THE TOP SPIN: It was a thrilling win but England can't bat away concerns over plodding top order
A haywire Test may just have lit the fuse for a haywire summer. But while England somehow beat New Zealand by 170 runs in a game that ebbed and flowed, they scored only 445 runs in two innings themselves, their top order was one-paced and some of the bowling wasn't up to scratch. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Mourinho's not so special... how AVB failed in first year at Spurs... and why I didn't want Arsenal to qualify for Champions League
MailOnline's hard-hitting columnist on why Jose Mourinho's exit at Real Madrid shows he is not so special after all and delivers his ten observations from the last day of the Premier League season - including how Andre Villas-Boas failed in his first year in charge at Tottenham. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: This show has its moments, but the main reason for seeing it is Miss Kendal
If Miss Kendal creaks a little, so does the play. We can probably overlook both matters because the central plot idea is so clever and because zingy-faced Miss Kendal is such a bundle of comic timing, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Brooklyn picks up the Beckham baton after joining QPR's academy side
David Beckham’s retirement doesn’t mean the end of his family’s playing involvement with a professional football club as his eldest son Brooklyn has just started with relegated Queens Park Rangers’ Under 14 academy side. ...read
Who's in charge of the clattering Tory Party?
Press baron Lord Beaverbrook used to ask of his newspapers when they seemed rudderless: ‘Who’s in charge of the clattering train?’ The same question may now be asked of the Tory Party. ...read
Cameron spared a potentially embarrassing session of PMQs tomorrow
Either by luck or design, David Cameron hasn’t taken one Prime Minister’s Questions since April 24. Six weeks will have passed by the time he next takes one on June 5. ...read
World of Golf: Proof that the Rory rumour mill can drive any journalist mad...
DEREK LAWRENSON: What a shame that the Leveson inquiry into ethics in journalism isn’t still going on, because quite frankly I could do with some advice. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: Fingers were wagged about not respecting minorities
Yesterday's gay marriage debate was a battle of intolerances. ‘You’re less tolerant than me.’ ‘Rubbish!’ Yes, folks, it was another day in the modern politics of egalitarian one-upmanship, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
JIM SHELLEY: Made In Chelsea has re-invented the love triangle and it's surprisingly good viewing
It has improved it and come up with the love quadrangle: Spencer and Lucy and Louise and Andy. ...read
What an insult to all of us! MPs' demand for a huge pay rise shows the gap between rulers and ruled has never been so wide
According to reports yesterday, Britain’s 650 MPs can soon look forward to a £10,000 pay rise, taking their basic pay to a whopping £75,000 a year, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The paying public are sick and tired of being ignored and patronised. So who are the real swivel-eyed loons?
Andrew Feldman is the man in the headlines after allegedly describing Tory activists as ‘swivel-eyed loons’. But you’d be forgiven for thinking the real swivel-eyed loons are all inside the Westminster Bubble. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: The perils of beheading a giant prawn
From being the odd one out to receiving giant prawns with their shells still on, CRAIG BROWN continues his handy cut-out-and-keep A to Z of reasons to avoid dinner parties. ...read
Jeff Powell: Forget Beckham's millions, Manny and Money Mayweather show the hard old game is still a real box-office hit
JEFF POWELL: After all the hullabaloo about David Beckham earning more than the gross national product of many third world countries, it turns out that he is not even the best paid sportsman on the planet. Nor the second. ...read
Ask the doctor: Will my shingles pain ever go away?
