Long-time favourite 12 Bar Club at number 26 stages gigs seven nights a week, booking new and rising singer-songwriters for the intimate - OK, tiny - venue.

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The top 40 songs will be played by Tony Blackburn in his three-hour show, The Nation's Favourite Number Two Single, from 14:00 GMT on Tuesday.

BBC: Ultravox's Vienna tops 'number two' poll

Appearing alongside Toby Harris , the chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority and deputy London Mayor Nicky Gavron , Mr Livingstone showed that although he may not be a Number 10 favourite, he still commands support among the rank-and-file.

BBC: Livingstone out on the fringe

But Kuszczak said he wants to stay and emulate Old Trafford favourite Peter Schmeichel by becoming the club's long-term number one.

BBC: Tomasz Kuszczak

So Hook could be favourite for the number 15 shirt for Wales' autumn Test opener with the Wallabies on 6 November - when he will win his 44th cap - before the world champions South Africa, Fiji and the All Blacks visit the Millennium Stadium.

BBC: James Hook happy to fill Wales full-back role