内容摘要："One of the mums struck gold mid-morning and got four tickets including coach travel and that was enough to cover us all."

"One of the mums struck gold mid-morning and got four tickets including coach travel and that was enough to cover us all."

He added: "The arc initiative has comprehensively failed."A mother said she was "horrified" after discovering a council overpaid millions of pounds to accounts used to pay for care services.

Sam Matthews, who lives in Crowborough, was contacted by East Sussex County Council about additional funds in a direct payment account used to pay for care services for her son.A Freedom of Information request by the BBC has revealed that the authority had claimed back £6.5m from these accounts in less than two years.The council says the money is part of its community care budget so there is no loss or gain for the authority.

In East Sussex, direct payment accounts are managed by a third party company, with contributions paid in by the council and families.The money can then be used for home carers or other support services.

After being contacted by the authority, Ms Matthews found an unusual £7,000 payment had been made into the fund.

The account is used to pay for home carers to help look after her 25-year-old son, Charlie, who has autism.Labour also gained Broxtowe from the Conservatives, as Juliet Campbell claimed 15,579 votes (47.4%).

Conservative Darren Henry, husband of the former Nottinghamshire police and crime commissioner Caroline Henry, has lost his seat after receiving 11,158 votes (23.3%).Lilian Greenwood has retained her seat in Nottingham South, with 15,579 votes (47.4%).

"We've waited 14 years for this, so you'll have to excuse me if I can't stop smiling," she said.Tory candidate Zarmeena Quraishi finished second, with 5,285 votes (16.1%).