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Let’s face facts; there have always been instances of players winning big at casino games such as poker, blackjack and slots. World War II veteran Elmer Sherwin even has the distinction of becoming the first (and to date only) man to win the coveted Megabucks jackpot twice, scooping $4.6 million at the Mirage in 1989 and a staggering $21 million 16 years later.

The age of online gaming has made this type of grandiose jackpot more accessible than ever, however, with the leading virtual casino brands offering progressive prizes through smartphones and tablets. With each competing to...

New research shows wild Aegean wall lizards found on Greek islands choose to sit on rocks that better match their individual colouring. This improves camouflage and so reduces the risk of being attacked by birds when they sit out in the open, raising the intriguing question of how the lizards know what colour they are.

Resting out in the open on rocks can be a risky business for Aegean wall lizards. Out in these habitats they have nowhere to hide and their backs, which show varying shades of green and brown between individuals, are dangerously exposed to birds hunting in the skies...

As Local Authorities finalise budgets, a new campaign calls for a halt to the dangerous decline in grant funding by public bodies to charities and community groups.

Available data on public sector grants shows that grants declined from £6 billion in 2003 to £2.2 billion in 2013, and are likely to have even declined further since then.

If the decline continues at the current rate, grants will have all but disappeared by the next General Election, having been largely replaced by short-term, inflexible and bureaucratic contracts.

Debra Allcock-Tyler, Chief Executive of...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following a collision near Barnstaple.

John Spurling (pictured), 58, from Barnstaple, who was driving the car invovled and was the only occupant in the vehicle, died at the scene.

The car collided with a hedge and rolled on the B3232 between Charlacottt Cross and Prospect Corner near Newton Tracey at around 11.30am on Sunday 24 January.

The car involved was a blue and red DRK, a two-seated and three-wheeler open-top vehicle. No other vehicles were involved in the collision.

John’s family have paid tribute...