Record warmth engulfs parts of Europepublished at 09:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021
Record warmth engulfs parts of Europe
Summary
Huge numbers of visitors flock to beaches in Dorset and Hampshire
BCP Council declares 'major incident' in response to the numbers of people
People from as far away as the midlands have come for the day to the coast
The scenes have been described as a "complete breakdown of decent, normal behaviour"
Reports of anti-social behaviour, illegal parking, piles of litter, overnight camping and gridlock
A councillor said she was verbally abused and spat at as she directed traffic.
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Dan Kerins, Andre Rhoden-Paul and Stephen Stafford
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