Memphis Depay has been billed as Manchester United's potential new £25m star... so, is the rising Holland winger the world-class signing Louis van Gaal needs?
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Dutch football's rise was not because PSV won their first Eredivisie title since 2008. It was down to Memphis Depay, who scored his 20th goal. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Don't be so precious about your baby, Wills!
While one understands the future king’s desire for privacy and his determination to have the normal family life he is denied as a royal, isn’t this all going a bit far, asks AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: It's little Miss See-Through and her pal Mr Snoopy
George Bamford, son of Lord Bamford, recently turned heads in his Snoopy-print suit and matching £12,750 Snoopy Rolex watch, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
Shirley’s angle grinder attack, Aunt Babe’s trifles, and ‘gangster’ Richard Blackwood…It was a violent week of menace and misery in EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
EastEnders concluded with Tina defecting to Team Shirley, Danny Dyer ‘annihilating’ his brother with some sandwiches, and an unpleasant ruck between an old lady with Alzheimer’s and her carer. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Threat to leave UK over EU is a handy smokescreen for HSBC to divert attention from questionable governance and pay revolt
How convenient for HSBC’s top executives that the location of the bank’s head office blew up into the story of the day, overshadowing questions of directors’ conduct and performance. ...read
Chelsea may be favourites to beat Arsenal but don't underestimate Arsene Wenger... he plays to win!
MARTIN KEOWN: Arsenal vs Chelsea is being billed as Beauty v the Beast, but don’t underestimate Arsene Wenger. It’s not just about style — he plays to win. ...read
Peter Scudamore picks his top 10 AP McCoy moments as the 20-time champion jockey prepares to say farewell at Sandown
Peter Scudamore rode an incredible 1,678 winners but has seen his achievements dwarfed by AP McCoy. Here, he identifies what he believes are the 10 finest achievements of McCoy. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I can't bear the pain of my cruel husband's double life
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who has discovered, after 22 years of happy marriage, that her husband has been having an affair for four years after finding evidence on his phone. ...read
Where's Wally? Star Mail writer TOM UTLEY tracks down heavily-guarded Ed Miliband and finds a man of principle... pity his principles are so horribly misguided
It's Miliband's principles and convictions that terrify me — as I suspect they would many others, if he were allowed to say what he truly believes, within earshot of the national Press, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
Don't get fooled again, Arsene Wenger... your Arsenal side will need more for a title assault
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Don't be fooled, Arsene. Don’t be caught out by this impressive run of form and think everything is in place for a crack at the title by your Arsenal side next year. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Don't be so precious about your baby, Wills!
While one understands the future king’s desire for privacy and his determination to have the normal family life he is denied as a royal, isn’t this all going a bit far, asks AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: It's little Miss See-Through and her pal Mr Snoopy
George Bamford, son of Lord Bamford, recently turned heads in his Snoopy-print suit and matching £12,750 Snoopy Rolex watch, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
Where's Wally? Star Mail writer TOM UTLEY tracks down heavily-guarded Ed Miliband and finds a man of principle... pity his principles are so horribly misguided
It's Miliband's principles and convictions that terrify me — as I suspect they would many others, if he were allowed to say what he truly believes, within earshot of the national Press, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Hypocrite Miliband's politics of the gutter
The truth is that, for all his sanctimony, Red Ed and his spin doctors – who, never forget, sought to ‘weaponise’ the NHS – are veterans of gutter politics. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: The graduates of the school for rogue traders and their potential for doing mischief to the financial system
It is implausible to think that however smart and computer savvy Navinder Singh Sarao may be that he was the sole originator of the ‘flash crash’ on Wall Street in 2010. ...read
With time off for good behaviour, he could be out in 300 years: The hound of Hounslow proves that Good Life style suburbia is a myth, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
John Betjeman would have loved the Hound of Hounslow, the suburban shares trader accused of crashing the Wall Street stock market from his bedroom in a West London semi. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Charles will make a pilgrimage to the scene of his beloved uncle Lord Mountbatten's IRA murder
Nearly 36 years after his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten was murdered in his lobster boat by the IRA, Prince Charles is making a pilgrimage to the scene of the atrocity. ...read
Naked woman who opened her door to Nigel: On St George's Day, ROBERT HARDMAN joins the very frisky Ukip leader as he battles for his political life
Raising a pint to the patron saint of England, Nigel Farage is himself the toast of a considerable chunk of the electorate in Thanet South, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
Iron Chipmunk has a brass neck: ANDREW PIERCE with the stories the spin doctors DON'T want you to read
She has stood down as an MP, but Labour’s Hazel Blears still seeks the people’s vote — to put her on the board of the troubled Co-op, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
Only a twit would put politics into Roald Dahl: You'll be rooting for the baddies, writes QUENTIN LETTS
Is The Twits a show London parents should book to give their youngsters a taste of theatre’s magic? Alas not, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
PIERS MORGAN Ironman wouldn't run away from an interview, Mr Downey Jnr. Man up and stop being a spoiled prima donna
PIERS MORGAN: After his booze, drugs and partying landed him in rehab and jail, we all rejoiced in his comeback. Then Downey Jr did an interview this week which shattered every notion I had. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: There have always been charlatans in politics - but this lot really take the biscuit
When I read Grant Shapps stands accused of tampering with his Wikipedia entry under an alias, my sympathies were initially with him - but then I read on, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
Nobody's coming into my kitchen - no bloody way! JANE FRYER spends the day with a giant blond guinea pig wearing odd socks who, despite a car crash personal life, is mobbed wherever he goes
Boris Johnson has been receiving plenty of attention during canvassing trips up and down the country ahead of the election including in West Drayton, Ramsgate, Kent and Somerset. ...read
How crafty Marr outfoxed Prime Minister: ANDREW PIERCE with the stories the spin doctors DON'T want you to read: Yoicks!
