THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Arsenal and Barca rival City for 'next Aguero' Correa, Everton are keen on Colback... and Beckham returns to train at United
Barcelona and Arsenal have joined Manchester City in monitoring San Lorenzo forward Angel Correa. The 18-year-old has been compared to City striker Sergio Aguero in his style although is yet to prove as prolific. ...read
CHRIS DEERIN: Scotland is a nation going easy on itself and, the truth is, we all know it
The last General Election was a good one to lose. In the wake of the financial crash and subsequent deep economic slump, the script awaiting the incoming government could have been written by Alfred Hitchcock. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: TV's greedy PM isn't Blair... honestly!
Alec Beasley (played by Ralph Fiennes) is a charming yet ruthless Prime Minister who yearns to become one of the global super-rich, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Bin those vitamin pills - they may be doing you far more harm than good
New research has claimed high doses of vitamin E and selenium supplements can increase the risk of prostate cancer. ...read
Women's frocks should look 'stormable' says Martha Lane Fox's Oxford professor father
The Oxford classics professor Robin Lane Fox found himself in a sexism row after reviewing a fashion exhibition at the Garden Museum in south London, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A silence that grows ever more deafening
In a 2012 radio interview about the Jimmy Savile sex scandal, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman stressed the vital importance of unearthing the whole truth. ...read
Pippa and pals on club crawl - in a rickshaw
After dining at a fashion-able restaurant in nearby St James’s, the 30-year-old socialite is said to have headed for the louche Mahiki nightclub in Dover Street, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Carrick's United display was like watching Bayern star Kroos and Henderson continues remarkable turnaround... but why will Jose be hugging Drogba once again?
We saw a passing master class from Toni Kroos in midweek for Bayern Munich, but Michael Carrick had one of his own on Saturday. He completed 135 passes against Palace, the most by any player this season. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Lizzy is a star but Winter Olympic sports exist only as elite events... splashing out on them is a waste of money
So many of the Winter Olympic sports exists only as an elite events. There are no domestic skeleton runs in the UK and sports like curling are very costly. British sport would be better off spending money on sports everyone can play. ...read
MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Wilkins' strength will be desired by many clubs, Allardyce's substance over style method works and the closest thing I've had to my own statue...
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with the latest instalment of his new weekly column for MailOnline Sport. The former Gillingham boss does not hold back with his views on current issues in football. ...read
'Maybe Tottenham are coming'... Van Gaal drops biggest Spurs hint yet at Euro draw
CHARLES SALE: Dutch manager Louis van Gaal did nothing at the Euro 2016 draw on Sunday to dispel the strong talk that he will be Spurs manager next season. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England can get revenge over Wales to win Six Nations... then go on to rule the world
This was a watershed victory for England over Ireland and the most significant win of Stuart Lancaster’s tenure as head coach. Regardless of what happens from here in this tournament, England are building a team capable of becoming No 1 in the world. ...read
BEN KAY: Workhorse Launchbury taps into greatness with phenomenal shift for England that allows those outside him to shine
Joe Launchbury put in a phenomenal shift for England on Saturday, culminating in that tap-tackle on Ireland wing David Kearney. His 18 tackles were bettered only in three 6 Nations matches by his captain Chris Robshaw. ...read
Ding-dong! Why the Cabinet should call in the Avon ladies writes JANET STREET-PORTER
JANET STREET-PORTER argues that politics is still very white, middle-classed and male - and that the men in politics could do with taking a leaf out of Avon's book. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Barrage for G20 Down Under
It will be argued that the G20 at least keeps the main protagonists talking. That is not quite the monetary revolution Brown wanted to engineer. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Drink, drugs and the Brits 'role models'
What a shameful show they put on. What we were served up was not a celebration of the best in music but a sordid and self-indulgent orgy of booze and drugs. ...read
ANDREW ALEXANDER: Rebels, ploys and a matter of life and death
David Cameron is running out of ploys to make backbench Tories feel part of the Government machine. The whips are very worried — that is to say, those whips who are not already EU sceptics themselves. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: TV's greedy PM isn't Blair... honestly!
Alec Beasley (played by Ralph Fiennes) is a charming yet ruthless Prime Minister who yearns to become one of the global super-rich, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A silence that grows ever more deafening
In a 2012 radio interview about the Jimmy Savile sex scandal, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman stressed the vital importance of unearthing the whole truth. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Are Clegg's Champions League hopes doomed?
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was at Arsenal’s Emirates stadium on Wednesday to witness their 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the two-leg Champions League fixture. ...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: The water's not so lovely here, Barry
The country remains waterlogged, and yet the Shadow Minister for Flood's wellington boots remain suspiciously dry, as he relaxes on a Cancun holiday. ...read
The day I saw the British army being butchered by Zulus: It's the shaming defeat Britain tried to hide. MAX HASTINGS saw it being relived...
