SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tamara's tot isn't nuts about table manners
Judging by a recent photo uploaded by F1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone her baby Sophia seems in need of an immediate lesson in table etiquette, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Officialdom, flu jabs and a deadly silence
For Public Health England, there are mounting questions over the admission – slipped out late on Thursday – that the flu jab will protect only three per cent of patients this winter. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Should I reveal all and wreck my lover's marriage?
This week BEL MOONEY advises a woman who discovers that the wife of an old university acquaintance she slept with has had an affair. ...read
Frank Lampard being lined up by Sky Sports to take up pundit role once he retires
CHARLES SALE:Frank Lampard is being lined up as Sky Sports’ latest big-name signing as the Manchester City midfielder weighs up whether to move into broadcasting once he retires. ...read
Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph and George Ford impress as England start Six Nations campaign with win in Wales
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Take a bow England. That was an outstanding win and a perfect way to start a huge year. To stay so cool and composed when they went 10-0 down was exceptional. ...read
SARAH VINE: Sex abuse in Rotherham and why we British women of ALL faiths must make a stand against the bigots who betray Islam
Because of our open acceptance of other cultures, we all but colluded in 16 years' worth of abuse towards vulnerable girls in Rotherham - one was raped with a broken bottle. ...read
Harry Redknapp wants to return after leaving QPR... but why would he want the stress of being a boss again?
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Harry Redknapp has already outlined his ambitions to take another job and said there were no doubts he would come back. One word comes to my mind: why? ...read
Juan Cuadrado is a great talent who will breathe new life into Chelsea... the way he goes past people reminds me of Ronaldinho
MARTIN KEOWN - BOOTROOM: I saw Juan Cuadrado playing for Colombia against Uruguay at the World Cup last year. When Chelsea signed him, I thought: great talent. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Taxing questions for former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy as he takes leading role at B&M
It was quite a coup for B&M, the discount retailer, to attract Sir Terry Leahy as its chairman. Despite the recent problems at Tesco, Leahy remains a respected figure in the business world. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Dairy farmers caught up in supermarket price wars could face more woes as Müller Wiseman joins the fold
Dairy farmers already are suffering as a consequence of a price war among the supermarkets. Now it seems the processors are joining in the fun. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tamara's tot isn't nuts about table manners
Judging by a recent photo uploaded by F1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone her baby Sophia seems in need of an immediate lesson in table etiquette, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Officialdom, flu jabs and a deadly silence
For Public Health England, there are mounting questions over the admission – slipped out late on Thursday – that the flu jab will protect only three per cent of patients this winter. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Dairy farmers caught up in supermarket price wars could face more woes as Müller Wiseman joins the fold
Dairy farmers already are suffering as a consequence of a price war among the supermarkets. Now it seems the processors are joining in the fun. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: Sir Tom Stoppard's swots are too clever by half in Arcadia
Sir Tom Stoppard is having a mini boom. Less than a fortnight after his striking new play at the Royal National, his 1993 pencil-sucker, Arcadia, has begun a national tour. QUENTIN LETTS reviews the play. ...read
The interview when I squealed in terror and why I pity jobseekers asked how to get hippos out of holes, writes TOM UTLEY
More than 40 years on, I’m still haunted by memories of the interview I sat for a place at the Cambridge college where my journalist father won a starred double-first class degree, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
Dr Google told me that I'd got ebola: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN fears that rise of online self-diagnosis will end up making pressure on A & E ten times worse
No wonder some A&E departments have been overwhelmed this winter. The especially vicious seasonal flu which has been poleaxing so many of us claimed 29,000 lives in a fortnight in January. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prime Minister admits savage joke about Ed Balls is not his own
David Cameron admitted that his savage joke about Ed Balls’s forgetfulness – ‘Bill Somebody is not a person; bill somebody is Labour’s policy’ – is not his own, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Yes, I abhor homophobia. But teaching five-year-olds about gay sex is frankly sheer lunacy
On Tuesday, Tristram Hunt, the Shadow Education Secretary, unveiled that if Labour wins the election, children as young as five will have sex education classes, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Watching ISIS burn a man alive was the most abominable thing I have ever seen - and any Muslim who won't stand up to these barbarians must watch it too
My finger hovered over the ‘click’ button. I’d heard that ISIS had burned a young Jordanian pilot alive in a cage, and there were numerous people posting the snuff movie on social media. I wanted to watch it. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: High time work-shy Beatrice grew up
Princess Beatrice has been branded 'Her Royal Work Shyness' after revelations that, aged 26, she has given up her job with Sony Pictures and has just returned from her third luxury holiday in a month. ...read
PETER McKAY: With Chilcot's delays, the Brittan affair and curtsies to dead Saudi monarchs, it seems the elite have never been so out of touch
There is at present a gulf between ordinary people and those who define official thinking on three topics: our relations with Saudi Arabia, the Leon Brittan affair and the delayed Chilcot inquiry. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Ed's £63,000 travel bill... every month! Cost of chauffeuring around Miliband an embarrassment for Labour
Ed Miliband is acquiring an unwanted reputation to match that of Prince ‘Airmiles’ Andrew for the high cost of his travel arrangements, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Labour is still a threat, despite the shambles
Ed Miliband's Election campaign is sinking before it has been properly launched. No major political party in modern times has gone into an Election so riven by defeatism and disloyalty. ...read
Half a century on, a second farewell to the greatest Briton: Barge that carried wartime icon's body to state funeral 50 years ago sails the Thames once more
Dignified and solemn, and a display of all the ceremony that Britain could muster, Sir Winston Churchill’s State funeral 50 years ago was the country’s epic farewell to its revered wartime leader. ...read
Dave wasn't always keen on the Greens: Tory MPs were instructed to ignore a letter urging inclusion of minor parties in debates, writes ANDREW PIERCE
The planned TV debates between our political leaders have been in disarray ever since David Cameron refused to take part unless the Greens were on the same platform. ...read
A hero unsurpassed: MAX HASTINGS says we still live in the shadow of this flawed colossus... as the Mail prints historic tribute editions marking the 50th anniversary of Churchill's death
Today, people sometimes ask me, as a historian: ‘What has happened to the giants who led us in the past? Where is the Winston Churchill for our own times?’ ...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
Why Neil Baldwin really is Marvellous: The qualified clown and Stoke City FC kit man who became an unlikely national hero
Neil Baldwin keeps 13 budgerigars and canaries in his sitting room in Newcastle-under-Lyme, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
The spycatcher of Fleet Street whose scoops spooked PMs: How Chapman Pincher, who has died aged 100, bagged some of the greatest exclusives of the century
He was admired, he was feared, and most of all among an extraordinary range of contacts in the highest echelons of government, he was trusted, writes GEOFFREY LEVY. ...read
Rise up against the tyranny of the safety Nazis: Persecuted people of Britain! You've had your lives ruined by petty, nonsensical 'safety' rules. Now a brilliant new book explodes the myths
TRACEY BROWN AND MICHAEL HANLON looks at the way in which the seemingly unanswerable interests of ‘safety and security’ are being used and abused. ...read
A.N. WILSON: What the Dickens is wrong with teaching children to love ENGLISH novels?
