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Britain’s most senior police officer also warned that officers in London will move swiftly to fine people who blatantly ignore the rules.

‘HUNDREDS’ of lockdown rule-breakers were reported to police over the weekend, a top boss has said.

‘HUNDREDS’ of lockdown rule-breakers were reported to police over the weekend, a top boss has said.

“I’m absolutely going to back the police because the challenge here is that every flex can be fatal,” the UK Health Secretary said.

"They did not just break the rules but they also put their lives at risk. "The temperature on Bleaklow on Saturday was around minus twelve Celsius with wind chill and deep snow. "This could have been a very different story had they not had phone signal." The group were rescued from a mountain in Derbyshire (Image: GETTY) On Saturday the rescue team crossed the terrain from Snake Summit and along the Pennine Way to the location where the people were stranded. The team had been called out at 3.40...

Matt Hancock said he backed the police over using a tough approach to enforcing the stay-at-home rules.

Police officers GREATER Manchester deputy mayor Baroness Bev Hughes has raised concerns over the increase in the number of police officers who have contracted coronavirus. Baroness Hughes, who leads on policing in the region, revealed that the sickness rate of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) staff has jumped up from 2.4 per cent to four per cent. And the number of staff that need to take time off may impact operations, the deputy mayor warned. Baroness Hughes said: "Sickness has increa...

The regulations underpinning the drastic curbs have come into effect in England after Boris Johnson said he was left with no choice due to the mutant strain running rampant.

A police force wants powers to force entry into the homes of suspected Covid rule breakers.  West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has urged the government to give officers power of entry, to help enforce the new regulations more easily. The edict comes as Scotland Yard warned its officers will take a harder line as they issue fines more quickly to people caught without a mask, or outside without a reasonable excuse.  In a statement about its stricter enforcement approach...

GCSE and A-level pupils face having grades decided by their teachers again this summer after new lockdown But Government dodged an outright ban on BTECs saying schools/colleges can choose to offer exams Children due to sit them from as early as today - some told MailOnline their exams even brought FORWARD Gavin Williamson will face the Commons today after losing his battle with teachers to keep schools open  Has your child been left in BTEC limbo or had their GCSEs or A-levels cancelled? Email...