Updated: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:45:00 GMT | By Damian Clarkson, senior editor, MSN Money

£8m lottery winner to keep working

Ron Elliott says he will continue working at the care home where he looks after elderly residents.

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A care worker has vowed to continue in his £15,000-a-year job despite winning almost £8 million on the lottery.

Ron Elliott bagged the fortune in Saturday’s National Lottery rollover jackpot.

While that would have been the cue for most of us to pack our job in, the 67-year-old from Sutton, south London, duly turned up for work on Sunday morning at the care home where he looks after vulnerable elderly residents.

“I shall not be retiring any time soon – the old folks need me,” he told the Daily Mirror.

“I have to give them their breakfast, do their laundry and do the housework. Because you work with old people who rely on you, you can’t just take time off. They've got no option, they've got to rely on all. Half of them are bed-ridden and some have dementia."

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"The pressure is off"

Elliott, who has been working 60-hour weeks, says he intends to find some time to relax.

"Last week, I had five days on late, and I found there was another world out there. I wasn't used to being off in the morning; I could lay in bed and not have to get up.

"I could go walking off down the high street and shopping if I want to. I could have a beer if I wanted to. I'm not a big heavy drinker, but occasionally it's nice to go in the pub and have a pint and not have to worry about it.

"I don't have to worry any more about what to do as I have money in the bank.

"The pressure's off."

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A trip to Brazil is on the cards

The kind-hearted Elliott plans to use some of his winnings to buy a new house in the area, pay off his son’s mortgage and provide a big Christmas treat for the care home residents.

“I would like to see them have a good Christmas, if we can arrange something,” he said.

Elliott is also considering attending next year’s World Cup in Brazil – and who could be more deserving of a holiday?

Tell us what you think of Ron Elliott’s decision. Would you continue working if you won the lottery? If not, how much would you need to win before you'd pack it in? Vote in our poll on the right and share your comments in the section provided below.

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Updated: 11/11/2013 09:41 | By pa.press.net

Clooney cowed by English accents

George Clooney took home the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film

George Clooney took home the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film

George Clooney has revealed he finds actors with English accents very intimidating.

The Ocean's Eleven heartthrob was surrounded by Brits as he was honoured by Bafta Los Angeles at the Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, where he took home the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film.

Speaking on the red carpet, the former star of medical drama ER said: "Americans are very intimidated by the English accent in general, particularly if you are an actor you are just better, and I remember the second or third year of ER and (English actress) Alex Kingston came on the show.

"The first day we were in an emergency room scene and we are all looking at her like, 'She is very good, I mean she is really good'."

"It's the English language and the English accent that we are all very intimidated by," he added.

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch was presented with the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year and said it felt "amazing".

Asked about his contribution to advancing the entertainment arts he said: "Thanks very much for saying I'm doing that, I will just keep on doing what I'm doing but I'm really enjoying it."

Luther actor Idris Elba and Borat comedian Sacha Baron Cohen were also honoured at the star-studded ceremony and Sacha was floored to take home an award named after Charlie Chaplin.

"I feel pretty honoured I have even got this far, I thought I would last three months, there is no real plan, I just do what makes me laugh," he said.

The awards show also toasted Sir Ben Kingsley, who took home the Albert R Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment, and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow, who was presented with the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.

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DISGRACE: NFF Top Shots Fight In Abu Dhabi

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DISGRACE: NFF Top Shots Fight In Abu Dhabi

DISGRACE: NFF Top Shots Fight In Abu Dhabi

DISGRACE: NFF Top Shots Fight In Abu Dhabi

Despite the triumph of the Golden Eaglets Friday in Abu Dhabi it was a show of shame and national disgrace as NFF General secretary Barrister Musa and the Federations First Vice President Chief Mike Umeh exchanged blows in public, right inside the stadium. 

Eye witness account has it that problem started brewing early evening when Chief Umeh wondered why members of the League Management Committee were allocated “ better cars” than NFF chieftains. He then and there told a colleague that Musa was incompetent and not fit to handle NFF matters.

On getting to the stadium, Chief Umeh was given a Category 1 ticket and again he complained insisting that every country was given 20 VIP tickets and wondered why he could not have one as NFF Vice President.

