Thousands queue as Ikea reopens - COVID-19 death toll rises to 524 in NI after one more person dies - 12 more people test positive for the virus

Primark identifies when it will reopen in Northern Ireland

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Jun 1, 2020           Good evening The weather was as hot on Monday as it was on Sunday: stunning weather for May but we report on fears about a possible drought if it does not rain soon. NI Water has asked people to use water wisely to help prevent shortages at a later date. For people who made it to parks and outside spaces on Monday, the conditions were as fine as can be. But in the hot weather there have been fires, from the gorse fire on the outskirts of east Belfast to one at Flagstaff outside Newry. A further fire at the historic Crumlin Road courthouse in north Belfast is believed to have been started deliberately. Also on Monday, it emerged that people shielding in Northern Ireland will be allowed out from June 8 and hotels will open from July 20. Arlene Foster paid tribute to the police reserve on their 50th anniversary.  Meanwhile, we report on how the DUP's most powerful backroom figure was overseeing party political activities while being paid £92,000 a year by taxpayers. Also in Tuesday's paper, two legal legal figures in the UK have strongly criticised the Supreme Court decision to overturn the convictions of Gerry Adams. The paper, which is summarised in the News Letter, by Professor Richard Ekins of Oxford University and Sir Stephen Laws has been endorsed by the former UK head of the civil service, Lord Butler, as posing "a very serious challenge to the ordinary functioning of government". Ben Lowry Deputy editor Today's coronavirus news update: Nearly a third of doctors in Northern Ireland believe stress levels have increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, the BMA said They felt they were suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, burnout or emotional distress relating to work, a survey for the representative organisation added. Over recent weeks the statistics on who suffers most from coronavirus have become more and more stark We have known for almost two months that the median age of someone who dies with it is over 80. The PSNI has encouraged the public not to drive to local beauty spots after issues with crowding and traffic disruption in the Mourne Mountains at the weekend The warm, sunny weather attracted hordes of sunseekers to beaches and other popular tourist destinations across the province, but the PSNI warned everyone must continue to adhere to social distancing rules. Thousands of customers queued for hours in searing heat to have the chance to shop inside an Ikea store for the first time since lockdown in March The homewares giant reopened its doors at 19 sites across England and Northern Ireland on Monday morning, with new safety measures in place and limits on the number of customers allowed in at any one time. Primark has identified when it may be able to reopen all of its outlets in Northern Ireland The retail giant was forced to shutdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic in March. Primark has stores in Belfast, Londonderry, Omagh, Ballymena, Newtownabbey and Lisburn.           COVID-19 death toll rises to 524 in NI after one more person dies - 12 more people test positive for the deadly virus - see how many people are infected in your area?           Another person has died in Northern Ireland with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.                 Thousands queue for their homewares fix as Ikea reopens 19 stores   Thousands of customers queued for hours in searing heat to have the chance to shop inside an Ikea store for the first time since lockdown in March.           Ben Lowry: Older people face a greatly increased Covid risk, yet few of them want to be locked up so there is no easy way to protection   Over recent weeks the statistics on who suffers most from coronavirus have become more and more stark.           Demand for takeaways is surging in NI   Surging demand for takeaway food in Northern Ireland represents a break from the doom and gloom of life in lockdown, a pop-up owner has said.           Primark NI: Primark identifies when it will reopen in Northern Ireland   Primark has identified when it may be able to reopen all of its outlets in Northern Ireland.           Re-opening dates announced for hotels and other NI tourist accommodation   Economy Minister Diane Dodds has today announced plans to allow hotels and other tourist accommodation to re-open from 20 July.           Robin Swann: Test, contact and trace system 'built for the long term'   Covid-19 testing and contact tracing will play a central role in reversing the coronavirus lockdown in Northern Ireland, Health Minister Robin Swann has said.           Coronavirus: Survey shows a third of NI doctors suffering higher stress levels   Nearly a third of doctors in Northern Ireland believe stress levels have increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, the BMA said.                 View more on Coronavirus

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