LIZ JONES: Nigella's ordeal reminds me how great it is to be alone
Relationships should come with a health warning. Girls and boys should be taught their rights in school, be lectured about the no-fault divorce and told how not to lose their home in the inevitable break up. ...read
BLACK DOG: George's new identity crisis
George Osborne is touchy about having changed his name as a teenager - and when Ed Miliband's spin doctor joked about, he was not at all happy. ...read
Final torture for The Voice as Andrea Begley beats Leah McFall for ill-fated title: Jim Shelley on the live final
As Holly Willoughby announced that this year’s winner was Andrea Begley, you could almost hear the BBC executives that have continued to back the show throughout another series of dwindling ratings and humiliation from Britain's Got Talent, cry out in despair. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Can George wield the axe without cutting his votes?
George Osborne will spend today in his Downing Street flat, pen in hand, writing out the spending review statement that he’ll deliver on Wednesday. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: What will save children from the net? More sex in books
Good on Malorie Blackman, the new Children’s Laureate, who has called for children to receive their first information about sex not from the net, but from 'realistic' scenes in books. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: The sinister reason they're robbing the Guides of God
Girl Guides, an important youth movement, has been taken over by radical revolutionaries, who plan to cut references to nation and God from the Guide 'promise', writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: I'm struggling to find the right mascara. Please help!
I’m in my 50s, work in a warm environment and am also having hot flushes! I need a mascara that doesn’t melt on my face. ...read
Olympic swimmer Hannah Miley on her health and training regime
Health tips and advice from our Health Editor, Sarah Stacey ...read
Dear Zelda: On boredom in retirement, stalking exes, and winning a mother's trust
Our agony aunt offers her advice on your problems this week ...read
Horoscopes: Cancerians will experience a wealth of riches this week
Sally Brompton's 7 day forecast ...read
Liz Jones's Diary: In which I agree to meet the Rock Star
He called me and asked to take me out for dinner. I spend so much time alone that the thought of sitting on a deep banquette, with breadsticks, is tempting... ...read
James Anderson: I'm desperate to make England history after the misery of 2004
As the only surviving member of the squad that lost the ICC Champions Trophy to the West Indies, James Anderson is desperate to make history and be part of the first England team to win a 50-over tournament. ...read
PATRICK COLLINS: Is Ashley intent on draining the class out of Newcastle?
For Sir Bobby Robson, the term ‘class’ was the highest accolade. His native North-East embodied his notion of ‘class’. We may only imagine what Bobby Robson would have made of recent events at St James’ Park. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Savers seeking better rates must be aware of risk
Last week, research from savings scrutineer Moneyfacts highlighted why so many savers are now opting for the riskier of the two approaches, often oblivious to the financial tightrope they are walking. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I can't escape this nightmare under the sun
Three readers’ letters, but just one subject, Macdonald Resorts, the multi-million pound timeshare business based at Aviemore in the Highlands, and the way it treats its timeshare owners. ...read
PATRICK COLLINS: Wise words of old head O'Driscoll can get young bucks over winning line
Brian O'Driscoll is 34 years old and has just completed his 132nd game of international rugby. He understands the rhymes and the rhythms of the sport at this elevated level, and he knows full well that nothing can be left to chance. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: It's brilliant. Buy one: What makes Porsche's splendidly raucous new Cayman a classic
Seriously, if you have 50K to spend on a quality two-seater sports job, then I just don’t know why you’d even consider buying anything else. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: White Queen bags five stars of awfulness
The BBC’s highly anticipated, fantastically expensive new Sunday-night historical drama series, The White Queen, is both one star and five stars. ...read
Drop it in the bath and it'll keep working, but is Sony's new tablet actually any good on dry land or desk?
It is a good, and overdue, idea. Despite being ridiculously thin – slimmer than the iPhone 5 – the Xperia Z feels tough. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: My aim was to try and get Beefy to cry. He came very close
Ian Botham got suspiciously watery-eyed when I asked him about his motivation for the gruelling charity walks he does to raise funds to fight leukaemia. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Malayday...or how I took a sweaty-browed tour of the old empire
Tukdin is a resolutely Malaysian restaurant. So what’s Indonesian classic beef rendeng doing loitering on the menu? ...read
OLLY SMITH: Popes to Newcastle: Yes, that IS the translation of ChateauNeuf-du-Pape (well, loosely...)
The wine itself is a blend of up to 13 varieties, and is made in vineyards containing galets – which act as storage heaters to help ripen the grapes, boosting the hearty flavours and high alcohol. ...read
BEL MOONEY: We've been married for 24 years, but I'm desperate for an affair
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman whose husband is showing signs of depression and who is hoping to seek solace in an affair with a married man. ...read
Tyrannies across the world are crushing dissent. In Britain and the West, contempt for the political class is growing. Is it possible that democracy is dying?
The corruption of democracy in Africa, Asia and much of the Middle East places nations at the mercy of elected dictators. In the U.S., Britain and much of the rest of Europe, we are instead threatened with chronically weak government, incapable of getting big, important things done to preserve our prosperity and even safety. Until we can restore to politics the legitimacy that can derive only from respect for its processes, democracy in Britain will remain in almost as sorry a condition as it is today across much of the rest of the world. ...read
If there is any justice, Cynthia Bower will be left unemployable and with her credibility and career in tatters
Cynthia Bower's response to the death of 14 babies stirred memories of another baby, 'Baby P', who also died after shocking negligence from those in authority. No one can forget baby Peter Connolly's death. It was one of the most horrific child abuse cases ever recorded. How do theses care officers become such soulless automatons protecting their own positions and organisations at the expense of focusing on children's lives? ...read
EastEnders welcomes Carl, yet another menacing villain and its first new character for, ooh, weeks: JIM SHELLEY on the week in Walford
When a new character appears or an old one returns, they pop up all over Walford, doing the rounds from the B&B; to The Vic, having encounters with so many characters, they immediately take over the show. ...read
SIMON HEFFER: Has Mr Cameron learned nothing from the disastrous warmongering of Tony Blair?
