British daily The Guardian has reported the end of the longest speech in British legal history ended Wednesday.

Nicholas Stadlen, a top British lawyer for the Bank of England, finally sat down after making the final statements of his 119 day long opening argument in a London courtroom.

The recent election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope was a sure bet for two British gamblers who became 5,000 pounds richer as the bells rang in Rome. One of the two gamblers, from Twickenham near London, won 2,250 pounds and the other, from Enfield, also near the capital, won 2,500 pounds after placing 500 pound stakes on Ratzinger this week. Bets are already being taken on the successor to Pope Benedict XVI, Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze currently sits as a 10/1 favorite.