The latest parties shut down in Birmingham , 50 people are believed to have fled when police arrived, but some 70 were issued with £200 fines and the DJ could now face a £10,000 fine.

On Saturday night officers discovered a garage workshop in Dudley Port had been turned into a bar – complete with a sign on the wall – #TheCovidArms.

Officers used their discretion to allow the dozen people in there to leave, but the owner was hit with a £1,000 fine.

ACC Chris Todd said: “Our officers continue to work long and hard to protect the public and reduce the spread of this deadly virus by breaking up these gatherings, often in really difficult circumstances.

“It’s unacceptable that our officers came under attack, and that one suffered a minor injury, just for doing their job and enforcing laws that are in place to keep us all safe.

Two men who helped conceal a potentially lethal shotgun which was available for criminal associates have been jailed for more than 20 years.

We acted on intelligence and swooped to recover the Escort Magnum and cartridges from an address in Birches Green Road, Erdington, in March 2019.

They were hidden underneath a shed at Kamaal Gibbs home and enquiries established the gun had previously been stolen from Northamptonshire.

Forensic testing found DNA from Gibbs on the shotgun along with fingerprints from Edward Roberts - with the latter’s DNA also on the ammunition.

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