‘Lockdown police’ search for illegal speakeasies and even peer through letterboxes in 10pm curfew crackdown
Boris Johnson announced new measures to stem the spread of Covid-19Police patrolled night-time hotspots in London, and friends catching up over a beer in Soho were turfed out of pubs.
Dame Cressida Dick, the Met Police's Commissioner, joined PCs on foot patrol as the regulations began. In Preston and Leeds, students celebrating their first term of university carried boxes of drinks home with them.The PM said the 10pm curfew means "closing and not just calling for last orders".- will help prevent breaches of social distancing due to drinking booze.Venues which fail to follow the new rules could be shut down on the spot.
Customers visiting hospitality venues - including pubs and restaurants - must wear face coverings, except when seated at a table to eat or drink. It means that people will have to cover up when they go into their local or out for dinner - or when they need to use the loo.Revellers hit the streets in Liverpool last nightBoozy Brits kicked out of pubs and bars across the country as 10pm curfew begins in battle against bug
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