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“I think I’ve won £2.8 million” – jackpot winner talks about Casumo mega win
Two players in two different countries won a combined total of nearly £7 million over the span of five days on online casino Casumo. The winners managed to hit two jackpots in two separate games. The first jackpot was won in Mega Fortune on the 30th March by a 28-year-old man who took home £2.8 million. The second win was registered in Mega Fortune Dreams on the 4th of April. It amounted to £3.9 million and is the biggest win...
Eastenders Bad Boy Martin Kemp Makes Little Girl’s Movie Dreams Come True
"I couldn’t believe it when they arranged for me to meet Martin Kemp. He’s awesome on TV and I’m still so excited I got the opportunity to work with him on my movie." Schoolgirl and budding movie-maker Beth Ward is making her cinema debut – after holiday chiefs brought in Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp to transform her family holiday video into a professional short film. Beth, 10, sent her video to travel company First Choice with a letter which said "I...
Watch – Girl Told Would Never Walk Again Defies Odds And Now Training For Marathon
When she was 12, Erika Bohling, was told she would never walk again. Now she's aiming to run a half marathon. Now aged 20, Erika has had to teach herself to walk again, even to write and hold a pen. She's overcome excruciating pain and paralysis of both her arms and legs, and is now training to run 13 miles. She says: "When I was 12 years old I lost the use of both my arms and legs due to...
Ewe’ll never believe it: Spring is here
This baaaaa-rmy footage shows a parade of 200 ewes trotting from the top of a tiny village to lamb in a field below in a 90-year-old tradition that marks the start of spring. The pregnant sheep on Hodgson's farm in Askrigg in the Yorkshire Dales make the two mile journey downhill over five days every year to move to a safe sheltered field to give birth to their lambs. The journey through the steep village, which has a population of...
There’s a grammar vigilante that corrects rogue apostrophes on signs
A self-styled grammar vigilante has been correcting rogue apostrophes on a city's signs - for the last THIRTEEN years. By day the anonymous crusader is a highly-qualified professional with his secret known only to a handful of close family and friends. But at night he becomes a shadowy figure who patrols the streets of Bristol, armed with his homemade 'apostrophiser' and purpose-built trestle. His specially-made tool reaches the higher signs on shopfronts and road signs, replacing or covering rogue apostrophes...
Watch – Paralysed pooch back on paws due to state-of-the-art wheelchair
A dog which was paralysed after a horrific road accident has been given a new lease of life thanks to a state-of-the-art PEDAL chair which helps her run again. Puffy a Chinese Crested dog lost the use of her rear legs when she was hit by a vehicle back in January 2015. The impact of that horror accident, destroyed the nerve connection to her hind legs and there was nothing that TV's Supervet could do to save her legs, the damage...
Mum-to-be gave birth on wedding day after being rushed to hospital in bridal gown
Mum-to-be Laura Louis gave birth on her wedding day after being rushed to hospital in her bridal gown. Laura Louis, 36, felt her waters break at her wedding reception just hours after tying the knot to husband Lou. The couple, who have their own Irish folk band, were performing for their guests on St Patrick’s Day when they realised Laura had started having contractions. They knew there was a possibility that baby Nicholas might decide to turn up on their...
Mum Shares First Wedding Dance With Disabled Son After Stepdad Builds A Special Harness
This is the heartwarming moment an unsuspecting mum shared her first wedding dance with her disabled son – in a special harness secretly made by his new stepdad. Alex Dieterle, 13, has severe cerebral palsy and is unable to stand unaided and relies on a wheelchair and carers to get around. But when his stepdad Martin Atrill married his mum Jo he was determined to make her big day even more special – by enabling her to have her first...
Sir Alex Ferguson delivers leadership speech to foundation he helped set up
Legendary football manager Sir Alex Ferguson delivered an inspirational talk about leadership to more than 350 university students yesterday(Wed). The former Manchester United boss visited to Glasgow Caledonian University yesterday (Wed) to offer students advice on effective leadership. The 75-year-old gave the students an opportunity to put questions to him about communication, building team morale and delivering results. The event was hosted by the Student Leaders Programme, which is open to any student who is a volunteer at Glasgow Caledonian...