Here DR MARTIN SCURR advises a man suffering from long-term shingles pain, plus why the doctor-patient relationship is vital when a GP prescribes medication ...read
Match of the Day went out with a bang... but it's been off the boil most weeks this season
MARK WEBSTER: Will the last man in football please turn off the lights? Match Of The Day finished the season on Sunday night by bringing down more curtains than The Mousetrap. ...read
Martin Samuel: How my dad got with the programme years before these collectors... and why the Fergie special might not sell
MARTIN SAMUEL: When my father sold his football programme collection several years ago, the gentleman who bought it had surprising news. The big games, England internationals, FA Cup finals, had little scarcity value. The worth, he was told, was in his bizarre one-offs. ...read
GRAHAM POLL'S END OF SEASON ROUND-UP: From the worst decisions to the funniest moments, here are my awards for the men and women in black
Sportsmail columnist and former top referee Graham Poll rounds up the Barclays Premier League season for the men and women in black by picking his award winners. ...read
LEDLEY KING: Some players know when their time is up but I didn't, I felt great... then my knee took a turn for the worse
Ledley King is the former Tottenham and England centre back who retired from the game at the end of last season. In his debut Footballers' Football Column, King looks at his career at White Hart Lane and how he came to the decision to hang up his boots and discusses how Gareth Bale has progressed to be one of the best players in the world. ...read
Shock scenes as Bianca missed out on Best Jacket as EastEnders fails to win big: Jim Shelley on the British Soap Awards
It was a disastrous night for EastEnders at the British Soap Awards.Its big rival Coronation Street walked away with most of the main prizes. ...read
RICHARD KAY: It's great to be British at last, says Flatley as he celebrates new citizenship
More than a billion fans have seen twinkle-toed dance star Michael Flatley perform around the world, but that wasn't enough for him to get last-minute tickets for today's Chelsea Flower Show. ...read
Bumble at the Test: Broad delivers the goods with wonderful response as England shine on day four
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. On the face of it, the fourth day looked like a tricky one for England. But that was a wonderful response from Stuart Broad. ...read
Jamie Redknapp: Spurs should push the boat out for Bale, Wenger needs to be given funds, Carroll to stay... and my team of the season revealed
Tottenham have to keep Gareth Bale. He deserves Champions League football but I hope he is patient and the club push the boat out for him now. ...read
One final pay day for kiss-and-tell Sven: Eriksson to reveal all in book released one day after England's last World Cup qualifier
CHARLES SALE: Sven Goran Eriksson is planning to tell all about his torrid time as England manager in an autobiography that will cover a personal life that overshadowed his football achievements. ...read
Nasser Hussain: Anderson and Broad still showing the way for England
What outstanding bowling that was yesterday from Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson, and what a fabulous pair they are when the ball is moving. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Chairmen who act more like players... now that's fantasy football
Nicola Cortese is the chairman of Southampton. Hold on to that fact because in the age of the owner-manager it is easy to become confused. Cortese has spent the last week holding his club, the club he runs, to ransom. ...read
Bilge, but one hell of a page turner: Inspired by Dante, it's the year's most hyped novel. So what does A. N. WILSON think of Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's new epic?
A. N. Wilson can't put down Dan Brown's new novel - but still thinks it's 'twaddle' with a plot written for the big screen. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Grocers are fighting for a magic bullet
Much ink will be spilt in the coming days on whether the Waitrose-Ocado link can survive the new deal with Wm Morrison. Both grocers want to increase market share and online is the fast route to success. ...read
Brave, yes, but Angelina Jolie is misleading women...
If Angelina Jolie wanted to set an honest example following her double mastectomy, she would nurture herself back to full strength over a period of months, not behave like Lara Croft, writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
Afghan exit - or is it a very long goodbye?
ANDREW ALEXANDER: President Obama remains in the hands of the security and foreign policy establishment in Washington. it turns out that the U.S. is negotiating to retain no fewer than nine bases in Afghanistan, containing up to 10,000 troops. ...read
'Disgrace' of the Tories too busy to care
ANDREW PIERCE: Rosa Monckton, the highly respected campaigner on disability, has condemned as a ‘disgrace’ Tory ministers’ failure to take seriously a meeting she organised to help them better understand the problems faced by the parents of disabled children. ...read
Who's in charge of the clattering Tory Party?
