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Northern Ireland News for June 2008 : Page 3
UK National News, Jun 26, 2008
'Tikka' Risk With Curry
An average takeaway meal can contain a whole day's intake of saturated fat, a new report suggests. A survey by Which? magazine has revealed that an average portion of takeaway curry contains 23.2g of...
'Tikka' Risk With Curry
An average takeaway meal can contain a whole day's intake of saturated fat, a new report suggests. A survey by Which? magazine has revealed that an average portion of takeaway curry contains 23.2g of...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2008
NI Software Skills Highlighted
Hi tech skills shortages in the computer software industry are to receive extra attention. The NI Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, has just launched a new action plan to tackle the sk...
NI Software Skills Highlighted
Hi tech skills shortages in the computer software industry are to receive extra attention. The NI Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, has just launched a new action plan to tackle the sk...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2008
Skills Training Benefits Workers: NI Report
Despite fears to the contrary, over two thirds of workers in Northern Ireland have been receiving appropriate skills training. The Department for Employment and Learning has just published the findin...
Skills Training Benefits Workers: NI Report
Despite fears to the contrary, over two thirds of workers in Northern Ireland have been receiving appropriate skills training. The Department for Employment and Learning has just published the findin...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2008
Suki Tea's Deal At Deanes
Belfast restaurateurs are set to satisfy the most discerning of tastes with the inclusion of a speciality locally blended tea on their menus. Belfast-based Suki Tea, an artisan tea and infusions impo...
Suki Tea's Deal At Deanes
Belfast restaurateurs are set to satisfy the most discerning of tastes with the inclusion of a speciality locally blended tea on their menus. Belfast-based Suki Tea, an artisan tea and infusions impo...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2008
French IT Company announces 63 Belfast jobs
A French-owned IT company has announced the creation of 63 new jobs in Belfast. The leading European telecommunications company, which provides management of electronic records and customer relations...
French IT Company announces 63 Belfast jobs
A French-owned IT company has announced the creation of 63 new jobs in Belfast. The leading European telecommunications company, which provides management of electronic records and customer relations...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Miracle Toddler In Thames Accident Alive
A 18-month child who this morning was thought to have died after falling into the River Thames is alive, police have said. Police were called at 9.45am following reports that a young child had fallen...
Miracle Toddler In Thames Accident Alive
A 18-month child who this morning was thought to have died after falling into the River Thames is alive, police have said. Police were called at 9.45am following reports that a young child had fallen...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Nisha Husband Jailed For Life
The husband of a female special constable has been jailed for her murder for a minimum of 20 years. Fadi Nasri, 34, originally from Lebanon, has been handed a life sentence for contracting the death ...
Nisha Husband Jailed For Life
The husband of a female special constable has been jailed for her murder for a minimum of 20 years. Fadi Nasri, 34, originally from Lebanon, has been handed a life sentence for contracting the death ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Primary Teacher Charge With Sex Offences
A teacher in charge of very young children has been charged with 19 sex offences. Fifty-five-year-old David Thorley, Head of Pembroke Dock Community School in Pembrokeshire, is alleged to have commit...
Primary Teacher Charge With Sex Offences
A teacher in charge of very young children has been charged with 19 sex offences. Fifty-five-year-old David Thorley, Head of Pembroke Dock Community School in Pembrokeshire, is alleged to have commit...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Man Found Guilty Of New Year's Day Murder
A man has been found guilty of the murder of a teenager who was stabbed in the heart outside a nightclub. Stephen Boachie, 17, from Dagenham, east London, died in hospital after being stabbed twice b...
Man Found Guilty Of New Year's Day Murder
A man has been found guilty of the murder of a teenager who was stabbed in the heart outside a nightclub. Stephen Boachie, 17, from Dagenham, east London, died in hospital after being stabbed twice b...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Government Funding For Flood Risk Areas
Government funding is to be allocated to areas likely to be worst affected by flooding, it has been announced today. Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn has announced the plans in lig...
Government Funding For Flood Risk Areas
Government funding is to be allocated to areas likely to be worst affected by flooding, it has been announced today. Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn has announced the plans in lig...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Pizza Man Killing: Two Held There have been arrests in the case of the murder of pizza delivery man Emmet Shiels. Two men have been held by police investigating the fatal shooting of the 22-year-old ...
