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WE’VE all had a moment of picturing winning the lottery and what we’d splash the multi-million prize fund on, be it a luxury mansion or a swanky yacht.

But for one woman, helping lucky lottery winners live out their wildest expensive fantasies isn’t a daydream – it’s her 9-to-5. 

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Many of us wouldn’t need help spending our lottery winnings – but one woman is employed to help with extravagant requests[/caption]

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Amanda Herrera runs The Fixer, which is a concierge service which helps billionaires and lottery winners fulfil bucketlist dreams[/caption]

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Amanda is on hand to help if a winner comes out of Friday’s £208million Euromilloin prize pot[/caption]

Amanda Herrera runs a specialist concierge service which helps National Lottery millionaires and high net worth individuals splash their cash.

Amanda’s service – called The Fixer – has handled over 5,000 bespoke requests from more than 600 new National Lottery millionaires. 

From booking luxury cruises to Antarctica to arranging meet-and-greets with hard-to-access celebrities, no request is too extravagant for the concierge professional.

During the last five years, The Fixer has spent more than £4M chartering private jets for winners, and more than 500 dream holidays have been booked for family and friends as winners want to share their joy and celebrate with those closest to them.

All big winners of the National Lottery receive specialist advice and support from experts from the operators, Allwyn.

“The Fixer” then steps in to “add the magic touch” and help winners navigate their new lives  – and big dreams – with flair. 

One of Amanda’s most frequent requests from many winners is flying pet pooches with their owners to some of the most exclusive locations around the world – all because winners haven’t wanted their dogs to miss out on the celebrations.

Amanda said: “It can be a daunting experience – it sounds crazy to say – but imagine going from having a small amount of money in the bank to suddenly having millions – just like that.

“It is one incredible journey that these winners are embarking on, and I feel so honoured to be able to play such an important role in crafting and creating bespoke and unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experiences for these incredibly lucky individuals.

“A new designer watch or handbag, a VIP trip to the Grand Prix in Monaco or a VIP world cricket tour, a meet and greet with a superstar or a private showing of Cirque de Soleil on your chosen desert island – these are all real experiences enjoyed by winners which we have helped to create.”

With the EuroMillions jackpot hitting a massive £208M on Friday, June 6, Amanda and her team are on standby to help the next lucky winner.

A single winner of this giant jackpot would be the biggest National Lottery winner ever in this country. 

Amanda added: “It is an amazing feeling to be helping people to live and fulfil their dreams following their National Lottery win. 

“Many of these people are just so overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of what their new life now means – they simply don’t know where to start and what to do with their new-found fortunes and this is where we can step in to help, reassure and guide them on their journey to living their ultimate dream and fulfilling their bucket list.”

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The Fixer has handled over 5,000 bespoke requests from more than 600 new National Lottery millionaires[/caption]

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Amanda Herrerra[/caption]

MILLION POUND IDEA

Amanda got the idea for The Fixer when her beach bag was swept out to sea during a Caribbean lunch break.

She shared: “I returned to my lounger, and it had gone.

“The time and trouble it took me to sort everything was unreal. 

“My bag had everything in it. 

“This was what made me think – wouldn’t it be great if there was someone who could do all of this for me and take away the hassle of this mishap while I am on my dream holiday.

“Something like this could so easily happen to anyone. 

“Not only this but having someone to help arrange my holiday for me was something that I thought pretty much anyone in the world would appreciate – particularly people with more money than most who might have more on their to-do list to organise. 

“All this leading to me really having the best job in the world. I love helping and supporting people.” 

Many of these people are just so overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of what their new life now means – they simply don’t know where to start and what to do with their new-found fortunes and this is where we can step in

Amanda HerreraFounder of luxury concierge service The Fixer

Andy Carter, Senior Winners Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has paid an accumulation of billions to the lucky winners of The National Lottery. 

He said, “Wow it’s an incredibly exciting time for EuroMillions players – with a jackpot of £208M up for grabs tomorrow tonight, the lucky winner could find themselves richer than some of the stars The Fixer might arrange a meet and greet with.

“The Champagne is ready and waiting on ice – and what better way to navigate your way around your new found fortune than with a specialist concierge service who can advise and guide you. 

“Even your bespoke dreams can come true.”

THERE is a storm brewing at Epsom – and not just with the weather.

While the rain is set to pour on the Downs – and thunder and hail are forecast – there could be a tornado on the track.

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Super shrewd owner Ahmad Al Shaikh has won a fortune from his bargain runners in the Derby – and he has another 150-1 outsider primed to strike this year[/caption]

Al Wasl Storm is the 150-1 outsider bookies are giving no hope in hell of winning the world’s most prestigious Flat race.

