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Northern Ireland News for March 2012 : Page 9
UK National News, Mar 15, 2012
Drug Survey Reveals Attitudes To Substances
A survey jointly commissioned by the Guardian and Mixmag has shown a fifth of young drug users admit to taking “mystery white powders”, often without any idea of what they contain. 15,500 people in b...
Drug Survey Reveals Attitudes To Substances
A survey jointly commissioned by the Guardian and Mixmag has shown a fifth of young drug users admit to taking “mystery white powders”, often without any idea of what they contain. 15,500 people in b...
Business News, Mar 15, 2012
Invest NI Encourages E-Business And Selling Online
Around 250 local companies attended Invest Northern Ireland's Online Marketing Conference in March 2009 to hear how George Wright of US company Blendtec achieved a 700% increase in blender sales by us...
Invest NI Encourages E-Business And Selling Online
Around 250 local companies attended Invest Northern Ireland's Online Marketing Conference in March 2009 to hear how George Wright of US company Blendtec achieved a 700% increase in blender sales by us...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2012
'Disguised' Unemployment Figures Slammed
Following news that unemployment figures in Northern Ireland are slightly down on last quarter Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy has slammed the report claiming that no amount of 'massaging' will hide the true...
'Disguised' Unemployment Figures Slammed
Following news that unemployment figures in Northern Ireland are slightly down on last quarter Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy has slammed the report claiming that no amount of 'massaging' will hide the true...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2012
NI Watches 32 Hours Of TV A Week
One third of people in Northern Ireland watch television for a combined 32 hours per week, a new report has claimed. The report for Telescope 2012 revealed that 31% of adults also enjoy posting and m...
NI Watches 32 Hours Of TV A Week
One third of people in Northern Ireland watch television for a combined 32 hours per week, a new report has claimed. The report for Telescope 2012 revealed that 31% of adults also enjoy posting and m...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2012
Other News In Brief
£150K Cannabis Siezed Cannabis plants worth an estimated £150,000 have been discovered in Newtownabbey. A so-called cannabis "factory" was found during a search at a house in Dorchester Garde...
Other News In Brief
£150K Cannabis Siezed Cannabis plants worth an estimated £150,000 have been discovered in Newtownabbey. A so-called cannabis "factory" was found during a search at a house in Dorchester Garde...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2012
Ratings Agency Warns Of Potential Credit Downgrade
Credit ratings agency, Fitch, has joined Moody’s in putting the UK’s top AAA rating on “negative outlook”. The UK could be downgraded in the next few years warned Fitch Ratings if the government does...
Ratings Agency Warns Of Potential Credit Downgrade
Credit ratings agency, Fitch, has joined Moody’s in putting the UK’s top AAA rating on “negative outlook”. The UK could be downgraded in the next few years warned Fitch Ratings if the government does...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2012
"Literacy Has Stalled" Education Inspector Says
Literacy has stalled in the UK according to chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw. He told BBC Two’s Newsnight that reading standards have not improved since 2005. He was speaking ahead of a s...
"Literacy Has Stalled" Education Inspector Says
Literacy has stalled in the UK according to chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw. He told BBC Two’s Newsnight that reading standards have not improved since 2005. He was speaking ahead of a s...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2012
Government Consultation On Gay Marriage Begins
A 12-week consultation on allowing gay marriage is set to be launched by the government. While civil partnerships, introduced in 2005, give gay couples the same legal rights as married couples the go...
Government Consultation On Gay Marriage Begins
A 12-week consultation on allowing gay marriage is set to be launched by the government. While civil partnerships, introduced in 2005, give gay couples the same legal rights as married couples the go...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2012
Getting Lost Is Part Of The Adventure For Brits Aboard
We actually like to get lost on holiday and discover a hidden gem along the way, a survey has shown. Getting lost abroad is all part of the adventure according to the poll by Villa Rental Specialists...
Getting Lost Is Part Of The Adventure For Brits Aboard
We actually like to get lost on holiday and discover a hidden gem along the way, a survey has shown. Getting lost abroad is all part of the adventure according to the poll by Villa Rental Specialists...
Business News, Mar 15, 2012
NAMA Injects €506m Into Irish Economy And Supports 9500 Jobs
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has approved the injection of €506 million into the Irish economy through working and development capital advances to debtors, said the Agency's Chief Execu...
