A sequence of pictures shows the stark contrast between streets that were left eerily deserted at midnight and when they were packed with New Year’s Eve revellers one year ago. Normally-bustling Trafalgar Square in London was empty as the clock struck midnight with officials putting up barriers to keep rule breakers away. Pictures also capture … Read more
All right for some! Revellers in Tier 2 Liverpool and York brave the stormy weather to head out for some Boxing Day drinks Revellers in Liverpool and York braved freezing temperatures to enjoy themselves after Christmas Day In places spared strict Covid restrictions, crowds flocked to pubs and bars Under tier 2 rules, people … Read more
What pandemic? Riot police is called in to break up hundreds of revellers dressed in Santa hats at an epic Christmas Day beach party despite calls to avoid large gatherings – as Sydney’s COVID-19 cluster grows Riot squad called in to help police break up crowd of Bronte Beach revellers Hundreds gathered at the popular … Read more
Hardy revellers across Britain have braved lockdown restrictions, freezing temperatures and even the mutant Covid virus to enjoy a few hours of freedom. In York, a number of people dressed in festive garb were spotted in the city centre, though numbers were definitely down on previous years. Several people posed, though with shops reporting massive … Read more
Thousands have welcomed in the shortest and darkest day of 2020 this morning, tuning in to watch the Winter Solstice sunrise over Stonehenge on live stream as visitors are banned from the site. The shortest day of the year was met with driving rain and howling winds at the historic landmark in Salisbury, usually packed … Read more
Revellers in Tier 2 towns and cities were celebrating their freedom last night while millions of others were plunged into tougher lockdown restrictions. The PM was accused of ‘inconsistency and confusion’ after the extraordinary last-minute U-turn to put a third of England, including London and swathes of the home counties, into a brutal new ‘Tier … Read more
Police broke up an illegal party attended by more than 100 revellers thrown by a Soho barbershop which created a speakeasy-style nightclub in the venue’s basement. CCTV released today shows officers dispersing the mass gathering at Cut and Grind in London’s West End at around 1am on Friday. The Met is now threatening to fine … Read more
Police today released photographs of 38 people they are trying to trace three weeks after breaking up an illegal rave where up to 700 people had gathered. Officers were injured after being pelted with lit spray cans and bottles as they arrived to disperse the Halloween event at a warehouse in Yate, near Bristol. Avon … Read more
Up five people who attended a huge memorial ‘street party’ wake following a funeral later died of Covid, a council chief claimed today. The large gathering – which was in breach of lockdown rules – took place after a funeral in Birmingham. It was one of a series of examples of breaches in the city, … Read more
Welsh revellers hit the town last night after the Principality’s two-week ‘firebreak’ coronavirus lockdown came to an end. The restrictions were finally lifted after the government imposed the strict shutdown last month against a backdrop of rocketing Covid-19 cases. Now, Covid-19 case rates have fallen in almost every part of Wales, with the biggest drops seen … Read more