Northern Ireland

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009: Web Version

These Regulations are made under Parts 6 and 8 of the Banking Act 2009 (c. 1) and make provision about the treatment, holding and issuing of banknotes by the banks who are authorised to issue banknotes in Scotland and Northern...

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Saville report - more delays feared

The Saville report could face further delay if David Cameron becomes the next British Prime Minister, it has been claimed. With the Northern Ireland tribunal's bill having increased by an estimated £35 million since it last sat...

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Floods devastate UK Lake District; much of Ireland

Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local...

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Northern Ireland's Lessons for Kirkuk to Be Discussed

A conference is being held in Iraq examining how NI peace principles might be applied to the city of Kirkuk. Kirkuk is the centre of the northern Iraqi oil fields and is an ethnically mixed city populated by Kurds, Assyrians,...

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Regulate Sunbeds Say Doctors, British Medical Association Northern Ireland

The BMA in Northern Ireland welcomed the Health Minister Michael McGimpsey's consultation into the regulation of the sunbed industry in Northern Ireland. Dr Paul Darragh, Chairman of the BMA's Northern Ireland Council said,...

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Compulsory licensing scheme for wheel clampers announced (news)

A new compulsory licensing scheme designed to rid England, Wales and Northern Ireland of rogue wheel clampers has been set out today in the Crime and Security Bill. The move follows recent controversy over car clamping on...

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Review: Beyond Belfast, by Will Ferguson

Walking the Ulster Way is uncomfortable and dangerous. How fortunate that Will Ferguson has done it for you Ten years ago, driving through the north of Ireland under the aliases of Bob and Marge, my wife and I stopped at the...

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Powers transfer would 'hit dissident support' :: Irish News -- William Graham

By William Graham Political Correspondent Devolution of policing and justice powers should take place now as it would do much to draw support away from dissident republicans, Maurice Hayes said yesterday. The former Patten...

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Taxpayer hit with STG174k bill for Clinton security :: The News Letter

Published Date: 20 November 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's one-day visit to Northern Ireland last month cost the taxpayer almost £175,000 in policing costs, it can be revealed. The expenditure came to light...

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Health Concerns Over Wifi Usage

A teacher from Northern Ireland has said that wireless technology should be removed from schools because of fears it could cause cancer or make pupils sterile later in life. Colin Kenney from Cookstown High School in Country...

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