CARDIFF, WALES: New Years Eve in Cardiff, Wales. The countries that make up the UK have differing covid measures in place over the festive period. In Scotland, a maximum of 500 people can attend outdoor events where physical distancing of one metre is in place meaning the traditional Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations have been canceled. The rule-of-six in regulated premises, such as bars, restaurants, cinemas and theatres, was reintroduced in Wales on Boxing Day along with the closure of nightclubs. In England, the government has not introduced any new measures. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
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New Years Eve in Cardiff
Rubbish at Cardiff Bay
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"Reclaim These Streets" protest at Cardiff Police Station
CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 15: Protestors hold signs outside Cardiff Bay police station during a protest on March 15, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. Labour has announced it will oppose a new law handing police greater powers to crack down on protests amid anger at the way officers broke up a vigil for Sarah Everard where some women were handcuffed and arrested. Sarah Everard, 33, disappeared after walking home from a friend's house on March 3. Wayne Couzens, 48, has been charged with the 33-year-old's kidnap and murder
February - Daily Life in Wales
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Police carry out COVID-19 travel checks in Penarth, Wales
PENARTH, WALES - FEBRUARY 07: Police perform COVID-19 travel checks at the entrance to Penarth Marina on February 07, 2021 in Penarth, Wales.
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Coronavirus vaccine sculpture
BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM- FEBRUARY 05: Artist Luke Jerram's sculpture of the coronavirus and coronavirus vaccine in glass at the Paintworks on February 05, 2021 in Bristol, United Kingdom. The sculpture, which is one million times larger than the actual vaccine nanoparticle, marks the ten millionth vaccination to be administered in the UK. Five limited editions of the artwork will be sold with all profits going to the global charity Médecins Sans Frontières to help communities heavily impacted by the pandemic. Testing positive for Covid-19 himself in November, Jerram says he is still feeling the effects of the virus. "When I created a sculpture of Covid-19 back in March, little did I know I would later be among those to contract the virus."
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PPE Flight from Cambodia lands at Cardiff Airport
CARDIFF, WALES - MAY 1: A shipment of PPE from Hangzhou, China, arrives at Cardiff Airport on May 1, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. The plane is understood to contain 460,000 fluid-resistant gowns and follows a delivery of of 200,000 items of PPE from Cambodia earlier this week. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to Downing Street this week after recovering from Covid-19, said the country needed to continue its lockdown measures to avoid a second spike in infections.
BA planes grounded at Cardiff Airport
CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 18: British Airways planes grounded at Cardiff Airport on May 18, 2020 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. BA has provided cash refunds for 921,000 tickets due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The British government has started easing the lockdown it imposed two months ago to curb the spread of Covid-19, abandoning its 'stay at home' slogan in favour of a message to 'be alert', but UK countries have varied in their approaches to relaxing quarantine measures.
V.E day in Wales
Wales commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) with a pared-back rota of events due to the coronavirus lockdown. On May 8th, 1945 the Allied Forces of World War II celebrated the formal acceptance of surrender of Nazi Germany.
