Police anger over pay freeze could see officers enforce a ‘go-slow’ on 999 calls or ditch their guns on VIP duty, their federation warns Police Federation of England and Wales said it had no confidence in Priti Patel Officers are incensed over other pay increases for other public servants like NHS They are now considering … Read more
A ‘substantial minority’ of pubs may fail to prevent coronavirus from spreading when they are finally allowed to reopen, scientists have suggested. A Scottish Government-funded study that investigated licensed premises last summer found less than half had basic Covid safeguards in place. Of the 29 pubs and bars they visited, 11 did not stop their … Read more
Britons today ignored the government’s ‘stay at home’ message as they formed huge queues for coffees and flocked to parks as the sun came out. Walkers, runners and cyclists were out and about in Hyde Park, central London, and Greenwich Park in the south-east of the capital. Officers from the Metropolitan Police kept a close … Read more
A deafening emptiness echoed through the streets of Paris tonight as a draconian 6pm curfew brought in to suppress the spread of Covid-19 forced people across France to hunker down at home. Striking pictures saw iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe almost entirely deserted, while the Champs Elysees was devoid of … Read more
London’s Borough Market has become the first outdoor space in the UK to legally enforce the wearing of face masks. From Monday, customers and vendors at the food and drink market will face a £50 fine if they do not wear a face covering in and around the stalls. Pictures taken in the market in … Read more
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
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced new measures to ensure that travelers arriving from the United Kingdom comply with the state’s mandatory quarantine order on Wednesday amid fears of a new mutant strain of coronavirus taking hold abroad New York City is ramping up efforts to ensure that travelers arriving from the United Kingdom comply with … Read more
Police Scotland will double its presence along the border with England but will not set up checkpoints and road blocks to enforce Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus travel restrictions, Scotland’s top police chief said today. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said that he does not consider draconian curbs on cross-border travel ‘appropriate or proportionate’ as he doubled the number … Read more
Drivers who cross the border face a £60 fine BUT police won’t set up road blocks and say ‘enforcement’ is a last resort Are all people banned from leaving or entering Scotland from 6pm tonight? Yes, apart from a small number of exemptions. Nicola Sturgeon’s legislation demands that any person living in Scotland must not … Read more
Ministers were told more than one circuit breaker would be needed in Britain to control the coronavirus, according to SAGE papers published today. Scientific advisers claimed a single two-week lockdown, which they first pleaded with ministers to implement in September, would not be enough to stem infections for the whole of winter. It would probably need … Read more