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The Northern Ireland Executive is not ruling out imposing lockdown restrictions in the days beetween Christmas and New Year, sources close to the Executive have confirmed.

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Christmas lights with the cranes of Harland and Wolff hanging above a street in front of Belfast City Hall.placeholder image
Christmas lights with the cranes of Harland and Wolff hanging above a street in front of Belfast City Hall.
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