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The police crackdown on Britons breaking lockdown rules has intensified with fines issued to a man travelling 14 miles to play Pokemon Go and a woman who drove 100 miles across three counties to get a McDonald’s burger. Another man was fined after travelling more than 110 miles from York to Leicester via Birmingham to … Read more
Police officers have launched a crackdown on Pokemon Go players using the popular app outdoors, as other forces and local councils across England turn to tech to crackdown on lockdown breaching Britons. The men, all said to be in their 30s, were spotted hunting for the virtual monsters using the walk-as-you-play mobile app – in … Read more
In the 1980s, ‘Freeway’ Ricky Ross built a crack cocaine empire that extended from his Los Angeles base to over 40 cities around the country. ‘I was one of the richest guys in LA,’ Ross said in a new documentary. Reportedly a millionaire by 23, Ross was raking in so much cash – about $900 … Read more
Priti Patel tells chief constables to crack down on partygoers and pubs and says there is ‘no room for complacency’ in battle against Covid lawbreakers Home Secretary writes to forces reminding them of proactive policing ‘benefits’ But senior officers felt she overstepped the mark and dubbed her ‘Pushy Patel’ Ms Patel admitted earlier this year she’d … Read more
A former public schoolboy and professional rugby player was jailed today after trying to swallow 50 packets of crack cocaine and heroin. Police had chased Lewis Szewczyk, 27, over fences and through back gardens, eventually tackling him to the ground where they saw him trying to swallow numerous packets of drugs. Szewczyk, a professional rugby player … Read more
Can you crack my fabulous quizzica Britannica? JOANNA LUMLEY launches a week of mind-boggling facts and teasing trivia as the encyclopedia is publishing its first children’s edition for a generation By Joanna Lumley Published: 01:24 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 01:30 GMT, 28 November 2020 Joanna Lumley, pictured, said she is delighted to launch … Read more
Police have vowed to crack down on lockdown rule breakers after hundreds were arrested and fined over the weekend at illegal raves, protests and a child’s birthday party. Ministers have said they are prepared to escalate police response to incidents following concern that the public are not committed to the lockdown. This weekend hundreds of … Read more
Five Northern police chiefs have promised to crack down on the ‘minority’ who flout Covid rules and put ‘lives at risk’, on the eve of the second nationwide lockdown. chief constables Darren Martland of Cheshire, Michelle Skeer of Cumbria, Ian Hopkins pf Greater Manchester, Andy Rhodes of Lancashire and Andy Cooke of Merseyside said they … Read more
The Metropolitan Police have deployed extra officers to Hammersmith and Fulham and Hackney as the Government tries to control those boroughs with the highest rates of coronavirus transmission. As the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic, officers will conduct extra patrols in the worst-affected areas in the capital to help clampdown on breaches of the … Read more
MPs have voted against Labour’s motion to extend free school meals over school holidays until Easter 2021, by 322 votes to 261 – a majority of 61. The division list numbers differ to those announced in the chamber, showing 319 no votes and 259 ayes. Here is the breakdown of the division list published after … Read more