Sorry sisters, but girls who get blind drunk ARE risking rape
Sex without consent, whatever the circumstances, is always a crime, writes Sarah Vine. ...read
50 years ago a new elite came to power in Britain. We're still paying the price for their contempt for ordinary people, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Looking back, the extraordinary thing about life in Britain in 1964 was the sharpness of the juxtaposition between old and new, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: So why did Cameron fix a knighthood for £100m PR man?
Alan Parker's 2007 wedding to well-connected former political consultant Jane Hardman was attended by David Cameron and Gordon Brown. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Has Prince Harry turned to asparagus to cure his bald patch?
After years of teasing his older brother about his hair loss, Prince Harry has had to face some uncomfortable truths about his own thinning thatch. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Defeated England show united front for New Year's Eve celebrations
The England Test team, facing a repeat of the demoralising Ashes whitewash Down Under seven years ago, at least demonstrated more team unity on New Year’s Eve than the dysfunctional 2006-07 side. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN: In the squad we trust is the mantra now for Premier League bosses
The festive football calendar is always tough, but with so many games crammed into a few days, it’s a great indicator of who is best equipped to go for the title. ...read
JAMES CONEY: I can't understand why everyone doesn't join the cashback cult
Despite my initial scepticism, this has not proved to be some fictional pot of cash that is impossible to get your hands on, or a false economy. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: A puzzling win for Carnwath in the Dame game
Full credit to Dame Alison for her many achievements, but her time at Barclays falls short of deserving honours. ...read
ASH WEDNESDAY: Seven subs is a luxury for top managers.... but all these big names on the bench is doing nothing for the Premier League
NEIL ASHTON: Having seven substitutes in each team is a luxury for managers at the top end of the table and they can feed their faces on all that talent. ...read
Ronnie Mitchell cracks open the bubbly - over Carl White's head. EastEnders starts the new year as it means to go on, by JIM SHELLEY
Ronnie Mitchell started 2014 as she no doubt means to go on – leaving men in a heap at her feet – taking out the antipathy towards men that started with her father on Carl. ...read
THE TOP SPIN: It could and should be curtains for Bresnan, Carberry and Panesar... and Bairstow already has Buttler breathing down his neck
When England lost all 10 second-innings wickets for 114 on Saturday, comparisons were made with the darkest hours of Ashes contests in the 1990s. Those comparisons were wrong. This was worse. ...read
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RICHARD KAY: Sissons blasts TV bosses for Whicker snub
Former BBC and ITV newsreader Peter Sissons says it would be a ‘disgrace’ if no official farewell were organised for Alan Whicker, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
The Left said Twitter gave power to the people. Now they're having to admit it's a toxic monster
A. N. WILSON: Inevitably, as with pornographic images on the internet, Twitter has turned very nasty indeed. Far from being a vehicle of freedom, Twitter descended rapidly into an excuse for extending the scope of human nastiness. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: BT bids for media leadership as it transforms itself from landlines to broadband and pay TV
Under Lord Ian Livingston and his successor Gavin Patterson, BT has plunged into pay TV, with BT Sport spending boldly on Premiership football TV rights. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: A self-indulgent mother and the myth of 'starving' Britain
Part of the problem is that the very definition of ‘poverty’ has become so blurred that it’s hard to know who’s genuinely in need, writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
Is it poisoned chalice time for Theresa?
ANDREW ALEXANDER: How long before the curse of the Home Office descends on Theresa May? For the plain fact is that immigration is out of control. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: MP for Double Standards Simon Hughes does another U-turn
Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes piously declared last year that he would never take a ministerial job. But lo and behold, last week he accepted the role of Justice Minister. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: An 11th-hour plea to safeguard Britain
Nobody knows how many Romanians and Bulgarians will come in search of work or benefits when interim restrictions are lifted at midnight tomorrow. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: So why did Cameron fix a knighthood for £100m PR man?
Alan Parker's 2007 wedding to well-connected former political consultant Jane Hardman was attended by David Cameron and Gordon Brown. ...read
As the Labour leader reacts angrily to our critique of his Marxist father... We repeat: This man did hate Britain
GEOFFREY LEVY: At his death aged 70, in 1994, Ralph Miliband had not given up the cause to which he, so passionately, had sworn an oath 54 years earlier. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We deserve the truth on immigration
Trying to suppress debate on immigration only helps troublemakers and rabble-rousers, who are then free to exaggerate and spread panic. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: Mr Cameron is deluded. The tragic truth is that Britain accomplished NOTHING in Afghanistan
There has been the expenditure of hundreds of billions of pounds, and the loss of hundreds of American and British lives and tens of thousands of Afghan ones. ...read
MELANIE PHILLIPS: No one has a human right to hide from justice behind a veil
A liberal society should permit cultural or religious minorities to wear distinctive clothing - but only if that doesn’t get in the way of an institution’s ability to enforce basic standards of security. ...read
PETER MCKAY: Why Becks' knighthood has gone to extra time
Andy Murray and David Beckham are not, as had been expected, to receive knighthoods in the New Year Honours List, it is reported, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: Mrs M's stare makes you feel like a vole in a kestrel's sights
Latest of the Tory women to achieve lift-off is Nicky Morgan at the Treasury. Gosh, she’s loud. The confidence is terrifying. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Has Prince Harry turned to asparagus to cure his bald patch?
After years of teasing his older brother about his hair loss, Prince Harry has had to face some uncomfortable truths about his own thinning thatch. ...read
Littlejohn's makes you proud to be British quiz 2013: Coppers in monkey onesies, Oompa Loompas and bondage lessons in the village hall...
