Paul Weller at centre of ‘biggest turnaround in music betting for 40 years’

Mercury prize favourite … Paul Weller. Photograph: Dean Chalkley Paul Weller is now the favourite to win the Mercury prize after bookmakers William Hill said the singer was at the centre of the “biggest turnaround in music betting for the last 40 years”. The 52-year-old musician’s... 

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Radio review: Almanacs – The Oldest Guide to Everything

‘A fiercely bright, posh, confident chap’ . . . Ben Schott. Photograph: Francesco Guidicini / Rex Features Ben Schott, presenting Almanacs – The Oldest Guide to Everything (Radio 4), is a fiercely bright, posh, confident chap. He has reason to exude confidence, given that he... 

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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr: like father like son?

Cristiano Ronaldo is now a father. Photograph: Eamonn and James Clarke/EMPICS Entertainment Etiquette update: mentioning “the curse of the Nike advert” is now desperately outmoded – it’s time to start talking about its staggeringly pedestrian vision of the future. Oh sure,... 

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Chelsea Clinton Wedding FAA Declares Area NoFly Zone Worldnews

RHINEBECK NY — Chelsea Clinton's wedding along the Hudson River will be under a nofly zone The Federal Aviation Administration says local airspace will beChelsea Clinton Wedding FAA Declares Area NoFly Zone Worldnews...

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RBS could sue Goldman over $800m loss

The New York headquarters of the Goldman Sachs investment bank. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Goldman Sachs faces the threat of legal action from Royal Bank of Scotland, which lost $800m (£523m) on the complex mortgage security at the heart of a record-breaking fine by the US regulators. Even... 

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