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Northern Ireland News for January 2005 : Page 9
UK National News, Jan 14, 2005
Scientists predict high blood pressure will affect billions
One in three adults over 20 will suffer from high blood pressure by 2025, public health researchers have predicted. This means 1.56 billion people worldwide would eventually be affected by the condi...
Scientists predict high blood pressure will affect billions
One in three adults over 20 will suffer from high blood pressure by 2025, public health researchers have predicted. This means 1.56 billion people worldwide would eventually be affected by the condi...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2005
HSENI appoint new chairman
The next Chairman of the Board of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, has been announced today. Professor Peter McKie CBE will replace the retiring Chairman, Liam McBrinn, who steps...
HSENI appoint new chairman
The next Chairman of the Board of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, has been announced today. Professor Peter McKie CBE will replace the retiring Chairman, Liam McBrinn, who steps...
UK National News, Jan 14, 2005
British workers opt for work-life balance over pay
Many British workers would prefer to achieve a better work-life balance, rather than get a promotion or pay rise, a new survey has revealed. Research carried out by Lloyds TSB and campaign group, Wor...
British workers opt for work-life balance over pay
Many British workers would prefer to achieve a better work-life balance, rather than get a promotion or pay rise, a new survey has revealed. Research carried out by Lloyds TSB and campaign group, Wor...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2005
Details of NI Holocaust Memorial Day announced
The Office of the First and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) and Derry City Council today confirmed that a series of events will be held in Northern Ireland to mark the commemoration of Holocaust Memori...
Details of NI Holocaust Memorial Day announced
The Office of the First and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) and Derry City Council today confirmed that a series of events will be held in Northern Ireland to mark the commemoration of Holocaust Memori...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2005
Campaign aims to raise wetlands awareness
The Environment & Heritage Service (EHS) today announced a two-week awareness campaign to promote both Northern Ireland’s wetlands and World Wetlands Day. The DOE’s EHS and a coalition of eight envir...
Campaign aims to raise wetlands awareness
The Environment & Heritage Service (EHS) today announced a two-week awareness campaign to promote both Northern Ireland’s wetlands and World Wetlands Day. The DOE’s EHS and a coalition of eight envir...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Belfast doctor plunges to death on New Zealand mountain
A Belfast doctor has died after a fall on a New Zealand mountainside, it was confirmed today. Experienced hillwalker and climber, Dr Donal Deery, 29, was descending from a peak on the South Island's ...
Belfast doctor plunges to death on New Zealand mountain
A Belfast doctor has died after a fall on a New Zealand mountainside, it was confirmed today. Experienced hillwalker and climber, Dr Donal Deery, 29, was descending from a peak on the South Island's ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Investigation calls into migrant amputee horror
East Londonderry UUP Assembly member Norman Hillis has called for a thorough investigation into how a 23-year-old migrant worker was left to sleep rough on the streets of Coleraine and subsequently re...
Investigation calls into migrant amputee horror
East Londonderry UUP Assembly member Norman Hillis has called for a thorough investigation into how a 23-year-old migrant worker was left to sleep rough on the streets of Coleraine and subsequently re...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Police to keep pressure on drink drivers
Police are to keep the pressure on Northern Ireland’s drink drivers, Assistant Chief Constable Roy Toner has warned today. He was speaking as the final figures for this year’s Winter Anti-drink Drivi...
Police to keep pressure on drink drivers
Police are to keep the pressure on Northern Ireland’s drink drivers, Assistant Chief Constable Roy Toner has warned today. He was speaking as the final figures for this year’s Winter Anti-drink Drivi...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Prince Harry apologises over Nazi costume row
Prince Harry has issued a statement apologising for wearing a Nazi costume to a fancy dress party. The Prince apologised for any "offence or embarrassment" he had caused in the statement, and admitte...
Prince Harry apologises over Nazi costume row
Prince Harry has issued a statement apologising for wearing a Nazi costume to a fancy dress party. The Prince apologised for any "offence or embarrassment" he had caused in the statement, and admitte...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Easyjet announce new Belfast routes to Berlin and Paris
Budget airline Easyjet has announced two new routes from Belfast International Airport to Italy and Germany. The routes, which are being supported by the Air Route Development Fund, will see a four d...
