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Northern Ireland News for July 2013 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
Call For Govt To Include New Vaccine In Child Immunisation Schedule
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has urged the British government to include a new vaccine against meningitis B, which has the potential to save thousands of lives among children under 5, in the Routine Chil...
Call For Govt To Include New Vaccine In Child Immunisation Schedule
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has urged the British government to include a new vaccine against meningitis B, which has the potential to save thousands of lives among children under 5, in the Routine Chil...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Arrests Made Over Suspected Wolverhampton Explosion
Two men are being held by police in connection with suspected terrorist acts. A number of streets around Wolverhampton Central Mosque were evacuated on Thursday evening after police received informat...
Arrests Made Over Suspected Wolverhampton Explosion
Two men are being held by police in connection with suspected terrorist acts. A number of streets around Wolverhampton Central Mosque were evacuated on Thursday evening after police received informat...
Business News, Jul 19, 2013
Belfast IT Firm Poised To Achieve Greater International Success
Belfast-based IT firm NiSoft is poised to achieve even greater international success with the launch of highly advanced new software, developed with R&D support from Invest Northern Ireland. Eclipse3...
Belfast IT Firm Poised To Achieve Greater International Success
Belfast-based IT firm NiSoft is poised to achieve even greater international success with the launch of highly advanced new software, developed with R&D support from Invest Northern Ireland. Eclipse3...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Three Britons Released From Dubai Jail Under Amnesty
Three Britons have been released from a Dubai prison three months into four-years sentences under a Ramadan amnesty. Grant Cameron, Suneet Jeerth and Karl Williams were jailed in April for possessio...
Three Britons Released From Dubai Jail Under Amnesty
Three Britons have been released from a Dubai prison three months into four-years sentences under a Ramadan amnesty. Grant Cameron, Suneet Jeerth and Karl Williams were jailed in April for possessio...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Stansted Proposes Second Runway
The Airports Commission has received a submission from the owner of Stansted proposing a second runway and highlighting its potential to be biggest four-runway hub. It is understood that Manchester A...
Stansted Proposes Second Runway
The Airports Commission has received a submission from the owner of Stansted proposing a second runway and highlighting its potential to be biggest four-runway hub. It is understood that Manchester A...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Govt Sells Majority Stake In Plasma Firm
A US private Equity firm has bought an 80% stake in blood products company Plasma Resources UK. Bain Capital paid the government £230m for the majority stake in the firm, which supplies haemophilia a...
Govt Sells Majority Stake In Plasma Firm
A US private Equity firm has bought an 80% stake in blood products company Plasma Resources UK. Bain Capital paid the government £230m for the majority stake in the firm, which supplies haemophilia a...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Heatwave Warning Increased For North-West
Heatwave warnings have been increased in the north-west and decreased in the south-east. The Met Office has raised the waring to level three in north-west England, while warning in the south-east and...
Heatwave Warning Increased For North-West
Heatwave warnings have been increased in the north-west and decreased in the south-east. The Met Office has raised the waring to level three in north-west England, while warning in the south-east and...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Sports Direct Staff Cash On Company's Success
Staff at retailer Sports Direct are to share in windfall profits with six bonus payouts. In the past year, the company's profits have grown by 40% to more than £200 million. Some 2,000 staff will now...
Sports Direct Staff Cash On Company's Success
Staff at retailer Sports Direct are to share in windfall profits with six bonus payouts. In the past year, the company's profits have grown by 40% to more than £200 million. Some 2,000 staff will now...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
Co Armagh Bomb Alert Declared An Elaborate Hoax
A bomb alert in County Armagh has been declared an elaborate hoax. A number of houses had to be evacuated after army bomb experts examined a suspicious object on the Laurelvale Road in Tandragee. Al...
Co Armagh Bomb Alert Declared An Elaborate Hoax
A bomb alert in County Armagh has been declared an elaborate hoax. A number of houses had to be evacuated after army bomb experts examined a suspicious object on the Laurelvale Road in Tandragee. Al...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Health Ombudsman Pledges To Reach More Cases
The health ombudsman has pledged to get to 10 times as many patient complaints than it did last year. It follows criticism over how many cases the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman had manag...
