annual report

CUSTOMER deposits to Bank of Ireland’s retail business in the UK fell by £3.5 billion last year.

INVEST NI secured just 15 first-time overseas investors last year, a new annual report has shown.

AIB has confirmed it is in talks with the Irish Government to buy back some of the state’s shares in the lender after posting a pre-tax profit of €629 million (£521m) for 2021.

BOSSES at Foyle Port said “severe challenges” posed by the Covid-19 contributed to a nine per cent drop in trade in the first year of the pandemic.

CRAIGAVON-based pharmaceutical giant Almac has posted a 72 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £47.

The BBC has been criticised for boosting the pay of some of its stars after revealing it will scrap the universal free TV licence for pensioners.

Gary Lineker’s salary remains unchanged at £1.75 million.

PRESENTER Stephen Nolan has failed to make it into the list of the BBC's top 10 highest earners - but still took home a salary of up to almost £330,000 in the past year.

The broadcaster has revealed its best-paid stars with women – Zoe Ball, Vanessa Feltz and Claudia Winkleman – making the top 10 for the first time.

The figures are the first salary disclosures since the BBC announced it would be scrapping the universal free TV licence for over-75s.