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Pier plan is given grant boost

Thu, 2013-05-23 21:49
Plans to restore a Grade II listed pier are boosted by a heritage lottery grant of nearly £600,000.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Jabs and 999 calls in NHS priorities

Thu, 2013-05-23 21:46
More MMR jabs, improved ambulance response times and an end to hospital bed-blocking are among the priorities being set by health chiefs for the NHS in Wales.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Lee Rigby remembered in papers

Thu, 2013-05-23 21:44
Woolwich victim remembered in papers
Categories: International News, National / International News

Pensioner wins modern art award

Thu, 2013-05-23 21:42
Margaret Harrison, 72, wins the £16,500 Northern Art Prize for a recreation of the perimeter fence from the Greenham Common airbase.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Armagh schools in shared campus bid

Thu, 2013-05-23 21:13
A group of state and catholic schools in Armagh hope to be one of 10 shared education campuses as proposed by the first and deputy first ministers.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Children 'let down' by council

Thu, 2013-05-23 20:44
An independent report highlights faults in the way Rochdale Council dealt with child sex grooming.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Richard III buried in 'untidy grave'

Thu, 2013-05-23 20:33
The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Kirk approves Scottish coronations

Thu, 2013-05-23 20:08
The Church of Scotland approves a call to crown monarchs in both England and Scotland, should Scotland become independent.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Japan PM Abe heads to Burma

Thu, 2013-05-23 19:53
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Boat pair killed by generator fumes

Thu, 2013-05-23 18:00
A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an investigation finds.
Categories: International News, National / International News

'Active' US hurricane season seen

Thu, 2013-05-23 17:57
US forecasters predict an "active or extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes, up from the average of six.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: The book clubs that find bestsellers

Thu, 2013-05-23 17:24
Hookline Books have started a new way of finding bestsellers with book groups at the heart of the decision-making process.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine

Thu, 2013-05-23 17:12
Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup

Thu, 2013-05-23 17:10
Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.
Categories: International News, National / International News

US Boy Scouts to allow gay members

Thu, 2013-05-23 17:01
The Boy Scouts of America organisation votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Quiz of the week's news

Thu, 2013-05-23 16:42
Beer, toilet paper, rice - which is Venezuela short of?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Ecuador satellite space crash fears

Thu, 2013-05-23 16:39
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Muslim leaders learn about Holocaust

Thu, 2013-05-23 16:22
Muslim leaders take trip to Nazi concentration camps
Categories: International News, National / International News

The OAU: Fifty years on

Thu, 2013-05-23 16:19
The search for continental unity, 50 years on
Categories: International News, National / International News

Cockroaches evolving to evade traps

Thu, 2013-05-23 16:18
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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