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Northern Ireland News for January 2005 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Siblings remanded over north Belfast murder
A brother and sister, Joseph Doherty (48) and Mary Doherty (41), have been remanded in custody today on charges in connection with the murder of a woman in north Belfast on Monday. Roseanna Lonergan,...
Siblings remanded over north Belfast murder
A brother and sister, Joseph Doherty (48) and Mary Doherty (41), have been remanded in custody today on charges in connection with the murder of a woman in north Belfast on Monday. Roseanna Lonergan,...
Business News, Jan 12, 2005
DTI announces £60m technology strategy funding
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that 56 innovative projects, critical to boosting the economy, are to receive a £60 million boost. The projects include the development of cut...
DTI announces £60m technology strategy funding
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that 56 innovative projects, critical to boosting the economy, are to receive a £60 million boost. The projects include the development of cut...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Police campaign targets Class A drug dealers
A three-month police campaign has been launched to clamp down on local Class A drug markets across the UK. Entitled 'Operation Crackdown', the scheme, which involves 32 police forces in England and W...
Police campaign targets Class A drug dealers
A three-month police campaign has been launched to clamp down on local Class A drug markets across the UK. Entitled 'Operation Crackdown', the scheme, which involves 32 police forces in England and W...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Man's body discovered in Portrush
A passerby discovered the body of a man in an alleyway near to a beach car park in Portrush this morning. Police confirmed that a body had been discovered near the East Strand car park at around 6:30...
Man's body discovered in Portrush
A passerby discovered the body of a man in an alleyway near to a beach car park in Portrush this morning. Police confirmed that a body had been discovered near the East Strand car park at around 6:30...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Taxi driver 'garrotted' during Cambridgeshire robbery
Cambridgeshire police have today appealed for information after a taxi driver escaped with light injuries when two men attempted to garrotte him with a length of cheesewire. The incident occurred dur...
Taxi driver 'garrotted' during Cambridgeshire robbery
Cambridgeshire police have today appealed for information after a taxi driver escaped with light injuries when two men attempted to garrotte him with a length of cheesewire. The incident occurred dur...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Northern Ireland named UK's 'bankruptcy capital'
Last year saw a huge increase in the number of individuals declaring bankruptcy in Northern Ireland, according to research carried out by financial specialists Grant Thornton. In the year to Septembe...
Northern Ireland named UK's 'bankruptcy capital'
Last year saw a huge increase in the number of individuals declaring bankruptcy in Northern Ireland, according to research carried out by financial specialists Grant Thornton. In the year to Septembe...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Cancer charity research reveals ignorance of cancer risk in UK
A large proportion of British people are ignorant about cancer risk factors, a survey conducted by a leading UK cancer charity has revealed. The report, commissioned by Cancer Research UK, shows that...
Cancer charity research reveals ignorance of cancer risk in UK
A large proportion of British people are ignorant about cancer risk factors, a survey conducted by a leading UK cancer charity has revealed. The report, commissioned by Cancer Research UK, shows that...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
UK credit card debt breaks £1 trillion mark
The latest research conducted by financial specialists Grant Thornton and ITV News has revealed that average credit card debt per UK household now stands at almost £2,300 and is at its highest in Lond...
UK credit card debt breaks £1 trillion mark
The latest research conducted by financial specialists Grant Thornton and ITV News has revealed that average credit card debt per UK household now stands at almost £2,300 and is at its highest in Lond...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
West Belfast teenager shot in paramilitary-style 'crucifixion'
A paramilitary-style shooting in west Belfast last night (Tuesday January 11) has left a 19-year-old man in hospital with gunshot wounds to both hands. The man was shot in Westhill Way after being ta...
West Belfast teenager shot in paramilitary-style 'crucifixion'
A paramilitary-style shooting in west Belfast last night (Tuesday January 11) has left a 19-year-old man in hospital with gunshot wounds to both hands. The man was shot in Westhill Way after being ta...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Double leg amputation for homeless and jobless Ukrainian woman
The plight of many migrant workers in Northern Ireland has been thrown into sharp relief by the news that a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman has had both legs amputated after developing frostbite on the st...
