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Northern Ireland News for February 2011 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2011
Gas Death Mums Make Warning Movie
The mothers of two teenagers in Northern Ireland who died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning last summer have made a film with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents NI to raise awareness ...
Gas Death Mums Make Warning Movie
The mothers of two teenagers in Northern Ireland who died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning last summer have made a film with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents NI to raise awareness ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2011
Dungannon Youth Resource Centre Boosted
A funding boost of almost £340,000 for a youth facility in Co Tyrone has been revealed. The NI Social Development Minister Alex Attwood today announced that Dungannon Youth Resource Centre would bene...
Dungannon Youth Resource Centre Boosted
A funding boost of almost £340,000 for a youth facility in Co Tyrone has been revealed. The NI Social Development Minister Alex Attwood today announced that Dungannon Youth Resource Centre would bene...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2011
Greens Want Ireland's TV Licence Scrapped
Television licensing in the Irish Republic could be in for a major change if the eco-friendly Green Party form part of the new Dáil. They said this week they would change the television licence fee s...
Greens Want Ireland's TV Licence Scrapped
Television licensing in the Irish Republic could be in for a major change if the eco-friendly Green Party form part of the new Dáil. They said this week they would change the television licence fee s...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
NI To Lose Three MPs A referendum on changing the UK's voting system for general elections will take place in May, on the same day as the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. It may also mean...
Other NI News In Brief
NI To Lose Three MPs A referendum on changing the UK's voting system for general elections will take place in May, on the same day as the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. It may also mean...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2011
'First Of Its Kind' Study Maps Flood Risk
Greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity substantially increased the odds of damaging floods occurring in England and Wales in autumn 2000 according to new research published in the journal Natu...
'First Of Its Kind' Study Maps Flood Risk
Greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity substantially increased the odds of damaging floods occurring in England and Wales in autumn 2000 according to new research published in the journal Natu...
UK National News, Feb 17, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Prince Edward Visits NI There's a royal VIP in NI today with The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward already at his third engagement of the day on the loyalist Shankill Road to visit The Spectrum Centre to...
Other UK News In Brief
Prince Edward Visits NI There's a royal VIP in NI today with The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward already at his third engagement of the day on the loyalist Shankill Road to visit The Spectrum Centre to...
Business News, Feb 17, 2011
BBC Current Affairs Culls Over 30 Jobs
The BBC has announced the loss of over 30 jobs in its TV Current Affairs department. The move is part of a 'restructure' with affected positions in the department to include reporting roles as well a...
BBC Current Affairs Culls Over 30 Jobs
The BBC has announced the loss of over 30 jobs in its TV Current Affairs department. The move is part of a 'restructure' with affected positions in the department to include reporting roles as well a...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Fire Death Soldiers Named
Two British soldiers who died in a domestic fire at a base in Helmand have been named. On Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a statement which said the men, based at Camp Bastion in Afgha...
Fire Death Soldiers Named
Two British soldiers who died in a domestic fire at a base in Helmand have been named. On Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a statement which said the men, based at Camp Bastion in Afgha...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Appeals Launched Over Sex Offender's Register
Sex offenders across England and Wales are to be given the right to appeal against having their names registered with police for life. To ensure public safety, Home Secretary Theresa May said the bar...
Appeals Launched Over Sex Offender's Register
Sex offenders across England and Wales are to be given the right to appeal against having their names registered with police for life. To ensure public safety, Home Secretary Theresa May said the bar...
Business News, Feb 16, 2011
IT Boost Takes Sting From Jobless Rise
There was mixed news today on jobs with a major boost announced in software development - while it also emerged that Northern Ireland's unemployment rate had grown - and is now above the UK average - ...
IT Boost Takes Sting From Jobless Rise
There was mixed news today on jobs with a major boost announced in software development - while it also emerged that Northern Ireland's unemployment rate had grown - and is now above the UK average - ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
X-Ray Review 'Replays Previous Probe'
This week's announcement of a review of NI's X-ray departments isn't the first time concerns have led to such a probe. As NI Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey confirmed the Regulation and Quality Im...
