DOMINIC LAWSON: Dreaming of that beach in retirement? The financial sharks can smell your blood
The Chancellor, George Osborne, hopes this so-called ‘pensions revolution’ will result in voters of a certain age showing their gratitude to the Conservative Party at the ballot box on May 7. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Winslet's titanic wall 'will damage nature'
The 39-year-old actress wants to build a 600ft sea wall at the bottom of her garden in West Sussex to protect against high tides. ...read
Sky Sports and BBC locked level in F1 broadcast battle in Malaysia ... as Nico Rosberg cried on the podium, 'it's game on'
EDGE OF THE BOX: Sky Sports were first away with their impressively swathing live coverage of the F1 season in Australia. This weekend, it was time for the BBC to get their first live one away in Malaysia. ...read
Debbie Jevans quit World Cup role after rows with RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie
CHARLES SALE: The extent of the fall-out between Debbie Jevans and the RFU hierarchy has started to emerge since the England Rugby 2015 chief executive suddenly quit last Friday. ...read
PETER MCKAY: After this disaster, pilots CAN'T have secrets
The story of the Airbus A320 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is a stark reminder, as if we needed it, of our vulnerability as passengers, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Now Nick Clegg runs scared of a real debate
The Lib Dem leader repeatedly accused David Cameron of running scared from a three-way debate with him and Red Ed Miliband, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
A monstrous slur against my friend: The allegations against Enoch Powell are lies beyond contempt, writes SIMON HEFFER
It is disgraceful and destabilising for clergy to behave in this way and the Church needs to investigate those responsible for this smear and take action. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: An abhorrent threat to the life-long saver
With a week to go before the biggest pensions shake-up for a generation, the Mail today exposes an ‘abhorrent’ scandal that puts the unwary at serious risk of being swindled out of their life savings. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex column: Should I tell my brother-in-law that my younger sister has been unfaithful?
Rowan advises a woman who knows her younger sister had an affair last year. The woman is unsure whether or not she should conceal her sister's infidelity or reveal all to her brother-in-law. ...read
Previously on TOWIE: As the gals, geezers, and their pooches lost their dignity, it was hard to decide who was the Worst In Show on this week's show, by Jim Shelley
Jim Shelley gives a round up of all the best and more importantly worst bits of last week's The Only Way Is Essex. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Winslet's titanic wall 'will damage nature'
The 39-year-old actress wants to build a 600ft sea wall at the bottom of her garden in West Sussex to protect against high tides. ...read
PETER MCKAY: After this disaster, pilots CAN'T have secrets
The story of the Airbus A320 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is a stark reminder, as if we needed it, of our vulnerability as passengers, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Now Nick Clegg runs scared of a real debate
The Lib Dem leader repeatedly accused David Cameron of running scared from a three-way debate with him and Red Ed Miliband, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: An abhorrent threat to the life-long saver
With a week to go before the biggest pensions shake-up for a generation, the Mail today exposes an ‘abhorrent’ scandal that puts the unwary at serious risk of being swindled out of their life savings. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Replace the 'poetry' with some honesty
Neil Kinnock has been among the first to lower the tone of the election by accusing the Tories of resorting to the Nazi technique of the Big Lie. ...read
Pouting Chuka could be Julia Roberts posing in a shampoo ad: QUENTIN LETTS sees Ed put his top team on parade for Labour launch
Ed Miliband's big announcement at his election campaign launch was a policy against Tory ‘NHS privatisation’. This was dishonest on at least two counts, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Fred Goodwin has managed to avoid public scrutiny since his RBS dismissal - but for how much longer?
It now looks as if the erstwhile Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive's efforts to suppress the full narrative of his part in the failure and rescue of RBS will soon be in the public domain. ...read
Depressed pilots on medication for mental illness should not be flying passenger planes. That’s not insensitive - it's protecting lives
PIERS: I fly a lot. Last year alone, I travelled on 45 planes. I’ve chuckled my way through electrical storms in Hong Kong, and slurped champagne through extreme turbulence in Texas.. ...read
He can't have it both ways: How extraordinary that so much effort was expended in keeping 'black spider' memos secret, writes A. N. WILSON
How extraordinary that so much effort should have been expended in keeping secret what a future head of state has written to government ministers, writes A. N. Wilson. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Poldark actress says show doesn't need full frontal nudity to be sexy
Flame-haired Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson, 22, says it's about the hair on the back of your neck moving as he breathes, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
How Charles writes up to 1,000 letters a year to the great and good, scrawled at his desk late into the night, writes RICHARD KAY
At his most productive period, Prince Charles' passionate words have poured out at the rate of 1,000 letters a year to ministers, civil servants and other prominent public figures. ...read
TOM UTLEY: My life's so much richer for having the pants bored off me by Russell Brand and Woman's Hour
Seldom the most stimulating programme on the airwaves, Wednesday's edition of Woman's Hour was monumentally, mind-numbingly, crushingly, tear-jerkingly boring, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Salmond wants the English to hate him - so we'll be the ones who kill off the Union
