The gentle giant of British cinema: If he'd been a Yank, he'd have won oscars galore. If he'd been a Leftie, he'd have been knighted. Why Bryan Forbes was a cruelly unsung genius
Bryan Forbes, who died this week aged 86, made some of the most intelligent, compelling and thoughtful films in British cinema. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Michelle Williams sets sail for her own Bali Hai
The actress, who appeared in the recent Disney hit Oz The Great And Powerful, has been offered the role of U.S. navy ensign Nellie Forbush, the hick from Little Rock nursing injured sailors and soldiers in the New Hebrides Islands during World War II. ...read
Clegg and the politics of the kindergarten
Yesterday, Mr Clegg said he was no longer convinced that allowing staff to look after more children would save parents money, so he wouldn't support the idea – plunging the Government’s entire strategy into chaos. ...read
Martin Samuel: Forget the Special One, Moyes is the right one for United
There are plenty of reasons not to make David Moyes manager of Manchester United, and on Thursday we heard them all, tumbling out across the airwaves and forums. ...read
Martin Keown: The return of Ronaldo would strike a blow against United's rivals
Sir Alex Ferguson retiring will have given hope to all of Manchester United’s big rivals. He put in so much fight to that club, driving the players on and making them great. ...read
Jeff Powell on Friday: David replaces Goliath but Chosen One Moyes has done it with Sir Alex's blessing and knows he can lean on a legend
Sir Alex Ferguson has anointed David Moyes as his own successor in the conviction that he, like the legendary United manager, is a strong enough character to prosper, not flounder, in the wake of genius. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: True life 'Slumdog Millionaire' comes to the National Theatre
Playwright David Hare has adapted Katherine Boo’s prize-winning non-fiction book Behind The Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity for the National Theatre. ...read
We're riding along the crest of a rave: How far is Julie Bentley prepared to go in order to make the Guides more 'relevant' to 21st-century Britain?
This column has been sent a copy of a newsletter and mission statement from a recently established, inner-city, combined Guides and Brownies group, by RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Read one grumpy column by Tom Utley - and get next week's free: Or why I keep falling for devilishly ingenious supermarket offers that actually pick my pocket
As a weekly victim of Brand Match voucher scheme, responsible for a hefty regular chunk of Sainsbury’s £25.6 billion annual sales, I can’t say I’m remotely surprised by its success, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
Former Cameron rival David Davis set to host champagne reception for readmitted Dorries
Readmitted to the Conservative party following a six-month suspension for her unauthorised stint in the I’m A Celebrity jungle, Nadine Dorries will be toasting her return on Monday. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: If there's one child who needs one-to-one nannying, it's Clegg
We awoke to news that Mr Clegg wanted to block the Government’s long-agreed policy on pre-school nurseries. He no longer liked the idea of saying that nursery nannies could look after a few more children. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Former England keeper and BT pundit James blasts 'conflict of interests' for Neville as Sky pundit and national coach
David James, one of BT Sport’s trio of lead football pundits, used the network’s unveiling event yesterday to attack Sky counterpart Gary Neville over his ‘conflict of interest’. ...read
Chris Foy: Lancaster pledges to set England's 'X-factor' backs free in Argentina
Stuart Lancaster and his assistants have been bold in their selections, by including uncapped free spirits Christian Wade, Jonny May and Marland Yarde. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge could pick up motherly tips from Ben Fogle's wife
While her husband, explorer Ben, has been trekking in the Arabian Desert, Marina Fogle has set up an advisory clinic for pregnant women in South Kensington - perhaps she could offer the Duchess of Cambridge some advice? ...read
Ferguson to start work on second book after announcing imminent retirement
CHARLES SALE: Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement will mean work starting soon on his second autobiography, which he verbally agreed to write three years ago. ...read
Worthy enough, but where's the Big Idea?
On the plus side, the legislative programme outlined yesterday at least tries to address deep-rooted social and economic problems that successive governments have ignored for too long. ...read
Charles's medals, like the grille of a vintage Lagonda
What a remarkable monarch HM is. But yesterday, if we are to be honest, the Queen also seemed a little slower on her pins, perhaps a touch stooped – and croaky, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: His character and determination inspired a football club and sent their message around the world
Despite the fact that all he has left to do now is bid farewell, Sir Alex Ferguson was in at 6.50am to make the preparation for that moment just right. Truly, there will never be another. ...read
A belated Boxing Day tip for ex-postman Alan Johnson? No, Sir Terry signs 'just two autographs'
During Andrew Neil’s BBC political show This Week, Alan Johnson reminded Sir Terry Wogan that when he was a postman delivering mail to Terry’s Buckinghamshire mansion the broadcaster never gave him a Boxing Day tip... ...read
What a handy place to rest a teacup, Prezza!
