Tesco has won the title of the season’s best Easter egg for the second year running – although it will set consumers back £25.
The Tesco Finest Medley of Flavoured Chocolate Easter Eggs scored 88 out of 100 in the annual Good Housekeeping magazine Easter Egg of the Year award.
Judges said they were “wowed” by the “beautifully presented” mix of white, milk and dark chocolate, and pieces of butterscotch, raspberry, hazelnut and coconut – and the one-kilo egg was also awarded the title of best for sharing.
Bingo! for Britain’s ‘luckiest’ town
The bustling UK seaside resort of Blackpool has been named Britain’s luckiest town after a study of national bingo wins.
The National Bingo Game Association said residents of the Lancashire town had won the national bingo game 22 times last year at Mecca Bingo, winning cash prizes totalling £156,000.
Close behind was Stockton on Tees, then Newport in South Wales, Glasgow and Wrexham in North Wales.
Charity donor who lost the pot
An act of charity may end badly for one donor to a US Salvation Army outlet.
Police in Sugarcreek Borough, Pennsylvania, said they were called when workers found a large plastic bag of marijuana among some donated clothes.
Police Chief Matt Carlson said it was not the first time officers have investigated an unusual item among donated clothing, adding: “We’ve had guns... cash... rings… and now marijuana.”
Rescue pups are sealing their fate
Eight seal pups orphaned when a storm surge hit the east coast of England have been released back into the wild.
Thousands of young seals were washed away when high tides swept the Norfolk coast on December 5. The surge caused widespread disruption as it eroded cliffs and washed homes into the sea, and threatened to have a devastating effect on wildlife.
The RSPCA Wildlife Centre at East Winch, Norfolk, took in more than 100 seals and has nursed them back to health.
Shopping around for the big win
A shop assistant’s mistake has paid off in a big way for a New York man.
Jerry Kajfasz, 53, of Lancaster, won a $10 million (€7.3 million) jackpot with a scratchcard he bought last month at a store in Buffalo.
He bought seven tickets but the assistant nearly handed him an eighth costing $20 (€14.50).
Mr Kajfasz spotted the mistake and handed it back.
After winning a total of $25 (€18) from the tickets, he went back inside and used the cash to buy the same $20 ticket the assistant had almost given him by mistake.
That ticket ended up being a winner with a guaranteed minimum jackpot of $10 million.