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Eden Police
@EdenPolice
Vehicle stopped at Hartside Cafe where both male occupants have been previously warned for COVID19, this time taking the long way Carlisle to Penrith. Issued fines. The Sgt has seized a car at Morrisons as the owner has been meaning to get insurance and MOT since before October.
Eden Police
@EdenPolice
Vehicle stopped at Hartside Cafe where both male occupants have been previously warned for COVID19, this time taking the long way Carlisle to Penrith. Issued fines. The Sgt has seized a car at Morrisons as the owner has been meaning to get insurance and MOT since before October.
Mum is in touch with this underground network of hairdressers who have been working from Home
More than 9,000 fines were issued by police in England and Wales to people breaking the lockdown. While the vast majority are obeying the lockdown rules, a small minority are resistant to them.
Full article - Lockdown breakers: 'We got a dirty look and packed it in'
Jeremy, 19, Midlands
I am a student back from university and living at home. My mum had been on at me for weeks to get a new haircut. My hair is really frizzy and it gets so irritating when it's hot.
We haven't got razors, clippers or anything like that so cutting it myself just wasn't an option. Mum is in touch with this underground network of hairdressers who have been working from home.
We drove to a nearby city. We parked down the road and just knocked on the door.
I'd never met the hairdresser before. She was in her 20s and had everything set up in her kitchen: all the proper utensils and a mirror from her bedroom propped up against the table. She said she needed the money. She had just started her own business so couldn't be furloughed and had fallen through the cracks [of the government's different support schemes].
I did spot one of the neighbours as I was coming out of the house and wondered what they were thinking.
I know it wasn't in accordance with the rules and most people would think this isn't essential. But I didn't worry too much about the risks. The whole thing took about half an hour.
My girlfriend though was upset. She was really irritated at me for doing it and thought it was a risk for no good reason.
More than 9,000 fines were issued by police in England and Wales to people breaking the lockdown. While the vast majority are obeying the lockdown rules, a small minority are resistant to them.
Full article - Lockdown breakers: 'We got a dirty look and packed it in'
Jeremy, 19, Midlands
I am a student back from university and living at home. My mum had been on at me for weeks to get a new haircut. My hair is really frizzy and it gets so irritating when it's hot.
We haven't got razors, clippers or anything like that so cutting it myself just wasn't an option. Mum is in touch with this underground network of hairdressers who have been working from home.
We drove to a nearby city. We parked down the road and just knocked on the door.
I'd never met the hairdresser before. She was in her 20s and had everything set up in her kitchen: all the proper utensils and a mirror from her bedroom propped up against the table. She said she needed the money. She had just started her own business so couldn't be furloughed and had fallen through the cracks [of the government's different support schemes].
I did spot one of the neighbours as I was coming out of the house and wondered what they were thinking.
I know it wasn't in accordance with the rules and most people would think this isn't essential. But I didn't worry too much about the risks. The whole thing took about half an hour.
My girlfriend though was upset. She was really irritated at me for doing it and thought it was a risk for no good reason.
Eden Police
@EdenPolice
@AlstonMoor
@MelmerbyCumbria
The Proactive Team are in the and area on Coronavirus patrols. As dealing with a motorcyclist from Newcastle on the A686, Hartside, his pal arrived. Both issued tickets. Two drivers from County Durham fined. All just out for a ride/drive. Please RT
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@EdenPolice
@AlstonMoor
@MelmerbyCumbria
The Proactive Team are in the and area on Coronavirus patrols. As dealing with a motorcyclist from Newcastle on the A686, Hartside, his pal arrived. Both issued tickets. Two drivers from County Durham fined. All just out for a ride/drive. Please RT
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That is not the case as it says below you should only shop for "basic necessities" the police rightly said in the tweet i posted "Travelling to such outlets should be for tools and supplies for essential home and garden repairs, not for compost, plants, soft furnishings etc"
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...t-home-and-away-from-others#enforcing-the-law
An NHS app aimed at limiting a second wave of coronavirus will be trialled on the Isle of Wight this week, according to the transport secretary.
It will be the first place where the new contact-tracing app will be used before being rolled out more widely this month, said Grant Shapps.
The government will be asking the whole of the UK to download it, he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
"That will help with a lot of the automation of the tracking."
About 50 to 60% of the UK population would need to download the app for it to be effective.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52521526
It will be the first place where the new contact-tracing app will be used before being rolled out more widely this month, said Grant Shapps.
The government will be asking the whole of the UK to download it, he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
"That will help with a lot of the automation of the tracking."
About 50 to 60% of the UK population would need to download the app for it to be effective.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52521526
Won't be long before the KGB are kicking doors in, in the middle of the night, because someones suspected of having an illicit haircut.
I wonder if the app will have an option to report your neighbours if they come home with shorter hair, or whisky instead of milk.
I wonder if the app will have an option to report your neighbours if they come home with shorter hair, or whisky instead of milk.
What if the hairdresser has Covid-19 but isn't showing signs all the people that have a haircut are infected then infect close family members leading to deaths, do you not understand why the lockdown is in place and why everyone needs to stick to it, is having a haircut important when it could kill your family?
