Worrying scenes of hundreds of drinkers ignoring social distancing rules and carnage in the streets of England have sparked fresh fears of a second wave of coronavirus and local lockdowns.
As England's pubs reopened for the first time in three months, police had to break up fights and deal with other trouble while some revellers overindulged on so-called "Super Saturday", which one top cop said was as busy as New Year's Eve.
Those who flouted the lockdown rules or caused trouble have been condemned and stoked concerns that England could see a surge in cases after restrictions were relaxed.
But the government's critics say the responsibility rests with Boris Johnson and ministers over their failures and decision that it was safe and wise to
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