UK marks first anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown
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The UK is marking one year since the country first went into lockdown.
A minute's silence was held at midday across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to remember some of the victims who have died in the past 12 months.
People have also been invited to stand on their doorsteps at 8 p.m. GMT with candles and torches to mark the occasion.
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