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  2. National Lottery (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The National Lottery. The National Lottery is the state- franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and is currently operated by Allwyn Entertainment Ltd, who took over from Camelot Group (who had been running the National Lottery since its inception) on 1 February 2024.

  3. Mystic Meg - Wikipedia

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    Mystic Meg was born Margaret Anne Lake on 27 July 1942 to Bill Lake, an RAF aircrewman, and his wife Millicent (née Howard). [3] [4] [5] Of Romani heritage, she grew up in Accrington, Lancashire, and was taught astrology by her grandmother. Her mother formed a new relationship before her father's demobilisation in 1946, and the marriage ended.

  4. The National Lottery Draws - Wikipedia

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    National Lottery Stars were held each year and aired on BBC One between 2010 and 2019. Until 2015, the ceremony's name was The National Lottery Awards. Presenters. John Barrowman (2010, 2012–16) Myleene Klass (2011) Ore Oduba (2017–2019) Studios. The National Lottery draws were originally filmed at BBC Television Centre in London.

  5. The Sun (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper, published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Lachlan Murdoch 's News Corp. [11] [12] It was founded as a broadsheet in 1964 as a successor to the Daily Herald, and became a tabloid in 1969 after it was purchased by its current owner. [13]

  6. Camelot Group - Wikipedia

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    The Camelot Group was the operator of the UK National Lottery whose most recent franchise period started in 2009 and ran until January 2024. [2] It has also operated the Illinois State Lottery in the state of Illinois in the United States since 2018. The Camelot Group companies, of which Camelot UK Lotteries Limited is the UK National Lottery ...

  7. It's The Sun Wot Won It - Wikipedia

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    Front-page of The Sun from Saturday 11 April 1992. " It's The Sun Wot Won It " was the headline that appeared on the front page of United Kingdom newspaper The Sun on 11 April 1992 in which it claimed credit for the victory of the Conservative Party in the 1992 general election. It is regularly cited in debates on the influence of the press ...

  8. List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation

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    Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019. At the start of the 19th century, the highest-circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices.

  9. Post Office: Ex-Camelot boss Nigel Railton to be named as chair

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    National Lottery operator changes after 30 years Camelot had run the lottery since the game's launch in 1994, but it faced tough competition and its licence ended in February, with a new one for ...