Northern Ireland News for May 2008 : Page 6

UK National News, May 20, 2008
Police Seize Weapons In Crack Down
Police in Lewisham have seized several dangerous weapons following an operation in Deptford on Saturday. Officers boarded a bus after a large group of youths acted suspiciously at a bus stop in Evely...
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Recruitment News, May 20, 2008
Equal Rights Move On Employment
As it emerged that the number of Eastern Europeans applying to work in the UK has dropped to its lowest level since 2005, all temporary workers in the UK are set to be given better rights in employmen...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Water Boss Trickles Away
There's a job vacancy at NI Water as the current Chief Executive is set to vacate her position. Katharine Bryan would be leaving the company on 31 May and the NI Water Board intends to recruit a new l...
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UK National News, May 20, 2008
Inquest Into TV Presenter's Death
A full inquest into the death of children's TV presenter Mark Speight is being held today. Police spent six days searching for the children's personality when he was reported missing last month. A h...
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UK National News, May 20, 2008
'Super' Aircraft Carriers Get The Go Ahead
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced today that it is ready to go ahead with a contract to build two super aircraft carriers. The MoD claims that the carriers, to be named HMS Queen Elizabeth ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Debate On Loss Of Police Support Officers
As revealed in detail last month on 4ni.co.uk, Northern Ireland won't be benefiting from 'Blunkett's Bobbies' - as the UK-wide initiative that puts uniformed support officers onto the streets to help ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Charitable Kielty Fights Driving Ban
Top local comedian and successful TV presenter, Patrick Kielty was unable to make his case today that he should be allowed to keep his driving licence - despite being caught speeding at 101mph - so h...
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UK National News, May 20, 2008
Premiership Midfielder Barton Jailed For Attack
A Premiership footballer has been sentenced to a jail term for assault and affray. Joey Barton, 25, of Widnes, has been jailed for six months for his part in an altercation outside a McDonald's resta...
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Recruitment News, May 20, 2008
Further Jobs Boost For Donegal
There's more good news for Co Donegal this week with some 100 extra jobs announced in a local call centre. Forward Emphasis International Ltd, a business outsourcing company, is to establish its seco...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
MLAs Praise Tragic Dunlop
There was cross party support at the Assembly yesterday as politicians from across the spectrum joined in honouring motorcycle ace, Robert Dunlop, who was killed during practice at last week's North W...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Fingerprint Foils Violent Robber
A simple fingerprint linked a violent criminal to his handiwork - and led to a long jail sentence in court today. Mohammed Raf Shah (24) was tracked after the robbery at Warnock's clothes shop, Lisbu...
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UK National News, May 20, 2008
Tina 'Rollin' Into UK Next Year
Iconic singer Tina Turner will play four UK dates next year. The performer will play two gigs in London and two in Manchester, in March 2009. Turner, 68, played a 'farewell' world tour in 2000 to 12...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Multi-Million Cash Boost For Institute Improvements
A multi-million pound cash boost has been promised to improve the facilities at an Irish League football club's grounds. Drumahoe-based Institute FC - who have recently received the news they will be...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Halls' Attacks Condemned
Recent attacks on loyalist halls have been condemned. Around a half dozen halls in the Cookstown area have been targeted in recent days in what has since been described as "an attack on the reformed f...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
£3.9m Funding Announced For Listed Buildings
Two major funding initiatives have been revealed for historic listed buildings in Northern Ireland, Minister of the Environment Arlene Foster has announced. The schemes will total £3.9m. Firstly, the...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2008
Training Profits Quarrying Manufacturer
A major quarry equipment firm is profiting from an innovative staff training programme - literally. With help from Invest Northern Ireland, the Ballygawley-based company Fintec Crushing and Screenin...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
Teen Jailed For Killing Sisters In House Fire
A teenager has been jailed for killing his two sisters in a house fire. Eighteen-year-old Shane Spence had previously denied killing Tatum, 14 and Demi-Jade, 12. The young girls died from smoke inha...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
Royal 'Rush' Investigated By Police
Claims are being investigated into a Royal convoy speeding to get Prince Harry to a nightclub. It is alleged that Royal protection officers "put lives at risk" by "driving recklessly at 100mph". Com...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
Elderly Couple Found Dead By Relative
An elderly couple have been found dead at their home in West Sussex at the weekend. Police are investigating the deaths of Reginald Paisley and his wife Drusilla, of Leylands Road, Burgess Hill after...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
Presenter Priest Dies
BBC presenter Father John Fitzsimmons has died at the age of 68. The retired Roman Catholic priest Fr John Fitzsimmons died at Inverclyde Royal Hospital on Saturday. He had been suffering from a long...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
Man In Court Over 'Suitcase' Death
A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of a young woman in Hampshire. The charred remains of Sylwia Sobczak, 26, of Tottenham, were found in a suitcase by a passer-by half a mile fr...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
'Carer' Has Speeding Fine Quashed
A driver who was fined for speeding - as his wife suffered an epileptic fit - has had charges against him dropped. Sixty-three-year-old Sydney Duffy, a full time carer, was recorded at 35mph in a 30m...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
40% Drop In House Sales According To RICS
Sales of houses could fall by 40% this year according to a study by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). RICS warned this rapid decline will effect house buyers who are looking for a ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 19, 2008
NI News In Brief
Omagh Bomb Alert Over Two suspicious objects found in Omagh - which sparked an evacuation last night - have now been declared harmless. The find, on the Dublin Road in the County Tyrone town at about...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
MP's To Vote On Human-Animal Embryo Research
The Commons is to vote on controversial plans for research to be carried out using human-animal embryos today which could mark a turning point in medicine. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is backing the ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 19, 2008
Belfast Nursing Posts May Be Lost
A confidential report - the details of which have just been 'leaked' - is highlighting the possible loss of as many as 3,000 health service jobs in the Belfast area. Numbers of nurses would be worst ...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
'National Armed Forces Day' Suggested
British servicemen and women could now have a day that pays tribute to their "tremendous" work, thanks to a new study. The independent study by Quentin Davies MP entitled 'National Recognition of the...
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UK National News, May 19, 2008
Drinkers Fuzzy About Units, Survey Reveals
A survey has revealed that an alarming 77% of people do not know how many units are in a glass of wine. A new 'Units' campaign which aims to tell drinkers how many units of alcohol are in their bever...
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Northern Ireland News, May 19, 2008
Second Racing Dunlop Brother Buried
Both the First Minister Ian Paisley - who is also the local MP - and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness were in attendance yesterday at the funeral of motorcycling legend Robert Dunlop. Alon...
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Northern Ireland News, May 19, 2008
RUAS Eyes-Up Maze For 'Balmoral' Show
Last week's highly successful Royal Ulster Agricultural Society 'Balmoral Show' may have been the last to be held at the historic south Belfast location. The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society is now ...
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