A man who took his wife out for a birthday meal returned home to find he had won £4.3 million on the lottery.

Mike Stone, from Leyland in Lancashire, took his wife Sarah out last Saturday night to celebrate her 46th birthday.

When the couple came home, they discovered they had won £4,316,624.

They now plan to take their six children Jennifer, seven, Clair, 11, Daniel, 12, Christopher, 14, Michael, 20, and Caroline, 22 to Disneyland in Florida.

They also plan to buy a bigger house than their three-bedroom semi, although Mr Stone said he would not leave his job as an IT analyst in South Manchester.

Mrs Stone, who is 46 on Saturday, said: Its the best birthday present possible for me and the whole family. It is very special.

Mr Stone, 44, said: We definitely need a bigger house. Our three-bed semi is lovely but theres just not enough room for us all.

Plus, most of us play a musical instrument, so a bigger house will mean we can all play that bit louder.