BUMBLE AT THE TEST: We've not seen nothing like the mighty Finn and Jimmy Anderson answered the doubters with Superman and Wonder Woman in town
DAVID LLOYD: England got everything they wanted here — a good covering of grass, a bit of seam movement and overhead conditions — but Alastair Cook said he would have had a bat! ...read
Chelsea plot next move for John Stones after Everton knock back latest £25m offer... while Arsenal look set to beat Manchester City to French kid Ismael Bennacer
TRANSFER NEWS COLUMN - SIMON JONES: The England defender was informed of the offer being turned down prior to playing in Everton's friendly 2-0 win over Dundee. ...read
Stuart Lancaster has to be true to himself as he leads England into World Cup... this is his one chance and he has to do it his way
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Stuart Lancaster talked through many issues during his recent interview with our chief sports writer and provoked plenty of reaction. Some of it is here. Enjoy... ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Four helicopter flights for Charles to watch polo
Prince Charles reportedly used the royal helicopter to take him to a polo match at Windsor Great Park in a round-trip that will have cost thousands of pounds, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
Calais catastrophe: We kept out Hitler. Why can't our feeble leaders stop a few thousand exhausted migrants?
The ongoing crisis in the French port of Calais is a deeply disturbing reminder that Britain is no longer an island, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK, as migrants continue to try and force their way into Britain. ...read
Keyboard at work? Then stop typing! CRAIG BROWN offers a selection of words for inclusion in the dictionary
Following the recent addition of new words such as ‘twerk’ and ‘crowdfund’ to the Oxford English Dictionary, CRAIG BROWN comes up with a further selection. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: What's the point of a police force that doesn't turn up to burglaries?
Sara Thornton (pictured), head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, says that public expectations have to change in the light of budget cuts, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: Can Grumpy Mum turn into Joyful Mum for a day? In your dreams!
Inspired by a recent viewing of Disney's Inside Out, Lorraine Candy attempts to be joyful with her kids for a whole day. It has to be possible to remain positive - but her kids don't believe she can. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: It is time to end this migrant madness
The Calais shambles may have been building for months, but make no mistake: we are now witnessing a crisis which is having devastating repercussions across Britain. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Andrew is currently in command at Buckingham Palace... and hopefully this time he won't be mistaken for an intruder
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Two years ago, armed police failed to recognise Prince Andrew as he strolled in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and ordered him to lie face down. ...read
James Anderson realised how crucial seaming the ball would be against Australia and was backed by a resurgent Steven Finn
NASSER HUSSAIN: People will look at Australia scoring 136 all out but Jimmy Anderson realised very quickly that actually in those conditions the seaming ball was more important. ...read
Sir Dave Brailsford set to release autobiography following latest Tour de France triumph
CHARLES SALE: Sir Dave Brailsford, the mastermind behind three Tour de France triumphs in four years, has finally agreed to publish his life story. The book, What It Takes , is about Brailsford’s extraordinary success. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: New lease for casino banking as Barclays boss John McFarlane is keen to preserve UK's only world-class investment bank
The problem for McFarlane and whoever he selects as the next chief executive of Barclays is how to square the circle? ...read
Jimmy Anderson heroics make Australia his top victim as Michael Clarke’s batting woes continue -Top Spin Ashes special
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Sportsmail's Lawrence Booth reviews a classic day at Edgbaston as England bowled out Australia for 136 in the opening day of this summer's Ashes third Test. ...read
I adore the Great British Bake Off. But does it have to be so right on? Asks QUENTIN LETTS
Lithuanian bodybuilder Ugne Bubnaityte, pictured, and a househusband were just two of the 'right on' contestants selected by the BBC for the next series of Bake Off, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
SAM DUNN: A torrid TV tangle is turning the beautiful game into an agonising financial headache
Time was when all you had to do to watch the big football match on TV was flop down on the family sofa. Today it's an agonising financial headache. ...read
ASK TONY: Will my nomad son miss out on state pension if he doesn't pay voluntary national insurance contributions?
The tax office says he doesn’t earn enough to pay tax, so he gets tax credits. I advised him he should pay what used to be called a self-employed National Insurance stamp. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: Who are judges to tell us who we can leave our money to in our wills!
The Court of Appeal overruled an earlier High Court decision, and awarded Heather Ilott £164,000, to enable her to buy the Housing Association property in which she lives, and have a bit left over. ...read
I’d love to go hunting one day with Dr Walter Palmer the killer dentist... so I can stuff and mount him for MY office wall
Walter Palmer is a dentist. His website, for a clinic in Minnesota, says he ‘strives to create dazzling smiles’. There was no report on whether Cecil died with a ‘dazzling smile, but it’s safe to assume he didn’t. ...read
Roger Moore: Can I call Bond girls 'crumpet'? by BAZ BAMIGBOYE
The 87-year-old star, who’s celebrating seven decades in the entertainment game, had been talking about manners; and how political correctness had got out of hand. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Four helicopter flights for Charles to watch polo
Prince Charles reportedly used the royal helicopter to take him to a polo match at Windsor Great Park in a round-trip that will have cost thousands of pounds, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: What's the point of a police force that doesn't turn up to burglaries?