Double leg amputation for homeless and jobless Ukrainian woman
The plight of many migrant workers in Northern Ireland has been thrown into sharp relief by the news that a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman has had both legs amputated after developing frostbite on the st...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Householders' self-defence law to remain unchanged
Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, has announced that the law governing the amount of force householders can use to defend themselves is not going to change. The Home Secretary said that, following disc...
Householders' self-defence law to remain unchanged
Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, has announced that the law governing the amount of force householders can use to defend themselves is not going to change. The Home Secretary said that, following disc...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
NIE work to restore power to customers
Hundreds of NIE staff worked through the night to restore power to customers affected by the severe storm force winds which swept across Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours. NIE said that on Monday...
NIE work to restore power to customers
Hundreds of NIE staff worked through the night to restore power to customers affected by the severe storm force winds which swept across Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours. NIE said that on Monday...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Report reveals 'errors' behind failed Dome sale
A report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed the main factors behind a failed bid to sell the Millennium Dome in 2001. The NAO found that too many parties were involved in the d...
Report reveals 'errors' behind failed Dome sale
A report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed the main factors behind a failed bid to sell the Millennium Dome in 2001. The NAO found that too many parties were involved in the d...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Broadcast technology firm to set up in Belfast
An American based broadcast technology company, Fighting Bull Broadcast Technologies (FBBT), is to set up a European software development office in Belfast creating 15 jobs. The announcement follows ...
Broadcast technology firm to set up in Belfast
An American based broadcast technology company, Fighting Bull Broadcast Technologies (FBBT), is to set up a European software development office in Belfast creating 15 jobs. The announcement follows ...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
DTI announce £60m technology funding boost
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that 56 innovative projects, critical to boosting the economy, are to receive a £60 million boost. The projects include the development of cut...
DTI announce £60m technology funding boost
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that 56 innovative projects, critical to boosting the economy, are to receive a £60 million boost. The projects include the development of cut...
Business News, Jan 12, 2005
Minister launches guides to small business funding
The Minister for Small Business and Enterprise, Nigel Griffiths, has unveiled two guides designed to help small and growing firms improve their chances of raising the right funding for their business....
Minister launches guides to small business funding
The Minister for Small Business and Enterprise, Nigel Griffiths, has unveiled two guides designed to help small and growing firms improve their chances of raising the right funding for their business....
Business News, Jan 11, 2005
Retailers report poor Christmas sales
Like-for-like retail sales in the UK declined by 0.4% during December, the latest survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. The report said that trading began slowly in December a...
Retailers report poor Christmas sales
Like-for-like retail sales in the UK declined by 0.4% during December, the latest survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. The report said that trading began slowly in December a...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Four remaining Guantanamo Britons to be repatriated
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed that the last four Britons remaining in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK within the "next few weeks". Feroz Abbasi, Moazzam Begg, Jamaal Belmar and...
Four remaining Guantanamo Britons to be repatriated
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed that the last four Britons remaining in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK within the "next few weeks". Feroz Abbasi, Moazzam Begg, Jamaal Belmar and...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2005
Home accident prevention strategy launched
A Home Accident Prevention Strategy and a more detailed data will help save lives, Health Minister, Angela Smith, said today. The Strategy, which was published today, will involve the development of ...
Home accident prevention strategy launched
A Home Accident Prevention Strategy and a more detailed data will help save lives, Health Minister, Angela Smith, said today. The Strategy, which was published today, will involve the development of ...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
NHS pension proposals anger trade union
The NHS employers group has announced controversial new pensions proposals, incurring the wrath of health service union Unison. The new proposals include increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65. ...
NHS pension proposals anger trade union
The NHS employers group has announced controversial new pensions proposals, incurring the wrath of health service union Unison. The new proposals include increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65. ...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Campaign launched to improve uptake of council tax benefit
The Government has launched a campaign encouraging pensioners in England, Scotland and Wales to check if they are paying too much council tax. Adverts in the national press carry the message 'cut you...