During an otherwise confident performance on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this weekend, the Prime Minister stumbled badly when he was challenged over fox hunting. ...read
Do 'pervert' MPs enjoy immunity from prosecution, asks PETER MCKAY following decision not to pursue Lord Janner over child sex allegations
The former lawyer and Labour peer, now 86, is said to be suffering from dementia and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says his trial isn't in the public interest. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Flair and ideas - that's how to win elections
COMMENT: Sometimes when the going is hard, politicians need to defy gravity. It is not enough just to list their achievements, or to point out the defects of their opponents. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: Call me an optimist but now Cameron's finally got fire in his belly I can't believe voters will be foolish enough to dump him
Cameron faced the most unpopular Opposition leader in decades, so how can it be that they are locked neck and neck in opinion polls, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: How could Question Time sink so low?
Thanks to the gratuitous and cynically calculated pairing of Ukip leader Nigel Farage and Russell Brand, the show descended into pure farce writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...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
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
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
Memphis Depay has been billed as Manchester United's potential new £25m star... so, is the rising Holland winger the world-class signing Louis van Gaal needs?
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Dutch football's rise was not because PSV won their first Eredivisie title since 2008. It was down to Memphis Depay, who scored his 20th goal. ...read
Chelsea may be favourites to beat Arsenal but don't underestimate Arsene Wenger... he plays to win!
MARTIN KEOWN: Arsenal vs Chelsea is being billed as Beauty v the Beast, but don’t underestimate Arsene Wenger. It’s not just about style — he plays to win. ...read
Peter Scudamore picks his top 10 AP McCoy moments as the 20-time champion jockey prepares to say farewell at Sandown
Peter Scudamore rode an incredible 1,678 winners but has seen his achievements dwarfed by AP McCoy. Here, he identifies what he believes are the 10 finest achievements of McCoy. ...read
Don't get fooled again, Arsene Wenger... your Arsenal side will need more for a title assault
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Don't be fooled, Arsene. Don’t be caught out by this impressive run of form and think everything is in place for a crack at the title by your Arsenal side next year. ...read
Leicester have taken a long time to wake up but Nigel Pearson can now pull off the great escape
MARTIN KEOWN - THE BOOT ROOM: When you’re facing relegation you are supposed to be dispirited and lacking in confidence. So how on earth have Leicester won three on the bounce? ...read
Joe Root may have a cheeky grin, but he's shown that deep down he's all steel
After being dropped in Australia, what Root has done is have a look at himself, stay quiet and then produce hundred after hundred to ensure he will not be left out in a hurry again. ...read
Chris Smalling leading Manchester United revival while Liverpool will miss Steven Gerrard more than they think
It's Hot or Not time again as IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold inside. On the menu this week: Bob Willis, Chris Smalling and Sam Tomkins. ...read
AP McCoy is still in a league of his own... so why is 20-time champion jockey going now?
MARTIN SAMUEL: AP McCoy's farewell is almost troubling. The puzzle is that fear appears to be at the heart of it. He is genuinely unnerved by the thought of staying too long, of not going out a winner. ...read
Sam Burgess: I've moved to the pack with Bath to help me crack this code
SAM BURGESS: On Friday night I'll be wearing Bath's No 6 shirt for the second time in a Premiership game. The switch from midfield has worked for myself and the team so far. ...read
Victory Shield snub leaves other home nations fuming at another example of the FA's 'arrogance'
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: England's withdrawal from the historic Victory Shield for Under 16s has further worsened relations between the FA and the other home nations. ...read
Pep Guardiola's self-belief can make him difficult - is that what Manchester City really need after Manuel Pellegrini?
