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Northern Ireland News for January 2004 : Page 6
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Civil service union votes for strike action
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has confirmed today that its members had "voted strongly in favour" of industrial action in five government departments. The union said that its member...
Civil service union votes for strike action
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has confirmed today that its members had "voted strongly in favour" of industrial action in five government departments. The union said that its member...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
£41m Downe Hospital development gets go ahead
Plans to proceed with the construction of a new £41 million Downe Hospital were announced today by the NIO Minister with responsibility for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Angela Smith. It...
£41m Downe Hospital development gets go ahead
Plans to proceed with the construction of a new £41 million Downe Hospital were announced today by the NIO Minister with responsibility for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Angela Smith. It...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Anti-drug driving campaign heralds new testing procedures
The DOE and the PSNI have launched an anti-drug driving road safety campaign, in the wake of a shocking three-year study that revealed almost a quarter of the drivers and riders killed on Northern Ire...
Anti-drug driving campaign heralds new testing procedures
The DOE and the PSNI have launched an anti-drug driving road safety campaign, in the wake of a shocking three-year study that revealed almost a quarter of the drivers and riders killed on Northern Ire...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Ancram calls for cricket tour to Zimbabwe to be scrapped
Senior Tory Michael Ancram has called for the England cricket team's tour of Zimbabwe this summer to be scrapped, as a protest at "human rights abuses" carried out by the Mugabe regime. The Tories ma...
Ancram calls for cricket tour to Zimbabwe to be scrapped
Senior Tory Michael Ancram has called for the England cricket team's tour of Zimbabwe this summer to be scrapped, as a protest at "human rights abuses" carried out by the Mugabe regime. The Tories ma...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Refugee teachers could fill gaps in UK schools, says agency
Education authorities should use refugees, fully qualified as teachers, to fill vacancies in the UK's understaffed schools, according to the Employability Forum. The Employability Forum, which advis...
Refugee teachers could fill gaps in UK schools, says agency
Education authorities should use refugees, fully qualified as teachers, to fill vacancies in the UK's understaffed schools, according to the Employability Forum. The Employability Forum, which advis...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Lord May backs clamp down on 'cowboy cloners'
Maverick scientists specialising in cloning techniques, or so-called “cowboy cloners”, should be outlawed in every country, according to the President of the Royal Society. In an article published in...
Lord May backs clamp down on 'cowboy cloners'
Maverick scientists specialising in cloning techniques, or so-called “cowboy cloners”, should be outlawed in every country, according to the President of the Royal Society. In an article published in...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Lawrie Sanchez named as NI football manager
In a surprising development, the Irish Football Association (IFA) have selected Lawrie Sanchez as the new Northern Ireland football manager. It is understood that contractual difficulties at Dunferml...
Lawrie Sanchez named as NI football manager
In a surprising development, the Irish Football Association (IFA) have selected Lawrie Sanchez as the new Northern Ireland football manager. It is understood that contractual difficulties at Dunferml...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
African travellers to be fingerprinted at UK airports
Visitors to the UK from five east African countries and those travelling on refugee documents issued by other countries will have to provide fingerprint data before they enter the UK, the Home Office ...
African travellers to be fingerprinted at UK airports
Visitors to the UK from five east African countries and those travelling on refugee documents issued by other countries will have to provide fingerprint data before they enter the UK, the Home Office ...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Protecting world's children at 'watershed moment'
The battle to uphold the rights and wellbeing of children exposed to armed conflict "has reached a watershed moment," the Security Council has been told. During the annual Council debate on children ...
Protecting world's children at 'watershed moment'
The battle to uphold the rights and wellbeing of children exposed to armed conflict "has reached a watershed moment," the Security Council has been told. During the annual Council debate on children ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Child poverty inquiry visits Northern Ireland
As part of an ongoing inquiry into the Government’s strategy to eradicate child poverty in the UK, members of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee today met with residents from both...
Child poverty inquiry visits Northern Ireland
As part of an ongoing inquiry into the Government’s strategy to eradicate child poverty in the UK, members of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee today met with residents from both...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Two men arrested following hit and run in stolen vehicle
Police have arrested two men after a hit and run incident involving a stolen car near Bangor. The car, a Ford Fiesta, was followed by police when it was spotted acting suspiciously in the early hours...
