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This is the moment police extinguished a beach barbecue to enforce the Government's coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

In a clip shared on Twitter by Dave Strauss, police in Hove can be seen throwing a helmet full of water over a disposable grill, which two individuals had lit up. The helmet was lent to the officers by a passerby.

Speaking to the Evening Standard about Saturday's incident, Strauss said the officers had been "casually" chatting to people along the beach when the pair "unpacked a load of food and drinks and lit a barbecue".

"These two just rolled up, unpacked a load of food and drinks and lit a barbecue," he added.

"They then argued when police tried to explain that they couldn't do it."

Strauss described the officers' conduct as "great", adding they had been overseeing the lockdown restrictions in a "relaxed" manner along the south coast seafront.

Sussex Police said on Saturday that that two people had been summonsed to attend court after having a barbecue on Hove beach.

"The severity of this public health emergency means they will be summonsed to court for breaching the Coronavirus Act 2020," the force said in a statement posted on Facebook.

It was not immediately clear if the two unnamed people referenced by the force were the individuals shown in Strauss' footage.

The developments reflected the challenges faced by UK police officers tasked with enforcing social distancing restrictions amid soaring temperatures over the weekend.

On the south coast, Brighton and Hove City Council said on Saturday that too many people were meeting up with friends, making social distancing "impossible".

In London, meanwhile, officers moved on people who were picnicking or had met with friends at the capital's Primrose Hill and told a sunbather in Streatham to "go home".

Elsewhere in the city, Lambeth Council said it was forced to close one park in the borough after thousands of people ignored "stay-at-home" guidance and enjoyed the sunshine or met friends.

Brockwell Park's gates were locked to the public on Sunday after 3,000 people visited a day earlier, the council said, with "many of them sunbathing or in large groups".

The council called the behaviour "unacceptable" and blamed the closure on the "actions of a minority".

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned people not to flout social distancing guidelines and said tougher restrictions - including a ban on public exercise - could follow if existing measures were not adhered to.

Adding to the note of caution, Housing and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told the BBC's Today Programme on Monday lockdown rules remained "under review" but insisted there are no "imminent plans" to impose greater restrictions.

"It would be very unfortunate if we had to do so and make it harder for people, particularly people who live in flats in towns and cities, to get the exercise they deserve," he told BBC Breakfast.

Mr Jenrick also implored people to continue staying indoors in the coming days with the potential for more good weather and the Easter weekend approaching being big temptations to breach the lockdown.

Under existing lockdown measures, people are only permitted to leave their homes to shop for essentials, exercise in public once a day, or provide support to an elderly or vulnerable person - provided they keep at least two metres apart from anyone they do not live with.

Police have been granted the power to impose fines on people caught flouting the restrictions and disperse group gatherings.