The Secretary of State for Education has come up with a revolutionary idea. An idea so revolutionary, in fact, that it has provoked ‘fury’, ‘outrage’ and ‘dismay’ among educationalists. ...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
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
Obama jokes Jack Lew's loopy signature could 'debase our currency' as he makes him official pick for Treasury Secretary
‘Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as secretary of the Treasury,’ Obama said, naming Lew as the man he wants to succeed Timothy Geithner. ...read
The sharpest tongue in the West: The waspish wit and elegant controversy of Gore Vidal
ROY HATTERSLEY: Gore Vidal was entitled to claim that he was the wittiest and most elegant writer of his time. And claim it he often did. For modesty was not his principal virtue. ...read
In my days as Tory party chairman, donor-gate could never have happened
The most worrying thing about the sorry tale of Peter Cruddas is that it is yet another example of a failure by the Conservative leadership to think things through, or to have any regard for the way in which things were managed in the past. ...read
Who says we get happier with age? I'm grumpier than ever - and proud of it!
Grumbling should never be well-mannered or under control. It should be full-blooded. It should be rampant, writes MICHAEL WINNER. ...read
JOHN KETTLEY: It may have been one of the mildest Novembers on record - but now prepare for snow
By November 24 last year most of the country was already frozen over, with widespread severe frosts, deep snowfall and travel chaos. ...read
Frank Lampard being lined up by Sky Sports to take up pundit role once he retires
CHARLES SALE:Frank Lampard is being lined up as Sky Sports’ latest big-name signing as the Manchester City midfielder weighs up whether to move into broadcasting once he retires. ...read
Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph and George Ford impress as England start Six Nations campaign with win in Wales
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Take a bow England. That was an outstanding win and a perfect way to start a huge year. To stay so cool and composed when they went 10-0 down was exceptional. ...read
Harry Redknapp wants to return after leaving QPR... but why would he want the stress of being a boss again?
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Harry Redknapp has already outlined his ambitions to take another job and said there were no doubts he would come back. One word comes to my mind: why? ...read
Juan Cuadrado is a great talent who will breathe new life into Chelsea... the way he goes past people reminds me of Ronaldinho
MARTIN KEOWN - BOOTROOM: I saw Juan Cuadrado playing for Colombia against Uruguay at the World Cup last year. When Chelsea signed him, I thought: great talent. ...read
A Leyton Orient player earns £20,000 a week, but it's a rare breed of sportsman who can be filthy rich but stay hungry for success... like Cristiano Ronaldo
JEFF POWELL: One player at Leyton Orient is understood to be earning more than £20,000 a week. Take a deep breath. Yes, twenty grand. That’s a million a year plus change. In League One. ...read
Manchester United set to make final attempt to sign Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels in next 24 hours... and Tottenham will go for Kevin Mirallas transfer from Everton
ROB SHEPHERD'S FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Manchester United could make one last attempt to sign Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund in the next 24 hours with a £37m bid for the German. ...read
Newcastle United fans could regret pushing Alan Pardew out the door... they've struggled since he quit for Crystal Palace
MARTIN ALLEN: All those Newcastle United fans moaning about Alan Pardew, who weren’t keen on him, have now seen from afar four victories for Crystal Palace and just one win for their team. ...read
Alexis Sanchez could leave Arsenal if they don't win the Champions League... he won't want to stay on the Arsene Wenger train where the destination is Mediocrity Central
ADRIAN DURHAM: Arsenal MUST win the Champions League, or their star man will want out. I suspect Alexis Sanchez is wondering whether he should be playing at a bigger club? ...read
Football confederations shouldn't be acting like nightclub bouncers... dropping the red rope for Australia and cold shouldering Israel as they're not on the list
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Asia have new continental champions – Australia – while Israel play in Europe. Gulf nations are not too happy about the Socceroos' success. Here's what you think... ...read
Zach Clough went down easily to win Bolton Wanderers' penalty but Liverpool's Martin Skrtel did make contact... in these situations, you have to back the referee
GRAHAM POLL: Not all incidents in football are clear or black and white - often there are shades of grey. Bolton's penalty is one if those - it was soft but you have to support the referee's decision. ...read
It's not quite Jody Morris cleaning Dennis Wise's boots but, as Jose Mourinho spends £27m on a Colombian winger, Chelsea are filling their youth teams with local heroes
ASH WEDNESDAY: Chelsea have made a commitment to nurture local talent again. Jose Mourinho is taking more of an interest in the academy than ever before. ...read
Stuart Pearce, Martin Johnson and more... We're suckers for a legend in a tracksuit, but it rarely works
MARTIN SAMUEL: In an ideal world, Martin Johnson would be leading England into Friday’s Six Nations match in Cardiff. More often than not, though, a return of a hero ends in disaster. ...read
Philippe Coutinho is in fantastic form... but Liverpool's playmaker must take a leaf out of David Silva's book and produce in the Premier League week in, week out
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Coutinho was excellent against both Chelsea and West Ham United but the Liverpool midfielder must produce that form on a consistent basis, just like Silva does. ...read
Super Bowl puts on a stunning show for the fans even if they don't like the game... it engulfs an entire city and we must try and do this back home for the FA Cup final
VERNON KAY: The way that the NFL builds a city around an American football event is phenomenal. Imagine if we could make a bigger spectacle out of the FA Cup final. ...read
Charlton fans chant 'You don't know what you're doing' at Guy Luzon's first home match... I doubt he's going to be at SE7 long enough to collect a testimonial
PATRICK COLLINS: Charlton are owned by a chap who is apparently the 18th richest man in Belgium, however the Championship outfit are just his bit on the side. ...read
Andy Murray can punish wavering Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final
BRAD GILBERT: I had Novak Djokovic as strong favourite for the Australian Open title but now I am not so sure. I am feeling increasingly good vibes about Andy Murray. Djokovic has struggled. ...read
Radamel Falcao has now been paid £6m since joining Manchester United... Louis van Gaal must wash his hands of the £280,000-a-week gamble if the striker doesn't improve
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Jorge Mendes can only have been tempted to use the good China on Thursday, when his client, Radamel Falcao, passed 150 days at Old Trafford. ...read
Manchester United look no better than they did on the opening day of the season
MARTIN KEOWN'S BOOT ROOM: Louis van Gaal has experimented so much with Manchester United but they didn't seem any better against Cambridge than they did on the first day of the season. ...read
Sam Burgess will make his England Saxons bow in Cork knowing he is very much in Stuart Lancaster's World Cup thoughts
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: This day was always likely to come; it was just a question of how soon. Sam Burgess is back in an England shirt again - but this time in another code. ...read
Manchester United edge closer to Mats Hummels transfer... but who's the ex-Manchester City starlet heading to Old Trafford?
