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DCAL cuts 'will mean job losses'A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure says that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to makeBoy hit by boat dies in hospitalA six-year-old boy who was struck by a speedboat at Cranfield beach in County Down dies in hospital.Error 'not cause of Donagh move'The Justice Minister denies that a clerical error made in a special treatment order led to James and Owen Roe McDermott returning to Donagh.Policing Ardoyne riots cost £1.1mThe PSNI chief constable has revealed that dealing with four days of rioting in Ardoyne in July cost the police just over £1m.Attwood warning on welfare budgetThe Social Development Minister warns that vulnerable people in NI must not suffer as a result of reforms to the welfare system.Priest jailed for abusing sistersA Catholic priest convicted of sexually abusing three young sisters is jailed for four years.Families return after gas alertResidents who smelled gas after underground electric cables caught fire in east Belfast return to their homes.Board supports chairman decisionPolicing board members support the decision of its chairman not to resume his role until an investigation is completed into the sale of land in Belfast.'Soldiers watched as teen killed'Undercover soldiers were watching as loyalists murdered a Catholic teenager in west Belfast, a report by the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) finds.More department cuts revealedThe magnitude of the spending cuts facing Stormont departments has begun to become clear.Children 'forced to sell drugs'Children as young as 11 are being targeted by drug dealers in the Colin area of west Belfast, a Sinn Fein councillor claims.Man struck after van is hijackedA man is struck several times after his van is hijacked by a gang in east Belfast.RVH does badly in hip break studyThe Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry score badly in a nationwide survey on treatment of hip fractures.Man arrested over blast releasedA 27-year-old man arrested in connection with a bomb blast in Lurgan, County Armagh, has been released.Six-year-old escapes bomb injuryA woman and her six-year-old son escape injury after a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Coleraine.Big rise in NI outpatient waitsThe number of people who waited longer than they should have for a first outpatient hospital appointment more than trebles.Craigavon bridge bomb alert endsA security alert which closed the Craigavon Bridge in Londonderry for several hours on Thursday has ended.Londonderry shop robbedA shop in Londonderry was robbed on Tuesday.Thieves steal 140m overhead cableThieves steal nearly 140m of overhead cable from telegraph poles in County Donegal.Fuel stolen from Strabane depotApproximately 300 litres of fuel is stolen from a bus depot.Guns N' Roses bottled off stage after late arrivalGuns N' Roses have walked off stage at a gig in Dublin after being booed and having bottles thrown at them by the crowd.Rub-a-dub-dub - one man in a tubAt an age when many people are thinking about how to get in and out of the bath, Mervyn Kinkead has put his own tub to a use which belies his advancing years.NI government websites cost £5.5mGovernment departments in Northern Ireland spent more than £5.5m on websites in the last three financial years, it has emerged.Tories spent £100,000 on NI pollThe Conservative Party spent more than £100,000 on its failed bid to win Westminster seats here at the last general election.Think tank warning on social illsNorthern Ireland needs to look beyond the Troubles and address its "crippling level of social breakdown", according to an independent think tank.NI retail park is sold for £48mThe Longwood Road Retail Park in Newtownabbey is sold to the Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) for £48m.XML error: EntityRef: expecting ';' at line 471
