Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD

Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD

Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just

$149.99
 
$74.99/Year

Try GOLD - Free

'I'm the policeman who copped £4m!'

The Gazette

|

September 03, 2025

Music-mad Jon Waring always believed his Lotto numbers would come up. Now he's rocking his way into retirement

'I'm the policeman who copped £4m!'

It was 4am when something told Jon Waring to get out of bed and check his emails.

Sitting down, he saw a message from The National Lottery telling him he'd won a prize.

“I went to Google the winning numbers and noticed there was just one winner,” he says. “I knew it must have been me.”

Jon, 57, quickly realised he'd landed the jackpot after matching six numbers, scooping an incredible £3,966,543.

“I turned my tablet off, left it five minutes and then turned it back on to double and triple check,” he recalls. “I woke my wife, Lucy, and she said, ‘Is it 1 April?’ I said, ‘No, it's June!’ There was no way we were getting back to sleep. We just sat and drank tea - we must have had 10 cups between us.”

MORE STORIES FROM The Gazette

The Gazette

Street crack-cocaine dealer jailed for 37 months

A MIDDLESBROUGH crack-cocaine dealer has been jailed after police caught him supplying to users on a street.

time to read

1 min

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

From ‘major step to tackle region's child poverty’ to ‘massive tax raid’

TEESSIDE POLITICIANS GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON RACHEL REEVES’ AUTUMN BUDGET

time to read

3 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

CAMERA LETS THERE BE MORE LIGHT

DJl is perhaps better known for its drones, but it also makes a pretty nifty action cam.

time to read

1 min

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

The Gazette

Two-child benefit cap is removed in bid to tackle child poverty

DESCRIBED AS VITAL BY TOWN MAYOR, BUT OTHERS DISAGREE WITH THE MOVE

time to read

3 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

'I've cried every day since,' says A19 crash driver

WOMAN FOUND GUILTY ON CAUSING BIKER'S DEATH BY CARELESS DRIVING

time to read

2 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

Budget: Taxes raised to 'all-time high' by Reeves

RACHEL Reeves announced tax rises amounting to £26billion as she battles a downgrade in forecast economic growth.

time to read

2 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

Real work starts now as Hellberg prepares for Rams

KIM Hellberg officially started his Middlesbrough head coach role yesterday, as Adi Viveash handed over the reins following Tuesday evening’s defeat to Coventry City.

time to read

3 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

Neck scan may identify heart issues

A SIMPLE neck scan could help to pick up early warning signs of heart failure in men, a study suggests.

time to read

1 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

OBR chief lauches probe as Budget contents published prematurely

THE head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has apologised and launched an investigation after it prematurely published the contents of Rachel Reeves’ Budget.

time to read

1 mins

November 27, 2025

The Gazette

Budget: EV drivers may now face careful choices

THE Budget is out and in between all the other things that I am involved in at Westminster I am trying to digest what it really means.

time to read

2 mins

November 27, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size