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN tests your knowledge of the year's most memorable, bizarrely British news stories... and reminds us of a few that some would rather forget. ...read
Don't let Mr Pickled Shark ruin our town: First he gave them this grotesque statue. Now Damien Hirst plans another treat for sleepy Ilfracombe, a £100m housing estate
The world’s wealthiest artist has made such a mark on this delightful chunk of seaside that it’s already being described as Hirst-On-Sea. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Mr Cameron is deluded if he thinks his new 'cutie' Karren Brady is what the Tories need
David Cameron and George Osborne are often derided as ‘posh boys’. It is a charge that understandably riles them. They can’t do anything about their backgrounds. ...read
TOM UTLEY: My Christmas party conundrum: should I have corrected the TV star who greeted me cheerfully 'Good to see you, John'?
My moment of the week, as they say on BBC One’s This Week political review, came when I was introduced to its presenter, Andrew Neil, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Wilshere, Lukaku and Sterling make my top-six stars so far this season, but who is No 1? And who joins Bassong and Nolan in my worst three?
These six players don’t always grab the headlines, others may have scored more goals, others might actually be better, but pound-for-pound, for me, the following players have either improved dramatically or they’ve had a bigger impact for their team than anyone else. ...read
BEN KAY: It's fast forward for maturing pair Lawes and Hartley
England's biggest plus is the emergence this autumn of Courtney Lawes and Dylan Hartley into world-class forwards. ...read
BRAD GILBERT: Skinny kid Evans now has the power to progress towards the top 50
During my spell working for the Lawn Tennis Association, I remember this skinny kid as a junior with a dream single-handed backhand — Dan Evans. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Defeated England show united front for New Year's Eve celebrations
The England Test team, facing a repeat of the demoralising Ashes whitewash Down Under seven years ago, at least demonstrated more team unity on New Year’s Eve than the dysfunctional 2006-07 side. ...read
WORLD OF RUGBY: Referees are damned if they do and damned if they don't refer
CHRIS FOY: The latest round of Aviva Premiership matches provided conclusive proof that the game is being tarnished by an officiating crisis. ...read
DALEY THOMPSON: Mo's brilliant but he needs to break world records to be a great like Seb, Sally and me
I thought Mo Farah’s achievement in Moscow, winning 5,000m and 10,000m gold to add to his two Olympic titles, was brilliant. ...read
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Bell's dismissal sums England up... and Shane Warne definitely takes after his mother!
David 'Bumble' Lloyd firmly believes that England's batsman must play their natural games and argues they haven't been doing so during this dismal Ashes series... and Shane Warne takes after his mother - make of that what you will! ...read
WORLD OF GOLF: A shootout between Tiger and Rory turned into Scott's and Rose's paradise... a look back at 2013
It was supposed to be the year of Tiger versus Rory but, instead, this was the season where nice guys showed conclusively they can finish first. Adam Scott and Justin Rose claimed their first majors and Henrik Stenson emerged as the player of the year. ...read
MERSEY BEAT: Is Baines the best around? On this form, Roy has no choice but to leave Cole on the bench for England
DOMINIC KING: With England's World Cup ambitions still on a knife edge, would Roy Hodgson be so bold to leave Ashley Cole on the bench? He should do. ...read
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GARY NEVILLE: We have to act now to stop the grass-roots of our game withering
Earlier this month I visited Gigg Lane, the ground of my home-town club, Bury. If I have Manchester United in my soul, then Bury has a place in my heart. When United were away, this is where me and my brother, Phil, would go to watch football. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: Wales have lost eight in a row against Australia but we have to win on Saturday
I'm a competitive person who hates losing and we've lost eight in a row against Australia. So enough is enough — we have to win on Saturday. ...read
GRAHAM POLL: Webb shirked big calls on Suarez, Eto'o, Oscar and Lucas - is England's top official avoiding controversy to guarantee his place at Brazil 2014?
Reputations count for so much in football and Howard Webb will appreciate that when he reads reviews of Sunday's Chelsea v Liverpool game. Webb got too many big decisions wrong. ...read
JAMES ANDERSON: I'm so determined to win back the Ashes
Thinking too far ahead is hard at this time, when the first thing on our minds is trying to get over the disappointment of losing the Ashes. ...read
JAMIE CARRAGHER: My wishes for 2014 - I want Ronaldo to win the Champions League (in Portugal), the Premier League to go to the wire... and Messi to clean up in Brazil
The next 12 months in football promise to be very exciting and with so much to look forward to, I’ve listed the five things I hope will come true. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Players swapping shirts at half-time is ridiculous (although I did once ask Zidane for his after the break...)
A few shirts I collected in my career are in a cupboard, but you must finish the job, then swap shirts. Anything else just looks ridiculous and I'm sure the players involved won't be doing it again. ...read
JEFF POWELL: Mayweather tops my pound-for-pound list but where does Pacquiao fit in, and is there room for Froch?
Cometh the New Year, cometh the rankings which lay the foundation for the first tranche of big fights in 2013. The most intense argument centres upon Manny Pacquiao and his rightful place in that listing. ...read
ON THE ROAD: Karanka's facing a special kind of challenge at Middlesbrough
Aitor Karanka began life as Middlesbrough’s first overseas manager with a 2-1 defeat at Leeds on Saturday. 13 years on from his last visit to Elland Road. ...read
THE TOP SPIN: It could and should be curtains for Bresnan, Carberry and Panesar... and Bairstow already has Buttler breathing down his neck
When England lost all 10 second-innings wickets for 114 on Saturday, comparisons were made with the darkest hours of Ashes contests in the 1990s. Those comparisons were wrong. This was worse. ...read
EDGE OF THE BOX: Tired of all this festive sporting action? ITV has the right answer - even if Adlington and Rutherford don't
MARK WEBSTER: With all this live football, wall-to-wall darts, the Blunder Down Under and more, it was surely time for some lighter Christmas fare. Step up ITV on Saturday night. These fellas know how to churn out the shiny floor entertainment. ...read
MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Rodgers was right to rant about Mason... Anelka celebration beggars belief... and why is it always the manager's fault?
