Two friends were ‘surrounded’ by officers and each given a fine for driving five miles to a beauty spot

A police force is reviewing fixed penalty notices issued during the latest national lockdown after two friends were told their hot drinks were in breach of the laws as they were “classed as a picnic”.

Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore were handed £200 penalty notices for alleged breaches of lockdown rules while on a walk at a remote spot around five miles from their homes in Leicestershire.

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