EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Alison Levitt to leave CPS after missing out on Director of Public Prosecutions role
Alison Levitt QC, the senior barrister for whom Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile ditched his 'boring' wife of 37 years, is leaving the Crown Prosecution Service eight months after she missed out on becoming Director of Public Prosecutions. ...read
Peter Scudamore's four horses to watch on day one of the Cheltenham Festival
Eight-time champion jockey and rider of 13 Festival winners Peter Scudamore picks his four horses to watch on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. ...read
JEFF POWELL: After Mayweather ignored his own poll to fight another hand-picked opponent in Maidana, Khan needs a big win in America... not a British battle with Brook
Floyd Mayweather has confirmed how wise Amir Khan is not to fall for the bait of appearing on the great man’s undercard after being dumped from the big fight itself. ...read
Europe's Medinah heroes will need another miracle just to earn a spot on this year's Ryder Cup team at Gleneagles
DEREK LAWRENSON'S WORLD OF GOLF: We've reached half-time in the qualifying process to unearth Europe’s Ryder Cup team and a fascinating picture has emerged underlining why this will be the hardest side of all to make. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Leeds owners get the silent treatment as managing director Haigh stops contact with GFH while Cellino waits on takeover
The situation at Leeds United grows yet more toxic with managing director David Haigh severing contact with owners GFH Capital but staying at the helm at Elland Road. ...read
Martin Keown: Arsenal must start quickly and exploit the space to turn tie round in Munich
If Arsenal get through this tie, it will be their finest hour in European football. Bayern have set new standards, but it can be done. ...read
Playing up to the Twickenham occasion, BBC's polished performance only matched by a bruising Six Nations thriller
EDGE OF THE BOX: Sunday afternoon, and Spring had sprung, which over in West London meant that the daffodils were out. Although the ones we saw on BBC1 in the afternoon were either worn on lapels, or doubling up as rather elaborate headgear on the crowd at Twickenham. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: A sweet victory for all us chaps whose wives lecture us about eating meat
Conflicting advice given by medical authorities about what sort of food we should cut down on if we want to avoid unnecessary illness has provoked the mother and father of all food fights, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A phoney love letter from flip-flop Clegg
Anyone wondering why the Lib Dems trail far behind Ukip should look no further than Nick Clegg’s toe-curling speech to his party’s spring conference. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What a shower for the Jaggers
Jade, 42, raised eyebrows last month with the revelation that she was six months pregnant alongside Assisi. ...read
Is Cressida set to meet the Queen at Balmoral? Visit this summer would be 25-year-old's first to Scottish retreat
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas were photographed enjoying rugby yesterday and a visit is 'the talk of the estate,' a source tells SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
PETER MCKAY: Going under the covers can be vital in policing
PETER MCKAY writes about the scandals in Scotland Yard, the trials of standing against the legal world, and the strange tale of Jeremy Thorpe and his political scandal. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Posturing and preening: Our go-slow MPs have so many holidays, nothing will ever get done at Westminster
A number of votes promised by the PM will not come to light until after the 2015 election, which is not surprising when you consider how little time MPs spend at Westminster, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
CHRIS DEERIN: The politicians are realising what we knew all along - true power is ours
Politics is beginning to catch up with society. CHRIS DEERIN writes about how the crises that have afflicted our major institutions over the past five years or so. ...read
Incoming guff. Brace yourselves! QUENTIN LETTS on a sermon from curate Cleggy
On Sunday, Nick Clegg gave a very Richard Curtis-esque speech about Britain, going on to list the things that he loved at length. QUENTIN LETTS discusses the speech. ...read
MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Wayne's world could come crashing down
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. In this week's column, Allen looks at Wayne Rooney's position in the England team, is excited by Saints pair Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw and is impressed with the job Justin Edinburgh is doing at Newport County. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England can go for the ultimate prize after Wales win... they remind me of the 2003 side
It is one year, six months and 16 days until England and Wales meet again here at Twickenham in what will be the most anticipated World Cup pool match in history. In the course of 80 minutes on Sunday, the landscape shifted entirely. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: It's too easy to point the finger at Sherwood... his club is a total mess
Spurs manager Tim Sherwood told his employers to wake up from their dreams of Champions League football, claimed his team lacked character and talked about individuals in the group that he could not trust. It is fair to assume he is feeling the pressure. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Is the writing on the wall for RVP? You can see the confidence seeping out of him
It’s amazing how quickly things change in football. Last season Robin van Persie was Manchester United’s hero but now he looks like he’s had his nose put out of joint. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
Sir Clive Woodward's ratings: Launchbury is one of the best locks in the world... he is going to be as good as Martin Johnson
After England's 29-18 victory over Wales at Twickenham in the RBS 6 Nations, Sportsmail's Sir Clive Woodward rates each of the players involved in the showdown out of 10. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Bank of England faces probe into rate rigging of forex
The Bank has released 188 pages of minutes and documents from the Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: How COULD Kate and Wills jet off to the sun without baby George?
