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A teenager has been arrested in Birmingham, accused of assaulting a policeman at an illegal party.
West Midlands police said they were called to a party at a home in Oscott, which had between 20 and 30 people there, but did not elaborate on the alleged assault.
It was one of the 18 calls that the force received for breach of coronavirus Pandemic laws, mainly house parties, between 10 p.m. and midnight on Saturday.
Among them was a pub in Birmingham organizing a wedding party with a DJ and 60 guests.
Officers said drinks were still being served at midnight, two hours after curfew. Guests left without a hitch and licensing officers “will decide next steps,” police tweeted.
At 2 a.m., the force said it had ordered about 550 people to leave the premises at more than 20 locations, due to violations of coronavirus regulations.
“Eight facilities will receive a visit from licensing officials for a license review,” they tweeted. “No fines have been issued, but we will do so if necessary.”
On Friday night, police said they moved about 450 people who were part of large rallies, while another 250 were forced to leave an event at a city hotel.
On Saturday afternoon, official figures showed another 6,042 laboratory confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK during the above 24 hour period.
On Friday, 6,874 cases were reported, which was the highest number in a single day so far in the pandemic.
As of Saturday, cases had risen for five consecutive days, but the weekend sometimes comes with a delay in the number of new infections and deaths recorded.
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