Yet David Cameron announced on Wednesday that even if Parliament votes against an intervention in Syria when it debates the gruesome civil war there, he still reserves the right to intervene. Why, for goodness sake, is he so blind to the potential pitfalls - and to history? Of course, constitutionally, he would be within his rights to act unilaterally. However, he would not just be ignoring Parliament and its place in the democratic process. He would also be taking Britain into a conflict we are powerless to resolve. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Warren's smash and grab - why controlled violence will be key to glory for Gatland's Lions
Warren Gatland will wake up on Saturday morning with a lot of nervous energy inside him but also a powerful feeling that, as a top coach, you live for days like this. . ...read
Charles Sale: Sky Sports planning Football League purple patch as part of plan to see off BT
CHARLES SALE: Sky Sports are planning to broadcast Football League matches for free as part of their strangle-at-birth strategy to combat the challenge from BT to their long-held domination of TV football. ...read
Ben Kay's form guide ahead of the first Test between the Lions and Australia
Ahead of tomorrow's first Test showdown between the Lions and Australia in Brisbane, former England second row forward and Sportsmail's Ben Kay looks at where each team's strength lies and rates each player from both sides. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: British workforce has become worse off, more middle-aged and more insecure
We have, thanks to all the rhetoric about ‘the cuts’, an impression the country is already bearing the full weight of austerity, but there is plenty of pain to come. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Turnover ball at Royal Bank of Scotland
George Osborne and his advisors at the Treasury have succeeded in making matters far worse at Royal Bank of Scotland. ...read
Martin Samuel: Take it as red that this jersey means the world... but it's the man inside it that makes it special
A very special jersey, Brian O'Driscoll called it. Although it isn't, not really. It's red, that's all. And a million teams play in red. So it isn't the shirt itself that is special, but the man inside it. What he feels about the history and traditions of his sport and what his red apparel represents. ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN: England must watch out for Dhoni, the king of cool... but master tactician Cook can get the job done too
When England take on India in the Champions Trophy final the former England captain runs the rule over the key match-ups to look out for at Edgbaston. ...read
Independent Princess Eugenie goes it alone with auction house job in the U.S.
This year the Queen's second youngest granddaughter will step out of the world of royal privilege for a new life in America. She has secured a full-time post at auction house Paddle8, based in New York. ...read
The perils of lurching towards a secret State
The row over data protection laws is typical of how, in the post-Leveson world, it is becoming ever harder for the Press to expose and scrutinise State wrongdoing. ...read
JEFF POWELL ON FRIDAY: A Waterloo moment is on the horizon as the average football fan walks away from the beautiful game
Two years from this week this country will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. By June 18, 2015 the prospects of our football still being even remotely the working man’s game will be as grim as they were for the world’s most revered fighting force that day in military history. ...read
Royal Ascot don't want Ladies' Day tag to overshadow Gold Cup glory
It was Ladies’ Day at Ascot like no other, with The Queen’s horse Estimate winning the Gold Cup and victory for Lady Cecil a week after taking over the training licence following Sir Henry’s death. ...read
Does Mrs Miller the prosaic plodder deserve chivalry?
Maria Miller’s special adviser told me off yesterday. The incident, which lasted some three minutes, took place at 10.38am in the ante-room behind the Commons Press Gallery, by QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
How 007 was double crossed by Mrs Bond: Weisz and Craig team up for a theatrical menage a trois
Rachel Weisz, her husband Daniel Craig and fellow actor Rafe Spall formed a theatrical ménage a trois when they spent three weeks studying the text of Betrayal, Harold Pinter's classic play about adultery. ...read
Naomi's Princess Diana is the real deal... the exclusive first look of the film everyone will want to see
Naomi Watts, 44, gets right under the skin of Diana: the 'Shy Di' veneer hiding the steely, manipulative cunning; the desperate desire to give — and receive — love. ...read
Mother-in-law in the labour ward? Most of us chaps would rather give birth ourselves
If my generation of expectant fathers had it tough, our ordeal was as nothing beside the horror apparently in store for poor Prince William next month, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: I've had treatment through the night and worn socks that make me look like Robin Hood, but I'm fit and in the team... Now bring on the Aussies!
It has been one of the most intensive weeks of my life but I feel in great shape now — rested and raring to go for my first Test as a Lion. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Howzat! This daft ban simply isn't cricket
Bacton Cricket Club has been forced to move after the local council refused to let them use proper cricket balls. Stories like this make me seethe. Village cricket has been part of English country life for centuries. ...read
Now she's won the Gold Cup, might the Queen give Royal Ascot a rest?
Certainly Royal Ascot can’t rely forever on royal patronage. Perhaps it will now have to rely on the Duchess of Cornwall, who likes a flutter. And what about involving royal mother-in-law Carole Middleton? ...read
No talking! We are in the Land of the Free...
The meek, as we know, will inherit the earth. And isn’t that going to be a pain for the rest of us. The meek really fancy themselves. And they’re taking over public transport, writes MARTIN SAMUEL. ...read
Meet The Fox, The Horse and The Energiser… North lifts the lid on his Lions team-mates who will face the Aussies on Saturday
George North and his British and Irish Lions team-mates are gearing up for Saturday's mouthwatering first Test against Australia. But before the two teams go head-to-head, the Wales star gives Sportsmail the lowdown on the men who will line up alongside him in Brisbane. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Storm warning for Mark Carney as the City performs a clean-up job before his arrival
The frenzy includes The Banking Commission, with its threats of jail for reckless executives, drawing up a blueprint for a better culture. ...read
How James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano became TV’s favourite mobster, monster and tormented therapy patient
Jim Shelley says James Gandolfini's death has reignited the argument about which is the greatest TV classic of recent times - The Wire, Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Olympic legacy? The party's over... people need to suck it up and stop waiting for David Cameron to buy them a new bike
This week a visit to Philadelphia and the famous Rocky Steps produced a column on the fleeting, uncontrollable nature of legacy. Obviously, we have a rather large sporting legacy project under scrutiny in Britain, and it brought a wide-ranging response. Hold on to your hats. ...read
Sir Clive Live: World Cup winner Woodward answers your Lions questions... 'North is the key to Lions attack - he's a game changer'
The first Test is this weekend and the British and Irish Lions are ready to roar. Ahead of Saturday's crunch opening Test in Brisbane, Sportsmail columnist Sir Clive Woodward answered your questions in the first of three special question-and-answer columns. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Truth behind Tory donor in honours row: Why multi-millionaire hedge fund baron was pushed through to be knighted
The nomination of multi-millionaire hedge fund baron Michael Hintze did not enjoy whole-hearted support from Downing Street, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
This bungling quango is a health risk to all
The more we learn of its incompetence, secrecy and deceit, the longer the charge sheet grows against the quango entrusted with safeguarding standards of healthcare in England. ...read
The 'most wanted man on the planet' Damian Lewis might not have it so sweet after all
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Having won an Emmy and Golden Globe for playing the troubled US marine Nicholas Brody in the hit TV show Homeland, Damian Lewis hasn’t worked that much since... ...read
CHARLES SALE: One Rugby World Cup final ticket could cost more than seeing a full season of Premier League football...