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: The future of Pep Guardiola has featured in recent columns. There was speculation over whether he could manage Man City. Here's what you had to say... ...read
Stuart Lancaster must now pick Exiles for England as Australia drop their ridiculous overseas selection policy
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Congratulations to Australia for seeing sense and dropping the ridiculous policy of not selecting their best players if they are playing overseas. ...read
Carl Froch has to fight this year or he will retire... but it has to be the right opponent for the right money to motivate The Cobra
EDDIE HEARN: I spoke to Carl Froch for an hour this week and we have talked long and hard about what he is going to do next. If doesn’t come back this year, I don’t think he will. ...read
Jose Mourinho insists he will use Chelsea youth, but it's down to the kids to take their chances... such as 17-year-old future first-team left back Jay Dasilva
NEIL ASHTON: In an environment where the competition is fierce and the temptation is to spend big in the transfer market, young players like Jay Dasilva must force Mourinho's hand. ...read
Celtic think they are so big that they had a divine right to get to the Scottish Cup final... they need taking down a peg or two
ADRIAN DURHAM: Whichever way you look at it, Scottish football, like an unsafe, stinking high rise on the wrong side of Glasgow, needs wiping out and starting again. ...read
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's weigh-in will be the first ever with paid-for tickets as Las Vegas gets ready to welcome up to 200,000 visitors during fight week
JEFF POWELL: For the first time in the annals of boxing – as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao step on the scales this Friday – fans will be charged for admission to a weigh-in. ...read
Jordan Spieth shames Wentworth no-shows as new Masters champion shows his class
One can only imagine the gloomy mood in the European Tour’s headquarters at Wentworth last week when reading about the acts of selflessness of Jordan Spieth. ...read
Alastair Cook will be given chance to rediscover form... but if England continue to cling on to captain this could get messier
TOP SPIN: According to Peter Moores, Alastair Cook has found some form, with the way he’s hitting the ball and moving. Moores said this after Cook made 11 and 13 during the drawn first Test . ...read
Wembley was the ideal setting for the FA Cup audience to enjoy more of it's magic
EDGE OF THE BOX: In telly terms, the FA Cup has had quite a 'journey’ this season. This weekend saw its TV channel sidekicks deliver a double header with a new ally to help set the scene. ...read
Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling could buy-out the last year of his contract... leaving Chelsea and Manchester City to make cut-price £25m offer this summer
ROB SHEPHERD'S FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Raheem Sterling could force his way out of Liverpool this summer, costing the club £25million while saving potential suitors the same amount. ...read
Fabian Delph's the man but Jack's the lad as Grealish impresses in Aston Villa's Wembley victory while Leicester's home advantage could be key to staying up
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Aston Villa deserved their victory at Wembley on Sunday and there were two players at the heart of it all. Jack Grealish was fantastic but Fabian Delph was the best player on the pitch. ...read
Spain's old guard may finally be able to hand over the reins to the new generation
When the Spanish national team was coming to the boil, La Roja's own fans didn't even know the water was hot.. Now, three trophies later, the senior team is finally in search of a reboot . ...read
Outrage over Anfield prayers exposes religious hypocrisy in sport
OLIVER HOLT: Forgive me for being naive but why is it that when two men pray quietly in a small corner of an English football ground that their actions should be labelled a 'disgrace'? ...read
Manchester United and Chelsea considering moves for Real Madrid's Sami Khedira
SIMON JONES: Sami Khedira is still weighing up his next move but has interest from Manchester United and Chelsea. United have maintained an interest since failing to sign him in August 2013. ...read
Is Nico Rosberg losing the plot? If he can't find a way to beat Lewis Hamilton he could find himself fading into the distance
JONATHAN McEVOY FORMULA ONE COLUMN: Could we be witnessing the mental disintegration of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg in these opening jousts of the season? ...read
Vincent Kompany deserved a red card for his dangerous tackle on Daley Blind... but Mark Clattenburg was right to confer with his assistant if he wasn't 100 per cent
GRAHAM POLL: Vincent Kompany should have been sent off for a reckless studs up challenge on Manchester United’s Daley Blind just before half time. ...read
Richie Benaud was so good... even his silence said it all, says David Lloyd
DAVID LLOYD: Richie Benaud made commentary look easy. Believe me, it isn’t. But he put in the hard work and he rose to the top. ...read
Abolishing 'exceptional' clause rule is best for all. The RFU and England should have the courage to scrap it entirely
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Nick Abendanon played so well for Clermont last weekend, it has brought England’s policy against picking players based abroad is back in focus. ...read
You need troops to follow orders at this crucial stage of the season, captains like John Terry ensure every player in Chelsea's squad follows Jose Mourinho's guidance
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. The Barnet manager talks about how important it is for the troops to follow order during this crucial stage of the season. ...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
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
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: I'm doing it for my dad, says Nicole Kidman on West End return
Nicole told me she will portray Rosalind Franklin, a pioneer of DNA research in London in the Fifties, in the UK premiere of Photograph 51, writes Baz Bamigboye. ...read
She always insisted there was no one else in her life... Is this man the REAL reason Gwyneth's marriage hit the rocks?
Hollywood TV producer Brad Falchuk (pictured), 44, was seen looking relaxed with Gwyneth at Robert Downey Jr’s 50th birthday party last weekend. ...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: I can't bear the pain of my cruel husband's double life
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who has discovered, after 22 years of happy marriage, that her husband has been having an affair for four years after finding evidence on his phone. ...read
Sorry sisters - getting drunk DOES make you more vulnerable, writes JAN MOIR
We cannot shy away from the fact that alcohol has a part to play in the safety of young women. To keep denying this only puts more girls in harm’s way, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: Who will win the vote for favourite parent? Not me!
Lorraine Candy is beginning to find it extremely frustrating that her husband, Mr Candy, is winning the ‘favourite parent’ poll, just because he wears the ‘fun hat’ more often than she does. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex column: How can I get my partner to listen to me? Or, at 57, is he too old to change his ways?