Easyjet announce new Belfast routes to Berlin and Paris
Budget airline Easyjet has announced two new routes from Belfast International Airport to Italy and Germany. The routes, which are being supported by the Air Route Development Fund, will see a four d...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Boy's body found in Scottish search
Update: Rescuers searching for a young child following the discovery of the bodies of four family members who tragically died in Tuesday's storm have found a boy's body. Search teams have been looki...
Boy's body found in Scottish search
Update: Rescuers searching for a young child following the discovery of the bodies of four family members who tragically died in Tuesday's storm have found a boy's body. Search teams have been looki...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Delivery driver threatened with gun during robbery
Police have appealed for information after a delivery driver was threatened at gunpoint and forced to hand over a cash box during a robbery in west Belfast on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery occurre...
Delivery driver threatened with gun during robbery
Police have appealed for information after a delivery driver was threatened at gunpoint and forced to hand over a cash box during a robbery in west Belfast on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery occurre...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Thatcher steers clear of jail after admitting guilt
Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has successfully plea-bargained for a non-custodial sentence in a South African court. He was charged under South Africa's a...
Thatcher steers clear of jail after admitting guilt
Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has successfully plea-bargained for a non-custodial sentence in a South African court. He was charged under South Africa's a...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
HFEA launch probe into welfare of IVF children
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is launching a public consultation into how clinics should protect children born through fertility treatment. The law currently requires clinic...
HFEA launch probe into welfare of IVF children
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is launching a public consultation into how clinics should protect children born through fertility treatment. The law currently requires clinic...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Reid promotes 'self care' for better health
Millions of people suffering long-term conditions could soon be receiving information by text messages and emails on how to stay fit and healthy. Health Secretary John Reid unveiled the proposals as ...
Reid promotes 'self care' for better health
Millions of people suffering long-term conditions could soon be receiving information by text messages and emails on how to stay fit and healthy. Health Secretary John Reid unveiled the proposals as ...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
British Airways jet refused entry to US
US transport authorities yesterday ordered a New York-bound British Airways jumbo jet to turn around and return to Heathrow, claiming that one passenger's name was on a terrorism 'watch list.' The ma...
British Airways jet refused entry to US
US transport authorities yesterday ordered a New York-bound British Airways jumbo jet to turn around and return to Heathrow, claiming that one passenger's name was on a terrorism 'watch list.' The ma...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Interest rates held at 4.75%
Interest rates have as expected remained on hold as the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced its latest decision. Though the MPC has not increased interest rates since August l...
Interest rates held at 4.75%
Interest rates have as expected remained on hold as the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced its latest decision. Though the MPC has not increased interest rates since August l...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
European space probe closes for encounter with Titan
On Christmas Day 2004 NASA's Cassini spacecraft, currently in orbit above Saturn, flawlessly released the European Space Agency's 2.7m-wide, 319kg Huygens probe, sending the craft on a 22-day trip tow...
European space probe closes for encounter with Titan
On Christmas Day 2004 NASA's Cassini spacecraft, currently in orbit above Saturn, flawlessly released the European Space Agency's 2.7m-wide, 319kg Huygens probe, sending the craft on a 22-day trip tow...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Coastguard searches for missing crewman
Solent Coastguard were conducting a search for a missing crewman at Newhaven Harbour last night. The man, from the Sardinia Vera, was reported missing at 11pm last night . He was last seen filling th...
Coastguard searches for missing crewman
Solent Coastguard were conducting a search for a missing crewman at Newhaven Harbour last night. The man, from the Sardinia Vera, was reported missing at 11pm last night . He was last seen filling th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Bushmills man attacked by gang in home
Detectives in Co Antrim are appealing for information after a 56-year-old man was attacked at his home in Bushmills last night. Three masked people entered the house in Burnbrae at around 10pm and hi...
Bushmills man attacked by gang in home
Detectives in Co Antrim are appealing for information after a 56-year-old man was attacked at his home in Bushmills last night. Three masked people entered the house in Burnbrae at around 10pm and hi...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Lottery boost for NI childcare
The Big Lottery Fund has announced grants of over £600,000 to transform vital childcare facilities at nine projects across Northern Ireland. The lottery cash, totalling £614,486, will be used to fund...
