A group of urban explorers have been slapped with fines for breaching Covid-19 travel restrictions - by leaving Lanarkshire to investigate a derelict building in one of Scotland's cheapest streets.
Robert Street, in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, was once part of a bustling community home to hundreds of shipyard workers during the area's golden age of shipbuilding in the 1920s.
But the Clune Park estate is now virtually deserted with only around 20 people living in a small number of the 430 squalid flats.
And nine "urban explorers" were discovered on an expedition to explore a derelict building in Robert Street on Wednesday night.
Officers from Police Scotland attended at around 9.20pm after an alarm was activated in the property - and found the nine of them inside.
Five Fixed Penalties Notices were issued to adults for breach of the non-essential travel regulations.
Chief Inspector Paul Cameron of Inverclyde said: "Derelict buildings are not maintained and are usually unsafe.
"Going into these risks not only your own safety, but that of the emergency service workers who may be required to go in after you.
"The Chief Constable has made it clear that we are asking people to take personal responsibility to do the right thing and remember that the purpose of these measures is to aid the collective effort to protect the NHS and save lives by preventing the virus from spreading.
"Our officers will continue to engage with the public, explain the legislation and guidance, and encourage compliance.
"We will use enforcement as a last resort where there is a clear breach of the legislation."
In 2012, Robert Street was revealed as one of the cheapest streets in Scotland, as the estate had been blighted by vandalism and drug abuse.
A one-bedroom flat sold for £5,750 – under the asking price of £6,500 - while a job lot of 10 flats was on the market for £58,000.