Campaign launched to improve uptake of council tax benefit
The Government has launched a campaign encouraging pensioners in England, Scotland and Wales to check if they are paying too much council tax. Adverts in the national press carry the message 'cut you...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Bushfires in southern Australia kill eight people
At least eight people have been burned to death as a massive bushfire swept across a peninsula in southern Australia. The eight dead, including two children, all lost their lives when they were trapp...
Bushfires in southern Australia kill eight people
At least eight people have been burned to death as a massive bushfire swept across a peninsula in southern Australia. The eight dead, including two children, all lost their lives when they were trapp...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Government launch Child Trust Fund savings plan
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown and Minister for Children, Margaret Hodge, have officially launched the Child Trust Fund (CTF). The Child Trust Fund, which was announced in the 2003 Bud...
Government launch Child Trust Fund savings plan
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown and Minister for Children, Margaret Hodge, have officially launched the Child Trust Fund (CTF). The Child Trust Fund, which was announced in the 2003 Bud...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Latest AIDS research offers fresh treatment hopes
A study by Medical Research Council scientists has revealed fresh hope for developing ways to combat HIV the virus which causes AIDS. The research team at the MRC's National Institute for Medical Re...
Latest AIDS research offers fresh treatment hopes
A study by Medical Research Council scientists has revealed fresh hope for developing ways to combat HIV the virus which causes AIDS. The research team at the MRC's National Institute for Medical Re...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2005
Driver killed as high winds blow lorry from bridge
A 35-year-old lorry driver was killed this afternoon when his vehicle was blown off Derry's Foyle Bridge by high winds. His vehicle left the bridge and landed on the riverbank after falling more than...
Driver killed as high winds blow lorry from bridge
A 35-year-old lorry driver was killed this afternoon when his vehicle was blown off Derry's Foyle Bridge by high winds. His vehicle left the bridge and landed on the riverbank after falling more than...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2005
Suspect devices intercepted in post
Four hoax devices addressed to district policing partnership members have been intercepted at a postal sorting office in Co Antrim. A worker at the Royal Mail sorting office in Mallusk is believed to...
Suspect devices intercepted in post
Four hoax devices addressed to district policing partnership members have been intercepted at a postal sorting office in Co Antrim. A worker at the Royal Mail sorting office in Mallusk is believed to...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2005
Murphy says bank raid 'deeply damaging' to peace process
The Secretary of State for Nothern Ireland, Paul Murphy, has today told the House of Commons that the impact of December's Northern Bank robbery is "deeply damaging" to the peace process. In a statem...
Murphy says bank raid 'deeply damaging' to peace process
The Secretary of State for Nothern Ireland, Paul Murphy, has today told the House of Commons that the impact of December's Northern Bank robbery is "deeply damaging" to the peace process. In a statem...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Continuing concerns over use of mobile phones: Report
A major document published by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), has again raised the question of whether or not mobile phones are harmful. The review, which is an update of a report ...
Continuing concerns over use of mobile phones: Report
A major document published by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), has again raised the question of whether or not mobile phones are harmful. The review, which is an update of a report ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2005
Missing Cookstown man confirmed dead
The Irish Government has confirmed that a body found in Thailand is that of Co Tyrone man Conor Keightley. The 31-year-old from Cookstown was on holiday when the Indian Ocean tsunami struck on Boxing...
Missing Cookstown man confirmed dead
The Irish Government has confirmed that a body found in Thailand is that of Co Tyrone man Conor Keightley. The 31-year-old from Cookstown was on holiday when the Indian Ocean tsunami struck on Boxing...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2005
Specialist prosecutors to tackle organised crime
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has launched plans for a group of dedicated specialist prosecutors to tackle serious organised criminals and put them out of business. The specialist cohort, which wil...
Specialist prosecutors to tackle organised crime
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has launched plans for a group of dedicated specialist prosecutors to tackle serious organised criminals and put them out of business. The specialist cohort, which wil...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Staying cold. Any freezing fog that has formed overnight will slowly thin and disperse during the morning. Otherwise dry and bright much of the day with perhaps the odd coastal shower in the north and east. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Dry at first with cloud thickening from the south through the evening. The odd shower, wintry over high ground, over northern counties, becoming more persistent rain over Down and Antrim. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
