National Lottery is giving ticket holders free entry to more than 500 UK venues, which have received funding, for its 25th birthday and to say thanks to players who contribute £40billion to good causes.

Neil Peet, 50, has been good friends with lottery winner Steve Thomson for years and was one of many at a boozy party he threw to celebrate at home in West Sussex.

One lucky individual has bagged themselves a life-changing sum of money in the EuroMillions draw tonight, just weeks after Steve and Lenka Thompson won a incredible £105 million.

NHS Digital data released today showed more than half (53 per cent) of adults spent money on betting in the last year in England. One in 10 men and one in 20 women admitted to drinking nearly every day.

John and Allison McDonald, of Stockton on Tees, County Durham, matched all six numbers on a Lucky Dip ticket then found out three days later that their son Ewan, 15, was cancer free.

Anwar Batson has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to four offences under the Computer Misuse Act, at Southwark Crown Court today. He used 'Sentry MBA' programme.

Ron and Joan Brumhill from Waterlooville in Hampshire scooped the life-changing prize after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on December 21 last year.

Sofina Sarwar, 34, of Leicester, denies knowing anything about the money Haroon Cassim, 36, took from Camelot and Yopa Property while he worked for both firms between 2010 and 2018.

Father-of-two Mark Goodram, 36, from Bolton, claims to have bought the winning scratchcard from a Waitrose supermarket in Clapham, south London, in April last year.

The National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers on Tuesday were 05, 07, 08, 16 and 20 - while the Lucky Stars were 02 and 12. One player matched all five numbers and the two Lucky Stars.

A UK winner of a £57million EuroMillions jackpot is yet to claim the huge prize more than a week after winning - and may not know they are a multi-millionaire (pictured, The National Lottery sign).

The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to £300million in funds to support the most vulnerable across the UK during the crisis.

Ryan Hoyle, a 38-year-old joiner from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has been revealed as the EuroMillions winner of £58million, seeing him rank ninth on the National Lottery millionaires' list.

Self-employed joiner Ryan Hoyle, 38, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, whose mother works as a school cleaner and father works in a factory, won £58,366,487 in a EuroMillions jackpot.

The National Lottery has announced a slew of campaigns for organisations all over the UK hit by the coronavirus outbreak, with a £600 million fund set-up to help.

The National Lottery website and app are back up and running ahead of tonight's £5million draw after being down for nine hours today due to a power failure.

Richard Millett, 50, launched libel action after Mr Corbyn made comments about him on television that he viewed as defamatory, MailOnline revealed last year.

AOC, who serves as US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district, made the comments during an appearance on hip-hop program 'Ebro in the Morning'.

He is busy promoting his new television series This Time Next Year, taking part in dozens of radio, TV and newspaper interviews. 

The frail former First Lady, 90, was being escorted to her seat in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, by Senator Marco Rubio when she lost her balance.

Michael Brennan, a regional director for Florida Senator Marco Rubio, resigned following the battery arrest after allegedly beating his wife on Friday night.

Viewed by many as a likely- and popular- vice presidential candidate in the upcoming elections, the admission that Florida Senator Marco Rubio was a Mormon may hinder his chances at the seat.

As Marco Rubio's autobiography hit shelves it was revealed he is not being considered as Mitt Romney’s vice president in November’s US elections, according to reports.

Grassroots Republicans were livid that Rubio, 40, one of his party’s rising stars and its most prominent Latino voice, was being passed over without a serious look.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio had to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a sensor went off on his private jet that indicated electrical problems.

Stewart interviewed Rubio and said that, while he may have been passed over for the much-speculated vice presidential nomination, the comedian still has high hopes for the Republican Senator.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) spoke on Saturday at Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's (left) birthday party in Altoona, Iowa, an annual Republican fundraiser in the early nominating state.

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has been criticised for describing the age of the earth as a 'great mystery' even though almost all scientists agree that it is 4.54 billion years old.

Marco Rubio couldn't have planned to cause a viral sensation around his water bottle when he gave last week's response to the State of the Union, but now that it's happening he's capitalizing on the moment.

The Florida congressman, who has been tirelessly promoting a bipartisan deal on immigration, said that his 'Gang of Eight' bill doesn't give any handouts to those who are living in the country without a green card.

'Either, number 1, they were aware of a security situation in Libya and failed to act accordingly, or, number 2, they had such a bad operation that they were not aware of it'

IRS demanded lists of all donors, in Q&As that would have been made 'open to public inspection'; Florida senator wants heads to roll; Obama calls it 'outrageous'

Democratic state senator Tick Segerblom says overseas odds makers are horning in on Sin City's action, so he's ready to open the door to congressional crap shoots and presidential parlays.

The Republican senator for Florida (pictured) took to Twitter to issue a condemnation of Mr Obama's climbdown, saying 'we do need more degrees that lead to #jobs'.

In an interview with ABC's This Week, 43-year-old Rubio added fuel to the speculation that he's planning a run for president by telling host Jonathan Karl that he has plenty of experience to hold the country's highest office.

The 2016 hopeful won't say whether or not he's smoked the substance because he feels no good will come from answering the question.

Obama didn't notify members of Congress about the trade until it was happening, but the deal, involving the U.S., Qatar and the Taliban, likely took weeks to engineer.

Paul has placed himself at odds with several possible Republican presidential challengers, including Rubio, whose parents immigrated from Cuba, by aligning himself with the president on this issue.

The jab came after Florida lawmaker Rubio called Paul the 'chief cheerleader of Obama's foreign policy.'

'If that’s what we have to do to get this thing passed, I would be open to it,' he said. 'But I don’t think that’s a wise thing to do.'

Rubio suggested on Wednesday that he was still mulling over his 2016 options. But an adviser says, 'he has told us to proceed as if he is running for president.'

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is considering a possible presidential run. The incident took place at a 'Team Marco 2016' summit where he was speaking to 300 donors at the Delano Hotel in South Beach.

The Florida senator used a word-association game to turn his fire on the Democrat, who is expected to run for the White House, as he spoke at the CPAC convention in Maryland.

'We need to send very clear leadership from the White House on down through the federal law enforcement,' Christie said. 'And the states should not be permitted to sell it and profit from it.'

The Florida Senator spoke to CBS's Face the Nation after admitting in an interview he would attend the same-sex wedding of a family member or staffer - even if he didn't agree with the decision.

The pair have been political allies for more than a decade but those close to Bush have started quietly spreading negative information about Rubio's record.

GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio will lay out his foreign policy vision in a speech this afternoon at a forum hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Monday's site is where the US processed Cuban exiles who fled Castro's communist regime. Rubio was accused of embellishing his parents' story to make it seem like they were among them.

At Miami's Freedom Tower, known as the 'Ellis Island of the South,' the 43-year-old Floridian proclaimed that he's all-in for 2016, joining fellow Republicans Ted Cruz and Rand Paul in the contest.

Rubio was spotted at a Washington, D.C. Chipotle, located just steps from the Capitol, this week, furthering the trend that started Monday with Hillary Clinton - who did not tip.