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with the third of his new weekly columns for MailOnline Sport. The former Gillingham boss does not hold back with his views on current issues in football. ...read
LUKE BARNATT: I used to sleep on the floor of the gym, now I'm going to win a UFC title
Luke Barnatt is barely six months into his UFC career - but he has already mapped out his route to the title. The Cambridge middleweight takes on Andrew Craig in Manchester on October 26. ...read
TACKLE KEOWN: Transfer window re-opens for business... so who needs what? And should players swap shirts at half-time?
The transfer window re-opens for business on January 1. With a lively battle for honours at the top and a real scrap for survival at the bottom, what does your Premier League club need to see out the season on a high? MARTIN KEOWN is ready to answer the all-important questions. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN: In the squad we trust is the mantra now for Premier League bosses
The festive football calendar is always tough, but with so many games crammed into a few days, it’s a great indicator of who is best equipped to go for the title. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Anelka should be banned for 16 games... this was twice as harmful as Suarez baiting Evra or Terry targeting Anton when you consider the thought behind it
What Luis Suarez said, what John Terry said, was for private consumption, no matter how unpalatable. It was abuse, horrid, racist abuse but ultimately meaningless. The words may be offensive but they do not go anywhere. Nicolas Anelka's gesture does. It introduces people to a cynical way to deny the Holocaust. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: AVB driven out by the media? No, he needed to learn how not to go down 11-0 to Man City and Liverpool... Still, sacking him without allowing a full season to mould this squad was harsh
Well, he’s gone. That’s two for two in English football for Andre Villas-Boas. Over-promoted? Under-supported? Harshly treated? Wrongly indulged? I had my say earlier in the week then you had yours. Now it’s my turn again. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
Murray's Wimbledon sanctum, the fall from grace of Swedish tennis and Fognini's £7,000 rant at umpire
MIKE DICKSON: Where did Andy Murray go when he wanted a haven of peace and quiet to himself at Wimbledon? ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN'S ENGLAND RATINGS: The batsman need to take a long hard look at themselves after two big collapses
Nasser Hussain gives his verdict on the England side after their fourth Test defeat in Melbourne and says the batsman need to have a hard long look at themselves. ...read
ASH WEDNESDAY: Seven subs is a luxury for top managers.... but all these big names on the bench is doing nothing for the Premier League
NEIL ASHTON: Having seven substitutes in each team is a luxury for managers at the top end of the table and they can feed their faces on all that talent. ...read
The transition was painful, but Lambert finally has Villa bursting with energy... will they keep progressing or stagnate?
It is almost 18 months now since Paul Lambert swept into Villa Park with a vision of a very different future. So, where are we? How is "The Project"? Asked to buy into a new-look club by owner Randy Lerner, the Scot set about his task with zeal. ...read
BT reach for the Sky but have a long way to go in multi-billion fight
It's 11am at the BT Sport (BTS) studios in Olympic Park, east London, and there's a nervous excitement around the place only partly related to the new kids on the football broadcasting block kicking off the Premier League season by showing their first live Premier League game - Liverpool versus Stoke. ...read
PATRICK COLLINS: Wilshere knows he did wrong... but football's real abuse still goes unpunished
Jack Wilshere was wrong to raise a finger to his tormentors last week. Yet he deserves a twinge of sympathy. For the serious problems remain. And football has yet to scratch the surface. ...read
PAUL NEWMAN: England must win 4-0 to keep Australia down, so rest Anderson and let Tremlett loose on his patch
It is desperately important that England go on to win the Ashes 4-0. They cannot give Australia a break, not with the return series coming hot on the heels of this one. ...read
Don't underestimate Hurricane Fly... His longevity at the top level makes him my favourite for the Champion Hurdle
There seems to be a never-ending queue of people who want to knock Hurricane Fly but I’ve been on his side for a while and he remains the one I’d like to ride given the choice for the Champion Hurdle in March. ...read
'I was ready to conquer the world... instead I almost quit athletics'... Sprinter Brown reflects on injury pain after sparking start
SAM CUNNINGHAM: Remember the famous song by The Specials about doing Too Much Too Young? The same could, perhaps, be said for 18-year-old Paralympian Sally Brown. ...read
FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: United's £30m Koke deal back on... with Alonso also wanted by Moyes' boys, Saint Luke could be Spur of the moment and north London Cup derby stirs memories of Gazza
ROB SHEPHERD: Manchester United’s hopes of signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke appear to be back on. Reports in Spain on Saturday suggested United have tabled a £30million bid for the 21-year-old. ...read
THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Liverpool lead chase for 'the Egyptian Messi' Salah and Barcelona set sights on United target Gundogan
This is the Transfer Column, where Sportsmail delivers the very latest news, gossip and rumours from around the football world three times a week. In today's column: In-demand Basle winger Mohamed Salah could be on his way to Liverpool after being spotted at Anfield, Barcelona have joined Manchester United and Real Madrid in the chase for Ilkay Gundogen and Yohan Cabaye still has eyes for PSG. ...read
Sam Turner weekend betting box: Kazeem to eclipse rivals
The presence of Mukhadram, Declaration Of War, The Fugue and Mars makes this another tough examination for AL KAZEEM. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'm desperate to add the World Cup to my Grand Final and Challenge Cup triumphs... and I can't wait to beat Australia in the opener at Cardiff
There are only a few days to go before we take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium. I’m incredibly excited by the prospect of walking out in front of a big crowd and singing the national anthem. ...read
RICHARD LEE: Schmeichel was one of the best ever... but he's also one of the biggest factors in the decline of English goalkeeping
Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee returns for his latest Footballers' Football Column and looks at subject of goalkeepers and how they are judged by managers, pundits and fans. He looks at the common misconceptions about goalkeepers and says Peter Schmeichel has played a part in the decline of English goalkeeping. ...read
Battered in Brisbane and in despair Down Under - after that Ashes collapse, England's batsmen really are... USELESS!
