Police are turning some people away from Manchester Piccadilly station today
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxPolice officers are at Piccadilly station today to check whether journeys are 'essential' or not.British Transport Police tweeted a picture of officers at the entrance to the railway station this morning, speaking to travellers before allowing them through.Officers are at 'all entrances', BTP said.The UK is currently under a national lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus with the government advising everyone to 'stay at home' as much as possible.Travel on public transport is permitted only where absolutely necessary.At around 10am this morning, BTP said officers had refused travel to twelve people for 'non essential reasons'.The tweet reads: "Today we are helping beat this virus by ensuring only essential travel.
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