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In Pictures: Streets go quiet again for latest lockdown

By PA News
Published: 12:44, 05 January 2021
 | Updated: 12:51, 05 January 2021

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The streets of the UK have once again gone quiet amid fresh lockdown measures to tackle the rapid spread of coronavirus.

In England, a third national lockdown has been announced, while Scotland has been placed under tighter restrictions for the rest of January, Wales is at Alert Level 4 and Northern Ireland is in the second week of its six-week lockdown.

The riverside walk next to Tower Bridge in London was empty the morning after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out lockdown measures for England (Yui Mok/PA)
The riverside walk next to Tower Bridge in London was empty the morning after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out lockdown measures for England (Yui Mok/PA)
The scene was similar on the Quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne (Owen Humphreys/PA)
The scene was similar on the Quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne (Owen Humphreys/PA)
The Hay’s Galleria in London was empty (Yui Mok/PA)
The Hay’s Galleria in London was empty (Yui Mok/PA)
The High Street in Guildford, Surrey, looked almost deserted (Adam Davy/PA)
The High Street in Guildford, Surrey, looked almost deserted (Adam Davy/PA)
This man was the only soul to be seen on Waterloo Bridge in central London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
This man was the only soul to be seen on Waterloo Bridge in central London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Police community support officers were the biggest presence along Briggate in Leeds city centre (Danny Lawson/PA)
Police community support officers were the biggest presence along Briggate in Leeds city centre (Danny Lawson/PA)
A cyclist passes St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham – outdoor exercise is still permitted (Jacob King/PA)
A cyclist passes St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham – outdoor exercise is still permitted (Jacob King/PA)
There weren’t many commuters at junction 44 of the M1 motorway near Leeds, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)
There weren’t many commuters at junction 44 of the M1 motorway near Leeds, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)
Tourist magnet Trafalgar Square was free of the hordes (Ian West/PA)
Tourist magnet Trafalgar Square was free of the hordes (Ian West/PA)
The usually busy National Gallery nearby was also empty (PA)
The usually busy National Gallery nearby was also empty (PA)
Quiet streets in Grantham, Lincolnshire (Mike Egerton/PA)
Quiet streets in Grantham, Lincolnshire (Mike Egerton/PA)
George Street in the Scottish capital Edinburgh was quiet the morning after stricter lockdown measures came into force for mainland Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)
George Street in the Scottish capital Edinburgh was quiet the morning after stricter lockdown measures came into force for mainland Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)
Argyll Street is in Glasgow, which is in Level 4, meaning a legally enforceable stay-at-home order applies (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Argyll Street is in Glasgow, which is in Level 4, meaning a legally enforceable stay-at-home order applies (Andrew Milligan/PA)
There were few people in the city’s famous George Square as the measures kicked in (Andrew Milligan/PA)
There were few people in the city’s famous George Square as the measures kicked in (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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