Pope Francis led prayers to celebrate Easter as thousands of pilgrims packed Jerusalem to mark Good Friday after Covid restrictions were eased following the success of Israel’s vaccine roll-out. In Latin America, penitents from Mexico and Guatemala to Paraguay carried tree branches covered with thorns and large crosses in Passion Plays reenacting the crucifixion of … Read more
A UK ticket-holder has won Friday’s £122 million EuroMillions jackpot, according to the National Lottery. The lucky player matched all five Euromillions numbers as well as the two Lucky Star numbers. Players are being urged to check their tickets in order to claim the prize of £122,550,350.80 Camelot’s Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ adviser at The … Read more
Here are the ten previous UK winners of the EuroMillions draw so far 1. In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir became Europe’s biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161million. The couple, who have been married for 30 years, said they were ‘not scared’ of the wealth because they were going to have … Read more
Drunken revellers tonight kicked off the four-day Easter weekend as police were forced to break up crowds in Cardiff, Exmouth and Plymouth. Police sent revellers packing tonight after fights broke out when around 40 people gathered for a party on a beach in Devon despite the ongoing rule of six. Footage taken by a walker … Read more
Christians around the world today celebrated Good Friday in the countries where it is still legal to congregate for worship. Jerusalem’s holy sites, where tens of thousands of pilgrims were barred from attending last Easter, were reopened, although remaining travel restrictions meant numbers were limited. In Australia, which has had very few coronavirus cases, worshippers … Read more
Piers Morgan posted a sarcastic April Fool’s Day tweet on Thursday as he made a dig at Good Morning Britain days after his exit from the show. Morgan, 55, famously left ITV’s GMB after saying he ‘didn’t believe a word’ of Meghan Markle’s account of experiencing racism and other charges against her husband Prince Harry’s … Read more
Ed Sheeran wears Mushroom Records T-shirt in honour of late music mogul Michael Gudinski as he uses his star power to urge fans to donate to Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:09 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 02:30 BST, 1 April 2021 Ed Sheeran is currently … Read more
Woodford Equity Income investors accuse fund administrators of throwing ‘good money after bad’ after cash is diverted into struggling US firm By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 31 March 2021 The Woodford Equity Income Fund is being wound up following Neil Woodford’s fall from … Read more
Butterflies enjoy ‘pandemic effect’ as they have third ‘good year’ in a row and sightings continue to grow 2020 was the third good year in a row for British butterflies, experts say Last year ranked as the tenth best for sightings since 1976 However researchers warned population levels of many species continue to be down compared … Read more
Why you should put wine corks in your fruit bowl: How this age-old trick can repel pesky flies and bugs for good Mothers have shared an age-old trick to repel the pesky fruit flies for good Wine corks in fruit bowls works as a natural repellent to keep fruits clear of bugs Natural corks are … Read more