When they were first married, William and Kate demanded — and were given — privacy and the right to live, as far as possible, like any other young couple. ...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: Posturing and preening: Our go-slow MPs have so many holidays, nothing will ever get done at Westminster
A number of votes promised by the PM will not come to light until after the 2015 election, which is not surprising when you consider how little time MPs spend at Westminster, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A phoney love letter from flip-flop Clegg
Anyone wondering why the Lib Dems trail far behind Ukip should look no further than Nick Clegg’s toe-curling speech to his party’s spring conference. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Alison Levitt to leave CPS after missing out on Director of Public Prosecutions role
Alison Levitt QC, the senior barrister for whom Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile ditched his 'boring' wife of 37 years, is leaving the Crown Prosecution Service eight months after she missed out on becoming Director of Public Prosecutions. ...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: UKIP and the curse of its closet racists
The story of John White, a UKIP candidate for Parliament in 2010, is that he gave every sign of approving of the grotesque, insulting ravings of a racist blogger. ...read
My smart friends can sneer, but I've turned into a cruise addict! Why I loved every minute aboard the QM2
Like many people, I have always despised giant cruise ships as floating care homes with casinos. But then I was invited to lecture on QM2. ...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: Going under the covers can be vital in policing
PETER MCKAY writes about the scandals in Scotland Yard, the trials of standing against the legal world, and the strange tale of Jeremy Thorpe and his political scandal. ...read
Incoming guff. Brace yourselves! QUENTIN LETTS on a sermon from curate Cleggy
On Sunday, Nick Clegg gave a very Richard Curtis-esque speech about Britain, going on to list the things that he loved at length. QUENTIN LETTS discusses the speech. ...read
RICHARD KAY: Zara faces a dilemma: Is she a Royal or a B-list celebrity?
This week's Hello! deal was by no means Zara Phillips's first foray into a lucrative money-making arrangement with the feel-good magazine, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Here come the Werewolves of London again
According to a study published in the journal of the National Academy of Sciences, parts of Europe would benefit from ‘rewilding’. ...read
How Middle England took a meat cleaver to political correctness: The butcher forced to remove his window display tells ROBERT HARDMAN that he's putting it back up
John Sawyer, owner of JBS Family Butchers in Sudbury, Suffolk, felt obliged to remove the traditional displays of fresh game in his shop window, after a campaign threatened to boycott his shop unless he did so. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What a shower for the Jaggers
Jade, 42, raised eyebrows last month with the revelation that she was six months pregnant alongside Assisi. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: What a hypocrite Red Ed will be if he takes cash from the tainted pockets of tyrants' pal Tony
Tony Blair has built up an estimated fortune of £60million, so he is certainly in a position to help Labour, whose receipts from trade unions are likely to dwindle. ...read
TOM UTLEY: I've forgotten the date my son's getting married. So how can I remember a new 12-letter password for my computer?