Two men arrested following hit and run in stolen vehicle
Police have arrested two men after a hit and run incident involving a stolen car near Bangor. The car, a Ford Fiesta, was followed by police when it was spotted acting suspiciously in the early hours...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Rural bus projects gain £20m in funding
A total of £20.3 million is to be awarded to 42 bus projects in rural areas, Transport Minister Tony McNulty announced today. The funding, awarded following the 2003 Rural Bus Challenge competition, ...
Rural bus projects gain £20m in funding
A total of £20.3 million is to be awarded to 42 bus projects in rural areas, Transport Minister Tony McNulty announced today. The funding, awarded following the 2003 Rural Bus Challenge competition, ...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Children take the plunge with new swimming charter
A charter to help all children to learn to swim safely has been launched with the help of swimming champion Duncan Goodhew in East London today. The Charter gives practical advice to schools and loca...
Children take the plunge with new swimming charter
A charter to help all children to learn to swim safely has been launched with the help of swimming champion Duncan Goodhew in East London today. The Charter gives practical advice to schools and loca...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Policing Board Committee discuss racist attacks in Belfast
The recent attacks on ethnic minorities in South Belfast were the main topic of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board’s Community Involvement Committee. Speaking af...
Policing Board Committee discuss racist attacks in Belfast
The recent attacks on ethnic minorities in South Belfast were the main topic of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board’s Community Involvement Committee. Speaking af...
UK National News, Jan 21, 2004
Conviction warning for benefits fraudsters
The government have claimed a victory today in the fight against benefits fraud following the conviction of a 41-year-old man at Luton Crown. David Thompson, 41, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to ...
Conviction warning for benefits fraudsters
The government have claimed a victory today in the fight against benefits fraud following the conviction of a 41-year-old man at Luton Crown. David Thompson, 41, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
MLA slams 'outdated’ Housing Executive points policy
Strangford MLA, David McNarry has claimed that the system for awarding points for Housing Executive accommodation is outdated and needs to be brought into line with modern thinking. Mr McNarry, UUP A...
MLA slams 'outdated’ Housing Executive points policy
Strangford MLA, David McNarry has claimed that the system for awarding points for Housing Executive accommodation is outdated and needs to be brought into line with modern thinking. Mr McNarry, UUP A...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
NI teenagers to get cash incentive to stay in school
A new means-tested allowance of up to £30 to encourage 16-year-olds to stay in school or further education will be introduced in Northern Ireland in September. The Minister with responsibility for Ed...
NI teenagers to get cash incentive to stay in school
A new means-tested allowance of up to £30 to encourage 16-year-olds to stay in school or further education will be introduced in Northern Ireland in September. The Minister with responsibility for Ed...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Montgomery adopts confident tack without Wareing
Five days after former Mirror Group Chief Executive and News of the World editor David Montgomery stepped into the newsroom of the Belfast News Letter, the paper's leader column this morning is laudin...
Montgomery adopts confident tack without Wareing
Five days after former Mirror Group Chief Executive and News of the World editor David Montgomery stepped into the newsroom of the Belfast News Letter, the paper's leader column this morning is laudin...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2004
Men still shirk household chores, says report
Women will not achieve equal opportunities in the workplace until men agree to do their fair share of housework, according to University of Ulster researchers. Although an increasing number of women ...
Men still shirk household chores, says report
Women will not achieve equal opportunities in the workplace until men agree to do their fair share of housework, according to University of Ulster researchers. Although an increasing number of women ...
Business News, Jan 21, 2004
UUP MEP calls for regional fisheries councils
Ulster Unionist MEP, Jim Nicholson, has called on the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to give priority to implementing the proposed Regional Advisory Councils (RAC’s). Mr Nicholson said that ...
UUP MEP calls for regional fisheries councils
Ulster Unionist MEP, Jim Nicholson, has called on the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to give priority to implementing the proposed Regional Advisory Councils (RAC’s). Mr Nicholson said that ...
