This is a photo of Brighton and Hove seafront. I walk or run on this patch every day; I take my daughter for her exercise here every day. I have NEVER seen it looking like this during lockdown. This must be a photo from before lockdown. If so, it's disgracefully dishonest.

This was the same seafront (about 100 metres closer to central Brighton) at lunchtime today. Peak time, Sunday, glorious weather.

(Not an ideal photo for this purpose but one I just happened coincidentally to take.)

Here's the clincher. Same view-direction as the @daily_express photo: no cranes! And this is about as busy as it gets.

I think the @daily_express owes us a retraction and apology.

(I took this at the start of this month: just found it in my photo gallery.)