At the stadium Chief Umeh boiled over when he saw members of the LMC in the VIP Box and challenged the GS who said he knew nothing about it “Oga two of us are seating here, I don’t know anything about tickets besides I just arrived yesterday “ the General Secretary replied. He was shocked when Chief Umeh said “you are a useless man .

I have to trek five minutes to ease myself in a competition that belongs to us?” That really got Barrister Ahmadu angry and he told him to withdraw the statement. Instead Chief Umeh repeated it and the General Secretary said he was a “ hopeless man”. As they were sitting together they rose to their feet and went for each other’s jugular saying a lot of unprintable things.

The intervention of some board members including Chief Inyama and some Management staff did little to assuage them. It took some time to get Musa to leave the seat for another one. A board member has called for a probe of the incidence when they get back home. “It was shameful to say the least. Chief Umeh did not behave maturely but there is need to find out where all our VIP tickets went to,” he said.

Meanwhile, it was gathered that the NFF is spoiling for a war with the National Sports Commission, NSC over its penchant for sidelining it whenever football matters get to the presidency. An inside NFF source said the federation members were not happy when the NSC failed to provide seat for them during the reception for the Super Eagles after they won the Africa Nations Cup in South Africa.

“The NFF is not ready to be pushed aside when the President hosts the Eaglets in Abuja. This ceremony is an NFF ceremony, so the NSC should not push the NFF aside. In fact the NFF president, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has done well and should be commended. He even deserves a national honour,” the source stressed.

President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to host the victorious Golden Eaglets today in Aso Rock to show the country’s appreciation for their feat at the U-17 World Cup which has brought honour to the country, his Media aide, Dr. Rueben Abati disclosed shortly after the team won the trophy Friday.

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Real Wedding: Military tribute, from DIY to dress blues

Real Wedding: Military tribute, from DIY to dress blues 

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Anthony Parmenter and Melissa Meyers.

The first thing Anthony Parmenter noticed about Melissa Meyers was her beautiful red hair.

The two met in high school when he was a junior and she was a freshman.

“I was intimidated because he was older,” said Melissa, 23, a second lieutenant in the New Jersey Army National Guard. “I was afraid to talk to him. But he didn’t give me a choice! He’s very up-front.”

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Getting to the altar wasn’t so simple: What seemed like a straightforward story of high school sweethearts turned into a romance that spanned eight years and hundreds of miles.

When Anthony graduated high school, he enlisted in the Marines and went off to boot camp in California and Oklahoma. Melissa remained in their hometown of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., to finish up school. 

“When he was in training and we couldn’t talk, I wrote a letter every single day,” Melissa said. Anthony wrote every day, too.

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When Anthony finished his service, Melissa decided to attend The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina — 700 miles away from home, and away from Anthony. When Melissa was back for Christmas break during her senior year, Anthony asked the question that had been years in the making.

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“I put a ring in a box, in a bigger box, in bigger box, into the biggest box which was about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide,” said Anthony, 25, a sergeant in the New Jersey Marine Corps Reserve. “I made her unwrap every one until she got to the ring.” Then he asked her to marry him.

The two were married on June 15th of this year at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, with 100 guests in attendance. Melissa wore a cream lace gown to complement Anthony’s dress blue uniform and a retired U.S. Army Chaplain performed the outdoor ceremony. 

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As members of the military, it was important to them that their special day reflected their service. “It’s bringing an important aspect of your life into a really important day. It’s something you really honor andvalue,” Melissa said.

The reception was a Pinterest-lover's dream: chalkboard signs, hand-written seating cards attached to tiny keys, a cupcake tower, and even custom lapel pins. “I did everything myself,” Melissa said. “I looked on Etsy, Pinterest, some Facebook pages.”

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Now that they've moved in together, the newlyweds are happy to finally to be back in N.J. — in the same zip code and time zone. 

“My advice for people currently planning their wedding is to have fun," Melissa said. "By the time the day comes, everything will fall into place and everything will be perfect."

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'How can you beat that typhoon?' Survivors pick through remains of devastated city

Tacloban residents escape killer winds and walls of water as Typhoon Haiyan slams the Philippines.

By Nick Macfie, Jason Szep, Manuel Mogato and Roli Ng, Reuters

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A church spire, its cross hanging loose, looks down on smashed houses, wrecked cars, toppled power lines and snapped trees, as dazed survivors try to count the cost. 