An email popped up in my inbox from the IT people at work, instructing all staff to change their computer passwords with immediate effect. ...read
DURHAM DOSSIER: No pace, no cutting edge and a needless red card... so why do Stoke persist with Walters? (And there is no point in Guidetti's loan from Man City)
ADRIAN DURHAM: I was at Carrow Road on Saturday, Stoke missed some chances because their strikers are useless, then Norwich took control of the game, before Stoke got a dodgy penalty and Jon Walters got himself needlessly sent off. Norwich were unlucky not to win. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
CHARLES SALE: Leeds owners get the silent treatment as managing director Haigh stops contact with GFH while Cellino waits on takeover
The situation at Leeds United grows yet more toxic with managing director David Haigh severing contact with owners GFH Capital but staying at the helm at Elland Road. ...read
THE NUMBERS GAME: Hazard warning... Chelsea star is on course to be as good as Ronaldo and Messi
CHARLIE SKILLEN: Who is the best Premier League player of all time? It's a debate that has possibly filled more hours than any other, from expert TV panels to barstool bores in pubs everywhere in the country. ...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
Europe's Medinah heroes will need another miracle just to earn a spot on this year's Ryder Cup team at Gleneagles
DEREK LAWRENSON'S WORLD OF GOLF: We've reached half-time in the qualifying process to unearth Europe’s Ryder Cup team and a fascinating picture has emerged underlining why this will be the hardest side of all to make. ...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: 80,000 watching Froch-Groves II at Wembley is a dream come true... and I've offered $5m to get Khan in the ring with Brook
It's been another busy week in the world of boxing and it's only going to get busier for me between now and May 31 – Wembley Stadium is a big stadium to fill but Carl Froch and George Groves have a better chance than anyone else of filling it. ...read
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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: My lowdown on the Saints team-mates I'll face at Twickenham
We may have got the upper hand when England came to Cardiff in the RBS 6 Nations last year, but we’ve taken that out of the equation and there will be no complacency. Flipping ’eck, it’s England at Twickenham! ...read
GRAHAM HUNTER'S EUROVIEW: Milan's Champions League future rests in the hands of a man with less than eight weeks' experience in the managerial hot seat... Clarence Seedorf
Back in 1998, it was Fabio Capello who fiercely criticised Chelsea for appointing Gianluca Vialli as player-manager when Ruud Gullit was sacked. ...read
GRAHAM POLL: RVP should have been sent off... and United can't complain if Fellaini is banned for nasty scrape
What a great weekend with a mixture of FA Cup quarter finals and Premier League action and the referees contributed with some big decisions, the majority of which were correct. ...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
Are Barca past it? No. We're still great! World Cup winner Xavi talks to Carragher about Man City, England and his future
Xavi is one of Spain’s greatest ever players and also a very private individual who rarely gives interviews. But last week, at Spain’s Las Rozas training base, he opened up to Sportsmail’s JAMIE CARRAGHER. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Is the writing on the wall for RVP? You can see the confidence seeping out of him
It’s amazing how quickly things change in football. Last season Robin van Persie was Manchester United’s hero but now he looks like he’s had his nose put out of joint. ...read
JEFF POWELL: After Mayweather ignored his own poll to fight another hand-picked opponent in Maidana, Khan needs a big win in America... not a British battle with Brook
Floyd Mayweather has confirmed how wise Amir Khan is not to fall for the bait of appearing on the great man’s undercard after being dumped from the big fight itself. ...read
THE BLOG FROM BRAZIL: The natives are getting restless for their football fix as World Cup popularity sinks to a new low
The game’s greatest love affair is on the rocks. Prime-time Brazilian news bulletins on Monday pored over the results a survey which showed that public approval of hosting the World Cup has plummeted to a record low in football’s heartland. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: Crawford is a smooth operator but Burns is used to being the underdog
Even before this fight was made, people in the States were saying Terence Crawford is the guy who is going to take the title away from Ricky Burns - they really rate him. ...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
Playing up to the Twickenham occasion, BBC's polished performance only matched by a bruising Six Nations thriller
EDGE OF THE BOX: Sunday afternoon, and Spring had sprung, which over in West London meant that the daffodils were out. Although the ones we saw on BBC1 in the afternoon were either worn on lapels, or doubling up as rather elaborate headgear on the crowd at Twickenham. ...read
MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Wayne's world could come crashing down
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. In this week's column, Allen looks at Wayne Rooney's position in the England team, is excited by Saints pair Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw and is impressed with the job Justin Edinburgh is doing at Newport County. ...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: Arsenal must start quickly and exploit the space to turn tie round in Munich
If Arsenal get through this tie, it will be their finest hour in European football. Bayern have set new standards, but it can be done. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN'S BOOT ROOM: A draw is no good to anybody, it's win or bust for Cardiff and Fulham... you can't keep sacking managers and expect survival
Sometimes your whole season can hinge on one game and one result. Cardiff play Fulham on Saturday, with the winner as good as relegating the other team. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Oh boy... that's the best yet from Lancaster's young guns
