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Up to £10,000 for retailers who sell lottery tickets to the biggest winners

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Retailers who sell high-value winning lottery tickets are to be given cash prizes themselves – as long as the ticket holder is happy to reveal details of their win. Wins of more than £1m will net retailers the top award of £10,000, those between £251,000…

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