College staff to wear body cameras to stop parties

An Oxford University college has threatened to record its students with body cameras to gather evidence of people breaking coronavirus rules and report them to the police.

Staff at St Catherine’s College battled to break up parties in rooms on Sunday night and students refused to give their names. Prof Heidi de Wet, the dean, said: “Some individuals chose to express their displeasure by coughing in the junior deans’ direction.”

Following privacy concerns, the college said it would only use cameras if there is “a repeat of this behaviour”.