Amid a wide green African plain overlooked by hills on two sides, a throng of half-naked Zulus brandished aloft shields and sharp-pointed assegais... ...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: It's a crisis! Miliband's in need of your votes
Ed Miliband warns that we are 'sleepwalking into a national security crisis over climate change'. Our recent weather 'should serve as a wake-up call for us all'... ...read
Surprise, surprise, the BBC has ignored our expose of Labour's links to a child sex scandal. QUENTIN LETTS imagines its reaction if those involved were Tory
From Today to Newsnight, the Beeb’s in a frenzy. Can the evil Tories survive this scandal? ...read
RICHARD KAY: Farewell after ten terrific years of society scoops
In the Mail diarist's final column he looks back on a time when Tony Blair was in Downing Street, Prince Charles was yet to make an honest woman of his mistress and Kate Middleton was the middle-class girl who shared Prince William's student digs, but not his heart. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Help! My ID has been stolen. Call Fraudbusters...
If you’re looking for a brand new Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch, in its original packaging, I’m open to offers. Don’t worry if you can’t afford it. I’m sure Barclays will give you the money. ...read
Soundbites among the sandbags: ROBERT HARDMAN on the political PR machine at work in the flood-hit South-West
David Cameron and Nick Clegg set off to different parts of the region in matching fleeces (no ties) and sensible footwear, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
Women's frocks should look 'stormable' says Martha Lane Fox's Oxford professor father
The Oxford classics professor Robin Lane Fox found himself in a sexism row after reviewing a fashion exhibition at the Garden Museum in south London, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: The arrogant Left may gnash their teeth but our judges are right about this reckless threat to our security
Lord Justice Laws, supported by two other senior judges, ruled that the Brazilian David Miranda was not detained illegally when he was questioned for nine hours by the security services at Heathrow airport last August. ...read
TOM UTLEY: If the English and Scots don't kiss and make up, I could soon be married to a foreigner...
On the eve of my 34th wedding anniversary, which falls on Sunday, I find it more than a little unsettling to reflect that I may soon be married to a foreigner. ...read
ADRIAN DURHAM: Mourinho didn't need to start this row, but he's right to slam Wenger - Arsenal MUST win something... but please don't count the FA Cup as success
Jose Mourinho has a point when he says Arsene Wenger is a specialist in failure. It is all Wenger has known since 2005 – no other top club in Europe would accept this state of affairs. Whether you love Wenger or not, whether you buy the excuse about the stadium or not, Arsenal have been without a trophy for too long. It really is that simple. ...read
BEN KAY: Workhorse Launchbury taps into greatness with phenomenal shift for England that allows those outside him to shine
Joe Launchbury put in a phenomenal shift for England on Saturday, culminating in that tap-tackle on Ireland wing David Kearney. His 18 tackles were bettered only in three 6 Nations matches by his captain Chris Robshaw. ...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
'Maybe Tottenham are coming'... Van Gaal drops biggest Spurs hint yet at Euro draw
CHARLES SALE: Dutch manager Louis van Gaal did nothing at the Euro 2016 draw on Sunday to dispel the strong talk that he will be Spurs manager next season. ...read
How do you solve a problem like Mesut? It’s time to start getting off Ozil’s back… as Arsenal play Sunderland for the first time since his brilliant debut, here’s why he can keep Arsenal in the title race
Never had the Gunners faithful awaited a trip to the Stadium of Light with such excitement. After a summer of tearing their hair out thanks to the now-custom inactivity of manager Arsene Wenger in the summer transfer window, Arsenal fans were getting a chance to see a new signing – not just any signing, but a club record £42.5million capture from Real Madrid, Mesut Ozil. ...read
World of Rugby: NFL pay-outs prove it's right to fear concussion as English rugby introduce compulsory education programme
English rugby’s decision to implement a concussion education programme is a victory for player welfare, but also a move surely designed to avoid the legal firestorm occurring across the Atlantic. ...read
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: I loved my stint with 12th man Billy, Carberry is England's nearly man... and look at my pink suit!
The cricket has been rubbish but on a personal note this series just gets better for me. ...read
DEREK LAWRENSON'S WORLD OF GOLF: McIIroy looms on the horizon for Westwood as season hots up at World Match Play
Outside the draw for the majors, the other one that stirs the blood is for the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and this year’s edition has thrown up its share of first round intrigue plus a welter of exciting possibilities. ...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
EDDIE HEARN: Froch and Groves are already embroiled in a private war of words... and their blockbuster fight will unfold at Wembley or the Emirates
You’ve had the announcement that Carl Froch and George Groves will meet again in what I believe to be the biggest British fight of all time. And I can reveal here that my two frontrunners for the venue on May 31 are the Emirates Stadium and Wembley. ...read
FOOTBALL 9-5: Follow all the news with Sportsmail's live rolling service
Join Sportsmail's Football 9-5 service, where we bring you the latest news as it happens throughout the day with all the best pictures and hard-hitting opinion. ...read
GARY NEVILLE: City remind me of United's title winners... watching them beat Tottenham gave me a sinking feeling in my stomach
At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: I'm comfortable with the switch to centre... and ready for 34 stone collision in the middle
I am very excited about starting at outside centre for Wales against France on Friday and I'm quietly confident I can step up and do a job. ...read
EUROVIEW: Drogba and Eto'o set to meet again nine years on from Barca farce... but why did Jose turn down Ronaldinho?