TRANSFER COLUMN: Borussia Dortmund are laying the groundwork for the potential departure of Mats Hummels to Manchester United. ...read
Carl Froch is a warrior... postponing the Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr fight because of an elbow injury is heartbreaking
EDDIE HEARN: Carl Froch desperately wants a Las Vegas fight before he hangs up his gloves and I am already looking at the possibility of rescheduling for a summer fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr ...read
Quique Sanchez Flores sparked Atletico Madrid revolution with Diego Costa and David de Gea... now he eyes Real derby scalp
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Getafe boss Quique Sanchez Flores is a bit special. He started the Atletico Madrid revolution and he is actually a minor royal in the Real Madrid dynasty. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Ronald Koeman right where he belongs, Roger Federer far from over and out and Joey Barton talking b******
It's Hot or Not time again as IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm this week and what's been leaving him cold inside. ...read
Andy Sullivan keeps English momentum going by winning the South African Open
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: First Yorkshireman Danny Willett claimed the Sun City Challenge. Then Midlander Andy Sullivan secured the the oldest trophy in the game. ...read
Cristiano Ronaldo could claim a second straight Ballon d'Or... 'The Making of Ronaldo' illustrates the Portuguese's sheer desire to be the best from a young age
EDGE OF THE BOX: 'The Making of Ronaldo' documentary highlights exactly why the Portuguese forward became such a global superstar... he was determined to be the best. ...read
England are in a mess... so let's just give it a bash at the World Cup
NASSER HUSSAIN: If England are to have any chance in this World Cup they must play without fear or inhibitions. A score of 250 simply will not be enough in this tournament. ...read
England have to let Moeen Ali go from the start at World Cup - and why can't ECB mount a decent defence of Alastair Cook?
THE TOP SPIN: As England near the end of their one-day series in Sri Lanka, and with the World Cup less than two months away, there remain as many questions as answers… ...read
Accrington Stanley could earn £250,000 if they beat Yeovil... but playing against Manchester United in the FA Cup third round would mean so much more
DAVID LLOYD: If Accrington Stanley beat Yeovil on Tuesday, it could be worth as much as £250,000 to the club. But playing Manchester United would be about far more than money. ...read
SEBASTIEN BASSONG: It was hard falling out of favour at Norwich but I've found my touch again at Watford... and Cameroon's World Cup was an 'embarrassment'
In his second appearance in the Footballers’ Football Column, Sebastien Bassong talks about last season at Norwich, Cameroon’s terrible World Cup and his hopes for the future. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: I can't wait to face the New Zealand haka... if players can't handle it, they're in the wrong sport
The Northampton wing and Sportsmail columnist gives his views on Wales' showdown with 'the world's best team' New Zealand at the Millenium Stadium on Saturday. ...read
NICO ROSBERG COLUMN: I need some help from Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi to win the F1 title… and I am going to push him as hard as I can
Lewis Hamilton has been making some mistakes recently, he spun in Brazil for instance, so maybe there is a chance that he will help me out and that is what I am looking for. ...read
Kevin Pietersen's book rocked cricket but dig a little deeper and you'll find the real story behind the hypocrite
PAUL NEWMAN: Kevin Pietersen's autobiography has seemed to be an endless stream of sad score-settling. And here are the best (and worst) of them. ...read
Steven Gerrard is the real deal and Liverpool HAVE to give the best player in their history a new contract
During the summer, it was intimated Steven Gerrard signing a new deal was a formality but, two and a half months on, there is an element of uncertainty starting to swirl around. ...read
Lewis Hamilton grabs last minute pole position in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying as Nico Rosberg can't hide his frustration
JONATHAN McEVOY IN SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix by a margin so small it was practically beyond comprehension. ...read
STEVEN GERRARD: I just had to send a chilling message to my 'roofer' pal Craig Noone
The ice-bucket challenge has been making more headlines and, as someone who found themselves nominated to do it, I can confirm it is not something you would want to do twice. ...read
Sam Turner's tips: All the best bets for Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August
Ten course winners line up for today’s William Hill Great St Wilfrid but few have stronger claims than the admirable SPINATRIX (Ripon, nb, 3.30). ...read
Everton striker Chris Long could force his way into Roberto Martinez's plans as Spaniard gives youth a chance
Roberto Martinez has been left scratching his head by Everton's pre-season form but one shining ray of light has been the emergence of 19-year-old striker Chris Long. ...read
Max Whitlock: I am over the moon to have won five Commonwealth Games medals in Glasgow... British success makes a massive statement to the rest of the world
ROAD TO RIO 2016: British gymnast Max Whitlock, who won five Commonwealth Games medals in Glasgow, talks about his success and his aims ahead of the Olympics in 2016. ...read
Stuart Pearce is used to surviving after days in the Scottish wilderness... now 'Psycho' is gearing up for the challenge of guiding Nottingham Forest to promotion
EXCLUSIVE: Having taken charge of Nottingham Forest this summer, Stuart Pearce admits there is a great deal of expectation at the City Ground. ...read
Commonwealth Games 2014: Dazzling, daring and plenty of tears... Sportsmail's experts give their verdicts
Sportsmail's experts give their verdicts on the Commonwealth Games including their favourite memeory from the event and their Brit to watch in Rio. ...read
Stoute's bad week could have fairytale ending if Telescope lands King George
A week Sir Michael Stoute will probably want to forget might end with a reminder why the 10-time champion Newmarket trainer is held in such high esteem. ...read
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's finished his summer spending as he vows to let the youngsters have their chance
After signing Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis Jose Mourinho says there will be no more additions this summer as he insists he will give his U-21 stars a chance to get into the team and develop. ...read
James Rodriguez to sign for Real Madrid in £60m deal with World Cup Golden Boot winner's arrival sparking Premier League rush for La Liga giant's stars
The star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez, will sign for Real Madrid this Wednesday for £60million in a transfer that will push several players towards the Premier League. ...read
Gus Poyet confident of signing Fabio Borini for £14million, with Sunderland boss willing to fly Liverpool forward back from America
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. ...read
James Rodriguez's volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper... it's time for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup awards!
