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Coronavirus: Your pictures of lockdown at home

4 May 2020

We asked our readers to send in their pictures of life at home during lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus. Here are some of the pictures sent to us from across the UK.

News image — Frank Samet: "My wife at the start of her 1,500-piece jigsaw puzzle."

Frank Samet Woman doing a jigsaw puzzle — Frank Samet: "My wife at the start of her 1,500-piece jigsaw puzzle."

News image — Gillian Deveney: "Flowers I can't kill in my garden and [which] will have to do. Normally, I would be visiting the local garden centre to add colour and bedding plants. I showed my friend the picture and he called my stone flowers 'pebbleanthiums'."

Gillian Deveney Flower shapes made from pebbles — Gillian Deveney: "Flowers I can't kill in my garden and [which] will have to do. Normally, I would be visiting the local garden centre to add colour and bedding plants. I showed my friend the picture and he called my stone flowers 'pebbleanthiums'."

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News image — Daniel Yiu: "A junior doctor redeployed to intensive care unit wears in his new mask at home. The masks have to be moulded to the face in order to create an airtight seal."

Daniel Yiu A junior doctor with face mask on at home — Daniel Yiu: "A junior doctor redeployed to intensive care unit wears in his new mask at home. The masks have to be moulded to the face in order to create an airtight seal."

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News image — Douglas Fry: "School science projects need to continue during lockdown, so Clementine is upgrading the school robot entry into this year's competition at Southampton University, which would have taken place today. Working solidly on it over an extended period stuck at home, the robot, she hopes will perhaps become sentient."

Douglas Fry Woman working on a robot — Douglas Fry: "School science projects need to continue during lockdown, so Clementine is upgrading the school robot entry into this year's competition at Southampton University, which would have taken place today. Working solidly on it over an extended period stuck at home, the robot, she hopes will perhaps become sentient."

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News image — Ashley MacCallum: "Life at home for our teenage daughter."

Ashley MacCallum Woman on mobile phone — Ashley MacCallum: "Life at home for our teenage daughter."

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News image — Helen Parkar: "My Boogie Bounce class is cancelled but I'm still doing my exercise at home."

Helen Parkar Woman on a trampoline — Helen Parkar: "My Boogie Bounce class is cancelled but I'm still doing my exercise at home."

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News image — Yvonne Ayoub: "I'm an artist, six weeks into lockdown with my 'vulnerable' husband, in central London. I decided, on a whim, to paint a mural 'en grisaille', in my hallway and up the stairs. It's turning into an all-consuming, mammoth task but passes the time perfectly."

Yvonne Ayoub Woman painting in hallway — Yvonne Ayoub: "I'm an artist, six weeks into lockdown with my 'vulnerable' husband, in central London. I decided, on a whim, to paint a mural 'en grisaille', in my hallway and up the stairs. It's turning into an all-consuming, mammoth task but passes the time perfectly."

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News image — Anthea Benyon: "Lockdown has meant spending more time with my daughter and I have been very glad of our little garden, at home, in Devizes."

Anthea Benyon Garden shoes — Anthea Benyon: "Lockdown has meant spending more time with my daughter and I have been very glad of our little garden, at home, in Devizes."

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News image — Verna Evans: "Day 34 of self-isolation. I can't go out to take photographs, so I'm working on the ones I took before being confined to the house."

Verna Evans Woman working at computer — Verna Evans: "Day 34 of self-isolation. I can't go out to take photographs, so I'm working on the ones I took before being confined to the house."

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News image — Penny Phillips: "Why are you at home? Monty is bemused that his home is full of people every day and has taken to having a cheeky lie-in himself."

Penny Phillips Dog — Penny Phillips: "Why are you at home? Monty is bemused that his home is full of people every day and has taken to having a cheeky lie-in himself."

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News image — Angela Reid: "We're supporting the NHS and key workers. Many windows in our street have rainbows and teddies. We didn't have a teddy, so we had the idea for our dog Talla to kindly donate her Miss Piggy as a stand-in. Our message is: 'This little piggy stayed at home,' to remind people to stay at home."

Angela Reid Toy pig in the window — Angela Reid: "We're supporting the NHS and key workers. Many windows in our street have rainbows and teddies. We didn't have a teddy, so we had the idea for our dog Talla to kindly donate her Miss Piggy as a stand-in. Our message is: 'This little piggy stayed at home,' to remind people to stay at home."

