Londoners at St Pancras railway station. Photo / Twitter: @MattdasilvaMatt
Londoners have been seen flooding into train stations across the city to escape new lockdown restrictions announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Johnson revealed on Saturday afternoon (local time) that a "Tier 4" lockdown would be imposed on millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said
a new coronavirus variant is spreading more rapidly.
The new rules, he said, would come into effect at midnight, and within that time some Londoners have scrambled to flee the lockdown zone.
There were no trains available online from several London stations including Paddington, Kings Cross and Euston just three hours after Johnson made his announcement.
