4 h. ago Scots dad wins £1m Omaze draw and says family will finally get more than socks for Xmas

The 49-year-old winning dad and his wife didn't even have passports when Omaze knocked on their door to deliver the life-changing news – and now they're planning their dream holiday to Japan

Economics

4 h. ago “The last thing I was expecting”: Moment Scottish civil servant told he had become an instant millionaire

A video shows the moment civil servant Mark Crawford who lives in Dundee was told he had become an instant millionaire from a £15 Omaze entry.

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10 h. ago Civil servant wins £1million in Omaze draw and vows to replace his rusty old camper van to go travelling

Mark Crawford, 49, who walks five miles to work and back every day, came home to discover he had won the life-changing sum in the Omaze Monthly Millionaire Draw.

Economics

10 h. ago Scots dad wins £1m Omaze prize draw and plans treat wife to lifetime holiday

Mark Crawford scooped the prize draw for October and hopes to treat his wife to holidays.

Economics

3 d. ago Thousands of civil servant passwords leaked online as experts warn of ‘serious risk’

A cyber security expert warned that the data could be exploited for phishing attacks and ‘pose significant risks’

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4 d. ago Ministers say civil servant made evidence decisions in failed China spy case

Deputy national security adviser Matt Collins named as being personally responsible for providing witness statements

Politics

7 d. ago Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while prime minister after lobbying from Lord Mandelson

A memo by a senior civil servant briefs the Labour leader about the ‘super-rich’ financier ahead of the meeting

Politics

9 d. ago You could win a Lotus Emira worth £85K and £100,000 cash in the Omaze Early Bird Draw

OMAZE is back with another Early Bird Draw, where one lucky winner will drive away with a breathtaking Lotus Emira Turbo SE sports car. Along with the car, one lucky person will also win £100,000 in cash, creating an Early Bird Prize package worth an impressive £185,000. Omaze Early Bird Prize Draw To be in...

Economics

9 d. ago Former top civil servant questions Starmer over China spy trial collapse

Simon Case said intelligence chiefs have described China as a threat for years

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1 week ago NADINE DORRIES: Miracle gel that helps me sleep, puts a twinkle in my eye, keeps my brain sharp and fills me with confidence. Trying to quit was horrific... I'll take it for life

Like millions of women, I use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and have vowed to do so until the day I die.

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1 week ago Lottery winner who scooped £1m left fighting for life after 'months of partying'

Adam Lopez, who quit his job as a builder after winning £1million in July, said he ended up in hospital last month after going through an 'absolute rollercoaster' for three months

Economics

1 week ago An academic was aghast when her partner was accused of IRA activity. After his trial, he confessed

Mary Attenborough’s nightmare began when the police raided the flat she and Michael Gallagher shared, their memoir reveals, but their relationship prevailedWhen police thundered into their London home in 1996 and arrested Michael Gallagher on suspicion of IRA activity, Margaret Attenborough was shocked and indignant.She was an English academic who wrote books on geophysical software and her Scottish partner was a former civil servant who helped homeless alcoholics. The idea of him as an IRA man seemed ludicrous. Gallagher was romantic and cerebral – he had wowed Attenborough by completing the Guardian’s cryptic crossword in three minutes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Premium Bonds saver from Scotland wins £1million jackpot prize

Each £1 Premium Bond has an equal chance of winning a prize

Economics

2 w. ago Perhaps only civil servants and I believe it, but 'networking' is the stuff life is made of | Viv Groskop

The Cabinet Office wants to ban ‘networking meetings’ in working hours. Call me an interfering Sir Humphrey, but isn’t actually talking to colleagues the way to get things done?In these broken times, it’s not easy to spare a thought for the plight of the humble civil servant. But bear with me and open your heart. Last week, it emerged that the Cabinet Office has brought in new rules for civil servants about the types of meetings they can hold. Anything that constitutes a “networking meeting” now has to be held outside working hours. And if it’s a networking “event”, it has to be signed off by a senior civil servant.Alex Thomas, a programme director at the Institute for Government, said the new rules were “reasonably proportionate as most meetings take place after work or in lunchtimes anyway”, and that “reminding civil servants that they are primarily there to do their core jobs is not a bad thing”.Viv Groskop is a comedian and author of How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Bri...

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3 w. ago Paedophile civil servant caught with ‘large bag of sweets’ near kids avoids jail

Convicted paedophile Peter Crawford, 50, was caught near schoolchildren with a 'large bag of sweets' but has avoided jail - despite breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order

Events

4 w. ago Former top civil servant in running to replace Mandelson as US ambassador

Sir Mark Sedwill is among the leading candidates being considered as Britain’s representative in Washington

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