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Northern Ireland News for December 2007 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2007
Development 'Exclusion' Zones For Airports
Property development restrictions for the area near both George Best Belfast City Airport and Belfast International have been introduced to protect those on the ground from potential airplane crashes....
Development 'Exclusion' Zones For Airports
Property development restrictions for the area near both George Best Belfast City Airport and Belfast International have been introduced to protect those on the ground from potential airplane crashes....
UK National News, Dec 19, 2007
Amy Winehouse Released On Bail
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with an investigation into perverting the course of justice. A spokesperson for the 24-year-old confirmed th...
Amy Winehouse Released On Bail
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with an investigation into perverting the course of justice. A spokesperson for the 24-year-old confirmed th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2007
PM Feared Loss Of Scottish Support In NI Tax Break Refusal
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is said to be reluctant to lower corporation tax in Northern Ireland because he fears repercussions in Scotland. A review by Sir David Varney rejected demands for a ...
PM Feared Loss Of Scottish Support In NI Tax Break Refusal
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is said to be reluctant to lower corporation tax in Northern Ireland because he fears repercussions in Scotland. A review by Sir David Varney rejected demands for a ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2007
Rathlin Ferry's Future Fears
Rathlin Island residents are seeking reassurances from the Department of Regional Development (DRD) on the future of its ferry connection with the mainland. The residents of Ulster's only inhabited i...
Rathlin Ferry's Future Fears
Rathlin Island residents are seeking reassurances from the Department of Regional Development (DRD) on the future of its ferry connection with the mainland. The residents of Ulster's only inhabited i...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2007
Doctors' Recruitment And Training Reviewed
A more flexible training and recruitment programme is being initiated for doctors. Assembly Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced what he said are significant improvements to the system to ...
Doctors' Recruitment And Training Reviewed
A more flexible training and recruitment programme is being initiated for doctors. Assembly Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced what he said are significant improvements to the system to ...
UK National News, Dec 19, 2007
Christmas Lyric Banned After 20 Years
Radio 1 has relented on a decision to censor a word in a 20-year-old lyric from a widely played Christmas song. In a move that was branded as "pathetic", radio station executives decided to censor th...
Christmas Lyric Banned After 20 Years
Radio 1 has relented on a decision to censor a word in a 20-year-old lyric from a widely played Christmas song. In a move that was branded as "pathetic", radio station executives decided to censor th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2007
Building Support For Seniors' Charity Celebrations
A leading Northern Ireland construction firm has lent its support to an important charity for older people. Patrick McLain of Acheson & Glover presented a cheque to Maeve Egerton of the charity Help ...
Building Support For Seniors' Charity Celebrations
A leading Northern Ireland construction firm has lent its support to an important charity for older people. Patrick McLain of Acheson & Glover presented a cheque to Maeve Egerton of the charity Help ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Gun Found Near Westlink
A firearm and ammunition have been recovered by police in Belfast in an area that has seen recent sectarian confrontation. Members of the public reported a number of youths acting suspiciously in ...
Gun Found Near Westlink
A firearm and ammunition have been recovered by police in Belfast in an area that has seen recent sectarian confrontation. Members of the public reported a number of youths acting suspiciously in ...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Clegg Elected To Head Lib Dems
Nick Clegg has been elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats. He beat Chris Huhne by a narrow margin, polling 20,988 votes to his rival's 20,477, after a two-month contest sparked by the resig...
Clegg Elected To Head Lib Dems
Nick Clegg has been elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats. He beat Chris Huhne by a narrow margin, polling 20,988 votes to his rival's 20,477, after a two-month contest sparked by the resig...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Trust Lost Over Police Pay
There is a marked difference between the treatment of police officers' pay north and south of the Scottish border. While the Scottish Government has agreed to implement the recent independent pay tri...
Trust Lost Over Police Pay
There is a marked difference between the treatment of police officers' pay north and south of the Scottish border. While the Scottish Government has agreed to implement the recent independent pay tri...
