A small group of demonstrators have gathered at London's Hyde Park to protest against the UK's lockdown measures to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Pictures show activists at the north-eastern end of the park near Speaker's Corner with some of them brandishing banners saying "This is not about a virus, this is about control" and "No to the new abnormal".
Meanwhile, only two people attend a similar protest organised in Bute Park in Cardiff city centre while no one showed up in nearby Heath Park.
David Samson, 50, who said he's a finance worker, told the PA news agency that he came to the protest because: “I never thought I’d see in my generation the suppressing of civil rights” over a “fake virus”.
Police officers are at the scene and they were booed when a protester was led away in handcuffs.
Piers Corbyn, brother of ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was also led away in handcuffs after showing up at Hyde Park with a megaphone and proclaiming 5G and the coronavirus pandemic were linked, calling it a "pack of lies to brainwash you and keep you in order".
He was taken away after declining to leave when asked by a police officer and declining to give his details when asked.
With a death toll at almost 34,000 the UK has the second highest number of coronavirus fatalities in the world - second to the US.
Earlier this month defiant protesters took part in a group hug outside the Met Police's headquarters in London to deliberately break the rules on social distancing.
The UK has been on lockdown since March 23, with people urged to stay at home as much as possible, and only businesses deemed as essential being allowed to stay home.
Lockdown measures have been slowly eased this week with Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging people who cannot work from home to return to their jobs from Wednesday.
People are also allowed to spend unlimited time outside providing they practice socially distancing.
They are also allowed to travel to anywhere in England in a car providing they return home the same day.
However they are not allowed to enter Scotland or Wales as they could face a fine.
Meanwhile a similar protest organised in Bute Park in Cardiff city centre saw just two people attend - while no one showed up in nearby Heath Park.
The two protesters, who called themselves Paul and Bob and had travelled 40 miles from Bristol, said: "Lockdown is a breach of our civil liberties.
"It is a big experiment to see if the Government can control us. We are going to be the next North Korea."
Meanwhile around a dozen protesters gathered on Southampton Common to demonstrate against the lockdown.
The demonstrators held placards saying "Stop the Lies", "Say no to tyranny" and "Fight 4 Freedom".
Three police officers attended and were encouraging the group to carry out social distancing.
One protester, Dee, who did not wish to give her surname, said her job in the hair and beauty industry had been hit by the crisis.
She told PA: "I am here because I am worried about civil liberties being taken away.
"Reading the coronavirus act that has gone through Parliament it seems there are changes being made which infringe our freedom."
South Wales Police were patrolling the parks but officers said they had mainly encountered dog walkers and families.
The gatherings were due to take place across Britain and are said to have been organised by a group called UK Freedom Movement.
Locations for the events included London, Southampton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Plymouth and Barnstaple in Devon.