GRAHAM HUNTER: Via one of those neat coincidences which football loves to throw up, Sunday is the ninth anniversary of the first time Jose Mourinho, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o all crossed swords on a football pitch. ...read
GRAHAM POLL: Szczesny's challenge on Robben was a penalty... but not a red card offence
I can see why Nicola Rizzoli decided to send off Wojciech Szczesny, but I believe it was a penalty and not a red card. ...read
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: George Green, the Everton starlet likened to Goodison legends Gascoigne and Rooney (who Spurs failed to sign for £600,000 when he was just 15!)
Sportsmail gives you the lowdown on the best emerging talent breaking through at football clubs throughout the league. Here, LAURIE WHITWELL takes a look at George Green, the 18-year-old midfielder progressing well at Goodison Park. ...read
JAMES ANDERSON: We let our captain down, now none of us knows if we'll play for England again
I am not privy to the plans of England’s management, coaches and selectors but to me, our 5-0 defeat in Australia feels like the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. ...read
JAMIE CARRAGHER: City and Arsenal should rest their best and forget about Europe
History beckons for Manchester City this season. Manuel Pellegrini’s side have a glorious opportunity to become England’s first domestic Treble winners and make themselves immortal. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Carrick's United display was like watching Bayern star Kroos and Henderson continues remarkable turnaround... but why will Jose be hugging Drogba once again?
We saw a passing master class from Toni Kroos in midweek for Bayern Munich, but Michael Carrick had one of his own on Saturday. He completed 135 passes against Palace, the most by any player this season. ...read
Rooney's new £300,000-a-week deal is NOT a national disgrace (even Sir Tom would agree)... and here's why his wage packet should be judged alongside Justin Bieber's
JEFF POWELL ON FRIDAY: While this is an astonishing amount of money for anyone to be paid for kicking around a bladder full of wind, is it really such an outrage? ...read
ON THE ROAD: Dyche’s deadly duo of Ings and Vokes help Burnley march on
LAURA WILLIAMSON: It felt apt that Charlie Austin, the Queens Park Rangers striker who is unlikely to play again this season after suffering a shoulder injury against Bolton last week, received a player of the month award before kick-off at Loftus Road on Saturday. ...read
THE TOP SPIN: Cook and Flower deserve some sympathy but England fans be warned, it could get worse before it gets better
Alastair Cook, speaking ahead of the final humiliation at Sydney, had to concede it was possible, just possible, that England’s 3-0 win last year had not been all it was cracked up to be. ...read
EDGE OF THE BOX: Football can learn much from rugby's open mics but England's car park stroll hardly set the tone for Six Nations showdown
MARK WEBSTER: There’s always plenty of talk about making various sports more friendly to the spectator. Which tends to translate as making it more entertaining for the telly-watching audience. Rugby is leading the way in this regard. ...read
MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Wilkins' strength will be desired by many clubs, Allardyce's substance over style method works and the closest thing I've had to my own statue...
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with the latest instalment of his new weekly column 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
MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: Sanogo is a work in progress but Wenger can turn him into the next Adebayor
It was a surprise to see Arsene Wenger select Yaya Sanogo up front for such a big game, but the French forward got into some good positions. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN'S BOOT ROOM: With 12 games left and no distractions, reborn Liverpool CAN win the title... and Everton may do them the biggest favour
The way Liverpool and Everton managers Brendan Rodgers and Roberto Martinez have their teams playing these days makes you wonder if Merseyside is on the brink of a return to the glory days of the 1970s and 80s. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Lizzy is a star but Winter Olympic sports exist only as elite events... splashing out on them is a waste of money
So many of the Winter Olympic sports exists only as an elite events. There are no domestic skeleton runs in the UK and sports like curling are very costly. British sport would be better off spending money on sports everyone can play. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: England team is full of crackerjack wide boys but they're plodding towards the World Cup in Brazil (and the one after that… and the one after that)
Alex Horne, the general secretary of the Football Association, reckons Roy Hodgson has done a brilliant job just getting England to the World Cup. Now, what do you think? ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN: Pietersen has been the most watchable player of his generation... but he's been a problem wherever he goes
England will be weaker in the short term for the absence of Kevin Pietersen. Bowlers everywhere will be breathing a sigh of relief. ...read
ASH WEDNESDAY: Leave Januzaj alone! Only United kid must decide if he wants to play for England... and so what if he does?
NEIL ASHTON: Adnan Januzaj didn't choose the year he was born. He didn’t choose his precise place of birth. He didn’t choose the country, either. In the grand scheme of things, none of that matters a bean. ...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
PATRICK COLLINS: What have friendly old Fulham done to deserve such a pitiless fate?
Once upon a time, when telegrams were a popular means of communication, Fulham Football Club boasted their own telegraphic address: ‘Fulhamish — London SW6’. ...read
PETER SCUDAMORE: Jockey Mania riding high thanks to National spotlight
Victory for Seeyouatmidnight in the Grade Two novices' hurdle at Haydock on Saturday was rightly acclaimed as a great achievement for Borders trainer Sandy Thomson. ...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
THE FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Chelsea and Spurs set for head-to-head over Atletico star Costa and Mangala the subject of a Manchester duel... but could Ravel really be snapped up by City?