This is the third and final part of CRAIG BROWN'S political quiz, to tie in with the recent onslaught of new political biographies and memoirs. The correct answers are, I should assure you, all absolutely true. ...read
Can these clothes save M&S? LIZ JONES meets the woman set to perk up Marks' dowdy designs - and gets an exclusive sneak preview
The person who will dress more of us than any other, and shape our wardrobes over the next few years is 51-year-old Belinda Earl. ...read
Jeff Powell: Busby, Shankly, Clough, Stein and Ferguson... where retiring United manager rates among greats
While Sir Alex Ferguson’s unequalled collection of trophies might be considered his finite achievement, his faithfulness to the attacking traditions of Manchester United strengthen his claims. ...read
Jamie Redknapp: Following in Fergie's footsteps should be a dream
Taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson is not the poisoned chalice some are making it out to be. It’s a dream job. Look at the fantastic young players in the Manchester United squad. ...read
Sir Clive Woodward: An effortless conversationalist, Fergie was brilliantly ruthless
The first time I met Sir Alex Ferguson I was sat at an awards dinner between him and England manager Sven Goran Eriksson. He was great company from that very first introduction in 2001. ...read
Martin Keown: Three Lions owe Fergie for putting faith in English talent
There are nine men who should be particularly grateful for what Sir Alex Ferguson has achieved in the past 26 and a half years — the England managers in that time. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: I almost counted the Rice Krispies to stop the bickering over who had more
Is this level of sibling rivalry normal? Is it because there are so many of them? I don't remember bickering all day with my sister. ...read
Paul Newman: Lions ready for next big Test as Kiwis await stars of the future
Grace Road is hardly the most glamorous stop on the circuit but it is there on Thursday that England will again attempt to replicate a Test atmosphere for the next in line. ...read
Youngers is the freshest, hippest programme of the year, everything EastEnders isn't writes Jim Shelley. And it will help you understand what your teenage kids are saying
An urban Inbetweeners or a grown-up Grange Hill, Youngers is the hippest, funniest, FRESHEST programme of the year. Everything EastEnders isn't ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Time to drag buy-to-let mortgages out of the wild west
People tempted into buy-to-let are regularly putting down their life savings, or a substantial chunk of them, and many are taking their first foray into such investments. So why do they remain unregulated? ...read
Hannibal showed how cannibal Lecter and the FBI came to know each other long before The Silence Of The Lambs. Jim Shelley on whether it was too gory
Sky Living’s glossy, gory new crime drama Hannibal looked at the early life and crimes of the world’s favourite flesh-eating serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Its credentials were certainly impeccable. ...read
DON GOODMAN: Anyone who tries to predict the Championship is stupid... unfortunately that includes me!
Don Goodman, is the former West Brom, Sunderland and Wolves striker turned Football League pundit for Sky Sports. In his debut Footballers' Football Column Goodman casts his eyes over the contenders for the play-offs and looks at who has the best chance of following Cardiff and Hull into the Premier League next season. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Third time lucky for twice-married lovely Lisa?
Lisa Tchenguiz, 48, has been locked in a four-year battle with fruit juice tycoon Vivian Imerman. But despite a vow never to wed again, she's moved in with her entrepreneur boyfriend Steve Vorsari. ...read
ASK TONY: No one will admits it's theirs, so can Anyone Anywhere fix my phone line?
I decided to move my phone and broadband from Sky to a new supplier - EE. However, I changed my mind and cancelled. I then lost access to my landline. It is now back but Sky and EE say they are not the provider. ...read
JAMES CONEY: Payment protection insurance vultures to target interest-only mortgages
Were you driven round the twist by telephone claims handlers trying to convince you to make a complaint about mis-sold PPI? Prepare to be annoyed again. ...read
Can Cameron prove the sceptics wrong?
In the upper echelons of the established parties, the very idea that we might be better off outside the EU has been treated as an unmentionable blasphemy. Until now. ...read
Ash Wednesday: El Tel, a few spots of bother and the battle of Stamford Bridge... how Palace against Brighton (a clash between two teams 44 miles apart) became The Game
For the supporters of Crystal Palace and Brighton, the intensity of their rivalry matches Celtic-Rangers, Manchester United-Manchester City, Liverpool-Everton or Inter Milan-AC Milan. And on Friday night, the rest of the country will discover that this really is The Game. ...read
'Poor Nigel' publicly embraced by Respect MP George Galloway
Following his arrest on suspicion of rape over the weekend, Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans was embraced as he ventured out on to the Commons terrace for a drink yesterday by Respect MP George Galloway. ...read
Martin Keown's guide to Wednesday's crunch London derby at Stamford Bridge
Sportsmail's Martin Keown guides you through Wednesday's vital clash between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the race to secure Champions League football. ...read
Here's proof Kate McCann's right never to give up hope
Yesterday morning's news that three girls who were abducted almost a decade ago have been found alive in America will surely have given Kate McCann new hope, writes SANDRA PARSONS. ...read
My immigrant family were proud to assimilate. I despair that too many today expect Britain to adopt THEIR culture
In the concluding part of a personal new memoir, Mail columnist MELANIE PHILLIPS reveals why she fears the West is sleepwalking towards self-destruction — and why she despises the global warming ‘charlatans’. ...read
Why the Eton crew could sink Cameron
How would you define a snob? And come to that — since we are all too obviously discussing David Cameron — what qualifies as a ‘raging snob’? Asks ANDREW ALEXANDER. ...read
Charles Sale: Ashley faces £10m bill to axe Pardew after agreeing bumper eight-year deal
Alan Pardew, manager of a Newcastle team fighting to avoid relegation, is in the fortunate position of having a contract that runs until 2020 without a break clause or maximum severance agreement. ...read
Check mates: Made In Chelsea's Spencer, Lucy, Andy and Louise make their moves... in South West London's answer to Game Of Thrones
Love it or loathe it, Made In Chelsea has a kind of twisted genius. For example, the central ‘plot’ is exactly the same every year – only given the slightest twist. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Teams promoted from sea of mediocrity could be embarrassing in the Premier League... Forget Luiz and Rafael, real issue is United's betrayal of competition... Oh, and is anyone else already bored of wild-eyed Di Canio?
MailOnline's hard-hitting columnist predicts an embarrassing season for the Premier League new boys, argues that Arsenal and Spurs fans should be fuming at Fergie's team selection and pleads with Roy Hodgson not to ignore the new Michael Carrick. ...read
Ask the doctor: Why am I seeing stars in my eyes?