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The airport
Hong Kong International Airport, testing is under way on a full-body disinfectant device. This, the airport says, can sanitise users within 40 seconds, using sprays that kill bacteria and viruses on skin and clothing.
Many airports, including in London, have already introduced measures to cater for essential travellers based on government guidelines - so they might sound familiar.
These include between one and two-metre distancing at all times (excluding people who live together), hand sanitisers distributed throughout the airport and efforts to spread passengers more evenly across terminals.
In the US, the Transport Security Administration (TSA) says travellers should wash their hands for 20 seconds - in accordance with official guidelines - before and after the security screening process.
But, at Hong Kong International Airport, testing is under way on a full-body disinfectant device. This, the airport says, can sanitise users within 40 seconds, using sprays that kill bacteria and viruses on skin and clothing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52450038
Hong Kong International Airport, testing is under way on a full-body disinfectant device. This, the airport says, can sanitise users within 40 seconds, using sprays that kill bacteria and viruses on skin and clothing.
Many airports, including in London, have already introduced measures to cater for essential travellers based on government guidelines - so they might sound familiar.
These include between one and two-metre distancing at all times (excluding people who live together), hand sanitisers distributed throughout the airport and efforts to spread passengers more evenly across terminals.
In the US, the Transport Security Administration (TSA) says travellers should wash their hands for 20 seconds - in accordance with official guidelines - before and after the security screening process.
But, at Hong Kong International Airport, testing is under way on a full-body disinfectant device. This, the airport says, can sanitise users within 40 seconds, using sprays that kill bacteria and viruses on skin and clothing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52450038
I'm in the "not convinced that deaths are higher than in any normal year" camp. Even though I think I may have had it myself.
I also think people are too quick to rush to facebook with photos of people they don't know, going to a destination of which the poster has no knowledge of and for what reason.
I understand what the lockdown is for and I am complying with the rules as I'm being paid to stay at home and do nothing. A lot of people can't get anything as they are not entitled. Your hairdresser is probably one of them, with no income and a family to feed possibly. What would you do?
You can go and stand shoulder to shoulder on Westminster bridge clapping and that's ok, but you can't sit on a park bench or on the beach on your own, or get your hair cut.
I definitely won't be downloading the app, they'll have to follow me around with Elon's satellites.
MyQul
Chairman of the Bored
MyQul
Chairman of the Bored
My service manager is insisting all us support workers have the test. Seeing as I don't drive I wont be able to use one of the drive through services (dont think they'll allow me through on my recumbent, although I did ask my manager if this was a possibility 
).So I'll have to do a home test. Im not looking forward to shoving a long cotton bud up my nose
).So I'll have to do a home test. Im not looking forward to shoving a long cotton bud up my noseEarlier this month, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “We’ve set out a list of shops which could remain open, and if the shops are on that list then they’re free to sell whatever they have in stock, obviously provided it’s legal to do so.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...hops-supermarket-stock-lockdown-a9459346.html
So, if your B&Q or supermarket is selling compost or paint, you can buy it. Whether you should or not is up to you and your conscience, it is NOT up to the police
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MyQul
Chairman of the Bored
I think this is part of the problem with this half arsed lock down. There's loads of mixed messages.
I would read this not risk killing my and many others family members.
Coronavirus - if you're self-employed
If your income has dropped because of coronavirus, you might be able to get money from the government.
You could get 80% of your average profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. This is called the Self-employment Income Support Scheme.
If you're eligible, you can get money to cover until at least the end of June 2020.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/coronavirus-if-youre-self-employed/
Can you give us a link to an official site not some story in a newspaper i can only find information like this from 4 days ago -
Its the other essentials bit below i refer to if you are going to B&Q just to buy a couple of pot plants and some compost you really should just stay at home.
You can shop for food and other essentials in person unless you:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-accessing-food-and-essential-supplies
- If you’re not clinically vulnerable or self isolating
You can shop for food and other essentials in person unless you:- have been told to stay at home because you’re clinically extremely vulnerable
- are self isolating because your or someone in your household has symptoms
- you’re finding it difficult to leave your home for any other reason (for example, because of a disability)
- Supermarkets are disinfecting trolleys and baskets to protect you.
Make sure you use the markings on the floor and advice in store to follow social distancing rules.
You should shop in store if you can so that supermarket delivery slots are available for those who need them most. Supermarkets are working with government to prioritise access to online delivery slots for the vulnerable as far as their capacity for deliveries allows.
Try to plan what your household and anyone you’re supporting needs for a number of days ahead so that your trips to buy food and essentials are as infrequent as possible.
BBC good enough?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52245937
or
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmhaff/232/23203.htm
paragraph 12
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52245937
or
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmhaff/232/23203.htm
paragraph 12
Thanks K i hadn't seen those, as MyQul said earlier - I think this is part of the problem with this half arsed lock down. There's loads of mixed messages.
MyQul
Chairman of the Bored
Plus because we have lots (45 i think) of independent police forces this probably means some forces are interpreting rules and guidelines differently depending on the part of the UK they have to police. e.g. how does the Met (of a few hundred thousand officers) enforce the lock down on several million Londoners if said Londoners choose not to comply. Compared to somewhere like Cumbria with a much less densely populated area to police
