A £1 million National Lottery jackpot has been claimed.

The lucky winner came forward after Lottery operator Camelot released an appeal for people who played the Lotto in the Dover district to check their tickets.

It related to the draw on 11 October 2017 and so far the new millionaire has chosen to stay anonymous.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery said, “We’re delighted that the winner of this amazing prize has now come forward and we hope that they will enjoy their win.

"It would have been awful if the ticket-holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money.

"We would like to remind all National Lottery players to check their tickets every time they play.”

Unless the winner of a major National Lottery prize opts to take full publicity and signs an agreement to that effect, no further information can be released about their win.