Here DR MARTIN SCURR advises a woman suffering from stars in front of her eyes as well as bribing people to lose weight. ...read
Richard Kay: The Prince chops his Veg Shed
Prince Charles has suffered his first business setback as he has been forced to close his loss- making farm shop selling home-grown organic produce after admitting that it simply wasn’t financially viable. ...read
Human rights that put children at risk
In just seven months, police in England and Wales have removed at least 43 serious offenders from the Sex Offenders’ Register, approving almost half of applications at the rate of one every five days. ...read
Hero who makes Biggles look like a wimp: He's flown more planes than anyone else in history - and took 2,000 Nazis prisoner single-handed. And now, at 94, he's telling his breathtaking story
He has set aviation records that will almost certainly never be broken and is revered as one of the greatest test pilots of all time. But even if you take out the aerobatics, Eric Brown's story is remarkable, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
An absolute stinker: Baz Luhrmann accused of 'vulgarity' in his handling of The Great Gatsby
So, what is the verdict on Aussie filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy £80million adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, released here next week? ...read
A Leftie who saw the light: What the cruel death of my parents taught me about our 'caring' NHS, by MELANIE PHILLIPS
Doctors who hid the truth about her mother's crippling illness for 25 years. Nurses who lied to cover their neglect. The shattering experiences that made MELANIE PHILLIPS despair of the way we treat our elderly. ...read
BBC want Neville next season as big TV comeback awaits Keys and Gray
CHARLES SALE: Phil Neville has an offer to join the BBC as a pundit. Meanwhile, Richard Keys and Andy Gray could be back on television together next season on Al Jazeera. ...read
If only we could all silence other people's noise like Queen Helen: MAX HASTINGS on a majestic stand against the selfish pests whose din blights modern life
After Helen Mirren took to the street mid-show to harangue a samba band for disrupting a live showing of The Audience, MAX HASTINGS writes of a country that endures almost ceaseless persecution by the noise of others. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: Hopkins dangles carrot of Froch super-fight if Brit overcomes Kessler
The legendary Bernard Hopkins is offering Carl Froch the incentive of a super-fight in Britain if he gains his revenge over Mikkel Kessler in their world super-middleweight title battle later this month. ...read
Arrest first - ask questions later: How dawn raids and ransacking houses became standard operating procedure
Why the arrest of Nigel Evans further proves we are heading towards an American-style system in which every high-profile trial is played out in public long before it ever gets to court, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Come dine with you? Actually, I'd rather not
Hosts and guests alike know that the dinner party is a source of irritation, and that an evening spent watching television is preferable. Here is my cut-out-and-keep A to Z of reasons to refuse that next dinner party invitation. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN: Luiz MUST stop theatrics and bad behaviour now
David Luiz's theatrical reaction and sly laughing as Rafael was sent off at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon was disgraceful behaviour and we don't need it in the game. ...read
DEREK LAWRENSON: Rock provides firm base for developing future English talent
Robert Rock would never have got to beat Tiger Woods down the stretch in Abu Dhabi last year if there had been the current dearth of top-class professional tournaments in England when he was growing up. ...read
Emotional, intense, upsetting... Jim Shelley on why he loved The Village but wouldn't want to live there
The first series of The Village finished with the one thing regular viewers probably least expected: a happy ending. Or as close to one as we were ever going to get. ...read
DAVID SHEEPSHANKS: Every time I come to St George's Park the hairs on the back of my neck stand up... just like on my wedding day and when Ipswich were promoted to the Premier League. It's a special place
David Sheepshanks is the chairman of St George's Park, the FA's new national football centre in Staffordshire. Sheepshanks looks back on the first six months at SGP, pays tribute to the 'Godfather' of coaching, Walter Winterbottom and reveals why he is convinced England WILL win the World Cup in the 2020s. ...read
Richard Kay: Swimwear queen tears into new rival
Melissa Obadash (pictured) has spoken out against celebs such as Kimberley Garner attempting to start her own swimwear line and slammed Miss Garner, saying 'Who does Kimberley think she is? She knows nothing'. ...read
Jamie Redknapp: Mata is mighty, Walcott has had his best season yet, a foreigner could save Newcastle and I look forward to watching Boyd in the top flight
WEEKEND WATCH: Newcastle lost 6-0 at home to Liverpool last week and the talk was about too many foreigners in their team, but it might be an overseas player who saves them from relegation... Fabricio Coloccini ...read
Laura Williamson: The battle against doping should also include arrogant ball sports
Tiger Woods has said he never had a drugs test outside of a tournament. But then, why would the world’s golfers be subjected to those 6am knocks on the door from the drug testers? ...read
Michael Walker: Newport roar in from wilderness after 25 long years
A 25-year exile is over: Newport County are back in the Football League. The club that crashed in 1988 with debts of £300,000 will be hosting Portsmouth next season. ...read
Stuart Hall, the BBC and a duty of care
As more details emerge of how Stuart Hall used his celebrity status to lure girls and young women into his clutches, it’s increasingly obvious that BBC managers turned a blind eye to his predatory behaviour for two decades. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Racing's fawning rulers invited Sheik's walk of shame
Clare Balding politely raised the systematic drug programme taking place at the stables of his disgraced trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni, and Sheik Mohammed walked. ...read
Michael Philpott is a perfect parable for our age: His story shows the pervasiveness of evil born out of welfare dependency
A.N. WILSON: The particular manner in which Philpott's nastiness was exercised, and the way in which he lived, was the direct consequence of his being able to live scot-free at the expense of the taxpayer. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Why the public has an interest in knowing what decisions are taken behind banks' closed doors
Momentous financial events are clearly important to the public. But it is also in the broader interest of all stakeholders including the millions of depositors and shareholders who put their savings on the line. ...read
AMANDA PLATELL: Just how on earth did Stuart Hall fool his poor family?