ROB SHEPHERD: Chelsea are confident of fending off Tottenham’s attempt to steal Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa in the summer, regardless of whether Tim Sherwood stays on as Spurs boss at the end of the season. ...read
THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Arsenal and Barca rival City for 'next Aguero' Correa, Everton are keen on Colback... and Beckham returns to train at United
Barcelona and Arsenal have joined Manchester City in monitoring San Lorenzo forward Angel Correa. The 18-year-old has been compared to City striker Sergio Aguero in his style although is yet to prove as prolific. ...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
DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM: I play my last two games before retiring for Gibraltar next month... I had to finish now, the love for the game has vanished
Danny Higginbotham is the former Stoke and Southampton defender who recently retired after falling out of love with the game. In his debut Footballers' Football Column, Higginbotham reveals why he is playing two more games for Gibraltar before hanging up his boots for good, and talks about the perils of coaching in England. ...read
Australia 7-0 England: Morgan scores a century but Cook's tourists STILL can't win as Aussies sniff 13-0 tour annihilation - England are absolutely... 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 - AGAIN - to be handed the dubious honour... ...read
The bitter divorce that threatens to keep Cowell apart from baby Eric
After those black-and-white portraits Cowell has been unable to resist sharing more images of his delightful newborn son. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Now DiCaprio's Wolf is at the stage door...
Leonardo DiCaprio, on the hunt for his first acting Oscar, has been a screen god for two decades but now he has a desire to tread the boards. The actor revealed to me that he has been looking at plays, both classics and new work. ...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 get revenge over Wales to win Six Nations... then go on to rule the world
This was a watershed victory for England over Ireland and the most significant win of Stuart Lancaster’s tenure as head coach. Regardless of what happens from here in this tournament, England are building a team capable of becoming No 1 in the world. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I've kept my father's terrible secret for years but now it's ruining my life
This week Bel Mooney advises a woman who is desperate to seek answers to a terrible secret she has kept about her father for years. ...read
JAN MOIR: How can Harriet call herself a feminist after this?
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman (pictured), her husband Jack Dromey and former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt have yet to say anything significant about the links, detailed in this newspaper in recent days. ...read
Ding-dong! Why the Cabinet should call in the Avon ladies writes JANET STREET-PORTER
JANET STREET-PORTER argues that politics is still very white, middle-classed and male - and that the men in politics could do with taking a leaf out of Avon's book. ...read
The mad, the bad, the beautiful... and the dresses you might actually dare to wear. LIZ JONES reveals the best and worst of London Fashion Week
Our home-grown fashion industry is supposedly worth £26 billion a year. The thing is, after two days of shows, I can’t help thinking, who on earth will buy this stuff? ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: I want to batter Tiger Mother with a Barbie
Amy Chua, has given interviews across the world claiming that her controversial parenting book, Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother was meant to be ironic. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex advice column: I can't tell if he's interested in me
Rowan Pelling advises on what to do if you can't work out if a work colleague is interested in you romantically, or if they are just being friendly. ...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: FCA's report on annuities fails to answer the burning question
Over the past few years we have witnessed a growing body of research, testimonials and anecdotal evidence that already pointed to the conclusion that the Financial Conduct Authority has come to today. ...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: Pensions will be front and centre as the election looms - the industry would be wise to show it's willing to change
Enlightened corners of the industry can feel the times a-changin' on pensions and see that now is not the time to be boorishly shouting down its critics. ...read
JAMES CONEY: We need a travel ombudsman in this country to intervene on passengers' behalf
It is insulting that some operators have such little regard for their customers that they don’t give them a clear explanation of why their complaint is being rejected. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Hypocritical politicians should leave our pensions alone
Politicians are renowned for breaking promises. They're also excellent hypocrites. In no area do they break promises and display hypocrisy more than in pensions. ...read
LEE BOYCE: Another month, another embarrassing bank IT glitch. Is it time to have two separate current accounts?
It’s becoming a common theme in Britain. A major bank has an embarrassing IT glitch which leaves hundreds of thousands of customers in limbo. ...read
MARC SHOFFMAN: The sweat-free way to beat the tube and train fare increases
Travel fares have increased yet again, but there is another way to get to work that will guarantee you a clean seat every morning, and you won’t break a sweat. ...read
Money Morals: Should I pay £700 vet fees for my 15-year-old cat?
The vet says our cat's teeth are rotten and will need to be removed - at a cost of £700. If not treated, the condition could become life threatening. Should we pay? ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Is cooking in bed the answer to lowering energy bills?