‘Boyhood,’ wrote PG Wodehouse, ‘is one of those complaints that a man should catch young and have done with. Like measles, when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.’ ...read
People say the media are knee-jerk but you lot want Moyes sacked six months into a six-year project... and Fergie wanted Giggs as his successor but he carried on playing
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: The fall-out from Manchester United’s defeat in Athens produced a column looking at the reasons the transition post-Ferguson may be even more painful than imagined. And the reasons why United are playing catch-up. ...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
Shaw, Lallana, Lambert and Rodriguez are Saints success stories... Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and the rest should follow Southampton's lead and go for full English
ASH WEDNESDAY: The following players from Southampton joined up with various England squads at the start of the week: Luke Shaw. Adam Lallana. Jay Rodriguez. Rickie Lambert. James Ward-Prowse. Calum Chambers. Matt Targett. Harrison Reed. Sam Gallagher. ...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: The cult of the manager made Pardew think he could get away with anything
Although he would never admit it, Pardew is an extremely fortunate man. In any other area of management, indeed, in almost any other walk of life, a public assault involving a headbutt would result in instant dismissal and probable criminal charges. Yet, so far, he has suffered only a £100,000 club fine, or roughly three weeks’ salary. ...read
Peter Scudamore's four horses to watch on day one of the Cheltenham Festival
Eight-time champion jockey and rider of 13 Festival winners Peter Scudamore picks his four horses to watch on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. ...read
MAX WHITLOCK: It's been quiet and I've had a nice break... but with three majors coming up that won't last
It’s been a fairly quiet few months for me. Last year after the World Championships in October my plan was to have a break from competition and use the time before Christmas to get some good rest in and practice some new skills. ...read
Unsettled Van Persie fishing for Arsenal return as Juve and Milan wait in the wings... and Moyes wants to turn Saints Shaw and Lallana into Red Devils in £40m swoop
FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Robin van Persie’s future at Manchester United remains up in the air. If the player is to leave United, his preference would be to return to Arsenal but it remains to be seen whether the Gunners would offer him anything close to the wage of £240,000 a week he is currently on. ...read
Liverpool join Arsenal in race for Marseille prospect Lopez... and United face a Real test to land Pogba and Vidal
SIMON JONES - TRANSFER COLUMN: Liverpool are hopeful of striking a deal for Marseille teenage prospect Maxime Lopez in the summer despite ongoing interest from Arsenal. ...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
MATT TAYLOR: Gold and Sullivan were right to stick with Big Sam though the tough times... now the Hammers are on their best run for years
Matt Taylor returns for his latest Footballers' Football Column, and the West Ham midfielder is far happier about the club's position following four wins in a row. The Hammers are now in mid-table and look to be clear of relegation. Taylor, whose contract expires at the end of the season, says he is just concentrating on playing and will let the rest take care of itself. Taylor also praises the West Ham board for sticking with manager Sam Allardyce through the difficult times this season. ...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: Him Tarzan, you Jane, me the U.S. ambassador
Samuel L. Jackson (pictured) said he has to brush up on his diplomatic skills. The celebrated actor will star with Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie and Christoph Waltz in a 3D Tarzan movie that will shoot in the summer. ...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 go for the ultimate prize after Wales win... they remind me of the 2003 side
It is one year, six months and 16 days until England and Wales meet again here at Twickenham in what will be the most anticipated World Cup pool match in history. In the course of 80 minutes on Sunday, the landscape shifted entirely. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I've left my husband but now he's taken up with my best friend
BEL MOONEY advises a woman who says 'the raw hatred and constant chewing over in my mind continue unabated'. ...read
Jan Moir: The tragic old goats who fall for reality TV dolly birds
Hapless Darren Gough is the latest middle-aged celebrity to leave his wife after coming into contact with Amy Childs - an ambitious glamazon half his age. ...read
Hallelujah! Dressing like a slob is now the height of fashion writes JANET STREET-PORTER
Janet Street-Porter discusses the latest fashion trend: 'normcore', the idea that by dressing to blend in to the crowd, you’re staying ‘I’m confident in myself’ - like Mark Zuckerberg (pictured). ...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: Must I stay within 5 miles of my kitchen to safeguard my marriage? I don't know how I do it
When Lorraine goes away on business trips, is she worried her husband will abscond after dealing with the dreaded domestic to-do list alone? ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex advice column: He wants me to go on a sex course
Is it wrong to feel ungrateful if your husband books you on a 'sensuality course' if it makes you feel uncomfortable? ...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: Slump in Russian shares might well be 'a buying opportunity' but watch out for this game of roulette
Investment experts point out that a slump in Russian share prices could be a buying opportunity. I believe in the short-term there is no case for putting new money in. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Investors need to 'take smart risk' and British shares lead the way
The latest analysis in support of equities comes from investment house Allianz Global Investors. ...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
SIMON LAMBERT: With savings rates this awful is it even worth bothering with an Isa?
