These senseless lockdown fines will only foster contempt among the public, writes ROSS CLARK 

These senseless lockdown fines will only foster contempt among the public, writes ROSS CLARK By Ross Clark for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 09:16 GMT, 11 January 2021 We all know we are in the middle of a pandemic, that Covid-19 is spread by human contact, that the new … Read more

Tottenham will donate fines from their Covid rule-breaking stars to charity

REVEALED: Tottenham will donate fines from their Covid rule-breaking stars to charity after Sergio Reguilon, Giovani Lo Celso and Erik Lamela were disciplined for attending a party Tottenham fined three of their stars for breaking coronavirus regulations Erik Lamela, Giovani Lo Celso and Sergio Reguilon were pictured at a party Sportsmail can reveal the club will donate … Read more

Company director, 51, who blamed his DYING WIFE in bid to avoid speeding fines is spared jail

Company director blamed his DYING WIFE for speeding fines: Husband, 51, avoids jail after giving police spouse’s name in bid to dodge string of driving offences despite her being in hospital with terminal brain cancer Andrew Laird, 51, of Fryton, near Malton, Yorkshire, received 16 speeding tickets Police said Laird claimed he was not behind the … Read more

Relatives of Birmingham pub bombing victims are hit with £200 fines for attending a memorial

Relatives of Birmingham pub bombing victims are hit with £200 fines for breaking lockdown… by attending a memorial to those killed in the 1974 terrorist horror Julie Hambleton and five others are refusing to pay £200 fines issued by police Miss Hambleton’s sister Maxine, 18, was killed with 20 others in 1974 IRA attack Campaigners … Read more

Fury as motorists on M4 escape fines for speeding in 50mph zone

Fury as thousands of speeding motorists on M4 motorway are escaping fines and being sent letters from the Welsh Government on how driving slowly can help the environment Welsh Government set up 50mph ‘environmental’ zones on several roads   Part of plan to cut nitrogen dioxide levels after nation failed to meet EU targets on air … Read more

Covid England: Police to enforce lockdown with ‘more fines’

New lockdown will be enforced with ‘more fines and less tolerance’: Police officers say they will get tough but fear being cast as ‘villains’ Chairman of Police Federation predicted there would be more fines handed out  He also warned police could be cast as ‘villains of the pandemic’ throughout  Hundreds of partygoers were slapped with … Read more

New lockdown will be enforced with ‘more fines and less tolerance’

New lockdown will be enforced with ‘more fines and less tolerance’: Police officers say they will get tough but fear being cast as ‘villains’ Chairman of Police Federation predicted there would be more fines handed out  He also warned police could be cast as ‘villains of the pandemic’ throughout  Hundreds of partygoers were slapped with … Read more

‘Stealth cameras’ on smart motorways blamed for surge in speeding fines

The number of speed cameras on motorways has trebled in a decade – and they are now responsible for more than one in ten of all speeding fines issued by police. The ‘stealth cameras’ have proliferated because they are deemed crucial to controversial smart motorways. Figures obtained by the Mail showed that more than 253,000 … Read more

Three men are arrested as £18,000 of fines are handed out for illegal raves in Essex alone

Three people have been arrested after a 500-year-old church in Essex was trashed during an unlicenced New Yar’s Eve rave. Members of the conservation group that supports All Saints Church in East Horndon – a Grade II listed building – said they are “devastated” by the damage caused and estimate repairs could cost more than … Read more

Police handing out more Covid fines amid tighter lockdown rules

Police are handing out more Covid fines amid tighter lockdown rules – despite the fact that up to 60% of penalties go unpaid Police gave out 1,137 fixed penalty notices between November 6-12, up from 947  Number of Covid fines peaked in April and May, before rising again in October But more than 60 per cent … Read more