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13 eerie photographs of empty Leeds roads at rush hour as UK goes into lockdown

Major roads around Leeds which would normally be crammed with traffic fell silent on the morning the UK went into lockdown.

These photos, taken by our photographer Simon Hulme and Leeds City Council cameras, show many people are heeding the Government's 'Stay at home, save lives' message.

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