Among all the astonishing questions raised by Stuart Hall’s confession to 14 child sex attacks, perhaps the most troubling is this: how could his wife of 54 years not have suspected a thing? Asks AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
Why the Eton crew could sink Cameron
How would you define a snob? And come to that — since we are all too obviously discussing David Cameron — what qualifies as a ‘raging snob’? Asks ANDREW ALEXANDER. ...read
Will Gove go nuclear over CND class war?
ANDREW PIERCE: The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is now advertising online for an army of volunteers to take its 'peace' message into primary and comprehensive schools in London, the South-East, Essex and East Anglia. ...read
Clegg and the politics of the kindergarten
Yesterday, Mr Clegg said he was no longer convinced that allowing staff to look after more children would save parents money, so he wouldn't support the idea – plunging the Government’s entire strategy into chaos. ...read
Former Cameron rival David Davis set to host champagne reception for readmitted Dorries
Readmitted to the Conservative party following a six-month suspension for her unauthorised stint in the I’m A Celebrity jungle, Nadine Dorries will be toasting her return on Monday. ...read
Bolt from the blue by the hardliner with a soft heart: The Cardinal who was known as 'God's Rottweiler' loved cats and cried when UK opened its arms to him
Some will see the lightning strike on the dome of St. Peter’s as divine intervention after Pope Benedict VI stunned the Catholic world by announcing he was standing down, writes GEOFFREY LEVY. ...read
So Jacob, did you really go canvassing in a Bentley with your nanny? No! It was mummy's Mercedes: JANE FRYER meets the poshest man in politics
He has recently been described as the ‘mini Boris'. And despite his penchant for nannies, Bentleys, ridiculous private loos and preposterous poshness, I would love Jacob Rees-Mogg to be my MP, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
If only we could all silence other people's noise like Queen Helen: MAX HASTINGS on a majestic stand against the selfish pests whose din blights modern life
After Helen Mirren took to the street mid-show to harangue a samba band for disrupting a live showing of The Audience, MAX HASTINGS writes of a country that endures almost ceaseless persecution by the noise of others. ...read
My immigrant family were proud to assimilate. I despair that too many today expect Britain to adopt THEIR culture
In the concluding part of a personal new memoir, Mail columnist MELANIE PHILLIPS reveals why she fears the West is sleepwalking towards self-destruction — and why she despises the global warming ‘charlatans’. ...read
Don't panic yet, Dave. It's Red Ed who should be worried...
Ed Miliband has had it easy. He hasn’t had to moderate any great disputes in his party. Nor has he risked putting his name to any important new policies which might be attacked by rivals and regretted by friends, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: If there's one child who needs one-to-one nannying, it's Clegg
We awoke to news that Mr Clegg wanted to block the Government’s long-agreed policy on pre-school nurseries. He no longer liked the idea of saying that nursery nannies could look after a few more children. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge could pick up motherly tips from Ben Fogle's wife
While her husband, explorer Ben, has been trekking in the Arabian Desert, Marina Fogle has set up an advisory clinic for pregnant women in South Kensington - perhaps she could offer the Duchess of Cambridge some advice? ...read
We're riding along the crest of a rave: How far is Julie Bentley prepared to go in order to make the Guides more 'relevant' to 21st-century Britain?
This column has been sent a copy of a newsletter and mission statement from a recently established, inner-city, combined Guides and Brownies group, by RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Hero who makes Biggles look like a wimp: He's flown more planes than anyone else in history - and took 2,000 Nazis prisoner single-handed. And now, at 94, he's telling his breathtaking story
He has set aviation records that will almost certainly never be broken and is revered as one of the greatest test pilots of all time. But even if you take out the aerobatics, Eric Brown's story is remarkable, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
An idiotic and almost politically suicidal thing to have done: David Cameron pays the ultimate price for his UKIP slurs
People say that man-of-the-people Nigel Farage is an outstanding political leader. So he is. But there is another political figure to whom the upstart party is enormously indebted. His name? David Cameron. Writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
Obama jokes Jack Lew's loopy signature could 'debase our currency' as he makes him official pick for Treasury Secretary
‘Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as secretary of the Treasury,’ Obama said, naming Lew as the man he wants to succeed Timothy Geithner. ...read
Read one grumpy column by Tom Utley - and get next week's free: Or why I keep falling for devilishly ingenious supermarket offers that actually pick my pocket
As a weekly victim of Brand Match voucher scheme, responsible for a hefty regular chunk of Sainsbury’s £25.6 billion annual sales, I can’t say I’m remotely surprised by its success, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Teams promoted from sea of mediocrity could be embarrassing in the Premier League... Forget Luiz and Rafael, real issue is United's betrayal of competition... Oh, and is anyone else already bored of wild-eyed Di Canio?
