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At the start of the third English lockdown in January, I asked when a walk should be considered essential exercise and when it constituted a breach of the Covid-19 laws. Two women had been fined £200 each by Derbyshire Police for driving five miles to go for a walk (the fines were subsequently overturned after a media backlash). A few days later, Boris Johnson was seen cycling in the Olympic Park, seven miles from his Downing Street residence. Unsurprisingly, no police officers attempted to fine the Prime Minister. This discrepancy epitomised the state of the rule of law under lockdown. As the government scrambled to respond to rising case numbers, legislation was written in haste, rushed through without parliamentary scrutiny and frequently changed with little notice. The guidance for interpreting those laws – itself not legally binding – was revised at an even more dizzying rate. Police, entrusted with “enforcing the law”, were suddenly responsible for determining wh
Published:
10:47 AM April 18, 2021
Some of the rubbish left behind after a busy Saturday night in Norwich.
- Credit: Kate Wolstenholme, Archant Norfolk
Road sweepers have been busy today clearing up after pub punters returned while Norwich City fans celebrated the team s promotion to the Premier League.
Extra police officers were out on patrol on Saturday as it is the first weekend pubs, bars and restaurants have been able to open outdoors after being closed for more than four months following an easing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday.
Bins were full in Norwich after a busy Saturday night in the city.
Published:
10:47 AM April 18, 2021
Some of the rubbish left behind after a busy Saturday night in Norwich.
- Credit: Kate Wolstenholme, Archant Norfolk
Road sweepers have been busy today clearing up after pub punters returned while Norwich City fans celebrated the team s promotion to the Premier League.
Extra police officers were out on patrol on Saturday as it is the first weekend pubs, bars and restaurants have been able to open outdoors after being closed for more than four months following an easing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday.
Bins were full in Norwich after a busy Saturday night in the city.
Published:
8:35 AM April 17, 2021
An estimated 50,000 Norwich City fans gathered in front of City Hall in 2019 to celebrate the Canaries Championship success but fans have been urged to be cautious ahead of potentially sealing a possible Premier League return today (April 17 2021).
- Credit: Jamie Honeywood
Norwich City could seal a return to the Premier League tonight but Norfolk police chiefs have warned fans to behave themselves and not breach coronavirus regulations.
The Canaries could confirm an immediate return to English football s top-flight by beating Bournemouth at Carrow Road in a clash which kicks off at 8pm.
City s Premier League return could even be secured earlier in the day, depending on other results involving Championship rivals, but Norfolk Police have urged fans to keep celebrations within the regulations .