James Rodriguez's superb volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper have been just a few of the stand-out moments of the 2014 World Cup, but what else? ...read
Germany 1-0 France PLAYER RATINGS: Veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm prove solid as Joachim Low's men earn place in World Cup semi-final
Germany saw off France in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final to book their place in the final four. ...read
Susie Wolff 'massively disappointed' after lasting only four laps on full F1 debut
Susie Wolff has expressed her disappointment at completing only four laps on her full Formula One debut. ...read
Andy Murray is moving in one direction as Wimbledon hero feeds off his star treatment
MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray knew things had changed a week ago when he walked out on Centre Court to the kind of pop star reception not witnessed since the exceptional days of the London 2012 tennis event. ...read
Richard Schaefer leaves Golden Boy promotions after 14 years as CEO
MARTIN DOMIN: Richard Schaefer has announced his decision to leave the world’s biggest boxing promotional company, Golden Boy. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: George Groves and Carl Froch are like two lovers... all they can think about is the other - they consume each other's lives
I’ve never really given George Groves the credit he deserves. I didn’t before he fought James DeGale and when you look at the development of both fighters since then, Groves has come on tenfold in terms of his confidence and self-belief. When he boxed Carl Froch last year, I thought he had no chance but he shocked everybody. ...read
The essential Grand National guide: Scudamore's lowdown on all the runners and riders for Aintree
On the biggest day in the horseracing calendar, Sportsmail's expert analyst Peter Scudamore - an eight-time champion jockey - marks your card for the Aintree showpiece... ...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
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
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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
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
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 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
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
DALEY THOMPSON: Mo's brilliant but he needs to break world records to be a great like Seb, Sally and me
I thought Mo Farah’s achievement in Moscow, winning 5,000m and 10,000m gold to add to his two Olympic titles, was brilliant. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
THE INSIDER: Carroll holds up Liverpool bid for Llorente as Sunderland eye loan move for Rose
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily Insider instalment here for Thursday, August 30. ...read
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
Paul Nicholls: Kauto is raring to go and ready to Star in the Gold Cup
A couple of weekends ago my gut feeling was that Kauto Star would not make it to the Gold Cup. When my head lad Clifford Baker told me that he thought Kauto was only ‘50-50’, my heart sank. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: 50 Shades writer E. L. James cracks the whip on film changes
The author threatened to get fans of her lurid tales to boycott the big-screen film version if scenes written by award-winning playwright, Patrick Marber, were used in the picture, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
The fabulously frisky Foxes: As actor Freddie Fox is linked to Prince Harry's ex (but says he might date a man) he's following in his flirty family's footsteps
The dynasty seems to have a propensity for complex private lives. The family’s network of liaisons includes a dizzying number of connections to royalty — both Hollywood and the Windsors. ...read
Soap watch: JACI STEPHEN's ultimate insight into the week's soaps
Has Coronation Street employed a Head of Hotness in casting? While the show has always been terrific in promoting stunning, sexy women, it’s generally fallen down in the male department. ...read
Sorry it's only me! William apologies to Malta as Kate forced to stay at home
He may be a future king but he’s certainly not as glamorous as his wife – and yesterday Prince William clearly felt the need to apologise on a visit to Malta. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Should I reveal all and wreck my lover's marriage?
This week BEL MOONEY advises a woman who discovers that the wife of an old university acquaintance she slept with has had an affair. ...read
JAN MOIR: Why persecute a doctor but not prosecute sex gang rapists?
This week there was vivid evidence of how misplaced political correctness is having a pernicious and corrosive effect on this country - it has become a sickness, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: There is a more caring and effective way to tell a child off than separation from the tribe and banishment to a stair
LORRAINE CANDY explains how the traditional 'naughty step' method of discipline has gone out the window to make way for a calmer and more rational reprimand technique. ...read
LIZ JONES: How about bunging me £400 to go slower on the motorway?
Researchers conducted a study to show that offering vouchers worth £400 to pregnant women who smoke has a higher success rate in persuading them to give up than just offering advice. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex column: Why is my lover so obsessed with stockings?
ROWAN PELLING helps out a woman in her fifties who isn't comfortable with her new lover's obsession with her wearing stockings, having gone to the extent of buying hr some black seamed ones to try. ...read
Walking back to happiness: It helped her cope with a marriage break-up, her sister's death, even the Celeb jungle... forget self-help books, says JANET STREET-PORTER, just get your boots on
Forget yoga - just put one foot in front of the other and you will be able to deal with anything life throws your way, says Janet (inset). Any doubts? See a new film, Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon (right). ...read
I'm so lucky to be here. But there'll always be anger that the doctors missed my cancer: As he's rushed back to hospital, dying cancer boy whose appeal raised £3.2m reveals the blunders that haunt him
Stephen Sutton (pictured and with his mother Jane inset) doesn’t believe in miracles. Or at least, he didn’t. ‘I am so lucky and so fortunate to be here,' he tells REBECCA HARDY. ...read
The web's a dark place but there is one glimmer of hope
SANDRA PARSONS: Today's young woman has a wider selection of men from whom to choose — but if she isn't lucky enough to find her Mr Darcy at university or the office, she’s increasingly unlikely to meet him at all. ...read
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Why I'm mad about the midi skirt
Demure but sexy, grown-up yet on-trend, the midi is a style to suit all women. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: Is my thinning hair a sign that I'm ill?
Before considering the most likely cause of your hair loss, Dr Scurr explains a bit about the biology of hair. ...read
Forget the pre-Election squabbling. Here's my five-point guide to how YOU - the patient - can help solve the NHS crisis by DR ELLIE CANNON
It may be a bitter pill to swallow, but if you, as patients, can take some responsibility for the NHS crisis then you can also be part of the solution, writes DR ELLIE CANNON. ...read
JANE CLARKE: Why you can ignore what's on the label
This week, in her final column, Jane explains how food labelling can be hugely misleading. ...read
Biography: Richard Browning, This is Money
Richard Browning is This is Money's Development Editor and author of How to Survive the Credit Crunch. ...read
THE MINOR INVESTOR: The wisdom of the crowd or herd mentality? Crowdfunding looks tempting but it pays to tread carefully
The pie-in-the-sky ideas smashing crowdfunding targets and mini-bonds swiftly selling out, should be a warning to investors. Done right though alternative finance can pay off. ...read
JAMES CONEY: The taxman is getting it wrong despite new computer systems - if it wants us to be accountable, it must be too
If it wants us to be accountable, it must be prepared to take responsibility, too. But, really, what we need is a rethink of the whole bungling tax system. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: We can't act surprised that comparison sites make a mint from us switching - Snoop Dogg doesn't work for free
The four biggest price comparison sites spent a massive £110 million on advertising last year, according to exclusive research by Nielsen for This is Money. ...read
LEE BOYCE: My resolution to watch local sports teams for £10 has rekindled my love for live football and rugby
The adage of you get what you pay for can definitely be used when it comes to the quality of players at smaller sports teams, but not when it comes to friendly and welcoming atmosphere. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Investment trusts have generated wealth for us for nearly 200 years - long may they continue
Despite the occasional unpleasant hiccup, most notably the awful split capital misselling scandal of the late 1990s, investment trusts have served investors extremely well. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Something needs to change AND fast... Europe must share Greek tragedy
The current state of affairs between Greece and its eurozone partners is unsustainable. Something needs to change – and fast. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Help - I paid doorstep salesman £295 to get my council tax bill reduced, but nothing happened
A doorstep salesman offered to apply for a reduction in my home’s council tax band. I later phoned the firm and was told it was submitting my claim to a tribunal. ...read
ASK TONY: Why has my British Gas boiler and central heating policy gone up by 20%?
I rang British Gas to ask why the cost of my boiler and central heating policy had risen by nearly 20 per cent to just over £30 a month, but I couldn’t get a straight answer. Are you able to help? ...read
DOGBERRY: 'I’m looking forward to shifting more of my media diet towards reading books' -Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive, Facebook
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. ...read
SAM DUNN: 2014 has been a year of revolution with an extraordinary upheaval in the way millions of Britons manage their money
Over the past year there has been an extraordinary upheaval in the way millions of Britons manage their money. ...read
'Sorry for the delay to your train, this is due to a driver shortage!' How can we stop ridiculous excuses from Thameslink and other rail companies?
Driver shortages, broken down trains and infrequent services feel more regular than the timetables for some commuters - especially Marc Shoffman's fellow Thameslink sufferers. ...read
Stamp duty reform - a welcome change but can buyers expect the money they save in tax to be swallowed by rising prices?