Other NI News In Brief
Pizza Man Killing: Two Held There have been arrests in the case of the murder of pizza delivery man Emmet Shiels. Two men have been held by police investigating the fatal shooting of the 22-year-old ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Murder Probe Follows Fatal House Fire
The police have arrested one man and begun a murder inquiry after a 35-year-old man was killed in what is believed to have been an arson attack in Portrush. The blaze happened at the man's home in Ca...
Murder Probe Follows Fatal House Fire
The police have arrested one man and begun a murder inquiry after a 35-year-old man was killed in what is believed to have been an arson attack in Portrush. The blaze happened at the man's home in Ca...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
'Nazi Sympathiser' Jailed For 16 Years
A 'Nazi sympathiser' who stored nail bombs under his bead has been put behind bars for a total of 16 years. Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Pool Court, Goole, East Yorkshire, was charged last November after ...
'Nazi Sympathiser' Jailed For 16 Years
A 'Nazi sympathiser' who stored nail bombs under his bead has been put behind bars for a total of 16 years. Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Pool Court, Goole, East Yorkshire, was charged last November after ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
British Tourist Dies In Suspected Food Poisoning
A British tourist has died with suspected food poisoning at a hotel in northern Italy. Geoffrey Appleyard, 71, from Evesham, Worcestershire died in the early hours of Sunday. His next of kin have be...
British Tourist Dies In Suspected Food Poisoning
A British tourist has died with suspected food poisoning at a hotel in northern Italy. Geoffrey Appleyard, 71, from Evesham, Worcestershire died in the early hours of Sunday. His next of kin have be...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
No Inquiry In Post Mortem Fractures Case
A public inquiry would not provide the answers sought by the family of a woman whose body suffered injuries after her death in hospital. Speaking in the Assembly, NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey...
No Inquiry In Post Mortem Fractures Case
A public inquiry would not provide the answers sought by the family of a woman whose body suffered injuries after her death in hospital. Speaking in the Assembly, NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Warning Issued Over Water Bug
Traces of a sickness bug have been found in tap water in the Northampton and Daventry areas. Anglican Water have issued a warning to residents living in the south of the country to boil their water b...
Warning Issued Over Water Bug
Traces of a sickness bug have been found in tap water in the Northampton and Daventry areas. Anglican Water have issued a warning to residents living in the south of the country to boil their water b...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Controversial Weight Loss Drug Available For NHS Use
Despite fears of an increased risk of depression and possible suicide as a 'side-effect', a controversial anti-obesity drug has been made available for NHS use. Although not licensed in the US - or ...
Controversial Weight Loss Drug Available For NHS Use
Despite fears of an increased risk of depression and possible suicide as a 'side-effect', a controversial anti-obesity drug has been made available for NHS use. Although not licensed in the US - or ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2008
Two Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
Two British soldiers have become the latest victims to be added to the increasing death toll in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the death of a soldier from 4th Battalion the Para...
Two Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
Two British soldiers have become the latest victims to be added to the increasing death toll in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the death of a soldier from 4th Battalion the Para...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Sectarianism 'Still Prevalent In Segregated Communities'
New research by Queen's University has highlighted the prevalence of segregation and sectarianism amongst young people in some of Northern Ireland’s most deprived communities. The Facts, Fears and Fe...
Sectarianism 'Still Prevalent In Segregated Communities'
New research by Queen's University has highlighted the prevalence of segregation and sectarianism amongst young people in some of Northern Ireland’s most deprived communities. The Facts, Fears and Fe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Maghaberry Prison Supports Suicide Awareness Groups
Maghaberry Prison teamed up with two voluntary groups from Belfast today to highlight the devastation caused by suicide and self harm. Staff and prisoners took part in a series of sponsored events to...
Maghaberry Prison Supports Suicide Awareness Groups
Maghaberry Prison teamed up with two voluntary groups from Belfast today to highlight the devastation caused by suicide and self harm. Staff and prisoners took part in a series of sponsored events to...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
NI Squad Will Suffer From Stadium Indecision, Says Stormont Paper
The Stormont Government's indecisiveness over the location for a national stadium for Northern Ireland could force the NI soccer side to play matches outside the Province. According to documents ...
