Consider one-day Christmas bubbles, Northern Ireland urged

Ministers have warned of the need for vigilance about the new Covid-19 strain (Brian Lawless/PA)

Christmas bubbles should be as small as possible, and people in Northern Ireland should consider forming them for December 25 only amid an “aggressive new strain” of Covid-19.

First Minister Arlene Foster, deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Health Minister Robin Swann met with chief medical officer Michael McBride and chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young on Saturday as rules were tightened in other parts of the UK.