Yesterday, less than 24 hours after the Chancellor announced his overhaul to stamp duty, I put in a call to the giant property websites that aggregate estate agents' listings. ...read
'Shopping around added £3,500 to my fashion boutique's bottom line': Four ways to cut your business expenses if you work from home or own a small firm
Every penny counts when you are running a small business, particularly for those just starting up. Here's This is Money’s four step plan to lowering essential costs ...read
Factory slowdown threatens UK growth and rate hike must be delayed, warns BCC
The recovery in manufacturing has run out of steam and could sound the first alarm bell for the UK economy, according to the British Chambers of Commerce. ...read
Slimline Aga for city living: Manufacturer unveils 60cm version of its cast-iron cooker to fit in small urban kitchens - and it's a snip at £5,000
The Aga City60, promoted by model Daisy Lowe, is 60cm wide - which means it will fit into a standard kitchen cabinet space - and costs £4,995. ...read
MARKET REPORT: Halfords punctured by broker downgrade for European retailers
After a recent strong run helped by interest in the Tour de France’s visit to Britain, some cautious broker comment caused the chain to come off for bicycle and car parts retailer Halfords. ...read
Customers due compensation for mis-sold card protection must act now as they have two weeks left to file claims averaging £188
Seven million people targeted with these policies were sent compensation claims forms in February by their bank or credit card company. But many have yet to respond. ...read
Savers handed new tax-efficient way to get at their pension pots as officials flesh out upcoming retirement freedoms
People in work pensions are to be given a new tax-efficient option to take lump sums out of their savings pots when they wish as they approach retirement. ...read
Money Morals: Is a Lidl store's ten minute free parking with a £90 fine if you overstay and don't buy anything fair?
Anyone who doesn't buy something in the shop gets hit with a £90 fine if they stray over. Is this fair? Have your say in out latest Money Moral. ...read
Blow to drivers as AA warns whiplash law will push up the price of insurance premiums
Insurers started to cut prices after the Government unveiled measures to reduce fraudulent whiplash claims but premium falls may rise again unless tougher measures are brought in. ...read
The great British pension savings chasm: Millions face stark choice of working into old age or surviving on far less than they think
A study into Britain's savings habits has found that many are falling drastically short when it comes to giving themselves a chance of a decent retirement income. ...read
Unemployed 18-year-old applies for £300 payday loan and is offered £500 - is this responsible lending?
He applied for a £300 loan through Cash Lady as an unemployed eighteen-year-old presuming that he’d be turned down. The result? They arranged a £500 loan. ...read
RICHARD DYSON: The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion
The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust, but the Bank of Gran and Grandad is flush with property wealth, a further sign of the great generational divide. ...read
DAN ATKINSON: Downturns may have prevented bust
Gordon Brown was committed to ending the cycle of ‘boom and bust’. Perhaps one or two small downturns may have saved us from the very large one that started in 2008. ...read
DAN HYDE: Annuity changes are welcome but insurers have forced a selfish compromise that will hurt thousands
Insurers are finally cleaning up their act over a £1 billion pensions rip-off but their self-interest has stopped the ABI from going the whole hog, leaving thousands to fall through the cracks in the code. ...read
LISA BUCKINGHAM: Time to take a long hard look at the predatory payday loan gang
The OFT is about to write to the 50 largest payday lenders to point out where it thinks they may be falling short, but such moves are not enough. ...read
A final farewell: Three million readers helped us build up a website that's making a difference
Much has changed since I was made Editor of This is Money seven years ago. These seismic financial times help to explain a rise in readership from 300,000 to 3m. ...read
Barclays carries on regardless
Barclays' rewards appear all the more farcical because it was ex-boss John Varley who spearheaded the much-trumpeted Merlin deal, writes Lucy Farndon ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Think Greece is in a mess? Wait till the UK's debt mountain explodes in our face
For the time being it is the Greeks who are fighting against a lack of jobs, welfare payments, tax credits and easy loans - but I wonder whether it will soon be the Greeks who are sympathising with us? ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Why HALF of Ed's MPs have already thrown in the towel
What worries Labour figures most is that too many people in the party are already thinking about the leadership contest that would follow a defeat, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
BLACK DOG: Labour frontbencher Mary Creagh tells louts where to get off
Labour frontbencher Mary Creagh gave short shrift to four drunken and rather large louts who were causing mayhem on a London Underground train. ...read
LIZ JONES: The best gift you can give your child? Some backbone
Children these days are rude, spoilt, obnoxious, and loud, says LIZ JONES. Why? Because parents refuse to instil values, turning their children into nightmares who will never possess a backbone. ...read
My big Page 3 boob: I thought it was all just harmless fun, writes RACHEL JOHNSON
'Confession. Until last week’s Storm in a D-Cup – no other time-honoured Fleet Street cliche will do – I didn’t have violent opinions about bare breasts on Page 3.' ...read
Health: Recipes to revive and renew, plus the great teddy bear makeover
Cooking for someone going through treatment for cancer can be demanding. A new book aims to provide easily digestible, restorative and nutritious recipes alongside practical advice. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: Which supplements should I take to give me some pep until spring?
I have got the winter dulls (skin) and lows (energy). Are there any super supplements you can suggest to get me through until the daffodils start blooming again? ...read
Beauty Buzz: Perfect the new plait, plus pay lip service to Red Nose Day
Get twisty with this season's undone plaits, update your blush collection and the solution to adult eczema. ...read
Dear Zelda: Your problems answered
Zelda on moving on from a sadistic man, the pitfalls of an affair, and a one-sided relationship. ...read
Horoscopes: You will achieve nothing by denying the truth, Aquarius
Sally Brompton's seven day forecast. ...read
Liz Jones's Diary: In which there's another death in the family
The message came when I was in Canada, working. Lizzie was ill again and Nic had to take her to the emergency vet. And this time the prognosis was not good... ...read
Mimi Spencer's fabulous 5:2 beach diet: Chicken and mango salad
A light, bright and totally tasty update on coronation chicken – made in minutes and probably demolished in seconds (though I would advise relishing every forkful). ...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
What bright spark thought bullying and patronising us Scots was the way to win our votes?
