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Northern Ireland News for August 2012 : Page 7
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Assange Asylum Decision Criticised
The decision by Ecuador to grant Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum has been criticised by both the UK and Sweden. Assange took refuge at Ecuador's London embassy in June as he faced e...
Assange Asylum Decision Criticised
The decision by Ecuador to grant Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum has been criticised by both the UK and Sweden. Assange took refuge at Ecuador's London embassy in June as he faced e...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Two Die In Chester Plane Crash
Two men were killed when their light aircraft crashed near Churton village, south of Chester, on Thursday night, the Guardian has reported. A Cheshire police spokeswoman said: "Sadly the two men on b...
Two Die In Chester Plane Crash
Two men were killed when their light aircraft crashed near Churton village, south of Chester, on Thursday night, the Guardian has reported. A Cheshire police spokeswoman said: "Sadly the two men on b...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Heathrow Hotel Killer Who Hid Inside Bed Jailed For Life
A Heathrow Airport hotel receptionist who hid in a bed for two days after murdering two colleagues has been jailed for life. 32-year-old Attila Ban was found guilty of stabbing Tibor Vass and Alice A...
Heathrow Hotel Killer Who Hid Inside Bed Jailed For Life
A Heathrow Airport hotel receptionist who hid in a bed for two days after murdering two colleagues has been jailed for life. 32-year-old Attila Ban was found guilty of stabbing Tibor Vass and Alice A...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Royal Mail Roll Out Scheme To Leave Post With Neighbours
A scheme to deliver post to a neighbour if no-one is at home is to be extended across the UK. Following a successful three-month trial, Royal Mail have decided to roll out the initiative to millions ...
Royal Mail Roll Out Scheme To Leave Post With Neighbours
A scheme to deliver post to a neighbour if no-one is at home is to be extended across the UK. Following a successful three-month trial, Royal Mail have decided to roll out the initiative to millions ...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Rental Prices At 'Record High'
Private tenants in England and Wales are paying an average rent of £725 a month, a new record high, according to a letting group. LSL, which owns the Your Move and Reeds Rains property chains, said a...
Rental Prices At 'Record High'
Private tenants in England and Wales are paying an average rent of £725 a month, a new record high, according to a letting group. LSL, which owns the Your Move and Reeds Rains property chains, said a...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Auditors Find 'Weaknesses' In Fitness-To-Work Contract
“Weaknesses” have been found in the contract between the government and the private firm paid to carry out fit-to-work medical assessments, Atos. The contract underpins the Department for Work and Pe...
Auditors Find 'Weaknesses' In Fitness-To-Work Contract
“Weaknesses” have been found in the contract between the government and the private firm paid to carry out fit-to-work medical assessments, Atos. The contract underpins the Department for Work and Pe...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2012
Other News In Brief
250,000 Students Wait On Word From Universities Some 250,000 students are still waiting to hear about university places. 372,000 already have place confirmed just one day after the A-level res...
Other News In Brief
250,000 Students Wait On Word From Universities Some 250,000 students are still waiting to hear about university places. 372,000 already have place confirmed just one day after the A-level res...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2012
Drug Busts Peak In Armagh
Drugs busts in Armagh have risen by more than half in the last year, the Ulster Gazette has reported. Drug seizures rose by 52% in 12 months, while the number of drug-related arrests went up by more ...
Drug Busts Peak In Armagh
Drugs busts in Armagh have risen by more than half in the last year, the Ulster Gazette has reported. Drug seizures rose by 52% in 12 months, while the number of drug-related arrests went up by more ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2012
Anti-Recession Grants Help Groups Benefit From Lower Heating Bills
A support group for alcohol and drug abusers has been given £8,127 to install a new energy-efficient heating system to improve its building and cut heating costs. Forum For Action On Substance Abuse ...
Anti-Recession Grants Help Groups Benefit From Lower Heating Bills
A support group for alcohol and drug abusers has been given £8,127 to install a new energy-efficient heating system to improve its building and cut heating costs. Forum For Action On Substance Abuse ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
White Van Man Grabs Eight-Year-Old A child in Londonderry was approached by three men in a white van, one of whom grabbed her arm. The eight-year-old girl managed to get away but was left sha...
Other NI News In Brief
White Van Man Grabs Eight-Year-Old A child in Londonderry was approached by three men in a white van, one of whom grabbed her arm. The eight-year-old girl managed to get away but was left sha...