Lottery boost for NI childcare
The Big Lottery Fund has announced grants of over £600,000 to transform vital childcare facilities at nine projects across Northern Ireland. The lottery cash, totalling £614,486, will be used to fund...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Self-evaluation a 'crucial aspect' of school inspections
Self-evaluation will continue to be a crucial aspect of inspection in schools, the Chief Inspector of the Education and Training Inspectorate, Marion Matchett, has said. Speaking just prior to the pu...
Self-evaluation a 'crucial aspect' of school inspections
Self-evaluation will continue to be a crucial aspect of inspection in schools, the Chief Inspector of the Education and Training Inspectorate, Marion Matchett, has said. Speaking just prior to the pu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Quicker treatment hope for heart attack victims
A scheme aimed at bringing treatment to heart attack victims as quickly as possible will be launched this month in a number of regions across the province. The Northern Ireland Public Access Defibril...
Quicker treatment hope for heart attack victims
A scheme aimed at bringing treatment to heart attack victims as quickly as possible will be launched this month in a number of regions across the province. The Northern Ireland Public Access Defibril...
UK National News, Jan 13, 2005
Sainsbury's reveal slow in food sales decline
Troubled supermarket chain, Sainsbury's is on the road to recovery, the chief executive has said, following the publication of its Christmas trading figures. The company's third quarter trading state...
Sainsbury's reveal slow in food sales decline
Troubled supermarket chain, Sainsbury's is on the road to recovery, the chief executive has said, following the publication of its Christmas trading figures. The company's third quarter trading state...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2005
Record fine imposed for illegal landfill site
The highest fine ever imposed in Northern Ireland for an environmental offence has been levied against an illegal landfill site located in Co. Down. Fines totalling £22,000 have been imposed on Neil ...
Record fine imposed for illegal landfill site
The highest fine ever imposed in Northern Ireland for an environmental offence has been levied against an illegal landfill site located in Co. Down. Fines totalling £22,000 have been imposed on Neil ...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Severe storms batter northern regions of UK and Ireland
Two people have been killed in traffic accidents and tens of thousands have been left without electricity as parts of the UK were hammered by winds exceeding 100mph. The worst affected areas were Nor...
Severe storms batter northern regions of UK and Ireland
Two people have been killed in traffic accidents and tens of thousands have been left without electricity as parts of the UK were hammered by winds exceeding 100mph. The worst affected areas were Nor...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Helicopter dispatched to rescue crew of Spanish fishing boat
A Coastguard helicopter has been dispatched to rescue 19 crew aboard a stricken Spanish fishing vessel, which is in difficulties 180 miles west of the Isle of Lewis. Earlier today an RAF Nimrod aircr...
Helicopter dispatched to rescue crew of Spanish fishing boat
A Coastguard helicopter has been dispatched to rescue 19 crew aboard a stricken Spanish fishing vessel, which is in difficulties 180 miles west of the Isle of Lewis. Earlier today an RAF Nimrod aircr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Bridge experts to investigate lorry death plunge
A leading bridge consultancy firm has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident in which a lorry plunged 150 feet from the deck of the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry ...
Bridge experts to investigate lorry death plunge
A leading bridge consultancy firm has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident in which a lorry plunged 150 feet from the deck of the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry ...
UK National News, Jan 12, 2005
Environment Agency publishes Boscastle report
An Environment Agency report has given the go-ahead to replace flood-damaged buildings in the Cornish village of Boscastle, which was devastated by a massive flood in August last year. The report des...
Environment Agency publishes Boscastle report
An Environment Agency report has given the go-ahead to replace flood-damaged buildings in the Cornish village of Boscastle, which was devastated by a massive flood in August last year. The report des...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2005
Sinn Féin rejects robbery allegations
Sinn Féin have reacted angrily to yesterday's House of Commons statement by Secretary of State Paul Murphy that Provisional IRA involvement in December's Northern Bank robbery was "deeply damaging" to...
Sinn Féin rejects robbery allegations
Sinn Féin have reacted angrily to yesterday's House of Commons statement by Secretary of State Paul Murphy that Provisional IRA involvement in December's Northern Bank robbery was "deeply damaging" to...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mostly dry day, rather cloudy, but some sunny spells, best of these in the afternoon. A few showers spread south from late morning, turning wintry in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.Tonight:A cold evening and night with a frost. It will be largely dry, but a few wintry showers towards the north coast overnight. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