Instead of leaving a soup or pudding on the stove for hours, you wrap the pot in blankets and duvets and pop it to bed for a few hours. ...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: Thanks a lot for the lousy savings rate - loyalty comes with a high price and a low reward
Banks and building societies say they are helping savers where they can by rewarding loyalty, that's cold comfort to those looking at the awful rates on offer. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Claims that an independent Scotland could share the Bank of England are nonsense
The Bank is not just a building full of gold, it is an arm of Government and economic policy. When Alex Salmond uses the word ‘asset’, ignore him. It is a red herring. ...read
ASK TONY: Halifax won't let us sell the house we bought three months ago
We extended our mortgage to buy, refurbish and sell on a property. We then found a buyer and contracts were exchange, but the bank refused to release the funds. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Stolen words of a diamond 'dealer'
I have been contacted by Worldwide Asset Consultants with the offer of Australian pink diamonds which, the firm says, it can obtain at preferential rates. ...read
BLACK DOG: Maria's hubby on the home team
Culture Secretary Maria Miller (pictured) can rely on support from loyal husband Iain as she fights to save her Cabinet seat over claims that she pocketed £90,000 in MPs’ expenses for a home lived in by her parents. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Why Angela can't do enough for her 'naughty nephew'
There are not many jokes when it comes to Anglo-German relations. But a shared sense of humour is the key to Angela Merkel (right) and David Cameron’s (left) friendship. ...read
LIZ JONES: Parents, divorce, poverty... No wonder women worry
Here's an astounding fact. A third of patients in hospital for anxiety are women over 60, while nine out of ten admissions for this ‘debilitating psychiatric condition’ (I’ll explain the quotation marks later on) were emergencies, meaning the patient had reached crisis point. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Beware of this nation steeped in blood and carpeted with graves
A month ago I warned that simple-minded Western intervention in Ukraine risked provoking civil war in that dangerous, unstable region, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Don't moan about benefit cuts... do something to help
When we think of hunger, we don’t think of lumpy people in cheap parkas or queueing at food banks - but this is where we are, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
Bella's Beauty Buzz: Need a pre-spring boost? Then check out these shiny, happy treatments
Pep yourself up with a cheeky manicure and salon-swish hair. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: What's the best make-up storage solution?
I adore make up and have a lot! I have a professional-type box, but find it annoyingly fiddly for a busy mum on the go. I also like to be able to see all my products or I forget I have them. Any ideas for attractive storage? ...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
Horoscopes: Don't believe everything you hear, Pisces
Sally Brompton's 7 day astro forecast ...read
Health: Strictly's Camilla Dallerup reveals her healthcare secrets, plus amazing savings with Mio products
Health Editor Sarah Stacey's weekly round-up for issues and advice. ...read
Our relationship expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I can't handle my sister's affair ...read
FANTASY FRIDAY: When the going gets tough, Suarez, Toure and Hazard take control... but do Arsenal have anybody who can do the same?
Welcome to Sportsmail's weekly Fantasy Football column which will try to help you get the edge on your friends, family and Jamie Redknapp. ...read
CHRIS DEERIN: Scotland is a nation going easy on itself and, the truth is, we all know it
The last General Election was a good one to lose. In the wake of the financial crash and subsequent deep economic slump, the script awaiting the incoming government could have been written by Alfred Hitchcock. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Bin those vitamin pills - they may be doing you far more harm than good
New research has claimed high doses of vitamin E and selenium supplements can increase the risk of prostate cancer. ...read
Breathtaking incompetence: It's not just the floods debacle. The people who run Britain have never been so out of touch - or inept, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
It is as though some hostile deity had decided to bring out all the most depressing aspects of political life in conditions guaranteed to show them at their absolute worst. ...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
Yes, the NHS has only finite resources. But denying life saving drugs to those who've had 'a good innings' is barbaric
So alarming is one of the proposals this document apparently contains that even the flinty-hearted government drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, says it is a step too far, writes MELISSA KATE. ...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: Spinning sums in company results
Official company announcements look, and feel, like authoritative and factual statements. Astute investors, however, should treat them as pieces of PR. ...read
Sarah Vine, beauty sleuth: In a frizz? Weather proof your hair!
With rain and wind causing havoc to hair, Sarah Vine is on hand to give you the best tips and products on how to fix your frizz! ...read
SIMON HEFFER: Ministers who put their jobs before their country
Gridlock and rationing in the NHS. Politicians ducking out of major issues due to worries about re-election. SIMON HEFFER takes a look at this week's political issues. ...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
CRAIG BROWN: No one's as bitchy as a Buddhist
Hairdressers are well-known for being bitchy about other hairdressers. ‘Ooh!’ they say, as they survey the hair of their latest customer. ‘It’s dreadfully uneven at the back. Would you mind me asking who cut it last?’ ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Simply electrifying: Tesla's ingeniously designed, earth-shatteringly fast, battery-powered supercar
Buckle up, everyone, for this is the future. Forget hybrids and cars that run on gas and the breath of your first born, this is where we’re heading. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Sins of the fathers: The troubling new book blaming the confessional box for fuelling sexual crimes committed by Catholic priests
John Cornwell sees the practice of confession, always secret, often sexually explicit, as lying at the very heart of priestly abuse. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Oh, I do love a knees-up with Mrs Brown's Boys!
Here’s the thing that makes Mrs Brown different: everyone involved seems to be enjoying themselves so. And it feels like family. ...read
Lust, betrayal and a Dickens of a performance from Ralph Fiennes at his finest
The Charles Dickens that Ralph Fiennes delivers in his impressive new film, The Invisible Woman, is a human and fallible figure. ...read
OLLY SMITH: A lot less Oz-tentation: Over-the-top, fruity monsters with too much alcohol? No, Australian wines have never been so civilised
Aussie wines have never been more elegant, creative and inspiring. On my recent trip Down Under, I saw approaches changing. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Bono: 'My mum laughed the first time she heard me sing'
Today, 32 years after my first encounter with U2, I finally got to interview Bono at the Oscars nominee lunch in Los Angeles. ...read
The future of hi-fi is here, but there's a problem: you'll need to remortgage your house to afford it
Linn’s Exakt system is built to be the next step in music, but it can also resurrect vinyl with the magic touch of a voodoo priest. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: OK, I admit it. I like Nando's... now smother that chicken with extra-hot chilli
Of course, food snobs see Nando’s, a South African chain with Portuguese-Mozambican roots, as little more than KFC with a GCSE in PR. ...read
DAILY MAIL COLUMNISTS
MAIL ON SUNDAY COLUMNISTS
Femail Today
- Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton announce separation after nine years of marriage (but insist they will always be best friends) Been together 20 years
- Kendall Jenner shares spotlight with sister Kylie in glamorous photo shoot as she continues to cement status as high-end fashion model Leaving reality TV?
