In Pictures: Streets go quiet again for latest lockdown

Fresh lockdown measures have been announced to tackle the rapid spread of coronavirus.

Published Jan 5, 2021

Last updated Jan 5, 2021

A woman walks past York Minster in Yorkshire the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a new national lockdown for England

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.

Coronavirus – Tue Jan 5, 2021 — 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 deserted High Street in Guildford, Surrey — The High Street in Guildford, Surrey, looked almost deserted (Adam Davy/PA)

Police community support officers patrol along Briggate in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire — Police community support officers were the biggest presence along Briggate in Leeds city centre (Danny Lawson/PA)

A near empty road at junction 44 of the M1 motorway near Leeds, Yorkshire, at 8.21am the morning after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out further measures as part of a lockdown in England in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus — There weren’t many commuters at junction 44 of the M1 motorway near Leeds, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

Coronavirus – Sat Dec 26, 2020 — George Street in the Scottish capital Edinburgh was quiet the morning after stricter lockdown measures came into force for mainland Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)