Press baron Lord Beaverbrook used to ask of his newspapers when they seemed rudderless: ‘Who’s in charge of the clattering train?’ The same question may now be asked of the Tory Party. ...read
Cameron spared a potentially embarrassing session of PMQs tomorrow
Either by luck or design, David Cameron hasn’t taken one Prime Minister’s Questions since April 24. Six weeks will have passed by the time he next takes one on June 5. ...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
The more abuse Mr Gove gets from the teachers, the more you know he's right
Michael Gove has been attracting unprecedented amounts of flak from the teaching profession on account of his education reforms, which says to me that he is bang on target, writes MELANIE PHILLIPS. ...read
In 70 years, have we gone from the greatest to the weakest? Silly spats prove how weak our leaders are
The 2013 coalition is paralysed by the question of whether or not we should continue to belong to the European Union, now led by all- powerful Germany, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: This show has its moments, but the main reason for seeing it is Miss Kendal
If Miss Kendal creaks a little, so does the play. We can probably overlook both matters because the central plot idea is so clever and because zingy-faced Miss Kendal is such a bundle of comic timing, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
RICHARD KAY: It's great to be British at last, says Flatley as he celebrates new citizenship
More than a billion fans have seen twinkle-toed dance star Michael Flatley perform around the world, but that wasn't enough for him to get last-minute tickets for today's Chelsea Flower Show. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The paying public are sick and tired of being ignored and patronised. So who are the real swivel-eyed loons?
Andrew Feldman is the man in the headlines after allegedly describing Tory activists as ‘swivel-eyed loons’. But you’d be forgiven for thinking the real swivel-eyed loons are all inside the Westminster Bubble. ...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
What would my old village Bobby make of these swaggering RoboCops toting assault rifles that fire 750 rounds a minute?
TOM UTLEY: Bristling with high-tech weaponry from head to foot, he looks as if he has stepped straight from the set of the next RoboCop movie. Suffice it to say that the menacing young officer pictured in yesterday’s paper is hardly the sort of copper I’d feel comfortable asking for the time. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Mourinho's not so special... how AVB failed in first year at Spurs... and why I didn't want Arsenal to qualify for Champions League
MailOnline's hard-hitting columnist on why Jose Mourinho's exit at Real Madrid shows he is not so special after all and delivers his ten observations from the last day of the Premier League season - including how Andre Villas-Boas failed in his first year in charge at Tottenham. ...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: Brooklyn picks up the Beckham baton after joining QPR's academy side
David Beckham’s retirement doesn’t mean the end of his family’s playing involvement with a professional football club as his eldest son Brooklyn has just started with relegated Queens Park Rangers’ Under 14 academy side. ...read
World of Rugby: Email farce has Aussies on back foot ahead of Lions tour
CHRIS FOY: Australian attempts to form a united front in the national cause of beating the Lions have already started to unravel. An untimely leak has created an almighty mess Down Under. ...read
Northern Exposure: Sunderland are still a club in transition with Paolo Di Canio ready to instill radical changes
Paolo Di Canio does things differently. So it should be no surprise that he has called his final pre-match press conference of the season five days before the match. ...read
Bumble at the Test: Broad delivers the goods with wonderful response as England shine on day four
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. On the face of it, the fourth day looked like a tricky one for England. But that was a wonderful response from Stuart Broad. ...read
World of Golf: Proof that the Rory rumour mill can drive any journalist mad...
DEREK LAWRENSON: What a shame that the Leveson inquiry into ethics in journalism isn’t still going on, because quite frankly I could do with some advice. ...read
Des Kelly: When it came to the most important tick of his career clock, Sir Alex bowed out at the perfect moment
The manner of his departure is surely the greatest triumph of Sir Alex Ferguson's entire career. Throughout his life he was known for timing football matches with his unique personal chronograph which ran on GMT - Glaswegian Manager Time. ...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 on his best friend: Playing football is Beckham's only driving force
When I went to Paris last week to interview David Beckham as he announced his retirement from football, there was much to talk about and memories such as that one. But what resonated with me was that when I asked him how he would like to be remembered, he replied: ‘As a hard-working footballer.’ ...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'S END OF SEASON ROUND-UP: From the worst decisions to the funniest moments, here are my awards for the men and women in black
Sportsmail columnist and former top referee Graham Poll rounds up the Barclays Premier League season for the men and women in black by picking his award winners. ...read
James Anderson: To get to 300 is overwhelming... even to talk of taking 400 seems crazy!
