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National Lottery: Camelot launches legal challenge over licence loss

April 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

The company that currently runs the National Lottery is taking legal action after losing out on the next licence. Camelot has started legal proceedings against the Gambling Commission after rival Allwyn was selected as the […]

National Lottery scratch card fraud: Men jailed over £4m jackpot claim

December 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two men who bought a National Lottery scratch card using stolen debit card details and then tried to claim the £4m jackpot they revealed have been jailed. Jon Watson, of Bolton, and Mark Goodram went […]

‘£2.5m lottery fraud’: Edward Putman charged

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with fraudulently claiming a £2.5m lottery payout. Hertfordshire Police said a ticket was submitted for an outstanding lottery prize and £2.5m was paid out in 2009. Edward Putman, 53, of […]

National Lottery Accounts Hacked Fear

November 30, 2016 World Justice News 0

About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. The firm said it did not believe its own systems had been compromised, but rather that the players’ login […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]