£1m Bingo Mum Will Chill With Eskimos

BRITAIN’S first club bingo millionaire is heading for her dream holiday - building igloos. Mum-of-two Margaret Shearer revealed her unusual spending plans as she picked up her £1million cheque last night.

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Sat, September 29th, 2007

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