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Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers has been handed the first £10,000 fine in London for an illegal gathering after he organised a march claiming coronavirus is a hoax. The 73-year-old meteorologist led more than 10,000 anti-lockdown protesters who believe coronavirus is a hoax at the ‘Unite for Freedom’ rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Mr Corbyn, … Read more
Police respond to illegal gatherings across UK as they break up house parties and seize music equipment despite fines of up to £10,000 for organisers Thousands of pounds of music equipment was seized by Essex Police last night West Midlands Police said it had dealt with about 90 reports from the public Humberside Police have … Read more
The 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings was marked with a socially-distanced ceremony at the graves of fallen war heroes in France. This year’s remembrance of the 1944 allied invasion of Normandy was scaled back compared to 2019’s extensive 75th anniversary commemorations. Veterans and their families were forced to honour the fallen from afar today … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight warned people across the UK that bad weather is not an excuse for moving outdoor gatherings inside as he urged the nation to stick to the coronavirus lockdown rules. Much of the country has been hit by rain after a sustained period of sunny weather but Mr Johnson said a ban on … Read more
Police say they are ‘retreating’ from enforcing lockdown breaches and will only break up large gatherings as they tell ministers that following rules is a ‘personal and moral responsibility’ Police say lockdown issues are now a ‘personal and moral responsibility’ It’s been revealed officers have little power to enforce social distancing rules Labour PCC says … Read more
Mass gatherings should be avoided until a vaccine is developed or herd immunity emerges as it is the best way to avoid ‘superspreader events’ at the root of outbreaks, study claims Scientist divided interactions into three categories- home, work and other Found that superspreader events with ‘others’ causes outbreaks amid lockdown Cutting down on these … Read more
Police have warned people across Britain not to attend mass gatherings which have allegedly been planned with picnics and live music in cities this Saturday. At least eight events are said to have been organised by an anti-vaxxing group called UK Freedom Movement which claims the coronavirus lockdown is illegal. The apparent gatherings have been … Read more
Draconian stay-at-home orders and shutting all non-essential businesses had little effect on fighting coronavirus in Europe, according to a study. But the same scientists discovered closing schools and banning all mass gatherings did work in halting outbreaks across the continent. University of East Anglia researchers now say relaxing the stay-at-home policy and letting some businesses … Read more
Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Berlin yesterday to mark May Day in defiance of a ban on public gatherings of more than 20. The move has exposed deep frustrations with social distancing rules in place in Germany since mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Police blocked roads around the Kreuzberg district … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in large groups in a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach to stop the spread of coronavirus – after he drove across New York City to witness hundreds gathered in Brooklyn. The mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish … Read more