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Bet365 boss tops list of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's biggest taxpayers - again

Denise Coates, James Dyson and Mike Ashley all made it into the Sunday Times Tax List this year

Denise Coates, founder of bet365

Bet365 founder Denise Coates has topped the table of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's biggest taxpayers - for a second year running.

Ms Coates and her family - who run the Stoke-on-Trent betting business - paid £573m in tax last year, according to the annual .

The Coates family, which includes Denise's father Peter and brother John, are reportedly worth £7.166 billion.

Glenn Gordon and family, who are behind the William Grant spirits firm, came second in this year's list with a £436.4 million tax liability.

Taking third place on the Top 50 list are Fred and Peter Done - the brothers behind bookmakers Betfred - with a tax bill of £191.3m while vacuum cleaner mogul Sir James Dyson came in sixth place with £115m, which is around £12m more in tax than the previous year.

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley climbed one place to 12th, despite his tax liabilities dropping by £8.8m to £46m.

Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley

Meanwhile, Sir Philip Green dropped out of the top 50 list as his Arcadia retail empire fell into administration.

Sir Philip and his wife, Lady Tina Green, were 23rd in last year's list with a £44.4m tax bill.