But his owner Ahmad Al Shaikh, a Dubai businessman who loves staying horses, knows exactly what it takes to plunder huge cheques with bargain basement horses.

And he’s done it loads before in the Derby.

Hoo Ya Mal was a 150-1 runner-up in 2022 – his valiant second securing his owner a cheque for £350,000 before he sold him to Australia for £1.2million.

A blinding bit of business as the horse has never bettered that second-place finish.

Khalifa Sat was second two years before that at whopping odds of 50-1, landing Al Shaikh a cheque for just north of £100,000.

When 25-1 Deira Mile and 50-1 Sayedaty Sadaty were fourth and fifth respectively last year, the gravelly-voiced Al Shaikh left Epsom a staggering £125,000 better off.

In a world where horses are routinely sold for seven figures, Al Shaikh refuses to ever spend more than £80,000 – even though he and his Green Team operation have combined to win over £1m in recent years.

For every purchase, he goes through their pedigrees himself (paying particular attention to the third dam) making sure they match what he likes.

Which brings us back to Al Wasl Storm.

Trained by Owen Burrows, the three-year-old colt was bought for just £5,900 at the sales in November 2022.

He was dead last on debut at Newbury in April then came second to fellow Derby runner Rogue Impact at Lingfield.

His last run was his best, winning over the 1m4f Derby trip at Chester and staying on well to the line.

The £20,616 Al Shaikh, under the Green Team banner, pocketed there was nice.

But it’s an amazing £900,000 for winning the Derby – and the potential in stud fees as a result is practically unlimited.

As an example, former Derby winner Galileo was rumoured to charge £600,000 a cover at stud before he died.

So while the likes of Aidan O’Brien’s Delacroix and Charlie Appleby’s Ruling Court head the market, if you fancy one at a price keep looking further and further down the racecard.

All the way to 150-1, where you find Al Wasl Storm.

History shows he is bound to outrun his odds.

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A 73-year-old British engineer has been strangled to death with his own belt in his driveway after popping down to the pub for a beer.

Retired expat Karl Lauks was said to be the “life and soul” of his adoptive town of Tulbagh 70 miles north of Cape Town, in South Africa.

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A retired British engineer who settled down in South Africa was ambushed in his car driveway[/caption]

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Karl Lauks, 73, was strangled to death[/caption]

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He was said to be the ‘life and soul’ of his adoptive town of Tulbagh[/caption]

On Sunday evening after visiting his local watering hole he went back home.

But after parking his car in the drive he was attacked before he could get out from behind the wheel.

Lauks was battered into submission and his leather belt taken off him.

The killer is said to have used Karl’s scarf to silence him by jamming it in his mouth to stop his screams.

He is then believed to have wrapped the tragic man’s belt around his neck and choked him to death.

The cold-blooded killer took Lauks’ mobile phone – the fourth one stolen from him in 6 months – the murder weapon, wallet and house keys and left him dead in the car.

AC/DC enthusiast Lauks started work in Western Province over 20 years ago, but fell in love with South Africa’s fourth oldest town and never returned home.

He was originally from Bradford, Yorkshire.

His beaten up corpse was only discovered when a neighbour saw his drive gate and car door open on Monday the next day.

His cousin Tessa Muller, a chef in the Tulbagh Hotel where Lauks was a regular, was called and asked to check on him.

She told Netwerk24: “When I got there and saw the security gate and his car door open I knew that was not like him and feared the worst as I walked up and looked inside.

“I knew he was dead right then and there when I saw the scarf in his mouth and his eyes wide open and I knew I must not touch anything and I called the police.”

She added: “Karl was loved and probably one of the best know person in Tulbagh and would always be out and about having breakfast with us then his lunch at Herholdt’s Pub.

“There was not a single day he ever stayed in and he was the life and soul of everywhere he went but as he got older the locals watched over him the best they could.

The heartbroken relative called said the attack was “truly horrible”.

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LEWIS HAMILTON is “lost” and suffering the same problem that fellow Formula One icon Michael Schumacher did.

Hamilton, 40, has struggled to extract top performance from his Ferrari machinery since joining the team over the winter.

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Lewis Hamilton has been warned he is suffering the same issue as Michael Schumacher is[/caption]

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Michael Schumacher won seven world titles like Hamilton, but had a break and never won a race again[/caption]

The Brit has achieved one Sprint Race win in China but has otherwise failed to achieve a podium for the Scuderia.

Former F1 star and Sky Sports F1 pundit Johnny Herbert believes Hamilton is suffering the same issues as Schumacher, 56, did when he came back to the motorsport after a break.

That being the “raw pace just isn’t there anymore”, a thought which Herbert says is “not nice to see”.

