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Camden High Street, one of London’s busiest tourist streets turns quietThriller Live confirmed its West End run ended in the wake of the coronavirus outbreakEmpty and eerie Soho streets after stricter rules on social distancing announcedAngela ChristofilouA man steps outside onto Hanway Street, that sits behind what is usually a bustling retail hub“British editors at the time thought my portrayal of London under siege by the invisible enemy of H5N1 [bird flu] was unrealistic and could never...

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