A lovesick Scottish man who bought a jet-ski so he could evade lockdown measures to visit his girlfriend in the Isle of Man has been jailed for breaching coronavirus restrictions, reports said.
Dale McLaughlan from Ayrshire in southern Scotland met his girlfriend while working as a roofer on the island in the Irish Sea in September, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Coronavirus restrictions on the tax haven — famous for the annual Tourist Trophy motorcycle race — mean non-residents currently require special permission to land on the island.
But after returning to Scotland when his contract ended, McLaughlanwas denied permission to re-enter the island, the BBC said.
Undeterred…
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