A GROUP of eight pals showed a total disregard for the latest Covid-19 lockdown rules as they hugged and ignored social distancing with a kickabout.
The lads were snapped playing football on Wandsworth Common in south west London yesterday afternoon.
The pals were snapped playing footie on Wandsworth Common in south west London
They could be seen hugging and ignoring social distancing
There was a severe lack of social distancing as the pals flouted the Covid-19 rules
The worrying pictures show them hugging and flouting social distancing guidance to stay two metres apart.
In one picture, the eight mates have their arms around each other in a close team hug, while another snap shows a group of them arm-in-arm celebrating.
None of the pals wore a mask during the footie game and they were even seen swigging from the same water bottle on the second day of lockdown.
And while exercise is allowed under the new restrictions announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday evening, there are strict guidelines.
The new rules mean exercise is only allowed in a public outdoor place by yourself, with the people you live with or your support bubble, or with one person from another household.
People providing childcare can also exercise with their childcare bubble.
In the previous lockdown last year, cops in Cardiff were forced to break up a footie match in the park as players tackled and came into close contact.
Masked officers earlier today made mass arrests at Parliament Square as anti-lockdown protesters gathered, while a 94-year-old man was detained during a demonstration outside Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London.
Deaths yesterday rose by 1,041 – bringing the total to 77,346 – in the highest rise since April 21 when 1,224 were recorded by the government.
But media outlets have reported the deadliest ever day was April 8 when 1,445 sadly died after deaths hit 1,000 for 22 days in a row.
The total number of cases now stands at 2,836,801 after 62,322 more infections were recorded.
Cops are stepping up their efforts to crackdown on lockdown flouting offenders as they stopped cars today to quiz drivers during lockdown.
Scotland Yard has announced it would interrogate those in the capital who have fewer “reasonable excuses” to be away from their home as the lockdown came into force yesterday.
