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A man wearing a protective facemask walks past a Bank of Ireland branch in Dublin.

The bank's Northern Ireland network will be reduced from 28 to 13 branches in response to "significant and accelerating changes in how customers are banking."

Bank of Ireland to close more than half of NI branches

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Undated handout photo of Parliament Buildings in Stormont, Belfast, lit up in yellow as a strong and visible symbol of the Assembly and local community's opposition to racism and to show its support for and solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Arlene Foster has slammed EU officials as “tone deaf” in their handling of the NI Protocol, after what she branded a “hugely disappointing” meeting.

Foster brands EU ‘tone deaf’ over handling of NI Protocol

UTV has learned that Spar owner Hendersons had warned the former agriculture minister of disruption to food supplies to schools, hospitals and prisons.

Spar owner warned Poots of disruption to hospitals, schools and prisons

Belfast general view as lockdown is extended for Northern Ireland to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Lockdown restrictions currently in place in Northern Ireland to try to curb the spread of coronavirus will be extended until 1 April, the Executive has agreed.

Northern Ireland lockdown extended until 1 April

The £14m investment will see the establishment of a new centre of excellence within the company's existing Belfast offices.

KPMG creates 200 new jobs in Belfast

Plans have been announced for a number of regional hubs across Northern Ireland that could allow civil servants to be based closer to home.

New regional hubs to transform NI Civil Service

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and end of the Brexit transition period have been described as the retail sector's "perfect storm". 

Retail sector calls for certainty amid challenging start to new year

Northern Ireland's retail sector has called for certainty as shopper footfall has plummeted across the region during the latest lockdown. 

Retail sector calls for certainty as shopper footfall plummets

Chef Clare Smyth filming with UTV in 2019 for programme Taste of Success.

Co Antrim’s Clare Smyth has told UTV she is “so, so proud to win three Michelin stars as a Northern Irish chef”.

Clare Smyth ‘so proud to win three Michelin stars as NI chef’

NI-born Clare Smyth has become the first British female chef to win her own three Michelin stars, as tipped by mentor Gordon Ramsay in UTV's Taste of Success.

NI chef Clare Smyth earns coveted three Michelin stars

The production of a new fantasy film at Belfast Harbour Studios will support 350 jobs, including in set building and make-up.

Netflix starts filming in Belfast

Spirit AeroSystems in Belfast has been awarded a £30m contract to manufacture a prototype for the UK’s first uncrewed fighter aircraft.

Belfast firm awarded £30m contract to make military aircraft prototype

The new roles will help with the production of zero-emission hydrogen buses.

Wrightbus to create over 40 new jobs in Ballymena

One leading haulier has described the new post-brexit checks as a disaster as the industry calls on the government to ease the controls.

Leading haulier calls for 'car crash' post-Brexit checks to be scrapped

Hauliers are spending tens of thousands of pounds bringing empty lorries to  Northern Ireland, an industry spokesman has said.

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