There’s an arrogance to the separatists that manifests itself in withering contempt for the views of the many people like me who want to stay British, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
SARAH VINE: Sex abuse in Rotherham and why we British women of ALL faiths must make a stand against the bigots who betray Islam
Because of our open acceptance of other cultures, we all but colluded in 16 years' worth of abuse towards vulnerable girls in Rotherham - one was raped with a broken bottle. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Taxing questions for former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy as he takes leading role at B&M
It was quite a coup for B&M, the discount retailer, to attract Sir Terry Leahy as its chairman. Despite the recent problems at Tesco, Leahy remains a respected figure in the business world. ...read
Acts of mercy: Lauren Branning closes in on Lucy Beale’s killer while Timothy West wants out of Walford. Good news for once in EastEnders, by JIM SHELLEY
Eastenders showed encouraging signs of a solution to the question 'Who Killed Lucy Beale?' - a plot that has dragged on for so long it’s in danger of turning into ‘Who Remembers Lucy Beale?’ ...read
Mr Inspiration: Feared head - then lifelong friend. SIMON HEFFER pays a heart-stirring tribute to a man who proved grammar schools really do change lives
Nigel Fanshawe was never simply a headmaster. To those who had the great good fortune to be part of his school, he was an example, an inspiration and a friend, writes SIMON HEFFER. ...read
The decade of despair: The businessmen warning that Miliband wants to take Britain back to the 1970s are right - it would be a catastrophe, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
In the past few days, it has seemed that Ed Miliband is heading for all-out war with the High Street over his increasingly strident attacks on Britain’s businesses, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Why persecuting smokers will cost us all more in the long run
While few sympathise with the cigarette giants (though your pension fund probably holds shares in them) there is an issue of liberty and choice here - set against that of public health, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
ANALYSIS: Was Charlie Hebdo massacre Al-Qaeda's bid to re-establish itself as global terror force after being 'eclipsed by ISIS', asks Michael Burleigh
The manner of yesterday's terrorist attack suggests that Al Qaeda feels eclipsed by ISIS and was determined to put itself back in the international spotlight with an act of mass murder. ...read
How do you pass off a vast deficit as triumph - and get away with it...? Why George Osborne's cunning genius would make Machiavelli proud
George Osborne’s plea is that his task is only half-done and you simply can’t trust Labour to complete it, writes MARK LITTLEWOOD, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs. ...read
Feminists? No, men wearing this T-shirt insult women and I don't believe Ed Miliband or Nick Clegg's protestations for a second says MELISSA KITE
Both leaders had put on T-shirts produced by The Fawcett Society, which campaigns for equal rights for women - but MELISSA KITE asks how can a man claim to be a feminist? ...read
Labour can't win without its band of Scots MPs: A Yes vote next week would spell crisis for Miliband government
With Scotland, Ed Miliband is on course to secure a majority of 32 seats in the Commons - including 46 of the 59 Scottish seats. If these were excluded, Labour would be three seats short of a majority. ...read
I’ll stand against Salmond in the Scottish Parliament over NHS 'lies' says Gordon Brown
The former PM said: ‘If he continues to peddle this deception then I will want to join Johann Lamont in fighting him and securing the return of a Labour Government as quickly as possible.’ ...read
Greece, glorious Greece: Finding family holiday heaven on Halkidiki's 'middle finger'
Sithonia, the so-called middle finger of the peninsulas which hang down from the northern Greek mainland, is an ideal place for a family break, as Jack Doyle discovers. ...read
The pretty perfection of Palm Springs: Charlize, Sinatra and the timeless sophistication of California's desert classic
It is the corner of California that has long lured the stars - from aces of the tennis court to cinematic greats. Glenys Roberts finds a car and goes east to Palm Springs. ...read
Revealed: The revolutionary rub-on hormone gel that can banish depression and transform the lives of countless women
'My best friend Chloe tried to kill herself twice. Another suicide attempt and two admissions to the Priory later, she is fine,' writes HARRIET SERGEANT. ...read
'I only had my daughter for eight years': Mother who lost TV executive husband and child in speedboat horror speaks about the tragedy for the first time revealing how 'perfect life was pulled from under me'
Victoria Milligan, from Wandsworth, south-west London, was enjoying a holiday in Cornwall with her husband Nick and their four children when they were all thrown overboard. ...read
Secret court jails gran who hugged her granddaughter: Pensioner sentenced to three months after disobeying order she should not see the teenager
Kathleen Danby, 72, from Orkney in Scotland was jailed for three months by the secretive Court of Protection in Birmingham, despite not being at the hearing. ...read
A living bereavement: When ESTHER RANTZEN spoke up for couples denied access to their grandchildren, she triggered a flood of heart rending stories revealing the agony of family breakdown's forgotten victims
Being told she could never her toddler grandson again, would leave Esther heartbroken. Yet Jane and Mark Jackson (pictured) have not seen their granddaughter for seven years. ...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
Why doesn't Stephen Fry call for a ban on Russian music, theatre and all performing arts?
ADRIAN HILTON: 'An absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential,' says Stephen Fry in an impassioned letter to the Prime Minister and the International Olympic Committee. ...read
The teacher who changed my life: In this moving tribute to his old English master, who's just died, CLIVE ASLET says his one regret is he never thanked him
A fortnight ago I heard that the English master who taught me at school, the great Frank Miles, had died, aged 92. I say great — he was great to us, the ones for whom reading came to matter so much as a result of his highly individual influence. ...read
'Gordon the Gopher could've done a better job!' Phil and Holly's funeral coverage falls flat for ITV and Sky's man gets a handbagging
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were out of their depth while covering Baroness Thatcher's funeral, says PAUL CONNOLLY - but Sky News's Tom Parmenter fared even worse. ...read
On the 20th anniversary of the first mobile phone text message... How texting made history but ruined our language- and plenty of marriages!
DAVID THOMAS: The average Briton now sends around 50 texts a week and is more likely to text friends and family than talk to them. Here are some of the most outrageous, newsworthy, moving and shocking texts from the past two decades. ...read
The Lord Chief Justice has failed us all miserably by cutting the sentence of this vile child rapist
ANNA SMITH: Child sex monster Paul Wilson filmed himself raping a three-year-old girl. He should be viewed as a candidate for chemical castration, not clemency. ...read
Damian Green is dragging the dysfunctional student visa system into the daylight. About time too.
JANICE ATKINSON-SMALL: Listening to the BBC's grilling of Damian Green, one would think HE was the one here on an illegal visa. ...read
Keeping debt problems secret won't cure them. We need to strip away the shame around financial struggles
DOMINIQUE JACKSON: The longer people struggle on alone with unmanageable debt, the more unmanageable it is bound to become ...read
The Paralympics celebrate the strength of disabled people – as do all the protests that accompany them
SONIA POULTON: Let us remember that away from the splendour of the Olympic Stadium, our disabled people have been treated as anything but heroes. ...read
Tax the rich or the 'cohesion of Britain' will go up in flames: Nick Clegg is literally playing with fire this time
DR ROBERT LEFEVER: By the 'cohesion of Britain', Mr Clegg must be referring to the possibility of a repeat of last summer's riots. But the Lib Dems are comfortable with protest because that is what they do. ...read
Dumas: 'Without euro exit, Germany will soon be in big trouble'
M E SYNON: A new analysis by the totally excellent economist Charles Dumas of Lombard Street Research suggests Germany should not, perhaps cannot, afford the euro. ...read
Paul Ryan's rousing speech in Tampa has cemented Medicare as the big issue splitting voters
DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: Ryan's attack on President Obama and his defence of Republican principles has the Democrats wishing that Hurricane Isaac had hit Tampa instead of New Orleans. ...read
Is there life on Planet Clegg? Yes, but it cannot add up
NICK WOOD: The so-called Deputy Prime Minister has today come out with another bucket of moonshine. Only a few months after signing off a cut in top rate income tax, he now wants a new wealth tax, intended to get the rich to cough up billions. ...read
America's middle class is shrinking. So who is to blame?
