Celebrating A-Level students in Leeds warned not to break lockdown rules

Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Nick Bailey said his officers did not want to marr the "joyous occasion" by handing out fines.

GMP has seen a surge in demand in recent days, with 1,106 reported breaches of lockdown rules over the weekend alone - a rise of 25 per cent on the previous weekend.

Of the 1,106 reports, 540 were house parties, and 48 were pubs that were accused of breaching lockdown regulations.

Officers attended 40 of the reports, arrested 10 people and issued 11 fines for breaking the pandemic rules.

Mr Bailey said: "I understand that A-level results are coming out this week and people will rightly want to celebrate.

"However, please be mindful of the covid regulations in your celebrations as we do not want to spoil what should be a joyous occasion by issuing FPNs (fixed penalty notices) at any house parties or illegal gatherings.

"It is worth noting that recent spikes in Greater Manchester which led to the additional restrictions were centred around house parties with 17/18 year olds."