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TRACES o a deadly inection  which killed our babiesin hospitals in NorthernIreland have been ound inthree more neo-natal units, itemerged yesterday.

Health ofcials said thepseudomonas bacteria hasbeen detected in wateroutlets at Daisy Hill Hospital

in Newry, Craigavon AreaHospital and the ErneHospital in Fermanagh.

The Public Health Agencysaid no babies in these threehospitals had been inected.

Bug in morebaby units

HOUSE prices have almosthalved rom their peak in2007, a property surveyrevealed yesterday.

The University o Ulsterrecorded an average homeprice o £137,219 in the lastquarter o 2011, down 45.2 percent rom the peak o £250,586in the third quarter o 2007.

The fgures paint a pictureo prices continuing todecline, but at a more modestpace, confrming trends inother major house pricesurveys.

House pricesdown 45pc

Can DUP deliver

a shared future?

PETER Robinson’s appeals or

a shared uture in NorthernIreland are aimed at wooingliberal Protestants rather than

Catholics, Lord Trimble hasclaimed.

In a string o high-proflegestures, the DUP leader has

called or integrated education,recently attended a GAA match,and even expressed hopes o 

attracting the support o Catholic voters.

But ormer Ulster Unionistleader David Trimble said he

believed the moves are actuallyaimed at securing the supporto those unionists who have

previously been deterred by theDUP’s hardline past.

Lord Trimble also questioned  whether Mr Robinson was

bringing his party with him ashe embarked on a more liberalagenda.

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Moderator‘to be goodneighbour’ P3

The pride of Northern IrelandPrice: 75p (IR 1.05 EURO) Thursday, February 9, 2012

Scores of faithful bowedtheir heads in prayer atMartyrs Memorial Churchin east Belfast last nightas its founder and formerminister remained in aserious condition at the

Ulster Hospital in Belfast.Lord Bannside wastaken there on Sundaywith suspected heartproblems. Last nighthis family maintained avigil at his bedside whilethe Rev Alan Smylie,right, conducted a prayerservice

Prayers forPaisley atMartyrs

THERE were ears last nightover the uture o 80 jobs atthe Haliax in Belast as parto a restructuring programmein the bank.

Sta have been told that80 jobs in the Haliax’s Re-tail Mortgage and PrivateBanking section, based at theormer Gasworks site, will berelocating. Last night, sta had not been told where the jobs are going to be based.

Haliax is part o the LloydsBanking Group which, on

Tuesday, announced it wasshedding 1,000 jobs in theUK.

Fears over

bank jobs

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