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Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment woman drags hero cop down the road with her Porsche after he tried to question passenger
A woman dragged a hero Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) down the road with her Porsche after he tried to question her passenger. The PCSO, who had been in the job for less than a year, pulled up with his partner on Flatts Lane, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, last May. They got out of their marked car to speak to a young man in the back seat on suspicion of anti-social behaviour. He refused to engage with the officer but the driver, Lorna Thompson, 58, briefly spoke to the PCOS. Ms Thompson then promptly ordered the man in the back seat to 'close the door'. Bodycam footage then shows the PCSO - who didn't hear the electric car starting - clinging onto the bodywork as Thompson drove off. The officer was dragged several feet before tumbling onto the road and hitting his shoulder, head, and knee. He said the incident changed his life and made him consider quitting his job because he was scared of being physically assaulted again. Ms Thompson was arrested hours later and admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm. She appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday where she was handed a four-month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months. Speaking afterwards, the PCSO said: 'I don't go to work to get assaulted. I've only ever wanted to help people but this has changed my life and still affects me to this day. 'As a PCSO, we get abuse for doing our job but this has never stopped me from taking pride in what I do. 'I'd been verbally assaulted before, but never physically hurt until that night. 'There were many times when I thought I should quit my job as a PCSO and work in a shop due to fear of being assaulted again. 'It's taken me a while to gain the confidence to go to jobs by myself and I'm always wary now. 'I also now suffer with constant pain in my shoulder and have had to have physio to help me manage but the mental effects, I don't think they'll ever leave me fully. 'If Thompson didn't drive off while I was speaking to the man, none of this would have ever happened. 'I wouldn't have been injured, have to live with the constant fear of being assaulted, or suffer with my mental health. 'Underneath my uniform, I am human like everyone else and should be treated as such.'
GMA Network
a day ago
- General
- GMA Network
Lone bettor wins P46M Megalotto jackpot on Wednesday, July 2, 2025
One bettor won the Megalotto 6/45 jackpot worth P46 million drawn on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The winner for Megalotto 6/45 picked the numbers 38-07-16-44-15-42 with P46,134,409.20 jackpot prize. Previously, a solo bettor won the Megalotto 6/45 jackpot worth P21.749 million last June 4. There were no winners for the Grand lotto 6/55 jackpot worth P29,700,000 with the winning combination of 11-29-13-48-20-09. Visit here for more results. —RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
2 days ago
- General
- GMA Network
No winners of major lotto draws as Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot now P173M
There were no winners of the three major lotto jackpots offered by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. No bettor chose the winning combination of 34-24-41-48-37-36 for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot, which now stands at P173,307,289.20. It was better luck next time for those who bet on the Superlotto 6/49 prize of P15,840,000, with nobody choosing the winning numbers 19-15-17-25-20-47. It was similar for Lotto 6/42 when no one picked the correct numbers of 34-22-28-11-37-17 that would have won the P16,089,613.80 jackpot. For the complete lotto results, click here. —RF, GMA Integrated News .
GMA Network
4 days ago
- General
- GMA Network
No winners of major lotto draws on Sunday, June 29, 2025
Three days after a lone bettor won the P98-million Superlotto 6/49 jackpot, there were no winners of either of the major lotto prizes the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) drew for on Sunday, June 29, 2025. No bettor chose the winning combination of 14-36-17-22-34-29 for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot, which has risen to P166,136,332.00. There was also no pickers of the winning combination of 05-32-25-46-06-14 for the Superlotto 6/49 prize, which has reset to P15,840,000.00 after last week's win. Click here for the complete lotto results for Sunday, June 29, 2025. — BM, GMA Integrated News
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Hot Buzz! Police are ridiculed after sending team of officers to deal with a swarm of bees
Police have been ridiculed for sending a team of officers to deal with a swarm of bees that had landed on a traffic light pole. A photo posted on social media shows officers and a PCSO looking flummoxed as they stare at the cluster of pollinators in the centre of Winchester, Hampshire. The bees had gathered on the post in the Cathedral city as they waited to find out where their new home would be - a practice known as swarming, where a group breaks off from the main hive to follow a new queen. On Facebook, one resident joked that it had taken the city's 'finest' to protect the 'queen'. There were plenty of puns in the comments with locals saying 'let's bee having you', and 'hot buzz' - a play on the slang term 'hot fuzz' which was used as the title for Edgar Wright's police comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Others suggested it was a 'sting operation' or a 'honey trap' that would require police to '(honey) comb the area'. Someone else added it was a 'worthy cause' as bees 'do more good than people'. Swarming season occurs between May and July and can involve thousands of bees, the creatures hang in a cluster whilst 'scouts' go and find a new home for the breakaway colony. A photo posted on social media shows two officers and a PCSO looking flummoxed as they stare at the cluster of pollinators in the centre of Winchester, Hampshire One of Britain's leading beekeepers warned earlier this month the heatwave could create a 'nectar tsunami' that triggers a rapid swarming event. Laurence Edwards, 39, said: 'After the recent hot spell, beekeepers across the UK are seeing an explosion in swarming activity and the soaring temperatures over the next few days could potentially result in a massive increase in bee swarms,' he explained. 'What the public will see is a "cloud" of up to 50,000 bees. The sky turns black. The sound is deafening.' While this sounds like the start of a horror film, Mr Edwards maintains that the swarming bees are 'generally not aggressive.' He added: 'Swarming bees are generally not aggressive. They have no home to defend, no reason to sting.' Mr Edwards, who runs Black Mountain Honey, explained that swarming is the honeybees' 'way of surviving'. 'It's how they reproduce on a colony level,' he said. 'When a hive becomes overcrowded, the old queen leaves with thousands of workers to find a new home. 'It's not chaos, it's one of the most extraordinary natural behaviours on the planet.' Usually, beekeepers actively manage their colonies to prevent swarming. However, the UK heatwave could have provided the perfect conditions for a mass swarming event. 'Heatwaves can trigger a "nectar tsunami" that saturates the inside of the beehive with this sweet, sugary solution,' Mr Edwards warned. 'This is generally good for bees but if the beekeeper hasn't provided enough space for this bounty of nectar, it can trigger rapid swarming events, even in urban areas.'
