Teenager arrested after 'assault on officer' in Birmingham as police stop illegal gatherings

<p>West Midlands Police said they were called to a house party in Oscott, which had between 20 and 30 people there, but gave no further details about the alleged assault.</p><p>It was one of 18 calls the force received regarding breaches of <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/coronavirus-8483" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> </strong>pandemic laws - mainly house parties - between 10pm and midnight on Saturday.</p><p>Among them was a pub in <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/birmingham-5865" target="_blank">Birmingham</a> </strong>hosting a wedding party with a DJ and 60 guests.</p><p>Officers said drinks were still being served at midnight, two hours after the curfew. Guests left without a problem and licensing officers "will decide on next steps", police tweeted.</p><p>At 2am, the force said it had directed around 550 people to leave premises at more than 20 locations, due to coronavirus regulations being breached.</p><p>"Eight premises will receive a visit from licensing officials for a licence review," they tweeted. "No fines have been issued but we will if we have to."</p><p>On Friday evening, police said they moved on about 450 people who were part of big gatherings, while another 250 were forced to leave an event at a hotel in the city.</p><p>On Saturday afternoon, official figures showed another <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-another-6-042-covid-19-cases-confirmed-in-uk-12082422" target="_blank"><strong>6,042 lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus</strong></a> in the UK during the previous 24-hour period.</p> <p>On Friday, 6,874 cases were reported, which was the highest single-day figure so far in the pandemic.</p><p>Up until Saturday, cases had risen for five successive days - but the weekend sometimes comes with a lag in the number of new infections and deaths being recorded.</p>