News: Politics & Current Affairs

Helen Castor’s The Eagle and the Hart is 7/4 favourite for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize. We break down the odds, shortlist, and where to bet on the UK’s leading history award.

New betting specials market sees Donald Trump lead odds to meet Pope Leo XIV before 2026. Ronaldo, iShowSpeed and even MrBeast feature in this unique market. Full odds and insight here.

Andrew Miller is the new 2/1 favourite to win the 2025 Booker Prize as the shortlist narrows to six. See the updated betting odds and free bet offer from Ladbrokes.

Bookmakers now make a White Christmas in the UK odds-on at 4/9, as cold weather grips the country. Will snow fall on December 25th? We look at the latest betting.

Jason Burke heads the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize betting at 6/4 with The Revolutionists, ahead of Helen Garner at 3/1. The award, celebrating the best English-language non-fiction, will crown its 27th winner later this year with £50,000 on offer.

Betting Experts make it odds-on at 1/2 that the UK will see snow in October 2025 as WXCharts forecasts 0°C temperatures across northern regions. Aberdeen and Edinburgh are 1/2 to see snow, while London and Cardiff are unlikely.

Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter is the 2/1 favourite to win the 2025 Booker Prize, ahead of Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (5/2). The winner will be announced at the London ceremony on Monday, November 10.

The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced on Thursday, October 9. Can Xue and László Krasznahorkai are joint 10/1 favourites in the latest betting, with Haruki Murakami (14/1) and Cristina Rivera Garza (16/1) close behind.

JD Vance is 9/4 favourite to be the next US President with William Hill. Donald Trump has teased a third term, but constitutional rules bar it, leaving him at 16/1. We examine the odds and key contenders.

Pope Leo XIV is 7/4 favourite to be named Time Person of the Year 2025, ahead of AI and Donald Trump at 5/2. We break down the latest odds, market movers, and where to bet on this annual award.