It’s a year that has been dominated by one story and while others have been in lockdown and working from home, the PA news agency’s photographers have been out on the front line every day showing our nation gripped in a pandemic like no other.
Access to hospitals has been difficult, while many of the planned events that provide the rhythm to the year’s news and sports coverage have been cancelled.
The photographers have had the very real worry of bringing the virus back to their homes and families.
But they have risen to the challenge and delivered a stunning set of images. These, in their own words and in no particular order, are the best.