- 'I have so little time left!' Jane Fonda, 76, reveals she can't stop crying as she comes to terms with her own mortality Poured her heart out
- Give it a rest, Kris! Kim Kardashian looks unimpressed as momager Jenner trails behind her in matching outfit Out together in NYC
- Is it the cold weather freezing your face Kim... or do you have something to tell us? Reality star and Botox fan steps out in NYC with taut complexion
- 'The things I do for beauty': Kim Kardashian undergoes laser surgery on her breasts to remove stretch marks Filmed for Keeping up with the Kardashians
- Amanda Bynes' DUI charge from two years ago is 'dismissed' as star pleads no contest to reckless driving Troubled star was arrested in April 2012
- 'Covered my butt this time': Chrissy Teigen shares first formal photo from marriage to John Legend as couple grace the latest Martha Stewart Weddings
- A future Miss America? Vanessa Williams looks great as she soaks up the sun... but is upstaged by her daughter Jillian Hervey's flawless figure
- Her work is done: Cara Delevingne looks close to girlfriend Michelle Rodriguez as they fly home after Milan Fashion Week Spotted at Heathrow
- Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall introduce baby Mia to the world on the cover of Hello! magazine The Queen's fourth great grandchild, who is 16th in line to the throne
- Looks painful! Tara Reid sports severed hand and arm in a sling ... as Ian Ziering wields a chainsaw on set of Sharknado 2 But she was all smiles
- Broke? Brandi Glanville claims she can't afford to pay ex Eddie Cibrian back the $114K in alimony overpayments Real Housewife in messy public dispute
- Vroom vroom! Ivanka Trump's tomboy daughter Arabella poses with a toy car set - and a big smile Daughter of socialite turns three in July
- Marion Cotillard is ready for her close-up in stunning Forties-inspired interview shoot as she reveals how motherhood helped her career
- 'I am relieved!' Bethenny Frankel reacts to cancellation of her daytime talk show and says it made her feel 'diluted, filtered and constricted'
- Sniffing out the competition? Simon Cowell hires 'dog trainer so puppies Squiddly and Diddly don't get jealous over baby Eric' He's got enough drama
- Miley Cyrus lets her vocals take center stage as she performs with The Flaming Lips... but not without dropping a few F-bombs first Covered up, for once
- 'We're buddies': Jennifer Lopez's toy boy Casper Smart, 26, confirms bromance with her ex Marc Anthony, 45 Anthony is JLo's fourth ex-husband
- 'Go for it!' Farrah Abraham says she'll allow daughter Sophia, to get plastic surgery 'if there's something she can't live with' After she grows up
- 'The babies are keeping me busy!': Real Housewife Kim Zolciak wears old bathrobe and goes make-up free in new Instagram snap Mother of six children
- 'Nine weeks to go': Pregnant Olivia Wilde begins baby countdown as she steps out in pretty red dress The 29-year-old looks almost ready to pop!
- Heavily pregnant Drew Barrymore takes a stroll with close pal Jimmy Fallon and their families after celebrating her 39th birthday together On Long Island
- Royal doppelgangers: Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary of Denmark have much more in common than just being married to princes!
- 'Being a victim makes you lazy': Gabrielle Union on how she overcame being raped at gunpoint aged 19 Happened at a shop where she was working
- He still makes music? Justin Bieber sings defiantly on Broken, his first track released since Miami arrest a month ago Let music speak for him
- 'Did it get pasty in here or is it just me?' Today Show hosts go make-up-free on air Savannah Guthrie still looked radiant under the bright lights
- Her own best advert! Alessandra Ambrosio displays enviable figure in designs from her new clothing range, including plunging dress and tiny shorts
- Harold Ramis, who starred in Ghostbusters and wrote Caddy Shack and Analyze This, dead aged 69 He played Egon in Ghostbusters
- Turning UP the heat: Beyonce shares raunchy photos from European tour... just as she's knocked for being too sexy Unphased by Grammys
- 'We are so proud of her': Addiction specialist Dr. Drew opens up about daughter Paulina's battle with anorexia and bulimia Discussed his daughter
- Fur his eyes only? Rihanna tries to hide as she leaves a restaurant in Paris after dinner date with rapper Drake On-again-off-again couple
- So, has Fergie taken the diet too far? Duchess of York looks tired and drawn after dramatic three-month weight loss plan Noticeably trimmer
- That can't be hygienic! Simon Cowell's 10-day-old baby son Eric gets a lick from the mogul's friendly puppy on beach break They're being trained
- American Idol 'will lose money this year for the first time in show's history... and stars' huge salaries partly to blame' American Idol had made billions in 13 seasons
- Basking in attention! Doting father Simon Cowell takes break from parenting duties with puppies and bevy of bikini-clad female fans Still enjoys the attention
- Alec and Hilaria Baldwin share a tender kiss during Hamptons getaway before enjoying cozy family breakfast with daughter Carmen Is he really leaving NYC?