Savings rates at the moment are absolutely awful. Yet while some savers may be questioning the effort of opening or moving an Isa, they are even more important. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Fear behind £11bn Facebook deal and dotcom buying frenzy
The biggest has been WhatsApp, the smartphone messaging service, bought by Facebook for $19billion (£11.4 billion). ...read
ASK TONY: Why won't Phones 4U repair our broken TV?
My daughter purchased a phone contract from Phones 4u/Dialaphone which came with a free TV. The TV went wrong. She has tried to get it repaired by them but was just fobbed off. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: The innocent pensioners being hounded by taxman
My friend was told in 2012 that she had underpaid income tax since 2008. She has been hounded to set up a monthly standing order to pay this tax. ...read
BLACK DOG: Forgotten this 'scandal', Jerry Hayes?
Former MP Jerry Hayes's book is a 'no-holds-barred' expose... but neglects a story close to home that led to headlines such as 'Tory MP two-timed wife with underage gay lover'. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Dave's answer to the immigration row? Find a new planet
The PM has promoted James Brokenshire, a Minister with a tin ear for politics, who has embarrassed himself and his party by pinning the blame for rising immigration on well-off families who hire foreign nannies or cleaners. ...read
LIZ JONES: At last, a cure for gluttony - just rip out your kitchen, like I have
I’ve just had my kitchen removed from my Georgian house in the Dales: the ultimate exercise in self-denial; like a tummy tuck, but performed by men in overalls, not green scrubs. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Gove's latest lesson for parents: How to cheat the school system
The Education Secretary, who runs a school system in which selection by ability is actually illegal, got his daughter into a very selective school. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Don't get angry at my 'poverty safari' - be outraged that people go hungry
I took part in a documentary with the cringe-making title Famous, Rich And Hungry. Whatever you think, it was a message that needed telling. ...read
Bella Blissett's beauty buzz: The latest tricks and treats
Bella's tips and treats for the week... ...read
Beauty clinic: My head hurts - shampoos without SLS and MI please!
I am interested in a hair shampoo that does not contain either sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) or methylisothiazolinone (MI). I have recently read that these ingredients can cause skin problems. Can you please help? ...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: Focus on just one thing, Pisces
Sally Brompton's 7 day forecast ...read
Health: This week's ideas and advice
Make your office a healthy environment, speed up your recovery from scars and indulge your children's love of crafts ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
My husband won't touch me ...read
Abandon ship! Moyes and his men are sinking without trace so don't let them take you down too... and prepare for 'aerial playmaker' Carroll's return
FANTASY FRIDAY: 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: The politicians are realising what we knew all along - true power is ours
Politics is beginning to catch up with society. CHRIS DEERIN writes about how the crises that have afflicted our major institutions over the past five years or so. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: A sweet victory for all us chaps whose wives lecture us about eating meat
Conflicting advice given by medical authorities about what sort of food we should cut down on if we want to avoid unnecessary illness has provoked the mother and father of all food fights, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...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: Pensions giant Standard Life threatens to leave Scotland if it chooses independence
The pensions giants announced that it is drawing up contingency plans to move to England if the Scots choose independence, it was hugely significant. ...read
Vanity sizing: The trick High Street stores use to make larger ladies like me feel better about ourselves
SARAH VINE: I couldn't agree more with England's Chief Medical Officer, who said being overweight has become 'normalised', where even clothes manufacturers tinker with the sizing on their labels. ...read
SIMON HEFFER: The two-faced Germans are letting Putin wreak havoc
The German economy is massively dependent on Russia. Not only is Russia one of the main markets for its exports, but its industry and homes rely so heavily on the country’s gas and oil. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Quit the yadda Mr Darcy... or you're fired
Following the news that Les Dawson once wrote a romantic novel, Craig Brown has managed to unearth other romantic works by equally unexpected authors. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Estate of emergency: It's built like a barge - but who really needs a Vauxhall Insignia... or any 'sports estate?'