MailOnline's hard-hitting columnist predicts an embarrassing season for the Premier League new boys, argues that Arsenal and Spurs fans should be fuming at Fergie's team selection and pleads with Roy Hodgson not to ignore the new Michael Carrick. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
Ben Kay’s Lions verdict: How this squad can wallop the Wallabies
Sportsmail expert Ben Kay gives his take on how Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions can succeed in the upcoming series. The former England and Lions player believes Sam Warburton can make the Lions roar and lead them to glory Down Under. ...read
Brad Gilbert: Even after a four hour bout with Federer, Murray will edge out Djokovic too
After a four-hour match against Roger Federer, Andy Murray has a day less to prepare for the final than Novak Djokovic. But Andy is a very fit guy, and I’m not sure it makes that much difference. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Former England keeper and BT pundit James blasts 'conflict of interests' for Neville as Sky pundit and national coach
David James, one of BT Sport’s trio of lead football pundits, used the network’s unveiling event yesterday to attack Sky counterpart Gary Neville over his ‘conflict of interest’. ...read
Chris Foy: Lancaster pledges to set England's 'X-factor' backs free in Argentina
Stuart Lancaster and his assistants have been bold in their selections, by including uncapped free spirits Christian Wade, Jonny May and Marland Yarde. ...read
Pardew denies Newcastle rift as Di Canio calls for 'nice' Sunderland to develop an edge... but both are at risk of relegation
The two managers at the heart of the crisis which has befallen North East football talked at length about their predicament in their press conferences yesterday. ...read
Bumble at the Test: England battle was dramatic but they must now show authority
What a match! England battling for survival like a boxer on the ropes and New Zealand looking for a rare victory. The drama mustn’t hide the fact that throughout this series England have had a battle not only with New Zealand but also themselves. ...read
DEREK LAWRENSON: Rock provides firm base for developing future English talent
Robert Rock would never have got to beat Tiger Woods down the stretch in Abu Dhabi last year if there had been the current dearth of top-class professional tournaments in England when he was growing up. ...read
DES KELLY: The idea that governing bodies are serious about exposing drug cheats is a myth... the cover-up makes my blood boil
The war against drugs in sport is never-ending and the stakes are higher than ever. Unfortunately many of the participants are, too. We have seen it in athletics, cycling and now horseracing. ...read
Mersey Beat: Liverpool can't afford to miss out on Europe... and Everton would love to qualify too
On May 23, it will be exactly 40 years since Liverpool took possession of their first European trophy. It's a club that should always be playing top teams from across the continent. ...read
Gary Neville: First it was Spain, now it's in fashion to copy Germany... but we must never forget our own football identity
For four years we have been treated to something special. It was as though their football was from another planet. But I sat in the Nou Camp and watched Bayern Munich complete a staggering 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: Being a Lion hasn't sunk in... I don't think it will until I pull on the shirt
Tuesday was probably one of the most surreal days of my whole life. Hearing my name being called out live on television as a British and Irish Lion simply hasn't sunk in yet. ...read
GRAHAM POLL weekend watch: Friend's friendly approach is perfect for the heat of the relegation battle
There are big games at both ends of the table, with much riding on them. Each will need strong officiating to ensure the pressure of the occasions don't ruin the matches. ...read
James Anderson: I know he was worried so Stuart's 'six for' is fantastic
Stuart Broad's excellent performance in Wellington was fantastic to see, especially bearing in mind how concerned he has been about his fitness and how it might affect his long-term future. ...read
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Luis was wrong, but before we hound him out let's remember there have been other Liverpool legends who were not exactly saints
Before you carry on reading, it is important to make this point: this is not me trying to defend the indefensible. This is an attempt to put some perspective on the Luis Suarez saga. ...read
Jamie Redknapp: Following in Fergie's footsteps should be a dream
Taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson is not the poisoned chalice some are making it out to be. It’s a dream job. Look at the fantastic young players in the Manchester United squad. ...read
Jeff Powell on Friday: David replaces Goliath but Chosen One Moyes has done it with Sir Alex's blessing and knows he can lean on a legend
Sir Alex Ferguson has anointed David Moyes as his own successor in the conviction that he, like the legendary United manager, is a strong enough character to prosper, not flounder, in the wake of genius. ...read
Laura Williamson: The battle against doping should also include arrogant ball sports
Tiger Woods has said he never had a drugs test outside of a tournament. But then, why would the world’s golfers be subjected to those 6am knocks on the door from the drug testers? ...read
THE TOP SPIN: Australia will want to summon up the spirit of '89 but England should leave it well alone
The spirit of 1989 is already being invoked – by both sides, strangely enough. When the Australians announced their Ashes squad last week, it was generally agreed on both sides of the mother country/young upstarts divide that they had sent no weaker squad to these shores for 24 years. Cue the rationalisation. ...read
The Captain's Log: Kentucky Derby faces animal rights protest after Godolphin steroids scandal sparks drugging fury
The Anabolic Steroid scandal that earned trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni an eight-year ban and has brought disgrace on the Godolphin stable of Sheik Mohammed will also raise its head at the biggest race meeting in America on Saturday. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
Edge of the Box: Sky get a thumbs up for their Championship coverage... even if mine are worse for wear
MARK WEBSTER: Saturday lunchtime, and just like the fate of a load of Championship teams, I was all up in the air. Should I stick, or twist? Or go for the full flip-flop? ...read
Martin Keown: The return of Ronaldo would strike a blow against United's rivals
Sir Alex Ferguson retiring will have given hope to all of Manchester United’s big rivals. He put in so much fight to that club, driving the players on and making them great. ...read
Martin Samuel: Forget the Special One, Moyes is the right one for United
There are plenty of reasons not to make David Moyes manager of Manchester United, and on Thursday we heard them all, tumbling out across the airwaves and forums. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Hunter, Terry and Suarez... you're toast if you can see both sides of the argument in this week's racism (not so) special
