'We do not take this step lightly': Pubs and schools to close as NI increase restrictions

Pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland will close for four weeks.

Pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland will close for four weeks, with the exception of takeaways and deliveries, while schools will shut for two weeks over the half-term Halloween break in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, First Minister Arlene Foster said.

The new measures will be put in place on Friday for a period of four weeks.