Northern Ireland News for September 2009 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Conference Tackles Money Laundering
Organised crime is being tackled with a major conference taking place on combating money laundering activities. On the same day as the PSNI's incoming Chief Constable, Matt Baggott, officially took u...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Plans For £50m City Hotel Unveiled
Proposals for a new hotel in the heart of Belfast city centre have been submitted to the planning service. The 26-storey £50m scheme, brought forward by developer Sun Explorer would be built in the ...
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UK National News, Sep 22, 2009
Appeal After Club Attack
Police in West Yorkshire have appealed for witnesses to a serious assault to come forward. A 20-year-old male was assaulted with a bladed instrument outside the Barbarellas night club, Silver Street ...
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UK National News, Sep 22, 2009
Search For ITV Boss Stalls Over Pay
It has emerged that salary concerns are holding back a bid by ITV to find a new boss. Their attempt to hire a new Chief Executive is stalling over the preferred candidate - said by the Daily Telegrap...
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UK National News, Sep 22, 2009
Review Of Rape Complaints Handling
A review into how rape complaints are handled, from when a rape is first disclosed until the court reaches a verdict, has been ordered by ministers. The review, led by Baroness Stern, will look in pa...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Thorough Probe Demanded As Fish Die
More than 200 dead fish - 150 trout and 55 salmon - have been found on the Shima river in Co Down. The discovery was made just below the Fofany water treatment works near Spelga dam. This afternoon,...
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UK National News, Sep 22, 2009
Adults Also Suffering From Autism
The world's first ever study into the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders among adults shows that one in every hundred adults living in households has the condition – broadly the same rate as that...
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UK National News, Sep 22, 2009
Scotland Fined Over Illegal Employee
Attorney General Baroness Scotland has been fined £5,000 for employing a migrant worker. The government's chief law adviser in England and Wales employed the Tongan national as a housekeeper. It wa...
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UK National News, Sep 22, 2009
Other News In Brief
Washed Up Whale Dies A whale, identified as a northern bottlenose, has been found dead on the beach at Alum Chine. Measuring about 21ft (6.4m), the young female, thought at first to be a male, was in...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Carnival To Mark Revamped City Hall
Belfast's City Hall will be finally reopened next month, after a two-year refit. This event will be celebrated with a complete festive programme to encourage all the citizens to enjoy the reopening ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Ritchie Progresses City Regeneration
A final regeneration masterplan aimed at transforming the westside of Belfast city centre has been published. It comes the same week proposals were put forward for a new £50m hotel in the area. Soci...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Consumer Phone Warning Issued
Local consumers are being cautioned to never disclose personal banking details over the telephone. According to advice from Consumerline issued today, a warning from British Telecom (BT) to customers...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
UTV's Birthday To Be Celebrated
Viewers of Ulster Television are to get the chance to celebrate a major broadcasting milestone. This autumn, the channel celebrates 50 years of broadcasting - a birthday being officially marked on 31...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
'Historic' Arrest Made There has been a fresh move in connection with a murder more than 20 years ago. A 44-year-old man has been arrested as part of a new probe into the killing of Robert Coggles wh...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2009
Speculation Over SDLP Leadership Contest
Senior ranking SDLP members are poised to battle it out for the party leadership, after Mark Durkan announced his intentions to stand down at the weekend. Mr Durkan, (pictured) who has led the natio...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Undergraduates To 'Contribute More'
Students could be faced with higher fees, larger loan repayments and fewer grants under new plans outlined by business leaders. A report by the CBI's Higher Education Task Force, said that the rapid...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2009
Ministers Resume Justice Funding Talks
Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers today reopened talks at Downing Street centred on agreeing a financial package for a devolved ministry of justice. The new department would also o...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Lib Dem £1m Property Tax Hike Mooted
Owners of homes worth more than £1m could face a tax hike, under new plans unveiled by the Liberal Democrats today. The party said a 0.5% increase on property tax for the most wealthy could help sup...
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Recruitment News, Sep 21, 2009
Pizza Makers To Strike Over 'Porn'
There's strike action looming in a catering company in Co Kildare - over 'porn'. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has granted their union, the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU), pe...
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Recruitment News, Sep 21, 2009
Investment Creates Jobs
A new €1million investment programme in Tullamore, Co Offaly is expected to produce up to 30 new jobs. The announcement was made by Taoiseach Brian Cowen at the opening of the new headquarters of AT...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Jersey Care Home Worker Jailed For Abuse
A former care worker at the Haute de la Garenne children's home in Jersey has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of a number of sex attacks on teenage girls in the 1970s. Gordon Water...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Life For Manchester Murderer
A 33-year-old Manchester man who killed a devoted family man has been jailed for life. Paul Cusack, of Mauldeth Road West, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 67-year-old semi-retired joiner Sid Wa...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Legal Focus On Assisted Suicide
The head of Britain's public prosecution service will this week clarify the legal position of relatives involved in so-called 'assisted suicides'. At present, those found guilty of aiding a person to...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Sporting Events Linked To Domestic Abuse
Police are urging victims of domestic abuse not to suffer in silence. New analysis shows that police often see an increase in incidents reported around the time of high-profile sporting events and wh...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2009
Birthday Celebrations End Tragically
A young woman from Belfast died last week in Spain after contracting swine flu and also developing pneumonia. Corinna Ritchie, a hairdresser, went to Ibiza to celebrate her 21st birthday and became i...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2009
Border Hold-Up Condemned
A second bank robbery has taken place in the border county of Fermanagh. SDLP Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tommy Gallagher has condemned an armed robbery in Co Fermanagh today, when Belleek's Bank ...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
NI Teen Drug Use 'Highest In Europe'
There's been a surprise development on drug culture. Around one in 10 children in Northern Ireland under the age of 12 have used cannabis, according to research conducted by Queen's University. The ...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Music Teacher Jailed For Pupil Affair
A music teacher has been jailed for 15 months and ordered to sign the sex offenders register after pleading guilty to six sample counts of sexual activity with a female under 16. Helen Goddard, 26, ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 21, 2009
NI Teen Drug Use 'Highest In Europe'
Around one in 10 children in Northern Ireland under the age of 12 have used cannabis, according to research conducted by Queen's University. The Youth Development Survey questioned 4,000 teenagers in...
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UK National News, Sep 21, 2009
Other News In Brief
Wales Road Tragedy A motorcyclist has died after a weekend accident. The victim, a 26-year-old, was killed at about 3pm on Sunday on the A539 between Hanmer and Penley, near Wrexham. The motorbike wa...
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