In the 10 years since I made my Test debut here at Lord’s, I have experienced all manner of emotions, ranging from elation to something close to despair. But what happened when Alastair Cook threw me the ball to show it to the crowd after taking my 300th Test wicket surpassed everything. I was just overwhelmed. ...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: Spurs should push the boat out for Bale, Wenger needs to be given funds, Carroll to stay... and my team of the season revealed
Tottenham have to keep Gareth Bale. He deserves Champions League football but I hope he is patient and the club push the boat out for him now. ...read
Jeff Powell: Forget Beckham's millions, Manny and Money Mayweather show the hard old game is still a real box-office hit
JEFF POWELL: After all the hullabaloo about David Beckham earning more than the gross national product of many third world countries, it turns out that he is not even the best paid sportsman on the planet. Nor the second. ...read
LAURA WILLIAMSON: Peacock hopes to cut a dash and avoid blade row
Jonnie Peacock has a new leg. The Paralympic T44 100metres champion laughs, explaining he has a new prosthetic blade that is ‘slightly shorter and aligned differently’ because his muscles have got stronger. ...read
THE TOP SPIN: It was a thrilling win but England can't bat away concerns over plodding top order
A haywire Test may just have lit the fuse for a haywire summer. But while England somehow beat New Zealand by 170 runs in a game that ebbed and flowed, they scored only 445 runs in two innings themselves, their top order was one-paced and some of the bowling wasn't up to scratch. ...read
Captain's Log: Dettori enjoys dinner with O'Sullevan and Lumley as he prepares for racing return
The last-minute hitch to Frankie Dettori's comeback means more frustration but he did have one pleasant diversion this week - dinner with Sir Peter O’Sullevan and Joanna Lumley. ...read
Match of the Day went out with a bang... but it's been off the boil most weeks this season
MARK WEBSTER: Will the last man in football please turn off the lights? Match Of The Day finished the season on Sunday night by bringing down more curtains than The Mousetrap. ...read
Martin Keown: Relegation is just a blip for Wigan... if they can return to the Premier League quickly
We are forever hearing how the Premier League is the be-all and end-all. If you’re promoted to it, you earn £120 million, if you’re relegated, you might as well not exist. ...read
Martin Samuel: How my dad got with the programme years before these collectors... and why the Fergie special might not sell
MARTIN SAMUEL: When my father sold his football programme collection several years ago, the gentleman who bought it had surprising news. The big games, England internationals, FA Cup finals, had little scarcity value. The worth, he was told, was in his bizarre one-offs. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: City have turned to Pellegrini - the man who blew £200m at Real Madrid - but it is time big clubs realised talent lies close to home
Manuel Pellegrini is not yet the manager of Manchester City, but you and I know he will be, so let’s proceed. Monday’s column challenged the idea that no British-based manager could possibly coach, or deserves to coach, Manchester City. It questioned why the majority of our elite clubs consistently regard foreign football intellects as superior. ...read
Wigan have won the FA Cup... but just wait 92 days and it begins all over again
MICHAEL WALKER: As the whistle blew at Wembley to announce Wigan Athletic’s triumph, hundreds of miles away in a social club on Tyneside, someone said: 'Aye, if only we’d beaten Birtley.' ...read
World of Tennis: Nadal looks as good as ever... hopefully Murray will be fit to test him in Paris
So as one sport’s season ends another approaches its most important phase. Men’s tennis does not have that much in common with the Premier League but they share a top four that is incredibly difficult to break into ...read
Nasser Hussain: Anderson and Broad still showing the way for England
What outstanding bowling that was yesterday from Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson, and what a fabulous pair they are when the ball is moving. ...read
ASH WEDNESDAY: Avram was not popular among Chelsea fans, but that didn't stop him going on lap of honour... hopefully Benitez can do the same after Europa League final
Sadly it's impossible to think that perhaps not even a single Chelsea fan will hand Rafa Benitez a scarf to wear around his neck to show his temporary affiliation. ...read
Lambert's Villa teaching only just survived the first term, but when did things get so bad at this once great club?
