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Northern Ireland News for February 2015 : Page 12
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
Man Arrested In Connection With Birmingham Carjacking
A man has been arrested in connection with a carjacking in Brimingham. West Midlands Police confirmed a 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident at Bartley Gree...
Man Arrested In Connection With Birmingham Carjacking
A man has been arrested in connection with a carjacking in Brimingham. West Midlands Police confirmed a 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident at Bartley Gree...
Business News, Feb 4, 2015
Avex To Expand Its Business Operations In Britain
Avex Cable Jointing, based in Limavady, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to invest £376,000 and create five new high value jobs to expand their business operations in Britain. Invest NI h...
Avex To Expand Its Business Operations In Britain
Avex Cable Jointing, based in Limavady, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to invest £376,000 and create five new high value jobs to expand their business operations in Britain. Invest NI h...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
One In Two Britons Will Get Diagnosed With Cancer - Research
One in two people will get diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, according to new research. The new figure, from Cancer Research UK, published in the British Journal of Cancer, highligh...
One In Two Britons Will Get Diagnosed With Cancer - Research
One in two people will get diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, according to new research. The new figure, from Cancer Research UK, published in the British Journal of Cancer, highligh...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Three People Found Guilty Of Benefit Fraud
Three people have been convicted at Belfast Magistrates’ Court for claiming benefits totalling over £10,000 they were not entitled to. 59-year-old Martin Burns of Breach Close, Belfast claimed Housin...
Three People Found Guilty Of Benefit Fraud
Three people have been convicted at Belfast Magistrates’ Court for claiming benefits totalling over £10,000 they were not entitled to. 59-year-old Martin Burns of Breach Close, Belfast claimed Housin...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
Teen To Serve At Least 18 Years In Jail For Murdering Man In Alleyway
A teenager has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of stabbing a man to death in an argument over a cigarette. Kai Steele, 18, from Charlton, received the indefini...
Teen To Serve At Least 18 Years In Jail For Murdering Man In Alleyway
A teenager has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of stabbing a man to death in an argument over a cigarette. Kai Steele, 18, from Charlton, received the indefini...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Game Of Thrones Tour Operator Achieves 5 Star Status
A Belfast bus operator that runs tours visiting filming locations for the Game Of Thrones has achieved five-star status under the Tourism Northern Ireland Quality Grading Scheme. McComb's Coach Trave...
Game Of Thrones Tour Operator Achieves 5 Star Status
A Belfast bus operator that runs tours visiting filming locations for the Game Of Thrones has achieved five-star status under the Tourism Northern Ireland Quality Grading Scheme. McComb's Coach Trave...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
Rotherham Council Cabinet To Resign After Damning Report Findings
Rotherham Council cabinet is to resign after a report found it was "not fit for purpose." According to a statement, they will leave their posts "as soon as transitional arrangements can be put in pla...
Rotherham Council Cabinet To Resign After Damning Report Findings
Rotherham Council cabinet is to resign after a report found it was "not fit for purpose." According to a statement, they will leave their posts "as soon as transitional arrangements can be put in pla...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Long Only NI MP To Vote For 'Three-Person' Embryo
Alliance deputy leader Naomi Long was the only MP from Northern Ireland to support a new 'three-person' embryo law designed to help prevent serious diseases passing from mother to child. MPs voted in...
Long Only NI MP To Vote For 'Three-Person' Embryo
Alliance deputy leader Naomi Long was the only MP from Northern Ireland to support a new 'three-person' embryo law designed to help prevent serious diseases passing from mother to child. MPs voted in...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Ballycastle Punch Victim Released From Hospital
A man from Ballycastle, County Antrim has been discharged from hospital in Australia after being left in a critical condition when he was allegedly punched by his brother. 31-year-old Patrick Lyttle ...
Ballycastle Punch Victim Released From Hospital
A man from Ballycastle, County Antrim has been discharged from hospital in Australia after being left in a critical condition when he was allegedly punched by his brother. 31-year-old Patrick Lyttle ...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
Ebola Nurse Linked To Visor
A UK nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is believed to caught it by wearing a visor instead of goggles while treating patients, according to an investigation by Save the Children...
