People wait on the concourse at Paddington Station in London on December 19 ahead of the introduction of tougher new restrictions. Stefan Rousseau/PA/APLondoners piled on to trains and motorways on Saturday night as they rushed to leave the capital ahead of new restrictions announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Johnson announced that London and large parts of south-eastern England will enter Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday. Tier 4 is the highest possible level of restrictions in England, effectively renewing the lockdown seen in Spring. By 7 p.m. on Saturday evening, there were no free seats on trains leaving London from several stations in the capital, PA News Agency reports.

Source: CNN December 20, 2020 09:45 UTC