Vauxhall has obviously spent a not inconsiderable budget developing this car and I can only presume most of it ran out before it remembered it might need a gearbox. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Serial spy. Serial killer. A chilling reminder that Kim Philby's double life sent thousands to their deaths
For all Ben Macintyre’s boyish delight in what one might call the stagecraft of spying – he makes it clear that Philby’s hands were drenched in the blood of good people. ...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: Life after Cloudy Bay: New Kiwi classics (and barely a single Sauvignon Blanc among them)
Otago in South Island is showing glimpses of world-class Pinot Noir. Considering the first bottles of commercial Otago were unleashed just 25 years ago, it’s a wine region that’s developed at a gallop. ...read
Who smuggled in a peanut butter sandwich and who called the police?: Piers Morgan reveals what really went on at the Oscars
The Oscars – for the rest of the world – last around three-and-a-half hours. But for people in Hollywood, they last all year. ...read
Get an earful of these... Headphones that don't make 'mature' listeners look like teenage thugs on day release
Many companies have realised that there’s a huge market of people out there who want to enjoy good music, even loud music, without flashy looks or rapper endorsement. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Menacing curries, pork skewers that sing of the street, great prices... I've found my kind of Thai
There was one curry, from Phuket, that had a combination of flavours I’ll never forget. And it’s this curry, or a version of it, that sits before me. ...read
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- EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan's 'hissyfit' as young model wins starring role in lingerie shoot instead of her Lohan was reduced to tears
- Something else to celebrate? Mila Kunis and 'fiancé' Ashton Kutcher high-five as she hides her stomach under baggy shirt Is that a bit of a bump?
- No wonder Jen Aniston wants her body! Gisele Bundchen leaves little to the imagination in mesh bodysuit and thong Two kids didn't slow this supermodel down
- She sure loves a selfie! Miranda Kerr shows her funny side as she puckers up her lips for yet another close up She's certainly having some fun
- Bruce Jenner, 64, reveals puckered jawline as a combination of aging and botched plastic surgery take their toll On LA golf outing
- 'She's the boss!' Jay-Z dutifully dons 'Mrs. Carter' jacket as he joins wife Beyonce on tour in Dublin She's currently in Ireland performing
- Who needs clothes? Miley Cyrus reveals she had to 'run out in her undies' as she misses her 'quick change' on Bangerz tour It was an 'accident'
- Spellbinding! Angelina Jolie casts some black magic in chilling new poster for hotly anticipated film Maleficent 38-year-old actress
- Elisabeth Moss poses topless for racy New York magazine cover as she opens about 'traumatic and horrible' marriage to Fred Armisen
- Rude, cocky and belligerent: Justin Bieber argues with lawyer and pretends to fall asleep during deposition by paparazzo's lawyer
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- Kristen Stewart 'offered Nike endorsement deal' after wearing sneakers on the red carpet Targeting younger female audience
- Haven't they got enough money? Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 'demand major pay hikes for next season' Brandi Glanville 'wants $250K and episode'
- One happy family! Mariah Carey shares intimate photos of herself makeup free as she relaxes in bed with Nick Cannon and twins 'Sweet family moments'
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- VIDEO: The moment arrogant Justin Bieber loses his cool with lawyer when quizzed about on/off love Selena Gomez during deposition interview
- Ooh la la! Lupita Nyong'o and Jared Leto fuel more romance rumors as she posts FOUR selfies of the pair in Paris Lots of flirting
- Miranda Kerr's mother Therese attempts to build bridges with her supermodel daughter by posting picture of her cuddling a baby with the same name
- Trying to impress a special someone? Prince Jackson hits the gym as romance with new girlfriend continues to blossom Has got a new girlfriend
- She made $40m last year! Taylor Swift beats Beyonce and Justin Timberlake to top list of music's biggest earners Proves you CAN live on writing about breakups
- There goes my crown! Game Of Thrones star Sean Bean's tooth falls out AFTER trip to the dentist Suffered some crown trouble
- Smiling in the face of the law: Lara Bingle beams as she attends first day of a court-ordered traffic offenders program after pleading guilty to driving offences
- Nene Leakes, 46, sizzles in cleavage baring dress with thigh-high split as she prepares for Dancing with the Stars debut Premiers March 17
- 'Really sick double date' indeed! Lena Dunham, 27, and boyfriend Jack Antonoff pictured hanging out with the Obamas Taken last summer
