Gregg Wallace says he ‘won the lottery’ when he met wife Anne-Marie

Gregg Wallace has sweetly said that he ‘won the lottery’ wife Anne-Marie walked into his life.  The MasterChef star, 56, first met his 34-year-old wife on Twitter back in 2013 and they have since welcomed a son called Sid, 18 months.  Talking about their romance, Gregg said that love is an ‘absolute game of chance’ and … Read more

What a shameful lottery: How care home visits are still banned in some postcodes

Families face a heartbreaking postcode lottery over Christmas visits to their loved ones in care homes, with the elderly still facing council bans in parts of Britain. Despite ministers saying last week that residents should be allowed to have visitors, an audit by the Mail has revealed at least eight areas of the country where … Read more

Borrowers face ‘lender lottery’ as 323,000 payment freezes end soon

Hundreds of thousands of people still on breaks from their mortgages and unsecured debts face a potential ‘lender lottery’ from next month as blanket protections are removed. Banking body UK Finance said financially vulnerable people benefiting from 323,700 payment holidays across mortgages, credit cards and personal loans will be offered help ‘tailored to their individual … Read more

‘Rollover Romeo’ lottery winner who is worth £22m divorces wife – who is set to get half his fortune

‘Rollover Romeo’ lottery winner who scooped £11m jackpot in 1996 and is now worth £22m divorces his childhood-sweetheart wife – who is set to get half his fortune Karl Crompton took home his enourmous £11million win aged just 23 in 1996 He was formerly dubbed Britain’s most eligible bachelor and ‘Rollover Romeo’  But he married Nicole Roach … Read more

Nationwide launches savings lottery: Is it a better bet than Premium Bonds?

Britain’s largest building society has launched another savings lottery, giving those who lock at least £100 away for 18 months a one-time shot at winning £10,000. Launched a week after National Savings & Investments announced it would slash the number of non-£1million Premium Bond payouts from December as part of a range of cuts to … Read more

Think Lottery winners all retire? Not Elaine, who still stacks shelves all night at M&S 

Elaine Thompson is a recent convert to the delights of Lidl. She ventured in because she likes to park in the supermarket’s car park when she makes her weekly trip to Slimming World, and ‘it’s only free if you buy something’, she says. ‘I would recommend its flavoured water, four for £1,’ Elaine, 64, adds, keen … Read more

Family BS savings lottery with better odds of £50k than Premium Bonds

Family Building Society has brought back its Windfall Bond savings account which gives those with £10,000 a better chance at winning £50,000 than the Premium Bonds draw. But there is also the possibility no one could end up winning, unlike with NS&I’s Premium Bonds draw that doles out prizes each month. The Epsom-based mutual has … Read more

Lottery winner who scooped £2.7m jackpot 25 years ago is still stacking shelves at M&S

A lottery winner who picked up a £2.7 million jackpot 25 years ago is still stacking shelves at a supermarket because she wants to be a good role model for her children. Elaine Thompson, 64, from Killingworth, north Tyneside, works at Marks & Spencer, starting her shifts at 2am and finishing at 9am.  She became … Read more

National Lottery introduces three special draws with millions up for grabs

A series of special lottery draws are due to take place in September, with hundreds of millions of pounds up for grabs. Changes are also being made to one of the nation’s most popular draws, the Lotto, where players will now be in a chance of winning an extra fiver, according to Camelot. The operator … Read more

Couple win £1m on lottery a day after husband made redundant

A couple have won £1million just 24 hours after the husband was made redundant – following a tragic year that saw him lose both his brother and sister-in-law and his wife suffer a life-changing diagnosis. David and Shelley Adams, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, hit the jackpot when they won the Lotto prize last weekend, hours … Read more