Your striker fluffs a sitter, your defender shanks a clearance, your winger misses a try or your hot tip falls at the first fence.... All together now: 'USELESS!' Our man delivers the verdict with real feeling. Today's it's the England cricket team's turn to be handed Sportsmail's dubious honour... ...read
Troubled souls Trinny and Saatchi are made for each other says ALISON BOSHOFF as the odd couple are spotted out together two nights in a row
The pairing seemed so unforeseen that, even after a couple of dinners together earlier this month, few could believe that romance was on the menu, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. ...read
Chiwetel in the danger zone: Star tells of the 'dark moment' he had to 'whip' actress in new film 12 Years A Slave
Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the real-life Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen's masterpiece 12 Years A Slave, which opens in January, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
JACI STEPHEN: 'Sit', 'Heel'...educating the dogs and the kids
Dogs are remarkable creatures, so I was always going to love The Wonder Of Dogs. The series opened in the Oxfordshire village of Brightwell, which houses 1,500 people and 120 dogs. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England can win the World Cup with this pack... but not these backs
England v New Zealand just reinforced the lessons that were plain to see when Wales took England to the cleaners earlier this year. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Must I give up nude modelling because I'm getting married?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who has been asked to stop her nude modelling job by her husband-to-be. ...read
Not even Shirl's marmalade hair brightened up this dreary Downton Abbey Christmas Special
The costumes were gorgeous, the grand houses were glorious, writes JAN MOIR. But something important was missing. A plot! ...read
Janet Street-Porter: Never, EVER trust a celeb who tries to tell you that they're normal
'Why is it that famous people like Miranda Hart and Gordon Ramsey always claim they are having a "normal" Christmas in their luxury surroundings?' ...read
LIZ JONES FASHION THERAPY: Think angora is the only cruel fabric on the High Street? Think again...
This is my 2014 campaign: for every big High Street brand to label its clothing clearly, saying which animals are used, where they lived, and how they were farmed and killed. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: Christmas lists? Mine are more like manic doodles of a festive lunatic
Pre-Christmas fever has hit the Candy household, sending us into the annual whirl of disorganised, mince-pie fuelled planning. ...read
ROWAN PELLING'S SEX COLUMN: How can he end it when there’s such electricity between us?
I despaired of finding love until I fell for an old college friend (who had just exited a bad marriage) as we both turned 42. ...read
Ask the doctor: Embarrassing problem men won't talk about
Dr MARTIN SCURR on Peyronie's disease and dealing with recurring mouth ulcers, plus why he pities those eating Christmas lunch in hospital. ...read
ADAM UREN: State pension rises show why young people need to vote so that they aren't an open goal for austerity
The rising retirement age is sensible but it doesn't make it any less of a downer to millions of young people who have constantly been hit by austerity Britain. ...read
'The energy market might be dysfunctional - but Cameron is still right on the extra sweater'
Offices and most High Street premises. are overheated every winter. And it's rarely I go round to other people's houses without having to strip off down to shirtsleeves. ...read
ED MONK: Consumers are stupid, feckless and lazy - but they're the only consumers we've got
Our officials should not regulate according to how they hope consumers will behave, but to how they actually do behave - stupid, feckless, lazy and all. ...read
JAMES CONEY: I can't understand why everyone doesn't join the cashback cult
Despite my initial scepticism, this has not proved to be some fictional pot of cash that is impossible to get your hands on, or a false economy. ...read
JAMES SALMON: Are the Chancellor's banking reforms really tough, or too little too late?
The Chancellor has come under fire for ducking key reforms designed to improve the culture and safety of Britain’s scandal-prone lenders. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Treasury is a Scrooge over child savings
It's taken an absolute age, but Treasury officials have finally awoken to the fact that Child Trust Fund savers are treated shoddily by the financial services industry. ...read
LEE BOYCE: Why is it okay for my mobile operator to send me spam messages and ignore my option to make them stop?
In the last six months EE has decided to bombard me with marketing texts offering me information about beer and Sky Sports subscriptions – and a range of other useless titbits. ...read
MARC SHOFFMAN: My Bitcoins have rocketed from £10 to £100 in four months, is it time to take this cryptocurrency seriously?
My Bitcoins have become ten-baggers as the value of a single coin broke through the $1,000 barrier for the first time this week. ...read
Money Morals: We had to spend £3,000 fixing our boiler and now we're skint - is it too late to cancel Christmas?
We had managed to put aside about £500 for Christmas but our boiler packed up and now we have no money. Should we tell the kids? Have your say in Money Morals. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Ode to my electric throw (and why it knocks the socks off an electric blanket)
It costs about £40 - plus a penny a day to run. But I often use it instead of turning on the heating so it will pay for itself several times over. ...read
Cash, plastic, your mobile phone, your face, your 'bits', or something even newer: what will money look like in future and will Wonga still be here?