The new SNP policy, put bluntly, is to render the UK ungovernable, and to so inflame English voters with anti-Scottish sentiment that they will increasingly clamour for Scotland to go it alone. ...read
Let's put Hyphen-Howe and the CPS in the dock for trying to criminalise our Free Press, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Thank God for the jury system. Four Sun journalists were cleared at the Old Bailey of a series of trumped-up, politically motivated charges which should never have been brought to court. ...read
A hang 'em and flog 'em despot - but golly, we can learn from the man who made Singapore stinking rich, writes MAX HASTINGS
Lee Kuan Yew, who has died aged 91, made Singapore what Margaret Thatcher wanted to make Britain, had not democracy got in her way, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
Past McDonald's and KFC, last of the Plantagenets makes his final journey: ROBERT HARDMAN witnesses one of the strangest royal processions in history as Richard III is taken to last resting place
In one of the strangest royal processions in history, the remains of Richard III progressed through Leicester, with the king making his way past KFC, McDonald’s and the rest. ...read
Sorry, this man DOESN'T have a right to be a dad: It's a deeply emotive subject. But AMANDA PLATELL, who knows the agony of being childless, gives her personal view of the man who used his own mum as a surrogate
I feel to a certain extent qualified to comment on the extraordinary story of how a surrogate mother gave birth to her own gay son's baby, writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE:The taxing issues for Ukip donor
Insurance tycoon Arron Banks, pictured, raised a donation to Ukip from £100,000 to £1 million, after Tory William Hague claimed he’d never heard of him, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...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
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
Sky Sports and BBC locked level in F1 broadcast battle in Malaysia ... as Nico Rosberg cried on the podium, 'it's game on'
EDGE OF THE BOX: Sky Sports were first away with their impressively swathing live coverage of the F1 season in Australia. This weekend, it was time for the BBC to get their first live one away in Malaysia. ...read
Debbie Jevans quit World Cup role after rows with RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie
CHARLES SALE: The extent of the fall-out between Debbie Jevans and the RFU hierarchy has started to emerge since the England Rugby 2015 chief executive suddenly quit last Friday. ...read
Chelsea poised to move for Gareth Bale, Arsenal want Marco Reus while Liverpool are still hopeful of signing Danny Ings
ROB SHEPHERD'S FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Gareth Bale has told his Wales colleagues he wants to stay at Real Madrid for at least one more season. But Chelsea are poised to move in. ...read
Alvaro Morata is part Marco van Basten, part Karim Benzema... and taught by Andrea Pirlo
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, who capped his Spain debut with the winner against Ukraine, has been described as ‘part van Basten, part Benzema’. ...read
Nike have given out the wrong message by signing two-time convicted drugs cheat Justin Gatlin to a lucrative kit deal
By giving a new sportswear deal to twice-convicted drugs cheat Justin Gatlin, Nike is legitimising the taking of performance-enhancing drugs in sport by making a cheat look cool. ...read
Juan Mata has been crying out for a manager to use his creative spark... Louis van Gaal did that by giving him freedom on the right wing, but the real challenge is to become a must-pick at Manchester United
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Louis van Gaal used Juan Mata as a 'false right winger', and threw off the shackles that were once strapped to his ankles by David Moyes and Jose Mourinho. ...read
My heart tells me it's New Zealand's turn to win the Cricket World Cup final, but in my head I have to go for Australia
NASSER HUSSAIN: My heart says it is New Zealand to win this World Cup final but in my head I have to go for Australia, although not by a wide margin. ...read
THE TOP SPIN: England are about to embark on 17 Tests in 10 months - a period that will define both captain Alastair Cook and coach Peter Moores
The worry for England is that things could get worse before they get better. The cricket itself is bad enough. But we're thinking of events off the field. ...read
If Courtney Lawes' tackle on Jules Plisson was legal, that explains why parents are discouraging their children to play rugby
JEFF POWELL: The stampede by rugby’s dinosaurs to defend that monstrous Courtney Lawes tackle as perfectly legal has been as alarming as the potentially back-breaking hit itself. ...read
Monster collisions like Courtney Lawes' sledgehammer hit on Jules Plisson are part of the box-office appeal
CHRIS FOY WORLD OF RUGBY: Courtney Lawes' sledgehammer tackle on Jules Plisson highlighted a key issue for the sport, embracing its extreme physicality, or fretting about it. ...read
Steven Gerrard looks like a man who is past caring about Liverpool... the violent stamp on Ander Herrera has shattered his legacy
ADRIAN DURHAM: I’d be surprised if Steven Gerrard makes the Liverpool starting line-up again, and any substitute appearances will surely only be to give the fans a wave goodbye. ...read
West Ham tempted to bring back Slaven Bilic... it must be time for the annual uncertainty over Sam Allardyce's future
NEIL ASHTON: Slaven Bilic only spent a season as a player at West Ham but his profile has increased by dint of his tussles with England during his coaching career with Croatia. ...read
Ian Ritchie's statement was made at the wrong time. It was an own goal from England rugby's chief executive
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: For RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie to say finishing second in the Six Nations is unacceptable just flattens the mood. It doesn't seem right and is a massive own goal. ...read
