'Trickle not a torrent': workers in Canary Wharf and Manchester return to the office

Suits and takeaway coffees were back out in London's financial district - but numbers are still lower than normal

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The morning flow of commuters arriving at Canary Wharf, London's financial district, was a trickle on Tuesday rather than the torrent traditionally associated with the end of summer return to work.

Sparse numbers of suited and smartly dressed workers emerged from the underground station, clutching their morning takeaway coffees, destined for the corporate headquarters of banks, financial services companies and law firms.