Richard Browning went on the trail of the self-styled financial disruptors to see if the array of modern alternatives to money will win the public trust that the banks have lost ...read
SAM DUNN: Mark Carney has no qualms about helping borrowers and turning the thumbscrews on savers
Despite evincing what he called ‘tremendous sympathy’ for those who’d laboured to build up a nest-egg, he made clear that ‘raising interest rates is not the answer’. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: My outside tip for 2014 - the interest rate debate will be about low not high inflation
While forward guidance has rate-watchers monitoring the unemployment data closely it may actually end up being inflation that guides rates – low inflation that is. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Sorry, but I can't drink to this economic recovery
More must be done to encourage real productivity in the economy for that to feed through to household finances. And this matters to industry. ...read
Unemployed 18-year-old applies for £300 payday loan and is offered £500 - is this responsible lending?
He applied for a £300 loan through Cash Lady as an unemployed eighteen-year-old presuming that he’d be turned down. The result? They arranged a £500 loan. ...read
ASK TONY: Have I said adios to the £570 pension I'm paid in Spain?
I did not receive my September pension because it was paid to my old account. PPF are trying to trace the money, but have not had any reply to date. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Timeshare boss relents in spite of fighting talk
We are timeshare owners at Macdonald Resorts' Dona Lola club in Spain. We no longer want the timeshare but cannot sell it. ...read
BLACK DOG: It's the ghost of Chris Huhne's past
Nick Clegg's Christmas festivities couldn't help but refer to the former minister - when the deputy PM put his foot in it by saying motoring offenders should still get to vote, writes BLACK DOG ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Cameron's headless chickens are in for another roasting
The arrival of thousands of Romanians and Bulgarians in January will link Europe and immigration in voters’ minds like never before. ...read
LIZ JONES: Did you hear the one about the unfunny, smug, male comedians?
The sort of pompous, male humour imposed on us over Christmas by the likes of Jimmy Carr and Jack Whitehall (pictured) is about as funny as the jokes inside my crackers, writes Liz Jones. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: You can't prosecute Nigella - cocaine's been legalised
The police should leave Nigella Lawson alone. It would be ridiculous and stupid to pursue her over her admissions of illegal drug use, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: My Christmas was absolutely perfect... for three seconds
At some point over the ‘festive period’ 2013, I posted a picture of our Christmas tree on Instagram. Maybe I was trying to keep up with Cara Delevingne. ...read
Bella Blissett's Beauty Buzz: Diaries at the ready - you won't want to miss these 2014 hits
Create larger-than-life lashes and the perfect pony tail. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: Am I using too much product on my eyes?
I am using three eye products together – an intensive wrinkle reducer, a wrinkle filler which also claims to reduce wrinkles and a serum for the eye area and lashes. Will they all work well together or is this too much? And is there any danger to my eyes? ...read
LIZ JONES: Be polite, and give up your seat for a child-free grafter
Equalities Minister Jo Swinson, who is seven months pregnant, was made to stand for 20 minutes in Parliament while hundreds of MPs, sat around her. ...read
Mimi Spencer: 'I nearly fell off my chair when I read that Gwyneth Paltrow likes a cheeky ciggie once a week'
Well, sorry folks, me too. Once in a while, I have a rollie – usually when perched on the step in the garden once everyone’s asleep. If you have ever smoked, you’ll know why. If you haven’t, I needn’t try to explain because you’ll never understand how such a filthy, smoggy, antisocial, appalling habit could put a smile on the face of someone who is quite into down dog and the joy of borlotti beans. ...read
Horoscopes: Prepare for your domineering side to come out this week, Capricorn
Sally Brompton's 7 day forecast ...read
This week’s issues and info by Sarah Stacey
This year, as always, I have come across wonderful experts with practical advicefor health and wellbeing. Here are three of the best tips for 2014… ...read
Dear Zelda: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
The misery of working life and affair regrets ...read
Fantasy Friday: Forget Ramsey, Ozil and Giroud, Walcott is Arsenal's star man... and with the suspension cut-off date approaching, will anyone on this list be stupid enough to get themselves booked?
Welcome to Sportsmail's weekly Fantasy Football column which will try to help you get the edge on your friends, family and Jamie Redknapp. RIK SHARMA considers the key issues in the game. ...read
Why doesn't Stephen Fry call for a ban on Russian music, theatre and all performing arts?
ADRIAN HILTON: 'An absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential,' says Stephen Fry in an impassioned letter to the Prime Minister and the International Olympic Committee. ...read
The teacher who changed my life: In this moving tribute to his old English master, who's just died, CLIVE ASLET says his one regret is he never thanked him
A fortnight ago I heard that the English master who taught me at school, the great Frank Miles, had died, aged 92. I say great — he was great to us, the ones for whom reading came to matter so much as a result of his highly individual influence. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Power cuts, flight chaos - then I got a truly uplifting Christmas surprise
The scene at Gatwick Airport on Christmas Eve, if not quite the Black Hole of Calcutta, was not far short, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
50 years ago a new elite came to power in Britain. We're still paying the price for their contempt for ordinary people, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Looking back, the extraordinary thing about life in Britain in 1964 was the sharpness of the juxtaposition between old and new, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
How can the high priestess of abortion support the barbarity of terminating a baby just because she's a girl?
