Here are the ten previous UK winners of the EuroMillions draw so far 1. In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir became Europe’s biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161million. The couple, who have been married for 30 years, said they were ‘not scared’ of the wealth because they were going to have … Read more
Here are the ten previous UK winners of the EuroMillions draw so far 1. In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir became Europe’s biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161million. The couple, who have been married for 30 years, said they were ‘not scared’ of the wealth because they were going to have … Read more
The number of new Covid cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, World Health Organization figures show. Infections around the world are approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic, the head of the UN agency said today. Speaking at a briefing, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: ‘Cases and … Read more
A Euromillions jackpot winner told police he had ‘veered across the road’ as he reached back for a teddy to calm his screaming toddler before a head-on collision that killed a 75-year-old woman, video footage has revealed. Matthew Topham avoided jail after he admitted causing the death of pensioner Mary Jane Regler on Christmas Day 2019 … Read more
A £45million lottery winner has today been cleared of dangerous driving after a head-on crash killed a 75-year-old woman. Matthew Topham, 31, was acquitted of causing death by dangerous driving after his BMW collided with a Ford Fiesta in North Cockerington, Lincolnshire, on Christmas Day in 2019. He said he took his eyes off the road for ‘up to three … Read more
Euromillions £45m jackpot winner, 31, is cleared of dangerous driving after head-on crash that killed 75-year-old woman Matthew Topham’s BMW collided with a Ford Fiesta in Lincolnshire in 2019 Topham, 31, said he only took eyes off the road to retrieve his son’s teddy bear The crash killed Mary Jane Regler, 75, who was a … Read more
A lottery winner killed a pensioner in a Christmas Day car crash after taking his eyes off the road to find his two-year-old son’s teddy bear, a court has heard. Matthew Topham, 31, reported to be Britain’s youngest EuroMillions jackpot winner after pocketing £45 million in 2012, had been visiting his wife’s family before the … Read more
Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and John Rhys-Davies are among The Lord of the Rings stars who have joined forces in a bid to buy author J.R.R. Tolkien’s former £4.5million home in Oxfordshire. The actors and other celebrities including Annie Lennox have joined award-winning writer Julia Golding in launching a crowdfunding campaign to purchase the … Read more
Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and John Rhys-Davies are among The Lord of the Rings stars who have joined forces to purchase author J.R.R. Tolkien’s £4.5million famed home in Oxfordshire. The stars, including singer Annie Lennox and actor Sir Derek Jacobi, have joined the award-winning author Julia Golding to launch a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to … Read more
Five million medical masks bought by the UK Government for £45million are missing, it has been revealed. The specialist FFP3 masks, which are fitted with plastic respirators, were meant to have been flown into Birmingham international airport by June, having been ordered by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). But a legal battle … Read more