X-Ray Review 'Replays Previous Probe'
This week's announcement of a review of NI's X-ray departments isn't the first time concerns have led to such a probe. As NI Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey confirmed the Regulation and Quality Im...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Time To Train Will Strike Right Balance For Business
Time to Train regulations will not be extended this April to employees of small and medium-sized businesses. The right for employees to request time for training to improve their skills has been avai...
Time To Train Will Strike Right Balance For Business
Time to Train regulations will not be extended this April to employees of small and medium-sized businesses. The right for employees to request time for training to improve their skills has been avai...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
MLA Slams Magherafelt Bombers
A pipe bomb-type device - which police described as "viable" - was found outside a house in Magherafelt area just after midnight on Wednesday and has now been made safe by the Army. A number of peopl...
MLA Slams Magherafelt Bombers
A pipe bomb-type device - which police described as "viable" - was found outside a house in Magherafelt area just after midnight on Wednesday and has now been made safe by the Army. A number of peopl...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
UU Calls For Stormont Opposition Slammed
The Ulster Unionist leader Tom Elliott has called for an end to the mandatory coalition government at Stormont. He slammed the NI Executive, saying its system of government needs an overhaul. In a s...
UU Calls For Stormont Opposition Slammed
The Ulster Unionist leader Tom Elliott has called for an end to the mandatory coalition government at Stormont. He slammed the NI Executive, saying its system of government needs an overhaul. In a s...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Irish 'Abortion Pill' Decision Welcomed
A pharmacists' union has welcomed the Irish Medicines Board decision to legalise the sale of a 'morning after' pill without prescription - a major policy change for the mainly Roman Catholic State. T...
Irish 'Abortion Pill' Decision Welcomed
A pharmacists' union has welcomed the Irish Medicines Board decision to legalise the sale of a 'morning after' pill without prescription - a major policy change for the mainly Roman Catholic State. T...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
IT Boost Takes Sting From Jobless Rise
There was mixed news today on jobs with a major boost announced in software development - while it also emerged that Northern Ireland's unemployment rate had grown - and is now above the UK average - ...
IT Boost Takes Sting From Jobless Rise
There was mixed news today on jobs with a major boost announced in software development - while it also emerged that Northern Ireland's unemployment rate had grown - and is now above the UK average - ...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Early Death Rate 20% Higher In North Than South England
Since 1965, the chances of dying early (under 75) are a fifth higher in the north of England than the south, finds a study published on bmj.com today. An accompanying editorial says th...
Early Death Rate 20% Higher In North Than South England
Since 1965, the chances of dying early (under 75) are a fifth higher in the north of England than the south, finds a study published on bmj.com today. An accompanying editorial says th...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
Wilson Appeals For Re-think On Fuel Duty
An NI Executive Minister is calling on the Westminster Government to give NI a break on rising fuel costs. The DUP's Sammy Wilson - who is both Stormont Finance Minister and an East Antrim MP has cal...
Wilson Appeals For Re-think On Fuel Duty
An NI Executive Minister is calling on the Westminster Government to give NI a break on rising fuel costs. The DUP's Sammy Wilson - who is both Stormont Finance Minister and an East Antrim MP has cal...
Business News, Feb 16, 2011
NI Housing Market Continues To Fall
Two NI banks have the poor state of the housing market in focus with news from the Bank of Ireland that the average house price fell again last year. However, as Alan Bridle from the Bank of Ireland ...
NI Housing Market Continues To Fall
Two NI banks have the poor state of the housing market in focus with news from the Bank of Ireland that the average house price fell again last year. However, as Alan Bridle from the Bank of Ireland ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
'Peacelines Must Fall', Says Justice Minister
The Berlin Wall may be just a piece of history after the fall of communism in the old USSR, but Belfast's decades old Peace Line continues to blight community relations. That's the view of the Stormo...
'Peacelines Must Fall', Says Justice Minister
The Berlin Wall may be just a piece of history after the fall of communism in the old USSR, but Belfast's decades old Peace Line continues to blight community relations. That's the view of the Stormo...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Ulster MP Seeks Re-think On Fuel Duty
An NI Executive Minister is calling on the Westminster Government to give NI a break on rising fuel costs. The DUP's Sammy Wilson - who is both Stormont Finance Minister and an East Antrim MP has cal...