Rowan helps a woman who is having trouble talking to her partner about being more gentle in bed. She is worried that because of his age he won't change and that he isn't really listening to her. ...read
Confident kids are great - but give me shy and spotty any day, writes LIZ JONES
Speeches at my boyfriend's son's graduation talked of how, when they are in positions of power, they must be kind and responsible, but they are already there, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
JANET STREET-PORTER: Death threats and how my joke about this ice cream exposed the sick heart of the SNP
I was called ugly, vile, ‘someone who deserves to die’, and one wit even ‘hoped I would catch malaria’, writes JANET STREET-PORTER. ...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 there a natural remedy for joint pain?
A patient with osteo-arthritis asks Dr Scurr if he knows of a clinically proven natural alternative without unpleasant side-effects. ...read
ASK DR ELLIE: Ulcers leave me so down in the mouth and my hospital appointment isn't for three months
Mouth ulcers may seem like a minor ailment but can actually be incredibly distressing. The pain can severely impact on quality of life, as eating and drinking are significantly affected. ...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
DOGBERRY: 'Through the lens of humanity'? We have no idea what Starbucks boss Howard Schultz means...
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. ...read
LEE BOYCE: Is Tesco the next Woolworths: jack of all trades and master of none?
If Tesco is not careful, it could become the next Woolworths. Beloved Woolies was also once a British staple, which seemed like would never disappear. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Eight simple but important lessons about money
Learning more about money is a good way to keep hold of it and make more of it. Here are some simple but important things I’d teach people. ...read
Why is it taking months to close my deceased husband's US-based HSBC account?
My solicitor and my HSBC branch in Spalding, Lincs, have tried in vain to collect the money on my behalf, but no reply has been forthcoming to their requests. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I spent £29,950 buying 'fishing village' land in Brazil -now I can't track down the salesman
Ms J.V. writes: In 2011 I was persuaded to buy a plot of land in Brazil, followed by a larger plot a few weeks later. The salesman was a silver-tongued broker named Jacob Stone. ...read
JAMES CONEY: If we want equality in our pension system, it's time to change how we calculate final salary benefits
The reason why so many are sleepwalking into huge tax bills on their pensions by passing the cap is because of the way final salary benefits are calculated. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: The supermarket revolution has begun with new bosses at Tesco and Morrisons
We are seeing a revolution in supermarketing. It is too early to tell how successful either of the Daves will be, but the years of complacency appear to be over. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Time to tell politicians to smash this cap on amassing wealth
Reading the manifestos of the main parties is not something I would recommend to anyone other than insomniacs, political groupies or my worst enemies (you know who you are). ...read
SAM DUNN: No revolution can ever take place without casualties - but early signs for pensions looking good
It is already clear just how crucial Pension Wise is going to be. This new, independent, free guidance service is going to be the crucial first step for millions to take control of their future. ...read
Could Halifax Reward current account customers see their savings tax Budget giveaway snaffled by their bank?
If savings tax is no longer due, surely the amount being used to pay it should go back to the saver? Not necessarily. ...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
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
'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
PETER HITCHENS: Another wave of migrants is on its way (but don't you dare mention it)
Funny how little we have heard from British liberals about a rather nasty outbreak of anti-immigrant violence this week, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Curse of the gambling ads that sell one thing - misery
While watching the Manchester derby, Rachel Johnson's eye was glued to the names on the hoardings and the names of the companies advertising in the breaks. ...read
BLACK DOG: Will Tiny Tina be Queen for a day?
Nottingham decorator’s daughter Tina Stowell, who rose from cake-shop assistant to become Tory Lords Leader, may have to stand in for the Queen if the Election ends in a dead heat. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: Dave unveils his secret weapon... John Major
John Major will make a speech this week warning of the grave risk to the Union if Britain ends up with a Labour Government propped up by the Scottish National Party, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...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
Beauty Buzz: Red lips are back, plus all the latest news from the world of beauty
Try a summer take on the red lip, the perfect beauty accessory for your wedding guest outfit and the scent discerning women need to know about. ...read
Health: Tackle dementia through diet
According to experts, there is evidence that eating well can significantly help brain health, giving us the best chance of preventing dementia as well as heart disease, cancer and other diseases of ageing. ...read
Horoscopes: The fighting is over, Taurus, it's time to follow your instincts
What the stars have in store for you this week by Sally Brompton ...read
Beauty Bible Beauty Clinic: I have combination skin. Can you recommend a primer?