Schumacher – whose ex-F1 boss gave an insight into his health battle – retired from F1 in 2006 before returning with Mercedes in 2010, but only achieved one podium in three seasons with the Silver Arrows.

Speaking to InstantWithdrawalBettingSites, Herbert, 60, said: “It just looks like Lewis Hamilton is lost, really lost.

“I don’t know if the raw pace that he’s always had throughout his career is there anymore.

“I thought, with the pure racing skill Hamilton had, he’d be able to drive around any problems with the car but he seems stuck in a hole. It’s not nice to see.

“It’s not the first time we’ve seen it in the sport, though. Nigel Mansell won his championship in 1992, went to America in 1993, came back in 1994 and it didn’t work anymore for him.

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“It happened with Michael Schumacher too, when he had his break and came back, then he wasn’t the same Schumacher as before.

“You’re always going to have your peak and an end of your peak. It’s not nice to see.”

Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc has raised his own complaints about the car and race engineers, but has managed to eke out better results with three podium finishes, including back-to-back in Monaco and Spain.

Herbert added: “I know Charles Leclerc is not happy with the car either, but at least he’s getting podium finishes consistently.

“There have been a couple of poor decisions in Ferrari’s strategy and poor communication over the radio, Hamilton doesn’t have the synergy with his engineer that he needs.

“He hasn’t found his comfort zone since the sprint win in China.

“Sometimes you don’t realise when it’s not as easy as it was before, but when you look across the garage and your team-mate is outperforming you, then it may click.

“The greats of the sport, at their peak, get the best out of their car. Max Verstappen is doing it right now. Hamilton just can’t seem to get the extra he needs anymore.

“He won’t understand why he can’t, because he’ll feel like he should be able to. But, Leclerc is outperforming you in the same car. Leclerc is only going to grow and is in control of Ferrari’s future.

“He’s the guy they can rely on, Ferrari can’t rely on Lewis Hamilton at this point. It’s horrible to say but it’s the truth.”

Former Mercedes and McLaren star Hamilton appeared close to tears following the Spanish Grand Prix where he finished P6, even after a penalty for old rival Max Verstappen bumped him up the order.

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Hamilton later apologised to Sky Sports F1 presenter Rachel Brookes after his blunt response to a question, where he snapped: “Well what do you want me to say? I had a really bad day and I’ve got nothing to say.

“It was a difficult day, I’ve got nothing else to add to it. There’s no point explaining it.”

Hamilton will now have next weekend off to help him collect his thoughts before getting back behind the wheel for the Canadian Grand Prix on June 15.

McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lead the World Drivers Championship, with the Aussie leading by 10 points after claiming victory in Barcelona last weekend.

He has opened up a huge 49-point gap to reigning four-time world champion Verstappen after the Dutchman lost his head and crashed into Mercedes’ George Russell when asked to yield his position.

Despite calls to be disqualified, the incident saw the Red Bull driver being given a 10-second time penalty, dropping him from P5 to P10, and slapped with three penalty points on his FIA Super Licence.

That decision has placed him on the brink of a race ban after collecting 11 out of a maximum of 12 penalty points.

The system works on a 12-month rolling timer, but the next time the 27-year-old will see any points taken off his record will be June 30.

Races are due to commence in Montreal and Spielberg before that date, meaning he will have to be on his best behaviour to avoid a ban.

Picking up another point in Canada will mean a ban for his team’s home race at the Red Bull Ring, meanwhile, a point in Austria would see him banned for the British Grand Prix on July 6.

Hamilton himself sits P6 in the standings, while his team have squeezed their way into P2.

MILEY Cyrus has gone braless under a see-through black dress.

The Wrecking Ball singer, 32, was seen signing autographs outside a hotel in New York.

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She looked sensational as she signed autographs outside her hotel[/caption]

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Looking ultra glamorous, Miley ditched her bra and wore a tiny pair of panties underneath the sheer garment.

With her toned body and svelte figure on full display, Miley sizzled as she emerged from the hotel

The frock that she donned was a black sheer number, which had a plunging neckline that showed off her ample assets.

With her blond locks tied into an up-do atop her head, the former Hannah Montana star wore some sunglasses to conceal her eyes from the bright flashing lights.

Holding a blue permanent marker, Miley was greeted by fans as she signed her autograph for several of them.

The star looked content and happy as she met onlookers.

Her public outing came after she crooned on stage to masses of adoring fans.

Miley performed a concert last night where she treated fans to a selection of hits from her new album Something Beautiful.

She performed at Rough Trade Below in the Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan.

MILEY’S NEW ERA

While performing in Manhattan’s Rough Trade, Miley could be seen with her blond locks styled into perfect waves and curls.