Ulster MP Seeks Re-think On Fuel Duty
An NI Executive Minister is calling on the Westminster Government to give NI a break on rising fuel costs. The DUP's Sammy Wilson - who is both Stormont Finance Minister and an East Antrim MP has cal...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Pensioner Convicted Of Firearm Possession
A pensioner has pleaded guilty after illegal weapons were discovered hidden within his car scrap yard. James ('Jimmy') Allen, 78, of Fitzwilliam Road, in Clapham, south west London appeared at Inner...
Pensioner Convicted Of Firearm Possession
A pensioner has pleaded guilty after illegal weapons were discovered hidden within his car scrap yard. James ('Jimmy') Allen, 78, of Fitzwilliam Road, in Clapham, south west London appeared at Inner...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Treasury Launches Pilot To Achieve Savings In PFI Projects
Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, has today launched a pilot project to identify the scope for achieving savings in operational Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts. This pil...
Treasury Launches Pilot To Achieve Savings In PFI Projects
Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, has today launched a pilot project to identify the scope for achieving savings in operational Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts. This pil...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
Benefit Frauds Face Court Sanctions
Fraudsters are being made to pay the price for claiming a variety of benefits they were not entitled to. A total of 14 people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates' court yesterday with Joanne McBrid...
Benefit Frauds Face Court Sanctions
Fraudsters are being made to pay the price for claiming a variety of benefits they were not entitled to. A total of 14 people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates' court yesterday with Joanne McBrid...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
Big Lottery Backs 'Community Winners'
The Big Lottery Awards for All small grants programme is awarding funds totalling £554,391 to 69 groups across Northern Ireland. The programme offers community, voluntary and statutory groups the cha...
Big Lottery Backs 'Community Winners'
The Big Lottery Awards for All small grants programme is awarding funds totalling £554,391 to 69 groups across Northern Ireland. The programme offers community, voluntary and statutory groups the cha...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Government Outlines Visa Reforms For Workers
New details of the Government's radical changes to the work visa route were unveiled by the Home Office today, as it laid out the criteria for its annual limit. This shake up is part of the Governmen...
Government Outlines Visa Reforms For Workers
New details of the Government's radical changes to the work visa route were unveiled by the Home Office today, as it laid out the criteria for its annual limit. This shake up is part of the Governmen...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
'Testers' Try Out NI Arts' Scene
More than 4,000 'testers' have sampled NI's rich, cultural arts scene for the very first time, thanks to Test Drive the Arts NI. Celebrating its first birthday this month, Test Drive the Arts has hel...
'Testers' Try Out NI Arts' Scene
More than 4,000 'testers' have sampled NI's rich, cultural arts scene for the very first time, thanks to Test Drive the Arts NI. Celebrating its first birthday this month, Test Drive the Arts has hel...
UK National News, Feb 16, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Appeal Launched Over Tower Hamlets Incident Police are appealing for information following two incidents that may be linked in the vicinity of the Will Crooks Estate in east London. On Saturday, foll...
Other UK News In Brief
Appeal Launched Over Tower Hamlets Incident Police are appealing for information following two incidents that may be linked in the vicinity of the Will Crooks Estate in east London. On Saturday, foll...
Recruitment News, Feb 16, 2011
BBC Current Affairs Culls Over 30 Jobs
The BBC has announced the loss of over 30 jobs in its TV Current Affairs department. The move is part of a 'restructure' with affected positions in the department to include reporting roles as well a...
BBC Current Affairs Culls Over 30 Jobs
The BBC has announced the loss of over 30 jobs in its TV Current Affairs department. The move is part of a 'restructure' with affected positions in the department to include reporting roles as well a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 16, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Dead Drive Disbaility Cars 5,000 blue badges for disabled motorists were registered to dead people in NI, the Audit Office has said. The details have emerged in a new report by the NI Auditor...
Other NI News In Brief
Dead Drive Disbaility Cars 5,000 blue badges for disabled motorists were registered to dead people in NI, the Audit Office has said. The details have emerged in a new report by the NI Auditor...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Cloudy and patchy light rain will slowly clear away this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with broken cloud. Westerly winds freshening in the early hours. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
