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Northern Ireland News for September 2005 : Page 11
UK National News, Sep 7, 2005
Halifax reports house prices rise
House prices rose by 1.6% in August, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender, has reported. However, the Halifax warned that the rise could be temporary, boosted by the recent interest rates cuts by the Ban...
Halifax reports house prices rise
House prices rose by 1.6% in August, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender, has reported. However, the Halifax warned that the rise could be temporary, boosted by the recent interest rates cuts by the Ban...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2005
Sanchez names unchanged NI side
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has named an unchanged side for Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier against England at Windsor Park. All those involved in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Azerba...
Sanchez names unchanged NI side
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has named an unchanged side for Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier against England at Windsor Park. All those involved in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Azerba...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2005
Smokers risk sight loss, study claims
Smokers have a greater chance of losing their sight in later life, a new study has claimed. Research published in the Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s journal Eye suggested that smoking “greatly i...
Smokers risk sight loss, study claims
Smokers have a greater chance of losing their sight in later life, a new study has claimed. Research published in the Royal College of Ophthalmologist’s journal Eye suggested that smoking “greatly i...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2005
Network Rail found guilty over Hatfield crash
Network Rail has been found guilty of breaching safety legislation prior to the Hatfield rail disaster at the Old Bailey. However, three executives from the firm – known as Railtrack at the time of t...
Network Rail found guilty over Hatfield crash
Network Rail has been found guilty of breaching safety legislation prior to the Hatfield rail disaster at the Old Bailey. However, three executives from the firm – known as Railtrack at the time of t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Seven arrested following Belfast disturbances
Seven people have been arrested following disturbances in north Belfast on Monday. The attacks on police began at around 10am as officers carried out a series of searches in the Woodvale area of nort...
Seven arrested following Belfast disturbances
Seven people have been arrested following disturbances in north Belfast on Monday. The attacks on police began at around 10am as officers carried out a series of searches in the Woodvale area of nort...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Derry man shot during robbery
A man has been shot in the leg during an attempted robbery on the outskirts of Londonderry on Monday. At about 9am the man was working at a motor dealer’s yard at Coney Road, off the Culmore Road, wh...
Derry man shot during robbery
A man has been shot in the leg during an attempted robbery on the outskirts of Londonderry on Monday. At about 9am the man was working at a motor dealer’s yard at Coney Road, off the Culmore Road, wh...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2005
Hurricane Katrina – nearly one hundred Britons still missing
The Foreign Office has confirmed that 96 Britons are still unaccounted for following Hurricane Katrina. The number has dropped from an initial report listing around 150 people as some of those missin...
Hurricane Katrina – nearly one hundred Britons still missing
The Foreign Office has confirmed that 96 Britons are still unaccounted for following Hurricane Katrina. The number has dropped from an initial report listing around 150 people as some of those missin...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Fermanagh road traffic accident kills one person
A man has died following a road traffic accident in Co Fermanagh on Monday. The victim was a passenger in a van which left the main Belcoo to Garrison road shortly after 12.30am. The driver and a se...
Fermanagh road traffic accident kills one person
A man has died following a road traffic accident in Co Fermanagh on Monday. The victim was a passenger in a van which left the main Belcoo to Garrison road shortly after 12.30am. The driver and a se...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2005
Life term for 'MI5 Spy' conman
A former barman and car salesman who posed as an MI5 agent to con his marks out of almost £1 million, has received a life sentence. Robert Hendy-Freegard, 34, from Blyth in Nottinghamshire told his v...
Life term for 'MI5 Spy' conman
A former barman and car salesman who posed as an MI5 agent to con his marks out of almost £1 million, has received a life sentence. Robert Hendy-Freegard, 34, from Blyth in Nottinghamshire told his v...
Recruitment News, Sep 6, 2005
N7 Service Station promises 100 jobs
Monasterevin in Co Kildare looks set to gain Ireland's first fully serviced motorway rest on the N7 in a development which will create around 100 jobs. The service station development, which is 25 mi...
N7 Service Station promises 100 jobs
Monasterevin in Co Kildare looks set to gain Ireland's first fully serviced motorway rest on the N7 in a development which will create around 100 jobs. The service station development, which is 25 mi...