Australian brand Inika, now making a welcome return to the UK, offer a Certified Organic Pure Primer (£29.50), which we think should suit you. ...read
Your problems answered by YOU relationships expert Zelda West-Meads
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your problems: I'm shocked by the cruelty of my son's ex-wife; The women I date stalk me online, and How can I learn to trust again? ...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
Shirley’s angle grinder attack, Aunt Babe’s trifles, and ‘gangster’ Richard Blackwood…It was a violent week of menace and misery in EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
EastEnders concluded with Tina defecting to Team Shirley, Danny Dyer ‘annihilating’ his brother with some sandwiches, and an unpleasant ruck between an old lady with Alzheimer’s and her carer. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Threat to leave UK over EU is a handy smokescreen for HSBC to divert attention from questionable governance and pay revolt
How convenient for HSBC’s top executives that the location of the bank’s head office blew up into the story of the day, overshadowing questions of directors’ conduct and performance. ...read
SARAH VINE: Shops don't want real shoppers any more
Despite the fact that Peter Jones, pictured, is the only stockist for my girl’s uniform, it transpires that it does not, in fact, stock it. At least, not in any meaningful sense of the term, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
PICTURED: Horrific moment a car is written off trapping the driver inside after smashing into the back of an ambulance on the way to a call-out and pushing it into a tree
The sedan driver, who pushed the ambulance off the road and into a tree in Alice Springs, had to be cut out of his car over several hours before he could be rushed to hospital for treatment. ...read
We must reclaim Europe's borders to stop such tragedies repeating themselves, by MICHAEL BURLEIGH
The deaths of up to 1,000 EU-bound migrants at the weekend has focused minds on the appalling human tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: The Scottish Nasty Party and how its growing intimidation and intolerance of dissent reeks of fascism
The SNP is not a normal political party. It is more like a cult - and intolerance is one of the chief characteristics of all cults. The real victims are the majority of Scots who don't agree with them. ...read
Beware this very sinister brand of Left-wing populism: Dominic Sandbrook on why TV debate group huddle peddles message of class resentment
There was a telling moment at the end of Thursday night’s ludicrous non-debate. Four of the five speakers moved into a little huddle of smirking self-congratulation. ...read
SIMON HEFFER: Why do people STILL lionise wife-beating IRA apologist John Lennon?
The truth is that Lennon was a man whose reputation was holed below the waterline even before the Beatles broke up, and won't stop sinking. ...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
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
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
Will a fringe candidate be Barnet's MP? CRAIG BROWN'S full constituency guide to the General Election
Craig Brown gives his full constituency guide to the General Election, including the candidate Berry, M. for Baker Street. ...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: Up and Adam: He had a whimpering start but Vauxhall’s perky little terrier has now got a feisty growl... and a bit of bite about town
After a stuttering start, the Adam has changed – in fact, there are lots of Adams now, like the Adam Rocks, the Adam Jam, the Adam Glam and this all-new racy model, the Adam Grand Slam. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: A pizza in my past: Serving up a reliable taste of a childhood long passed
I’ve always loved Pizza Express. For its frazzled discs of pepperoni (still the best there are), upwardly mobile melted mozzarella and the green chillies with surprising kick. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Death becomes her: Caitlin Doughty writes about her life with corpses with all the sassiness that other young women bring to penning romcoms
Morbidly obsessive and mordantly witty, crematorium worker Caitlin Doughty has written what might just be the oddest – and bravest – book you’ll read this year. ...read
It’s gorgeous and smart... but what’s it for? For now, Apple’s terrifyingly expensive toy lacks that killer app
It’s helped immensely by controls built into the crown of the watch, rather than relying on a tiny, awkward touchscreen – one of those clever innovations for which Apple is justly famous. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Celebrate St George's Day with a glass of English fizz
My personal collection of English sparkling wine stretches back beyond the year 2000 and I’ve been a believer for many years that we can produce bottles to rival the world’s best fizz. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: ‘What if I don’t like the film?’ I asked Kevin Costner. ‘Keep your mouth shut’
I shot a scene last week for a new big-budget thriller called The Criminal, and tonight I was invited by director Ariel Vromen to a private screening for about 20 people including Costner. ...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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- One Direction's Louis Tomlinson 'takes one girl back to his room for SIX hours after late-night boozy antics' He appears to be enjoying the bachelor lifestyle
- 'Man, I'm glad I got out when I did': Kim Kardashian's ex husband Kris Humphries posts mean tweet after Bruce Jenner's transition interview
- Kirstie Alley backpedals after tweeting the 'world has mistaken bravery for insanity' following ABC's Bruce Jenner interview Changed her mind?
- Amber Rose ditches her underwear and shows off her ample assets in plunging purple dress for latest stop on her club tour The 31-year-old chose a skin-tight purple dress
- Danielle Lineker shows off her curves in cutaway swimsuit for stunning but 'sweaty' Los Angeles photoshoot The 35-year-old shared an image from her latest swimwear shoot
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- Rochelle Humes jokes about her 'mum probs' as she struggles with daughter Alaia-Mai's buggy on London day out Very familiar feeling for any parent!
- Stripped down! Chris Evans goes completely shirtless as he films The One Show... while Alex Jones cuts a glamorous figure in cute floral dress and leather jacket Brave man
- Pregnant Frankie Bridge looks sophisticated as she covers up baby bump in a low cut loose black top and white blazer for evening out in London
- 'A dream come true': Cara Delevingne shows off her slim pins as she smiles her way through the press conference for new movie Paper Towns
- SPOILER ALERT! Laura Carmichael films scenes for the wedding of Carson and Mrs Hughes in the final season of Downton Abbey
- Natural beauty: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks flawless as she goes make-up free in baggy gym gear after workout session Doesn't need the help of make-up
- First official look at Jared Leto as a cap-toothed, tattooed Joker on the Toronto set of Suicide Squad The 43-year-old Oscar winner flashes his full-body Joker ink
- Molly Sims shows off impressive post-baby body in a fitted maxi dress at the hair salon... just one month after giving birth Displayed her thin torso
- Reese Witherspoon shows off her trim figure as she enjoys her classic weekend routine of yoga and green juice Reese Witherspoon is in amazing shape
- Lady Gaga shows off her ample cleavage in dramatic red dress... as she cuddles up to new pet pooch Koji She recently introduced her new pooch Koji to her millions of fans
- Don't you remember Splash! Dom? Comedian Joly's leap into the water at round-the-world yacht race in Brazil shows he has forgotten Tom Daley's diving tips
- Their little princess! Blue Ivy dons blinged out tiara and enjoys dance session with dad Jay Z in wedding snaps shared by Beyonce Possibly the cutest guest
- I just called to say... Rita Ora displays her athletic physique in a bralet and leggings for spray tan session... as she carries phone printed with rude words
- 'I'm still processing it': Patrick Dempsey has not fathomed Grey's Anatomy twist... but did 'diva' behaviour and 'clash with Shonda' prove his undoing?