I'd call it a racism special, except there’s nothing special about the issue of racism in football these days. Every week. Every flaming week. Enjoy the debate... ...read
Michael Walker: Newport roar in from wilderness after 25 long years
A 25-year exile is over: Newport County are back in the Football League. The club that crashed in 1988 with debts of £300,000 will be hosting Portsmouth next season. ...read
Nasser Hussain: My guide to the party of unknowns Australia are sending over for the Ashes
Australia named their 16-man squad for this summer's Ashes series on Wednesday. Here, former England captain and Sportsmail columnist Nasser Hussain runs the rule over Michael Clarke's inexperienced Baggy Green side. ...read
Ash Wednesday: El Tel, a few spots of bother and the battle of Stamford Bridge... how Palace against Brighton (a clash between two teams 44 miles apart) became The Game
For the supporters of Crystal Palace and Brighton, the intensity of their rivalry matches Celtic-Rangers, Manchester United-Manchester City, Liverpool-Everton or Inter Milan-AC Milan. And on Friday night, the rest of the country will discover that this really is The Game. ...read
Suarez be warned, a Birmingham striker almost lost his arm after being bitten during a match
It's proof of just how nasty a bite can be. Craig Gordon spent one week in hospital on a drip and was told that he would have lost his arm, had the medics not acted as swiftly. ...read
Nick Harris: Murray and Co chase £1.5m as Wimbledon chiefs raise prize money to record £20m
The prize pot at this summer’s Wimbledon championship is set to leap by 25 per cent to a record £20million after the All England Club bowed to demands from players that they needed a greater share of the tournament’s spoils. ...read
PATRICK COLLINS: Move over, Di Canio... Jo-say's coming home! When it comes to hamming it up, the Chelsea-bound boss is in a league of his own
The cameras were yearning for the man who lived for the limelight, one who could gouge an eye or stab a back as casually as he might defame a referee or slander an opponent. They wanted Jose Mourinho. And it appears that they might well get him. ...read
Paul Newman: Lions ready for next big Test as Kiwis await stars of the future
Grace Road is hardly the most glamorous stop on the circuit but it is there on Thursday that England will again attempt to replicate a Test atmosphere for the next in line. ...read
Scu's view: It's no good just relying on honesty - the BHA should ban all horses from countries where steroids are legal
The British Horseracing Authority should ban all horses from countires where steroids are allowed during training - how is it a level playing field if they don't? ...read
HARRY BROWN: I like playing against bigger players... it's nice to get the better of them
Harry Brown discusses a meeting with the Brownlee brothers at a recent award ceremony, his friendship with Hannah Cockroft and why the Germans are incredibly strong opponents... ...read
SAM TOMKINS: It'll be a different challenge but Wigan want repeat of Hull KR thrashing and England can match Aussies and Kiwis at World Cup
Hull KR may have produced the performance of the weekend in the fourth round of the Tetley's Challenge Cup by beating St Helens but we certainly won't fear them when we travel to Craven Park in the next round. ...read
DON GOODMAN: Anyone who tries to predict the Championship is stupid... unfortunately that includes me!
Don Goodman, is the former West Brom, Sunderland and Wolves striker turned Football League pundit for Sky Sports. In his debut Footballers' Football Column Goodman casts his eyes over the contenders for the play-offs and looks at who has the best chance of following Cardiff and Hull into the Premier League next season. ...read
Not a single victory - England stuttered, Wales and Northern Ireland choked and Scotland are officially OOT... British football really is USELESS
Oh, what a night! Not in the way Frankie Valli banged on about late December 1963 but we almost need to go back that far to remember a time when the home nations were good. ...read
An unashamedly blingtastic bash: What happened when Branson's son wed Harry's girlfriend's sister
ALISON BOSHOFF: The groom wore white, the best woman took centre stage and Prince Harry’s girlfriend serenaded the bride (while flashing her midriff). ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Michelle Williams sets sail for her own Bali Hai
The actress, who appeared in the recent Disney hit Oz The Great And Powerful, has been offered the role of U.S. navy ensign Nellie Forbush, the hick from Little Rock nursing injured sailors and soldiers in the New Hebrides Islands during World War II. ...read
Sir Clive Woodward: An effortless conversationalist, Fergie was brilliantly ruthless
The first time I met Sir Alex Ferguson I was sat at an awards dinner between him and England manager Sven Goran Eriksson. He was great company from that very first introduction in 2001. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I'm crying out for love but can't escape this black hole of despair
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a lonely 30-year-old who has avoided social contact all their life and has low self-esteem. ...read
JAN MOIR: I can't take any more of these sad, deluded wannabes (and that includes you, Lord Sugar)
Some television shows quietly bite the dust. And praise the Lord for that, says Jan Moir. Now it's time for The Apprentice and Lord Sugar to admit defeat. ...read
Janet Street-Poter: We'll all have to cough up for Dave's betrayal on booze 'n' fags
Nigel’s Ukip party are pro- smoking and want the law changed so pubs could welcome puffing pariahs back, with their own designated rooms. ...read
Can these clothes save M&S? LIZ JONES meets the woman set to perk up Marks' dowdy designs - and gets an exclusive sneak preview
The person who will dress more of us than any other, and shape our wardrobes over the next few years is 51-year-old Belinda Earl. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: I almost counted the Rice Krispies to stop the bickering over who had more
Is this level of sibling rivalry normal? Is it because there are so many of them? I don't remember bickering all day with my sister. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex advice column: My young boyfriend can't keep up with me in bed
My partner is 12 years younger than me (I’m 48), but even so he can’t keep up with me in bed. What should I do? ...read
Here's proof Kate McCann's right never to give up hope
Yesterday morning's news that three girls who were abducted almost a decade ago have been found alive in America will surely have given Kate McCann new hope, writes SANDRA PARSONS. ...read
How to repel the dreaded winter vomiting bug, the norovirus
The Norovirus infection spreads easily from person to person through contaminated hands and surfaces, so hygiene is critical. ...read
Ask the doctor: Why am I seeing stars in my eyes?