Business News, Jan 21, 2004
Initiative to improve and 'advance' Ards social economy
‘Advance Ards’, a new initiative launched to help promote and develop the social economy in Ards, aims to assist community groups towards becoming community businesses. The recent public launch at th...
Initiative to improve and 'advance' Ards social economy
‘Advance Ards’, a new initiative launched to help promote and develop the social economy in Ards, aims to assist community groups towards becoming community businesses. The recent public launch at th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Finucane family wins judicial review
A High Court judge in Belfast has granted an application for a judicial review made by Geraldine Finucane over the delay of the British government in publishing the Cory Report. Mrs Finucane, the wid...
Finucane family wins judicial review
A High Court judge in Belfast has granted an application for a judicial review made by Geraldine Finucane over the delay of the British government in publishing the Cory Report. Mrs Finucane, the wid...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Two youths remanded following fatal car crash
Two youths have been remanded in custody following an appearance before Newtownards Magistrates Court in connection with charges relating to a fatal car crash in east Belfast on Sunday. Matthew Barne...
Two youths remanded following fatal car crash
Two youths have been remanded in custody following an appearance before Newtownards Magistrates Court in connection with charges relating to a fatal car crash in east Belfast on Sunday. Matthew Barne...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
Woman arrested in US after joke 'bombed'
A 21-year-old British woman is in a US jail today after she joked with a policeman at Miama International Airport that she had a bomb in her backpack. Samantha Marson may have intended her comment t...
Woman arrested in US after joke 'bombed'
A 21-year-old British woman is in a US jail today after she joked with a policeman at Miama International Airport that she had a bomb in her backpack. Samantha Marson may have intended her comment t...
Business News, Jan 20, 2004
Union leader warns business over offshoring jobs
A union leader will tonight call on British business to explain why offshoring is best for Britain when major companies are opting to stay in the UK – and several more have returned to home shores. ...
Union leader warns business over offshoring jobs
A union leader will tonight call on British business to explain why offshoring is best for Britain when major companies are opting to stay in the UK – and several more have returned to home shores. ...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
Global community must curb illicit small arms trade: UN
The UN Security Council has urged the international community to do more to halt the flow of the illicit small arms and light weapons, warning that they could end up in the hands of terrorist groups s...
Global community must curb illicit small arms trade: UN
The UN Security Council has urged the international community to do more to halt the flow of the illicit small arms and light weapons, warning that they could end up in the hands of terrorist groups s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Financial services firm to create 400 jobs in Derry
Derry City Mayor, Councillor Shaun Gallagher has announced that Homeloan Management, a Yorkshire-based financial services firm, is set to create 400 jobs in the city, with a £9.5 million investment in...
Financial services firm to create 400 jobs in Derry
Derry City Mayor, Councillor Shaun Gallagher has announced that Homeloan Management, a Yorkshire-based financial services firm, is set to create 400 jobs in the city, with a £9.5 million investment in...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
UK's student population rises by 4.3%
The number of students enrolled in UK universities rose by 4.3% in 2003, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The HESA's first analysis of student data from the 2002/03 academ...
UK's student population rises by 4.3%
The number of students enrolled in UK universities rose by 4.3% in 2003, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The HESA's first analysis of student data from the 2002/03 academ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Wrightbus wins £6m Hong Kong contract
Ian Pearson, the Minister with responsibility for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has announced that Ballymena-based company Wrightbus has won a £6 million export contract for 50 new generation buses...
Wrightbus wins £6m Hong Kong contract
Ian Pearson, the Minister with responsibility for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has announced that Ballymena-based company Wrightbus has won a £6 million export contract for 50 new generation buses...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Organised crime report presented to Secretary of State
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has paid tribute to Professor Ronald Goldstock, who today presented him with a report into organised crime in Northern Ireland. In thanking Professor Goldstock for his...
Organised crime report presented to Secretary of State
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has paid tribute to Professor Ronald Goldstock, who today presented him with a report into organised crime in Northern Ireland. In thanking Professor Goldstock for his...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with a little light rain or drizzle at times, but some spells of drier weather too. The north coast may become somewhat brighter later this afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Cloudy and patchy light rain will slowly clear away this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with broken cloud. Westerly winds freshening in the early hours. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