NEIL MOXLEY: The elation on my twitter timeline among Aston Villa supporters on Tuesday night was understandable. Quite how the situation has descended to such a point is less so. ...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: The passion of a true professional: Beckham didn't stumble into stardom... he got there through talent and sheer hard work
David Beckham was five yards short of the halfway line when he picked up the pass. He took a couple of strides, glanced up at the distant goalkeeper, then swung his right leg. ...read
PAUL NEWMAN: England may have to get used to life without star batsman Pietersen
WORLD OF CRICKET: As England take to Lord’s on Thursday for the first Test of their seismic summer it is worth paying more than a penny for the thoughts of their absent friend. ...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
VIDEO: Adam Gemili takes you behind the scenes at his US training camp... and interviews Tyson Gay!
ROAD TO RIO: Sprint sensation Adam Gemili takes us with him to America for his warm weather training camp… and he even lands an interview with one of the most famous 100m runners in the world. ...read
SAM TOMKINS: What a man Sir Alex is, I took his advice and look at me now - I can't stop scoring tries... and I won't quit England like Rio but I have put myself in the shop window
I had the pleasure of meeting Sir Alex Ferguson a few years ago when he came to Wigan to talk to the squad. Even though I only spent a short time with him there’s no doubt it made me analyse my own game for the better. ...read
LEDLEY KING: Some players know when their time is up but I didn't, I felt great... then my knee took a turn for the worse
Ledley King is the former Tottenham and England centre back who retired from the game at the end of last season. In his debut Footballers' Football Column, King looks at his career at White Hart Lane and how he came to the decision to hang up his boots and discusses how Gareth Bale has progressed to be one of the best players in the world. ...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
Nicole's back-row rendezvous with her singer husband
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Nicole Kidman was happy to talk about her children, husband Keith Urban and how she’d ‘walk over hot coals’ to be in a movie directed by fellow juror Ang Lee. ...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: Should I boycott my mother's wedding to this ghastly gold-digger?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who wonders whether she is being childish as she does not wish to attend her mother's marriage to what will be her third husband. ...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-Porter: 'Experts say I'm common but I'm just not bovvered! It hasn't held back David Beckham or Adele'
The author of the Cambridge Grammar Of English singles me out as someone with a ‘pure demotic accent and grammar’ — initially, I thought he meant demonic. ...read
Liz Jones: Midi skirts aren't just for supermodels with legs like flamingos and they'll be autumn's biggest trend
A true midi — which I predict will be even more popular this autumn — reaches at least four inches below the knee, stopping just below the fattest part of the calf. ...read
Shush, mum's watching cats on YouTube
My six-year-old has something to show me. 'You have to come now,' he commands urgently, 'I've made a paper sword all on my own', writes LORRAINE CANDY ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex advice column: I love my partner... but he's SO boring in bed
He'll only try one position and turn the light off. I've suggested we experiment, but he says men of his age (he is in his late-50s) are creatures of habit. ...read
How could Tia's grandmother have trusted such a monster?
SANDRA PARSONS: I suspect that, deep down, Christine Bicknell did know her boyfriend wasn’t a safe companion. She knew he had twice been jailed, once for dealing cocaine and once for taking a machete into a pub from which he’d been barred for violent behaviour. ...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: Will my shingles pain ever go away?
