Omicron sweeps the nation. Bars and clubs have stayed open ahead of Christmas but revellers have been advised by the government to prioritise only their most important social activities.
So-called Mad Friday – the last before Christmas Eve – appears to have fallen into that category for those snapped at Christmas markets and outside city centre bars.
Following Boris Johnson's Plan B announcement a week earlier, clubbers were ordered to prove they had been fully vaccinated or had tested negative for Covid-19.
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