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Northern Ireland News for August 2015 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2015
Pensioner's Home Burgled While She Attended Husband's Funeral
A pensioner's home has been burgled while she was attending her husband's funeral in County Armagh. The incident occurred at her house in Monaghan Street in Milford on Monday. Her husband's wedding ...
Pensioner's Home Burgled While She Attended Husband's Funeral
A pensioner's home has been burgled while she was attending her husband's funeral in County Armagh. The incident occurred at her house in Monaghan Street in Milford on Monday. Her husband's wedding ...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Investigation Launched After Death Of Woman Following Bus Fall
A woman has died in hospital after falling on a route E3 bus on Chiswick High Road, just after 13:30 on Tuesday, 18 August. The 77-year-old woman was taken to hospital by ambulance, where she was pro...
Investigation Launched After Death Of Woman Following Bus Fall
A woman has died in hospital after falling on a route E3 bus on Chiswick High Road, just after 13:30 on Tuesday, 18 August. The 77-year-old woman was taken to hospital by ambulance, where she was pro...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Police Hunt Man Over Sexual Assault On Public Bus
Police have appealed for help in identifying a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a woman on a bus in Westminster. On Wednesday, 3 June at about 09:10, a 33-year-old woman was sexual...
Police Hunt Man Over Sexual Assault On Public Bus
Police have appealed for help in identifying a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a woman on a bus in Westminster. On Wednesday, 3 June at about 09:10, a 33-year-old woman was sexual...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Body Recovered From Seaburn Beach In Sunderland
The body of a man has been recovered from the water at Seaburn Beach. Police were called to reports of a body spotted in the water just before 14:30 on Wednesday, 19 August. It is understood that par...
Body Recovered From Seaburn Beach In Sunderland
The body of a man has been recovered from the water at Seaburn Beach. Police were called to reports of a body spotted in the water just before 14:30 on Wednesday, 19 August. It is understood that par...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Missing Teenager Found 'Safe And Well'
West Yorkshire Police have reported that 15-year-old Umme Habiba Tahir has been found "safe and well". The teenager had been last seen on Tuesday, 18 August. Police report that she was found on Wedn...
Missing Teenager Found 'Safe And Well'
West Yorkshire Police have reported that 15-year-old Umme Habiba Tahir has been found "safe and well". The teenager had been last seen on Tuesday, 18 August. Police report that she was found on Wedn...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
16-To-18 Year Old NEET's At Record Low
The number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training – otherwise known as NEET's – is at a record low. The figures show an 11,000 fall in the number of 16-18 NEET's, since 2000, ...
16-To-18 Year Old NEET's At Record Low
The number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training – otherwise known as NEET's – is at a record low. The figures show an 11,000 fall in the number of 16-18 NEET's, since 2000, ...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Joint British And French Command Centre To Be Set Up In Calais
A joint British and French command centre is to be established in Calais in an effort to tackle the ongoing migrant crisis. A senior British and French police officer will lead the centre, with each ...
Joint British And French Command Centre To Be Set Up In Calais
A joint British and French command centre is to be established in Calais in an effort to tackle the ongoing migrant crisis. A senior British and French police officer will lead the centre, with each ...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Fire At School As Students Gather To Collect GCSE Results
More than 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a school in Normanton, near Wakefield. It is understood that a number of teenagers were gathering at the school to collect their GCSE results when th...
Fire At School As Students Gather To Collect GCSE Results
More than 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a school in Normanton, near Wakefield. It is understood that a number of teenagers were gathering at the school to collect their GCSE results when th...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2015
Other News In Brief
Police Ask People To Check Outbuildings In Search For Missing Chef Police in Scotland have asked people to check their sheds and outbuildings for any signs of Lachlan Simpson, who has been mi...
Other News In Brief
Police Ask People To Check Outbuildings In Search For Missing Chef Police in Scotland have asked people to check their sheds and outbuildings for any signs of Lachlan Simpson, who has been mi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2015
AFBI Facility In Crossnacreevy To Close
A plant and crop testing facility in Crossnacreevy, Co Antrim, is to close its doors. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute's (AFBI) facility carries out testing for the Department of Agriculture a...
AFBI Facility In Crossnacreevy To Close
A plant and crop testing facility in Crossnacreevy, Co Antrim, is to close its doors. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute's (AFBI) facility carries out testing for the Department of Agriculture a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2015
Other News In Brief
Non-Executive Director Appointed To BHSCT A new Non-Executive Director has been appointed to the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). Ms Miriam Karp was named Non-Executive Lay Dire...