Sara Thornton (pictured), head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, says that public expectations have to change in the light of budget cuts, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: It is time to end this migrant madness
The Calais shambles may have been building for months, but make no mistake: we are now witnessing a crisis which is having devastating repercussions across Britain. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Andrew is currently in command at Buckingham Palace... and hopefully this time he won't be mistaken for an intruder
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Two years ago, armed police failed to recognise Prince Andrew as he strolled in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and ordered him to lie face down. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: New lease for casino banking as Barclays boss John McFarlane is keen to preserve UK's only world-class investment bank
The problem for McFarlane and whoever he selects as the next chief executive of Barclays is how to square the circle? ...read
I adore the Great British Bake Off. But does it have to be so right on? Asks QUENTIN LETTS
Lithuanian bodybuilder Ugne Bubnaityte, pictured, and a househusband were just two of the 'right on' contestants selected by the BBC for the next series of Bake Off, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: Who are judges to tell us who we can leave our money to in our wills!
The Court of Appeal overruled an earlier High Court decision, and awarded Heather Ilott £164,000, to enable her to buy the Housing Association property in which she lives, and have a bit left over. ...read
I’d love to go hunting one day with Dr Walter Palmer the killer dentist... so I can stuff and mount him for MY office wall
Walter Palmer is a dentist. His website, for a clinic in Minnesota, says he ‘strives to create dazzling smiles’. There was no report on whether Cecil died with a ‘dazzling smile, but it’s safe to assume he didn’t. ...read
The evidence is all there on video and he effectively proved his guilt by resigning, so RICHARD LITTLEJOHN asks: Why hasn't Lord Sewer had his ermine collar felt?
Why weren’t the drugs squad hammering on Lord Sewel’s door immediately after The Sun published photographs of him snorting cocaine with prostitutes, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
PETER MCKAY: It's time Dave told France: on your bike!
David Cameron must tell the French unequivocally that we will no longer tolerate the anarchy at Calais and we won’t put up with strikers smashing facilities to impede traffic, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: How Cleggie was chopped down to size: Former Lib Dem leader reduced to spending days worrying about number of trees in his constituency
What a come-down for Nick Clegg. He is now concerned about the number of trees in his Yorkshire constituency rather than dealing with matters of state, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
ROBERT HARDMAN: Sailor's goggles give Kate the giggles (...but William isn't quite so sure) as royal couple attend America's Cup in matching his 'n' hers team fleeces
The duchess, a keen sailor since childhood, and the duke - who until not has been a man of little interest in boats - appeared at the state of the art headquarters on Portsmouth quayside. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Public figures face higher threat of terror attack than ever before thanks to extremists' use of modern technology
Terrorism and its perpetrators grow more ruthless every day and potential targets need to guard themselves against a much wider variety of threats than they used to face (file photo of ISIS). ...read
AMANDA PLATELL: Adultery's wrong but so is giving up on your marriage
I can’t help feeling that wronged spouses often act too hastily and — dare I say it? — obsess too much about a sexual betrayal that needn’t necessarily spell the end for a relationship. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Feminists won't like it but wives DO lust after kitchens. Mrs U dreams of a new bathroom too
What if there really is something in the hormonal or chromosomal make-up of homo sapiens which makes the female more interested than the male in homemaking and child-rearing? ...read
From the church to the godparents, Princess Charlotte's christening was so perfect, Diana might have planned every step says RICHARD KAY
From the official photographer to the style of Prince George’s charming red-and-white outfit, the christening of Princess Charlotte echoed with references to her late grandmother. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Lionesses who put the divas of tennis to shame
On Wednesday, I did something I almost never do. I stayed up late to watch a football match. Around 2.4 million Brits did the same, as it happens, cheering on the England Women’s World Cup team in their semi-final with Japan. ...read
Lecherous. Racist. But my friend Philip Larkin deserves his spot in Poets' Corner, says A.N. WILSON
Philip Larkin, who died 30 years ago this December, is to be commemorated in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. In spite of all the controversy, he deserves his place, writes A.N. WILSON. ...read
Confessions of the real Rumpole: Christine Keeler. Soviet spies. A Great Train Robber. Even Lady Chatterley's Lover! He defended them all - and now, at 100, he's telling his captivating story to JANE FRYER
Jeremy Nicolas Hutchinson is like one of those fictional heroes who pops up at real-life events, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
The man the royals love to HATE: So what HAS the BBC's Nicholas Witchell done to upset them so much?
