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Northern Ireland News for September 2005 : Page 8
UK National News, Sep 14, 2005
Fuel protests attract low turnout
There has been a low turnout for the fuel tax protests scheduled to begin across Britain on Wednesday morning. The biggest planned demonstration, at the Shell oil refinery in Jarrow, south Tyneside,...
Fuel protests attract low turnout
There has been a low turnout for the fuel tax protests scheduled to begin across Britain on Wednesday morning. The biggest planned demonstration, at the Shell oil refinery in Jarrow, south Tyneside,...
UK National News, Sep 14, 2005
Store card providers ‘overcharging’ customers
Consumers are being overcharged by as much as £100 million as a result of the high interest rates on store cards. A report by the Competition Commission (CC) found evidence suggesting that there was ...
Store card providers ‘overcharging’ customers
Consumers are being overcharged by as much as £100 million as a result of the high interest rates on store cards. A report by the Competition Commission (CC) found evidence suggesting that there was ...
UK National News, Sep 14, 2005
British in-laws marriage ban ‘breaches human rights’
A British law, which prevents marriage between in-laws, could be scrapped, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that it was a breach of human rights. The European Court of Human Rights in S...
British in-laws marriage ban ‘breaches human rights’
A British law, which prevents marriage between in-laws, could be scrapped, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that it was a breach of human rights. The European Court of Human Rights in S...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2005
Coleraine town centre to get £745k makeover
Coleraine town centre is to receive a £745,000 makeover, it was announced today. The Department of Social Development, which is partly funding the renovation in the Diamond, said new natural stone pa...
Coleraine town centre to get £745k makeover
Coleraine town centre is to receive a £745,000 makeover, it was announced today. The Department of Social Development, which is partly funding the renovation in the Diamond, said new natural stone pa...
UK National News, Sep 14, 2005
Prince William becomes homelessness patron
Prince William has announced that he is to become a patron to youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint. The 23-year-old chose the charity for his first patronage, after spending two days working there...
Prince William becomes homelessness patron
Prince William has announced that he is to become a patron to youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint. The 23-year-old chose the charity for his first patronage, after spending two days working there...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2005
Local firm ‘wraps’ up success
A leading Co Down sandwich company is to create 12 new jobs thanks to a major re-investment package. Warrenpoint firm Deli Lites intends to expand its current product range and incorporate new produc...
Local firm ‘wraps’ up success
A leading Co Down sandwich company is to create 12 new jobs thanks to a major re-investment package. Warrenpoint firm Deli Lites intends to expand its current product range and incorporate new produc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2005
UU rolls out anti-burglary DVD
The University of Ulster is to take part in an initiative aimed at reducing burglaries in off-campus student accommodation. The DVD, which will be accessible to students from the University and Stude...
UU rolls out anti-burglary DVD
The University of Ulster is to take part in an initiative aimed at reducing burglaries in off-campus student accommodation. The DVD, which will be accessible to students from the University and Stude...
UK National News, Sep 14, 2005
Household waste recycling doubles
The amount of household waste being recycled has doubled in the last four years, the latest figures from Defra have found. More than a fifth (23%) of household waste produced by homes in England was ...
Household waste recycling doubles
The amount of household waste being recycled has doubled in the last four years, the latest figures from Defra have found. More than a fifth (23%) of household waste produced by homes in England was ...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Thousands greet England’s Ashes heroes in Trafalgar Square
Thousands of fans gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday to cheer England’s cricket team, following their historic Ashes win over Australia. The team made their victory parade through the c...
Thousands greet England’s Ashes heroes in Trafalgar Square
Thousands of fans gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday to cheer England’s cricket team, following their historic Ashes win over Australia. The team made their victory parade through the c...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Fire service gets £2.7m boost
An additional £2.7 million in funding is to be made available to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, it was announced today. Just over half the money will be used to build a new state-of-th...
Fire service gets £2.7m boost
An additional £2.7 million in funding is to be made available to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, it was announced today. Just over half the money will be used to build a new state-of-th...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Bomb suspect to be extradited from Italy
One of the suspects wanted for the July 21 attempted bomb attacks in London has lost his appeal against extradition from Italy. Ethiopian-born Hussain Osman, 27, who is also known as Hamdi Issac, is ...
