When author David Shannon’s debut novel was accepted by a leading literary agent, it came as a huge surprise – not only to him, but also to his wife. London-born Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo OBE had no idea her husband had finished the novel he’d been working on for years – believing his hours spent … Read more
NatWest boosts its regular savings account by putting £10,000 into a prize draw By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 March 2021 The prize draw is open to savers opening a Digital Regular Saver this month and adding between £1 and £50 in April, … Read more
Saturday Night Takeaway fans were up in arms when a contestant lost out on a cash prize due to an unfortunate time delay. Viewers demanded justice after hosts Ant and Dec told the player she had sung the lyrics of Dolly Parton’s hit 9 to 5 incorrectly during the show’s Sing-a-long live segment. However, after later … Read more
Channel Seven officially confirmed Larry Emdur as the new host of The Chase Australia on Sunday, weeks after former host Andrew O’Keefe was axed over domestic violence charges. But questions are still swirling about how the network will deal with The Chase winners whose episodes haven’t aired yet. According to The Australian Media Diary, the network … Read more
You may have seen the glossy TV advertisements offering a chance to win a ‘fully furnished dream home’ in a prize draw. And, no doubt, you would have been pleased to hear there’s ‘no mortgage, no stamp duty and no conveyancing to pay’. Also thrown in alongside the £2.5 million five-bedroom ‘Georgian-style’ house in ‘the … Read more
You may have seen the glossy TV advertisements offering a chance to win a ‘fully furnished dream home’ in a prize draw. And, no doubt, you would have been pleased to hear there’s ‘no mortgage, no stamp duty and no conveyancing to pay’. Also thrown in alongside the £2.5 million five-bedroom ‘Georgian-style’ house in ‘the … Read more
Having made millions after he secured the rights to J. K. Rowling‘s books about a child wizard, Harry Potter film producer David Heyman is now pinning his hopes on an artificial being who longs to find a human owner. I can disclose that Heyman has snapped up the rights to Sir Kazuo Ishiguro’s most recent novel … Read more
Save money AND have the chance to win a cash prize while you’re doing it By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 Stephen Turner could not believe his luck when he won £100 in a Nationwide Building Society prize draw last … Read more
The father of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has called upon his daughter to break with centuries-old tradition and choose her own partner as he says ‘she’ll be a better judge than me’. Ziauddin Yousafzai, who inspired his daughter’s love of education, said he was proud to challenge the constraints of the Pakistani community … Read more
Students thank Rebel Wilson after she donates her $250,000 prize money from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to help further their education By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 07:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 Rebel Wilson is using her fame for a good cause! On Tuesday, … Read more