News: Politics & Current Affairs

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.

Boris Johnson has distanced himself from Reform UK, calling the party “extremely dangerous” but bookmakers still make him 3/1 to join before the next General Election. We examine the odds, political context, and where to bet.

Betting odds have opened on the White Christmas betting market, with Edinburgh and Glasgow airports leading the way at 6/4. We break down the odds across UK and international airports, and where to find the best betting sites for festive markets.

Donald Trump is now 6/4 favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize after proposing a Gaza peace plan. Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms follow at 5/2, with Yulia Navalnaya and Volodymyr Zelenskyy among other contenders.

Andy Burnham has been backed into 7/2 favourite with Ladbrokes to become the next Labour Party leader. The Greater Manchester Mayor revealed MPs are privately urging him to challenge Keir Starmer, whose chances of being Prime Minister are rated 2/5 against.