Kell Brook has shown the heart of a lion... no one has seen the struggle he went through after he was stabbed
EDDIE HEARN: I can remember so clearly visiting the hospital to see Kell Brook the day after that horrific knife attack in Tenerife. I knew exactly what he was thinking - is it all over? ...read
It's time to use video technology to save our game and help referees make the right calls
GRAHAM POLL: It has been a season of unprecedented errors by match officials. Now even their boss Mike Riley has accepted that technology is needed to help referees get more decisions correct. ...read
Lewis Hamilton is yet to sign new Mercedes deal... hopefully he is holding out for Ferrari so he can prove what he's always believed, that he is better than Sebastian Vettel
JONATHAN McEVOY: We are told by Mercedes that a new contract for Lewis Hamilton is a formality. He has said he wants to sign it. Yet four months after winning the championship there is still no deal. ...read
Harry Kane EXCLUSIVE: I've cried watching England... now I want to make us all smile
MARTIN SAMUEL: Harry Kane freely admits he has been a blubbing England fan during tournaments, but now the 21-year-old striker is hoping to take his impressive form onto the international stage. ...read
Magic Juan Mata showed his class against Liverpool... the Manchester United maestro can cut open any team and he has a fantastic footballing brain
JAMIE REDKNAPP: At times I’ve felt like a bit of an apologist for Juan Mata. At Anfield on Sunday, he showed his class. All game, his touch was like velvet and he showed fantastic quality. ...read
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: An avalanche of points and adventure mean England can build on Six Nations experience
England were fantastic against France at Twickenham on Saturday and if they can draw from the experience, this can be a fantastic year for English rugby. ...read
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Lionel Messi proved he is the best around against Manchester City... the Barcelona star has jumped above Cristiano Ronaldo
It was a privilege to watch Lionel Messi on Wednesday when he produced a performance that will live long in the memory. It was proof that he is still the best around. ...read
Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa and Harry Kane are worshipped at their clubs, but why can't Arsenal fans love Olivier Giroud?
MARTIN KEOWN: What will it take for Arsenal fans to really love Olivier Giroud? Yes, he is appreciated by the home faithful at the Emirates but not to the same degree as other top strikers. ...read
Martin Keown's Premier League score predictions: Sportsmail columnist takes on Terry Gibson in this week's challenge
Join in the fun as Martin Keown takes on one of Wimbledon’s Cup-winning Crazy Gang in ‘What’s the score?’. ...read
Punishing captains for teams bullying the ref will work... after the first red card for John Terry or Wayne Rooney, you can guarantee it won't happen again
MARTIN SAMUEL: Monday's column contained a proposal to eradicate the bullying of referees. Book the captain. Many of you agreed, some didn’t. Here's THE DEBATE ...read
Kevin Pietersen saga has gone on for too long, he just needs to be judged on his runs
DAVID LLOYD: Kevin Pietersen's interpretation of what Colin Graves said about playing in the domestic game has given him a lifeline. Now it’s up to him to use it. ...read
European Tour ready to go global with Australian merger as Jordan Spieth insists he's got Rory McIlroy in his sights
Nine months ago the talk was of the European Tour rebuffing an audacious takeover bid by the PGA Tour. Now, the European Tour is set to embark on the next phase in its development. ...read
Chelsea hitman Diego Costa must start concentrating on his football, Michael Oliver showed bravery at Old Trafford and Dustin Johnson makes triumphant return at Doral
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
Peter Scudamore's view: Willie Mullins lines up speed freak Vautour for 2016 Gold Cup
While Vautour’s 15-length demolition job in the JLT Novices’ Chase was breathtaking, almost as significant was the reaction of trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh. ...read
Jose Mourinho's got balls! But what about Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie? Manchester United look so sluggish
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. The Barnet manager admires Jose Mourinho's courage but takes aim at the sluggish strikers currently at Manchester United. ...read
Stoke are playing better football under Mark Hughes and are being ignored, they deserve more credit and exposure for their results
MICHAEL DUBERRY: Stoke were hated under Tony Pulis, but having improved in all areas under mark Hughes they are being overlooked ...read
Sally Brown: I've had a few setbacks with my foot injury but you're always going to have days like that... I'm getting there slowly
We’ve just got back from a training camp in South Africa and that was a really good experience. It was hot – about 35C every day – so it was really warm and great for training. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
FOOTBALL 9-5: Follow all the news with Sportsmail's live rolling service
Join Sportsmail's Football 9-5 service, where we bring you the latest news as it happens throughout the day with all the best pictures and hard-hitting opinion. ...read
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: Gary's girls go on show - in a village hall
A private workshop production of The Girls, the show Gary Barlow’s written with Tim Firth about the members of the Rylestone Women’s Institute, has been held in Skipton, North Yorkshire. ...read
As the tortured but brilliant comic's marriage breaks up after five years, were his supermodel wife's racy pictures too much for camp David Walliams?
The Calvin Klein campaign featured supermodel Lara Stone as she grapples admiringly with pop singer Justin Bieber and weeks later she posed chiefly naked with Jamie Dornon, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. ...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
Rowan Pelling's sex column: Should I tell my brother-in-law that my younger sister has been unfaithful?
