Police had to break up crowds of drinkers in London enjoying their last few hours before tougher new lockdown measures were introduced.
Tier 2 measures to curb soaring coronavirus infections started at midnight on Friday, including a ban on meeting inside with members of others households indoors.
Revellers flocked to bars in Soho as the countdown started, as groups sung on the roads together in defiance at the strict measures set to be imposed.
Trendy Old Compton Street in the heart of the city was bustling, with police also out in force with crowds gathering with little apparent social distancing.
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