- Alec Baldwin lifts the lid on his feud with Shia LaBeouf, plans to leave New York and lashes out at MSNBC talk show colleagues 'I give up,' he claims
- 'So excited to be a Neutrogena girl!' Teen star Bella Thorne is the new face of beauty giant 16-year-old Disney star hits all the right notes for the acne-fighting brand
- Bottoms up! Miley Cyrus spanks towering dancer's behind during raunchy stage performance Has a raunchy new stage show
- Who would have guessed they are fans? Diane Keaton and Sarah Paulson arrive at Miley Cyrus concert in very quirky outfits Diane is 68, Sarah is 38
- For once Prince Philip is NOT the one making a faux pas! Injured soldier's foul-mouthed tirade during football match amuses Queen's husband
- Former Miss USA Shanna Moakler bares her post-liposuction body in a skimpy monokini while frolicking on the beach in Hawaii
- Smoking hot! Rihanna stuns in high-waisted silver trousers and matching bikini top as she chills out in saucy shoot after birthday celebrations
- 'They fired us all': Brooke Burke-Charvet jokes about being asked to leave Dancing With The Stars... as she shares makeup free photo
- 'My little soccer-playing monkey!' ABC anchor Josh Elliott shares adorable picture of his daughter Sarina in sports uniform She's just four
- It's not hard to guess what he saw in her! Eddie Murphy's ex-wife Nicole shows off incredible bikini body while filming reality show Hollywood Exes
- Kerry Washington celebrates baby shower with friends, family and co-stars at garden party thrown at Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes' LA home
- 'He cooks for me': Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar reveals his friendship with Food Network chef Emeril Lagasse Share passion for music
- Surburban mom! Cheryl Hines slips into cargo trousers and flip flops to run errands with daughter Catherine in LA Seems to be curbing her enthusiasm
- Billy Connolly, 71, discovered he had Parkinson's disease after an Australian fan spotted his odd walk and told him to get tested
- Licence to thrill! Josh Hutcherson takes mystery brunette beauty for a ride on his motorcycle The Hunger Games star zoomed through LA
- Angelina Jolie makes a surprise visit to Lebanon on humanitarian trip after brief reunion with Brad Pitt in London Hopes to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees
- 'I'm literally living my dream right now': Kendall Jenner on walking the runway at NY Fashion Week and sitting next to Anna Wintour
- You're HOW old? Sex symbol Raquel Welch, 73, defies her age with glowing skin and skintight frock at Costume Designers Guild Awards
- 'They're dropping like flies': Kris Jenner tries to cope with daughter Kendall's desire to move out on latest episode of reality show KUWTK aired
- 'Is diet cola a vegetable too?' Will Ferrell makes hilarious cameo in Michelle Obama's latest Let's Move PSA The pair quiz kindergarteners
- LeAnn Rimes shows off her toned legs in a tiny pair of white shorts as she arrives home after Salt Lake trip The 31-year-old singer flaunted her toned figure
- Daughter of Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde is found guilty of disrupting fracking drilling-work by supergluing herself to fellow protester
- 'Britain has a vicious attitude to anyone who has inherited anything': Tamara Ecclestone blasts critics of her wealthy lifestyle Father is worth billions
- River Phoenix's final film Dark Blood to be shown at Scottish festival for the FIRST TIME - 20 years after the actor died of drug overdose
- Just your average A-listers! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner play it cool as they take their children Samuel and Violet on a family outing Casual afternoon stroll
- They're gothic and green: Scout Willis and Padma Lakshmi wear sexy black dresses to attend the 2nd Annual Turtle Ball At Bowery Hotel in NYC
- Julia Roberts' sister Nancy's body 'has been cremated in a private ceremony and her ashes taken back to her home of state Georgia' Tragic suicide
- What will Christiano say? Footballer's supermodel girlfriend Irina sizzles in sexy ad Intimate poses with tattooed, hunky British male model
- Kim Kardashian takes foxy lady look too far with bizarre furry scarf as she heads out on date with Kanye West Kim's journey of fashion discovery
- It's a wrap! Kanye West ends American leg of Yeezus tour in New York with his 33-year-old fiancee Kim Kardashian and her family cheering him on
- Are Ali, Hayden and Zachary coming back? NBC to resurrect hit show Heroes as miniseries... with hint original cast members might 'pop back in'
- My little travel baby! Saved by the Bell star Elizabeth Berkley stays glued to her son Sky Cole ahead of family flight out of LA with husband Greg Lauren
- No hair stylist needed! Australian model Jesinta Campbell is sporty-chic with messy bed hair in Cosmopolitan fashion shoot Down Under
- Glee good girl Lea Michele unleashes her wild side as she sizzles in new racy magazine photo-shoot Shoot with photographer Terry Richardson
- She's got our vote! Make-up free Carey Mulligan pictured for first time in full costume on set of new film Suffragette Pictured in period dress
- Keeping a Lowe profile! British model Daisy is stylish in an all-black ensemble as she walks her dog with a mystery male companion Spotted in London
- Supermodel Naomi Campbell wears sexy low-backed dress to party with designer Philipp Plein after his explosive fashion show at MFW
- Feeling Wilde! Pregnant Olivia shows off her baby bump in breezy red jumpsuit as she steps out with pals That's one way to take attention off the bump
- Al Roker and Bill de Blasio make peace with a hug after Today show host's repeated slams of the New York mayor's handling of the winter snowstorms
- Now that's an Awakening! Kate Beckinsale channels her Underworld character as she steps out in sexy all-black ensemble Still stunning at 40
- Date night Down Under! Sofia Vergara dines with her fiance Nick Loeb... and her on-screen husband Ed O'Neil Making a truly Modern Family...