Here DR MARTIN SCURR advises a woman suffering from stars in front of her eyes as well as bribing people to lose weight. ...read
ADAM UREN: Personal loan rates are hitting new lows, so should those planning to borrow wait for them to drop further?
The past few months have been punctuated by games of one-upmanship in the personal loans market which does beg the question, how low can loan rates go? ...read
A final farewell: Three million readers helped us build up a website that's making a difference
Much has changed since I was made Editor of This is Money seven years ago. These seismic financial times help to explain a rise in readership from 300,000 to 3m. ...read
DAN ATKINSON: Downturns may have prevented bust
Gordon Brown was committed to ending the cycle of ‘boom and bust’. Perhaps one or two small downturns may have saved us from the very large one that started in 2008. ...read
DAN HYDE: Annuity changes are welcome but insurers have forced a selfish compromise that will hurt thousands
Insurers are finally cleaning up their act over a £1 billion pensions rip-off but their self-interest has stopped the ABI from going the whole hog, leaving thousands to fall through the cracks in the code. ...read
ED MONK: David Cameron is claiming a victory over energy prices - but has he delivered on his promise?
A triumphant David Cameron today tweeted: 'My promise to ensure energy customers get the lowest tariff is being delivered, despite Labour saying it couldn’t be done.' But has he actually achieved this? ...read
JAMES CONEY: Payment protection insurance vultures to target interest-only mortgages
Were you driven round the twist by telephone claims handlers trying to convince you to make a complaint about mis-sold PPI? Prepare to be annoyed again. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Yes, it is about time ... to curb greedy bosses
It’s ‘about time’ that customers of insurer NFU Mutual made a stand against the gravity-defying remuneration of chief executive Lindsay Sinclair. His total remuneration last year was £1,056,816. ...read
LEE BOYCE: Leeds BS pulls best buy cash Isa after just 48 hours as savings skirmish looks like a scrapheap
It launched the Online Bonus Isa on Saturday. Paying 2.55%, it was the best rate that allowed transfers in. However, quick as a flash, and it has been pulled. ...read
LISA BUCKINGHAM: Time to take a long hard look at the predatory payday loan gang
The OFT is about to write to the 50 largest payday lenders to point out where it thinks they may be falling short, but such moves are not enough. ...read
If we're in a 'global race', Mr Osborne, how will we know when we've won?
Three times in his Budget statement, the Chancellor took time to remind us we’re in a 'global race'. The Prime Minister uses the phrase so often it's starting to look like a verbal tic. But where are we racing to? ...read
Is Halifax a bank we're supposed to take seriously or just an angry old man struggling to cope with the 21st century?
'Halifax messed up my junior Isa, last year's Isa and this year's Isa - but I am in the monthly bingo, said the call centre man who didn't cut me off,' says Richard Browning. ...read
RICHARD DYSON: Fund managers can't agree whether markets will rise or slump as investors plough in Isa cash
A lot of money is expected to be put into stocks-and-shares Isas this year. But the backdrop to this is an unprecedented split in professional investors’ opinion about where markets are headed. ...read
SAM DUNN: Energy firms are leaving most vulnerable out in the cold! Insufficient heating cover needs to change... and fast
After seeing his boiler pack up and family go cold, it would take a hard-hearted householder to tell the eager salesman to take their heating cover elsewhere. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Time to drag buy-to-let mortgages out of the wild west
People tempted into buy-to-let are regularly putting down their life savings, or a substantial chunk of them, and many are taking their first foray into such investments. So why do they remain unregulated? ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Let's not obsess over loss on banks
There is a growing sense that we are being softened up by Whitehall for a sell-off of the Treasury stakes in the bailed-out banks and that this sale could be at a loss to the taxpayer. ...read
How can we find 'inner peace' with HMRC when we're all left hanging on the telephone?
The HM Revenue & Customs social media team is trying to spread messages of 'inner peace', try telling that to those left waiting ten minutes on a premium rate phone number. ...read
ASK TONY: No one will admits it's theirs, so can Anyone Anywhere fix my phone line?
I decided to move my phone and broadband from Sky to a new supplier - EE. However, I changed my mind and cancelled. I then lost access to my landline. It is now back but Sky and EE say they are not the provider. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I went to tool hire for boss and got sued for £3,000
I am being sued by Brandon Hire because I collected some equipment on behalf of the building company I was working for at the time. The equipment has not been returned and Brandon is holding me responsible. ...read
BLACK DOG: 'Ugly' Gove's big attraction
Reports of Sarah Vine’s account of how husband, Michael Gove, upset Mick Jagger by making jokes about his tackle after they stood next to each other at a urinal missed the point, writes BLACK DOG. ...read
Even Tories admit Dave needed this 'kick in the ballots'
JAMES FORSYTH: The next Election will turn on what nearly one in four electors who voted UKIP on Thursday do come the national polls. ...read
LIZ JONES: Men in suits vs angry grannies (I know who my money's on)
I have never been abused, but I have to admit most days I hate men. They chip, chip, chip away at my self-esteem, talking to me in a way they would never dare talk to a posh man, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Fruitcakes and closet racists? Cameron's talking about YOU!