Recruitment News, Dec 18, 2007
Graduates Lack People Skills Says Research
Many graduates entering the workplace are poor communicators and are less resilient than their more established colleagues. Talent Q, a people assessment company that helps employers recruit and ma...
Graduates Lack People Skills Says Research
Many graduates entering the workplace are poor communicators and are less resilient than their more established colleagues. Talent Q, a people assessment company that helps employers recruit and ma...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
UK Visa Visit Time To Be Halved
Inbound travellers to the UK will have to leave in just three months instead of the current six, if new visa proposals being considered by the Government are implemented. Also, families would be requ...
UK Visa Visit Time To Be Halved
Inbound travellers to the UK will have to leave in just three months instead of the current six, if new visa proposals being considered by the Government are implemented. Also, families would be requ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
New Prison For Magilligan As Inmate Numbers Rise
Security Minister Paul Goggins has made the widely expected announcement that a new jail will be built at the site of the existing Magilligan Prison near Coleraine. He said today that the new prison ...
New Prison For Magilligan As Inmate Numbers Rise
Security Minister Paul Goggins has made the widely expected announcement that a new jail will be built at the site of the existing Magilligan Prison near Coleraine. He said today that the new prison ...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Northern Rock Gets Taxpayer Billions
The Government is bailing out troubled bank, Northern Rock, again. At the request of the lender, it has offered to cover any loss by financial institutions that provide money to Northern Rock so the ...
Northern Rock Gets Taxpayer Billions
The Government is bailing out troubled bank, Northern Rock, again. At the request of the lender, it has offered to cover any loss by financial institutions that provide money to Northern Rock so the ...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Safest Scottish Place To 'Live' Is Dumfries and Galloway
There are more and more people being murdered in Scotland - although individual areas vary considerably, with Strathclyde - which includes the greater Glasgow area - being the worst area to 'live'. T...
Safest Scottish Place To 'Live' Is Dumfries and Galloway
There are more and more people being murdered in Scotland - although individual areas vary considerably, with Strathclyde - which includes the greater Glasgow area - being the worst area to 'live'. T...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Customs Lose Seized Cocaine
'Contraband' that went missing from a secure lock-up after being seized by customs officers has now turned out to be cocaine. Police were called in after 1.5kg (3.3lbs) of the drug went missing from ...
Customs Lose Seized Cocaine
'Contraband' that went missing from a secure lock-up after being seized by customs officers has now turned out to be cocaine. Police were called in after 1.5kg (3.3lbs) of the drug went missing from ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Grant Boost Continues Lyrical Success
The pioneering Belfast theatre that began life in a south Belfast back room is to have a new lease of life. The venue that presented on stage everything from the tragedy of Macbeth to the living trag...
Grant Boost Continues Lyrical Success
The pioneering Belfast theatre that began life in a south Belfast back room is to have a new lease of life. The venue that presented on stage everything from the tragedy of Macbeth to the living trag...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Defra Publishes Airport Noise Maps
A series of maps showing environmental noise around 18 major airports in England has been published today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The mapping, carried o...
Defra Publishes Airport Noise Maps
A series of maps showing environmental noise around 18 major airports in England has been published today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The mapping, carried o...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Protest Highlights Attacks On Orange Halls
The leader of the Orange Order has accused the police and the government of failing in their duty to protect the institution's property from attacks. Grand Master, Robert Saulters said the high numbe...
Protest Highlights Attacks On Orange Halls
The leader of the Orange Order has accused the police and the government of failing in their duty to protect the institution's property from attacks. Grand Master, Robert Saulters said the high numbe...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Longer Haul Routes Perform The Strongest At BAA Airports
The BAA November Traffic Figures has shown that among the key markets, it was the longer haul routes that performed the strongest. North Atlantic traffic was up by 5.9%, helped by a rise in UK and Eu...
Longer Haul Routes Perform The Strongest At BAA Airports
The BAA November Traffic Figures has shown that among the key markets, it was the longer haul routes that performed the strongest. North Atlantic traffic was up by 5.9%, helped by a rise in UK and Eu...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2007
Graduates Lack People Skills Says Research
Many graduates entering the workplace are poor communicators and are less resilient than their more established colleagues. Talent Q, a people assessment company that helps employers recruit and ma...