- Fan-girl! Amy Adams goes low-key in gym leggings as she shows her support for Justin Timberlake and Jay Z in a tour jacket
- Solange Knowles stands out in oversized yellow fur coat and matching satin trousers as she attends star-studded fashion event Songstress caught the eye
- Keep your enemies close: George Clooney shares a laugh with his on-screen hostage taker Jack O'Connell on Money Monster set In the heart of New York's financial district
- 'I'm a woman': Tearful Bruce Jenner reveals he considered suicide while transitioning to his 'true self' in Diane Sawyer interview which will be his last as a man Reinventing himself
- 'Kim caught me in a dress... and Kendall and Kylie did too': Bruce Jenner reveals his children kept 'family secret' 'Kimberly has been, by far, the most accepting'
- Rita Ora wows in a spotted mini dress and thigh-high boots at LA event... amid claims Simon Cowell is 'trying to persuade her to move from The Voice to The X Factor'
- He's spellbound! Simon Cowell 'falls asleep during Britain's Got Talent audition after getting hypnotised by a DOG' He's known for his love of dogs
- Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock covers her slim figure in tight gym gear as she swaps sunbathing for beach workout in Jamaica Worked up a sweat on the beach
- Christine Bleakley flatters her svelte curves in clingy off-shoulder little black dress as she makes TV appearance in Dublin Asimple but lovely little black dress
- Khloe Kardashian texts racy cleavage shot to Kourtney's partner Scott Disick to get his approval for Instagram selfie Very revealing snap
- 'If I didn't smile it would look rude': Susanna Reid INSISTS she does not flirt with male stars during interviews on Good Morning Britain Light-hearted and cheeky interview style
- Grandad chic? David Beckham goes for a low-key look in flat cap and unusual fringed moccasin boots while out in London David Beckham opted for a unique look
- Amanda Holden looks sensational in black two-piece ensemble and lilac coat as she joins forces with close pal Lucy-Jo Hudson on night out Night out in Manchester on Friday
- Chris Brown shares cute video of his baby daughter Royalty playing with a toy piano A few months ago Chris Brown didn't even know he was a father
- SPOILER ALERT: BBC's Poldark ends in tragedy for Ross and Demelza after daughter falls ill in final episode As if life couldn't get any harder for them
- Clooneys return to Italy for a three-day party in belated celebration of Amal's 37th birthday Invited friends to their mansion on Lake Como to celebrate her 37th
- 'I can't bear the pain of my cruel husband's double life' BEL MOONEY advises a woman who has discovered her husband has been having an affair
- She's a lioness! Thandie Newton layers up in wild T-shirt as she enjoys day out in NYC with her cute son Booker Lion print T-shirt and jeans for her outing
- He didn't stand a chance! Terry Crews rips off blazer to upstage Mike Tyson during hilarious Lip Sync Battle performance
- Katie Price shows off sophisticated look to go with 32B breast reduction as she spends the day shooting a music video with Kavana Dramatically different
- Princess Beatrice enjoys a designer shopping trip in Mayfair after returning from ANOTHER trip abroad to Florence At Karl Lagerfeld's store
- Gigi Hadid puts her incredible bikini body on show again in Miami... and manages a brave face too after death of her beloved dog
- Nadine Coyle takes the plunge in daring low-cut dress while Nicola Roberts keeps it classy for mini-Girls Aloud reunion at LGBT Awards
- Helena Bonham Carter looks pretty in sequins and lace as the hits London's Chiltern Firehouse for a night out Layering a sparkly gold top over a black dress
- Lily Allen shows off her eye-catching rainbow bob as she goes for lunch with her ex-boyfriend Seb Chew in LA Went for lunch with friends
- Naomi Campbell goes braless and reveals side-boob in dangerously low-cut dress with racy thigh-high boots At OMNIA Nightclub in Las Vegas on Friday
- She's true blue! Nicole Kidman surprises punters as she tosses the coin at a traditional game of Two-up on ANZAC Day
- Taking the plunge! Rumer Willis puts her curvaceous figure on display in low-cut champagne gown at Race To Erase MS Event
- Lady Gaga, Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres and Miley Cyrus offer support as Bruce Jenner confirms he's transitioning into a woman
- Inside Bruce Jenner's new life as a woman: Reality star shows Diane Sawyer the little black dress in secret closet of women's clothing and reveals plans for 'glam room'
- Raiding Kourtney's closet? Bruce Jenner's little black dress looks remarkably similar to one his step-daughter has previously worn Fashion inspiration?
