UK ticketholder wins £161m on Euromillions - today's papers

Author: IFAonline
IFAonline | 13 Jul 2011 | 07:30

Categories: Better Business

Topics: Standard Chartered| Federal Reserve| China

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A single British ticket holder has scooped the biggest ever lottery jackpot in Europe, winning a staggering £161m in the Euromillions draw.

The unidentified ticket holder, who overcame odds of 116 million to one, now becomes the 430th richest person in the country if they are not a member of a syndicate. CLICK HERE FOR MORE...

Standard Chartered yesterday broke ranks with its banking rivals by publishing a withering broadside against the Independent Commission on Banking's proposals for reform. MORE...

European politicians have cast doubt on a proposal that would protect bailed-out countries from debt downgrades by credit ratings agencies. MORE..

The US Federal Reserve risks a split over what to do if the US economy fails to regain momentum, minutes of its last meeting suggest. MORE...

China's economic growth has slowed further in the second quarter after the government stepped up its battle against inflation. MORE...

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