Health Ombudsman Pledges To Reach More Cases
The health ombudsman has pledged to get to 10 times as many patient complaints than it did last year. It follows criticism over how many cases the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman had manag...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Concerns Raised That Loyalists Could Mount Weekly Protest
The Police Service of Northern Ireland are preparing themselves for more trouble in north Belfast following a Parades Commission ruling which denied the Orange Order permission to march a contentious ...
Concerns Raised That Loyalists Could Mount Weekly Protest
The Police Service of Northern Ireland are preparing themselves for more trouble in north Belfast following a Parades Commission ruling which denied the Orange Order permission to march a contentious ...
Recruitment News, Jul 19, 2013
Three Firms Create 75 New Jobs
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD have announced that three multinational companies are establishing new operations near Portarlingto...
Three Firms Create 75 New Jobs
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD have announced that three multinational companies are establishing new operations near Portarlingto...
UK National News, Jul 19, 2013
Other News In Brief
Prison Officers Deny 'Any Wrongdoing' After Woolwich Suspect Loses Teeth An investigation is underway after one of the Woolwich murder suspects reportedly lost two front teeth in an incident a...
Other News In Brief
Prison Officers Deny 'Any Wrongdoing' After Woolwich Suspect Loses Teeth An investigation is underway after one of the Woolwich murder suspects reportedly lost two front teeth in an incident a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
Clifford Condemns Petrol Bomb Attack
SDLP Councillor Jim Clifford has condemned yesterday's attack on an 11-year-old boy in L'Derry who has suffered serious burns after a petrol bomb was thrown at him in a play park in Creggan. Mr Cliff...
Clifford Condemns Petrol Bomb Attack
SDLP Councillor Jim Clifford has condemned yesterday's attack on an 11-year-old boy in L'Derry who has suffered serious burns after a petrol bomb was thrown at him in a play park in Creggan. Mr Cliff...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
More Puffin Crossings For Ballymena
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has announced that work is set to start a £50,000 scheme to upgrade two pedestrian crossings in Ballymena. The project for North Road and Linenhall Street ...
More Puffin Crossings For Ballymena
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has announced that work is set to start a £50,000 scheme to upgrade two pedestrian crossings in Ballymena. The project for North Road and Linenhall Street ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
Teenager Dies In River Fall
A 15-year-old teenager has died after falling into a river in Co Londonderry. Emergency services were called to the Roe Valley Country Park near Limavady on Thursday around 4.30pm. The teenager was...
Teenager Dies In River Fall
A 15-year-old teenager has died after falling into a river in Co Londonderry. Emergency services were called to the Roe Valley Country Park near Limavady on Thursday around 4.30pm. The teenager was...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
Cancer Drug 'Could Treat Blindness'
A less expensive anti-cancer drug has been found to be as effective as an expensive drug in treating the most common cause of blindness in older adults. The results of the two-year trial, which was ...
Cancer Drug 'Could Treat Blindness'
A less expensive anti-cancer drug has been found to be as effective as an expensive drug in treating the most common cause of blindness in older adults. The results of the two-year trial, which was ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man was convicted at Londonderry Magistrates' court for claiming benefits he was not entitled to. Thomas McDonald (64) of Iniscarn Crescent was given a c...
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man was convicted at Londonderry Magistrates' court for claiming benefits he was not entitled to. Thomas McDonald (64) of Iniscarn Crescent was given a c...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Man Jailed For Fire That Killed Three Generations Of One Family
A man has been found guilty of deliberately starting a fire which killed his six-month old baby daughter and her mother and grandmother. Six-month old Kimberly, her mother Kayleigh (17) and grandmoth...
Man Jailed For Fire That Killed Three Generations Of One Family
A man has been found guilty of deliberately starting a fire which killed his six-month old baby daughter and her mother and grandmother. Six-month old Kimberly, her mother Kayleigh (17) and grandmoth...
Recruitment News, Jul 18, 2013
Call For Minister To Meet With Community Workers
The SIPTU Community Sector has launched a petition calling on the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, to meet with the representatives of workers who will be affe...