Recruitment News, Aug 17, 2012
Home Helps To Hold Demonstration Against Pay Cuts
SIPTU Home Helps will hold a demonstration in Wicklow Town against attempts to cut their pay and reduce working hours at 3.00 pm on Thursday, 23rd August. The demonstration will begin outside the Gra...
Home Helps To Hold Demonstration Against Pay Cuts
SIPTU Home Helps will hold a demonstration in Wicklow Town against attempts to cut their pay and reduce working hours at 3.00 pm on Thursday, 23rd August. The demonstration will begin outside the Gra...
Recruitment News, Aug 16, 2012
Olympics Boost UK Employment Figures
The boost in jobs in London could be down due to the positive effect of the Olympic Games. The total number of jobless people in the UK fell by 46,000 in the three months to June, and much of the fal...
Olympics Boost UK Employment Figures
The boost in jobs in London could be down due to the positive effect of the Olympic Games. The total number of jobless people in the UK fell by 46,000 in the three months to June, and much of the fal...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Results Day: NI Students Pick Up A-Level Grades From Across Globe
About 13,000 of Northern Ireland-s young adults have been finding out their A-level grades, with some logging on to the system from as far away as New Zealand, Sweden and Cambodia. More schools than ...
Results Day: NI Students Pick Up A-Level Grades From Across Globe
About 13,000 of Northern Ireland-s young adults have been finding out their A-level grades, with some logging on to the system from as far away as New Zealand, Sweden and Cambodia. More schools than ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Campaigners Call For Men's Domestic Violence Refuge
Campaigners are calling for a refuge to be established in Northern Ireland to help growing number of men at risk of domestic abuse, the Belfast Telegraph has reported. The number of new male victims ...
Campaigners Call For Men's Domestic Violence Refuge
Campaigners are calling for a refuge to be established in Northern Ireland to help growing number of men at risk of domestic abuse, the Belfast Telegraph has reported. The number of new male victims ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Taste Of Success For Belfast Coffee Company
An artisan coffee company has been given a total of six gold stars at the annual Great Taste awards, which seek out the best independent food and drinks producers across the UK and Ireland. Belfast-b...
Taste Of Success For Belfast Coffee Company
An artisan coffee company has been given a total of six gold stars at the annual Great Taste awards, which seek out the best independent food and drinks producers across the UK and Ireland. Belfast-b...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
'Career Criminal' Denied Bail For Daughter's Wedding
A man who is accused of stealing a safe containing a couple's life savings will not be allowed bail to attend his daughter's wedding, the Strabane Weekly News has reported. Patrick Joseph Ward, 42, o...
'Career Criminal' Denied Bail For Daughter's Wedding
A man who is accused of stealing a safe containing a couple's life savings will not be allowed bail to attend his daughter's wedding, the Strabane Weekly News has reported. Patrick Joseph Ward, 42, o...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Dungannon Is Best Place In UK To Start A Business, Figures Show
The "entrepreneurial spirit" of Dungannon people makes the County Tyrone town the best place in the UK to do business. So said Dungannon Enterprise Centre Chief Executive Brian McCauley, when he hear...
Dungannon Is Best Place In UK To Start A Business, Figures Show
The "entrepreneurial spirit" of Dungannon people makes the County Tyrone town the best place in the UK to do business. So said Dungannon Enterprise Centre Chief Executive Brian McCauley, when he hear...
Recruitment News, Aug 16, 2012
TUC Calls On Government To Invest In Youth Jobs As A-Level Grades Come Out
Hundreds of thousands of school leavers have got their A level results today and are deciding on their next steps. About 335,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland got their results and ...
TUC Calls On Government To Invest In Youth Jobs As A-Level Grades Come Out
Hundreds of thousands of school leavers have got their A level results today and are deciding on their next steps. About 335,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland got their results and ...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Right-To-Die Case Loses At High Court
Tony Nicklinson has lost his right-to-die case at the High Court. Paralysed from the neck down Nicklinson took his case to the High Court Hoping to win a ruling for doctors to end his life without fe...
Right-To-Die Case Loses At High Court
Tony Nicklinson has lost his right-to-die case at the High Court. Paralysed from the neck down Nicklinson took his case to the High Court Hoping to win a ruling for doctors to end his life without fe...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Assange Granted Asylum By Ecuador
Julian Assange has been granted asylum by Ecuador. The Wikileaks founder took refuge in the countries embassy in London two months ago while fighting extradition from the UK. Assange was facing extr...