Other News In Brief
Non-Executive Director Appointed To BHSCT A new Non-Executive Director has been appointed to the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). Ms Miriam Karp was named Non-Executive Lay Dire...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
NIAS Calls For Motorists To Be Extremely Cautious
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is calling on motorists to be extremely cautious on the roads after two of its vehicles were involved in separate road crashes on Wednesday. One ambulanc...
NIAS Calls For Motorists To Be Extremely Cautious
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is calling on motorists to be extremely cautious on the roads after two of its vehicles were involved in separate road crashes on Wednesday. One ambulanc...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Police Appeal For Missing 15-Year-Old
West Yorkshire Police have appealed for help in tracing 15-year-old Umme Habiba Tahir from Bradford. The teenager was last seen in Bradford city centre at about 17:00 on Tuesday, 18 August. She is A...
Police Appeal For Missing 15-Year-Old
West Yorkshire Police have appealed for help in tracing 15-year-old Umme Habiba Tahir from Bradford. The teenager was last seen in Bradford city centre at about 17:00 on Tuesday, 18 August. She is A...
Recruitment News, Aug 19, 2015
Protests To Be Held At Firms Blocking London Living Wage For Construction Workers
Construction unions UCATT and Unite will organise a series of co-ordinated protests today, 19th August, at the headquarters of employers' organisations which have blocked the introduction of the Londo...
Protests To Be Held At Firms Blocking London Living Wage For Construction Workers
Construction unions UCATT and Unite will organise a series of co-ordinated protests today, 19th August, at the headquarters of employers' organisations which have blocked the introduction of the Londo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
Firearms Recovered In Connection With Murder Of Kevin McGuigan
Police have recovered two weapons in connection with the murder of ex-IRA prisoner Kevin McGuigan in east Belfast. Two men, aged 39 and 49, and a woman, 32, have also been arrested. Mr McGuigan was ...
Firearms Recovered In Connection With Murder Of Kevin McGuigan
Police have recovered two weapons in connection with the murder of ex-IRA prisoner Kevin McGuigan in east Belfast. Two men, aged 39 and 49, and a woman, 32, have also been arrested. Mr McGuigan was ...
Business News, Aug 19, 2015
NI Food Festival To Take Place Over Bank Holiday Weekend
A new food festival will take place this August Bank Holiday weekend, in a celebration of the life of one of Northern Ireland's most acclaimed dramatists. 'New Norths' is a food festival with a diffe...
NI Food Festival To Take Place Over Bank Holiday Weekend
A new food festival will take place this August Bank Holiday weekend, in a celebration of the life of one of Northern Ireland's most acclaimed dramatists. 'New Norths' is a food festival with a diffe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
Irish Footballer Charged With Drink Driving
Everton and Republican of Ireland star, Darron Gibson, originally from L'Derry, has been charged after allegedly hitting a cyclist and a petrol pump near his home in Altrincham, Manchester. The forme...
Irish Footballer Charged With Drink Driving
Everton and Republican of Ireland star, Darron Gibson, originally from L'Derry, has been charged after allegedly hitting a cyclist and a petrol pump near his home in Altrincham, Manchester. The forme...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
Police Officers Disciplined For Speeding At 81mph Through A 30mph Zone
Two police officers have been disciplined after driving at 81mph through a 30mph zone in the village of Claudy in an unmarked police vehicle with no sirens or flashing lights activated, after chasing ...
Police Officers Disciplined For Speeding At 81mph Through A 30mph Zone
Two police officers have been disciplined after driving at 81mph through a 30mph zone in the village of Claudy in an unmarked police vehicle with no sirens or flashing lights activated, after chasing ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
Suspicious Package Found At Royal Mail 'Nothing Harmful'
A suspicious package found at the Royal Mail sorting office on Newtownabbey is "nothing harmful", police have confirmed. Police, the Northern Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and Army bomb di...
Suspicious Package Found At Royal Mail 'Nothing Harmful'
A suspicious package found at the Royal Mail sorting office on Newtownabbey is "nothing harmful", police have confirmed. Police, the Northern Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and Army bomb di...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
16-Year-Old Charged Over Brighton 'Acid' Attack
A 16-year-old male is due to appear in court over an alleged 'acid' attack in Brighton. The teenager was arrested on Tuesday following an incident involving a 23-year-old man at about 10am. The boy ...
