Brawl breaks out on seafront as drinkers flocked to beach to enjoy glorious sunshine and ignore coronavirus measures

on Friday dissuading tourists from coming to the popular seaside spot amidst fears over social distancing.

A spokesperson said: "We're concerned about the number of people in the city.

"If you're not already here, please don't travel to the city today."

Other pictures show Brighton beach strewn with rubbish left by revellers on Saturday, prompting the council that there is "no excuse to leave rubbish on the beach".

It comes as other local councils in popular seaside spots expressed dismay at the behaviour of Brits travelling to the areas on their holidays.

Deputy leader of Cornwall Council Adam Paynter said today that locals were fearful that the surge in tourism could have an impact on the region's infection rate.

Cornwall has seen "unprecedented" numbers of visitors flocking to its beaches - leaving some locals too scared to leave their homes.

He told LBC: "It is feeling quite busy, it's difficult to know exactly where it is numbers-wise.

"Clearly we've still got a very low number of cases of coronavirus but obviously residents want to keep it that way."

Mr Paynter also slammed "ignorant" tourists who refused to wear a face covering.

He added: "I've heard two different incidents where people have been overheard saying: "Well, I'm not going to wear a mask. I came down here to get away from all of that".

"I think that's pretty ignorant thinking that coronavirus doesn't exist down here."

Other beaches across England were also packed today as Brits made the most of the blistering heat.

Bournemouth beach in Dorset - which has experienced crowding problems during lockdown- was typically busy with sunseekers.

And Londoners also soaked up the hot weather, gathering outside pubs and bars in Soho.

It comes as the Prime Minister has insisted the UK is taking "every reasonable step" to prepare for a surge in virus cases - and some lockdown easing measures have been slowed down.

The PM said he was "squeezing the brake pedal" after the number of cases in the UK has begun to creep up - with 880 new cases on July 31, the highest since the end of June.

Sir Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, has also warned of a "risk" of a new lockdown required come the winter.