The silence in the centre of London is spooky now.
I have actually always loved the buzz of London, the cacophony of voices from all over the world, and now suddenly it has actually all gone.
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Sophie Raworth
Our newsroom remains in the centre of London, by Oxford Circus, Europe’s busiest shopping street with nearly half a million visitors a day. Now there are more pigeons than people. They need to be wondering where we’ve all gone.
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Sophie Raworth
I live about 6 miles from the BBC.
It’s the silence that is so unnerving.
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Sophie Raworth
The heart of London and all I might hear was a flag flapping on top of among the shut-down movie theaters.
Around the corner, China Town was ablaze with colour, but all the restaurants have actually closed their doors, the consistent lines of individuals have gone.
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Sophie Raworth
Even Piccadilly Circus, busyness personified, is not itself any more. The lights are still on however who’s looking? Giant adverts have been changed by tributes to NHS employees and the emergency services.
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Sophie Raworth
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Sophie Raworth
Waterloo, Paddington, St Pancras – a few of London’s busiest primary train stations – through which millions of people put every day. Now there are just a few passenge