Business News, Sep 6, 2005
Retail sales slump continues
Retail sales in the UK fell again in August, the sixth time this year that sales have dropped. The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium found that like-for-like sales fell by 1% in Augus...
Retail sales slump continues
Retail sales in the UK fell again in August, the sixth time this year that sales have dropped. The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium found that like-for-like sales fell by 1% in Augus...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Belfast to remember citizens' wartime roles
Belfast is to pay tribute to the contribution made by the city and the experiences of its people during the two World Wars. The special civic ceremony, ‘Belfast Remembers’, which is to be held at the...
Belfast to remember citizens' wartime roles
Belfast is to pay tribute to the contribution made by the city and the experiences of its people during the two World Wars. The special civic ceremony, ‘Belfast Remembers’, which is to be held at the...
Business News, Sep 6, 2005
B&Q to cut 400 jobs
DIY chain B&Q has announced that it is to cut 400 jobs, due to a slowdown in consumer spending. B&Q owner, Kingfisher, announced that 220 jobs are to go at the firm’s Southampton headquarters, while ...
B&Q to cut 400 jobs
DIY chain B&Q has announced that it is to cut 400 jobs, due to a slowdown in consumer spending. B&Q owner, Kingfisher, announced that 220 jobs are to go at the firm’s Southampton headquarters, while ...
Business News, Sep 6, 2005
‘Smarter working’ could reduce long hours, report claims
Working smarter, not longer, hours is the key to improving employee satisfaction and productivity, a new report has claimed. The joint report, compiled by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Tr...
‘Smarter working’ could reduce long hours, report claims
Working smarter, not longer, hours is the key to improving employee satisfaction and productivity, a new report has claimed. The joint report, compiled by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Tr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Woodward visits the Mater Hospital and Horizon House
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has visited the Mater Hospital Trust in Belfast and the Children's Hospice at Horizon House in Newtownabbey. The Minister toured the Mater’s Accident & Emergency Unit, ...
Woodward visits the Mater Hospital and Horizon House
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has visited the Mater Hospital Trust in Belfast and the Children's Hospice at Horizon House in Newtownabbey. The Minister toured the Mater’s Accident & Emergency Unit, ...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2005
Ketamine rises in popularity with UK clubbers
The use of a powerful anaesthetic, commonly used by vets, is increasing among UK clubbers, a new survey has found. Research conducted by Druglink magazine found that ketamine was now on sale in eight...
Ketamine rises in popularity with UK clubbers
The use of a powerful anaesthetic, commonly used by vets, is increasing among UK clubbers, a new survey has found. Research conducted by Druglink magazine found that ketamine was now on sale in eight...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Minister launches biosciences research centre
Employment and Learning Minister Angela Smith has launched the Centre of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus. The Centre is one of 13 research centres of excellence m...
Minister launches biosciences research centre
Employment and Learning Minister Angela Smith has launched the Centre of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus. The Centre is one of 13 research centres of excellence m...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Hanson seeks ambitious city centre development plans
Social Development Minister David Hanson has asked two major developers for ambitious plans to revitalise Castle Court and Royal Avenue in Belfast. The Minister has issued development briefs to Willi...
Hanson seeks ambitious city centre development plans
Social Development Minister David Hanson has asked two major developers for ambitious plans to revitalise Castle Court and Royal Avenue in Belfast. The Minister has issued development briefs to Willi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
Police begin security operation ahead of World Cup game
Police in South Belfast have begun the final stages of their preparations for Wednesday's big game between Northern Ireland and England at Windsor Park. Around 14,000 fans are expected to attend the ...
Police begin security operation ahead of World Cup game
Police in South Belfast have begun the final stages of their preparations for Wednesday's big game between Northern Ireland and England at Windsor Park. Around 14,000 fans are expected to attend the ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2005
NI tops stray dogs figures
A new survey has revealed that local authorities in Northern Ireland collected nearly 11,000 stray dogs during the past year, with over a third of these needlessly destroyed. The survey, compiled by ...