She wore a black glittering halterneck top, some denim cut-offs and some fishnet tights.

Miley’s new album, which is her ninth, was released on May 30, 2025.

Despite being able to put on intimate shows for her fans, The End Of The World singer recently revealed that she will likely never go on tour again.

She revealed that her famous rasp is caused by a huge polyp — a non-cancerous lump on her vocal cords — as well as a benign swelling called Reinke’s edema, which makes singing night after night almost impossible.

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During an interview with DJ Zane Lowe on his Apple Music 1 radio show last month, Miley explained everything.

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She said: “I have this very large polyp on my vocal cord, which has given me a lot of the tone and the texture that has made me who I am.

“But it’s extremely difficult to perform with because it’s like ­running a marathon with ankle weights on.”

She added: “My voice is super- unique because of it, but I do have this Reinke’s edema and I have this large polyp on my cords — and I’m not willing to sever it because the chance of waking up from surgery and not sounding like myself is a probability.”

This comes after she broke her silence on her dad’s new romance with Elizabeth Hurley.

Miley fell out with her dad Billy Ray Cyrus, 63, after the end of his 30-year marriage to her mum Tish, 58, in 2023.

Miley said: “I’m being an adult about it. 

“At first it’s hard, because the little kid in you reacts before the adult in you can go, ‘Yes, that’s your dad, but that’s just another person that deserves to be in his bliss and to be happy’.

“My child self has caught up.”

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A PICTURESQUE seaside town plans to give its promenade and abandoned lido a £6.8 million revamp.

Victorian town Grange-over-sands has managed to keep much of its charm and elegance, despite many coastal resorts in the UK falling in to disrepair.

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The popular resort, located near the Lake District in Cumbria, is packed with quaint cafes and a bustling promenade.

Grange-over-sands doesn’t technically have a beach, as it is a salt marsh, but in times gone by this was not an issue as holidaymakers headed to the town’s lido to soak up the sun.

However, despite the holiday resort having its own micro-climate its popular lido was closed back in 1993, and fell into disrepair.

Since its closure, the Grade II listed building has become filled with stagnant water, with weeds growing uncontrollably around the poolside.

A local charity group called Save Grange Lido has now been formed, with locals desperate to get the attraction back up and running.

“Grange Baths became a focal point for the community with bathers coming from far and wide by train on the Furness Line – a part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway,” the group said.

“The pool hosted many events over the years including beauty contests, competitive galas and synchronised swimming.

“It was the place to be seen on a summer‘s day.”

Back in 2023, work began on restoring the lido to its former glory, as well as giving the 2.4 mile long promenade a facelift.

Almost £5 million has been allocated to transforming the pool, which will be given a temporary infill so that it can be used as a ‘multi-use’ public space.

However, the lido’s return is currently dependent on the council being satisfied by the business case, amongst other criteria.

The rest of the money is being used to transform the promenade.

“Work on the 1,900m-long promenade will include the removal of unstable sections of the sea defence wall; the application of a durable coating to the upper surface of the promenade; and, a combination of pre-cast and in situ concrete repairs to the upper edge ‘bull nose’ and sea-facing elevation of the sea wall,” Westmorland and Furness Council said.

“The work also includes connectivity works to link the promenade to the town; public realm furniture; signage; improvements to railings; and a new child’s playground area.”

In February 2023, the council said that the refurbishment would take 14 months to complete, however it has been hit by a number of delays, including problems with concrete.

Last month, the council announced that it is “unlikely” the project will be finished this summer, and revealed that a new opening date will be announced this week.

“While it is frustrating that the construction phase must be extended due to further assessment of the repairs required to complete the project, it highlights the complexity of working with historic assets of this nature,” Councillor Jonathon Brook said.

“It is important that we get this right, understanding that the lido project seeks to restore this important structure after more than 30 years of closure and several previous attempts to bring it back to life.”

But for those desperate to visit the idyllic town before the lido is completely, there are plenty of other attractions nearby, such as a visit to Holker Hall and Garden – an award-winning stately home with beautiful gardens, woodland walks and a deer park.

Cartmel Village is known for its famous sticky toffee pudding and it’s also a short drive away from Grange-over-Sands.

Other neighbouring attractions include The Lakeland Motor Museum, Yewbarrow House Garden and Sizergh Castle and Garden.

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Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have become co-owners of Australia's three-time SailGP champions, now renamed as the BONDS Flying Roos.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have spoken at a time when stalled tariff negotiations have roiled global trade.

Katy Perry has told an audience at her Sydney concert that she needed help to unzip her costume "because I've been eating too many Tim Tams".

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