- A simple celebration! Pregnant Olivia Wilde marks her thirtieth birthday with a quiet lunch with husband-to-be Jason Sudeikis
- Kellan Lutz looks like a superhero as he performs difficult stunts on a Flyboard in Thailand The hunky up-and-coming actor was clearly having a blast
- Mother-of-four Princess Mary of Denmark, 42, shows off her slim figure in a black bikini as she, husband Prince Frederik and their kids play on the beach
- 'Ryan's dieting is going too far!' Seacrest 'obsessed' with green juice as he attempts to maintain his slender body Staying fit for TV
- She gave Sean Penn a day off! Charlize Theron looks heavily made up as she exits a photo shoot with her mom and son in tow... as boyfriend is nowhere in sight
- Zac Efron, 26, says he would jump at the chance to make a fourth High School Musical movie and is still close to the cast Shot to fame in 2006
- 'I'm glad my mom told me I was fat': How a mother's honesty about weight gave her daughter a healthy attitude to body image Glad for the truth
- Forget walkies! Kelly Bensimon wraps up to take her pet dog for a run as they work out together The former Real Housewives of New York
- Erin Wasson embraces spring as the face of Madewell's latest campaign - where she continues her 'search for the perfect T-shirt'
- Hoping for a paycheck! Charlie Sheen 'detoxing off booze to help his show Anger Management secure lucrative syndication deal'
- Miss Dependable! Rita Ora reveals impressive figure in pink and red swimsuit as she films new music video for single I Will Never Let You Down
- 'It's our party, we can do what we want!' Miley Cyrus naughtily buries her head into backup singer Amazon Ashley's significant cleavage... then sips in a cocktail
- They're ALL fake! Now Kourtney and Scott also 'used a different house when filming Keeping Up With The Kardashians' They claim it's to protect their safety
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 'hire Spanish supernanny with 20 years' experience to care for Prince George' She's already been seen with him in public
- Heating up! Steven Tyler, 65, 'in early stages of a relationship with his twentysomething personal assistant Aimee' Pictured cuddling up
- Selena Gomez's family 'vehemently opposed' to her reunion with Justin Bieber Couple were pictured together in McAllen, Texas
- That's some sexy synchronized swimming! Bikini-clad Aubrey O'Day and a pal frolic in the pool with handsome mystery men Back with Danity Kane
- Lena Dunham says she ISN'T 'the Woody Allen of her generation' and slams comparisons to the controversial filmmaker over his sex abuse allegations
- Krysten Ritter displays super slim frame as she arrives at The Wendy Williams Show in New York Bared a bit of her skinny tummy
- 18-year-old Miley Cyrus fan arrested for trespassing after sneaking into the singer's dressing room and leaving a note begging to meet with her
- Wet T-shirt contest? Real Housewife Marysol Patton, 47, hits Miami Beach braless in a see-through white top with mystery man in tow Let it all hang out
- Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn return to his yatch 'Privacy' after his disappointing round that left two spectators injured when he hit them with stray golf balls
- A little girl time? Jessica Simpson caught in bizarre three-way kiss with her friends in Instagram snap she labels 'yummy' At a baby shower
- 'Are you two "Ellen together"?': Lorde, 17, bats away rumors of a lesbian relationship with Taylor Swift in heated interview They were inseparable
- Nothing Toxic about this! Britney Spears watches her sons play football with ex K-Fed and his pregnant wife... as his cute daughter follows her around
- 'She let the cat out of the bag': Melissa McCarthy reveals Hollywood star Susan Sarandon once dated David Bowie A secret kept 30 years
- A sensationally Sandy shoot: Grease star Olivia Newton-John and daughter Chloe Lattanzi pose for pictures on a beach Chloe is in recovery
- Happy birthday, Prince Edward! Royal looks fresh-faced the day after 50th celebrations as he visits school with Sophie Wessex Queen's youngest son
- 'It's the most beautiful feeling!' Kendra Wilkinson shows off her bump as husband Hank Baskett talks falling in love 'over and over' Their second child
- Got the blues? Rebecca Gayheart, 42, shows her age as she fails to crack a smile during LA outing... even though she's draped in youthful pink
- In the city that never sleeps: Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall naps on Leigh-Anne Pinnock's lap as the British girl group visits New York City
- 'One week to go': British heiress Tamara Ecclestone celebrates impending birth of her daughter by sharing beautiful naked photo shoot
- 'He should have manned up and come': Liam Neeson blasts New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for no show at carriage stable tour following plans to ban horses
- Julia Roberts gets back to normal life as she picks her kids up from school after she 'skips' memorial service for her half-sister Nancy With her three children
