Hundreds of young people gathered at Harrods in central London, leading to four arrestsFour people were arrested outside Harrods and a Christmas market was shut down during the first shopping weekend after the coronavirus lockdown. Scotland Yard officers were called to the department store in Knightsbridge, west London, after hundreds of young people gathered outside. Large crowds hit high streets across the country as Covid-19 rules were relaxed for the Christmas shopping period. A market in Nottingham was closed temporarily due to “unprecedented footfall” for fear of poor social distancing. Nottingham Christmas market was shut in response to “pent-up demand” LUKE BROWN/PAMet officers attended Harrods at 1pm on Saturday after complaints that large crowds outside the shop were not wearing masks or maintaining social distance.

Source: The Times December 06, 2020 18:00 UTC