Anyone found sleeping overnight on Bournemouth beach risks prosecution, a £1,000 fine and an "uncomfortable night's sleep" at the hands of council wardens, the local authority has warned.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said Scotland's imposition of a travel ban to the northwest of England is "unnecessary", accusing its government of "hypocrisy".
French voters have been heading to the polls today in regional elections that will test the appeal of far-right leader Marine Le Pen, less than a year before the presidential election.