A bare-chested man in white shorts squats and wails. Another attempts the once-normal task of washing dishes in a container in a mangled van, as bodies lie abandoned around him. 

Two days after one of the world's most powerful typhoons slammed into the Philippines, thousands were thought to have died in a single city: Tacloban.

Tacloban is near here where U.S. General Douglas MacArthur's force of 174,000 men landed on October 20, 1944, in one of the biggest allied victories of World War Two. 

Today, men, women and children tread carefully over splintered remains of wooden houses, searching for missing loved ones and belongings. From the air, television footage shows trees pulled from the ground by their roots and ships washed ashore. 

Not one building seems to have escaped damage in the city of 220,000 people, the coastal capital of Leyte province, about 360 miles southeast of Manila. 

Survivors line up, waiting for handouts of rice and water. Some sit and stare, covering their faces with rags to keep out the smell of the dead. 

One woman, eight months pregnant, describes through tears how her 11 family members vanished in the storm, including two daughters. "I can't think right now," she says. "I am overwhelmed." 

At the airport, people wait in mud and water after trekking three hours by foot from Tacloban City, hoping to be evacuated by military aircraft. Roads to and from the city are impassable, littered with debris and fallen trees. "We are trying to get to Cebu or Manila," one distraught tourist says. "I must go out." 

Only 110 people can squeeze on to each flight. The elderly, sick and children are given priority. Two soldiers carry a man who can't walk. 

Jenny Chu, a medical student and local resident, can't recognize her village. "Everything is gone. Our house is like a skeleton and we are running out of food and water. We are looking for food everywhere."

"Even the delivery vans were looted," she adds. "People are walking like zombies looking for food." 

Lieutenant Colonel Fermin Carangan of the Philippine Air Force recalls how he and 41 officers struggled to survive huddled in their airport office as winds that approached 195 miles per hour with gusts of up to 235 mph. 

"Suddenly the sea water and the waves destroyed the walls and I saw my men being swept by waters one by one." Two drowned and five are missing. 

He was swept away from the building and clung to a coconut tree with a seven-year-old boy. 

"In the next five hours we were in the sea buffeted by wind and strong rain. It was so dark you couldn't see anything. I kept on talking to the boy and giving him a pep talk because the boy was telling me he was tired and he wanted to sleep." 

He finally saw land and swam with the boy to a beach strewn with dead bodies. "I think the boy saved my life because I found strength so that he can survive." 

Some expressed anger at the slow pace of rescue efforts but the country's defence chief, Voltaire Gazmin, denies being ill-prepared. 

"How can you beat that typhoon?" he says. "It's the strongest on Earth. We've done everything we can." 

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According to Information, Diezani’s husaband (name withheld) contacted Mr Reuben to help secure a job for his wife in one of the federal government ministries which he (Reuben) work for. To cut story short Mr Reuben actually facilitates Diezani’s employment and she was subsequently offered employment.

According to source, Diezani’s husband offered numerous gift to mr Reuben for his assistance but each time Reuben rejects the gift and told him he just did it (Dieziani’s employment) as a kind gesture.

However, as soon as Diezani got employed and started work, My Reuben immediately becomes a Mechanic servicing Diezani somebody else’s wife. Bubble busted when a Barn-again colleague of Diezani, who always see them around a local chalet in his area couldn’t stomach this shameless act immediately contacted the Husband.

Finally, during one of their pumping session, the two adulterous couple got busted by Diezani’s husband. The latest matter now is Divorce, Diezani has been sent packing.

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By Jennifer Obiuwevbi on Bella naija

“We work to stamp our brand into the consciousness of the fashion world” – these words form the mission statement of design label Fenix Couture and they seem to be doing just that with their 2013 “Ihotu Collection”.

The Canadian based brand owned by Josephine Akioyemen designs and creates women’s couture with a special preference for working in ankara. The name of the collection which translates into the “Love” collection in Idoma is aimed at “making elegant women bloom like cherry blossom flowers“. The collection is filled with different styles in lively print colours specifically designed to accentuate natural feminine beauty.

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Photography: Julius Ding
Make- Up Artist: Nicole Ostonal
Model: Gabby

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The US rap queen, Nicki Minaj admits being possessed by a demonic spirit named Roman. Do you still think the whole rumour surrounding celebs and Illuminati are fake? 

You may change your mind when you watch this confession from Nicki Minaj below... 

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