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Swansea couple scoop £1 million on EuroMillions

Alan and Jan Parfitt are the third big Swansea winners this year Credit: Effective Communication

A Swansea couple have become the latest in a line of Lottery winners from the area after their EuroMillions ticket netted them £1m.

Alan Parfitt, 56, and Jan Parfitt, 53, say last Friday's win still hasn't properly sunk in.

District nurse Jan said she 'burst out laughing' after her husband, a joiner, called her over to the computer to confirm they had won.

“I just laughed, and laughed," she said.

“I know it sounds crazy, but it was such an unreal feeling knowing we had suddenly won so much money that I couldn’t help it. In fact, I’m only just starting to believe it.”

The couple, who have a grown-up son and a four-month-old grandson, say they 'haven't had a moment' to think about what they'll spend their money on.

But Jan said: “We will certainly look after our family, and know that we can have a comfortable life from now on."

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99-year-old woman abseils down building

A 99-year-old pensioner abseils down building. Credit: ITV Meridian

A pensioner has celebrated her 99th birthday by abseiling from the top of an 11-storey building.

Doris Long, from Hayling Island, Hampshire, took part in the fundraising event off the 110ft (35m) high University of Portsmouth's Mercantile House in aid of The Rowans Hospice in Waterlooville.

It is the 13th major abseil for Ms Long who took part in her first such challenge at the age of 85. In 2012, Ms Long broke her own Guinness World Record for the oldest person to abseil.

Watch the full interview at ITV Meridian.

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