Man in his 70s arrested as hundreds attend anti-lockdown protest in London

Anti-lockdown protesters, who believe that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax, gather in Trafalgar Square (PA)

Police have arrested a man in his 70s for breaking newly-introduced coronavirus laws, as hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters descended on Trafalgar Square in central London.

Under new changes to regulations, those attending a gathering of more than 30 people may be committing a criminal offence.