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Event organiser faces £10,000 fine after police bust Hackney wedding with 400 guests

The organiser of the event will be reported for consideration of a £10,000 fine while five other attendees were issued with £200 fixed penalty notices

Event organiser faces £10,000 fine after police bust Hackney wedding with 400 guests
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The organiser of a wedding in Hackney where police said they found hundreds of people could face a £10,000 fine for breaching Covid-19 regulations.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called at 21:14pm on 21 January to reports of a large gathering at a school in Egerton Road, Stamford Hill.

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