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AI is the 3/1 favourite to be Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2026, with "vibe" and "lowkenuinely" 4/1 second. Looksmaxxing, aura-farming, matcha and deepfake all also in contention.

Sheffield is the 4/6 favourite to be named UK City of Culture 2029, with Wrexham 5/4 and Portsmouth 6/4 leading a competitive nine-strong field that also includes Blackpool, Inverness-Highland and more.

Keir Starmer is 1/14 not to lead Labour into the next general election. 2026 is 1/6 favourite year for his replacement, with the July–September window 2/5 favourite for the leadership change.

Andy Burnham is 1/4 favourite to win Thursday's Makerfield by-election as a right-wing vote split between Reform UK and Restore Britain hands Labour the inside track. Vote share market also live.

General Election specials are heating up ahead of Thursday's Makerfield by-election. Reform lead the Most Seats market at 13/8 with Ladbrokes, while 2029 or later is evens to be next election year.

Andy Burnham is 1/4 to be the next Labour leader, and next Thursday's Makerfield by-election is the gateway that could trigger the most consequential leadership contest in a generation.

Donald Trump leads the TIME Person of the Year 2026 odds at 3/1, but NYC's Zohran Mamdani, Texas' James Talarico and Pope Leo XIV all share 4/1 in a genuinely open market.

Andy Burnham has publicly admitted his leadership ambitions on Question Time, and the Makerfield by-election on June 18 is his gateway to Westminster. Labour are 1/7 favourites but Reform are closing in.

Tyson Fury’s chances of entering politics appear to have cooled after reports claimed the former heavyweight champion rejected an approach from Reform UK earlier this month.

Andy Burnham is odds-on at 8/13 to be the next Labour leader, and Keir Starmer's departure in 2026 is now a 1/4 favourite as the government crisis reaches its most critical moment yet.