- Bruce Jenner's second wife reveals his 1980s despair when he thought about fleeing to Denmark for a sex change... and how their young sons exclaimed, 'Dad has boobs!'
- Her own best advert! Karlie Kloss puts on a leggy display in cropped skinny jeans as she promotes range of denim for tall women Karlie Kloss cut an impeccable figure
- Sister act! Tamara Ecclestone joins sibling Petra for maternal shopping spree - just days after she gave birth to twin baby boys They do love shopping
- Loathe your legs, ladies? You're in great company: As Helen Mirren parades her less than perfect pins, ex-model SANDRA HOWARD sympathises
- Lucy Spraggan makes her red carpet debut with fiancée Georgina Gordon at the LGBT Awards The best possible place to make debut
- Old fashioned spin! Charli XCX winces as she battles against the wild wind in Adelaide wearing high-waisted ankle swingers and backless loafers
- 'Daddy throwback': Kylie Jenner shows public sign of support for father Bruce Jenner with picture of him in crop top and denim shorts ahead interview
- Kelly Rutherford and Gina Rodriguez bedazzle in boldly printed dresses In honour of White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend
- Pregnant Naya Rivera showcases her growing bump in slinky black dress after sharing 'baby's first bathroom selfie' Co-hosted a charity dinner in Washington
- 'Madly in love!' Jessica Simpson is the gushing godmother as she poses with BFF CaCee Cobb's new baby girl Wilder Frances
- 'Mum taught us to shine': Georgia May Jagger slips on sexy sunnies as she teams up with siblings Lizzie and James for Sunglass Hut Mother's Day campaign
- Dakota Fanning and Sarah Jessica Parker are the ultimate match in skintight dresses at Max Mara event Both set to appear on the screen again soon
- 'Meet my catch of the day!' Rihanna sports wild red hair and vampy lipstick while deep sea fishing with friends in Hawaii The 27-year-old took to the waves off Honolulu
- Maxed out! Zoe Kravitz carries on her gutsy style in see-through black top and flare shorts at Max Mara sponsored bash Zoe Kravitz arrived in her typical style
- Too hot to handle! Rebel Wilson rips off gold velcro stripper pants and flings them in the air showing off dance moves ahead of Pitch Perfect 2's release
- Have you seen my movie yet? Russell Crowe wears hoodie, jeans ... and a T-shirt emblazoned with The Water Diviner as he arrives at taping of The View in New York
- 'I didn't get married to get divorced': Russell Crowe reveals he is still 'connected' to wife Danielle Spencer and doesn't feel 'balanced' without his wedding ring
- That shirt must be getting Rusty! Crowe wears his favourite shirt for the third time in a week as he attends Grounded live production with Hugh Jackman
- 'Silkiest hair in all the land!' Jessica Alba pampers herself at the salon ahead of celebrating her 34th birthday An extra special hair treatment on Friday
- Fur goodness sake! Nicole Richie tosses on two warming coats while filming the second season of her hit show The 33-year-old's reality show was renewed by VH1 in September
- Red alert! Blonde bombshell Witney Carson highlights her curves in floral frock as she channels the 40s for DWTS rehearsal At rehearsal in Hollywood on Friday
- Bruce Jenner began transgender reassignment in 1980s... but stopped when he fell in love with Kris, according to explosive new claims
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Proud parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West look on as North is baptised in a traditional Armenian ceremony in Jerusalem
- Bruce Jenner's ex wife Linda Thompson brands him 'a champion for those who share the struggle to just be who they are'... in support ahead of TV interview
- A runway race! Lewis Hamilton seen with Olivia Munn and Ben Stiller on Zoolander 2's Rome set after landing cameo role Chatted between takes
- Cheeky snap! Katy Perry posts photo with Sumo wrestler as she continues to immerse herself in local culture while on tour in Japan Mawashi up to now?
