Travellers fined £10,000 after failing to declare they had arrived in the UK from ‘red-list’ country

Four passengers arriving in the UK have been fined £10,000 each for failing to tell authorities that they came from a ‘red-list’ country.  The passengers landed at Birmingham Airport where they ‘attempted to hide their routes’, West Midlands Police revealed.   Police have not revealed where the four people arrived from, but they were ‘identified and received … Read more

Travellers fined £10,000 after failing to declare they had arrived in the UK from ‘red-list’ country

Four travellers are fined £10,000 each after failing to declare they had arrived in the UK from ‘red-list’ country so they could avoid £1,750 hotel quarantine Passengers ‘attempted to hide their routes’ when landed at Birmingham Airport   Not clear where they arrived from, but they ‘received £10,000 fines as a result’ Arrivals from 33 … Read more

Blackburn’s mayor is forced to resign after being fined £200 for going to ‘wedding’ during lockdown

Blackburn’s mayor is forced to resign after being fined £200 for going to ‘wedding’ during lockdown Councillor Iftakhar Hussain has today resigned and apologised for his ‘error’  He claimed he was at an address for a short time to accept food deliveries  However police said they found up to 30 people at the address and … Read more

Motorist, 44, launches crowdfunding campaign after he was fined for sticking his middle fingers up

A motorist has launched a crowdfunding campaign after he was fined for sticking both his middle fingers up at a police speed van whilst driving past under the limit. Ben Baron, 44, was on his way to work in Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, on December 5 when he passed the camera ‘hotspot’ where he had previously been caught … Read more

Man is fined £4,000 for keeping an African wildcat as a PET at his family home in London 

Man is fined £4,000 for keeping an African wildcat as a PET at his family home in London  African wildcat Zena was reported by concerned neighbours in Roehampton She was seized and taken to a specialist wildlife facility in the United Kingdom Owner James Brown, 36,admitted one count of keeping her without a licence By … Read more

Man is fined £4,000 for keeping an African wildcat as a PET at his family home in London 

Man is fined £4,000 for keeping an African wildcat as a PET at his family home in London  African wildcat Zena was reported by concerned neighbours in Roehampton She was seized and taken to a specialist wildlife facility in the United Kingdom Owner James Brown, 36,admitted one count of keeping her without a licence By … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown: Leicester men fined £200 each for ‘pop-up pub’

Seven men caught drinking and watching football in Leicester ‘pop-up pub’ complete with Sky TV, fully stocked bar and pool table are fined £200 each for flouting Covid rules A large bin was filled with empty beer cans at a makeshift boozer in Leicester Seven men were fined £200 each for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules  … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Seven men caught drinking and watching football in ‘pop-up pub’ are fined £200 each

Seven men caught drinking and watching football in Leicester ‘pop-up pub’ complete with Sky TV, fully stocked bar and pool table are fined £200 each for flouting Covid rules  A large bin was filled with empty beer cans at a makeshift boozer in Leicester Seven men were fined £200 each for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules  … Read more

Singer fined by German court for son’s stage performance

Folk singer is fined £2,600 and found guilty of child labour offences after letting his four-year-old son join him on stage in Germany Angelo Kelly, 39, brought his son youngest son William on stage for 2019 concert William sang Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ during open-air show Court said his performance is ‘considered work by … Read more

O2 fined £10.5m by watchdog after it overcharged 140,000 customers

O2 fined £10.5m by watchdog after it overcharged 140,000 customers with the telecoms giant blaming billing errors The network has been fined £10.5m by Ofcom after overcharging customers  It said the mistake was due to a billing error but has since rectified the problem All customers hit have been refunded and received an extra 4% … Read more