KATHY GYNGELL: How can the so-called feminist 'sisterhood' defend the destruction of female foetuses being aborted because of their gender? ...read
So alluring. So very cynical. Why we should ban Wonga's 'family friendly' TV ads
Why the gulf between the highly manipulative advertising of Wonga and the reality of the product it pushes is a social evil we can no longer ignore, writes MELISSA KITE. ...read
MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Stalin's gulags and his Left wing British apologists
In Hampstead parlours, intellectual apologists for Stalin like Ralph Miliband’s great friend Eric Hobsbawm loved talking in abstractions as millions died in horror. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: A puzzling win for Carnwath in the Dame game
Full credit to Dame Alison for her many achievements, but her time at Barclays falls short of deserving honours. ...read
Sorry sisters, but girls who get blind drunk ARE risking rape
Sex without consent, whatever the circumstances, is always a crime, writes Sarah Vine. ...read
OLD HEFFER'S ALMANAC 2014: Three chumps pose for Cenotaph selfie, China buys Afghanistan... and Andy Murray defects to England
If you thought our politicians’ behaviour in 2013 was beyond satire, read Simon Heffer's predictions for next year... ...read
The series of headline-making royal security scandals and why one Commander has escaped the cull
STEPHEN WRIGHT: Few doubt last week’s shocking break-in at the most famous royal residence in the world is a matter of enormous public interest. ...read
Fig leaves? They are bang on trend, says Eve: 2,000 years of public relations Part III
CRAIG BROWN: 'I’d like to put an end to ill-informed rumours that we have been in any way “expelled” from Paradise,' said Adam. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: The Honda CR-V is so dull and sexless that it probably comes in... Fifty shades of grey
Honda has done away with four-wheel drive in certain incarnations of this new model – which tells us all we need to know. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Vegas or bust! Don't expect many laughs in Johnny Vegas's gripping memoir
Jokes are thin on the ground in Becoming Johnny Vegas, and you will find more showbiz anecdotes in The Highway Code. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: What bounders! They've murdered Jane Austen
The BBC’s three-parter, Death Comes To Pemberley, a sort of sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice, was rather fun until death did come to Pemberley. ...read
From Daniel Radcliffe in Kill Your Darlings to Robert Redford in All Is Lost: The London Festival films you won't want to miss...
The Harry Potter actor's role as Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg in his latest film is just one of the memorable films being shown at the festival. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Forever flowing bubbles: You can have a fizz-fuelled New Year's Eve without being fleeced
Usually, I’d be advising you to open your best bottle first, but New Year’s Eve is the one night of the year when this rule can be broken with glee. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Why Katy Perry, Madonna, Lance Armstrong and Sandra Bullock all get a Morgan
It’s that time of year. My annual Morgan Awards – granted to the people who have kept me most amused, horrified and entertained in 2013. ...read
Appy news year! From fine art to addictive games, here are the 40 best apps
Got a new tablet for Christmas? Then fill it up with apps! From Yahoo Weather and Netflix, to The Room and Marvel Comics. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: The Empire bites back: Pukka colonial surroundings, food fit for an Indian prince... a restaurant to worship and adore
Despite all that talent in the kitchen, there’s no resorting to comedy plates, edible soil and micro-herbs. Gymkhana is straight-faced in exactly the right sort of way. ...read
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- 'Sorry you felt the need to publicly fat-shame me': Alyssa Milano's classy response after Jay Mohr mocks her post-pregnancy figure Celebrities at war
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z unveil matching slim bodies after 22-day vegan diet... then celebrate end with a seafood feast
- Rob Kardashian 'moves away from his family to Florida to escape the spotlight' He moved to the Sunshine State three months ago, it's claimed
- Margot Robbie reveals she 'shocked' Leonardo DiCaprio while filming sex scene for Wolf Of Wall Street... as she dons hot pants in sultry new shoot
- Do we spy panda eyes? Committed skier Kim Kardashian shows off goggle marks as she hits the slopes again... but Kanye seems to have given up
- 'It's 31F in NYC - obviously I'm not there!' Coco Austin leaves little to the imagination in G-string bikini while sunbathing in the Caribbean
- Former Scientologist Leah Remini's half-sister dead at 35 following cancer battle Leah Remini is in mourning after her half-sister lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday
- RICHARD KAY: Has Prince Harry turned to asparagus to cure his bald patch?
- 'He'll fight hard for her': Tori Spelling takes off her wedding ring after husband Dean McDermott is accused of cheating but 'he won't let marriage end'
- Oops, my clothes are coming off! Britney Spears needs help having sexy top zipped back up during Vegas show Watch the video here
- Were they really on a break? Pictures emerge of Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union looking loved up exactly nine months before birth of his lovechild
- Is this the bloody secret to her supermodel looks? Bar Refaeli becomes the latest celeb to try the $1,500 vampire facelift Extreme beauty regime
- 'I don't know how the hell they let her do this': Residents of exclusive beach community are furious after Taylor Swift builds a sea wall in front of Rhode Island mansion
- What a difference a year makes! Simon Cowell ends 2013 with a romantic beach stroll in Barbados with pregnant girlfriend
- 'This is it - no more kids!': Mother-of-six Kim Zolciak, 35, is done being pregnant... as she hints at Real Housewives Of Atlanta return
- The year of 'Kimye Love!' Kim Kardashian shares video retrospective of her romance with Kanye West and posts it under her future married name
- Gwen Stefani's son Zuma pats her growing baby bump as they enjoy family holiday Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California
- 'She's been experimenting': Miley Cyrus' wild private life revealed as new reports claim she is 'definitely bisexual' Exploring her sexuality
- Is Princess Madeleine expecting a girl? Swedish royal 'reveals gender of her baby' as she shows off seven-month bump in fitted blue lace gown
- Katy Perry finally sells Los Angeles home she bought with ex Russell Brand for $5.565m... at a staggering $900k loss Singer bought the Mediterranean style property with ex in 2011
- The year of the 'selfie': MailOnline pays tribute to Kim Kardashian, Kelly Brook, Miley Cyrus and the rest of the celebrity posing posse
- Kim Kardashian, 33, 'spends $21,600 on power facial to go from dull to dazzling' before spring wedding to Kanye West She loves Diamond Peel
- 'I'm already worried about gaining weight again!' Kendra Wilkinson admits her pregnancy fears as she reveals baby number two will DEFINITELY be her last
- 'Baby New Year!' Jimmy Fallon shares cute new photo of bouncing daughter Winnie Rose
- Fabulous at 55! CSI's Marg Helgenberger displays her enviable bikini body while soaking up the sun in St Barts Investigating the beach
- 'I still splurge on french fries': Cameron Diaz, 41, shares her diet tips and insists she 'loves getting older' Stopped eating sugar and processed food
- Happy New... cheer? Kristen Stewart beams as she prepares to see in 2014 with her friend and dogs by stocking up on organic goodies Spotted in Los Angeles
- It's over already! Khloe Kardashian 'puts brakes' on Matt Kemp romance 'because it's just too soon after Lamar Odom split' She needs time to heal
- Wedding countdown! Kaley Cuoco's fiancé Ryan Sweeting checks into hotel with designer luggage just hours before the ceremony Spotted in Beverly Hills
- More bad news for Tori Spelling: The reality star shutters homey boutique amid claims husband cheated She has closed her Los Angeles store
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'Happy New Year!' Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen lead host of celebrities who tweet their best wishes for 2014
British actors in NYC
- Beyoncé shows off her trim tummy as she joins Jay-Z to celebrate end of 22 day vegan diet with a seafood feast The dynamic duo indulged in Miami
- 'She's kidding, right?' Kathy Griffin tweets her topless 'outfit' to Anderson Cooper as they prepare for CNN New Year's show Too much information?