Bomb suspect to be extradited from Italy
One of the suspects wanted for the July 21 attempted bomb attacks in London has lost his appeal against extradition from Italy. Ethiopian-born Hussain Osman, 27, who is also known as Hamdi Issac, is ...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Wokingham teenager ‘stabbed in throat’
One of the two boys found dead in a wood in Berkshire died from a stab wound to the throat, it has been revealed. A post-mortem revealed that Steven Bayliss, 16, from Finchampstead, died from an ‘inc...
Wokingham teenager ‘stabbed in throat’
One of the two boys found dead in a wood in Berkshire died from a stab wound to the throat, it has been revealed. A post-mortem revealed that Steven Bayliss, 16, from Finchampstead, died from an ‘inc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Loyalists block roads in fourth night of protest
Three roads have been blocked as loyalist protestors took to the streets for a fourth night in Belfast. Late on Tuesday afternoon Police reported Blacks Road in west Belfast, Kingsway at Seymour Hill...
Loyalists block roads in fourth night of protest
Three roads have been blocked as loyalist protestors took to the streets for a fourth night in Belfast. Late on Tuesday afternoon Police reported Blacks Road in west Belfast, Kingsway at Seymour Hill...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
MoD names soldier killed in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the name of a British soldier killed in a bomb explosion in Iraq on Sunday. Major Matthew Bacon, 34, from the London area, was travelling in an armoured landrove...
MoD names soldier killed in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the name of a British soldier killed in a bomb explosion in Iraq on Sunday. Major Matthew Bacon, 34, from the London area, was travelling in an armoured landrove...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Over 60 people arrested in three days of trouble
Police today confirmed that 63 people have been arrested following three nights of violence across Belfast and elsewhere. Sixty of those arrested were for public order offences while three are in con...
Over 60 people arrested in three days of trouble
Police today confirmed that 63 people have been arrested following three nights of violence across Belfast and elsewhere. Sixty of those arrested were for public order offences while three are in con...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Three people remanded in custody following weekend trouble
Three people have been remanded in custody charged with riotous behaviour connected to disturbances in Co Antrim on Sunday. Jason Raymond Kirk, 31, of Alfred Street Place, Stuart Kevin Brown, 27, of ...
Three people remanded in custody following weekend trouble
Three people have been remanded in custody charged with riotous behaviour connected to disturbances in Co Antrim on Sunday. Jason Raymond Kirk, 31, of Alfred Street Place, Stuart Kevin Brown, 27, of ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
UDA calls on members to 'remain calm'
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) has called for loyalists to "remain calm" and desist from the type of violence which has wreaked havoc in many parts of Northern Ireland over the weekend. The par...
UDA calls on members to 'remain calm'
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) has called for loyalists to "remain calm" and desist from the type of violence which has wreaked havoc in many parts of Northern Ireland over the weekend. The par...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Queues form as motorists panic buy fuel
Motorists in the UK are buying up fuel as fears of supply difficulties were sparked by threats from pressure groups to blockade deliveries from refineries. Retailers and supply companies have called ...
Queues form as motorists panic buy fuel
Motorists in the UK are buying up fuel as fears of supply difficulties were sparked by threats from pressure groups to blockade deliveries from refineries. Retailers and supply companies have called ...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Protests planned at London arms fair
Campaigners against the arms trade are beginning a series of demonstrations, as Europe’s largest arms fair gets under way in London. The Defence Systems & Equipment International event, which is bein...
Protests planned at London arms fair
Campaigners against the arms trade are beginning a series of demonstrations, as Europe’s largest arms fair gets under way in London. The Defence Systems & Equipment International event, which is bein...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Hewlett-Packard to cut nearly 1,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to axe nearly 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next year, as part of a worldwide restructuring plan. The US computer firm is expected to cut 968 jobs at five British ...
Hewlett-Packard to cut nearly 1,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to axe nearly 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next year, as part of a worldwide restructuring plan. The US computer firm is expected to cut 968 jobs at five British ...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Nurses’ debts increasing, survey reveals
The number of student nurses with debts of more than £10,000 has doubled within two years, new research has revealed. A survey of 2,000 student nurses, conducted by ‘Nursing Times’ and health workers...
