Katie Grant

Katie Grant

@kt_grant

Katie Grant writes news and features for The Independent, i, Independent on Sunday and Independent Voices.

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Eric Cantona wants you to buy shares in an obscure English
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Meet the boy who won a scholarship at Eton after impressing them
Meet the retired footballer who just won £5.5m on the lottery
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Meet the first woman in charge of a brigade in the British army

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