'People need space to breathe' - Mounted police and megaphones greet locals as London park reopens

Mounted police warned members of the public to heed coronavirus restrictions or face being fined.

Recorded messages, mounted police and volunteer wardens with megaphones have been welcoming locals in east London’s reopened Victoria Park, urging them to follow new social distancing measures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Signs bearing new rules at the hugely popular public space informed people of a ban on picnics, ball games and sunbathing, with cyclists being told to dismount upon entry.