Ambulances formed queues outside several hospitals as the region’s circuit-breaker lockdown fails to stop rise in Covid-19 cases

Queues of ambulances have formed outside several hospitals in Northern Ireland as pressure continued to mount on the region’s health service.

The scenes unfolded as first minister, Arlene Foster, participated in a call with other UK political leaders to review the planned relaxation of restrictions on household gatherings over Christmas.

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