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Thousands of Britons face the prospect of having coronavirus lockdown violations remaining on criminal background checks for the next decade.

7 Jan 2021 The minister in charge of Britain’s police forces has said she supports officers interrogating why Britons are sitting on park benches when they should be in lockdown at home. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday, Home Secretary Priti Patel said that she “completely back[s] the police” asking people for proof for why they are outside during lockdown, which forbids leaving home only for essential purposes. She added that “it’s right that police act robustly”, referencing over 800 fines issued over the Christmas period for what she called “egregious ...

6 Jan 2021 The duration of the third national lockdown appears to be getting longer by the day, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that legislation would last until the end of March, despite expressing hope on Monday that measures would be lifted by mid-February. On Monday, Prime Minister Johnson announced a lockdown across England, including stay-at-home orders and the closure of all schools. Mr Johnson would not commit to an end-date for the measures, suggesting only a soft deadline of mid-February –but only “if things go well”, in terms of suppressing the Chinese virus and ...