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Cash hoard found by staff at waste depot in Midsomer Norton, Somerset Via: Couple accidentally leave £15,000 inside cardboard box at recycling centre

Colin Weir – described by Scotland’s first minister as ‘true friend’ of SNP – made £1m donation to independence campaign Via: Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute after £161m EuroMillions jackpot winner dies

Ministry of Justice hails ‘brave’ staff for bringing melee under control within 25 minutes Via: Brawl erupts at Feltham young offender's institute leaving 14 prison staff in hospital

The decision to grant a controversial former director of public prosecutions a damehood has been labelled “appalling”. Via: New Year's Honours: Former chief prosecutor Alison Saunders given damehood despite rape scandals

Flamur ‘Alex’ Beqiri, 36, was peppered with bullets as his screaming wife Debora watched in horror outside their £1.5million home in Battersea at around 9pm on Tuesday. Via: Man shot dead in London linked to Albanian gangland murders

Almost 500 Britons needed emergency treatment last year after their problem gambling caused serious illnesses including psychosis. Via: Hospital admissions for gambling double in six years, NHS warns 

Former TV cameraman Colin Weir, from Largs in North Ayrshire, won the jackpot with his now ex-wife Christine in July 2011. Earlier this year the pair confirmed they would divorce. Via: Britain's biggest lottery winner Colin Weir dies aged 71

Health and safety culture is doing children more harm than good, Princess Anne said today. She blasted excessive rules and regulations for hindering youngsters’ decision-making. Via: Princess Anne blasts health and safety culture as she warns rules hinder children's decisions

Nadiya Hussain, 35, who rose to stardom after winning the 2015 Great British Bake Off, has been awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting and the culinary arts in the New Year Honours list. Via: TV chefs Nadiya Hussain awarded MBEs while Nigel Slater receives an OBE 

Bureau of Meteorology issues wind warnings amid bushfires as temperatures expected to reach 44C north-west of Sydney next weekNew South Wales firefighters are gearing up for hotter, drier and windier conditions next week, after a Christmas reprieve.On Saturday morning there were more than 70 fires burning across the state, with Read more