Hordes of visitors were spotted having a stroll on Tynemouth Longsands beach in North Tyneside today
Car parks in the area were packed as families descended on the coastal beauty spot for a Sunday walk
And in London masses of people were seen taking to Hampstead high street and queuing at food stalls
It comes as Covid hospital deaths hit 563 - the highest Sunday toll in eight months
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The West Mercia police force tweeted: There have been two reports of snowballs being thrown last night
Came as friends were surrounded, read their rights and fined £200 each after driving seven miles for a walk
Derbyshire Police has previously been criticised for using drones to film dog walkers and dying lagoon black
Priti Patel insisted it s right for officers to confront Britons sat on park benches after criticism of their tactics
Officers in England and Wales have handed out more than 30,000 fines under coronavirus laws since March
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More than 30,000 fines have been handed out by police for breaches of Covid-19 laws since they came into force, new figures show.
Data published by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) on Friday shows a total of 32,329 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued by forces in England and Wales between March 27 and December 21 last year.
The report said there has been a downward trend in recent weeks following a rise in fines as restrictions were tightened from September, with the peak of 3,288 coming during the week of the Easter Bank Holiday in April.
COVID fines have been handed out by police throughout the coronavirus pandemic, after the UK Government and Boris Johnson threatened to crackdown on members of the public flouting the restrictions. Police have dished out more than 30,000 Covid fines across the country. How many were handed out in your area?