Ebola Nurse Linked To Visor
A UK nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is believed to caught it by wearing a visor instead of goggles while treating patients, according to an investigation by Save the Children...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
New Zealand Judge To Chair Child Abuse Inquiry
A judge of the High Court of New Zealand is to lead the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Justice Lowell Goddard will appear at a pre-appointment hearing before the Home Affairs Sele...
New Zealand Judge To Chair Child Abuse Inquiry
A judge of the High Court of New Zealand is to lead the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Justice Lowell Goddard will appear at a pre-appointment hearing before the Home Affairs Sele...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Other News In Brief
Teen Charged Over Assault A 17-year-old boy has been charged after an altercation in which a 15-year-old boy was injured in Dunmurry. The victim was injured in the Rowan Drive area at about 1...
Other News In Brief
Teen Charged Over Assault A 17-year-old boy has been charged after an altercation in which a 15-year-old boy was injured in Dunmurry. The victim was injured in the Rowan Drive area at about 1...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
NCA To Operate In NI
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is to operate in Northern Ireland, after a motion to introduce it in the region passed through the Assembly with 68 votes for and 26 against. The NCA has been describe...
NCA To Operate In NI
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is to operate in Northern Ireland, after a motion to introduce it in the region passed through the Assembly with 68 votes for and 26 against. The NCA has been describe...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Five Arrested Over Tobacco Processing Plant
Five people have been arrested by HMRC officers after the discovery of a raw tobacco processing plant involved in a suspected £110m tobacco fraud. Assisted by the PSNI, HM Revenue and Customs officer...
Five Arrested Over Tobacco Processing Plant
Five people have been arrested by HMRC officers after the discovery of a raw tobacco processing plant involved in a suspected £110m tobacco fraud. Assisted by the PSNI, HM Revenue and Customs officer...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 4, 2015
Police Appeal Over Three Armed Robberies
Police are appealing for information following three armed robberies in north and west Belfast on the evening of Tuesday 3 February. At about 19:55 it was reported that a man believed to be armed wit...
Police Appeal Over Three Armed Robberies
Police are appealing for information following three armed robberies in north and west Belfast on the evening of Tuesday 3 February. At about 19:55 it was reported that a man believed to be armed wit...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
Murder Investigation Launches After Man Is Shot Dead In London
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a 38-year-old man was shot dead in London on Tuesday evening. The London Ambulance Service called the poise to Vine Lane at around 7pm. The vict...
Murder Investigation Launches After Man Is Shot Dead In London
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a 38-year-old man was shot dead in London on Tuesday evening. The London Ambulance Service called the poise to Vine Lane at around 7pm. The vict...
UK National News, Feb 4, 2015
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing Scheme On A590 To Begin The Highways Agency is to begin a resurfacing scheme on a one-and-a-half-mile stretch of the A590 by Greenodd roundabout on Friday 6 February. The firm pla...
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing Scheme On A590 To Begin The Highways Agency is to begin a resurfacing scheme on a one-and-a-half-mile stretch of the A590 by Greenodd roundabout on Friday 6 February. The firm pla...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2015
Redknapp Resigns As Manager Of QPR
Harry Redknapp is to resign as manager of Queens Park Rangers (QPR). Redknapp, who joined the club in November 2012, informed Chairman Tony Fernandes of his decision to resign this morning. He is du...
Redknapp Resigns As Manager Of QPR
Harry Redknapp is to resign as manager of Queens Park Rangers (QPR). Redknapp, who joined the club in November 2012, informed Chairman Tony Fernandes of his decision to resign this morning. He is du...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2015
Construction Firm Fined For Waste Offences
A Craigavon construction company has been fined £1,500 for waste offences. Down Developments Limited pleaded guilty and was fined £1,500 following three charges of unauthorised waste offending at Cra...
Construction Firm Fined For Waste Offences
A Craigavon construction company has been fined £1,500 for waste offences. Down Developments Limited pleaded guilty and was fined £1,500 following three charges of unauthorised waste offending at Cra...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2015
Police Appeal For Discarded Suitcase In Connection With Baby Death
Police investigating the suspected murder of a nine-week-old baby girl are appealing for help in finding a discarded suitcase in Fulham. The Metropolitan Police believe the blue spotted suitcase was ...
Police Appeal For Discarded Suitcase In Connection With Baby Death
Police investigating the suspected murder of a nine-week-old baby girl are appealing for help in finding a discarded suitcase in Fulham. The Metropolitan Police believe the blue spotted suitcase was ...
