Next month is the Corby byelection, the first in a Conservative seat since the general election – the absence of such awkward contests has been a characteristic piece of Cameron luck – and Labour are likely to win it.
The deadline for submissions for the next contest is Friday, and the value of the prize has increased to $500,000 $50,0000 in cash the winner can use for any purpose, the rest in the form a financing package for the feature film), though the frequency of the contests has been reduced to two a year from four.
Mayweather's decision to end a storied career against a fighter who has suffered three defeats in his last six contests has been widely pilloried, with the WBC and WBA welterweight champion overwhelming favourite to extend his unbeaten professional record to 49-0.
After this week's sweepstakes scandal, McDonald's ' golden arches may be tarnished, but the credibility of Simon Worldwide, parent of the firm contracted to run the contests, has been deep-fried.
Burns, who has won 35 of his 37 professional contests, has been tipped for meetings with WBC champion Adrien Broner or Miguel Vazquez, holder of the IBF title, should he defeat Gonzalez.
The small pool for the jacks' log-rolling contests has been removed, but the cutting remarks live on.
