to one of them. and now for some news here in the uk. northern ireland is to begin a six—week lockdown from boxing day to stop the health service from being overwhelmed. in the toughest measures anywhere in the uk during the coronavirus pandemic, supermarkets will be ordered to close at eight o'clock in the evening for the first week. hair salons will shut, pubs and restaurants will be restricted to takeaways. royal mail has admitted that some parts of the uk may be experiencing a reduction in service levels as it deals with an unprecedented volume of parcels thanks to the rise in online shopping. the union representing postal workers says they're doing their very best. it seems to be intensifying every day. and that, coupled with the arrangements we got in place to keep workers safe, because of covid—i9, and the spread of covid, and the