NI Squad Will Suffer From Stadium Indecision, Says Stormont Paper
The Stormont Government's indecisiveness over the location for a national stadium for Northern Ireland could force the NI soccer side to play matches outside the Province. According to documents ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Live Now (Rate-Free) - Pay Later, Says NI Minister
Elderly homeowners in Northern Ireland could soon defer paying their rates bills until after their death, when their property is sold. New Executive proposals have been announced by the recently appo...
Live Now (Rate-Free) - Pay Later, Says NI Minister
Elderly homeowners in Northern Ireland could soon defer paying their rates bills until after their death, when their property is sold. New Executive proposals have been announced by the recently appo...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Roads Minister Announces £57m Armagh Linking Scheme
NI Roads Minister Conor Murphy has unveiled the preferred route for a £57 million scheme linking the A3 Armagh North and West Link. Attending a public information event yesterday, the Minister said:...
Roads Minister Announces £57m Armagh Linking Scheme
NI Roads Minister Conor Murphy has unveiled the preferred route for a £57 million scheme linking the A3 Armagh North and West Link. Attending a public information event yesterday, the Minister said:...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2008
Green Inc. Puts Marriages Through Their Paces For BBC Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland production company Green Inc. Film & Television has been commissioned by BBC NI to produce 'You're Not The Man I Married' (working title), a series of six half-hour long shows for Fri...
Green Inc. Puts Marriages Through Their Paces For BBC Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland production company Green Inc. Film & Television has been commissioned by BBC NI to produce 'You're Not The Man I Married' (working title), a series of six half-hour long shows for Fri...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
OTHER NEWS IN BRIEF
'Life-Threatening' Burns In Live Railway Accident A cyclist has suffered "life-threatening" injuries after crashing onto a live railway track after riding down a flight of stairs. The incident happen...
OTHER NEWS IN BRIEF
'Life-Threatening' Burns In Live Railway Accident A cyclist has suffered "life-threatening" injuries after crashing onto a live railway track after riding down a flight of stairs. The incident happen...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
M1 Crash Driver Jailed
The driver of a coach that overturned at an M1 service station has been jailed. Leslie Weinberg, 35, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment and disqualified for four years. He has also been fi...
M1 Crash Driver Jailed
The driver of a coach that overturned at an M1 service station has been jailed. Leslie Weinberg, 35, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment and disqualified for four years. He has also been fi...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Fire Fighters Hurt As Bolton House Fire Kills Woman
Three fire fighters have been injured - one of them being seriously burned - as they rescued an elderly woman from a house fire in Bolton. The 71-year-old victim later died, but three other people's ...
Fire Fighters Hurt As Bolton House Fire Kills Woman
Three fire fighters have been injured - one of them being seriously burned - as they rescued an elderly woman from a house fire in Bolton. The 71-year-old victim later died, but three other people's ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Man And Woman Arrested In Jersey Case
A man and woman have been arrested in Jersey by detectives involved in the Historical Abuse Enquiry. The Jersey police have said that a 70-year-old man and a 69-year-old man are currently in custody ...
Man And Woman Arrested In Jersey Case
A man and woman have been arrested in Jersey by detectives involved in the Historical Abuse Enquiry. The Jersey police have said that a 70-year-old man and a 69-year-old man are currently in custody ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2008
Ruling Halts High Profile Murder Case
A £6 million murder trial has been given the red light at the Old Bailey following a Law Lords ruling. Judge David Paget presiding over the case said the trial of two men accused of murdering Charles...
Ruling Halts High Profile Murder Case
A £6 million murder trial has been given the red light at the Old Bailey following a Law Lords ruling. Judge David Paget presiding over the case said the trial of two men accused of murdering Charles...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Bangor In The Swim Sports Minister Gregory Campbell has announced that North Down Borough Council is to receive up to £15 million towards the capital costs of building a 50m pool in Bangor. Speaking ...
Other NI News In Brief
Bangor In The Swim Sports Minister Gregory Campbell has announced that North Down Borough Council is to receive up to £15 million towards the capital costs of building a 50m pool in Bangor. Speaking ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with outbreaks of mainly light rain at times, although there may be the odd heavier burst. Driest in the south and east during the afternoon. Moderate southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Staying cloudy throughout the evening and overnight period with a little rain or drizzle at times. Mild overnight with light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