- Money pit? Heidi Klum's $10m Bel Air mansion still being updated nearly SIX months after purchase An eight-bedroom fixer-upper
- Girls night out! Hilary Duff looks thrilled to be partying arm in arm with her pretty pals... just two months after split from Mike Comrie In West Hollywood
- Annalynne McCord shows off her petite frame in a strapless bikini top and jeans as she strolls on the beach Bikini bottoms peeked out from her trousers
- Fit at 50! Lisa Rinna looks fabulous in form-fitting workout gear as she steps out with husband Harry Hamlin In Los Angeles
- Blurred lines: Paula Patton 'open to giving Robin Thicke another chance' after productive phone conversations He says he desperately wants her back
- 'I don't try to force it anymore!' Jennifer Lopez reveals she is in no rush to get married a fourth time and claims as she has given up of fairy tales
- Kanye West does some self-promotion on his day off as he enjoys helicopter tour of Rio de Janeiro in a Yeezus T-shirt On tour in Brazil
- 'It's not the life I want my sister to live': Kim Kardashian stages intervention to help Khloé accept marriage is over in KUWTK mid-season finale
- 'It was so bizarre!' Aaron Paul reveals he spent a night 'getting drunk' with Michael Jackson and the Prince of Brunei before he was famous
- Catching a bite: Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers steps out with stunning Russian socialite Marinika Smirnova Spotted in London
- 'I will answer injustice with justice': Game Of Thrones' season four trailer shows Daenerys getting tough and Cersei frightened for her corrupt family
- She's Easy A-Okay: Amanda Bynes looks happy and healthy as she picks up boxes from a storage unit with her parents In Thousand Oaks
- Is Cressida set to meet the Queen at Balmoral? Visit this summer would be 25-year-old's first trip to the royal Scottish retreat He's making it official
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Livin' On The Edge: Steven Tyler, 65, watches Malibu sunset while getting cozy on beach with personal assistant
A MUCH younger woman
- Lucky You: Blossoming Drew Barrymore wears sequined tunic as she plays in the park with daughter Olive and husband Will Kopelman Looked radiant
- Lena Dunham walks naked through the Garden Of Eden in Girls parody on SNL... and Jon Hamm makes a surprise cameo too Liberal display of nudity
- 'I'm not bossy - I'm the boss!' Beyonce teams with Jennifer Garner and Jane Lynch in campaign to urge girls to take charge 'Ban Bossy' campaign
- She's a beach bump! Elsa Pataky displays her growing pregnant belly in a tank top as she enjoys a family day at the beach With her husband
- A week after she got glammed up for a Sydney Oscars party, Aussie model Jesinta Campbell dresses down in exercise gear for Asics photo shoot
- Face cream for cougars: Skincare for women in 50s and 60s claims to combat signs of menopause by 'tricking' skin into believing it's younger
- Masterchef judge Graham Elliot drop a stunning 147 pounds just 9 months after undergoing gastric surgery Shocked by the results
- Confide In Me: Kylie Minogue looks fetching in fleece as she prepares to field fan questions on MTV Asks in London A judge on the Voice UK
- Rihanna goes barefaced for low-key dinner with Drake in London... days after being spotted in Amsterdam and Paris together
- Happy to be hosting the Tonys: Hugh Jackman bursts into Pharrell Williams hit during promo for theater awards ceremony Awards are in June
- 'I'm not Oprah!' Lindsay Lohan frustrated as she finds the perfect apartment before property manager demands $10MILLION in insurance
- Green-eyed temptress Jessica Lowndes is a bolt out of the blue in plunging sapphire gown at Canadian Screen Awards Brunette 90210 beauty
- They've got baggage! Stars of British pop band Take That, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, are weighed down with cases as they touch down in New York City
- 'May every day forever start this way!' Rachel Zoe shares an early morning cuddle with sons Skyler and Kaius Tagged her post 'heaven' and 'perfect day'
- Lapping it up! Celebrity chef Mario Batali and his canine companion enjoy being waited on in New York's SoHo Wearing his trademark organge Crocs
- Honing her craft: Lupita Nyong'o seen in rare photos from her acting days at Yale School of Drama Thanked the university in her Oscar speech
- That's how she stays looking ace ! Twilight actress Ashley Greene shows off her toned limbs as she heads to a tennis lesson Keeping fit in LA
- 'I'd like to have Gisele's body': Jennifer Aniston admits she would love to trade bodies with Brazilian model Bundchen
- She's ready to indigo-go! Heather Graham wows in a bright blue skater dress and thigh-high socks At vegan restaurant in West Hollywood
- 'I feel blessed': Heidi Klum posts picture of herself standing in glorious infinity pool as she basks in the sunshine in Los Angeles A perfect evening
- Avengers star Paul Bettany shops with son Stellan,10, who's the image of his actress mum Jennifer Connelly Playing Vision in the star-studded sequel