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It could be deja vu: Welsh couple win Β£1m in national lottery for the second time

16 December 2025 at 14:20

Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, defied odds of more than 24 trillion to one after first winning the jackpot prize in 2018

A couple from mid-Wales have become Β£1m national lottery winners for the second time, defying odds of more than 24 trillion to one to claim the jackpot again.

Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, first landed a seven-figure prize in June 2018 through the EuroMillions millionaire maker.

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Β© Photograph: Allwyn/PA

Β© Photograph: Allwyn/PA

Β© Photograph: Allwyn/PA

Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder over death of girl, 9, in Somerset

16 December 2025 at 12:15

Boy was arrested on Monday evening after officers were called to property in Weston-super-Mare

A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a nine-year-old girl in Weston-super-Mare, police have said.

Officers were called by paramedics to a property in the North Somerset town just after 6pm on Monday, Avon and Somerset police said.

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Β© Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Β© Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Β© Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

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Thousands of speeding fines could be cancelled after β€˜technical issue’

15 December 2025 at 18:26

A software update is thought to have created a problem with some variable speed cameras, meaning motorists were incorrectly penalised

Thousands of speeding fines could be cancelled after a β€œtechnical issue” triggered some speed cameras in England to incorrectly penalise motorists.

National Highways has apologised for the error, which meant a β€œvery small number” of drivers had been wrongly fined since 2021.

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Β© Photograph: stocknshares/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: stocknshares/Getty Images

β€˜We are reclaiming that light’: Hanukah celebrations tinged with sadness at Heaton Park synagogue

Community mourns terror attack in Bondi beach, just months after two killed at site of event in Greater Manchester

Dark rain clouds hung above Heaton Park synagogue in Greater Manchester on Monday evening as worshippers gathered for the second day of Hanukah. It was the nightly menorah candle lighting, typically a festival of joy and celebration, but this year the atmosphere had a sombre tinge.

As well as celebrating the annual festival, members of the Manchester Jewish community are mourning those who were killed in a terrorist attack in Bondi beach, Sydney, where 15 people were shot dead and dozens injured during a religious gathering on Sunday.

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Β© Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Β© Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Β© Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

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