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Some items to shelves the northern ireland. they say that since then, not enough has changed. i think that s what the frustration and concern of the supermarkets is, that we haven t seen that movement to get a new way of trading between britain and northern ireland, under the protocol, that removes friction. as well as northern ireland consumers being impacted in terms of choice and cost, the retailers warn that red tape and falling profit margins could force them to move supply chains from britain to the eu. the government is expected to set out its preferred way forward in the protocol on wednesday. sara girvin, bbc news. tens of thousands of pilgrims have arrived in the saudi arabian city of mecca for a downsized hajj which formally starts on sunday. as sophia tran thomson reports, restrictions are tight as the kingdom is hoping to repeat last yea r s success, that saw no coronavirus outbreaks
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Arrived in the saudi arabian city of mecca for a downsized hajj. as sophia tran thomson reports, restrictions are tight, as the kingdom is hoping to repeat last year s success that saw no coronavirus outbreaks during the muslim ritual. the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of islam. all muslims are expected to retrace the prophet mohammed s final pilgrimage at least once in their lives if they have the means to do so. the event is usually one of the world s largest annual gatherings and would normally see 2.5 million muslims from around the world converge on mecca. this year, just 60,000 healthy and vaccinated saudi residents, chosen through a lottery from almost 600,000 applicants, will take part. strict social distancing measures are in place and a hajj smart pass is being used to allow contact free access and transportation