'We have lost an icon': Astrologer Mystic Meg dies aged 80

She rose to prominence through her weekly appearances on the UK's National Lottery draw where she attempted to predict facts about the future winner.

Mystic Meg has died aged 80 (Alamy/PA)

TV and newspaper astrologer Margaret Lake, best known as Mystic Meg, has died at the age of 80.

She became a household name in the 1990s with her prediction segment on the UK National Lottery and wrote a horoscope column for The Sun for nearly 23 years.