Here DR MARTIN SCURR advises a man suffering from long-term shingles pain, plus why the doctor-patient relationship is vital when a GP prescribes medication ...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
JAMES CONEY: A relentless invasion as credit reference agencies rule the way you run your life
If you want to take out a mortgage then a decision about whether your application is accepted largely lies in the hands of a program that analyses your credit file. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: These pension 'liberators' need to be put in jail
Once you scratch the surface, 'pension liberation' schemes are nearly always horribly toxic, leaving victims with a series of unexpected charges and a much-reduced income in retirement. ...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
Global investors should 'not lose faith in China funds' despite the slowdown
Tens of thousands who invested in Anthony Bolton’s China Special Situations investment trust fund in April 2010; they are currently £30 down on every £1,000 they put in. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: House prices could be about to take off again - and that's the last thing the UK economy needs
Stung by Britain's moribund economy, the Government rolled the dice on the property market again. But fanning the flames of a new house price boom will mean long-term pain. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Co-op needs help...but not a bailout
The downgrading of the Co-op Bank's debt to junk status by Moody’s sent the value of its bonds plunging and heaped humiliation on the bank. But it is not on the brink of some crisis that will require a state bailout. ...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: I was snowed in ... and my claim was frozen out
I booked a one-night stay at the Carlisle Travelodge on the M6. Bad weather stopped us from travelling. I had taken cancellation insurance so asked for a refund. But I have been informed that I cannot have one. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Make £3,000 in a day! Sorry, but it's a fraud
A currency trading company claims to be so successful on the foreign exchange market that if I invest £10,000, I will get back £13,000 after just one day. Can you look into it? ...read
BLACK DOG: Skiing accident MP Graham Stuart a victim of power politics as officials reject expenses claim for electric wheelchair
Commons expenses chiefs scrutinise every claim, but spare a thought for Tory MP Graham Stuart (pictured) recovering from crippling injuries after a skiing accident. ...read
Tories need a leader NOW, Dave... not in a few weeks' time
Downing Street has been caught napping and David Cameron must lead on Europe, writes JAMES FORSYTH. Following the success of UKIP, the Conservatives need to firm up their position on EU membership. ...read
LIZ JONES: Clegg's right for once (just ask the tot snoring in the dog bowl)
I don't have any children, but I am one of seven, and I can't recall any of us dying, or starving, even though my mum looked after us all single-handedly, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
The Great Innocence Robbery: The awful abuse of girls in Oxford is just the latest consequence
PETER HITCHENS: Commentators take what they want to from scandals. Already this is happening to the debate about the mass abuse of young girls in Oxford. ...read
Angelina is rich, famous and human. Get over it
RACHEL JOHNSON: I had an epiphany – OK, sudden thought, then – the day that Angelina Jolie announced she’d had a double mastectomy. ...read
Bella's beauty buzz: 60s-style lashes make a comeback, plus the perfect-skin secrets of the stars
Lower lashes are making a dramatic comeback PLUS celebrate 40 years of glamour at A-list fave Cosmetics à La Carte’s Colour and Culture exhibition. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: Help - my teenage daughter needs skincare tips, fast!
I wonder if you could recommend products for teenage skincare. My 13-year-old is now obsessed with beauty and I need some guidance! ...read
Liz Jones's diary: In which I lose a loyal friend
I wasn't ready to lose Jess just yet. I wanted her to have one last, lovely summer sunbathing on the cobbles, dipping a hairy paw in the river at the end of the lawn. I hope she knew how much she was loved. ...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: Geminis may be lacking in energy at the beginning of the week, but by the weekend you'll be ready to go
Your weekly forecast from Sally Brompton. ...read
Health with Sarah Stacey: Super-soft bamboo rayon muslins for babies, barre-based pilates, courtesy of actress Sarah Parish
Our health editor, Sarah Stacey on this weeks must-know health news and must-try products ...read
Dear Zelda: Arguing parents, family feuds and meddling exes
Our agony aunt offers balanced, impartial advice on all of your problems. ...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
What an insult to all of us! MPs' demand for a huge pay rise shows the gap between rulers and ruled has never been so wide
According to reports yesterday, Britain’s 650 MPs can soon look forward to a £10,000 pay rise, taking their basic pay to a whopping £75,000 a year, 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
MELISSA KITE: Cameron's chums DO despise the grass roots
Try as it might, there is no honourable way for the Tory leadership to draw back from the fact it thinks that grassroots Conservatives are swivel-eyed loons. ...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
