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Tubes, trains and roads rammed on first day of Second Lockdown despite calls for people to work from home
ROADS, Tubes and trains were rammed this morning on the first day of the second national lockdown - despite calls for people to work from home.
Traffic was very high during rush hour as the new restrictions came in, and hundreds of commuters still crammed into stations.
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Between 7am and 8am this morning London's congestion was at 38 per cent, with 526 traffic jams on the day the country was due to shut down.
Data from TomTom reported this is up on the 27 per cent congestion seen at the same time last week.
Underground stations were full of commuters this morning, with trains still packed.
It comes as Brits were told to stay at home for the next four weeks for the second national lockdown.
Boris Johnson has asked people living in England to work from home where possible, the same request made in March.
For the next month travel outside your local area is banned, with essential journeys only allowed.
Last night huge queues were seen as people made the most of the last day of freedoms, or tried to get away from cities for lockdown.
Roads in the capital were gridlocked hours before the country was plunged into a second shutdown from midnight last night.
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The traffic chaos came as Brits flocked to pubs and shops on the last day before a month-long lockdown came into place at midnight last night.
Soho in Central London was packed with groups of pals enjoying one last drink together - while snaking queues were also seen outside bars in Camden Town.
Newcastle and Plymouth were also bustling with groups of pals hitting the town for one last night out.
Restaurants and cafes have now shut their doors - and can only offer takeaway options.
Bargain hunters waited in line outside a number of stores from 7.30am yesterday to indulge in some retail therapy before shops closed their doors.
Non-essential shops are now closed for the next four weeks.
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Business chiefs warned the four-week shutdown must be the last as it has “been a body blow of devastating proportion for the economy”.
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The decision to shut non-essential shops and ask Brits not to travel comes after Government scientists suggested there could be 4,000 deaths a day in England alone by early December.
But some experts say graphs used to justify a second Covid lockdown in England are "misleading" and are "mathematically incorrect".
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