McDonald's has sparked fury by opening six restaurants in just one small city after the lockdown was eased.

The fast food giant shuttered all branches in March after Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, issued a nationwide lockdown.

But after working on health and safety practices, around 30 sites re-opened this week for drive-thru purposes.

Unfortunately for Birmingham, none of the re-opened sites are anywhere near the Second City.

And that's despite Birmingham boasting more McDonald's restaurants than any other UK city outside of London.

The fact all the openings have taken place in the south of the country has been revealed by Maccies, who say it is due to their close proximity to distribution centres.

But it has left many unhappy, after it emerged Peterborough had SIX re-opened eateries.

One admitted: "I'm happy that some have reopened but I think six is a bit excessive.

"Don't get me wrong, I love a Maccies, but six in a small city is a bit too much."

A second local chipped in with: "I was very surprised to see six on the list for sure, and yes I would say it's over the top, especially as bigger cities haven't had any reopen."

But not everybody was happy.

 "How can they justify opening six in Peterborough but none in Wales, Scotland or north England?" one asked.

A second fumed: "McDonald's do realise there's a whole country north of Peterborough don't they???"