Graduates Lack People Skills Says Research
Many graduates entering the workplace are poor communicators and are less resilient than their more established colleagues. Talent Q, a people assessment company that helps employers recruit and ma...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Airport Seizures: Men Held
A passenger arriving from the Continent into Belfast International Airport has been arrested after the seizure of 250g cocaine. The 26-year-old Londonderry man was held after the cocaine with a stree...
Airport Seizures: Men Held
A passenger arriving from the Continent into Belfast International Airport has been arrested after the seizure of 250g cocaine. The 26-year-old Londonderry man was held after the cocaine with a stree...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Belfast Festival Funding Lifeline - But More Needed
There's to be a much needed cash injection into the Province's premier arts event - although it is only a temporary reprieve for the annual Belfast Festival at Queen's - as much more corporate cash is...
Belfast Festival Funding Lifeline - But More Needed
There's to be a much needed cash injection into the Province's premier arts event - although it is only a temporary reprieve for the annual Belfast Festival at Queen's - as much more corporate cash is...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Appointment Of Commissioner Recognises Older Agenda
As the Province's population 'ages' an older people's 'commissioner' is set to be appointed expressley to defend the rights and interests of the elderly in Northern Ireland. The announcement on how t...
Appointment Of Commissioner Recognises Older Agenda
As the Province's population 'ages' an older people's 'commissioner' is set to be appointed expressley to defend the rights and interests of the elderly in Northern Ireland. The announcement on how t...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2007
Dublin's FM104 Bought By UTV
Belfast-based UTV Media has bought an Irish radio station, Capital Radio, FM104, said to be a leading radio broadcaster based in Dublin, for cash consideration of €52 million (approximately £37 millio...
Dublin's FM104 Bought By UTV
Belfast-based UTV Media has bought an Irish radio station, Capital Radio, FM104, said to be a leading radio broadcaster based in Dublin, for cash consideration of €52 million (approximately £37 millio...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2007
Corporation Tax: No Cut
Members of the business community in Northern Ireland have been disappointed with the results of the government's Varney review into taxation. Stormont ministers were also hoping to see a cut in corp...
Corporation Tax: No Cut
Members of the business community in Northern Ireland have been disappointed with the results of the government's Varney review into taxation. Stormont ministers were also hoping to see a cut in corp...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2007
Ahern Meets Cullyhanna Murder Victim's Family
Relatives of the young south Armagh man beaten to death in a border farm shed in October have been meeting the Irish Foreign Minister. The parents and other family members of murdered Cullyhanna 21-y...
Ahern Meets Cullyhanna Murder Victim's Family
Relatives of the young south Armagh man beaten to death in a border farm shed in October have been meeting the Irish Foreign Minister. The parents and other family members of murdered Cullyhanna 21-y...
UK National News, Dec 17, 2007
British Punters Bet On A White Christmas
More than £1 million is expected to be gambled on the prospect of a white Christmas, bookmakers are predicting. However, weather forecasters are warning that those making a bet could be wasting their...
British Punters Bet On A White Christmas
More than £1 million is expected to be gambled on the prospect of a white Christmas, bookmakers are predicting. However, weather forecasters are warning that those making a bet could be wasting their...
UK National News, Dec 17, 2007
Paris Deaths Never Suspicious: Police
It was all an accident, according to the French police investigating the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed. Officers have told the London Inquest into the deaths that it ...
Paris Deaths Never Suspicious: Police
It was all an accident, according to the French police investigating the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed. Officers have told the London Inquest into the deaths that it ...
UK National News, Dec 17, 2007
Fall Reported In House Asking Prices
The average asking prices from homes in England and Wales have suffered a sharp fall, according to the latest figures from estate agents Rightmove. Rightmove said that property asking prices had fall...
Fall Reported In House Asking Prices
The average asking prices from homes in England and Wales have suffered a sharp fall, according to the latest figures from estate agents Rightmove. Rightmove said that property asking prices had fall...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy. Also mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
