Northern Ireland News for September 2008 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2008
MEP Meets With Ballyclare Tesco Opponents
Opponents of an 'out of town' Tesco development near Ballyclare have raised their concerns with local MEP Jim Nicholson. Several incensed traders met with Mr Nicholson to discuss the proposals for th...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2008
NI Open Weekend To Launch 2012 Olympics
A series of arts and cultural venues will offer a range of special events - some of them 'behind the scenes' - over the coming weekend, 26-28 September. Heritage activities and special events for chi...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2008
Branagh 'Stages' Return, But Remains On Screen
As Northern Ireland actor Kenneth Branagh returns to the stage in London's West End after a significant break from 'treading the boards', it has emerged that the Belfast-born star will soon be on the ...
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Recruitment News, Sep 22, 2008
850 Council Job Cuts Planned
Hundreds of staff at Oldham Council may lose their jobs as details of financial crisis has been announced. Around 850 staff at Oldham council were given the shocking news as it emerged the authority ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
200 Come Forward To Help Solve Quigley Murder
A reported 200 witnesses have offered to help police investigating the murder of pregnant mother of four Jean Quigley, a court in Donegal has learned. The Londonderry woman was murdered at her home ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
Man, 63, Stabbed In East Belfast
A 63-year-old man has been attacked at his home in east Belfast. The man sustained several stab wounds during the incident. Police believe two men broke into the Kyle Street house at 4am this morn...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
Embattled PM Faces Online Disgruntlement
Rumbles of Labour discontent have been felt on the party's website - proving the Prime Minister has fallen out of favour with grass root supporters. An online poll has suggested embattled Labour lead...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
Political Vacuum Risks Dissident Activity: Orde
Ulster’s top cop has urged the power-sharing Executive to overcome differences and work to "marginalise dissident republicans". Chief Constable Hugh Orde said that a political vacuum had been left i...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
'Teenage Terrorist' Given Two Year Sentence
A teenager labelled Britain's youngest terrorist, has been sentenced to two years in a young offenders institution. Hammaad Munshi, 18, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was arrested in 2006, when he wa...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
North Belfast Troubled
North Belfast has been the scene of conflict over the past few days with the latest incident leaving two police officers injured. The pair were responding to an emergency call involving a domestic in...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
Baby Killed After Car Mounted Pavement
Police in East London are appealing for information after a car mounted the kerb and knocked down and killed a 15-month-old baby. Finlay Woods was with his mother and grandmother, on Cavendish Road, ...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
UK Backs NATO Transformation Plans
NATO's Defence Ministers are meeting in London today to discuss how to deliver a more efficient and effective NATO. Ministers will talk about how NATO can produce quicker response forces and more mob...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
Other News In Brief
Fuel Leak After Tanker Overturns A rail tanker has overturned in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel. The vehicle derailed close to the Beacon Hotel in Haresfield just before lunchtime on Friday. Pol...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
Iconic Film Theatre Celebrates 40 Years
What was originally a tiny film theatre in a back alley, but which maintained its 'vision' throughout more than 30 years of the NI Troubles, Queen's (University) Film Theatre (QFT) in Belfast will soo...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
Quality Counts For Local GPs
Northern Ireland's GPs have 'topped the polls' for another year - in the provision of quality care for their patients. Figures released today by the DHSSPS show that local GPs are providing the best...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
Brits Spend 14 Years In Front Of Tele, Says Report
There's a lot you could do in 14 years. Earn a doctorate, take a few world cruises, learn to play the piano at a grade eight level and perhaps cram in a few kids? However, it seem the majority of B...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
RAF Aldergrove Issue Their 'Stamp Of Approval'
It's 'chocks away' this week as Royal Mail joins forces with the 'youngest' of the armed forces to celebrate the history of Royal Air Force uniforms with six new stamps. On sale now, the RAF Uniforms...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
Medical Study Links Paracetamol To Rise In Asthma
A study has found the common painkiller paracetamol may be linked to the development of asthma in children. Scientists have found that taking the drug once a month more than tripled the chances of as...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
MP Welcome 1,000 Much-Needed NI Construction Jobs
A massive mixed-use development on the Derry Road in Omagh - that will create around 1,000 much-needed construction jobs in Northern Ireland - has been welcomed by MP Pat Doherty. Mr Doherty said ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
Ministers Launch North/South Innovation Awards 


Ireland's innovators are putting their thinking caps as €40,000 goes on offer for winners of the North-South Innovation award. NI Minister Michelle Gildernew (pictured) and her southern counterparts ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Van Bans Booze Those attending UK gigs headlined by the legendary Ulster singer Van Morrison are gong to have a dry night - the singer has banned alcohol from all his concerts. The Belfast-born music...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
'Safe Island' For Sexual Assault Victims Opens
A one-stop location where victims of sexual assault can receive medical care and counselling whilst assisting a police investigation was opened today in Cardiff by First Minister Rhodri Morgan and Hom...
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UK National News, Sep 19, 2008
BMA Steps Up 'Support Your Surgery' Campaign
A top UK medical professionals' body is seeking further help from patients in its campaign to preserve the role of traditional doctors' surgeries. The BMA has today sent a new poster and leaflet to a...
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UK National News, Sep 18, 2008
Birmingham Apartment Murder Victims Named
The bodies of two women found dead in an upmarket Birmingham apartment have been formally identified. The two Algerian-born sisters Yasmine Larbi-Cherif, 22, and Sabrina Larbi-Cherif, 19, who had st...
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UK National News, Sep 18, 2008
Third Shropshire Mansion Body Identified As Kirstie
The third body found at the site of the burnt-out mansion in Shropshire destroyed in a huge blaze last month has been identified as 15-year-old Kirstie Foster. West Mercia Police have revealed the sc...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2008
Executive Meeting Demanded By Other Parties
There's disappointment this afternoon as what was widely billed as a vital 'crunch meeting' of the Stormont Executive failed to take place. Ulster Unionist and SDLP Ministers have since held a joint ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2008
Foster Wins Enniskillen By-Election
The DUP's Arlene Foster has won Fermanagh Council's Enniskillen seat following a hotly contested By-Election. Ms Foster, incumbent Executive Economy Minister, said she is "delighted" with the result...
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UK National News, Sep 18, 2008
Competition Rules To Change For Banking Merger
Legislation is to be modified to make-way for one of the biggest banking mergers in recent times. The Chancellor has confirmed the Government will amend current competition laws to allow the merging...
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UK National News, Sep 18, 2008
Parents Of Murdered Chinese Students Appeal
The family members of two Chinese students murdered in Newcastle have flown in from China to make an appeal for information to help find their killer. The bodies of Zhen Xing Yang and his girlfriend...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2008
Tyrone Police Station Bomb Made Safe
A pipe bomb planted at a Tyrone police station has been made safe by Army bomb disposal experts. It is believed an unsuspecting member of the public carried the device into the Dungannon station. ...
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