The Sunday Guardian

5-yr-old fined for selling lemonade

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LONDON: A 5-year-old girl selling lemonade to passersby was fined £150 for trading without a licence by the Tower Hamlets Council in London, reported The girl cried and told her dad, “I’ve done a bad thing.” However, the council has now cancelled the fine and apologised to the girl and her dad. A spokespers­on for the council said: “We are very sorry that this has happened. We expect our enforcemen­t officers to show common sense and to use their powers sensibly.”

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