Lottery losers add to debt

The lottery could be to blame for debt problems in the UK, and may leave Brits in need of loans or debt consolidation.

Money website 1StopFinanceShopUK has warned that many UK residents are spending more and more money on the lottery in the hope that winning will banish financial worries.

Despite the chances of winning such a lottery being as slim as one in 14 million, tickets are still being bought at a vast rate, and playing has been made even easier since the introduction of online ticket purchasing.