Nurses’ debts increasing, survey reveals
The number of student nurses with debts of more than £10,000 has doubled within two years, new research has revealed. A survey of 2,000 student nurses, conducted by ‘Nursing Times’ and health workers...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Two die in separate road accidents
Two people have died in separate road accidents overnight. In the latest incident, a pedestrian died in a road accident on Crankhill Road, Ballymena, at about 3.40am on Tuesday. In Lisburn, meanwhil...
Two die in separate road accidents
Two people have died in separate road accidents overnight. In the latest incident, a pedestrian died in a road accident on Crankhill Road, Ballymena, at about 3.40am on Tuesday. In Lisburn, meanwhil...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Derry roads to get £5.6m investment
Nearly £6 million is to be invested on Londonderry's roads, it was announced today. Roads Service Manager, Dr Andrew Murray, told Derry City Council that the £5.6 million investment was "indicative o...
Derry roads to get £5.6m investment
Nearly £6 million is to be invested on Londonderry's roads, it was announced today. Roads Service Manager, Dr Andrew Murray, told Derry City Council that the £5.6 million investment was "indicative o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2005
Irish Language Broadcast Fund open for business
Culture Minister David Hanson today launched the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund (ILBF). The Fund will grant-aid a wide range of production activities including analogue, digital, on-line and intera...
Irish Language Broadcast Fund open for business
Culture Minister David Hanson today launched the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund (ILBF). The Fund will grant-aid a wide range of production activities including analogue, digital, on-line and intera...
UK National News, Sep 13, 2005
Solar flare activity causes geomagnetic storm
A geomagnetic storm is currently in progress and has already produced a brighter than usual aurora visible from northern hemisphere countries. Astronomers say that the geomagnetic storm caused by a s...
Solar flare activity causes geomagnetic storm
A geomagnetic storm is currently in progress and has already produced a brighter than usual aurora visible from northern hemisphere countries. Astronomers say that the geomagnetic storm caused by a s...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2005
Teenagers found stabbed to death
A murder inquiry has been launched following the discovery of the bodies of two teenage boys in a Berkshire field. The bodies of the boys, aged 14 and 16, both of whom are thought to have been stabbe...
Teenagers found stabbed to death
A murder inquiry has been launched following the discovery of the bodies of two teenage boys in a Berkshire field. The bodies of the boys, aged 14 and 16, both of whom are thought to have been stabbe...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2005
British soldier killed in Basrah bomb attack
A British soldier was killed and three others injured in a roadside bomb attack on a vehicle in southern Iraq. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the attack in Basrah province,...
British soldier killed in Basrah bomb attack
A British soldier was killed and three others injured in a roadside bomb attack on a vehicle in southern Iraq. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the attack in Basrah province,...
UK National News, Sep 12, 2005
TUC seeks 'compulsory' pension contributions
The TUC is to outline a blueprint for the future of pensions at the annual Congress being held this week in a proposal that will place an obligation on both employers and employees to contribute to a ...
TUC seeks 'compulsory' pension contributions
The TUC is to outline a blueprint for the future of pensions at the annual Congress being held this week in a proposal that will place an obligation on both employers and employees to contribute to a ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2005
Gangs go on rampage for second night in Belfast
Gangs in several loyalist areas of Belfast have been involved in a second night of violence following Saturday's rerouted Whiterock Parade in the west of the city. On Sunday evening up to 14 people w...
Gangs go on rampage for second night in Belfast
Gangs in several loyalist areas of Belfast have been involved in a second night of violence following Saturday's rerouted Whiterock Parade in the west of the city. On Sunday evening up to 14 people w...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2005
Unionist politicians react to loyalist violence
DUP leader Ian Paisley has blamed the Parades Commission "for the mess that has been created" over the weekend. Dr Paisley had been due to address Orangemen on Saturday following the Whiterock Parade...
Unionist politicians react to loyalist violence
DUP leader Ian Paisley has blamed the Parades Commission "for the mess that has been created" over the weekend. Dr Paisley had been due to address Orangemen on Saturday following the Whiterock Parade...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:This morning will be dry and rather cloudy, a little brightness here and there. Remaining dry this afternoon but still often cloudy. Fresh to strong westerly winds. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:This evening will be dry. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry and mostly cloudy, although rain may reach the north coast later. Windy. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
