The National Lottery comes to the aid of another threatened British institution

July 31, 2009 by  
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Once again the National Lottery has come to the aid of another threatened British institution. £12.8 million grant from the National Lottery Arts Council secures the future of Haworth Tompkins’ proposed redevelopment and renovation of Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre. The National Lottery payout comes after lengthy talks between the National Lottery Arts Council and Liverpool City Council.

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Homer Wins the Lottery and Books Coldplay

July 30, 2009 by  
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Following in the footsteps of music mega-stars Sir Paul McCartney, U2, Sir Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr and many others, Coldplay are to appear in the latest series of the Simpsons TV show. In this 20th anniversary edition of the long-running comedy Homer wins the lottery and books Coldplay to perform at the family home in Springfield.

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New York subway worker named as the Mega Millions jackpot winner

July 29, 2009 by  
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Yesterday saw a New York subway worker named as the Mega Millions jackpot winner who grabbed the $133 million jackpot on July 7th. In his job Audrey Boyce would travel from station to station with an armed guard while he collected bundles of cash from token booths and MetroCard machines but his latest pick-up was to collect a check for a staggering $54,648,351.

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National Lottery winner stole from his employer

July 28, 2009 by  
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A Lottery winner from Cumbria in 2003 who blew his winnings continued to spend, leading him to steal from his workplace. Richard Huddart, a National Lottery winner stole from his employer to pay for credit cards and overdrafts he used to continue his spending after he had blown his winnings.

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Powerball jackpot has grown to over one million dollars

July 27, 2009 by  
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The Powerball lottery based in the USA has announced that due to the jackpot rolling over on Saturday the new Powerball jackpot is estimated to be massive. The Powerball jackpot has grown to over one million dollars making it a very good time for you to buy tickets for it. Over 95,000 lucky Powerball players won prizes in Saturday’s Powerball draw.
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