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Grieving father finds $4.85million winning lottery ticket in dead daughters bedroom days before facing eviction
A grieving father facing eviction over unpaid bills found a $4.85million winning lottery ticket in his dead daughter's bedroom. Ricardo Cerezo was left devastated by the death of his 14-year-old daughter Savannah, who died in August last year following a number of seizures. In February, the family was dealt another blow after they were warned they faced losing their home, in Chicago, to ...
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England v New Zealand – live | Rob Bagchi and John Ashdown
First hour on Sunday will be crucial, says Root Joe Root said that the first hour on Sunday would be crucial if England were to get on top of New ...
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Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks says Britain
Reuters © Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney gestures during his draft budget address in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland September 20, 2012. REUTERS/David ...
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Paul Hollywoods wife spotted without ring and tells pals I was blindsided by his betrayal
The wife of TV chef Paul Hollywood left home without her wedding ring yesterday after telling friends she just did not see his betrayal coming. Alexandra Hollywood, 49, suddenly has to come to terms with the end of her 15-year marriage to The Great British Bake Off star, 47. A family friend told the Sunday People: "She's been completely blindsided by this and sees it as a terrible ...
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The secret to pulling Why men should carry a GUITAR if they want to get a girls number
Guys, are women deaf to your romantic overtures? Well don't sit there fretting - get a guitar. At least that's my tip after a spot of in-depth research sparked by a recent scientific experiment. And you don't even have to play the instrument. Boffins in France found that a bloke carrying a guitar case had far more success at pulling total strangers than one armed with a sports ...
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Heartbreaking words of adoring wife in blog to husband left brain-damaged blind and paralysed by rugby injury
Tamsyn Wood and husband Alex had just started a new life in France when her world was turned upside down in a split second, the Sunday People ...
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Outgoing governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King issues warning over Help to Buy scheme
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for ...
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Lawyers treatment of Oxford abuse ring victim prompts call for reform
Campaigners demand urgent shake-up of court procedure after seven barristers cross-examined a girl every day for three weeks in Oxford child-grooming ...
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JK Rowlings personal copy of Harry Potter to go on sale
Harry Potter book , complete with handwritten notes which reveal the author invented the fictional sport of Quidditch after a row with her then-boyfriend, is going up for sale. Rowling will auction a hand signed, annotated ...
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Science promises strawberry fields forever
As Britain steels itself for the prospect of yet another washout summer, strawberry growers are finding themselves forced to come up with increasingly sophisticated ways of assessing the threat posed to their livelihoods by inclement weather.For fruit growers, predicting the weather is vital. It causes fruit yields to vary by as much as 70%, making for an erratic growing season if poor ...
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East Coast trains is on the wrong track with ticket fine
I inadvertently boarded an East Coast train from London to Newark which was an hour earlier than the one I had booked. It's a journey I regularly take, but I had had a harrowing experience that morning trying to help save a child's life and so had forgotten to put my watch back an hour after returning from France. I therefore believed I was on the correct ...
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More use internet for care funding advice
The internet is a fast growing avenues for those seeking advice about the costs of elderly care, says Partnership, whose second annual care index compares attitudes towards the cost of long term ...
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Dental insurers bringing a smile
Millions of people are still affected by poor oral health. Two in every three adults have visible dental plaque, and three in every ten suffer from regular dental ...
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MLS New England 2 Houston 0
Diego Fagundez scored in the 51st minute Saturday and the New England Revolution handed Houston a second straight home loss, 2-0. After getting a pass ...
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Julian Assange vigil costs British taxpayers more than $5 million
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks gestures as he speaks to the media and members of the public from a balcony at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Assange who faces extradition to Sweden over sexual assault, claims which he denies, took refuge in the embassy in June. The estimated cost to Britian of keeping him contained is more than $5 ...
