Eight fined after Birmingham anti-lockdown protest

Police have fined eight people after an anti-lockdown march in Birmingham city centre on Saturday. About 150 people gathered for the protest in Victoria Square, despite an appeal from West Midlands Police to stay away. The force said it made nine arrests in total, serving all but one with a £200 fixed penalty notice. Officers had asked the demonstrators to move on, said a spokesperson, but 'some did not listen'. That led to the arrests and subsequent fining of three women aged 21, 41 and 58, and five men aged between 19 and 58.