Rowan advises a woman who knows her younger sister had an affair last year. The woman is unsure whether or not she should conceal her sister's infidelity or reveal all to her brother-in-law. ...read
Cooking is for ego-maniacs... Just look at MasterChef, writes LIZ JONES
Watching MasterChef last week, I realised that the kitchen has imprisoned us again - because now we have to cook everything from scratch, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Is a nice car and a big house worth the pain of a miserable marriage?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who has been married for 18 months but whose husband is already talking of divorce. ...read
JAN MOIR: What these One Direction fans have in common with Jihadi brides
The reaction to Zayn Malik’s departure from some of the more zealous Directioners, as the band’s hardcore fans call themselves, has been troubling, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: I am no longer ‘Mum’, this week I have become ‘she’ — that easily dismissed person without status
This week Lorraine butts heads with 'Gracie-in-the-middle' who has recently discovered the parent-pounding power of loud, pre-teen anger. Lorraine is no longer 'Mum', having been demoted to 'she'. ...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: How can I stop my heart from fluttering?
DR SCURR advises on how to deal with a high heartbeat and the risks of dense breast tissue, plus put pharmacists in every GP surgery. ...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
TONY HETHERINGTON: Anyvan were supposed to take £12,000 of belongings to Spain - but all we got were excuses
Anyvan Limited, based in Hammersmith, West London, looks to be a good idea. Its website brings together people who want goods moved, and those with a van or lorry to move them. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why Isas are still the best show in town despite all the hoo-ha surrounding pension reforms
You can invest a maximum £15,000 before April 6 into an Isa – £30,000 for a husband and wife – plus £4,000 into a Junior Isa for children. ...read
DOGBERRY: 'It is disappointing to have made a temporary pricing judgment that resulted in this non-compliance' - SSE boss Alistair Phillips-Davies
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Forking out for financial advice on your pension is not just paying for something you could do yourself
I have always been reluctant to pay for something I could do myself. Sometimes, however, it's wise to get someone to do a better job for you. Sorting a pension first that bill. ...read
JAMES CONEY: Pension savers find freedoms are barred by unnecessary barriers and poor communication
It really comes as no surprise that some firms are failing to explain the options to retirees. You might even think it was a attempt to get us to hand over more money than we need to. ...read
ASK TONY: Currys told me to fix my faulty new fridge-freezer with a hairdryer
I had trouble with the thermostat but the engineer was full of bluster and suggested it was because my kitchen was too cool and advised me to blow warm air into it. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Woodford's calculations that turn a surplus into a deficit, show the risks in a sunny forecast
Forecasting the risks and opportunities of the online revolution may be even harder than predicting the national debt. ...read
ED MONK: A determined but dull Budget that won't go down as a game changer
The Chancellor's aim was to avoid any repeat of the Granny or Pasty tax blunders ahead of the election. ...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
SAM DUNN: Clumsy political point scoring ahead of General Election highlights the need to untangle our messy tax rules
Make no bones about it, it’s a sprawling, complex confection in desperate need of simplification. To cover all the rules, it measures 17,000 pages in total. ...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
'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
'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
JAMES FORSYTH: This Election will be simple - it's Dave versus all the rest
Tomorrow, David Cameron will head to the Palace to see the Queen and the phoney war will come to an end. As Cameron drives back down the Mall, the Election campaign proper will be under way. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: One sacrifice by Angelina... a giant leap for all women
Jolie's very public preventative double mastectomy, an operation that led to the Angelina Effect and a 40 per cent rise in the number of women in the US seeking early checks. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Is slippery Salmond secretly trying to get Dave elected?
The Tories claim to be outraged that the Scottish Nationalists say they will deny them a majority. Why? They have no divine right to rule, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
BLACK DOG: Robbo's been sent to Coventry
RED DOG: A leaked email row may have wrecked multi-millionaire MP Geoffrey Robinson’s bid to parachute Red Ed’s policy guru Greg Beales (pictured) into his safe Coventry seat. ...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
Your problems answered by YOU relationships expert Zelda West-Meads
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your problems: I see little future with my alcoholic husband; Is it too soon for another child? and He only wants me to be his nurse ...read
Health: Heartburn help at hand, plus the healing power of music
Heartburn can be painful and distressing, but simple steps can lessen its impact. Plus a fabulous music initiative which brings live performances to people in special units, hospitals and hospices. ...read
Horoscopes: Slow down, Aries, and take stock of what you have achieved
What the stars have in store for you this week, by Sally Brompton ...read
Bella Blissett's Beauty Buzz: Perfect your brows, plus hit refresh on your inside-out beauty regime
For the latest news in beauty, go to Bella's Beauty Buzz. ...read
Beauty Bible beauty clinic: I'm in my 60s but still suffer from spot-prone, irritated skin
I still suffer from oily skin. I use bareMineral make up and wash my brushes very frequently. A matt moisturiser and primer keep the oil at bay for half the day. ...read
LIZ JONES: Sorry Joanna, but I've got no intention of going gaga
In an interview published yesterday, novelist Joanna Trollope revealed her greatest fear 'is becoming helpless and a burden'.This negative talk is terrifying us, writes LIZ JONES. ...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
