Record lottery win - winner revealed by papers

Title

Record lottery win - winner revealed by papers

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Olivia MacLeod reports on the decision of two Sunday newspapers to name the man who won nearly eighteen million pounds in last week’s National Lottery. The News of the World and Yorkshire on Sunday are not breaking the law in identifying the 42-year-old man even though he wishes to remain anonymous. The High Court lifted an injunction banning newspapers from naming the winner last week. Includes interviews with Sara Linney, Camelot; Roger Gale MP. (The winner was revealed as Mukhtar Mohidin from Blackburn).

Contributors

Roger Gale; Olivia MacLeod; Sara Linney

Keywords

Data protection; Newspapers; Law; Press; UK; Great Britain; Mass media; National lotteries; Lotteries; Right to privacy; Prize money; Camelot; News of the World; Injunctions; Yorkshire on Sunday

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