Are these really the best car snacks and can you be fined for eating at the wheel?

Motorists have had their say on what are the ultimate road trip snacks – though some of the highest rated are certainly questionable choices to eat in a car. After surveying motorists, Uswitch created a pyramid table of the nation’s favourite grub to eat on journeys, with Werther’s Original, Wine Gums, Starburst and – possibly … Read more

Lockdown-defying man who stole police officer’s bike fined £85

An ‘infantile’ yob who stole a police officer’s bike while defying lockdown has been let off with just a slap on the wrist after a humiliating video went viral around the world. Hassan Ali was one of up to 30 men seen gathering for a rule-defying game of cricket on Godolphin Playing Fields in Slough … Read more

Two English workers fined £9k for breaking Guernsey quarantine

A pair of ‘penniless’ English workers are facing months in a Guernsey jail after being fined £9,000 for breaking their self-isolation by going to the pub. Georgie Phillips, 28, and Mark Paul Dillon, 31, pleaded guilty to flouting the island’s mandatory two-week quarantine period for overseas travellers.   Phillips was fined £3,000 or 150 days in … Read more

Two English workers fined £9,000 for breaching Guernsey’s strict quarantine by going to the pub

A pair of ‘penniless’ English workers are facing months in a Guernsey jail after being fined £9,000 for breaking their self-isolation by going to the pub. Georgie Phillips, 28, and Mark Paul Dillon, 31, pleaded guilty to flouting the island’s mandatory two-week quarantine period for overseas travellers.   Phillips was fined £3,000 or 150 days in … Read more

Coronavirus: Young BAME men almost twice as likely to be fined

Police chiefs blame officers’ ‘conscious or unconscious’ bias as figures show young BAME men were almost TWICE as likely to be handed fines for breaches of Covid-19 lockdown rules NPCC found there had been ‘disproportionality’ in issuing fixed penalty notices The BAME community were handed fines at rate of 1.6x higher than white people Black … Read more

Just ONE person fined by police for breaching UK arrivals quarantine rules

Just ONE person fined by police for breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules at border and SIX across the country for refusing to wear a face mask on public transport in the past two weeks The data was released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) today  Came as British tourists in Spain told they would … Read more

PM warns Melburnians could be fined for refusing coronavirus test if they live in a hotspot

Scott Morrison warns Melburnians could be FINED for refusing to take a test if they live in a coronavirus hot spot By Australian Associated Press Published: 23:47 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 00:06 BST, 1 July 2020 Scott Morrison hasn’t ruled out enforcing fines for Melburnians who refuse a coronavirus test as the city … Read more

ZERO commuters on Transport For London fined over face masks rule

Passengers today spoke of their fury at people still not wearing face masks on public transport, 15 days after the Government made them mandatory for everyone. Photographs taken on the London Underground in rush hour today showed there is still non-compliance with the rule which aims to slow the spread of coronavirus. Police have so … Read more

Synthesiser makers Korg and Roland fined £5.5m

Synthesiser makers must face the music: Korg and Roland fined £5.5m for breaking competition law By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 29 June 2020 Synthesiser manufacturers Roland and Korg illegally pushed retailers to sell their products online Synthesiser manufacturers Roland and Korg have been fined … Read more

Sun-seekers ignore warnings they’ll be fined for breaking lockdown rules as they head to beaches

Britons crammed on to beaches this morning to soak up the warm weather as the country prepares to take further steps out of lockdown.   Ahead of the next wave of restriction loosening on Monday, thousands of sun-seekers appeared to jump the gun and arranged gatherings amid sweltering highs of 82F.  Boris Johnson announced on Thursday … Read more