Justin Timberlake could be heading for his first UK No 1 single in more than six years as Emeli Sande looks to keep control of the artist albums chart.

After flying 28-4 on last Sunday's chart, mainly as a result of being performed at the Brit Awards, Timberlake's RCA single Mirrors has now secured a narrow lead on the midweek listings, according to the Official Charts Company. His only UK singles chart-topper to date is SexyBack in 2006, although he was ...