Paul Heaton has powered clear of the chasing pack with latest LP Jenius, which is already building a commanding lead at the top of the UK Albums Chart.

The veteran singer-songwriter has topped the chart on five occasions: three of them with The Beautiful South: Carry On Up The Charts (1994), Blue Is The Colour (1996) and Quench (1998), plus two alongside former bandmate Jacqui Abott: Manchester Calling (2020) and N.K-Pop (2023). But Jenius is on course to become his first ...