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'Harry Potter' stars banned from driving after being caught speeding
'Harry Potter' stars banned from driving after being caught speeding

Khaleej Times

time8 hours ago

  • Entertainment
  • Khaleej Times

'Harry Potter' stars banned from driving after being caught speeding

Two stars of the "Harry Potter" films, including actress Emma Watson, were each banned from driving for six months Wednesday after being caught speeding in separate incidents. Watson, 35, who played Hermione Granger, the friend of boy wizard Potter in the hugely popular movie franchise, was banned for driving at 38 miles (61 km) an hour in a 30-mile zone in southeastern Banbury last July. Zoe Wanamaker, 76, who played Quidditch teacher Madame Hooch in "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone", was banned for six months for her offence. She had been caught driving at 46 miles an hour in a 40-mile zone of the M4 motorway in southeastern Berkshire last August. The cases were dealt with separately by a lower magistrates court in the town of High Wycombe. Neither of the stars attended the hearings, at which they were each fined £1,044 ($1,400). Watson, who was stopped while driving her blue Audi, has been studying at Oxford University. Her lawyer told the court that although she was a student "she is in a position to pay the fine".

PC touched colleague inappropriately, panel finds
PC touched colleague inappropriately, panel finds

Yahoo

time9 hours ago

  • Yahoo

PC touched colleague inappropriately, panel finds

A police officer has been found to have touched a colleague intimately in a way that was "deliberate, unwarranted and unnecessary". PC Ben Lane, who was based in Berkshire, touched the man inappropriately over his clothing while at work in September 2024, a panel found. Mr Lane, who has since quit Thames Valley Police (TVP), claimed he was trying to demonstrate an alleged sexual assault he was investigating and touched his colleague on the back of his right leg. The panel, led by TVP's assistant chief constable Dennis Murray, said that was "highly implausible". The panel heard the victim, referred to in the proceedings as Officer A, gave a "very comprehensive account" of what happened, including his "surprise and shock". Mr Murray said the attack "could be classed as criminal in nature" and amounted to a "sexual assault on police premises". Mr Lane, who did not attend Wednesday's hearing at TVP's headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, said in a statement that he used 10% of the possible pressure when he touched the man. But Officer A scored the pain inflicted on him at four or five out of 10. The panel found that Mr Lane had committed gross misconduct and that he would have been sacked had he not already quit. He will be added to the College of Policing's barred list. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Related internet links Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police touched colleague inappropriately
Thames Valley Police touched colleague inappropriately

BBC News

time10 hours ago

  • BBC News

Thames Valley Police touched colleague inappropriately

A police officer has been found to have touched a colleague intimately in a way that was "deliberate, unwarranted and unnecessary".PC Ben Lane, who was based in Berkshire, touched the man inappropriately over his clothing while at work in September 2024, a panel Lane, who has since quit Thames Valley Police (TVP), claimed he was trying to demonstrate an alleged sexual assault he was investigating and touched his colleague on the back of his right panel, led by TVP's assistant chief constable Dennis Murray, said that was "highly implausible". The panel heard the victim, referred to in the proceedings as Officer A, gave a "very comprehensive account" of what happened, including his "surprise and shock".Mr Murray said the attack "could be classed as criminal in nature" and amounted to a "sexual assault on police premises".Mr Lane, who did not attend Wednesday's hearing at TVP's headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, said in a statement that he used 10% of the possible pressure when he touched the Officer A scored the pain inflicted on him at four or five out of panel found that Mr Lane had committed gross misconduct and that he would have been sacked had he not already will be added to the College of Policing's barred list. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.

Berkshire farmers' concerns for crops in drought weather
Berkshire farmers' concerns for crops in drought weather

BBC News

time11 hours ago

  • Climate
  • BBC News

Berkshire farmers' concerns for crops in drought weather

A farmer who planned to harvest his crops at the end of June is hesitating due to the risk of wildfires which has delayed his work by three weeks. Colin Rayner uses combine harvesters and balers and said that when the fields are dry the machines may cause a spark which will set fire to the crops. "If the fire gets out of control it will leave my farm and get into people's houses and we have schools surrounding our fields."Another farmer George Brown is concerned about the quality of his oats and barley as he had to collect them early. Mr Rayner has been a farmer for 51 years in his family farm in Maidenhead which was established in grows barley, wheat, maize, sunflower, oilseeds rape and has some cattle and Rayner hesitated to harvest these crops which he planned on the 30 June "The risk was too great for my men and machinery and the public at wide and the fire and rescue service."The farmer had two minor fires this year and has delayed harvest till the land is less dry "luckily it didn't spread too quickly."If there is rain in the coming days Mr Rayner hopes to harvest next week which would be a three-week delay in harvest when timing is crucial for farmers. Hot and dry weather have caused farmers in Berkshire to harvest up to a month earlier than usual - having an impact on yields and quality of the Brown who grows porridge oats, spring barley and white clover on Priors Farm in Peasemore near Newbury shares the same concerns as Mr Rayner."We had a very wet winter, and it kept raining till the end of February, so planting was difficult this spring and ever since February we had almost no rain in the farm."His concern is the quality of the crops."Just the massive amount of dry weather there is concerns whether they have actually fully ripened [...] we can't really tell until we harvest it." Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue service said after the dry weather, the risk of wildfire across the country is 'substantial'. In the past few days they have responded to "a significant number of fires in the open, especially in rural areas." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.

Harry Potter stars banned from driving for speeding
Harry Potter stars banned from driving for speeding

National Post

time11 hours ago

  • Entertainment
  • National Post

Harry Potter stars banned from driving for speeding

Two stars of the 'Harry Potter' films, including actress Emma Watson, were each banned from driving for six months Wednesday after being caught speeding in separate incidents. Article content Watson, 35, who played Hermione Granger, the friend of boy wizard Potter in the hugely popular movie franchise, was banned for driving at 38 miles (61 km) an hour in a 30-mile zone in southeastern Banbury last July. Article content Article content Article content Zoe Wanamaker, 76, who played Quidditch teacher Madame Hooch in 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone', was banned for six months for her offence. Article content Article content She had been caught driving at 46 miles an hour in a 40-mile zone of the M4 motorway in southeastern Berkshire last August. Article content The cases were dealt with separately by a lower magistrates' court in the town of High Wycombe. Article content Neither of the stars attended the hearings, at which they were each fined £1,044 (US$1,400). Article content Watson, who was stopped while driving her blue Audi, has been studying at Oxford University. Her lawyer told the court that although she was a student, 'she is in a position to pay the fine.' Article content

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