Northern Ireland News for April 2015

UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
14 Arrested In GMP Drugs Raids
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have carried out a series drug raids in the early hours of Thursday morning. Fifteen addresses were raided just after 05:30 this morning as part of Operation Plumbline...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Teen Driving Stolen Van Killed On M1
A teenager has been killed in a crash on the M1 motorway on Wednesday night. The 17-year-old boy was driving a stolen transit van when it hit a barrier between the Blaris and Saintfield junctions at ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Shots Fired At Parked Car In L'Derry
Shots have been fired at a parked car in L'Derry. The incident occurred in Drumleck Gardens in the early hours of Thursday morning. No one is believed to have been injured. Police are appealing to ...
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Business News, Apr 30, 2015
GTCNI Launches STAR Award
The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) has launched a local student teacher award. T Student Teacher Award of Recognition (STAR) Award aims to celebrate the hard work, dedication a...
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Recruitment News, Apr 30, 2015
NI Commissioner For Employment And Skills Appointed
Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Stephen Farry has announced the appointment of Mr Mark Huddleston as the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Employment and Skills. The UK Commission for Employ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Plans For New DARD Headquarters Unveiled
Plans for the new Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) headquarters in Ballykelly have been unveiled. The artist's impression reveals the contemporary building is designed to comple...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
NI Midwives Strike Over Pay
Northern Ireland Midwives and radiographers are staging a four hour strike from 8am to 12pm today, Thursday, in a dispute over pay. Breedagh Hughes, Director for Northern Ireland at the Royal College...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Murder Suspect Arrested After 16 Days On The Run
Police have captured a 19-year-old man wanted on suspicion of murder, who has been on the run since 13 April. In a joint operation between West Midlands Police and Avon & Somerset Police, Dylan Jacks...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Cannabis Factory Uncovered In Former Car Showroom
Four men have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis factory in a disused car showroom in Knaresborough, Harrowgate, North Yorkshire. More than 100 cannabis plants where found on the gro...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Man Jailed For Downloading Indecent Images Of Children
A 27-year-old man has been jailed for two years after police raided his home and found indecent images of children and banned weapons. The National Crime Agency (NCA) launched an investigation into I...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
House Fire 'Not Suspicious'
An investigation into a house fire in Sutton has been found to have started accidentally. London Fire Brigade said that there were no signs of accelerant being used or any signs that the fire was the...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Man Arrested Over Serious Car Park Assault
A man is in a serious condition in hospital following an altercation in a snooker club car park in Wirral. Police are appealing for witnesses of an alleged fight in the car park at Riley's snooker cl...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Appeal Issued For Missing Carlisle Woman
Police in West Lothian are appealing for help in tracing 26-year-old Lauren McNee, who has been missing since Tuesday. Ms McNee was last seen at her home on Langrigg Road, in Carlisle, at around 18:0...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
120 Britons Return From Earthquake Hit Nepal
One hundred and twenty British people have returned to the UK from earthquake hit Nepal. More than 5,000 people died after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Saturday. More than 10,000 are...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Grade 1 Listed Home Destroyed In Fire
An 18th century Grade 1 listed stately home near Guildford has been "gutted" after a fire broke out in the basement on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to National Trust-owned Clan...
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UK National News, Apr 30, 2015
Other News In Brief
Thousands Of Train Passengers Stranded After Power Cut A power cut has lead to trains in and out of Victoria Station being suspended and thousands of passengers evacuated from stranded trains...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Man Suffers Serious Injuries In Ballymena Attack
A man has been seriously injured after being assaulted by a gang in Ballymena. The 35-year-old victim was attacked by three people in the James Street area in the early hours of Sunday morning. He i...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Belfast To Host Routes Europe Conference
Belfast is to host the Routes Europe conference in 2017. Routes Europe is a major international event bringing together decision makers from airlines, airports and tourism authorities to negotiate an...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Lidl Expansion Plans Welcomed
Retailer Lidl has announced expansion plans at its store in Connswater Shopping Complex, east Belfast. DUP candidate Gavin Robinson welcomed the announcement and said the level of investment being pu...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2015
Other News In Brief
Road Improvement Project To Start In Glengormley A £213,000 road improvement project in Glengormley is to begin on Monday 11 May. The scheme at the A6 Antrim Road is to extend from Sandyknow...
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Recruitment News, Apr 29, 2015
125 New Jobs Announced With Bausch + Lomb Expansion
125 jobs are to be created in Waterford as part a €75m expansion by Bausch + Lomb. The expansion plan was the result of negotiations last year, when Bausch + Lomb's parent company, Valiant, announced...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2015
Children Evacuated From Lisburn School Following Security Alert
Pupils and staff have been evacuated from a primary school in Lisburn following a security alert. Police were alerted about a device at Pond Park Primary School at around 9am on Wednesday. The child...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2015
Three Arrested In Connection With Ballymena Murder
Police are treating the death of a 69-year-old man from Ballymena as murder. The victim was discovered in the Drumtara area on Tuesday afternoon. Two men, aged 41 and 49, and a woman, 47, have been ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2015
BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2015 To Be Hosted In NI
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is to take place at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Sunday 20 December. The event, which will be broadcast on BBC One, will round off another year of sport in s...
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UK National News, Apr 29, 2015
Body Found At Birmingham Recycling Plant
The body of a man has been found at a recycling plant in Birmingham. Workers at the plant on Armoury Road, Sparkhill, discovered the body shortly after 10am this morning (Wednesday). Police have cor...
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UK National News, Apr 29, 2015
Child Dies Following Serious Road Accident In Avonmouth
A three-year-old girl has died following a serious road traffic accident in Avonmouth. Police have appealed for witnesses to a collision between a Toyota Yaris and a Mercedes minibus on Kings Weston ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2015
CCTV Images Of Armed Robbery In South Belfast Released
Police have released CCTV images of an armed robbery which occurred at an off-licence in south Belfast on 15 February. The man armed with a knife slipped and fell on the floor of the premises on the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2015
Police Appeal For Missing Newtownards Woman
Police are appealing for information after a woman went missing from Newtownards. Elaine McDowell, 51, was last seen on Tuesday on the Old Shore Road at around 12.45pm. She is described as 5'3" in h...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2015
SF Slams Former Health Minister
Sinn Féin has hit out at former Health Minister Jim Wells after it emerged he will not be attending a committee meeting to explain offensive remarks he made about the gay community. MLA Maeve McLaugh...
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Business News, Apr 29, 2015
Dunmurry Firm Announces Expansion Plans
A specialist glass firm in Dunmurry has announced expansion plans supported by InvestNI. Glassmarque Design Ltd is also to create five new jobs. Glassmarque Design is the only company in Ireland to ...
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