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Visitors to a farm in Keele, Staffordshire got more than they bargained for today when they went to buy a Christmas tree and ended up throwing one instead!

The tree throwing event is the first competition of its kind in the UK and is in aid of the charity Help for Heroes.

Organisers say they'll crown the overall winner of the two-day event tomorrow.

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Lottery winners from around the Midlands will meet up in Nottingham today to discuss how winning a fortune has changed their lives.

It is to celebrate 20 years of the National Lottery.

More than half of the £100m total windfall has been won in Nottingham itself - by the Bulls (£40m), the Westburys (£7.7m), Alan Rowley (£1.9m) and Alan and Kim Elliott (£1m).

The other winners are from Stoke, Northampton, Daventry, Black Country, Birmingham, Shropshire, Burton and Grantham.

Here is a list of previous lottery winners from the Midlands.

A harmonica-loving hound from Derbyshire has developed a rather unusual talent for singing.

Max, a five year old Yorkie, lives in Duffield with his owner Daniel - and can't help but burst into song whenever he breaks out the harmonica.