- William and Kate's pre-baby shopping spree: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spotted relaxing with some retail therapy in Kensington before birth
- Shirley's angle-grinder attack, Aunt Babe's trifles and 'gangster' Richard Blackwood...It was a week of violent misery in EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
- Lena Dunham, Elton John and Lady Gaga offer support as Bruce Jenner confirms he's transitioning into a woman Heartfelt support
- More pictures of Louis Tomlinson's wild night of partying with five girls emerge after the One Direction star is seen with a 'suspicious cigarette'
- Bare faced and beautiful! Miranda Kerr is perfect advert for her Kora skincare range as she applies product to stunning visage Stunning skin
- SPOILER ALERT! Still daddy's little girl... Coronation Street's Tim Metcalfe cheers up his daughter Faye Windass as they film scenes in churchyard
- 'It was a nightmare!' Kurt & Courtney director Nick Broomfield reveals working with Love on the 1998 documentary was a 'living hell' Almost didn't release it
- 'The feeling of joy I have is explosive': Scarlett Johansson opens up about motherhood... and why her second marriage 'takes work'
- It's a hard life! Millie Mackintosh shows off her bikini body in Ibiza as she enjoys FIFTH holiday in four months Another day, another beach break
- Rachel Weisz rocks androgynous chic and Lena Dunham shimmers in blue as they cosy up while honoured at Variety Power of Women luncheon
- To dye for! Kelly Brook flatters her gym-enhanced curves in a patterned dress as she gets her hair spruced up in Beverly Hills
- Justin Bieber reaches settlement with photographer who claimed singer's bodyguard attacked him and stole his memory card
- John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and the surviving Monty Python cast reunite at Tribeca Film Festival for 40th anniversary screening of The Holy Grail
- Kim Kardashian carries 'love story' clutch depicting wedding to Kanye West as she attends Variety's Power Of Women lunch in striking cream outfit
- Pretty in pink! Daisy Lowe wears fuchsia faux-fur coat and little black dress as she parties in Soho with celeb pals She is a fashionista
- Special Envoy Angelina Jolie heads criticises UN paralysis over Syrians drowning. And the Syrian ambassador's response? 'She's beautiful'
- Kimberley Walsh dresses her enviable post-baby curves in a fitted skirt and crop top for This Morning appearance Gave birth in September
- 'Yes, we'll be watching as a family': Kim Kardashian reveals she'll take in stepdad Bruce Jenner's bombshell tell-all with Diane Sawyer
- 'Proud of my babe': Kris Jenner's toyboy Corey Gamble offers his support ahead of Bruce Jenner bombshell interview... but matriarch remains silent
- Kris Jenner 'sued for $150K' after Kendall's friends damaged Hollywood Hills rental during her wild 19th birthday bash '15-person dinner party'
- Melanie Sykes sports kooky glasses as she displays her trim figure in skintight leggings while running errands near her home Out in posh Hampstead
- Feline fine! Lindsay Lohan complements her spring ensemble with pink cat shoes as she enjoys a relaxed stroll around London Settled into way of life
- Hey Mama! Fergie dotes over son Axl on sweet play date at the park with husband Josh Duhamel After stepping in to star in Beyond Deceit
- Jonah Hill's battle with his weight continues as he shows a much heavier frame while filming Arms And The Dudes Known for his yo-yo diet
- Jennifer Connelly, 44, shows off her legs in bold black and white mini dress at Aloft premiere during Tribeca Film Festival She's at it again
- Even Wolverine's like to boogie! Hugh Jackman proudly shows off his 'awesomely embarrassing dance moves' A known fan of dance
- Now that's an explosive scene! George Clooney rages on Money Monster set while wearing a suicide vest Plays Lee Gates in film directed by Jodie Foster
- 'It's probably for the best': Aaron Taylor-Johnson says it was a good decision for director wife Sam to leave Fifty Shades Darker
- Real Housewives Of New Jersey star Amber Marchese diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time despite undergoing a double mastectomy
- Kylie Minogue pays tribute to her greatgrandfather as a host of celebrities take to social media to commemorate Anzac Day Joined host of celebs
- Obsession with Poldark's chest is 'sexist and undermines the whole show', female co-star claims Heida Reed has claimed the obsession is sexist
- 'Like living with a drug addict': Blake Lively reveals the ups and downs of motherhood ... but says she definitely wants more babies Quite the lively humour
- Suave Jamie Dornan hides behind a mask in first Fifty Shades Darker still... after release dates for complete trilogy are announced Man of mystery
- 'The newest love of our lives': CaCee Cobb and Donald Faison welcome a baby girl Couple took to Instagram to announce the good news
- Rita Ora and her amazing technicolour BLANKET! Pop star wraps herself up in bizarre throw as she lands in LA Match her personality
- Kylie Jenner slams Blac Chyna's text messages calling them 'fake' as Tyga confesses his love for the 17-year-old yet again on Instagram
- Time magazine's longtime film critic Richard Corliss dies at the age of 71 after major stroke Known for predicting Star Wars to be a dud.
- 'She's a little tomboy': Victoria Beckham gushes about daughter Harper... as she talks about her children having a 'hard work ethic' on The Ellen Show
- Jennifer Ellison dresses her post-baby curves in a black tunic top and skinny jeans as she attends event with pal Jorgie Porter Keeping a low profile
- Ex On The Beach star Jess Impiazzi suffers unfortunate nip-slip in EXTREMELY plunging tight pink dress as she enjoys night out with close pal Talitha Minnis
- Work it! Victoria's Secret model Elsa Hosk shows off her toned tum and enviably long legs as she wears a variety of skimpy gym gear for a beach fitness shoot
- Rita Ora looks elegant and angelic in ethereal white gown (at first glance!) as she takes to the stage on Alan Carr's Chatty Man Naughty and nice
- He's so caring! Ben Affleck puts his hand protectively on wife Jennifer Garner's back as they take a stroll in Los Angeles Amid slavery storm
- Getting ripped! Khloe Kardashian's tight white dress has a tear in the back after partying with teens Kendall and Kylie in West Hollywood Working out more
- Melanie Sykes sports kooky glasses as she displays her trim figure in skintight leggings while running errands near her home Studious new look
- 'First picture on planet Earth!' Robert Downey Jr shows off snap of five-month-old daughter Avri Cute picture comes after interview fall-out
- Patrick who? Miley Cyrus locks lips with gal pal... as she cuddles up to Cara Delevingne at wild party following Schwarzenegger split Moving on - Miley style
- 'The feeling of joy I have is explosive': Scarlett Johansson opens up about motherhood... and why her second marriage 'takes work'