CHARLES SALE: The best seats for the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at Twickenham will cost more than the most expensive season tickets at half the clubs in next season’s Barclays Premier League. ...read
Summer? It's already over! Weathermen say we face 10 years of soggy summers. MAX HASTINGS – convinced this year's sun has been and gone – is taking drastic action
David Cameron could do himself a vastly bigger political favour by finding some way to improve the weather rather than by rescuing the economy, or, God help us, intervening in Syria, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me! Mutiny makes for a classic episode of The Apprentice, says JIM SHELLEY
As this week’s task revolved around the subject of love and romance and internet dating, it was perhaps inevitable that The Apprentice consisted of a stream of couples arguing and bickering and finally having one almighty bust-up. ...read
BUMBLE AT THE OVAL: Champions Trophy should stay... it's been a great watch so far
People are talking about this being the last Champions Trophy. But watch this space. Because if the World Test Championship doesn’t get off the ground — which may well happen if the broadcasters aren’t impressed by the concept — then this could be here to stay. ...read
God help us when Girl Guides ditch religion for the shallow cult of the individual
The world of Girl Guides is being turned upside down under the leadership of Julie Bentley. The promise which young recruits make has been modernised. God and country have now been axed, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
This was the third time Ed's rockets failed to ignite
On so many areas, Labour has failed to devise a policy of its own. Mr Miliband now has remarkably few stepping stones in the fast-flowing river, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
The first man Gyles Brandreth saw naked...
The heyday for the footnote was the Victorian era. In 1840, a history of Northumberland, by the Rev John Hodgson, contained a footnote which went on for 165 pages. By the 20th century, the tide had turned... ...read
COMMENT: Sir Mervyn King heads back to the stands with warning against rapid rise in interest rates
The departing governor is concerned that the celebrated 'punch bowl' - of QE, Funding for Lending and super-low interest rates - is not removed too quickly. ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN: The conditions were perfect for England... and with phenomenal Anderson, they can go all the way
That was a very professional performance by England. I know this wasn’t the strongest South Africa side you’ll ever see, but England disposed of them with ease. ...read
I don't know how I do it: What a revelation! Men can empty the washing machine
Six months after I went back to work after having my first baby, I hit a wall of complete exhaustion. ...read
The Midlander: Unpopular owners, a stadium dispute and disgruntled fans, so what now for Coventry City?
The sense of foreboding in the statement issued by administrator Paul Appleton was almost palpable. 'I appreciate the end result of the sale process will not necessarily be welcomed by a large number of Coventry City fans,' it read. You could almost hear the bloke gulp. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: New fixtures, new managers (and one we've seen before). It's a season that promises to be a Special One
The landscape of English football has changed. Instead of looking to the technical area for the genius of Sir Alex Ferguson, the combustible Roberto Mancini or the last man standing at Chelsea, we have a new dug-out cast. It's great to see Jose Mourinho back, isn't it? ...read
MARTIN ALLEN: I went to Spain to watch Real Madrid and all the fans were dressed for the opera and chewing pistachios nuts... English fans are more passionate
Martin Allen returns for his latest Footballers' Football Column to discuss what a manager gets upto over the summer break. Mad Dog express his pride at winning the LMA League Two manager of the year award and mingling with the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Hodgson. ...read
ASK TONY: I fear commission fees will strip my £95,000 pension bare - should I go with a comparison site or direct?
I am 62, approaching retirement and will soon need to take an annuity with my pension savings, but is a comparison site commission deducted from my pension pot? ...read
Richard Kay: Harry Potter star Rupert hits £8m jackpot
Now, as the first accounts of Rupert Grint's new company are made available, it seems the 24-year-old Rupert is fast catching up with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Goodbye scallops, hello gruel as industry assesses findings of Commission's report
Some five years on from the financial crisis, Britain finally has the document it should have received before it embarked on sweeping reforms of the financial sector and regulation. ...read
A disgraceful way to reward our heroes
What truly disgusting timing. On the very day when Afghanistan takes control of its own security, after 12 thankless years of conflict, the MoD sends out redundancy notices to 4,500 soldiers. ...read
All is forgiven after Viscount Linley swipe at Princess Michael
Prince Michael of Kent and his wife, Princess Michael, rode in the third carriage at the Royal Ascot parade. With them, Princess Margaret’s son, Viscount Linley, and his wife, Serena. What a charming foursome. ...read
Bad luck, fear and history's gravest lesson
By the end of the war in 1918, eight million had died, all because a driver had taken the wrong turning. Or, was it because a great conflict was historically overdue? Writes ANDREW ALEXANDER. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Qataris splash £500,000 on lavishly decorating their Ascot hospitality box
Qatar's money-no-object drive to establish themselves as a global sporting super power before they host the 2022 World Cup even extends to spending £500,000 decorating a hospitality box at Royal Ascot. ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN: Jimmy will mix it up in pace battle
Jimmy Anderson and Dale Steyn are world-class bowlers at the very top of their game who stand comparison with the greats from any era. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Resting the stars was right, but this defeat will hurt
The Lions will be angry and hurting after their first defeat by a provincial Australian side since 1971. The players will be in pieces, you never forget how it feels to lose in a Lions shirt. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: If Kinnear is having a final say on transfers and is the public face of Newcastle, there needs to be more to him than meets the eye. And it can’t be fiction.
Bobby Gould sat in the studio at talkSPORT listening to Joe Kinnear take credit for some of the most value-for-money, insightful transfers in the history of the Premier League, and never said so much as excuse me, sunshine. The strange thing is that Kinnear does not need to aggrandise his achievements at Wimbledon. Even without taking credit for Gould’s transfer acumen his time in south London remains the highlight on his c.v. ...read
A banking revolution? The only thing that is revolting is their customer service and lack of simplicity
New rules to make switching accounts easier come into force in September, and with them a promise that some big new names will launch current accounts. ...read
G8? This was more like G-hate: How the greatest diplomatic shindig in the world turned into a bubbling stewpot of tensions, rivalries and downright loathing
The Syrian civil war, with Russia on one side of the bloody conflict and the north Americans and Britain on the other, was only one reason for the simmering unease between the main players at the G8 summit, by QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
The Top Spin: England stuck in the middle but top three continue to raise the platform
LAWRENCE BOOTH: The last 10 days have felt like English one-day cricket in a nutshell - match-winners when the ball’s doing a bit, tired and emotional when it’s not, and all the time inspiring angst and adulation. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Health warning - Kinnear to Newcastle is a tragedy waiting to happen, sack him before it's too late... plus Reds deserve better than Suarez, Tahiti are a joke and England's problems are nothing new
Joe Kinnear has had two heart attacks - one during his previous spell at Newcastle. His appointment is unlikely to have a happy ending, I sincerely hope it doesn't have a tragic one. ...read
There's trouble in paradise as Made In Chelsea's love rectangle stretches to breaking point: JIM SHELLEY has this week's low down
Made In Chelsea, as regular/irregular readers of this column will know, has invented the Love Rectangle. ...read
RICHARD KAY: No peace for Petra's neighbours
Petra Ecclestone has some grovelling to do when it comes to her well-heeled neighbours. They have just been told that ‘deafening’ building work on the mansion she has been renovating is to last a further year. ...read
JEFF POWELL: Ali v Cooper... 50 years on - 'Enery's 'Ammer exploded on Clay's chin... but he was denied one of the most famous upsets in history
Fifty years ago, Henry Cooper threw the granddaddy of all his mighty left hooks, which was later described as the punch which shocked the world and the punch which almost changed history. ...read
Does Jimmy Connors have ANY regrets about betraying Chris Evert's most intimate secrets? Some hope!