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Teenage sex abuse victim in tears as SEVEN different barristers brand her liar in court
A shattered teenage sex abuse victim broke down in tears after SEVEN barristers had repeatedly branded her a liar during the trial of her paedo attackers.The child - just 15 when she was first targeted - was one of five girls who fell prey to a gang who used them to satisfy their own vile lusts before selling them on to other perverts across Britain.But after her torturers were finally caught, ...
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Two out of three motorists with more than 12 points are still on the road
Two out of three motorists with more than 12 points are still on the road, according to Whitehall figures.Of the 12,470 whose records show enough penalties on their licence to trigger a ban, 7,842 are still allowed to ...
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Acid attack victim Katie Piper has surgery to fix breathing problem
the Sunday People reports . The TV presenter and charity campaigner was horrifically injured when a jealous ex arranged for his pal to hurl sulphuric acid in her face in 2008. Katie, 29, who needed a series of skin grafts, revealed details of her latest treatment on Twitter. She said: "Long day filming, going home now to get ready for hospital for another operation. "I have some ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final show voting and results as they happened as Bonnie Tyler sang for UK
the UK still can't find a winning formula and Ireland taken home the wooden spoon. Emmelie de Forrest's winning song Only Teardrops is unlikely to go down as one of the classics of Eurovision history, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne returning to Britain to save his marriage to Sharon
Ozzy Osbourne is quitting Los Angeles and returning to Britain to save his marriage to Sharon.The Black Sabbath rocker, 66, will be reunited with the X Factor judge at their mansion in ...
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Late New Zealand rally rocks England
England suffered a late batting collapse against New Zealand on day three of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.The hosts appeared to be in complete control as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott forged a fruitful partnership to move England to 2-159.But they lost four wickets for just 12 runs to leave the match evenly poised with two days still remaining, the home side leading by 205 runs with ...
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Now we have proof nationalised railways are better run invest more and save taxpayers cash
There's been a lot of talk about re-nationalising our railways. Labour's transport spokeswoman Maria Eagle has floated the idea.As a son of a railwayman, it's something I've always believed in - a nationally owned rail service.The Tories rushed through the privatisation of rail by John Major before the 1992 general election. Even Thatcher thought it was a terrible idea - ...
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Is this where kidnapper spied on Madeleine McCann Police narrow search to FOUR apartment blocks
who believe the youngster may still be alive , have narrowed their search to FOUR apartment blocks where the family were on holiday when the youngster went missing.They are trying to work out who was in them at the time in 2007.A British property owner in the Portuguese resort of Praia Da Luz told the Sunday Mirror police had pinpointed "persons of interest" to the blocks.He said ...
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Too late for Tia Sharps father to play doting daddy now
Is it just me who had a bad taste in my mouth listening to Tia Sharp's father, Steven Carter, taking centre stage and demanding the death penalty for Tia's killer, Stuart Hazell?Maybe his calls for the ultimate vengeance would have been understandable had he been more of a father to the girl he calls "his golden angel" when she was alive.When Tia was murdered, Carter ...
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Coronation Street star Paula Lane Corrie’s amazing but I’d love to do a Broadchurch too
Coronation Street beauty Paula Lane is loving her time on the soap - but already dreams of starring in a big TV series like Broadchurch.Paula, who plays feisty Weatherfield vixen Kylie Platt, said: "Corrie have given me an amazing opportunity and I'm happy to fulfil that."But other amazing dramas are always being developed. I'd love to do something like Broadchurch. Hopefully ...
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Edinburgh's tram of indefinite delays
The development of a new tram system for Edinburgh has not been without controversy. Since the project was first proposed as far back as 1999 it took until 2006 for work to actually begin. Since then, there has been one failing after another, with many Edinburgh residents now wondering whether the new tram system will ever see the light of day and, more to the point, whether it is in fact necessary.
Edinburgh had a tram system up until the 1950s and, like many developed cities, it did away with the network in favor of other forms of public transport, mainly buses. Increasingly heavy traffic jams in the capital, however, have prompted city leaders to reconsider and in 2006 two bills went through parliament and were approved. Read more
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