BRIAN DARLING: Some partisans will try to blame President George W. Bush. Some others will try to blame Obama. Yet the answer is much more complicated than putting the blame on one party, or one president. ...read
Patients missing appointments - maybe they never needed them?
JULIA MANNING: The figures for the number of people not turning up for NHS appointments were revealed over the bank holiday weekend – one in ten people don’t attend an appointment. ...read
Brace yourselves: Argentina's president Cristina Kirchner is on the political attack
DAVID HARDING: As her popularity falls even lower, Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner is looking to exploit anti-British feeling. This may not be her proudest moment... ...read
Don't look now Dave and Damian - but your crew is mutinying
NIGEL JONES: The Titanic is an apt metaphor for where the Tories are heading under Captain Cameron's leadership. His maiden voyage, the Coalition, is steering straight for the iceberg. ...read
Romney/Ryan turn back the magical thinking of Obama
JAMES LUCIER: Romney/Ryan have taken the line of common sense, the line of reality-based thinking, as opposed to magical thinking. This is a line which says, "I am, therefore I think." ...read
Why won't the BBC come clean over its bias against Israel - a moral country that deserves our support?
ALEX SINGLETON: Almost the entire Left-wing establishment in this country, including the BBC, has an warped and profoundly wrong view of the Middle East. ...read
Greece moves closer to the Eurozone’s exit door
RUTH LEA: Over the next few years the Eurozone could shrink to a “core” of rich nations or it could break up altogether. The dream of European unity would then lie in tatters. ...read
The Syrian uprising is an opportunity for the Israeli Air Force
ALLAN MALLINSON: With the Assad regime imploding, Syria's air defences could be seriously degraded, and Southern Syria may well now be the IAF’s most feasible route into Iran via Iraq. ...read
Am I the only person who thinks Pussy Riot should have been jailed?
MARK DOOLEY: Imagine that rather than invade a Christian church, Pussy Riot decided to perform their 'punk prayer' in a mosque. Do you think Western politicians would be queuing up to support them then? ...read
The Government must keep fighting the Big Brother state - starting with a review of the last decade's surveillance orgy
MATTHEW ELLIOTT: The Coalition parties made surveillance a key issue before the election. Now they are running out of time to finish the reforming work they have started - and protect our privacy. ...read
The Tories need renewal not reshuffle
SIMON RICHARDS: With the Coalition floundering, there's no doubt that a reshuffle is long overdue, but, of course, the heads which ought to roll will emerge unscathed from the rearrangement. ...read
Many a man needs killing and many a lie needs to be exposed, but killers and tale-bearers do not necessarily deserve respect
THOMAS FLEMING: So far as I am concerned Julian Assange should be prosecuted for treason: he was not only disloyal to his country but he violated the rules of the game. ...read
The South African miners' massacre raises the ghosts of apartheid - and fears for South Africa's future
LINDSAY JOHNS: The disgraceful massacre at the Marikana platinum mine could and should have been avoided. ...read
Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
MITCH FEIERSTEIN: In February 2010, twenty economists published a letter in the Sunday Times calling on George Osborne to begin spending cuts a year earlier than planned. ...read
The Cabinet needs a reshuffle: It's time for the PM to stand up to Ken Clarke
CHRIS MONCRIEFF: If the Prime Minister wants to reshuffle his Cabinet, he should do it his way and not allow himself to be influenced by stubborn colleagues, however venerable and illustrious. ...read
Fans of England cricket will miss Kevin Pietersen's runs. But they won't miss him
HENRY DEEDES: Kevin Pietersen should be the most popular cricketer in England, but fans have never taken him to their hearts. In fact, he is reviled more than revered. ...read
Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
GEORGE PITCHER: Yesterday's High Court judgment is first and foremost a terrible blow for Tony Nicklinson, who is paralysed from the neck down after a stroke and can communicate only by blinking. ...read
Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
Last night RUPERT MYERS saw the Catholic journalist Milo Yiannopoulos argue bravely and honestly for a number of things, including against gay marriage. ...read
Cameron ditches House of Lords reform, and it's going to play havoc with the Coalition
KIRSTY WALKER: At a time when the country is gripped with Olympic fever, few ordinary people will be interested in the latest developments on House of Lords reform and boundary commission changes. ...read
America must make the choice between between crony capitalism and genuine competition
IAIN MURRAY: The class that is holding America back is its regime of 'crony capitalists'. These do not make money from risking their capital, but through the leveraging of state power to their advantage. ...read
Wrong questions, Mr Hammond. You are asking the wrong questions
WILLIAM FORBES: Mr Hammond is reported as saying that he "would rather fire soldiers than go to war with poor equipment" – but that is not the choice. ...read
People will happily borrow to pay for the trappings of the modern wedding, but all you really need is a pledge of love
FRANCESCA PREECE: Getting married is not about paying for a lavish ceremony. Maybe McCartney was right all along... Can’t Buy Me Love, everybody tells me so. ...read
Soon all sex offenders leaving jail will have to take a lie-detector test. How long until someone cries 'human rights'?
STEPHEN LEVINSON: The Government believes the law is bomb-proof, but unless great care is taken it could wind up facing claims of privacy infringement. ...read
The state makes for a bad parent. The number of children it brings up should be kept to a minimum
HARRY PHIBBS: As children leaving care are more likely to end up in prison than university the Government has rightly confirmed its determination to reduce the number of children in care. ...read
This summer of patriotic fervour suggests a change in the tone of British culture
PETER WHITTLE: With the Jubilee celebrations behind us and the Olympics round the corner, what is this summer of celebration telling us about the state of British patriotism? ...read
Ireland has now passed the point where it can honestly be deemed an independent country
A sober-minded observer of Irish history is unable to watch Ireland’s elective slouch into Euro-mediocrity without profound dismay. Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to the fiscal compact is its ‘No’ to the more strenuous but more honourable path of recovering the responsibilities of self-government. ...read
Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday
CHARLIE WOLF: Where has this perception - myth even come from? The perception that Mitt Romney hasn't sealed the deal. Yes, he may have won the all important Ohio Primary by just 1 percentage point, but a win is a win. ...read
PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
Like almost every ‘period’ film nowadays, and certainly every British one, Philip Norman argues that the King's Speech is riddled with preposterous historical distortions, over-simplifications and out-of-period anachronisms. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: And the best labrador in a leading role is...