Let’s get one thing straight. Jimmy Connors did not think that telling the world his ex-fiancée Chrissie Evert had an abortion was any big deal, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
The day for action to protect our children
Today’s Westminster summit must bring an end to the Wild West lawlessness of the internet and expose the cynical claims of the web giants that they are doing all they can to protect the young. ...read
Honours committee must be waiting to see if Thompson's reputation survives ongoing inquiries
Were it not for the Savile scandal and other BBC management lapses, ex-director-general Mark Thompson might now be using his new knighthood to secure chic, hard-to-book, Manhattan restaurant tables. ...read
Shock horror! Britain spies on other nations: The Guardian rightly attacks the hacking of private phones - but glories in betraying Britain by revealing our State secrets
Five pages of The Guardian newspaper were yesterday given over to what was presented as one of the most outrageous scandals of modern times. Horror of horrors, Britain has allegedly been bugging other governments. ...read
Mr Straw's caution no longer gets the bird...
Jack Straw asked an Urgent Question yesterday in Commons. How did the election of an apparently more emollient president in Teheran, Hassan Rouhani, affect London? By QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: It's time to rein in these Town Hall truffle hounds
More than 150 council leaders have issued an apocalyptic warning about the impact on ‘services’ if the Chancellor orders more cuts in local government spending, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Wimbledon broadcast queen Barker in a snit over WTA's anniversary party snub
CHARLES SALE: Sue Barker was not impressed by the relatively demeaning role the Women’s Tennis Association wanted her to undertake for their 40th anniversary party on the middle Sunday of Wimbledon, to which all the No 1-ranked players down the years and other tennis notables have been invited. ...read
The day I met Superman in Fulham...
In the early Eighties, I realised that Christopher Reeve was standing in front of me in a queue. I felt a keen sense of disappointment that he had simply walked out of the shop rather than flown, writes CRAIG BROWN. ...read
Why did a hip op affect my wife's memory?
Here DR MARTIN SCURR explores post-op cognitive impairment, plus why patients worry more than they used to ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Leaders take a wrong turn but can they get back on track at the G8 summit?
If grandiose economic decisions are to be taken, there is no better forum than the G8. The G20, invented by Gordon Brown at the start of the Great Recession in 2009, has become too large and unwieldy. ...read
Venice? That’s in Greece right? Is TOWIE in crisis? asks Jim Shelley as the cast finally run out of chat
There were growing fears last night that even the most fascinating and articulate characters on The Only Way In Essex are running out of conversation. Things were so bad that at one point, Joey and Tom P and Charlie Sims were reduced to just aimlessly driving around Essex looking at the houses, pointing out the caravans. Even Joey talking about monkeys couldn’t save that. ...read
EDGE OF THE BOX: Chappers' Match Of The Day debut didn't go according to plan... but Lineker and Co's Confederations Cup coverage was 'old school'
No sooner had Match Of The Day hanged the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on their door, than they were stowing the flip flops and getting straight back to business again this week to screen the Confederations Cup. ...read
Martin Samuel: Rose raises the bar to beat the burden of history on magical Merion Sunday
It wasn’t quite the wait for a British winner of the Tour de France, or for a British grand slam tennis champion. It wasn’t even the gap between Ashes wins. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Tate snub for Lord Archer's 'gift to the nation'
Lord Archer has been taken aback at a refusal he’s suffered at the hands of the grandees at the Tate Gallery, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
MIKE DICKSON: Ferrer may not win Wimbledon, but he has earned the right to be No 4 seed
Rafael Nadal is expected to be announced as the fifth seed at Wimbledon when the lists are released on Wednesday. David Ferrer will be handed the No 4 slot. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: As Rocky's legacy lives on in Philadelphia, London waits on its return on the £9BILLION Olympics
The problem with legacy is that it is so damn random. Thomas Hardy believed he would be remembered for his — often very mediocre — poetry. He thought his novels, by comparison, were hack work. ...read
LIZ JONES FASHION THERAPY: Laura Ashley still has a place in my heart... just not in my wardrobe
There is one garment from my past I loved more than any other, that made me feel I had arrived and that I wore more than anything I've put on since. ...read
JIM SHELLEY on How the White Queen is living in the past compared to other costume dramas…
Now we have The White Queen, the BBC’s heavily hyped co-production with American cable company Starz: 10 episodes, a £ 25 million budget and “one of the most ambitious series the BBC has made”, according to its “Controller of Drama”, Ben Stephenson. ...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: Turnover ball at Royal Bank of Scotland
George Osborne and his advisors at the Treasury have succeeded in making matters far worse at Royal Bank of Scotland. ...read
If there is any justice, Cynthia Bower will be left unemployable and with her credibility and career in tatters
Cynthia Bower's response to the death of 14 babies stirred memories of another baby, 'Baby P', who also died after shocking negligence from those in authority. No one can forget baby Peter Connolly's death. It was one of the most horrific child abuse cases ever recorded. How do theses care officers become such soulless automatons protecting their own positions and organisations at the expense of focusing on children's lives? ...read
Bad luck, fear and history's gravest lesson
By the end of the war in 1918, eight million had died, all because a driver had taken the wrong turning. Or, was it because a great conflict was historically overdue? Writes ANDREW ALEXANDER. ...read
Maggie spied Big Brother in her crystal ball
The raging controversy about people’s emails and phone calls being snooped on by secret government eavesdropping operations was predicted by Margaret Thatcher 45 years ago, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
The perils of lurching towards a secret State
The row over data protection laws is typical of how, in the post-Leveson world, it is becoming ever harder for the Press to expose and scrutinise State wrongdoing. ...read
Now she's won the Gold Cup, might the Queen give Royal Ascot a rest?
Certainly Royal Ascot can’t rely forever on royal patronage. Perhaps it will now have to rely on the Duchess of Cornwall, who likes a flutter. And what about involving royal mother-in-law Carole Middleton? ...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
Tyrannies across the world are crushing dissent. In Britain and the West, contempt for the political class is growing. Is it possible that democracy is dying?
