Tuesday 15 September 2015 18:10, UK
A 42-year-old man from Nottingham has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted for flying drones over football stadium.
Nigel Wilson, from Bingham in Nottingham, pleaded guilty to nine offences in total.
He was been fined £1,800 and ordered to pay £600 costs after he flew his drone illegally during a Champions League game between Liverpool and Ludogorets last year.
Wilson also filmed a Derby County-Reading Championship clash at Derby's iPro Stadium, an Arsenal-Tottenham derby at the Emirates Stadium and Manchester City's game with Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium.
District Judge Quentin Purdy told Wilson he had put the public at risk by flying the drones over busy, built-up areas.
He said: "At each and every one of these places an accident could have occurred simply by a gust of wind or something of that nature taking it out of your control.
"In each and every case you knew what you were doing. Several times you were warned by police, who seized drones from you, and on numerous occasions by people posting on your YouTube channel. It was the height of arrogance in terms of public safety."
As well as the fine, Wilson was banned from owning or flying drones for the next two years.
