Just a handful of shoppers were spotted on the streets grabbing their final few presents for Christmas. These pictures were captured today:Just a handful of shoppers were spotted on the streets grabbing their final few presents for Christmas. These pictures were captured today:
Just a handful of shoppers were spotted on the streets grabbing their final few presents for Christmas. These pictures were captured today:

Eerie pictures from deserted Leeds city centre this Christmas Eve

In spite of it being less than 24 hours until Christmas day, the usual rush was not seen in Leeds city centre today.
By Daniel Sheridan
Published 24th Dec 2020, 16:04 BST
Updated 24th Dec 2020, 16:10 BST

Just a handful of shoppers were spotted on the streets grabbing their final few presents for Christmas. These pictures were captured today:

The festive bubble policy across Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas of England will be dramatically scaled back to just Christmas Day, the Prime Minister said.

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The festive bubble policy across Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas of England will be dramatically scaled back to just Christmas Day, the Prime Minister said. Photo: James Hardisty

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People in Leeds can now only mix with people outside their household or support bubble indoors on Christmas Day.

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People in Leeds can now only mix with people outside their household or support bubble indoors on Christmas Day. Photo: James Hardisty

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So any plans made in the five days around Christmas will have to be cancelled.

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So any plans made in the five days around Christmas will have to be cancelled. Photo: James Hardisty

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Professor Chris Whitty said there had been a “really dramatic increase in the proportion of cases” seen with the new variant.

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Professor Chris Whitty said there had been a “really dramatic increase in the proportion of cases” seen with the new variant. Photo: James Hardisty

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The new variant strain of the virus which causes Covid-19 may be up to 70% more transmissible and could increase the R value by 0.4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

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The new variant strain of the virus which causes Covid-19 may be up to 70% more transmissible and could increase the R value by 0.4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Photo: James Hardisty

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Screening tests suggested that in the South East 43% of the virus was now the new variant, in the East of England it is 59% and in London 62%.

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Screening tests suggested that in the South East 43% of the virus was now the new variant, in the East of England it is 59% and in London 62%. Photo: James Hardisty

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