It is now just a matter of time before the Tory Party dies. This is not a moment too soon, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Gwyneth is so perfect it can make you feel sick - but her honesty is heroic
I could never do the Gwyneth diet plan, which cuts out everything I eat and drink, but I admire her for being honest about the muddling along of her marriage, and her parents’ marriage, and so many marriages – and for daring to tell the truth about love and wedlock in middle age, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
Beauty Buzz: 150 years of Bourjois, how to banish split varnish and taking care of neglected necks
Bella Blissett, our beauty editor rounds up this week's must have launches, treatments and products. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: Can you recommend an eye primer to soften lines and brighten?
Please can you recommend an eye primer? I am 56 years of age so have some wrinkles around my eyes. ...read
Liz Jones: In which the Rock Star drops a bombshell
The Rock Star's in rehab and has a confession to make. ...read
Mimi Spencer: Just like Jennifer Aniston I'd like to get married for a second time - but to the same man!
I'd dearly love to get married again. Not to a new husband, you understand, but simply to rerun the day and do it differently... ...read
Horoscopes: Don't entertain the prospect of failure this week, Taurus
Sally Brompton's weekly astro round up ...read
Health Notes: Karren Brady on life after a stroke, relief for kids from chicken pox and relieving facial tension
Health Editor, Sarah Stacey round up her must buy health products and must try health tricks this week ...read
Dear Zelda: Depression in retirement, searching for your real father, and is having it all worth the sacrifice?
Depression in retirement, searching for your real father, and is having it all worth the sacrifice? Our agony aunt answers your questions. ...read
On the 20th anniversary of the first mobile phone text message... How texting made history but ruined our language- and plenty of marriages!
DAVID THOMAS: The average Briton now sends around 50 texts a week and is more likely to text friends and family than talk to them. Here are some of the most outrageous, newsworthy, moving and shocking texts from the past two decades. ...read
Angela Merkel has made Germany master of Europe in a way Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm only dreamt of. The implications are frightening
In just a few years Angela Merkel has succeeded where Bismarck, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hitler failed - turning an entire continent into a greater German empire, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
What the Left doesn't want you to know about Britain's £200 billion welfare bill
Yesterday ministers began piloting a more efficient way of paying state handouts, called the Universal Credit. Critics have condemned the cuts. Here, we reveal the truth behind the claims peddled by commentators on the Left... ...read
Yes, minister, nurseries ARE bad for children. So why don't you do more for stay-at-home mums?
At last, after years of the liberal establishment insisting that nurseries are perfectly fine, a Government minister has dared to tell the truth about them. But will Elizabeth Truss's proposed solution get to the heart of the problem? ...read
From a woman whose daily dog walk in Surrey woods has been ruined... Why do the police now think it's OK for people to have sex in public?
MELISSA KITE: A politically correct attitude has have resulted in officers being reluctant to confront ‘doggers’ — the unpleasant term used to describe those who meet in public spaces and car parks to have, and watch others have, sex. ...read
Horrific - but sending troops to Syria would be a catastrophe
MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Cameron’s government is once again full of moralising outrage, raising fears that it might soon be willing to send our war-weary forces into yet another hopeless conflict in the Middle East. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Our unhealthy fixation with the triple dip
Politicians’ obsession with growth figures and whether or not the UK has suffered a ‘triple dip’ recession is absurd, and worse, it is damaging to business and consumer confidence. ...read
The gentle giant of British cinema: If he'd been a Yank, he'd have won oscars galore. If he'd been a Leftie, he'd have been knighted. Why Bryan Forbes was a cruelly unsung genius
Bryan Forbes, who died this week aged 86, made some of the most intelligent, compelling and thoughtful films in British cinema. ...read
What a handy place to rest a teacup, Prezza!
This is the third and final part of CRAIG BROWN'S political quiz, to tie in with the recent onslaught of new political biographies and memoirs. The correct answers are, I should assure you, all absolutely true. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Citroen's 'anti-retro' rival to the Mini is zippy and fun. If only it was more rewarding to drive
To drive, the DS3 is like a pretty but grumpy French waitress, wondering why she’s serving you as opposed to the other way round. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Up, up and awry: The colourful history of ballooning that is a product of love
Inevitably, Richard Holmes' book concentrates more on the peril than on the calm or the delight: by their very nature, stories tend to revolve around jeopardy. ...read
Where Jonas Kaufmann really wins is in his beauty of tone
Mix his smouldering good looks with a beautifully honed voice and an acute musical intelligence, and you’ve got a singer with few rivals today. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: TV reviewing doesn't get tougher than this
You will know you have MasterChefitis when you can only speak in MasterChef-speak, and it can happen if you watch too much MasterChef, and I watched all of it. ...read
Too much fire in Dead Man Down... not enough Dragon
Combine that with several seriously overindulged performances and the word that keeps springing to mind is ‘florid’. Dead Man Down is all a bit over the top. ...read
OLLY SMITH: My crafty pint cost £5,000
The world’s most delicious micro beers are being brewed on our doorstep. Here’s why one of them set me back a small fortune. ...read
True art? Just say cheese
The Sony exhibition, now on at Somerset House, rewards both professional photographers and high-level amateurs – 54,841 photographers entered this year. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan meets Lindsay Lohan in this weekend's Event
Hollywood’s most volatile star and America’s most tenacious interviewer together in New York - for an utterly unforgettable encounter... ...read
BlackBerry boldly resurrects the physical keyboard on its super-fast Q10 in a brilliant return to form
With the new BlackBerry Q10, the kings of keyboard phones have calmly strolled back in and reclaimed their crown. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Red in tooth and crab claw: Authentic Sichuan cuisine? In Manchester?
Seductively soft slices of boiled beef wallow in a fiery quagmire of oil, dried bird’s-eye chillies, Sichuan pepper and floppy, sodden vegetation. ...read
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