NI tops stray dogs figures
A new survey has revealed that local authorities in Northern Ireland collected nearly 11,000 stray dogs during the past year, with over a third of these needlessly destroyed. The survey, compiled by ...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2005
Passport photo standards to come into effect
UK travellers are being reminded that all passport photos will have to comply with new international requirements from next week. The new guidelines, agreed by the International Civil Aviation Organi...
Passport photo standards to come into effect
UK travellers are being reminded that all passport photos will have to comply with new international requirements from next week. The new guidelines, agreed by the International Civil Aviation Organi...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2005
Survey reveals plight of stray dogs
Local authorities put down around 150 stray dogs every week in the UK, because their owners cannot be traced or new owners found for them, a survey has found. The survey, conducted on behalf of the D...
Survey reveals plight of stray dogs
Local authorities put down around 150 stray dogs every week in the UK, because their owners cannot be traced or new owners found for them, a survey has found. The survey, conducted on behalf of the D...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2005
Loyalists behind attack on police
Loyalists are thought to have been behind a series of attacks on police officers on Monday. The attacks occurred at around 10am as officers carried out a series of searches in the Woodvale area of no...
Loyalists behind attack on police
Loyalists are thought to have been behind a series of attacks on police officers on Monday. The attacks occurred at around 10am as officers carried out a series of searches in the Woodvale area of no...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2005
Three men injured in paramilitary-style shootings
Three men have been treated in hospital following separate paramilitary-style shootings over the weekend. In the latest incident, two 21-year-old men suffered single gun shot wounds to their lower le...
Three men injured in paramilitary-style shootings
Three men have been treated in hospital following separate paramilitary-style shootings over the weekend. In the latest incident, two 21-year-old men suffered single gun shot wounds to their lower le...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2005
Attack on Limavady primary school condemned
Education Minister Angela Smith has condemned an arson attack on Roe Valley Integrated Primary School, Limavady, Co Londonderry. The Minister said: “This attack is completely unacceptable and without...
Attack on Limavady primary school condemned
Education Minister Angela Smith has condemned an arson attack on Roe Valley Integrated Primary School, Limavady, Co Londonderry. The Minister said: “This attack is completely unacceptable and without...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2005
Two British soldiers killed in Iraq
Two British soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldiers, from the multi-national division southeast area, died around 11:30 loc...
Two British soldiers killed in Iraq
Two British soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldiers, from the multi-national division southeast area, died around 11:30 loc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2005
Armed robbery of shop in Antrim
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following a robbery in the town on Sunday. Shortly before 5pm two masked men entered a shop in the Parkhall estate where they confronted members of staf...
Armed robbery of shop in Antrim
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following a robbery in the town on Sunday. Shortly before 5pm two masked men entered a shop in the Parkhall estate where they confronted members of staf...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2005
Blair apologises to British Hurricane Katrina survivors
Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologised to British survivors of Hurricane Katrina, as the response of UK officials was criticised for being too slow. Speaking in Beijing, ahead of a European summit,...
Blair apologises to British Hurricane Katrina survivors
Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologised to British survivors of Hurricane Katrina, as the response of UK officials was criticised for being too slow. Speaking in Beijing, ahead of a European summit,...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2005
Attempt made to hijack a car in Belfast
Police at Musgrave Street are appealing for information following an attempted hijacking in Belfast in the early hours of Sunday. Shortly before 12.30am a motorist was sitting in his silver coloured ...
Attempt made to hijack a car in Belfast
Police at Musgrave Street are appealing for information following an attempted hijacking in Belfast in the early hours of Sunday. Shortly before 12.30am a motorist was sitting in his silver coloured ...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2005
British soldiers accused of 'gratuitous' attack on Iraqi civilians
Seven soldiers have been accused of killing an 18-year-old Iraqi man, during a “gratuitous” attack on a group of civilians. The seven soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment – three...
British soldiers accused of 'gratuitous' attack on Iraqi civilians
Seven soldiers have been accused of killing an 18-year-old Iraqi man, during a “gratuitous” attack on a group of civilians. The seven soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment – three...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:It will be rather cloudy with scattered sleet and snow showers but mostly rain near the North coast. Feeling bitterly cold in fresh or strong northerly wind. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Clear intervals and wintry showers, most frequent in the north but mostly of rain along the North Coast. A cold night with risk of icy stretches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
