carried out by Departments from April 2002 to March 2003 a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
NI business airline to take flight in March
A locally-owned scheduled airline for Northern Ireland is set to be launched in March. Primeflight, the trading name of Flightexcel, will fly directly to Brussels twice a day from Belfast Internation...
NI business airline to take flight in March
A locally-owned scheduled airline for Northern Ireland is set to be launched in March. Primeflight, the trading name of Flightexcel, will fly directly to Brussels twice a day from Belfast Internation...
UK National News, Jan 26, 2004
Queen dubs Microsoft founder 'Sir Bill'
The US billionaire Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corporation, has been awarded an honorary Knighthood today. According to the citation, Mr Gates' honorary KBE has been awarded in recognition of h...
Queen dubs Microsoft founder 'Sir Bill'
The US billionaire Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corporation, has been awarded an honorary Knighthood today. According to the citation, Mr Gates' honorary KBE has been awarded in recognition of h...
UK National News, Jan 26, 2004
Birthing pools reduce need for pain relief, says study
First time mothers who immerse themselves in water during the first stage of labour can reduce the need for an epidural, according to University of Southampton researchers. The research, published i...
Birthing pools reduce need for pain relief, says study
First time mothers who immerse themselves in water during the first stage of labour can reduce the need for an epidural, according to University of Southampton researchers. The research, published i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Belfast High Sheriff sworn in for 2004 term
Councillor Ruth Patterson has been sworn in as the new High Sheriff of Belfast for 2004 in a traditional ceremony in the City Hall. Councillor Patterson, a member of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Pa...
Belfast High Sheriff sworn in for 2004 term
Councillor Ruth Patterson has been sworn in as the new High Sheriff of Belfast for 2004 in a traditional ceremony in the City Hall. Councillor Patterson, a member of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Pa...
UK National News, Jan 26, 2004
Campaign set to improve NHS access for patients
A campaign has been launched to help people make the most of different healthcare services and make sure ambulances are only used for genuine emergencies. Colour-coded posters and radio adverts will ...
Campaign set to improve NHS access for patients
A campaign has been launched to help people make the most of different healthcare services and make sure ambulances are only used for genuine emergencies. Colour-coded posters and radio adverts will ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Economic Development Forum publishes first review
In its first review the Economic Development Forum has announced that employment levels in Northern Ireland are continuing to rise, earnings are increasing, and Northern Ireland is catching up with th...
Economic Development Forum publishes first review
In its first review the Economic Development Forum has announced that employment levels in Northern Ireland are continuing to rise, earnings are increasing, and Northern Ireland is catching up with th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2004
Belfast embarks on 'Start a Business Week'
The Belfast Start a Business Week was launched with a celebration of entrepreneurship event at Belfast City Hall last week. The invited audience at the event, which was organised by Invest Northern I...
Belfast embarks on 'Start a Business Week'
The Belfast Start a Business Week was launched with a celebration of entrepreneurship event at Belfast City Hall last week. The invited audience at the event, which was organised by Invest Northern I...
Business News, Jan 23, 2004
TUC poll reveals 75% of ill workers struggle on
A TUC poll has indicated that three in four staff have struggled into work when feeling ill. The poll revealed that as many as one in five said they have been to work when too ill in the last month a...
TUC poll reveals 75% of ill workers struggle on
A TUC poll has indicated that three in four staff have struggled into work when feeling ill. The poll revealed that as many as one in five said they have been to work when too ill in the last month a...
Business News, Jan 23, 2004
Global unemployment hits new record, says ILO
Global unemployment rose in 2003 to a record of over 185 million, or just over 6% of the labour force, but the worldwide economic recovery in the second half of the year may have helped to improve the...
Global unemployment hits new record, says ILO
Global unemployment rose in 2003 to a record of over 185 million, or just over 6% of the labour force, but the worldwide economic recovery in the second half of the year may have helped to improve the...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
£3bn overspend identified in MoD equipment projects
Britain's overspend on its defence projects topped £3 billion last year, more than 6% above their approved costs, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report published today. The report focused...
£3bn overspend identified in MoD equipment projects
Britain's overspend on its defence projects topped £3 billion last year, more than 6% above their approved costs, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report published today. The report focused...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2004
Jail terms for bank workers who failed to burn notes
Three Ulster Bank messengers who made off with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of used bank notes earmarked for incineration were jailed today. Jailing each of the three men for two-and-a-half ...
Jail terms for bank workers who failed to burn notes
Three Ulster Bank messengers who made off with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of used bank notes earmarked for incineration were jailed today. Jailing each of the three men for two-and-a-half ...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
British soldier dies in southern Iraq road accident
A British soldier has been killed in a road accident in southern Iraq, it has been announced today. Rifleman Vincent Windsor, a member of 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets, was killed in an acci...