DOMINIC LAWSON: Dreaming of that beach in retirement? The financial sharks can smell your blood
The Chancellor, George Osborne, hopes this so-called ‘pensions revolution’ will result in voters of a certain age showing their gratitude to the Conservative Party at the ballot box on May 7. ...read
A monstrous slur against my friend: The allegations against Enoch Powell are lies beyond contempt, writes SIMON HEFFER
It is disgraceful and destabilising for clergy to behave in this way and the Church needs to investigate those responsible for this smear and take action. ...read
Previously on TOWIE: As the gals, geezers, and their pooches lost their dignity, it was hard to decide who was the Worst In Show on this week's show, by Jim Shelley
Jim Shelley gives a round up of all the best and more importantly worst bits of last week's The Only Way Is Essex. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Alliance Trust small shareholders must become true activists
Karin Forseke, the chairman of Alliance Trust, and chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox, are putting up a spirited fight against hedge fund agitators Elliott Advisers. ...read
SARAH VINE: Skirt of the season? Pull the other one, M&S
This caramel colour skirt, seen on Alexa Chung, tells us what's gone wrong with M&S: they're too busy chasing fashion rainbows to worry about their actual customers, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
Why did he say it? DOMINIC SANDBROOK on David Cameron's 'mystifying' revelation that he will step down from office in five years
David Cameron's revelation that he will step down after five years and allow somebody else to lead the Tories into the 2020 election, counts as a genuine bombshell, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
Cheers, but more pain is to come: JAMES SLACK'S budget analysis says there are more severe cuts to come
In order for George Osborne to put Britain back in the black, the cuts will be more severe in the early part of the next Parliament across several Whitehall departments, writes JAMES SLACK. ...read
MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Slaughter on the shores of the Med... so close to resorts loved by Britons
They were marched along the pristine sands of the beach to the scene of their murder, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...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
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
Up next, Vince Cable performs a rap on live TV: CRAIG BROWN'S cut-out-and-keep A-Z guide to the general election (part 2)
With less than 50 day until the General Election, in the second part of his guide, CRAIG BROWN lists the over-used words and phrases he expects politicians to wheel out between now and May 7. ...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
CRAIG BROWN: Backstairs with Billy: The royal servant who liked to wear the Queen Mother's tiaras and took a succession of strangers back to her home for sex
As this biography of William Tallon makes clear, the tale of the Queen Mother and Backstairs Billy can best be seen as a high camp version of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. ...read
Give your TV some stick: Amazon’s new media streamer puts thousands of films and shows at your fingertips – but you’ll need to sign up to make the most of it
Amazon’s new Fire TV stick is basically a cable or satellite TV box, minus the cable, minus the dish, and minus most of the box. Crucially, it’s also minus much of the expense. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: ‘I’ve loved ALL your films,’ said the British Airways lady. ‘Thank you!’ I replied, only to realise she was talking to Ewan McGregor...
n easy mistake to make, given that my acting CV currently includes Flight, The Campaign, World War Z and Citizenfour – a body of work that has so far grossed more than $1 billion. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Sorting out the va-va-voom from the vile: The resurgence of Vermouth
Beyond the mighty Martini, the sky’s the limit as to how you take it. But sip it as fresh as possible - once opened vermouth oxidises incredibly quickly. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Throatier than an Aston Martin. Whooshier than a V8. And (at only £56,175!) a quarter of the price of a Ferrari 488. BMW’s petrol-swilling monster is absolutely M4gnificent!
I’ve said before how dubious I am of all the fill-in models that car manufacturers seem to be making these days, but the M4 does seem to be visually more of a wow than the M3. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Trapped in a 1982 Berni? ...no, but I might as well be, judging by the piles of stodge this pub calls food
The tucker at The Bird In Hand, on the edge of Lovedean, Hampshire, is anything but cooked from scratch. Yet pretty much every dish was sullied by the pong of mass, corporate catering. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: If JK Rowling's the new Dickens, I'm a pork pie!
Every character in The Casual Vacancy is a box-ticking exercise and is either irredeemably ghastly or blessedly good (no ambiguity; not even a sniff) while exemplifying a particular moral position. ...read
A lighter Shade Of Grey: No nudity for 30 minutes... and when the sex does come it’s toned down
Shortage of exotic shenanigans apart, artist-turned-director Sam Taylor-Johnson has delivered a decently acted and technically well-made adaptation of what remains a silly story. ...read
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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- A new direction! Ex-1D star Zayn Malik and fiancee Perrie Edwards view £2million, seven-bedroom mansion as it's claimed they 'plan to marry as soon as possible'
- Fun for all the family! Vernon Kay and Tess Daly touch down in Los Angeles with their young daughters Presenters on Easter family break
- Oh, Pussycat! Ashley Roberts is red-faced as a gust of wind lifts her skirt and exposes her lacy black underwear at Royal Ascot Marilyn moment
- A very natural beauty! Make-up free Miranda Kerr poses TOPLESS on the beach as she promote her Kora Organics skincare range
- Rihanna shows off HUGE cleavage as she performs feisty new single B**** Better Have My Money at iHeartRadio Awards Queen of raunch
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- Madonna SITS DOWN during performance (after her Brits tumble) as she wears matching stockings onstage with her guitarist Taylor Swift Taking no chances!