- Good Lourd-es! Madonna's eldest daughter plays the doting big sister as she holidays on the slopes with siblings in Switzerland
- 'Happy New Year's Eve!': Bella Thorne the teen style queen heads to the mountains to celebrate with friends Enjoying the sun at Big Bear
- Don't laugh at my frame! Comedian Kevin Hart goes shirtless alongside his beautiful girlfriend while on vacation at St. Barths Beach life for the star
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Sorry sisters, but girls who get blind drunk ARE risking rape
Sex without consent, whatever the circumstances, is always a crime, writes Sarah Vine
- Jennifer Aniston in her most daring bikini yet! Actress almost falls out of two-piece as she soaks up sun with Friends co-star Courteney Cox in Mexico
- Come on dad! Chloe Green and Marc Anthony get the giggles as her father Phillip struggles to join them onboard a speedboat Lovers in Barbados
- Jamie Foxx, 46, and Jeremy Piven, 48, show the young ones how it's done as they go wild at Miami party Boys night out at LIV Nightclub
- 'Every time I see my brother's one-year-old I want a baby': Mother-of-two reveals she's finally given up on more children after lengthy IVF battle
- Sports presenter Jill Martin shows off her voluptuous hourglass figure in mismatched bikini The 37 year old was not wanting to go unnoticed
- Alone time! Kimora Lee Simmons spends a rare night away from the children as she steps out with Russian beau Tim Leissner during annual break in St. Barts
- Turning up the heat! Charlize Theron shows off her enviable bikini body as she holidays with Sean Penn in Hawaii Found her paradise
- Rapper Waka Flocka Flame's younger brother Kayo Redd dead in suspected suicide The body of the aspiring rapper was found at home in Georgia
- Now HE'S always loyal! Marc Jacobs plays with his dog Neville in St Barths after split from porn star boyfriend The 50-year-old designer is in Caribbean
- Brad Pitt's Hurricane Katrina charity under fire as homes are rotting The Make It Right New Orleans charity built the homes after the 2005 disaster
- Dexter star Michael C. Hall shows his soft side on romantic stroll with his girlfriend The 42-year-old actor was with his writer girlfriend at Fred Segal
- Serve's up! Ava Sambora plays volleyball on Hawaiian holiday with her Bon Jovi guitarist father Richie Her mother is actress Heather Locklear
- 'I said YES!!!': Golf star Rory McIlroy and girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki announce engagement
- No signs of turkey tummy! As Jennifer, Courteney, Katie and Cheryl soak up the winter sun we reveal how they got those incredible beach bodies
- Katie Holmes strips down to hot pink bikini as tiny dancer Suri Cruise shows off her balletic poise by the pool The seven-year-old was with her mom in Miami
- Sweet Yeezus! 'Neighbors from hell' Kim Kardashian and Kanye West prepare for move to Bel Air home... just three doors from Gordon Ramsay
- Who needs a wife, I've got a toy helicopter: Bruce Jenner plays with his mini-chopper as the Kardashians live it up on ski trip Enjoying some 'me' time
- Kris Jenner takes break from family Utah vacation to share photo of herself with gal pals Kyle Richards and Faye Resnick Bonded with her gal pals
- 'We're not condoning this behavior, we're indicting it': Leonardo DiCaprio defends The Wolf Of Wall Street as a 'cautionary tale' A hedonistic film
- The Wolf of Malibu! Leonardo Dicaprio sells beach house for $17.35m... making a staggering $11.35m profit He's a real estate mogul!
- Bring on 2014! Denise Richards bids farewell to a difficult year as she enjoys a break with her daughters in Montana The 42 year old was not joined by Charlie Sheen
- Karl before Chanel: Early Lagerfeld sketches from the 1960s reveal fashion designer's promise as a young man Up for auction in Florida
- Is it Too Hot to run? Canadian singer Alanis Morissette strips off her jogging gear and jumps into a swimming pool, flaunting her fabulous body
- 'I called her a fame w**re and told her she only cares about money! Camille Grammer's ex gives his version of the night he's alleged to have beaten her
- Enjoying the single life? Taye Diggs pictured leaving nightclub with group of women after recent split from wife Idina Menzel Has he moved on?