SIMON HEFFER: A serious contender? The grey man who could be David Cameron's nemesis
You may not have heard of Defence Secretary Philip Hammond. However, behind this man's bank-manager-style exterior lies a man of considerable accomplishment, writes SIMON HEFFER. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: The perils of beheading a giant prawn
From being the odd one out to receiving giant prawns with their shells still on, CRAIG BROWN continues his handy cut-out-and-keep A to Z of reasons to avoid dinner parties. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: When is a Mini not a Mini? When it's the size of a truck, that's when. Why the new Paceman is a redesign too far
This latest incarnation is so big it took up most of my drive. She’s four metres long, for crying out loud. Surely we’re verging on a trade-descriptions issue here? ...read
CRAIG BROWN: A glutton for murder: The Curious Habits Of Doctor Adams is like an Agatha Christie gone wrong
We all have a favourite murderer. Mine is Dr John Bodkin Adams. You see, as murderers go, Dr Adams had an international reputation. ...read
Outstanding Wozzeck sees soldier's tragedy cut to the heart
Wozzeck is one of the great masterpieces of 20th Century opera, and this English National Opera version, directed by Carrie Cracknell is utterly compelling. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: You'd be a fool not to fall for The Fall
This isn’t a whodunit. It’s not a whodunit because we know whodunit, and we see whodunit actually doing it, so it’s a whydunit, all about motive. ...read
The OK Gatsby: Yes, it's spectacular, but Baz Luhrmann's reworking of the Scott Fitzgerald classic is more 1990s Ibiza than 1920s Long Island
The director launches into Gatsby like a director possessed. Film-making pyrotechnics – both figurative and literal – are everywhere. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Try a suaver Italian... by sampling Italy's unusual suspects - and a smoother Soave
I reckon it’s time to take a look at Italian whites that cost less and taste more interesting (beyond the ubiquitous Pinot Grigio). ...read
Show of the week: Splash hit at the Tate
Walk Through British Art tells the story of its country’s art over the past 500 years; it is extraordinarily complete and compelling. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: My daughter saw Cameron on TV and said DA-DA!
When David Cameron first became Prime Minister, he flew soon afterwards to see President Barack Obama in Washington – to general apathy here in the States. ...read
The Empire strikes back: The Surface Pro shows that the force is still strong in Microsoft
It’s a ‘proper’ Windows PC in tablet form – like a (slightly overweight) iPad with a penchant for keyboards, along with a daringly old-school USB slot into which you can plug a mouse. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Come Dine with Dermot: Does the TV presenter's fish restaurant have the X Factor?
They take their fresh fish seriously at Fishy Fishy. And sustainably too. No Atlantic cod or beam-trawl-caught turbot here. ...read
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- 'I did too many drugs... I was a drifter': Brad Pitt reveals he was 'wasting' his life away while married to Jennifer Aniston Split from Jen in 2005
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- That's not very princess like! Professional Disney impersonator reveals how she uses 'secret identity' to hide her not-so-sweet moments
- That's my man in Cannes! Jessica Biel proudly supports husband Justin Timberlake as he promotes his new film Inside Llewyn Davis
- Courtney Stodden struts around Disneyland in bra and stripper heels as she celebrates her anniversary with Doug Hutchison
- No slacking at the back! Ashley Tisdale tries to keep up with her buff trainer as she enjoys her daily workout Actress burned the calories on a run in LA
- Still a child at heart! Vince Vaughn spends the day at Disneyland with pregnant wife Kyla and daughter Locklyn The 43-year-old is expecting second child
- Nicole Kidman steals the show at Cannes in towering Jimmy Choo stilettos as she flexes her feet in new ambassador role for brand
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- Living the good life! A fuller faced Keanu Reeves indulges in champagne as he enjoys Cannes cocktails with a mystery blonde On a private boat
- Sober, married and a mom: The first glimpse of real-life Bling Ring gang member and her new daughter three years after notorious celebrity thefts
- 'That's my son's business!' January Jones reveals she has no plans to reveal the identity of Xander's father Family matter is private
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- Never mind the wolf pack! Heather Graham is a goddess in a low-cut green gown at The Hangover 3 premiere with her male co-stars Wrapping up hit trilogy
- 'My heart beats a little faster when I see you': Jessica Lowndes posts picture of herself gazing into Thom Evans' eyes... and a raunchy underwear snap too
- Her frown turned upside down! Megan Fox gets flirty with handsome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle co-star Alan Ritchson Happy to share spotlight
- Don't blow away! Sienna Miller reveals a little too much as her dress gets caught by a gust of wind during day out with Marlowe Had a Marilyn moment...