NAMA Injects €506m Into Irish Economy And Supports 9500 Jobs
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has approved the injection of €506 million into the Irish economy through working and development capital advances to debtors, said the Agency's Chief Execu...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2012
Other News In Brief
Pair Who Robbed Student During Riots Jailed The two men who robbed a Malaysian student as they pretended to help him have been jailed today. John Kafunda, 22, received four-year and three mon...
Other News In Brief
Pair Who Robbed Student During Riots Jailed The two men who robbed a Malaysian student as they pretended to help him have been jailed today. John Kafunda, 22, received four-year and three mon...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2012
Case Dropped Against UK Uncut Activist
An activist who entered a luxury shop to demonstrate against tax avoidance has had her criminal charges dropped after it was found she was carrying only 16 leaflets instead of 20 – the threshold for t...
Case Dropped Against UK Uncut Activist
An activist who entered a luxury shop to demonstrate against tax avoidance has had her criminal charges dropped after it was found she was carrying only 16 leaflets instead of 20 – the threshold for t...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2012
Unemployment Rises By 28,000
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK unemployment rose by 28,000 to 2.67 million during the three months to January. The unemployment rate for January was 8.4%, up fr...
Unemployment Rises By 28,000
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK unemployment rose by 28,000 to 2.67 million during the three months to January. The unemployment rate for January was 8.4%, up fr...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
14 Arrested In Suspected £15m Fraud Case
Thirteen people from Northern Ireland have been arrested in connection with suspected money laundering while a fourteenth person has been arrested in Stoke Newington, London. It is understood that th...
14 Arrested In Suspected £15m Fraud Case
Thirteen people from Northern Ireland have been arrested in connection with suspected money laundering while a fourteenth person has been arrested in Stoke Newington, London. It is understood that th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
Murder Investigation Reopened After A Decade
An investigation into the murder of a teenage boy, almost 13 years ago, is set to be re-opened by police. Jonathan Cairns, from Ballykelly, was returning home from a night out in 24 April 1999 when h...
Murder Investigation Reopened After A Decade
An investigation into the murder of a teenage boy, almost 13 years ago, is set to be re-opened by police. Jonathan Cairns, from Ballykelly, was returning home from a night out in 24 April 1999 when h...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
Woman Injured In Petrol Bomb Attack
A woman has been injured following a petrol bomb attack on her home in Coleraine. The 41-year-old woman has received burns to her legs - while her young child escaped injury. The woman and her five-...
Woman Injured In Petrol Bomb Attack
A woman has been injured following a petrol bomb attack on her home in Coleraine. The 41-year-old woman has received burns to her legs - while her young child escaped injury. The woman and her five-...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
NI Smokers Urged To Quit
People are being urged to kick their smoking habit to mark the official No Smoking Day 2012 following claims that 24% of NI's adult population smoke. According to recent statistics smoking still kill...
NI Smokers Urged To Quit
People are being urged to kick their smoking habit to mark the official No Smoking Day 2012 following claims that 24% of NI's adult population smoke. According to recent statistics smoking still kill...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
100 NI Postal Workers Attacked By Dogs
Dogs attack nearly 100 postmen and women each year in Northern Ireland; this is according to The Royal Mail. The postal service claim that a total of 24,143 Royal Mail postal staff have been attacked...
100 NI Postal Workers Attacked By Dogs
Dogs attack nearly 100 postmen and women each year in Northern Ireland; this is according to The Royal Mail. The postal service claim that a total of 24,143 Royal Mail postal staff have been attacked...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
Queen's Uni Scientist To Lead Hunt For First Exploding Star
A Queen’s University scientist has been chosen to lead an international €2.3million hunt to discover how the first chemical elements were created in the Universe. Professor Stephen Smartt, Director o...
Queen's Uni Scientist To Lead Hunt For First Exploding Star
A Queen’s University scientist has been chosen to lead an international €2.3million hunt to discover how the first chemical elements were created in the Universe. Professor Stephen Smartt, Director o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
Minister Urges Safety Checks After Fatal Fires
Following the death of three pensioners in the last week Public Safety Minister Edwin Poots has offered his condolences to the family and friends of those have lost their lives in the house fires. Mi...