- Robin Thicke spends the day with his son at Disneyland... after cancelling concert at rival Universal due to losing his voice Hates those long lines
- 'You kicked my wife': Avatar actor Sam Worthington in Lara Bingle marriage riddle after arrest for attacking photographer In New York
- 'David Bowie can reach parts of Scotland I can't': Cameron admits to unpopularity and echoes star's plea for Scots to 'stay with us' Independence vote
- All the fun of the fair! Alyson Hannigan takes her daughters for a ride on a carousel at Santa Monica Pier Famously down-to-Earth Hollywood actress
- She can't stay away! British model Amy Willerton arrives back in Los Angeles wearing flower power jumpsuit Seems to prefer the Southern California
- When Bruce met Bumble: Rock God Springsteen takes a break from his Australian tour to cuddle a wombat Showed his soft side
- Back to business: Shia LaBeouf heads to the grocery store with his girlfriend after James Franco speculates he 'could be having a nervous breakdown'
- He's a big kid at heart! Hugh Jackman rides his scooter around New York with his son and daughter Where are their helmets?
- Chaz Bono says his relationship with mother Cher is 'better than ever' after she initially struggled with his sex change Interviewed Down Under
- Charlotte Dawson's last interview: Sonia Kruger and David Campbell speak of 'subdued' star's final appearance on Mornings show
- Starstruck Kiernan Shipka looks overwhelmed as she meets Taylor Swift during shopping spree Mad Men star, 14, is Taylor's target audience
- No wonder she's smiling! Courtney Love makes first public appearance since winning landmark Twitter libel case Appeared in good spirits
- We didn't know you were friends! Make-up free Gwyneth Paltrow piles into her car after attending a party at Charlize Theron's home New pals?.
- Amy Adams dresses down in baggy T-shirt and jeans as she and partner Darren Le Gallo treat daughter Aviana to a picnic in the park Relaxing picnic
- Looking sin-sational! Anna Kendrick steals the show as she parties in Las Vegas to celebrate Miles Teller's birthday Stole the show again
- Salma Hayek's brother crashes $200K sports car in Los Angeles killing his 43-year-old male passenger Sami Hayek, 40, was treated for broken ribs
- A shirtless Tom Hardy displays his toned torso and rather extensive tattoo collection as he sprints down the street in boxers and a dressing gown
- 'Beauty school starts now!' Mariah Carey enlists daughter Monroe to hold heat lamp over her toenails during pedicure An Instagram picture
- Sex in later life: Four older women reveal the (very varied) truth A divorcee 'wouldn't say no to more sex' while a window 'puts passion into other things'
- Jimmy Fallon draws most viewers in over 20 years for The Tonight Show during premiere week as new host Most viewers since 1993 for the show
- On the spot style: Trendy Glee star Dianna Agron wears floaty open kaftan with white embellishment The 27-year-old enjoyed some time off
- Pet pals Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie wear tight black leggings as they walk dogs together in Los Angeles Paired up to walk their dogs
- Kelly Osbourne posts hilarious selfie after taking a ride on notorious 180 degree twist and dive rollercoaster Hair-raising experience
- Go fetch! Matthew McConaughey throws sticks for his dogs while his family watch on a beach day Busy actor still makes time for his family
- Make-up free Kaley Cuoco walks hand-in-hand with husband Ryan Sweeting as he joins her in New York for Letterman appearance
- Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews to replace Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host of Dancing with the Stars ABC announced replacement Friday
- Ex-Aussie cricket star Shane Warne denies hotel romp with British bra tycoon Michelle Mone...as she claims she would 'never meet a guy if he was taken'
- Brooke Burke-Charvet keeps cheerful in tie-dye leggings and a crop top after getting axed from Dancing With The Stars Seemed to be in a great mood
- Reese Witherspoon keeps warm in style with chic black coat as she enjoys solo stroll in New York wore another chic outfit Sunday
- Jennifer Hudson covers her svelte shape with a stylish jumpsuit as she belts it out for Black History Month The 32-year-old singer slipped on a jumpsuit
- Congratulations! Matt Damon and family head to Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's baby shower ahead of their twins' arrival Brought the family
- Naomi Watts is chic in menswear-inspired look as she jets home from Milan Fashion Week Reunited with her husband Liev Schreiber and their two boys
- Touchdown! Heidi Klum turns baggage claim into a catwalk in sexy leather pants Heidi Klum certainly knows how to make an entrance
- First class style! Make-up free Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery looks chic in beige trench coat before jetting out of London Will appear on Conan
- How old are you on the inside? A new device reveals how quickly you're aging. These three women dare to try it Incentive to stay healthy