University of Portsmouth student suspended over street party

Two large gatherings on Isambard Brunel Road were broken up by police in the early hours of Friday

A University of Portsmouth student has been suspended over a street party which was held outside a halls of residence.

Police broke up the party of about 50 people outside Margaret Rule Halls, in Isambard Brunel Road, shortly before 01:00 BST on Friday.

Two hours later a group of 40 were dispersed from the same place.

A spokesman for the university said the student had been suspended "pending a disciplinary procedure".

Hampshire Constabulary said it was considering what formal action to take.

The university said it was also suspending a small number of students who had failed to self-isolate.

To date there have been 296 new coronavirus infections recorded in the city in the past week, and 1,467 positive test cases in total.

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