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Bookmakers stop taking Brit Awards bets after rush on Paul Weller for best male

Georgina Littejohn12 April 2012

Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on the Brit Awards after fears a winner's name has been leaked.

Several £50 bets were placed on Paul Weller to win Best Solo Male in William Hill shops around London yesterday.

The firm had to slash the odds on the singer to 1/5 favourite.

A source said: "This kind of betting only happens when someone knows something."

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