AN INTERIM examiner has been appointed by the Commercial Court to two related companies that produce and sell pottery under the Stephen Pearce brand.

The Norway liner formerly called France could end up as scrap metal if it doesn’t find a buyer by next week, its owner, Norwegian Cruise Lines, has said.

PROSPECTIVE buyers of NCB stockbrokers are keeping their cards very close to their chest as owners Ulster Bank prepare to sell off the subsidiary for between €25 and €30 million.