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Julia Delahaye & Sophie McCoid

People could be fined £200 if they go on holiday during lockdown

People could face a big fine if they head off on holiday during lockdown.

England is currently in a four-week lockdown, which is set to end on December 2, with a ban on international travel, unless it's for work or education.

People are also being ordered to stay at home except for specific reasons, there are travel restrictions within the UK itself and businesses have being ordered to shut.

If anyone breaches the new rules they could be fined £200 for a first offence - reports Mirror Online.

Fines will then double for subsequent offences, up to a maximum of £6,400.

Although the Foreign Office was still advising against non-essential travel to a majority of countries around the world, in recent weeks the government had been updating its list of travel corridors, and some destinations had opened up for Brits who did want to go on holiday, most notably the Greek Islands and the Canary Islands.

However, the news of a second lockdown brought any holiday plans to a grinding halt - including for those who already had trips booked before the 2nd December.

The government now says that "if you live in England, you cannot travel overseas or within the UK, unless for work, education or other legally permitted reasons, and you should look to reduce the number of journeys you make".

There will be some exceptions, for example if you need to travel abroad for work or education.

The new restrictions came as a blow to holidaymakers who had booked getaways, as well as travel companies who had begun operating holidays to destinations on the UK's travel corridors list.

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As a result of lockdown, TUI announced that it would be cancelling all flights and holidays from England and Wales until the 2nd December, while Jet2holidays has also announced cancelled breaks including the Canary Islands.

Meanwhile, easyJet revealed it was drastically reducing its schedule, while British Airways also warned passengers' flights could be affected.

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