13 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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1 week ago Man becomes instant millionaire after detective's discovery in street

A 35-year-old man who was abandoned by his father before he was born is set for a windfall following an investigation that involved the diligent work of private detectives

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1 week ago Louise Redknapp's son's true thoughts on Jamie's baby news as 'world turned upside down'

Jamie Redknapp has opened up about the moment he told his eldest son Charley that he was expecting a baby with his wife Frida Andersson, admitting that it "didn't go down that well"

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1 week ago Louise Redknapp's sons' real thoughts on Jamie's baby news as 'world turned upside down'

Jamie Redknapp has opened up about the moment he told his sons Charley and Beau that he was expecting a baby with his wife Frida Andersson, who he married in 2021.

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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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1 week ago Forklift driver who became instant millionaire after winning £1m on a scratchcard ended up in hospital after three months of partying

Adam Lopez, 39, from Mattishall in Norfolk, saw his bank balance rocket from £12.40 to £1,000,012.40 after picking up the lucky £5 card from a corner shop in Hellesdon this July.

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3 w. ago Scottish bid to end Your Party civil war by writing to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana

The Scottish branches of the new left-wing party say leadership must show unity in the face of the rising far right.

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