Eight people have been fined for breaching lockdown rules after travelling from London to Stonehenge for "no good reason".

One of them, a 57-year-old woman, was also arrested for assaulting a police officer after she hit her in the face and left her with a cut to her eye.

Wiltshire Police were called to the visitor centre at 1.30am on January 18 after a group of people who turned up at the site were refusing to leave.

Officers found eight people from the London area who were "obstructive" and "had no good reason to be there".

While dealing with the incident, a police officer was hit to the face and suffered a cut to her eye.

Four men and three women were issued with £200 fines for breach of lockdown restrictions.

A 57-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.

She has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

Sergeant Keith Jackson, who was in attendance, said: “This was a challenging situation for the attending officers, dealing with obstructive individuals who failed to see the potential danger of their actions.

“This was a clear breach of the national lockdown restrictions and I hope this sends a strong message that we will take action when people deliberately and wilfully flout the rules and cause a risk to public health.”