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Police are bracing for violence and chaos as England comes out of lockdown - amid warnings frustration from months of restrictions could lead to widespread disorder.

Lockdown rule-breakers who attend house parties will be slapped with a new £800 fine on a first offence from next week.

lockdown rules to attend house parties.The fine will be handed to individuals attending illegal gatherings of more than 15 people in private homes, with each additional offence doubling to a maximum level of £6,400.Patel announced the move during tonight’s Downing Street press conference (January 21), which she led alongside the chair of the National Police Chiefs Council Martin Hewitt.While household mixing is banned in the UK, the Home Secretary said that “there is still a small minority who refuse to do the right thing”.“Such irresponsible behaviour poses a significant threat to public health,” Patel said.

Police have handed out 250 massive £10,000 fines since the law was introduced to clamp down on lockdown rule breakers.

coronavirus lockdown rules by holding illegal parties. The Home Secretary chaired a Downing Street briefing on Thursday, January 21, after admitting earlier this week it is still "a long way" until restrictions can start to be lifted.

coronavirus lockdown crackdown.The Home Secretary is set to speak at 5pm where she is expected to give people a final warning to obey the rules, or face a toughening up of lockdown restrictions.It is thought she will beg people to follow the restrictions and may threaten even tougher action if the infection rate does not start to come down. She will be joined by Martin Hewitt, Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, and Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England's regional medical director for London.

One of the UK's most senior police officers has said his officers will no longer "waste time" reasoning with the worst violators of lockdown rules.

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning: “We are in discussions about what reporting mechanisms there might be, but there is obviously the non-emergency number that people can ring and report issues they wish to.” He added: “It is open to neighbours to do exactly that through the non-emergency number, and if they are concerned and they do see that kind of thing, then absolutely they should think about it.”Mr Malthouse also told Times Radio he had cancelled his own child’s birthday party to avoid breaking the rules.“You are speaking to a dad who had to cancel his own kid’s birthday party next weekend,” he said.

Just one person has been fined by police for breaching quarantine rules after arriving from abroad, new figures from police forces in England and Wales show.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that from July 24, all shoppers in England will be required by law to wear a face mask.Anybody caught not wearing a mask will face a £100 fine.The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has said it will only intervene as a "last resort" when it comes to enforcing the new guidelines.But while the consequences of not wearing a face covering in shops have been made clear, there has been some confusion surrounding who will police the rules, and how exactly they will be enforced.Addressing this, Martin Hewitt, chair of the NPCC, said: "While we were unaware that the announcement was to be made last night, we have the time to work closely with the Home Office, retailers and trade bodies on the

A total of 1,084 fines have been dished out by police forces in England and Wales to people caught flouting lockdown restrictions.

Police in the UK have issued more than 1,000 fines to Brits caught flouting the coronavirus lockdown, it has been revealed.