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- Jennifer Lopez shares a tender moment with boyfriend Casper Smart and her twins at 2013 Billboard Music Awards Still wearing her risque red outfit
- Kopyright! Khloe Kardashian's clothing line Rich Soil pulls T-shirt after New York threatens to sue over similar logo to state's agriculture department
- This seat is taken! Beyoncé shares sweet photo of a tutu-clad Blue Ivy in her monogrammed director's chair The 16-month-old had the best seat in house
- Michael Douglas breaks down in tears at Cannes Film Festival as he talks about working again after near death experience with cancer Alongside Matt Damon
- Hilaria-ous! Alec Baldwin laughs at his own joke as he picks up his pregnant wife during Cannes photocall The 55-year-old actor was a very happy man
- She's got good jeans! Sharon Stone, 55, looks youthful in denim as she bounces onto Roberto Cavalli's yacht in Cannes Basic Instinct star was refreshingly simple
- Is that wise? Lady Gaga staggers out in her signature high heels after recovering from hip operation It must have been agony wearing flats...
- Looking for a ride home? Zach Galifianakis climbs into the boot of a limo as he fools around for the cameras at The Hangover 3 premiere Just like his character
- Country music star and Moore native Toby Keith speaks out about the Oklahoma tornado tragedy Emotional tribute in the wake of the storm
- 'Today it's smurf day': Rita Ora takes the plunge and dyes her blonde locks bright blue for day of rehearsals She wasn't afraid to say bye bye to blonde
- Carry me, Mommy! Sarah Jessica Parker holds her daughters in her arms as she goes for a stroll in New York Helping her maintain a svelte physique
- Awkward! Bethenny Frankel ignores husband Jason Hoppy at daughter Bryn's school (and he's STILL wearing his ring) During custody battle
- A dazzling display! Queen's coronation outfit, jewels and robes reunited for first time in 60 years as they go on show at Buckingham Palace
- She must be blossoming fast! Pregnant Halle Berry wears billowing maternity frock as she takes her daughter Nahla shopping
- The jumpsuit is back: All-in-one fans Miley Cyrus, Kate Moss and Gwyneth Paltrow lead the return of the tricky trend Inspired by the 1980s
- Three tickets, please! Pregnant Jenna Dewan-Tatum treats her bump to a cinema trip alongside husband Channing Films are their business
- Not rocking! Alessandra Ambrosio makes a rare fashion misstep in lace and a leather mini skirt at Rolling Stone party Made styling mistakes
- Anne Hathaway parades her shapely legs in second-skin black and grey tight leggings as she goes shopping after a work out with Adam Shulman
- Abs-olutely fabulous! Naya Rivera shows off her toned midriff in a bandeau top and skintight skirt at The Hangover 3 premiere In top form
- Woman who wore Bridget Jones control pants day and night for EIGHT YEARS finally ditches them after losing a third of her body weight
- Wolverine makes everything look cool! Muscular Hugh Jackman cruises around NYC on a scooter wearing a black and white Adidas tracksuit
- Lana Del Rey's boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill gazes at her in awe as the couple leave her concert The Kassidy singer has eyes for only one woman
- That's what you call multi-tasking: Guy Ritchie's fiancée Jacqui Ainsley balances her son and daughter Model, 31, was out for a walk in Beverly Hills
- Continuing the Beckham legacy... After David's retirement from professional soccer, Brooklyn signs to Under 14s academy for a London club
- She's a model mom! Karolina Kurkova takes time away from the glamor of Cannes to play with son Tobin on Cavalli's yacht In the South of France
- The Voice contender Judith Hill breaks down as Adam Levine tells her to perform a song by her late mentor Michael Jackson Emotional moment
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- It's confirmed! Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio to replace Britney Spears and L.A. Reid for the new season of The X Factor Had been rumored
- The Princess and her Mr Normal: Madeleine of Sweden's fiancé declines royal title as couple prepare to marry next month Couple to wed on June 8
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley brightens up the day in metallic jacket and fedora after touching down in London What a ray of sunshine!