A group of mums have been branded as "outrageous" after they occupied a children's playground in protest at the ongoing lockdown.
The small demonstration took place at the War Memorial Park in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Monday. The attendees - who are calling themselves Save our Freedom UK - said they now plan to make it a weekly event, despite the threat of police action.
The group believes coronavirus deaths have been exaggerated by health officials, even as the UK's death toll climbed past 27,500 today.
One of the mums said: "We want to save our rights. We believe the number of people dead from Covid is exemplified (sic). "Extra numbers are being added into Covid.