Beaches around Britain were deserted yesterday as the UK’s coronavirus death toll hit nearly 10,000.
Fears people would flout the “stay at home” order to enjoy the Easter weekend heatwave by the coast seemed to have been largely unfounded.
Despite police threatening to pounce on sunbathers and others having picnics, seasides were largely quiet.
Beaches at Blackpool and Lyme Regis, Dorset, stood empty on what is usually one of the biggest getaway weekends of the year.
Police on horseback, however, were patrolling outdoor spaces in London and Blackpool.
And officers in Cambridge had to break up groups of park visitors.
This story is from the April 12, 2020 edition of Daily Star Sunday.
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