Business News, Feb 3, 2015
Clarehill Plastics Secures Business In The Netherlands
Clarehill Plastics, a leading manufacturer of polyethylene oil, water and waste water storage tanks for the farming, commercial and residential sectors, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to...
Clarehill Plastics Secures Business In The Netherlands
Clarehill Plastics, a leading manufacturer of polyethylene oil, water and waste water storage tanks for the farming, commercial and residential sectors, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2015
PSNI Supports Online Safety Campaign
The PSNI has said it is supporting a national campaign launched today to help graduate jobseekers avoid getting caught by online fraud. Get Safe Online is a public private joint internet safety initi...
PSNI Supports Online Safety Campaign
The PSNI has said it is supporting a national campaign launched today to help graduate jobseekers avoid getting caught by online fraud. Get Safe Online is a public private joint internet safety initi...
Recruitment News, Feb 3, 2015
39 New Nursing Posts To Be Created At Naas General Hospital
39 new nurses are to be recruited at Naas General Hospital. Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, welcomed the news. He said: "This announcement is most welcome considering the pressure th...
39 New Nursing Posts To Be Created At Naas General Hospital
39 new nurses are to be recruited at Naas General Hospital. Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, welcomed the news. He said: "This announcement is most welcome considering the pressure th...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2015
Water Bills To Fall By 2%
Water bills in England and Wales are to drop by 2% from April 2015. Companies will provide a package of measures worth more than £40 million to support customers struggling to pay or are in debt. By...
Water Bills To Fall By 2%
Water bills in England and Wales are to drop by 2% from April 2015. Companies will provide a package of measures worth more than £40 million to support customers struggling to pay or are in debt. By...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2015
Arthur Hutchinson Loses Appeal
British courts do have the right to impose whole-life tariffs on prisoners who are jailed for life, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. Triple killer, Arthur Hutchinson, who received...
Arthur Hutchinson Loses Appeal
British courts do have the right to impose whole-life tariffs on prisoners who are jailed for life, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. Triple killer, Arthur Hutchinson, who received...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2015
MPs To Hold Debate On Mitochondrial Donation
MPs will debate a motion to approve the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 in the House of Commons today, 3 February. Researchers at the Wellcome Trust...
MPs To Hold Debate On Mitochondrial Donation
MPs will debate a motion to approve the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 in the House of Commons today, 3 February. Researchers at the Wellcome Trust...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2015
Elderly Man Has Knife Held To Throat
A 95-year-old man has been left shaken in Glengormley after his house was broken into and he had a knife held to his throat. Walter Bryans was alone in his home when robbers tricked their way into th...
Elderly Man Has Knife Held To Throat
A 95-year-old man has been left shaken in Glengormley after his house was broken into and he had a knife held to his throat. Walter Bryans was alone in his home when robbers tricked their way into th...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2015
Maghaberry 'Incident' Ends
An 'incident' at Maghaberry Prison that saw planned visits cancelled has ended, the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) Director General said. Some 200 people are thought to have gathered outside ...
Maghaberry 'Incident' Ends
An 'incident' at Maghaberry Prison that saw planned visits cancelled has ended, the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) Director General said. Some 200 people are thought to have gathered outside ...
UK National News, Feb 3, 2015
Energy Prices Could Have Been Reduced Sooner - Which?
Energy bills could have been cut further and sooner, according to new research. A report by Which? revealed the failure of retail prices to align with wholesale costs has cost consumers £2.9bn over t...
Energy Prices Could Have Been Reduced Sooner - Which?
Energy bills could have been cut further and sooner, according to new research. A report by Which? revealed the failure of retail prices to align with wholesale costs has cost consumers £2.9bn over t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 3, 2015
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over £20k Drugs Find Police in L'Derry have arrested a 29-year-old man after drugs were seized with a value of about £20k. The discovery was made in a flat in the Foyle Road area...
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over £20k Drugs Find Police in L'Derry have arrested a 29-year-old man after drugs were seized with a value of about £20k. The discovery was made in a flat in the Foyle Road area...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Clear intervals and occasional wintry showers this evening with local fresh snowfalls and some ice. Overnight as winds ease showers will die back to northern coastal areas. Frosty. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
