Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt during Lancashire visit

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Rishi Sunak has become the second sitting prime minister in history – and in the last 12 months – to be fined by the police after he received a fixed-penalty notice for not wearing his seatbelt. Lancashire constabulary announced on Friday it was fining the prime minister, who filmed a social media video earlier this week while travelling in the back of a car without his belt on. It is the second time Sunak has been fined in the past 12 months after he was punished by the Metropolitan police for attending Downing Street parties during lockdown. Boris Johnson also received a fine at that time, which made him the first sitting prime minister to be penalised for breaking the law. The car was being accompanied by police outriders as the prime minister travelled from one event to another.
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Glory and pain for Black Stars, Gyan in 2010

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