Fines have been issued to people attending a gym, a hotel and a house party as police enforce new coronavirus regulations. Eighteen revellers were fined nearly £15,000 in total after holding a illegal house party in Essex that breached Covid lockdown rules on Saturday- and telling Essex police they were shooting a music video. Pictures … Read more
Britons are being targeted by scammers with fraudulent calls and text messages claiming that they must pay a fine for breaching lockdown rules, Ofcom warned. The racketeering messages purport to come from the UK Government, the NHS, people’s local GP surgeries and even the World Health Organisation (WHO). They aim to trick unsuspecting members of … Read more
Police issue more than 42,000 fines for breaches of Covid laws since they came into force in March last year, figures show Eight out of ten Covid-19 fines were issued to people aged between 18-39 Some 250 fines of £10,000 have been issued since the end of March 2020 The National Police Chiefs’ Council said … Read more
Two organisers of a mass snowball fight that saw hundreds of students gather in a park have been fined £10,000 each for breaching England’s lockdown rules. Crowds gathered in Hyde Park, Leeds for more than two hours following heavy snow on January 14, despite Covid-19 guidance asking Britons to stay at home in a bid to … Read more
Defiant hair salon owner who racked up £17,000 in fines for flouting Covid rules last year insists she will open again next week despite lockdown Sinead Quinn, owner of Quinn Blakey, hit headlines in November after refusing to close her salon in Bradford and incurring thousands of pounds worth of fines Ms Quinn cited the … Read more
Air passengers are willingly taking a £500 fine at UK airports for not having a Covid test so they do not have to give over their personal details – in a trend that damages efforts to keep the UK’s borders firm. A union chief revealed yesterday the worrying cases as over 30 travellers were fined at … Read more
Air passengers are willingly taking a £500 fine at UK airports for not having a Covid test so they do not have to give over their personal details – in a trend that damages efforts to keep the UK’s borders firm. A union chief revealed yesterday the worrying cases as over 30 travellers were fined at … Read more
Ministers are drawing up plans to fine Europe-bound lorry drivers £150 if they enter Kent without a negative Covid-19 test in a bid to keep borders flowing smoothly post-Brexit. Around 60 per cent of lorry drivers, or 2,400 a day, are understood to be arriving at the UK-EU border without having taken a test, despite … Read more
Police dish out 66 times more fines to Covid-19 rule flouters than in first lockdown… as hundreds of students hold SNOWBALL FIGHT in park and more than 20 people ‘sledge’ on single sheet Scotland Yard Deputy Commissioner Steve House revealed extent of crackdown Sir Steve said the officers were now ‘accelerating more quickly’ to enforcement In the … Read more
British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK The UK’s departure from the EU means British-owned cars will not be sent fines Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been fined for speeding in recent years The change could mean a loss of more than £50million for French government By … Read more