Police dealing with a 'major incident' on a busy British beach today have issued "dispersal orders on both piers". Thousands of sun-seekers have defied coronavirus warnings and flocked to Bournemouth beach today.
The local council has now declared a "major incident" after slamming the "appalling scenes", with local services said to be "stretched to the absolute hilt".
Police have stepped up patrols to tackle incidents and begged people to stay away. Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood MP has asked for extra police resources to be brought in as Bournemouth beach filled with thousands of revellers, with reports of fights, gridlocked roads and selfish littering.