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News image — Hannah Semore: "My children delight in being at home and even relish re-enacting everyday life in an even more shrunken world. This miniature world of controllable predictability was made by my grandmother, who lived through a very different era of extraordinary home life."

Hannah Semore Children with a dolls house — Hannah Semore: "My children delight in being at home and even relish re-enacting everyday life in an even more shrunken world. This miniature world of controllable predictability was made by my grandmother, who lived through a very different era of extraordinary home life."

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News image — Isabella Flood: "Caged but free. The photo shows my stepbrother Elliot jumping for joy on our trampoline."

Isabella Flood Boy on trampoline — Isabella Flood: "Caged but free. The photo shows my stepbrother Elliot jumping for joy on our trampoline."

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News image — Olga Lebedeva: "Do-it-yourself barber."

Olga Lebedeva Man cutting his own hair — Olga Lebedeva: "Do-it-yourself barber."

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News image — Charlotte Gurney-Read: "Making the most of having lots of free time at home, by learning the ancient art of levitation."

Charlotte Gurney-Read Woman levitating — Charlotte Gurney-Read: "Making the most of having lots of free time at home, by learning the ancient art of levitation."

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News image — Andrew Brierley: "Ollie exercising at home, giving parents a breather."

Andrew Brierley Boy exercising with television — Andrew Brierley: "Ollie exercising at home, giving parents a breather."

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News image — Dr Esther F Hunter: "Bring in the lights for those Mediterranean evenings at home in the UK - blinging back garden."

Dr Esther F Hunter Lights in garden — Dr Esther F Hunter: "Bring in the lights for those Mediterranean evenings at home in the UK - blinging back garden."

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News image — Kelly Jennings: "Awaiting to go in the garden as we spend our time at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. As spring emerges and flowers come to life, we are spending as much time as we can in the garden."

Kelly Jennings Child at a glass door — Kelly Jennings: "Awaiting to go in the garden as we spend our time at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. As spring emerges and flowers come to life, we are spending as much time as we can in the garden."

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News image — Bettina Ashton: "Basking in the afternoon sun, at home on the driveway."

Bettina Ashton Woman sunbathing — Bettina Ashton: "Basking in the afternoon sun, at home on the driveway."

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News image — Dave Cook: "This was taken at home in our backyard tree and shows the second white squirrel born to that family in 12 years. He's pretty friendly, too."

Dave Cook Squirrel — Dave Cook: "This was taken at home in our backyard tree and shows the second white squirrel born to that family in 12 years. He's pretty friendly, too."

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News image — Chandralekha Sumar: "Being at home with kids is tough. Always coming up with ideas to keep each other busy, be it lawn mowing or lighting candles with a purpose or solving a 1,000-piece puzzle where the pieces look the same."

Chandralekha Sumar NHS cut into a lawn — Chandralekha Sumar: "Being at home with kids is tough. Always coming up with ideas to keep each other busy, be it lawn mowing or lighting candles with a purpose or solving a 1,000-piece puzzle where the pieces look the same."

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News image — Soo Kim: "The first thing we do."

Soo Kim Couple checking their mobile phones — Soo Kim: "The first thing we do."

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News image — Tim Jones: "As we are all staying at home this weekend, I'm planning an expedition to the bottom of the garden."

Tim Jones MAn using binoculars — Tim Jones: "As we are all staying at home this weekend, I'm planning an expedition to the bottom of the garden."

News image — Charlotte Toft: "Working at home to meet my desired grades for college."

Charlotte Toft Woman with laptop — Charlotte Toft: "Working at home to meet my desired grades for college."

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News image — Richard Hughes: "I have got into photography over the last year and been taking pictures daily on my new Instagram page. This day me and my wife had fun creating these pictures."

Richard Hughes Woman in a jar — Richard Hughes: "I have got into photography over the last year and been taking pictures daily on my new Instagram page. This day me and my wife had fun creating these pictures."

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The next theme is "working at home". Now many of us are working from home, we'd like to see your pictures of your workspace, be it a desk or something less permanent, and the deadline for entries is 12 May 2020.

Send pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or follow the link to "Upload your pictures here" below.

Further details and terms can be found by following the link to "We set the theme, you take the pictures," at the bottom of the page.

All photographs subject to copyright.

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