The winner of Friday’s £84m EuroMillions jackpot has yet to be made public.
If one person has won the prize they will have almost as much money as the singer Robbie Williams and Rolling Stone Charlie Watts. And they would be 789th on the list.
The winning numbers were 1, 17, 31, 43, 47 and the Lucky Star numbers were 2 and 3.
Lottery operators - Camelot - said that the millions could be in the winner’s account by today (Monday).
The last big winners of the EuroMillions were a man from Cirencester who shared £113m with a Spanish winner.
Research done in Toronto and published in The Sunday Times has showed that youngsters who learn to lie at an early age have better developed brains and therefore could end up at the top of the pile.
They believe lying uses many brain processes, for example combining sources of information and using the knowledge for their own gains.
The study looked at 1,200 children, from the ages of 2-16.
According to the study the most deceitful age was 12.
Meanwhile, The Monaco Grand Prix - where sport meets glamour - was held on Sunday.
This is the most colourful venue on the Grand Prix circuit. It is also very gruelling for the drivers as there is little room for manoeuvre on the circuit.
It is held at the same time as the Cannes Film Festival, so a handful of A-list celebrities are guaranteed to be walking the pit lane before the race.
Monday 17 May 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
Waiting for a compromise
THIS year’s general election was more gripping than those of 2005, 2001 and 1997.
In the last three elections Labour returned to power with a convincing majority.
But this year no-one was sure how the result would go. However it was predicted that a hung parliament was a distinct possibility.
So I am astounded that no party had made any plans for that result.
David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown should have each put together an action plan, in case there was a hung parliament.
Labour and the Lib Dems could have talked about what they would do in the event of a hung parliament and the Tories-Lib-Dems done the same.
This would have prevented the state of limbo we are currently going through. The result was known on Friday and a government has not been formed yet. How long will it take for a conclusion to be reached?
There are many issues that need to be resolved in the country and a government must be found sooner rather than later. We can’t afford to waste more time.
Meanwhile, I was very disappointed that Liverpool finished in seventh place in this year’s Premier League, below Man City, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
That’s another season gone without any silverware.
Something must now be done to try and reverse the fortunes of this great club.
In the last three elections Labour returned to power with a convincing majority.
But this year no-one was sure how the result would go. However it was predicted that a hung parliament was a distinct possibility.
So I am astounded that no party had made any plans for that result.
David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown should have each put together an action plan, in case there was a hung parliament.
Labour and the Lib Dems could have talked about what they would do in the event of a hung parliament and the Tories-Lib-Dems done the same.
This would have prevented the state of limbo we are currently going through. The result was known on Friday and a government has not been formed yet. How long will it take for a conclusion to be reached?
There are many issues that need to be resolved in the country and a government must be found sooner rather than later. We can’t afford to waste more time.
Meanwhile, I was very disappointed that Liverpool finished in seventh place in this year’s Premier League, below Man City, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
That’s another season gone without any silverware.
Something must now be done to try and reverse the fortunes of this great club.
Sunday 2 May 2010
Turning back the clock
IT will be interesting to see what will happen when The Times and The Sunday Times begin to charge for online content from June.
To be able to read an online article in those papers from June you will have to pay a week’s subscription for £2, or a day’s access for £1.
The decision was made last August by Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation. It was decided to go down this route because advertising revenues are falling.
When the change is made, it is uncertain what the consequences will be.
Will people decide not to pay to read news on these sites, because they can go to other avenues which don’t charge? Or will readers pay to log onto The Times and The Sunday Times?
It may mean that people decide to buy the paper instead of accessing their news by the internet and it could lead to an increase in sales? Who knows?
Meanwhile, snooker’s veteran Steve Davis, 52, turned back the clock to beat the sport’s world number one, John Higgins, at The Crucible in Sheffield. He outfought Higgins and took the match 13-11.
Davis was playing in his 30th World Championships and last won the event in 1989. He has six World titles.
Although the 52-year-old lost last Tuesday to Australia’s Neil Robertson.
To be able to read an online article in those papers from June you will have to pay a week’s subscription for £2, or a day’s access for £1.
The decision was made last August by Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation. It was decided to go down this route because advertising revenues are falling.
When the change is made, it is uncertain what the consequences will be.
Will people decide not to pay to read news on these sites, because they can go to other avenues which don’t charge? Or will readers pay to log onto The Times and The Sunday Times?
It may mean that people decide to buy the paper instead of accessing their news by the internet and it could lead to an increase in sales? Who knows?
Meanwhile, snooker’s veteran Steve Davis, 52, turned back the clock to beat the sport’s world number one, John Higgins, at The Crucible in Sheffield. He outfought Higgins and took the match 13-11.
Davis was playing in his 30th World Championships and last won the event in 1989. He has six World titles.
Although the 52-year-old lost last Tuesday to Australia’s Neil Robertson.
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