The corruption of democracy in Africa, Asia and much of the Middle East places nations at the mercy of elected dictators. In the U.S., Britain and much of the rest of Europe, we are instead threatened with chronically weak government, incapable of getting big, important things done to preserve our prosperity and even safety. Until we can restore to politics the legitimacy that can derive only from respect for its processes, democracy in Britain will remain in almost as sorry a condition as it is today across much of the rest of the world. ...read
Blackadder and a celebrity-obsessed honours system that insults our genuine heroes
In recent years, the honours list has produced a certain lowering of the original spirit. For a number of names on it seem to have arrived there for cynical, venal or opportunistic reasons, writes MELANIE PHILLIPS. ...read
Is there no end to fat cat lawyers' hypocrisy?
Carine Patry Hoskins was paid almost £15,000 a month of public money during the Leveson inquiry. Indeed, lawyers and their generous emoluments seem to be constantly in the news, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
Does Mrs Miller the prosaic plodder deserve chivalry?
Maria Miller’s special adviser told me off yesterday. The incident, which lasted some three minutes, took place at 10.38am in the ante-room behind the Commons Press Gallery, by QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
Independent Princess Eugenie goes it alone with auction house job in the U.S.
This year the Queen's second youngest granddaughter will step out of the world of royal privilege for a new life in America. She has secured a full-time post at auction house Paddle8, based in New York. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Howzat! This daft ban simply isn't cricket
Bacton Cricket Club has been forced to move after the local council refused to let them use proper cricket balls. Stories like this make me seethe. Village cricket has been part of English country life for centuries. ...read
Hours before hospital dash, Prince Philip was as boisterous and chatty as ever
In perfect sunshine, to the clink of teacups and the gentle airs of the Band of the Coldstream Guards, it was very much business as usual, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
God help us when Girl Guides ditch religion for the shallow cult of the individual
The world of Girl Guides is being turned upside down under the leadership of Julie Bentley. The promise which young recruits make has been modernised. God and country have now been axed, 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
Mother-in-law in the labour ward? Most of us chaps would rather give birth ourselves
If my generation of expectant fathers had it tough, our ordeal was as nothing beside the horror apparently in store for poor Prince William next month, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Health warning - Kinnear to Newcastle is a tragedy waiting to happen, sack him before it's too late... plus Reds deserve better than Suarez, Tahiti are a joke and England's problems are nothing new
Joe Kinnear has had two heart attacks - one during his previous spell at Newcastle. His appointment is unlikely to have a happy ending, I sincerely hope it doesn't have a tragic one. ...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 form guide ahead of the first Test between the Lions and Australia
Ahead of tomorrow's first Test showdown between the Lions and Australia in Brisbane, former England second row forward and Sportsmail's Ben Kay looks at where each team's strength lies and rates each player from both sides. ...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: Sky Sports planning Football League purple patch as part of plan to see off BT
CHARLES SALE: Sky Sports are planning to broadcast Football League matches for free as part of their strangle-at-birth strategy to combat the challenge from BT to their long-held domination of TV football. ...read
CHRIS FOY: Gatland holds breath over Lions in final showdowns with O'Driscoll among the potential casualties
The lunacy of the Lions predicament will be laid bare tomorrow, when up to 14 of the tour squad will hurl themselves into ferocious, title-chasing combat just 48 hours before setting off for Hong Kong. ...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 OVAL: Champions Trophy should stay... it's been a great watch so far
People are talking about this being the last Champions Trophy. But watch this space. Because if the World Test Championship doesn’t get off the ground — which may well happen if the broadcasters aren’t impressed by the concept — then this could be here to stay. ...read
WORLD OF GOLF: Perfect idyll or basket case? Merion's a time capsule that deserves to be opened and filled with more memories
DEREK LAWRENSON: Anyone with an ounce of romance will appreciate why the United States Golf Association have bent all logistical rules to bring Merion back to the rota for the 113th US Open this week. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
DOMINIC KING: Martinez has promised Champions League football but the new Everton boss has plenty to do to make that a reality
Roberto Martinez made his grand entrance into Goodison Park on Wednesday and immediately set his sights on taking Everton into the Champions League. Here, DOMINIC KING looks at his in-tray. ...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: I've had treatment through the night and worn socks that make me look like Robin Hood, but I'm fit and in the team... Now bring on the Aussies!
It has been one of the most intensive weeks of my life but I feel in great shape now — rested and raring to go for my first Test as a Lion. ...read
Graham Poll: Mourinho claims that he has matured. I hope that's the case
He says he has changed, that he has matured from his experiences. I hope so. The Special One is a conundrum, a real Jekyll and Hyde character. ...read
James Anderson: I'm desperate to make England history after the misery of 2004
As the only surviving member of the squad that lost the ICC Champions Trophy to the West Indies, James Anderson is desperate to make history and be part of the first England team to win a 50-over tournament. ...read
Jamie Carragher: No-one can write off Dortmund... they're just like we were against AC Milan in 2005
This could be one of the closest finals we have seen in recent years and Dortmund are not the 7-2 shots that bookmakers suggest. If anything, Bayern will be the more apprehensive of the two sides. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: New fixtures, new managers (and one we've seen before). It's a season that promises to be a Special One
The landscape of English football has changed. Instead of looking to the technical area for the genius of Sir Alex Ferguson, the combustible Roberto Mancini or the last man standing at Chelsea, we have a new dug-out cast. It's great to see Jose Mourinho back, isn't it? ...read
JEFF POWELL ON FRIDAY: A Waterloo moment is on the horizon as the average football fan walks away from the beautiful game
Two years from this week this country will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. By June 18, 2015 the prospects of our football still being even remotely the working man’s game will be as grim as they were for the world’s most revered fighting force that day in military history. ...read
LAURA WILLIAMSON: Keri-anne is over the pain of her London black eye
It is not easy carrying on pounding out the lengths of the pool when your husband and best friend have retired. ...read
The Top Spin: England stuck in the middle but top three continue to raise the platform
LAWRENCE BOOTH: The last 10 days have felt like English one-day cricket in a nutshell - match-winners when the ball’s doing a bit, tired and emotional when it’s not, and all the time inspiring angst and adulation. ...read
Captain's Log: Another Sangster in racing as teenager hopes to make his mark at York
A member of a famous racing family takes his first step on the racing stage in the final race at York on Saturday. Ollie Sangster – full name Oliver Robert James Sangster – rides Capitol Gain for trainer Brian Meehan. ...read
EDGE OF THE BOX: Chappers' Match Of The Day debut didn't go according to plan... but Lineker and Co's Confederations Cup coverage was 'old school'
No sooner had Match Of The Day hanged the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on their door, than they were stowing the flip flops and getting straight back to business again this week to screen the Confederations Cup. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN: Hart is a great keeper, but his kicking must improve if we're going to use him so much
It was interesting to see how often we passed the ball back to Joe Hart in the first half. I fear good teams will watch that and know that if they press England hard then they will play the ball back and ultimately lose possession. ...read
Martin Samuel: Take it as red that this jersey means the world... but it's the man inside it that makes it special
A very special jersey, Brian O'Driscoll called it. Although it isn't, not really. It's red, that's all. And a million teams play in red. So it isn't the shirt itself that is special, but the man inside it. What he feels about the history and traditions of his sport and what his red apparel represents. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Olympic legacy? The party's over... people need to suck it up and stop waiting for David Cameron to buy them a new bike
This week a visit to Philadelphia and the famous Rocky Steps produced a column on the fleeting, uncontrollable nature of legacy. Obviously, we have a rather large sporting legacy project under scrutiny in Britain, and it brought a wide-ranging response. Hold on to your hats. ...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
MIKE DICKSON: Ferrer may not win Wimbledon, but he has earned the right to be No 4 seed
Rafael Nadal is expected to be announced as the fifth seed at Wimbledon when the lists are released on Wednesday. David Ferrer will be handed the No 4 slot. ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN: England must watch out for Dhoni, the king of cool... but master tactician Cook can get the job done too
When England take on India in the Champions Trophy final the former England captain runs the rule over the key match-ups to look out for at Edgbaston. ...read
ASH WEDNESDAY: A fearless and touching display that showed Harry's caring side as everyone had a ball in memory of Danny
There is a perception that 'good old ‘Arry' is the media’s darling. If it’s true, perhaps one of the reasons why can be found in his appearance at the Fearless Foundation Ball in memory of football journalist Danny Fullbrook. Harry Redknapp was there because he cared. ...read
The Midlander: Unpopular owners, a stadium dispute and disgruntled fans, so what now for Coventry City?
