Northern Ireland News for December 2012 : Page 6

Recruitment News, Dec 11, 2012
Record Response For Volunteer Applicants Of WPFG
Organisers of the 2013 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) are celebrating a record response to their call for volunteer applicants launched at the beginning of September. In excess of 6000 people ha...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
PM Statement Needed Over NI Violence - Coaker
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Vernon Coaker has called for the UK government to issue a statement in relation to the ongoing violence in Northern Ireland. "Loyalist paramilitaries have been invol...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
NI Pupils Top Literacy, Maths & Science Study
Northern Ireland has been named the highest ranking English-speaking country in an international examination of literacy and mathematic and scientific ability. The findings from the 2011 PIRLS (Progr...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Clegg Calls For Rethink On Internet Bill
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has called for a rethink on current plans to give police and intelligent services the power to monitor internet and email use in the UK. He said he would block the dr...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Scotland's Racist Incidents Rise 10%
Racist incidents in Scotland recorded by police have risen 10%, according to new statistics. The report, 'Racist Incidents Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2011-12', showed the figure now stands a...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
HSBC Charged $1.9bn In Money Laundering Penalties
UK based bank HSBC has agreed to pay the largest recorded settlement to US authorities over money laundering. They have been ordered to hand over $1.9bn (£1.2bn) after a US Senate investigation reve...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Hoax Death Nurse's Family Pays Tribute
The family of the nurse who was found dead after taking a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge, has thanked the public for their support. Jacintha Saldanha's loved ones have received messages of ...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
CofE Gay Marriage Outlawed
Performing gay marriage ceremonies in the Church of England and Church in Wales is to be banned, the government has announced. The move comes as a result of new 'opt-in' laws which will allow some re...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Arts Council England To Lose £11.6m Funding
Arts Council England (ACE) faces further funding cuts before 2015. It's buget will be reduced by £11.6m, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced. Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
Planning Application Submitted For Windsor Park
Planning application has been submitted for the redevelopment of Northern Irish football’s Windsor Park Stadium. The Irish Football Association (IFA) has submitted plans for the proposed 18,000 seate...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Rough Sleepers Helpline Launched
Anyone looking to help rough sleepers this winter should contact a new service to get them long-term support, Housing Minister Mark Prisk said today. The minister spoke at the launch of StreetLink, a...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Retail Traffic Strong In Run-Up To Christmas
Retail footfall results show a significant leap in shopping activity as Christmas nears. The Ipsos Retail Traffic Index (RTI) recorded an increase of 11.2% in the number of non-food shopping trips ac...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
More NI Census Stats Revealed
Further results from the 2011 census have been released today by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) The figures show the Census Day population of Northern Ireland increased b...
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Business News, Dec 11, 2012
£2m Technology And Polymer Centre Officially Opens
Alastair Hamilton, Chief Executive of Invest Northern Ireland has officially opened a new £2million Technology and Polymer centre for Bangor firm Munster Simms Engineering Ltd (Whale). The state of t...
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UK National News, Dec 11, 2012
Other News In Brief
Children Attacked With Metal Bar Two schoolchildren in the West Midlands have been beaten with a metal bar. A 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy were attacked by a man on a pathway close to...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
Estate Agents Reverse NI Closure Plans
An estate agency has announced a U-turn on plans to close all of its offices in Northern Ireland. Yorkshire-based Reeds Rains said on Monday it would be shutting down its branches in Bangor, Newtowna...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
Eason Launches National Spelling Bee Competition
Northern Ireland newsagents Eason has declared its annual 'spelling bee' is now open for entries. The competition is open to P7 primary school pupils across Northern Ireland and is offering a prize f...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2012
Other News In Brief
Mother Appeals Over Daughter's 'Rape' A mother has appealed for information after her 18-year-old daughter was allegedly raped in L’Derry. The teenager was reportedly attacked in the Rosemoun...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2012
Toxic Waste Found At Armagh Fuel Plant
Over twenty tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a farm in County Armagh after a diesel laundering plant was discovered. HM Revenue & Customs officers made the discovery on 7 December followi...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2012
Men In Court Over Rioting
Six men have appeared in court in Belfast charged with rioting. The men are accused over their involvement in the violent protests which followed the decision last week to only fly the union flag abo...
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Recruitment News, Dec 10, 2012
IT Firm Creates 100 New Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, today announced that Mandiant, a specialist provider of IT security solutions is to establish an engineering and security operations c...
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Recruitment News, Dec 10, 2012
£50,000 Funding Announced To Support Young People Learning Computer Programming
SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley has welcomed the allocation of £50,000 to help support young people learning computer programming in Coder Dojo clubs. Commenting on the news, Mr Bradley...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2012
Loyalists Organised Union Flag Violence - McGuinness
Martin McGuinness has said the recent violence over the union flag debate at City Hall was organised and orchestrated by loyalist paramilitaries. The deputy First Minister was speaking at a special s...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2012
L'Derry Bomb Suspects Due In Court
Three men are due in court in L’Derry today following the discovery of a home-made rocket on Thursday night. Three men, two aged 47 and one aged 40, have been charged with terror offences after polic...
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Business News, Dec 10, 2012
BT's New Flexible Contact Centre Officially Opens
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster chats with first line manager David Curry at the official opening of BT's new flexible contact centre in Belfast. The new centre has created more than 100 jobs to d...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2012
RUC Returned Pat Finucane Pistol To Army
A pistol used in the murder of Pat Finucane was given back to the British Army by the RUC, according to new details. Previously unpublished papers have now been revealed which show evidence of collus...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2012
Assembly Session Held Over Flag Violence
A special session is being held in the Assembly today to debate a motion condemning the violence caused by the flag debate at Belfast City Hall. Protests, both peaceful and violent, have been taking ...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2012
Environment Secretary Backs GM Foods
The UK Environment Secretary has openly backed the growing of genetically modified (GM) food. Owen Paterson cited "environmental benefits" when explaining his decision to back the technology. He sa...
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UK National News, Dec 10, 2012
Independent Scotland Must Reapply For EU
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has said any new independent country would have to make a fresh application to join the EU. The comments could generate problems for the Scott...
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Recruitment News, Dec 10, 2012
Fast Food Chain Eyes Greater Slice Of The Take Away Market
Pizza Hut Delivery is set to open around 100 new stores across the UK. An investment of £20m by the subsidiary of US food giant Yum Brands will see Pizza Hunt branch Pizza Hut Delivery gain 700 UK ou...
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