Countries could be added to UK’s ‘red list’ with almost no notice

Britons have been urged to not journey to vacationer hotspots throughout subsequent week’s half-term vacation, with police warning of steep fines for these making pointless journeys.

“We’re in lockdown. We’re closed. Please, please don’t come,” stated Alistair Handyside, South West Tourism Alliance chairman.

Police forces in England’s in style south-west areas have additionally issued messages reminding folks of lockdown rules: “Keep native, Devon and Cornwall will welcome you again quickly,” tweeted the Devon and Cornwall police.

Sally Everton, director of Go to Devon, stated the tourism board helps the police message: “we’re very a lot within the authorities’s palms and as issues stand folks have to remain away,” she stated.

In the meantime, Dorset’s police chief stated that individuals could possibly be fined tons of of kilos for travelling to the county’s magnificence spots through the half-term break, which runs from February 15–19. 

James Vaughan, Dorset’s chief constable, stated staying native doesn’t imply “travelling for over 100 miles from out of the county to go to Dorset’s seashores, countryside or magnificence spots […]. If persons are discovered to have travelled unnecessarily and in blatant breach of the foundations, they could possibly be handed a £200 high quality and rotated”.