The sense of foreboding in the statement issued by administrator Paul Appleton was almost palpable. 'I appreciate the end result of the sale process will not necessarily be welcomed by a large number of Coventry City fans,' it read. You could almost hear the bloke gulp. ...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: Wise words of old head O'Driscoll can get young bucks over winning line
Brian O'Driscoll is 34 years old and has just completed his 132nd game of international rugby. He understands the rhymes and the rhythms of the sport at this elevated level, and he knows full well that nothing can be left to chance. ...read
PAUL NEWMAN: Root will have real fight on his hands to fend off Malinga
It is fair to say Lasith Malinga poses considerably more threat to Joe Root than David Warner did, particularly as the Yorkshireman has never faced the game’s most exciting and singular talent. ...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
Sally Brown: I turned to Game of Thrones after appendix agony in bid to banish boredom
Since I wrote my last blog, I’ve had my appendix out! It was a month ago. Everything was going really well and my foot injury had healed. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'll never forget meeting Superman but I can't wait to get back to tackling the real men of steel... and it'll be great to see Mourinho back ruffling feathers in English football
I was lucky enough to take a break from my preparations with England last night to tread the red-and-blue carpet in London at the premiere of the new Superman film, Man of Steel. ...read
MARTIN ALLEN: I went to Spain to watch Real Madrid and all the fans were dressed for the opera and chewing pistachios nuts... English fans are more passionate
Martin Allen returns for his latest Footballers' Football Column to discuss what a manager gets upto over the summer break. Mad Dog express his pride at winning the LMA League Two manager of the year award and mingling with the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Hodgson. ...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
How 007 was double crossed by Mrs Bond: Weisz and Craig team up for a theatrical menage a trois
Rachel Weisz, her husband Daniel Craig and fellow actor Rafe Spall formed a theatrical ménage a trois when they spent three weeks studying the text of Betrayal, Harold Pinter's classic play about adultery. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Warren's smash and grab - why controlled violence will be key to glory for Gatland's Lions
Warren Gatland will wake up on Saturday morning with a lot of nervous energy inside him but also a powerful feeling that, as a top coach, you live for days like this. . ...read
BEL MOONEY: We've been married for 24 years, but I'm desperate for an affair
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman whose husband is showing signs of depression and who is hoping to seek solace in an affair with a married man. ...read
Does Jimmy Connors have ANY regrets about betraying Chris Evert's most intimate secrets? Some hope!
Let’s get one thing straight. Jimmy Connors did not think that telling the world his ex-fiancée Chrissie Evert had an abortion was any big deal, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
JANET STREET-PORTER: Why (after four of them) I've finally grown out of divorce
What was the final straw? Was it the moment when he decided he'd rather wake up alone than see her glamorous face on the other side of the breakfast table? ...read
LIZ JONES FASHION THERAPY: Laura Ashley still has a place in my heart... just not in my wardrobe
There is one garment from my past I loved more than any other, that made me feel I had arrived and that I wore more than anything I've put on since. ...read
I don't know how I do it: What a revelation! Men can empty the washing machine
Six months after I went back to work after having my first baby, I hit a wall of complete exhaustion. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex advice column: Depression destroyed our sex life
QUESTION: My husband suffers from serious depression and has become completely uninterested in sex since being prescribed medication. ...read
The web's a dark place but there is one glimmer of hope
SANDRA PARSONS: Today's young woman has a wider selection of men from whom to choose — but if she isn't lucky enough to find her Mr Darcy at university or the office, she’s increasingly unlikely to meet him at all. ...read
Why did a hip op affect my wife's memory?
Here DR MARTIN SCURR explores post-op cognitive impairment, plus why patients worry more than they used to ...read
ADAM UREN: Why aren't dodgy pension liberators hit with bigger charges than the vulnerable people they dupe?
It should be the pension liberators who take on the bulk of the risk if they feel the need to breach tax regulations, not the pension holder. ...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
A banking revolution? The only thing that is revolting is their customer service and lack of simplicity
New rules to make switching accounts easier come into force in September, and with them a promise that some big new names will launch current accounts. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Savers seeking better rates must be aware of risk
Last week, research from savings scrutineer Moneyfacts highlighted why so many savers are now opting for the riskier of the two approaches, often oblivious to the financial tightrope they are walking. ...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: The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion
The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust, but the Bank of Gran and Grandad is flush with property wealth, a further sign of the great generational divide. ...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: How to avoid becoming an Apprentice dunce - TV's real lessons for budding entrepreneurs
Like the famed good novel in us all, many reckon they could come up with a winning business. The parade of dunces delivered each year by The Apprentice illustrates that it's not quite as easy as all that. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Save RBS from meddling politicians
The ousting of Stephen Hester from RBS has set the seal on five years of incompetence, contradiction and confusion from the Government about what it wants from the state-owned bank. ...read
TARA EVANS: Payday lending problems need urgent attention while Government and regulators play catch-up
The worrying thing is that the government, regulators and not even the payday loan industry itself know the size of the problem. ...read
ASK TONY: I fear commission fees will strip my £95,000 pension bare - should I go with a comparison site or direct?
