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A builder who won the £105 million EuroMillions jackpot has been spotted fulfilling his promise to go back to work. Self-employed Steve Thomson, 42, and his shop-assistant wife Lenka, 41, from Selsey in West Sussex, became the ninth-biggest winner in the history of the National Lottery last month.  Mr Thomson, who has been playing the lottery regularly for 25 years, promised to help the local community and told customers: 'Don't worry, I'll hold to it and get all my jobs done!' Steve Thomson, 42, is spotted sorting out his jobs last Tuesday in Selsey, West Sussex  Mr Thomson had earlier told customers: 'Don't worry, I'll hold to it and get all my jobs done!' Mr Thomson, pictured with friend Neil Peet, was seen carrying boxes and driving in his old van And he was seen fulfilling that promise last Tuesday by carrying boxes and driving in his old van, The Sun reported.  Mrs Thomson, who is originally from Slovakia, works in a Premier newsagents and met her … [Read more...] about Builder who won £105m Lotto jackpot is pictured heading off to fulfill promises of finishing customers’ jobs despite becoming Britain’s ninth-biggest winner

The thought of quitting your job, lounging by the sea side and enjoying life's simple pleasures day after day is a dream that grows stronger the older we become. But in recent years, the rising cost of living across Australia has made this idea seem more unattainable than ever before. International Living Australia has revealed the world's top three coastal destinations for beach-loving retirees, each overflowing with the finer things in life (without the usually exorbitant price tag). Spread across two continents, all three locations boast fine-dining, theatre and art in abundance, giving mature Aussie couples the chance to relax and rejuvenate in luxury - for less than $45,000 a year. FEMAIL take a look at the chosen trio to see what unique features each city has in store. International Living Australia has revealed the world's top three coastal destinations for beach-loving retirees (including Toulon on the French Riviera, pictured) Toulon, France Widely regarded as one of … [Read more...] about Five star dining, stunning beaches and luxury living: The three overseas destinations where Australians can retire in style for less than $45,000 a year

Seventy-five years ago this weekend, Old Etonian Eric Blair – "a tall feller with a pair of flannel bags, a fawn jacket and a mac", as one northerner described him – was pacing along the Leeds and Liverpool canal searching for Wigan Pier. "Terribly cold," he recorded in his diary. "Frightful landscape of slagheaps and belching chimneys. A few rats running through the snow, very tame, presumably weak with hunger." The mill girls, scurrying to work in their clogs down the cobbled streets, sounded to him "like an army hurrying into battle". Weeks earlier, Blair had set out from London armed with a small advance from his publisher, Victor Gollancz, to investigate the "distressed areas" of northern England. It was Gollancz who, to save the former colonial officer's family from embarrassment, gave Blair the pseudonym George Orwell when he published Down and Out in Paris and London and had come up with the idea for what would become The Road to Wigan Pier, a classic literary … [Read more...] about The road to Wigan Pier, 75 years on

A thrifty father-of-three has revealed how he saves more than £2,000 a year using four shopping apps, that he checks on during his lunch break. Peter Chatfield, 39, from Deal in Kent, scans receipts for bread, milk, yoghurt and chocolate into the apps to claim back part of their cost - and even does this twice when two are running the same offer. He estimates that he makes £500 in profit from cashback a year, as well as saving £1,500 through special offers.   The civil servant started counting the pennies seven years ago after his wife Sharon, 39, fell unexpectedly pregnant with their third child just after they had moved into a four-bedroom detached house. Revealing his savings secrets, Pete told FEMAIL how he monitors the apps Clicksnap, Checkoutsmart, Greenjinn and Shopmium for the latest supermarket offers.  Peter Chatfield, 39, from Deal in Kent, claims that he saves by scanning receipts for bread, milk, yoghurt and chocolate into the apps. The money … [Read more...] about Thrifty father-of-three reveals how he saves £2,000 a year and even gets money off his utility bills – just by scanning his supermarket receipts

A derelict, dipsomaniac addict, addled by breakfast-time, at the mercy of his rampant libido, driven by the hunt for the next free drink or drug, flogging his baby's milk for a lager. This is the life of benefits baron Vernon Francis Gallagher, useless single parent to six of his eight children by two women, resident of 2 Windsor Gardens on the fictional Chatsworth Estate, Manchester. Frank and his supporting cast of offspring, mates and mistresses were introduced to the British viewing public in January 2004. Nobody had seen anything quite like Shameless before and, initially at least, Channel 4 audiences and critics alike couldn't get enough. Created by the award-winning and gifted Paul Abbott (who wrote Clocking Off and State of Play), this was a portrait of an underclass with elan; a joyful celebration of free-spirited ne'er-do-wells whose every activity is a two-fingered salute to those who live plodding, respectable lives. Apart from Frank, beautifully played by David Threlfall, … [Read more...] about Farewell, Shameless … Gallagher joie de vivre has no place in austerity UK