Northern Ireland News for August 2012 : Page 14

UK National News, Aug 6, 2012
Teens Shot In Merseyside Street
Police are continuing the investigation into the shooting of four teenagers in Bootle. The incident occurred in Akenside Street at 11:30pm on Saturday. Three youths aged 17 and one aged 15 were tre...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2012
Rise In Antidepressant Prescriptions
There has been an increase in antidepressant prescriptions, with them accounting for largest annual rise in items dispensed in the community. Just under 46.7 million prescriptions for antidepressants...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2012
Salmond Salutes Murray Masterclass
The Scottish First Minister has congratulated Andy Murray on his Olympic win. Commenting on Andy Murray winning the Olympics Men's Singles final, First Minister Alex Salmond, said:"Andy Murray played...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2012
Other UK News In Brief
Charts Boost For Olympics Artists Music artists who had a part in the Olympics opening ceremony have seen a boost in their sales, nudging them into the charts. Mike Oldfield, Emeli Sande, the...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Man Choked To Death On Own Vomit A man who was drunk and on sedatives died after choking on his own vomit, an inquest has found. Thomas Mervyn Hanvey, 55, was found dead at his home in Prince...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Four Medals In 24 Hours For Team GB
Team GB has dramatically boosted its medals haul, scooping four golds in 24 hours. Rowers Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins took the top prize in the double sculls in Eton Dorney. Their victory ta...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Tesco's £1 Bike Mistake
Tesco bosses had to do a massive U-turn yesterday after an £85 bike was accidentally advertised at £1 online, the Daily Mail has reported. The store posted a picture of a men's six-gear Terrain Breco...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
'Taxi Driver' Rapist Jailed
A man who posed as a taxi driver and raped a woman on Christmas Eve has been jailed for eight years. Nathan Gifford, 44, raped the 25-year-old in 2011 after she left a nightclub in Gillingham, Kent. ...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Shafilea's Parents Jailed For Life
The parents of a 17-year-old schoolgirl have been jailed for life for her murder. Shafilea Ahmed was the victim of a so-called 'honour killing' in 2003. She went missing from her home in Warrington,...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Lafferty Group To Create 40 Jobs
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD today, announced that the Lafferty Group is to locate key educational and publishing activities for the global banking industry in Westport, Co Mayo creating around 40 jobs...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Body Found In Murder Investigation
Officers investigating the disappearance of Carole Waugh have found the body of a woman in New Malden. The body was discovered in a lock up garage in Lime Court at 1900hrs on Thursday 2 August as the...
Business News, Aug 3, 2012
BRS Drives To Success In South Africa
BRS Golf in Belfast has won its first business in South Africa for its innovative software technology after visiting the market with Invest Northern Ireland. The company has recently sold its Tee Tim...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Homes Emptied On Glen Road As Police Search For Bomb
About 100 homes and businesses on the Glen Road in west Belfast have been evacuated as police search for an unexploded bomb. Residents have been told they could be out of their homes for several days...
Recruitment News, Aug 3, 2012
Luas Broombridge Railway Order Welcomed By RPA
The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has welcomed the granting of a Railway Order today for Luas Broombridge, a new Luas line running from the Green Line terminus at St. Stephen’s Green through the ci...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Take Fundraising To New Heights, Urges Ulster Rugby Man
Rugby ace Chris Henry is urging people to take their fundraising to new heights. The Ulster player wants people to lace up their boots and climb Slieve Donard for NI Cancer Fund for Children, on Augu...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Chambers Medallist: NI Support 'Overwhelming'
Coleraine's Olympic medallist Peter Chambers has said his support from Northern Ireland has been overwhelming. Peter and his brother Richard were part of the Team GB lightweight men's four rowing fin...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Law Reform Proposals Must Not 'Gather Dust' - Judge
Law reform proposals must not just "gather dust", a High Court judge has warned. Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey is chair of the Northern Ireland Law Commission, an independent body which reviews and re...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Ballymoney Mayor 'Grateful' For Driver Who Missed Track Children
The mayor of Ballymoney expressed sympathy to the train driver who narrowly missed hitting three children who were playing on the track, the Ballymoney Chronicle has reported. The Translink driver ha...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Ulster Bank Sets Aside £28m For Compensation Costs
Crisis-hit Ulster Bank has set aside £28m for costs arising from the computer breakdown which left customers unable to use their accounts last month. Payments were not processed properly because of t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Incentive Changes For Renewable Energy
Updated subsidy incentives have been announced for renewable energy. Matched by schemes in the rest of the UK, the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) will come into force on April 1 next y...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
'Disheartening' Vandalism At Belfast Therapy Garden
A therapy garden which is used by disabled groups has been vandalised, the BBC reports. A local councillor described the arson and vandalism as "disheartening". On Wednesday evening a poly tunnel wo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
College Wins 'Fantastic Recognition' Of Tech-Based Learning
A Northern Irish regional college has won official recognition for its pioneering work in e-learning. South Eastern Regional College (SERC) came first in the further education category of the e-Learn...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 3, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Cannabis Plants Found In Larne Police have seized £30,000 worth of suspected cannabis plants in Larne. A raid on a house in Old Glenarm Road yielded 60 of the plants, which have been taken aw...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
RBS Sets Aside £125m For Compensation
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) reserved £125m to pay compensation customers affected by the account crisis caused by computer system failure. Account holders at RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank were unable...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
GB's Gemma Gibbons Secures Judo Silver
Gemma Gibbons hopes to inspire the next generation of British judok as after delivering a first Olympic medal for 12 years with silver in the women's under-78kgs at ExCeL. Gibbons, who battled back t...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Apathy And High Prices Leave 55% Of Brits Without Life Insurance
Despite rising levels of financial commitment, British adults are rejecting the peace of mind offered by life insurance, a new study has found. A YouGov poll of more than 2,000 people, conducted on b...
Recruitment News, Aug 3, 2012
Govt indifferent To Unemployment
Speaking as the July Live Register figures were released, Peadar Tóibín TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said: "The figures show that 19,000 more people are on the live r...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Olympic Ticket Tout Jailed
A ticket tout who was seen to be selling Olympic tickets outside the Excel Centre has been sentenced to 28 days in custody. Josef Aguirre, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, 31 July by officers from the Me...
UK National News, Aug 3, 2012
Other UK News In Brief
100-Year-Old Woman Dies Ten Minutes After Midnight A pensioner whose ambition was to reach her 100th birthday died just 10 minutes into the day. Agnes Alison McNaughtan, of Paisley in Scotlan...
UK National News, Aug 2, 2012
Boy, 15, Dies On Fishing Trip
A teenager has died in an accident while fishing in Wales. The 15-year-old fell off rocks near Llangennith in Gower. His 21-year-old brother is now in hospital after diving into the sea in an attemp...