I am 62, approaching retirement and will soon need to take an annuity with my pension savings, but is a comparison site commission deducted from my pension pot? ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I can't escape this nightmare under the sun
Three readers’ letters, but just one subject, Macdonald Resorts, the multi-million pound timeshare business based at Aviemore in the Highlands, and the way it treats its timeshare owners. ...read
BLACK DOG: George's new identity crisis
George Osborne is touchy about having changed his name as a teenager - and when Ed Miliband's spin doctor joked about, he was not at all happy. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Can George wield the axe without cutting his votes?
George Osborne will spend today in his Downing Street flat, pen in hand, writing out the spending review statement that he’ll deliver on Wednesday. ...read
LIZ JONES: Nigella's ordeal reminds me how great it is to be alone
Relationships should come with a health warning. Girls and boys should be taught their rights in school, be lectured about the no-fault divorce and told how not to lose their home in the inevitable break up. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: The sinister reason they're robbing the Guides of God
Girl Guides, an important youth movement, has been taken over by radical revolutionaries, who plan to cut references to nation and God from the Guide 'promise', writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: What will save children from the net? More sex in books
Good on Malorie Blackman, the new Children’s Laureate, who has called for children to receive their first information about sex not from the net, but from 'realistic' scenes in books. ...read
Beauty buzz with Bella Blissett: Pull your look together and boost your confidence with these amazing products
There are some products that have the power to pull your look together and instantly perk up your confidence. These are the ones that have made it through my testing process and taken up long-term residency in my bathroom. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: I'm struggling to find the right mascara. Please help!
I’m in my 50s, work in a warm environment and am also having hot flushes! I need a mascara that doesn’t melt on my face. ...read
Liz Jones's Diary: In which I agree to meet the Rock Star
He called me and asked to take me out for dinner. I spend so much time alone that the thought of sitting on a deep banquette, with breadsticks, is tempting... ...read
Mimi Spencer: I'm bucking the trend with bolts of brilliant colour
Just as black and white seems severe and bossy, so vivid colour really does lift the mood. It makes you smile. You immediately feel a bit cheeky, up for fun, ready to ride pillion to the pier for candyfloss and a go on the roller coaster. ...read
Horoscopes: Cancerians will experience a wealth of riches this week
Sally Brompton's 7 day forecast ...read
Olympic swimmer Hannah Miley on her health and training regime
Health tips and advice from our Health Editor, Sarah Stacey ...read
Dear Zelda: On boredom in retirement, stalking exes, and winning a mother's trust
Our agony aunt offers her advice on your problems this week ...read
Ed Balls in No 10. House prices halved. The worst riots in a century. DOMINIC SANDBROOK imagines... What if we HAD joined the euro?
Our economic situation today is no bed of roses but — as historian DOMINIC SANDBROOK imagines — it could have been far, far worse... ...read
Analysis: Losing the 'right to reside test' could cost the UK economy up to £2bn a year, as EU says it 'discriminates against migrants'
The EU says the UK's rules are discriminatory and therefore illegal because British citizens automatically pass the right to reside test. ...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: British workforce has become worse off, more middle-aged and more insecure
We have, thanks to all the rhetoric about ‘the cuts’, an impression the country is already bearing the full weight of austerity, but there is plenty of pain to come. ...read
SIMON HEFFER: Has Mr Cameron learned nothing from the disastrous warmongering of Tony Blair?
Yet David Cameron announced on Wednesday that even if Parliament votes against an intervention in Syria when it debates the gruesome civil war there, he still reserves the right to intervene. Why, for goodness sake, is he so blind to the potential pitfalls - and to history? Of course, constitutionally, he would be within his rights to act unilaterally. However, he would not just be ignoring Parliament and its place in the democratic process. He would also be taking Britain into a conflict we are powerless to resolve. ...read
The first man Gyles Brandreth saw naked...
The heyday for the footnote was the Victorian era. In 1840, a history of Northumberland, by the Rev John Hodgson, contained a footnote which went on for 165 pages. By the 20th century, the tide had turned... ...read
CHRIS EVANS: It's brilliant. Buy one: What makes Porsche's splendidly raucous new Cayman a classic
Seriously, if you have 50K to spend on a quality two-seater sports job, then I just don’t know why you’d even consider buying anything else. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: The Past Master: David Kynaston's brilliant and witty chronicle of post-war Britain
Modernity Britain is the third volume in his projected chronicle of post-war Britain, Tales Of A New Jerusalem. ...read
Carry on nurse: Strauss's magical Ariadne Auf Naxos is revenge for the war
The finest operas bring together a great composer and an outstanding librettist, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s partnership with Strauss is up there with Mozart and Da Ponte. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: White Queen bags five stars of awfulness
The BBC’s highly anticipated, fantastically expensive new Sunday-night historical drama series, The White Queen, is both one star and five stars. ...read
It's a bling thing: Michael Douglas camps it up as sequin-suited cabaret star Liberace... but Matt Damon as his toyboy lover? Puh-leaze!
Damon, best known for playing the uber-macho action hero Jason Bourne, is 42 in real life. When his character Thorson first met Liberace in 1977, he was barely 18. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Popes to Newcastle: Yes, that IS the translation of ChateauNeuf-du-Pape (well, loosely...)
The wine itself is a blend of up to 13 varieties, and is made in vineyards containing galets – which act as storage heaters to help ripen the grapes, boosting the hearty flavours and high alcohol. ...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 aim was to try and get Beefy to cry. He came very close
Ian Botham got suspiciously watery-eyed when I asked him about his motivation for the gruelling charity walks he does to raise funds to fight leukaemia. ...read
Drop it in the bath and it'll keep working, but is Sony's new tablet actually any good on dry land or desk?
It is a good, and overdue, idea. Despite being ridiculously thin – slimmer than the iPhone 5 – the Xperia Z feels tough. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Malayday...or how I took a sweaty-browed tour of the old empire
Tukdin is a resolutely Malaysian restaurant. So what’s Indonesian classic beef rendeng doing loitering on the menu? ...read
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- 'Live fast 'cause it won't last'! Christina Aguilera's message is loud and clear as she races to catch a flight with her beau Statement shirt
- 'We're over the moon'! Rocker Scott Weiland gushes after marrying photographer Jamie Wachtel His third marriage
- 'Let see if blondes have more fun!': Lisa Rinna pouts provocatively as she emulates iconic Marilyn Monroe pose
- All eyes on pup! Nicollette Sheridan parades her pooch Oliver in a starry blue neck disk as she takes him out for a stroll in Malibu
- That's one perk of having a famous mother! Reese Witherspoon treats son Deacon, 9, to a pricey lunch date in Beverly Hills At Bouchon on Saturday
- 'I've been working out at Curves gym!' Jimmy Fallon challenges Jason Statham to an arm wrestle in a battle of wits and brawn Guess who won?