- One Direction heart throb Niall Horan 'enjoyed secret cosy dates with I'm A Celebrity star Amy Willerton' Hooked up at Xmas
- 'She needs to lose weight between her toes' Kim Kardashian reveals how Kanye West lost it with her personal trainer on KUWTK
- 'My baby girl on the hunt for Easter eggs:' Kim Kardashian shares cute snaps of daughter Nori on a farm Candid snap of the 21-month-old on the trail
- Keeping out the Kardashians! Kim tried and failed 'numerous times' to gain membership to elite LA club Soho House Rejected Housewives
- 'My fan girl life!' Open-mouthed Taylor Swift can't conceal her excitement as Madonna presents her with iHeartRadio Award Towered over veteran
- They tell me I'm insane! Taylor Swift hilariously freaks out over award win... after a stylish entrance to iHeartRadio bash Rocked a black mini
- It's Poldark... as you've never seen him before! Leather-clad Aidan Turner bares chest in new photoshoot (and also reveals secrets of his rippling physique)
- Bouncing back! Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley looks sensational as she steps out with baby Alfie just DAYS after giving birth
- No wonder they're smiling! Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley eye up palatial £64k-a-month apartment ahead of New York move
- 'Desperation takes over': East 17's Brian Harvey reveals he contemplated suicide and is now facing eviction from his home Tough times for singer
- Sir Elton John opens Las Vegas show with The Bitch Is Back... hours after estranged mother Sheila shares details of their bitter seven year feud
- 'I've made stupid mistakes but I want to change': TOWIE lothario Jake Hall wins back ex-girlfriend Chloe Lewis with grand romantic gesture
- Rochelle Humes is the ultimate yummy mummy as she models her 'feminine, girly and sexy' spring designs for Very Hug her curves
- 'Bruce Jenner will be doing a his and her duet all by himself': Jamie Foxx accused of transphobia as he makes fun of star's 'gender transition' at iHeartRadio awards
- Looks like TROUBLE! Jennifer Hudson wears cop uniform as she gets to grips with Iggy Azalea's derriere in risque iHeartRadio performance
- 'Daddy's heading home now': Justin Timberlake gets teary paying tribute to pregnant wife Jessica Biel... as he accepts iHeartRadio Award
- No bra, no problem! Iggy Azalea shows off the perks of her new boob job as she wears revealing mesh top at iHeartRadio Music Awards
- Pool day at the Disick mansion! Kylie Jenner shares Instagram snaps with her brother-in-law Scott Her new $2.7million home is a block away
- Alex Gerrard shows off her slim figure in skinny ripped jeans as she supports husband Steven at charity match Shows why she's one of the most famous WAGs
- Miley Cyrus gets matching tattoo (but not with Patrick Schwarzenegger) as she and assistant show off their 'biewty' ink Is that a typo?
- Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel shows off her Skinnygirl bikini body in bright turquoise two-piece while on Miami holiday Slim mother-of-one
- And the prize for most daring goes to... Hayley Atwell and Olga Kurylenko wow as they step out in deeply plunging gowns at the Empire Awards
- Ravishing redheads! Jessica Chastain wows in floral gown while Karen Gillan shows off her legs in quirky minidress at Empire Awards
- Bikini-clad Demi Lovato embraces her curves and her cute little dog while showing off her pert derriere in new Instagram Very revealing
- I did so much to help Elton succeed but he didn't even tell me I was a granny: Elton John's mother on the sacrifices she made - and why she's so worried about her grandsons
- Amber Rose arrives at LAX as it's revealed she and ex Wiz Khalifa have 'called a truce in their custody war' Back from her revealing beach break
- Jess Glynne wows in deeply plunging jumpsuit as she celebrates her first UK solo number one with a performance at G-A-Y Chart topper
- Blake Lively and Ashton Kutcher lead trend for gender-neutral names for newborns... and James is top choice for GIRLS Usually a boys' name
- 'Hope you got your flu shot!': An ominous Fear The Walking Dead trailer premieres during the Walking Dead season finale Fans have a long wait
- Still single? Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart step out hand-in-hand and looking very much together after denying they've rekindled romance
- Berry nice! Khloe Kardashian shows off her voluptuous shape in figure-hugging purple LBD on the cover of Cosmopolitan Australia She's a cover girl
- Beach babe Lauren Stoner sizzles in a skimpy black bikini... as she splashes around in Miami Star of short-lived reality show The Spin Crowd
- Make-up free Rachel Weisz shows off her flawless complexion as she goes shopping in New York with son Henry Stunning at 45
- Hair today! Zendaya swaps her bob wig for long and wavy locks at the iHeartRadio Music Awards Teen star likes to mix up her hairstyle
- Still a Dreamgirl! Jennifer Hudson puts on a leggy display in 20s-inspired flapper dress as she attends the iHeartRadio Music bash Fun fashion style
- Hips Are Movin'! Meghan Trainor displays her curvaceous figure in form-fitting dress as she attends iHeart Music Awards Wore sparkly number
- 'There's always going to be feelings': James Argent shamelessly flirts with ex-girlfriend Lydia Bright as their TOWIE co-stars predict a reunion
- That's a wrap! Sienna Miller beams with pride as she steps out in white fluffy coat and padded grey boots following her final Broadway appearance
- We've seen that before! Jennifer Lawrence recycles her outfit just one week after stepping out in NYC with same attire Coat and beanie combo
- Ladies who lunch! Tamara Ecclestone and her mini-me daughter Sophia dine out in Mayfair Went to Cecconi's
- Reunited! Will Smith bumps into his Fresh Prince co-star Tatyana Ali backstage at BET's Black Girls Rock! She played his cousin Ashley for six years
- Australian magazine claims Margot Robbie now 'shares definite' chemistry with Bradley Cooper following his split with Suki Waterhouse
- Are platform heels a step too far? She loved them in the Seventies. So could the return of the high-rise shoe tempt Jilly Johnson?