As a show business reporter, it’s thrilling to be invited backstage at any awards ceremony, but when it’s the YouTube Pet Awards then it’s doubly exciting, writes CRAIG BROWN. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Small but (almost) peu-fectly formed: It has an epic pedigree to live up to and the 208 GTi succeeds thrillingly – if you ignore the Barbie-sized rear seats
The three rear seats look like they have been made to measure for Action Man, Barbie and Woody from Toy Story. Headrests aside, the vast majority of what else is going on with the Pug is impressive. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Out of wedlock? Out of luck: In 1895, a father sent his daughter to the madhouse ...for daring to live in sin
In The Family Way tries to confine itself to the experience of illegitimacy between World War I and the Sixties, though author Jane Robinson frequently strays into the Victorian era. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: My Noshing Hill carnival! Hugh? Tick. Julia? Tick. Quality food? A big cross...until the mighty Wormwood
Wormwood is a very serious restaurant indeed. It sits on the site of Uli’s, a place that was adored by every local. Save me. Wormwood impresses from the moment you step into the light-flooded room. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Susan Boyle's house boasts framed pictures of the singer with the Pope, the Queen...and me. She's got her priorities right
As Britain’s Got Talent starts filming its audition shows this week, I was given a piece of startling information about the show’s greatest-ever star, Susan Boyle. ...read
The smart watch no one will clock: Want the info but don't want to sport a giant 'nerd bracelet'? This underhand trick could be the answer
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OLLY SMITH: Drink with da fishes... Scented whites from the heart of Mafia country that are great with seafood? Well, that's an offer you can't refuse
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A fight at the museum... and not in a good way as the franchise limps to a close despite the valiant efforts of Owen Wilson and the late Robin Williams
If there ever was a moment for a third – and, as a former fan, I think there was – that moment has passed. The overall feeling is one of disappointment and flatness. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Guilty... of nothing more than a dodgy comb-over
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And...cue the music! How to recreate the scores to Hollywood's best-loved musicals
Once upon a time there was an 11-year-old Geordie kid who didn’t like sport. So what did he do on wet Saturdays? He watched old movies on BBC2 and fell in love with Hollywood musicals. ...read
Show of the week: Splash hit at the Tate
Walk Through British Art tells the story of its country’s art over the past 500 years; it is extraordinarily complete and compelling. ...read
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- No needs for Lululemons! Lady Gaga leaves the yoga pants at home as she strips down to her underwear to sweat it out ahead of a big red carpet
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- 'It's ludicrous to call me plus size!' Sports Illustrated model Robyn Lawley says it's time we embrace 'diversity' telling girls to love their natural curves
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- Kris slams Bruce Jenner transition rumours as 'just dumb' and Kim claims they're 'nonsense' in interview given before his gender change was confirmed
- Kelly Brook looks tired after yet another workout... but proves her fitness regime is paying off as she flaunts slimmer figure in patterned leggings
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- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Emilia's foxy new hairdo - Actress debuts new look at Bafta fundraising gala dinner
- Razzle Dazzle! Amber Le Bon shows off endless legs as she channels old Hollywood in sparkly mini-dress at Pre-BAFTA party
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- Gigi Hadid take fans behind-the-scenes of her latest Guess Jeans photo shoot in sunny hometown Malibu Day in the life of a working supermodel
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- 'Thank you all for the love and support': Lewis Hamilton jets out of London as he finally breaks his silence on 'tough' split from Nicole Scherzinger
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- Rosie O'Donnell splits from Michelle Rounds after two years of marriage and leaves The View to focus on her family
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- Viva Vicky! Geordie Shore star Pattison displays toned frame in a hot pink string bikini during sunny winter break in Tenerife Fabulous in fuchsia
- How tough are you? Sylvester Stallone looks menacing on the set of Creed as he reprises his famous role Rocky Balboa
- You will likey! Paddy McGuinness' wife Christine shows off her taut torso and pert posterior as she posts a slew of sexy selfies on Twitter
- Elaborate Oscar de la Renta gowns worn by stars including Beyonce and Sarah Jessica Parker go on display at the designer's first posthumous exhibition
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- Squeezing in the romance! Reese Witherspoon and her husband Jim Toth share tender moment as they take son Tennessee on a coffee run
- Amanda Holden just doesn't learn her lesson as she goes braless AGAIN in same khaki dress at BGT auditions... while Alesha Dixon wraps up
- Naked Jennifer Lawrence smoulders as she poses with giant red-tailed boa constrictor for provocative new shoot She's brave!
- Madewell goes global! J. Crew's hipster sister label is FINALLY set to become available to British shoppers Fashion label is hugely popular in the U.S.
- My haven, Piers Morgan: The journalist and chat show host in the 'man cave' bar at his Beverly Hills home Complete with Kim Kardashian cut-out
- Still got it! Nicole Kidman, 47, dazzles in a vintage-inspired couture dress at premiere of her new movie Queen Of The Desert
- BEL MOONEY: Should I reveal all and wreck my lover's marriage? Bel advises a woman who discovers the wife of an acquaintance she slept with has had an affair
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- Rampant Ronald Reagan: Former US president was ladies' man - now new book lays bare affairs with stars from Doris Day to Marilyn Monroe
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- 'Yes b****es, I am engaged!' Orange Is The New Black's Lea DeLaria pops the question to Chelsea Fairless after two years of dating
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- She knows how to tease! Dakota Johnson is a classic beauty in angora sweater and leather skirt as she joins Jamie Dornan at Fifty Shades Of Grey screening
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- Good luck with that! Steve Carell, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert try to 'break the internet' like Kim with shirtless throwback video
- Place mats with their faces on, spectacular centrepieces and buckets of Champagne - a sneak peek at the Baftas afterparty where the stars will celebrate
- BAFTA nominee Amy Adams touches up her luxurious mane at the hair salon as she prepares for awards show this weekend Will be at BAFTAs
- Property tycoon Christian Candy upsets neighbours by buying stretch of road so he can create private garden next to his £200million mansion
- 'She hasn't changed in 26 years!' Mario Lopez fawns over Elizabeth Berkley in behind-the-scenes video of Saved By The Bell reunion
- Perfect pair! Sam Frost buddies up with Big Brother contestant Katie Schepis in matching black outfits at The Veronicas concert looking like a duo of their own
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- 'It's like spending time in a toilet cubicle with a hormonal teen': Katie Hopkins takes a swipe at Katie Price for relentlessly talking about her sex life
- 'I'm thrilled to be the mother-in-law from hell!' Julia McKenzie's back in the TV version of JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy This time she's the villain
- Now Russell Brand takes aim at Australian PM Tony Abbott's asylum seeker policies and media mogul Rupert Murdoch's tax avoidance
- The ultimate mini-me! North West mimics Kim Kardashian's facial expression and stylish topknot as they step out in matching ensembles With father Kanye West
- Myleene Klass opts for demure glamour in a plunging scarlet pencil dress and camel coat... as she is confronted by parents at daughter's school over gift emails
- 'I don't drink any more unless it's a special occasion': Former ladette Sara Cox reveals how life has changed for the better now she's a 40-year-old mother-of-three
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- 'I'm really excited!' Former EastEnders star Zoe Lucker undergoes drastic make-under as she joins the McQueen clan on Hollyoaks Plays an ex-con
- Fifty Shades Of Grey author EL James spends royalties on a 'smutmobile' complete with SXY licence plate She's a raunchy one...
- Cami Li comes dangerously close to a wardrobe malfunction in cleavage-baring ensemble... while CBB pal Chloe Goodman stays covered up
- Dionne Warwick was hospitalized 'for almost two weeks after slipping and falling in her shower' Singer is cousin of Bobbi Kristina Brown
- Lewis Hamilton cuts a sombre figure as he arrives back in the UK dressed in head-to-toe black following 'devastating' split from Nicole Scherzinger