3 h. ago Lottery £1m winner left fighting for his life in hospital after three months of partying

Adam Lopez, 39, from Norwich, won £1million on a National Lottery scratchcard three months ago - but his life has been an 'absolute rollercoaster' since then

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4 h. ago Lottery winner almost died after quitting job and partying for months

Adam Lopez, 39, spent nine days in hospital after being left unable to walk or breathe

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12 h. ago Lottery winner who scooped £1m on scratch card in hospital after 'months of partying'

Builder Adam Lopez, 39, said his balance increased "from £12.40 to £1,000,012.40" after buying the scratch card from a corner shop three months ago.

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13 h. ago Protesters rally in Quito as Ecuador declares state of emergency in 10 provinces

Protesters both for and against Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa have rallied in the capital Quito

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13 h. 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

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16 h. ago House speaker says Democrats are not serious about negotiating as shutdown continues

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekendThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last through next week or beyond.Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago House speaker says Democrats aren’t serious about shutdown negotiation as Democratic leader blames Republicans

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekendThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, while the Democratic leader accused Republicans of driving the shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last at least through next week.Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Man who fell to his death from hot air balloon after quitting job at top hotel died of multiple injuries, inquest told

Jesus Lato Garzon, 33, fell from the balloon in front of horrified passengers and landed in a field after recently quitting his job at one of Britain's top hotels.

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7 d. ago Man, 33, who died in fall from hot air balloon had quit his job at top hotel on outskirts of London

Jesus Lato Garzon told colleagues ‘I need to think about my life’, according to reports

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1 week ago Woman scoops £130k jackpot but floors lottery bosses with decision over winnings

The winner of a huge Powerball lottery prize stunned lottery executives by handing her entire winnings over to worthy causes, saying 'God is blessing me, so I can bless others'

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1 week ago Woman scoops £110k jackpot but floors lottery bosses with decision over winnings

The winner of a huge Powerball lottery prize stunned lottery executives by handing her entire winnings over to worthy causes, saying 'God is blessing me, so I can bless others'

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1 week ago Winner who shared in $1.7B lottery jackpot reveals plans for winnings

The winner walked away with a lump sum payment of $410.3 million - and plans to take some time off work

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2 w. ago Andoni Iraola is a model modern manager. Could he save Manchester United? | Jonathan Wilson

The smart and flexible coach is enjoying a remarkable start to the season with Bournemouth and big clubs are taking noteYou have to be patient with new players. You have to give a manager time to work with fresh signings, let them learn his methods. Rome wasn’t built in a day – Brian Clough quipped he wasn’t on that particular job, but it took until the third season at Derby and Nottingham Forest to win promotion. It makes sense; you have to wait. Football takes time. Or you could just turn to Andoni Iraola.Iraola lost three of his back four in the summer and his goalkeeper. (No detail perhaps so encapsulates the financial landscape of modern European football better than the highest fees paid in the latest transfer window by a Spanish club and a French one were for Bournemouth centre-backs.) Continue reading...

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2 w. ago North Carolina house cleaner bets $10 and wins the ‘grand fortune’ netting her a six

‘Everyday people can win something like this, and we did,’ lotto winner Chelsea Carter said

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3 w. ago Clothes will dry faster indoors in autumn using a common household item

Drying clothes indoors can be a frustrating job, particularly when it gets colder and wetter in autumn and winter. But there are some simple tricks you can use to speed up the process.

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3 w. ago ‘Fight like heck’: US Eagles seek World Cup spot amid MLR turmoil

Just before Sunday’s crucial qualifier against Samoa in Denver, the American domestic league lost a third team in less than two monthsThe US Eagles men can qualify for the 2027 World Cup on Sunday, by beating Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup fifth-place play-off in Denver. Defeat will not end hopes of making it to Australia, as further play-offs await. But in another horrible week for American men’s rugby, to have one weighty challenge dealt with would be welcome indeed.On Thursday, in a move the Guardian understands caught other team owners by surprise, the Houston SaberCats became the third team to drop out of Major League Rugby this year. That reduced the competition to just seven teams from 11 last season, given the merger of San Diego and LA, announced in August as NOLA Gold and Miami Sharks also called it quits. Houston, San Diego and NOLA were founder clubs in 2018.Martin Pengelly writes on Substack at The National Maul, on rugby in the US Continue reading...

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4 w. ago National Lottery: UK unclaimed tickets as millions in prizes remain up for grabs – winner news and results

Millions in unclaimed National Lottery prizes are waiting - your ticket could be a winner 💰

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