- Britney Spears is the ultimate soccer mum as she cheers on son Jayden during match after idyllic Hawaiian vacation Supporting her brood
- Halle Berry and Ellen DeGeneres stuff their bras with $5K cash as the Oscar winner reveals lingerie helped her land a French husband
- Still going strong! Mick Jagger, 71, is spotted with ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick, 27, for the first time in months as they exit NYC building
- Heidi Klum returns from romantic holiday with toyboy Vito Schnabel... as she goes make-up free at LAX Never far from an airport runway
- Calista Flockhart buys two stuffed Easter bunnies following husband Harrison Ford's release from hospital Cheering up her man
- Khloe Kardashian and on-off boyfriend French Montana rekindle romance in Miami... before he swigs vodka while riding jetski Looks back on
- She's no bag lady! Jordana Brewster looks far too glamorous to be on a casual trip to the shops... as she steps out in sunny LA Just before film opens
- Feeling jealous? Nick Jonas delivers beer to house parties, serves shots and gives private living room concert to promote app
- Warren Clarke makes final TV appearance in moving death-bed scene... four months after Poldark actor died in real life Reduced fans to tears
- Is this the end? Hugh Jackman hints he's set to play Wolverine for the last time Played Wolverine an incredible seven times
- True Romance? Quentin Tarantino takes a mystery brunette for a ride in his classic Cadillac in LA Rumoured to be dating Uma Thurman in 2014
- Selma Blair and her son Arthur are accompanied by a mystery man while enjoying family day at the farmer's market Family fun
- They've still got it! Jane Fonda, 77, and Jessica Lange, 65, look glowingly youthful at Variety Studio: Actors On Actors event How do they do it?
- SPOILER ALERT: Rick Grimes is tardy to his own tribunal in season five finale of The Walking Dead US fans were given some answers
- 'He might stick her head in the oven and gas her': Katie Hopkins accused of using anti-Semitic jibe at wife of Ed Miliband, whose parents fled the Holocaust
- Frosty! Brandi Glanville keeps her distance from ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and his wife LeAnn Rimes at their sons' football match
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Winslet's titanic wall 'will damage nature' Actress, 39, wants to build a 600ft sea wall at the bottom of her garden
- Harrison Ford released from hospital three weeks after plane crash as he is 'spotted driving in LA' Back behind the wheel already
- Busy Philipps takes things slow as she enjoys family time with her daughters and husband Marc in LA Her show Cougar Town set to air finale soon
- Chloe Sims dresses to impress in midriff-flashing top and furry jacket... as she smiles through the heartache of on/off love Elliott Wright moving to Spain
- Claire Danes and Don Cheadle go head-to-head during taping of Variety Studio: Actors on Actors series Dissected their acting roles
- Shameless-ly sheer! Emmy Rossum flashes her bra in see-through top while furniture shopping in LA Revealed more than she intended to
- Baby, it's cold outside! Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis take newborn Otis for a walk in the snow He's a little cutie
- On-off couple Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart play coy as they head to Nick Jonas' after-party for Kids' Choice Awards separately
- Giuliana Rancic displays stick-thin arms in horizontal stripes next to husband Bill's bulging biceps on family outing Has had weight issues
- Hirsute's you, sir! Graham Norton takes a break from his usually polished style as he sports jeans and a full grey beard while running errands
- Heavily pregnant Helen Flanagan covers her bump in short floral belted shirt dress as she enjoys night out with pal
- Food for thought! Kim Kardashian goes to supermarket in tight tank top after spending the day with North Causes a stir everywhere she goes
- Floral fright! Lily Allen wears eccentric pink costume as she performs for Monaco's elite at Rose Ball Ensured she was the centre of attention
- Angelina Jolie makes first appearance since revealing she has had her ovaries removed: Hugged daughters Zahara and Shiloh at Kids' Choice Awards
- Putting it out there! Pregnant Ashlee Simpson shows off her growing baby bump in a teeny bikini while on Mexican holiday Expecting her second
- Her special day! Snooki baptises daughter Giovanna at same church she wed husband Jionni LaValle Named her close friend as Godmother
- Iron Man? He's just a big kid! Robert Downey Jr carries children's lunch box as he meets pal for meal in Malibu Brought his own lunch
- Dakota Fanning, 21, bundles up in a navy scarf and coat on rare outing with model boyfriend Jamie Strachan, 33, in New York
- Single at soccer: Patrick Dempsey takes a break from divorce stress to attend his sons' game Divorcing his wife of 15 years, Jillian Fink
- Borat Rhapsody? Queen guitarist Brian May explains that Sacha Baron Cohen's participation in a Freddie Mercury biopic was a 'small joke'
- Stand by your Good-man! Chloe puts on a leggy display in white lace skirt and crop top as she sticks close to her boyfriend Jordan Clarke
- Beckham boys' night out! Big brother Brooklyn takes younger siblings Romeo and Cruz to the Kids' Choice Awards Parents stayed at home
- 'Gordon is deeply jealous. He's too busy shouting and screaming': Jamie Oliver launches scathing attack on Ramsay as chefs reignite feud
