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Andrea Jenkyns heads into Thursday’s Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Election as 2/7 favourite, with Rob Waltham trailing. We break down the latest odds and the key candidates vying for this new role.

Reform UK are 2/5 favourites to win Thursday’s Runcorn and North Helsby By-Election. Labour remain second in the market, with long odds on all other candidates. Full odds and expert analysis.

With the Papal Conclave confirmed for May 7, bookmakers have opened a full suite of markets on the next Pope, including frontrunner Pietro Parolin, papal name, nationality and election rounds.

Former Olympian Luke Campbell is the 4/11 favourite to become the first Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor ahead of Thursday’s vote. See full odds and key contenders for the new mayoralty.

Alexander Jones (Reform UK) leads the Doncaster Mayoral Election betting at 8/15. Labour’s Ros Jones trails at 15/8 with Conservatives’ Nick Fletcher third. Full odds and race preview inside.

Paul Bristow leads the betting for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Election at 1/3. Lorna Dupre and Anna Smith trail as key challengers ahead of Thursday’s crucial local election.

Karen Clark leads the betting to become North Tyneside’s next mayor, with the Labour candidate priced at 1/3. Reform UK and the Conservatives trail in the latest mayoral election odds.

Mary Page is the 7/4 favourite to win the 2025 West of England Mayoral Election, with Liberal Democrat and Labour candidates close behind. We break down the latest betting odds and key runners.

Pietro Parolin is the new favourite to succeed Pope Francis, with odds of 9/4. Luis Antonio Tagle drifts to 3/1 as betting sites react to mounting speculation over the next pontiff.

The shortlist for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been revealed. Yael van der Wouden’s The Safekeep leads the betting at 2/1, ahead of Elizabeth Strout and Nussaibah Younis.