Call For Minister To Meet With Community Workers
The SIPTU Community Sector has launched a petition calling on the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, to meet with the representatives of workers who will be affe...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Orange Order Parade Denied
A proposed Orange march through the Ardoyne area of north Belfast has been denied by the Parades Commission. The Orange Order had applied to the Parades Commission for a proposed march through north ...
Orange Order Parade Denied
A proposed Orange march through the Ardoyne area of north Belfast has been denied by the Parades Commission. The Orange Order had applied to the Parades Commission for a proposed march through north ...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
UK Retail Sales Rise In June
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that retail sales rose by 0.2% in the UK in June. When compared to the same month last year, it is an increase of 2.2%, according ...
UK Retail Sales Rise In June
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that retail sales rose by 0.2% in the UK in June. When compared to the same month last year, it is an increase of 2.2%, according ...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Level Three Heatwave Warning Extended To Midlands
A level three heat-health warning issued yesterday for London and the south-east, has been extended to take in the south-west of England and the West Midlands. The three level warning puts healthcare...
Level Three Heatwave Warning Extended To Midlands
A level three heat-health warning issued yesterday for London and the south-east, has been extended to take in the south-west of England and the West Midlands. The three level warning puts healthcare...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Unionists Hit Out Over Castlederg 'Terrorist' March
Unionist politicians have hit out at an upcoming annual parade to be held in Castlederg, County Tyrone, that commemorates republicans who died during the Troubles. The Tyrone Volunteer Commemoration ...
Unionists Hit Out Over Castlederg 'Terrorist' March
Unionist politicians have hit out at an upcoming annual parade to be held in Castlederg, County Tyrone, that commemorates republicans who died during the Troubles. The Tyrone Volunteer Commemoration ...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Police Release New Image of Murder Suspect
New CCTV images have been released of a man wanted in connection with the murder and rape of his ex-girlfriend. Police are still looking for 28-year-old Michael Cope, who has been on the run for almo...
Police Release New Image of Murder Suspect
New CCTV images have been released of a man wanted in connection with the murder and rape of his ex-girlfriend. Police are still looking for 28-year-old Michael Cope, who has been on the run for almo...
Business News, Jul 18, 2013
Minister Welcomes Organisers Of The 2014 Giro d'Italia
Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed a delegation from the organisers of the 2014 Giro d'Italia to Parliament Buildings. The Grande Partenza or 'Big Start' of the Giro d'Italia, one of profess...
Minister Welcomes Organisers Of The 2014 Giro d'Italia
Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed a delegation from the organisers of the 2014 Giro d'Italia to Parliament Buildings. The Grande Partenza or 'Big Start' of the Giro d'Italia, one of profess...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
96 Trespasses On NI Railways Since June
96 people have been recorded trespassing on the rail network in Northern Ireland since the beginning of June, according to Translink. Translink NI Railways said the influx has begun since schools fin...
96 Trespasses On NI Railways Since June
96 people have been recorded trespassing on the rail network in Northern Ireland since the beginning of June, according to Translink. Translink NI Railways said the influx has begun since schools fin...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Causeway In Line For RIBA Prize
The visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway has been shortlisted for the annual Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize. The centre, at the location of the famous Antrim Coast form...
Causeway In Line For RIBA Prize
The visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway has been shortlisted for the annual Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize. The centre, at the location of the famous Antrim Coast form...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Govt Launch Employment Drive For Disabled People
A campaign has been launched to help people with disabilities get into the workplace. The initiative was launched at a disability employment conference in London today. It will include internships a...
Govt Launch Employment Drive For Disabled People
A campaign has been launched to help people with disabilities get into the workplace. The initiative was launched at a disability employment conference in London today. It will include internships a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
PSNI Appeal Over Missing Woman
Police in Lisburn have appealed for help from the public following the disappearance of a woman they described as "vulnerable". The PSNI says it is becoming "increasingly concerned" for the welfare o...
PSNI Appeal Over Missing Woman
Police in Lisburn have appealed for help from the public following the disappearance of a woman they described as "vulnerable". The PSNI says it is becoming "increasingly concerned" for the welfare o...
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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.