British soldier dies in southern Iraq road accident
A British soldier has been killed in a road accident in southern Iraq, it has been announced today. Rifleman Vincent Windsor, a member of 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets, was killed in an acci...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
Lib Dem leader calls for Tonge's resignation
The veteran Liberal Democrat MP, Jenny Tonge, has been asked to step down as the party's frontbench spokesperson for children. The call came after Dr Tonge said that she could consider carrying out ...
Lib Dem leader calls for Tonge's resignation
The veteran Liberal Democrat MP, Jenny Tonge, has been asked to step down as the party's frontbench spokesperson for children. The call came after Dr Tonge said that she could consider carrying out ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2004
Police Reserve remains 'under review', says Orde
The future of the PSNI's Full-Time Reserve remains subject to a security review, according to Chief Constable Hugh Orde. The proposed axing of the Full-Time reserve, some 1,600 officers, by 2006 is p...
Police Reserve remains 'under review', says Orde
The future of the PSNI's Full-Time Reserve remains subject to a security review, according to Chief Constable Hugh Orde. The proposed axing of the Full-Time reserve, some 1,600 officers, by 2006 is p...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
FBU demands sacking of 'out of touch' councillor
The Fire Brigades Union has called for the removal of a fire authority chief who likened fire service reform to rape, but said it was better to lie down and enjoy it. David Fox, chair of Dorset Fire ...
FBU demands sacking of 'out of touch' councillor
The Fire Brigades Union has called for the removal of a fire authority chief who likened fire service reform to rape, but said it was better to lie down and enjoy it. David Fox, chair of Dorset Fire ...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
Hepatitus C sufferers infected on NHS to get £20,000
Hepatitis C sufferers who got the disease through infected NHS blood are to receive at least £20,000, Health Secretary John Reid announced today. People who have gone on to develop cirrhosis, liver c...
Hepatitus C sufferers infected on NHS to get £20,000
Hepatitis C sufferers who got the disease through infected NHS blood are to receive at least £20,000, Health Secretary John Reid announced today. People who have gone on to develop cirrhosis, liver c...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2004
Dale Farm pledges to soften impact of jobs blow
Management at Dale Farm’s plant at Tassagh in Keady have given Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson and local Assembly member Danny Kennedy assurances that the company will do everything it can to help e...
Dale Farm pledges to soften impact of jobs blow
Management at Dale Farm’s plant at Tassagh in Keady have given Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson and local Assembly member Danny Kennedy assurances that the company will do everything it can to help e...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
Rise in discrimination threatens peace-building: UN
Issues of intolerance, prejudice and discrimination worldwide are now so profound that they are threatening to disrupt collective efforts to promote peace and development in the new century, the Unite...
Rise in discrimination threatens peace-building: UN
Issues of intolerance, prejudice and discrimination worldwide are now so profound that they are threatening to disrupt collective efforts to promote peace and development in the new century, the Unite...
UK National News, Jan 23, 2004
Heavy snowfalls may affect north and north east
Much of the UK, and possibly parts of Ireland, are braced for a cold snap that may bring heavy snowfalls. From Sunday night the UK will see a radical change in the mild weather as a strong northerly ...
Heavy snowfalls may affect north and north east
Much of the UK, and possibly parts of Ireland, are braced for a cold snap that may bring heavy snowfalls. From Sunday night the UK will see a radical change in the mild weather as a strong northerly ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2004
Civil Service pay strike to hit offices throughout NI
Escalating industrial action by the public service trade union NIPSA is to lead to the closure of some government offices as a dispute about the 2003 pay increase for Northern Ireland Civil Service st...
Civil Service pay strike to hit offices throughout NI
Escalating industrial action by the public service trade union NIPSA is to lead to the closure of some government offices as a dispute about the 2003 pay increase for Northern Ireland Civil Service st...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2004
Trimble warns of 'short-sighted' republican approach
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has warned that unless there is a dramatic change in the "myopic" position of rebublicans that a "prolonged period of direct rule is inevitable". Referring to a s...
Trimble warns of 'short-sighted' republican approach
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has warned that unless there is a dramatic change in the "myopic" position of rebublicans that a "prolonged period of direct rule is inevitable". Referring to a s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2004
Hepatitis C payment scheme to begin in April
The small number of people in Northern Ireland who were infected with Hepatitis C through blood or blood products will be eligible for payments of £20,000 as part of a compassionate scheme to be intro...
Hepatitis C payment scheme to begin in April
The small number of people in Northern Ireland who were infected with Hepatitis C through blood or blood products will be eligible for payments of £20,000 as part of a compassionate scheme to be intro...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Apart from a little patchy drizzle it will be a dry evening and night with variable amounts of cloud. A few mist and fog patches forming. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
