Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine among nominees for album of the year

Racecourse offering record €3m prize money as it seeks to draw 125,000 racegoers

Gambling giant’s revenues grew 18% in six months to the end of June

UK watchdog says merger of betting shops would create substantial loss of competition

Authorised Betting Partner policy to be put in place next year

Paddy Power will own 52% of merged group, worth €11bn at yesterday’s prices

Financier will seek to have merger with Coral put to second shareholders’ meeting

Short odds on Ladbrokes merger and who it is that benefits from €1.9bn Anglo write-offs

Purchase of struggling firm by Italian group widely welcomed

‘I don’t see why he wouldn’t act at Epsom,” says jockey Ryan Moore