- Frilling enough? Krysten Ritter wears quirky patterned dress for The Lone Ranger Los Angeles premiere Has an edgy fashion sense
- Im-POSSUM-ibly cute: Howard Stern's wife Beth kisses and cuddles a baby critter at wildlife event She is the host of a new pet show
- Why so glum? Ashley Tisdale cuts a grumpy figure as she and boyfriend Christopher French go on dinner date The 27-year-old actress cut a stern figure
- Model mom! Alessandra Ambrosio shows off her toned legs in tiny denim cutoffs while cradling son Noah During a family day out
- Couldn't resist! Ronnie Wood and wife Sally Humphreys put on a PDA as they kiss during romantic daytime stroll Six months of marriage
- Eating for two! Pregnant Halle Berry nourishes her growing baby bump as she snacks while partying with friends
- Just like daddy! Liev Schreiber gives his son a lesson in public speaking as he hosts TropFest New York Family man
- Forgetting to put her best foot forward? Julianne Hough suffers a rare fashion misstep in an ill-fitting peplum pantsuit at the premiere of The Lone Ranger
- I'm not a battered wife, says Nigella as she tells friends she still loves Saatchi but worries they will never move on from restaurant fight
- Ditching the diet! Jessica Alba grabs ice cream with hubby Cash Warren during city stroll They were in town for designer Narciso Rodriguez's wedding
- Is this the most spectacular wedding of the year? William and Harry at fairytale ssoicety ceremony in grounds of English castle
- Pippa demure in peplum dress as she arrives at society wedding which Kate is forced to miss because of pregnancy
- The final stretch! Heavily pregnant Jessica Simpson dons yet another maxi dress for lunch with her fiancé Eric Johnson Signature maternity style
- Star in stripes! Actress Jaimie Alexander wears blue and white blazer to Tommy Hilfiger party with boyfriend Peter Facinelli Stars in Thor
- Brad Pitt enjoys meal with Shiloh and Zahara... as Angelina Jolie's stunt double reveals details about couple's first months together
- You're scaring me Mommy! Holly Madison overdoes it in candy-coated fairy costume to attend carnival with baby Rainbow Risk of getting a cavity
- Heading out of state: Paris Jackson could get 'longer-term treatment' outside of California following suicide bid Decision made mom and gran
- Who are you calling 'desperate'? Farrah Abraham laughs off feud with Charlie Sheen as she makes waves in teeny tiny two-piece Surgically enhanced
- A bright bunch of furry friends: Neil Patrick Harris hangs out with his blue castmates as they celebrate Global Smurfs Day
- The reconciliation continues: Demi Moore cheers on Rumer Willis as she performs at club after sharing laughs at comedy venue At The Sayers Club
- LIZ JONES: Nigella's ordeal reminds me how great it is to be alone Relationships should come with a health warning.
- She's far from feeling blue! Tamara Ecclestone enjoys one last date night with husband Jay before family holiday Newlyweds dined at in London
- Does she ever look bad? Heidi Klum appears to be in pyjamas on early morning outing... and still manages to pull it off
- Catching up with mum! Jools Oliver is nearly overtaken in height by her eldest daughters as they step for a stroll
- Fashionista Solange Knowles enjoys some rest and relaxation in Croatia with her friends after exotic ocean photo shoot
- Rihanna boldly promotes legalising marijuana while smoking rolled-up cigarette and wearing customized veiled pink beanie
- Sports fanatic Maria Menounos and pals check out the Mykonos nightlife clad in matching 'Ballz' T-shirts She gets 'violent' watching Celtics games
- MOS Diary: Kate Moss and Lady Mary's spat over hubby flirting Kate and Lady Mary Charteris both accused the other of flirting with their husbands
- Ew- an! McGregor returns to red hair as he arrives back in London... but still has prominent moustache and soul patch
- Carly Rae Jepsen wins Best New Artist at MTV Video Music Awards Japan after defending her mentor Justin Bieber Fans all over the world
- No anger to manage! Selma Blair flashes carefree smile just days after being axed from Charlie Sheen's hit TV show Clearly a good sport
- One Direction mobbed by fans in Atlanta... as rivals The Wanted claim they 'did a runner' when they offered olive branch
- Brunettes can have just as much fun! Petra Nemcova ditches her trademark blonde locks as she channels her inner feline for Wild Orchid lingerie shoot
- Out on a limb! Miranda Cosgrove shows off her slim pins in blue frock as she joins leggy Kristen Wiig at Despicable Me 2 premiere
- Here's to being single! Bethenny Frankel mixes cocktails as divorce battle with Jason Hoppy continues Promoting her Skinnygirl brand
- Confessions of a front row fashionista: In the final part of her unmissable memoirs, LIZ JONES looks back in horror at her days as a glossy editor
- McSteamy's little workout buddy! Eric Dane does squats and push-ups alongside daughter Billie on family park outing
- Like the honeymoon never ended! Keira Knightley cuddles and kisses new husband James Righton on a walk in drizzly Seattle
- Howdy partners! Hilary Duff turns cowgirl for family day on farm with husband Mike Comrie and baby son Luca Hilary, 25, got in the spirit of things
- Lighting up the runway: Victoria Beckham flies into China wearing a stylish sleeveless yellow jacket Arrived in Beijing to a rapturous reception
- Victoria Beckham hits the mall as she checks out Beijing's designer shops in an all black ensemble Checking out the stores at Shin Kong Place a
- 'Booty pop up': Madonna shows off her super svelte frame as she posts video of herself shaking her derrière Likes to show off body
- Express Yourself! Madonna teams a 'Vogue' emblazoned cap with a tracksuit as she is joined by her daughters at Kabbalah centre
- On the comeback trail: Philip Seymour Hoffman takes his bike for a stroll after undergoing detox for heroin abuse 10 day programme
- Justin Bieber keeps a private jet waiting for eight hours in Miami... as he 'searches for his lost pet monkey' Chartered a helicopter to retrieve it
- Just hanging around! Andrew Garfield poses with fans as Spider-Man stuntman dangles behind police van on set of sequel Hanging around
- Putting the 'hot' in hot pink! Olivia Munn wriggles into a figure-hugging pencil skirt but goes make-up free for radio interview Went bare-faced
- Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil 'enters rehab for alcohol abuse' after being found drunk at airport and placed on detox
- Gym junkie Cameron Diaz's OTHER slimming secret revealed: Actress' Spanx exposed as co-star pulls up her skirt on set Filming in SoHo, NYC
- Rocking like it's 1994: Courtney Love puffs on a cigarette as her dress falls down during Philadelphia concert She'll soon star in a network reality series