The NI people breaking coronavirus lockdown for secret hair appointments... and the industry expert who says rule-flouting stylists could have 'blood on their hands'

Since the pandemic lockdown began, a shady underground practice of bootleg and backstreet hairdressing has developed across Northern Ireland. Secret hair appointments in shuttered salons and clandestine home call-outs have been happening right across the province from week one of the restrictions being introduced, putting hairdressers and their clients at serious risk of infection.