16-Year-Old Charged Over Brighton 'Acid' Attack
A 16-year-old male is due to appear in court over an alleged 'acid' attack in Brighton. The teenager was arrested on Tuesday following an incident involving a 23-year-old man at about 10am. The boy ...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
New Domestic Violence Campaign Launched
A new campaign has been launched targeting domestic abuse, encouraging victims to not suffer in silence and report incidents. Cumbria Police have launched the 'Do the Right Thing' campaign to address...
New Domestic Violence Campaign Launched
A new campaign has been launched targeting domestic abuse, encouraging victims to not suffer in silence and report incidents. Cumbria Police have launched the 'Do the Right Thing' campaign to address...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Woman Jailed Over Death While Driving On Drugs
A woman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for causing the death of a woman in her care. Lydia Chiddle, 31, of Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, pleaded guilty at Norwich Crown Court to causing death ...
Woman Jailed Over Death While Driving On Drugs
A woman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for causing the death of a woman in her care. Lydia Chiddle, 31, of Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, pleaded guilty at Norwich Crown Court to causing death ...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Report Finds E-Cigs 95% Safer Than Cigarettes
A independent review on the evidence of the use of e-cigarettes has concluded that they are "significantly less harmful" than tobacco products and have the potential to help people quit smoking. Publ...
Report Finds E-Cigs 95% Safer Than Cigarettes
A independent review on the evidence of the use of e-cigarettes has concluded that they are "significantly less harmful" than tobacco products and have the potential to help people quit smoking. Publ...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Death Of A Man Shot In 2002 Leads To Murder Investigation
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of Marvin Couson (39), who was confined to a hospital bed since being shot in 2002. Mr Couson had been confined to a hospital bed unable t...
Death Of A Man Shot In 2002 Leads To Murder Investigation
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of Marvin Couson (39), who was confined to a hospital bed since being shot in 2002. Mr Couson had been confined to a hospital bed unable t...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Appeal Issued For Man Wanted For Recall To Prison
Devon and Cornwall Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of 32-year-old Shay Scales, who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his prison license conditions. Scales was ori...
Appeal Issued For Man Wanted For Recall To Prison
Devon and Cornwall Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of 32-year-old Shay Scales, who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his prison license conditions. Scales was ori...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Body Recovered In Search For Missing Walsall Woman
Police searching for a missing Walsall woman have recovered a body. The body was found at a house in Heather Close, Bloxwich, on Tuesday, by police as they carried out a search for Susan Whiting. Th...
Body Recovered In Search For Missing Walsall Woman
Police searching for a missing Walsall woman have recovered a body. The body was found at a house in Heather Close, Bloxwich, on Tuesday, by police as they carried out a search for Susan Whiting. Th...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Police Appeal For Man Missing From Glasgow Hospital
Police Scotland have appealed for help in tracing a man missing from a Glasgow hospital. Iain McHarg, 58, is a patient at Leverndale Hospital in the Pollok area and was last seen at 1330 hours on Tue...
Police Appeal For Man Missing From Glasgow Hospital
Police Scotland have appealed for help in tracing a man missing from a Glasgow hospital. Iain McHarg, 58, is a patient at Leverndale Hospital in the Pollok area and was last seen at 1330 hours on Tue...
UK National News, Aug 19, 2015
Other News In Brief
Stuffed Arctic Wolf Worth £32,000 Stolen A stuffed Arctic wolf worth £32,000 has been stolen from a flat in Chelsea. Police reported that the owner of the flat had returned from a night out ...
Other News In Brief
Stuffed Arctic Wolf Worth £32,000 Stolen A stuffed Arctic wolf worth £32,000 has been stolen from a flat in Chelsea. Police reported that the owner of the flat had returned from a night out ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
Sitting For Long Periods Is Just As Dangerous As Smoking - Research
Sitting for long periods of time is just as dangerous to your health as smoking, according to researchers at Queen's University in Belfast. It is believed to be linked to increased risk of heart dise...
Sitting For Long Periods Is Just As Dangerous As Smoking - Research
Sitting for long periods of time is just as dangerous to your health as smoking, according to researchers at Queen's University in Belfast. It is believed to be linked to increased risk of heart dise...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2015
Belfast City Centre Bus Lane Scheme Criticised
The SDLP said it is "seriously concerned" after a city centre bus lane scheme in Belfast has left motorists confused. In Great Victoria street, one signpost contains two signs which have led to confu...
Belfast City Centre Bus Lane Scheme Criticised
The SDLP said it is "seriously concerned" after a city centre bus lane scheme in Belfast has left motorists confused. In Great Victoria street, one signpost contains two signs which have led to confu...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Another cloudy and mild night with the odd spot of light drizzle. More widespread outbreaks of rain will spread southeast into western parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh and Derry late in the night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