Minister Urges Safety Checks After Fatal Fires
Following the death of three pensioners in the last week Public Safety Minister Edwin Poots has offered his condolences to the family and friends of those have lost their lives in the house fires. Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
Loyalist Band Given Green Light For Parade
A loyalist parade, set to take place in Armagh on St Patrick’s Day, has been given the green light by Northern Ireland’s Parade’s Commission. Despite concerns being raised the loyalist band, Cormeen ...
Loyalist Band Given Green Light For Parade
A loyalist parade, set to take place in Armagh on St Patrick’s Day, has been given the green light by Northern Ireland’s Parade’s Commission. Despite concerns being raised the loyalist band, Cormeen ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
NI Unemployment Rate Declines
The rate of unemployment in Northern Ireland has declined in comparison to figures recorded last quarter. A Labour Force Survey reports that the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland has fallen to 6....
NI Unemployment Rate Declines
The rate of unemployment in Northern Ireland has declined in comparison to figures recorded last quarter. A Labour Force Survey reports that the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland has fallen to 6....
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
atbec ltd Gain Unique Accreditation
In the current economic climate and with the constant pressure on suppliers to lower prices, atbec ltd have adopted an alternative strategy aimed at winning new clients. "Our clients, including many ...
atbec ltd Gain Unique Accreditation
In the current economic climate and with the constant pressure on suppliers to lower prices, atbec ltd have adopted an alternative strategy aimed at winning new clients. "Our clients, including many ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested In Connection With Poleglass ‘Busjacking’ A 31-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the attempted hijacking of a Translink bus in Poleglass, on the outskirts of Belfast. ...
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested In Connection With Poleglass ‘Busjacking’ A 31-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the attempted hijacking of a Translink bus in Poleglass, on the outskirts of Belfast. ...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2012
Calls For Minister To Clarify True Job Creation Figures
SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called on Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to offer a real clarification of how many jobs the Executive seeks to create with its Economic Strategy. Speaking a...
Calls For Minister To Clarify True Job Creation Figures
SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called on Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to offer a real clarification of how many jobs the Executive seeks to create with its Economic Strategy. Speaking a...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2012
Camelford Water Poisoning Could Have Contributed To Death
The death of Carole Cross may have been caused by water poisoned after a mistake at a treatment plant years earlier. Coroner Michael Rose accused South West Water of ‘gmabling’ with the lives of up t...
Camelford Water Poisoning Could Have Contributed To Death
The death of Carole Cross may have been caused by water poisoned after a mistake at a treatment plant years earlier. Coroner Michael Rose accused South West Water of ‘gmabling’ with the lives of up t...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2012
Week Of Action Planned Over Education Changes
A national day of action to protest against changes to higher education is to be staged by students in England. The National Union of Students (NUS) says lectures will be boycotted as students join r...
Week Of Action Planned Over Education Changes
A national day of action to protest against changes to higher education is to be staged by students in England. The National Union of Students (NUS) says lectures will be boycotted as students join r...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2012
Refusal To Transport Lab Animals "Choking Off" Medical Research
A former science minister has warned that vital medical research is being “choked off” by airlines and ferry companies refusing to carry animals into the country for testing. Lord Drayson, a minister...
Refusal To Transport Lab Animals "Choking Off" Medical Research
A former science minister has warned that vital medical research is being “choked off” by airlines and ferry companies refusing to carry animals into the country for testing. Lord Drayson, a minister...
Business News, Mar 14, 2012
OverHaul Of Supports For Exporters To Benefit 1800 Firms
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced that a new Potential Exporters Division in Enterprise Ireland has gone live, and launched a new programme of supports...
OverHaul Of Supports For Exporters To Benefit 1800 Firms
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced that a new Potential Exporters Division in Enterprise Ireland has gone live, and launched a new programme of supports...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2012
Greggs Sales Boosted By New Stores
Greggs, the UK’s largest chain of bakeries, have said both profits and sales rose in 2011 as it opened 84 new stores. The also said they have plans for 90 more new stores and to explore new store for...
Greggs Sales Boosted By New Stores
Greggs, the UK’s largest chain of bakeries, have said both profits and sales rose in 2011 as it opened 84 new stores. The also said they have plans for 90 more new stores and to explore new store for...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mostly dry day, rather cloudy, but some sunny spells, best of these in the afternoon. A few showers spread south from late morning, turning wintry in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.Tonight:A cold evening and night with a frost. It will be largely dry, but a few wintry showers towards the north coast overnight. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
