Crime responsibility age may rise
The age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland should rise from 10 to 12, the Justice Minister has told the Assembly.David Ford needs to secure the agreement of his Executive colleagues if the...
View ArticleSurvey on cross-border education
Parents in parts of Northern Ireland are to be asked for their views on cross-border education, it was announced in the Assembly today.A survey conducted by Department of Education aims to gauge the...
View ArticleFishermen saved off Co Down coast
TWO fishermen have been rescused as their trawler sinks off the Co Down coast.The trawler Snowdonia sank ten milles off the coast.The two fishermen of the Ardglass registered boat were rescued by...
View ArticleSerious sexual assault on girl reported
DETECTIVES re investigating a report of a serious sexual assault on a young girl in Belfast.The girl was allegedly attacked by a young male in her company in an area of the Comber Greenway between the...
View ArticleInnovation - a fairy tale ending
INNOVATION is a much used yet often misunderstood word.Innovation requires a willing customer for whom a new invention, product or service is cost effective. Ironically, science and technology, the...
View ArticleStopes ‘broke abortion law’
MARIE Stopes International has insisted that it is working within the Zambian legal framework after the country’s health minister said it had performed almost 500 illegal abortions there this year.The...
View ArticleBeekeepers stung by theft of hives from Delamont
A GROUP of beekeepers in Co Down are extremely concerned for the welfare of thousands of bees which were stolen along with four hives last week.The beehives were taken from Delamont Country Park, near...
View ArticlePoots offers £5m boost for healthcare R&D
HEALTH Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the commitment of almost £5 million aimed at attracting innovation and technology to improve patient healthcare in the Province.During a high-profile...
View ArticlePossible challenge over Regulator’s NIE plan
A BATTLE could be looming between the Utilities Regulator and power distribution company NIE as it emerged yesterday the firm is to be docked £32 million pounds for changes in its accounting processes...
View ArticleConstruction sector sees welcome uplift
There was a general improvement across Northern Ireland’s hard hit construction sector in the third quarter of the year, the latest survey from the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has...
View ArticleIncomes down 13 per cent over four years
National incomes fell by more than 13 per cent this year compared to the start of the recession four years ago, according to a new study.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said national and...
View ArticleAsda drops plan for move to new site
ASDA said yesterday that delays in the planning process had forced it to shelve plans to relocate a Belfast store from the Shore Road to a new development at nearby Loughside.The supermarket chain said...
View ArticleMan ‘abused schoolboy in bus shelter’
A MAN allegedly offered a schoolboy £1 for every second he allowed sexual abuse to continue, the High Court heard on Tuesday.The 13-year-old claims he was molested in a bus shelter as he travelled with...
View ArticleWould-be police killer given sanctuary by brother
THE brother of a would-be police killer from London yesterday admitted giving him sanctuary in Belfast.The trial of 21-year-old Jason Anpomah was due to start at Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday but...
View ArticleMurder accused told Millie’s mum: ‘Trust me’
The trial of the man accused of murdering baby Millie Martin heard on Tuesday that when initially arrested for raping the 15-month-old toddler, he appealed to his then partner, the child’s mother:...
View ArticleHelp is at hand for switchover
THE completion of the digital switchover mean only those who have taken measures to ensure they have the right equipment will be able to watch TV.This equipment could include a new TV which has digital...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland completes digital switchover
SOME viewers will be waking up on Wednesday morning to a range of extra channels.As a result of the final stage of the digital television switchover, which began last night, many viewers in Ulster will...
View ArticleJoint approach urged to WW1 anniversary
THERE should be a joint British-Irish approach to commemorating the First World War, a new report has said.The document, which was presented to a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in...
View ArticleHall attacks meant ‘to cause gross insult’
A NORTH Belfast MLA has met police commanders in the area to discuss the recent attacks on a landmark Orange Hall.The building in Clifton Street has been targeted with paint bombs several times over...
View ArticleNI men held over huge laundering plant
TWO men from Northern Ireland have been arrested over a major fuel laundering plant south of the border.The illegal facility that could have cost the state around 9 million euro a year has been shut...
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