Britain flocks to the seaside as coronavirus lockdown wobbles

There was little sign of people sticking to social distancing rules

There is fear that the coronavirus lockdown is in danger of collapse after Britons flocked to beaches and parks today to enjoy the Bank Holiday sun.

Pictures showed sunseekers arriving at tourist hotspots across the UK to soak up the 26C heat, despite strict measures still being in force, reports the Mirror.

But there was little sign of people sticking to social distancing rules at heaving beaches in Brighton, Bournemouth and Essex.

Community Safety officers patrolled the beach in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, to try and enforce social distancing measures.

Elsewhere, cars were parked bumper to bumper on a packed Camber Sands on the Kent coast and Bournemouth beach in Dorset.

Officers in Hillingdon, northwest London, begged the public to use 'common sense' after pictures emerged of large groups at Ruislip Lido.

Other pictures showed families enjoying a picnic on benches in Cannizzaro Park Wimbledon Village in South West London.

The Met Office said temperatures should reach as high as 26C in London, with 21C expected in Newcastle, 20C in Edinburgh and Belfast and 22C in Southampton.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is chairing a Cabinet meeting where ministers are expected to discuss the easing of restrictions for certain sectors of the economy, including the reopening of some non-essential shops.

It follows confirmation that the phased reopening of England's primary schools will commence on June 1.