People gathered on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, to watch Hogmanay fireworks in defiance of police warnings to stay awayPolice dealt with hundreds of people breaking coronavirus laws over Christmas after the first minister cancelled the five-day easing of enforcement. She was forced to change course five days before Christmas after a perilous rise in cases, permitting household mixing only on Christmas Day. She warned on Friday that the new strain of the virus may make the next few weeks the most dangerous that Scotland has faced since spring. Police spoke to 520 people over the five-day Christmas period, issuing warnings to 120 people and fines to 79. Concern that festive gatherings would lead to more positive tests in the week after Christmas

Source: The Times January 01, 2021 18:03 UTC