Assange Granted Asylum By Ecuador
Julian Assange has been granted asylum by Ecuador. The Wikileaks founder took refuge in the countries embassy in London two months ago while fighting extradition from the UK. Assange was facing extr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Pest Control Must Be Supported, Environmental Expert Warns
Pest control is not being taken seriously enough in Northern Ireland and the lack of spending could lead to disease outbreaks. That was the message from Gary McFarlane, the director of the Chartered ...
Pest Control Must Be Supported, Environmental Expert Warns
Pest control is not being taken seriously enough in Northern Ireland and the lack of spending could lead to disease outbreaks. That was the message from Gary McFarlane, the director of the Chartered ...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Identity Of Body Confirmed As Tia Sharp
The body found in the attic of Christine Sharp’s house has been confirmed as that of Tia Sharp. The confirmation was made at the opening of the coroner’s inquest into her death. No further details, i...
Identity Of Body Confirmed As Tia Sharp
The body found in the attic of Christine Sharp’s house has been confirmed as that of Tia Sharp. The confirmation was made at the opening of the coroner’s inquest into her death. No further details, i...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Home Secretary Blocks Move To Ease Tourist Visa Process
Home Secretary Theresa May has blocked cabinet moves within government to make it easier for Chinese visitors to get visas, warning that it would pose a national security risk. Her opposition was rev...
Home Secretary Blocks Move To Ease Tourist Visa Process
Home Secretary Theresa May has blocked cabinet moves within government to make it easier for Chinese visitors to get visas, warning that it would pose a national security risk. Her opposition was rev...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
HMRC Publish List Of Most-Wanted Tax Fugitives
A list of the 20 most-wanted tax dodgers, who fled the UK while owing the Treasury millions, has been published in an appeal for help to track them down. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have...
HMRC Publish List Of Most-Wanted Tax Fugitives
A list of the 20 most-wanted tax dodgers, who fled the UK while owing the Treasury millions, has been published in an appeal for help to track them down. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Retail Sales On The Up
Hopes that the UKs recession may not be as deep as first thought have been raised following better-than-expected retail sales figures in July. The Office for National Statistics said sales volumes in...
Retail Sales On The Up
Hopes that the UKs recession may not be as deep as first thought have been raised following better-than-expected retail sales figures in July. The Office for National Statistics said sales volumes in...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Ballymena Couple's Lottery Win Down To Age Mix-Up
A Ballymena couple have celebrated a £1.9m lottery win which only happened because the husband got his wife's age wrong. Like many people, Paddy and Gail Millar chose numbers that had some meaning to...
Ballymena Couple's Lottery Win Down To Age Mix-Up
A Ballymena couple have celebrated a £1.9m lottery win which only happened because the husband got his wife's age wrong. Like many people, Paddy and Gail Millar chose numbers that had some meaning to...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
'Hasty, Careless And Dismissive' Doctor Allowed to Continue Practicing
A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been allowed to continue practising. Dr Samina Tahseen was criticised by a tribunal for her...
'Hasty, Careless And Dismissive' Doctor Allowed to Continue Practicing
A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been allowed to continue practising. Dr Samina Tahseen was criticised by a tribunal for her...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Deputy Headteacher Not Guilty Of Assaulting Pupil
A deputy headteacher has been cleared of assaulting a pupil. 63-year-old Royden Cope was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face. Another teacher at the L...
Deputy Headteacher Not Guilty Of Assaulting Pupil
A deputy headteacher has been cleared of assaulting a pupil. 63-year-old Royden Cope was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face. Another teacher at the L...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2012
Alleged Handbag Thief Reported Crime To Police
A man who allegedly stole his 85-year-old neighbour's handbag called police to report the crime on her behalf, a court has heard. James Hogg, 40, is facing charges of burglary and possession of canna...
Alleged Handbag Thief Reported Crime To Police
A man who allegedly stole his 85-year-old neighbour's handbag called police to report the crime on her behalf, a court has heard. James Hogg, 40, is facing charges of burglary and possession of canna...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2012
Prince Philip Stays In Hospital Overnight
The Duke of Edinburgh was taken to and kept in hospital overnight as a "precautionary measure", after the recurrence of a bladder infection. 91-year-old Prince Philip was taken by ambulance to Aberde...
Prince Philip Stays In Hospital Overnight
The Duke of Edinburgh was taken to and kept in hospital overnight as a "precautionary measure", after the recurrence of a bladder infection. 91-year-old Prince Philip was taken by ambulance to Aberde...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Fairly widespread areas of cloud at first but this should lift and break to allow for bright or sunny weather to develop through the afternoon. Light northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.Tonight:Dry and bright at first but some areas of low cloud developing and spreading west through the evening and overnight. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