- No burger bum here! American model Charlotte McKinney shows off her svelte derriere at Dancing With The Stars rehearsal Needs more practise
- 'He didn't mention that he had a fiancée': Swedish model Martina Olsson claims 'Zayn Malik cheated on Perrie Edwards after bedding her TWICE in Thailand'
- The Ramsay bunch: Gordon and his wife Tana take their daughters to star-studded Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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Revealed: EIGHT members of Angelina Jolie's family have fallen victim to deadly cancer gene
She has had ovaries removed -
Buggies left in the porch and children's toys abandoned: Nearly a year after Peaches Geldof's death, pictures show how time's stood still at her country home
- Charli XCX oozes sex appeal as she proudly exposes her pert derriere AND bare legs in seriously racy leotard during energetic gig On stage in Sheffield
- Newly engaged Nikki Reed gives onlookers a glimpse of her sparkling rock as she and husband-to-be Ian Somerhalder jet into LAX
- Antonio Banderas dons a traditional white robe to march in Holy Week procession as he and girlfriend Nicole Kimpel enjoy romantic trip to his native Málaga
- FOREVER BEAUTIFUL: Want to streamline your handbag? Discover how you can do all your make-up with crayons! Are a space-saver
- Carrie Underwood shares first full snap of newborn son Isaiah holding a mini ice hockey stick representing his father's team
- Whether you want to flatten your stomach, reduce your bottom or narrow your shoulders, we've got the combinations that'll flatter YOUR figure
- Careful, Calvin you could be next! As Taylor Swift steps out with new beau Harris, we look back over her former loves... and the songs she wrote about them
- Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle to face court over clash with photographer in New York... just days after welcoming their first child together
- Life's a beach! Imogen Thomas shows off her curves in white swimwear as she posts yet another bikini selfie from Miami trip
- Dermot O'Leary cuts a cheerful figure at television studios... as he's seen for the first time since 'stepping down from X Factor job'
- Mariah Carey shows off her ample assets in skimpy bikini top as she enjoys St. Barts holiday with 'close friend' Brett Ratner Rumours swirling
- Rowan Pelling's sex column: Should I tell my brother-in-law that my younger sister has been unfaithful? Rowan offers his advice on divided loyalties
- Destiny's Child reunion! Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams perform together at Stellar Gospel Music Awards
- Kate Moss wears striped T-shirt with simple black jeans as she jets into Heathrow airport with daughter Lila Grace
- Mini perfumes, quirky cookie cutters and a flexible Filofax: The products that will get you through the week Prices range from £4 to £30
- Day Mandy the vampire formed a ruling Coalition with Eric Sykes: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last weekend's TV
- The Odd Couple director Gene Saks dies at the age of 93 Tony Award-winning director passed away from pneumonia in New York
- Fur the love of Ricky: Rita Ora covers up her latex black mini dress in fluffy coat to celebrate boyfriend Hil's birthday His 25th
- Hollyoaks' Stephanie Waring shows off her abs in patterned crop top and skirt as she joins bodycon clad co-star Nikki Sanderson on birthday night out
- Different Directions! Zayn Malik lookalike in UK's top 1D tribute act vows to stay in the boy band as the star goes solo
- Baaa-d fit of the giggles! Prince Charles can't stop laughing as he watches sheep with toy 'jockeys' hurtle over jumps for the LAMB National at Ascot
- Yoga classes, a hippy school with roaming rabbits and a new home in Los Feliz: Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington plan their baby's new life
- Easter comes early for Pink as she picks up flowers and rabbit toy while wearing black and white floral dress Put on floral display
- Barefaced, beautiful and braless! Miranda Kerr makes running errands look sexy in a tight leotard and thigh-skimming skirt
- Does it fit? Stacey Solomon meets Prince Charming and tries on the glass slipper at a VIP Cinderella exhibition in London If the shoe fits
- DreamWorks' animated film Home rakes in $54 million as it takes top spot at US box office over Will Ferrell's comedy Get Hard Stars Rihanna
- Spring to his step! Robin Thicke dotes on his son Julian during grocery run with girlfriend April Love Geary Back smiling again
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: So much for the simple life! Zayn Malik visits recording studio with Naughty Boy... after quitting One Direction to be 'a normal 22-year-old'
- Sylvester Stallone, 68, and wife of 18 years Jennifer Flavin, 46, still have the look of love as they go out for dinner in Beverly Hills Still going strong
- 'It's never going to be a Tarantino script if it's Home And Away!' Ed Sheeran disses Network Seven writers after playing himself on Summer Bay soap
- Spot the difference! Bond body double films dramatic helicopter fight scenes for Spectre wearing a Daniel Craig mask as 007 actor stays on firm ground
- Red Blooded Woman! Slinky Kylie Minogue hits the stage in traffic-stopping luxe sportswear at the Dubai World Cup
- Hot mama! Kim Kardashian keeps cool in a sheer top ...as she steps out in the blistering LA heatwave with little North in tow Raising temperatures
- TOWIE's Jess Wright shows off her figure in daring mesh form-fitting dress as she joins Lauren Pope for night out Out in Chelmsford