Ministers defended breaching international law over the the Brexit divorce terms today despite a Tory mutiny and EU threats of ‘serious consequences’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted he was comfortable with the move in the circumstances, saying the government’s ‘primary’ duty was to protect the Peace Process in Northern Ireland – which is also underpinned … Read more
A council which incurred the wrath of villagers by shutting down their pop-up market has done a u-turn and allowed it to remain open. Earlier this week Charnwood Borough Council told the organisers of the market at the car park of the Free Trade Inn in Sileby, Leicestershire it would have to close as it breached … Read more
Four-and-a-half million people living in Manchester and other parts of the North West face £100 fines if they breach reimposed lockdown rules that come into force at midnight after a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Ministers signed off the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020 which sees a heavier shutdown … Read more
A pair of ‘penniless’ English workers are facing months in a Guernsey jail after being fined £9,000 for breaking their self-isolation by going to the pub. Georgie Phillips, 28, and Mark Paul Dillon, 31, pleaded guilty to flouting the island’s mandatory two-week quarantine period for overseas travellers. Phillips was fined £3,000 or 150 days in … Read more
Just ONE person fined by police for breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules at border and SIX across the country for refusing to wear a face mask on public transport in the past two weeks The data was released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) today Came as British tourists in Spain told they would … Read more
Daniel Allen (10/03/1984) of Ridley Terrace, Sunderland, was charged with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 15 June. James Miekle (19/08/1981) of no fixed address, was charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency service worker. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 15 June 2020. … Read more
Top government aide Dominic Cummings now faces a possible police investigation after he was reported to officers by a retired teacher who claims he saw the Downing Street power-broker taking a trip to a town 30 miles away from where he went to self-isolate. Retired chemistry teacher Robin Lees has reportedly made a complaint to the … Read more
By Katie Hind for the Mail On Sunday Cruising along clear roads, posing in beauty spots and heading to a party weekend at Glastonbury, some of Britain’s top actors love taking to Instagram to flash their expensive cars. But what many of them did not tell their fans is that they were lent the high-end … Read more
Standard Chartered fined £20m for breaching sanctions against Russia By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 4 April 2020 Standard Chartered has been fined £20 million for breaching sanctions against Russia. The British bank handed out 21 loans worth close to £100 million to the … Read more
Police urge Britons to spill the beans on neighbours suspected of breaching coronavirus lockdown with telephone ‘hotline’ and online ‘snoopers’ forum Police are encouraging Britons to snitch on suspected lockdown rule-breakers Forces have set up portals where neighbours can report alleged violations Hotlines set up by Humberside, West Midlands, and Greater Manchester Police Portals have … Read more