- 'Peace out': Bar Refaeli shows off her toned tum in a blue bikini top as she signs out of 2013 with yet ANOTHER selfie The Israeli model loves to share bikini snaps
- Niall Horan and model Barbara Palvin enjoy low-key date night at the pub... as One Direction singer's friend confirms the pair are OFFICIALLY dating
- Go on a sex detox this January: Eight simple steps to bedroom salvation It's not just your liver that could do with a detox this January
- Marching on and moving out! Khloe Kardashian is selling her $4m marital home... as it emerges she is speaking to Lamar Odom
- Must be serious: Wolf Of Wall Street star Jonah Hill picks up kisses and groceries as he shops with mystery blonde companion Love in the fast aisle
- All hands on pecs: Cristiano Ronaldo lies down and thinks of Spain as he gets a massage from FIVE-MAN team All hands were on deck
- Robin Roberts' romantic getaway: GMA star will see in 2014 with girlfriend Amber Laign on the stunning Turks and Caicos Islands With long-term partner
- Holy cow! Moo-vie star Patrick Stewart milks his time on air and keeps podcast listeners udderly entertained with bovine impressions Watch the video here
- 'She's going for Beysus!' Beyoncé's 'Last Supper' pic causes controversy just hours after she's forced to apologize for using Challenger audio
- Slowly but surely... Matthew McConaughey continues his bid to bulk up once again after movie role weight loss He lost 38lbs for The Dallas Buyers Club
- It really is a Modern Family: Sofia Vergara basks in the Mexican sunshine with fiancé Nick Loeb and her son Manolo They had quite the fiesta
- Taking it easy: Chelsea Handler visits friends on the slopes without her skis... just one day after an injury left her bandaged and bed-ridden
- Tim Tebow's playing career looks over after he is hired as an ESPN analyst (but he still plans a triumphant NFL return) The former NFL star is taking a TV job
- They think it's shawl over! Kate Hudson is wonderful in wool as she jets home from holiday with her children She did not look her usual glamorous self
- Just the two of us: Loved up Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith jet to Dubai for romantic NYE following months of split rumors Jetted out of LAX
- He's got the Pecs-Factor! Simon Cowell shows off toned physique in white shorts as he jumps on a jet ski in Barbados Spotted at the beach
- Comfort shopping: Make-up free Julianne Hough picks up some black velour sweatpants The Safe Haven star was spotted in Studio City, Los Angeles
- Konichiwa! Ariana Grande cuts a stylish figure in daringly short miniskirt and fluffy jumper as she touches down in Japan Her first visit to Japan
- 'Giving up chocolate at New Year turned into an obsession': Anorexic whose weight plunged to 70lbs warns against resolutions Annabelle Harris is 25
- 'Perfect Day': New mother Rachel Zoe shares a snap of her family celebrating the birth of her baby boy Kaius Jagger Private celebration
- She's Gotta Man! Eve reveals engagement to designer Maximillion Cooper by flashing HUGE ring on Instagram She's engaged to the British designer
- Naomie Harris finally goes public with boyfriend Peter after a YEAR of dating... as pair enjoy tender PDA during Italian break On the Amalfi Coast
- Quvenzhané Wallis to earn '$1.5million' for role in Annie remake plus stake in profits... just one year after Oscar nomination She's only 10 years old
- Cameron Diaz gives her outfit an edgy twist with her favourite knuckleduster phone case The actress was spotted in Los Angeles
- Monsters, Inc. meets The Invisible Man! Kim takes inspiration from Sully in HUGE furry jacket on the slopes... while Kanye West opts for head-to-toe cover-up
- 'Justin inspires me!' Britney Spears shares her admiration for former love Timberlake... 11 years after messy split Acrimonious split
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE - Kardashian-ing through the snow: Kourtney and Scott go tubing with children Mason and Penelope during family vacation in Utah
- Watch where you're going! Snowboarding Seal takes a tumble on the slopes while filming his children Lost his balance on Mammoth Mountain
- Boardwalk Empire's Patricia Arquette, 45, goes without make-up and looks radiant in her work out gear The star looked fresh-faced
- Practice makes perfect! Rose Byrne and real-life beau Bobby Cannavale warm up with kiss on set of Annie... then do it again for the cameras
- She can pay her Bills! Kelly Rowland goes clothes shopping at designer boutiques in Miami Former Destiny's Child star hit the shops
- New Year's Eve hasn't even started! Lara Bingle loses her sky-high heels during low-key outing with boyfriend Sam Worthington
- Printed and brightly-colored dress sales soar at the expense of the LBD - because they look better online Internet shopping is changing the industry
- Can he stand the pace? Big Daddy star Adam Sandler spends another relaxing day on the beach in Maui with his family Another day in paradise
- 'I will not allow her be racist!' Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Joyce Giraud accuses Brandi Glanville of 'bullying' her Threw a dinner for warring housewives
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Kim and Kanye couldn't be s'more in love as they nibble on treats by firepit with their little sweetie Nori in Utah With Kardashian family
- The Kims go ski-ing: A typically stage managed public appearance on the slopes for the Kardashian family... and North Korean dictator Jong-Un
- Daddy's (New) Girl! Max Greenfield has daughter Lily, four, in fits of giggles as they lark around in the Hawaiian surf He plays a ladies man
- Shame, Shame, Shame: '80s singer Sinitta flies to Barbados first class while her two children are left in ECONOMY seats With ex Simon Cowell
- Can you guess who's who? Terrifying pics of age-progressed celebrities as senior citizens with Miley looking a little 'over-twerked'