Some believe Prince William declined to comment outside St Mary’s Hospital following the birth of daughter Charlotte last week simply because the BBC's royal correspondent was present. ...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
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
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: We've not seen nothing like the mighty Finn and Jimmy Anderson answered the doubters with Superman and Wonder Woman in town
DAVID LLOYD: England got everything they wanted here — a good covering of grass, a bit of seam movement and overhead conditions — but Alastair Cook said he would have had a bat! ...read
Chelsea plot next move for John Stones after Everton knock back latest £25m offer... while Arsenal look set to beat Manchester City to French kid Ismael Bennacer
TRANSFER NEWS COLUMN - SIMON JONES: The England defender was informed of the offer being turned down prior to playing in Everton's friendly 2-0 win over Dundee. ...read
Stuart Lancaster has to be true to himself as he leads England into World Cup... this is his one chance and he has to do it his way
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Stuart Lancaster talked through many issues during his recent interview with our chief sports writer and provoked plenty of reaction. Some of it is here. Enjoy... ...read
James Anderson realised how crucial seaming the ball would be against Australia and was backed by a resurgent Steven Finn
NASSER HUSSAIN: People will look at Australia scoring 136 all out but Jimmy Anderson realised very quickly that actually in those conditions the seaming ball was more important. ...read
Sir Dave Brailsford set to release autobiography following latest Tour de France triumph
CHARLES SALE: Sir Dave Brailsford, the mastermind behind three Tour de France triumphs in four years, has finally agreed to publish his life story. The book, What It Takes , is about Brailsford’s extraordinary success. ...read
Jimmy Anderson heroics make Australia his top victim as Michael Clarke’s batting woes continue -Top Spin Ashes special
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Sportsmail's Lawrence Booth reviews a classic day at Edgbaston as England bowled out Australia for 136 in the opening day of this summer's Ashes third Test. ...read
Eden Hazard avoids theatrics but he needs more protection from referees... he can be the Premier League's Lionel Messi
GRAHAM POLL: Eden Hazard was given some strong treatment by opponents last season and, as referees strived to stay 'low key', that physicality was seen as acceptable. ...read
Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle set for intriguing clash of styles in front of 20,000 fans in Hull's Rumble on the Humber
Two local lads – Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle – are expected to draw up to 20,000 of their neighbours to Craven Park for their WBC world lightweight championship eliminator. ...read
Lewis Hamilton far superior to Nico Rosberg despite Hungary horror show... it will take a miracle for the German to claim his crown
F1 COLUMN - JONATHAN MCEVOY: It was a superlative race in Hungary but there was one nagging concern: the lack of Nico Rosberg’s form and Lewis Hamilton's dominance ...read
Usain Bolt is carrying an entire sport on his back! Sprint king seeks to banish the drug cheats again with his genius
PATRICK COLLINS: Bolt, Ali, Woods, Pele, Bradman and a precious few others — Jack Nicklaus, certainly, and, in time, Lionel Messi — constitute an elite on whom the term ‘genius’ sits lightly. ...read
Anthony Crolla deserves justice and a rematch with Darleys Perez while Scott Quigg beating Kiko Martinez was performance of the year
EDDIE HEARN: We are currently waiting and hoping on a review from the WBA about the scoring of Anthony Crolla’s drawn world-title fight with Darleys Perez on Saturday. ...read
Christian Benteke doesn't excite Liverpool fans like Roberto Firmino even though 95 per cent have never seen him play, but I worry Belgian won't be suited to Reds style
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Though 95 per cent of Liverpool supporters have never seen Firmino in action — YouTube doesn’t count — they believe he is already on his way to becoming an icon. ...read
The Open gave the BBC a chance to hit its exceptional heights... Instead they shanked it by not showing all of a unique final day
EDGE OF THE BOX: No two putts about it, the BBC had itself an up and down Open. It would have been a great moment to hit their heights but instead they rather shanked it on a unique last day. ...read
Aston Villa are a selling club... and Fabian Delph decided he wasn’t going to be the last one out of the door
MARTIN SAMUEL: The day Fabian Delph and Christian Benteke made their commitment to Villa they were in the shop window. It is not fair to the players to pretend otherwise. ...read
The Open is great on the BBC, but few will mourn when Sky take things up a notch... Golf has problems but this switch is not one
OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The Open is one of the things that BBC Sport does best. Some might say that is because it is one of the only things it still does, but that would be churlish. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Carl Froch bows out at just the right time, Phil Tufnell wins joke of the week and Lance Armstrong is once again in the wrong
HOT OR NOT: Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman runs the rule over who, or what, has enjoyed a good week in the world of sport and who has had one to forget. ...read
Donald Trump owns a golf course set to hold The Open but the sport must distance itself from the American presidential candidate producing a toxic odour
DEREK LAWRENSON: Donald Trump launched his bid to become the next president of the USA by characterising Mexican immigrants as 'criminals and racists'. Golf must distance itself from him. ...read
Paul Nicholls: If I had a bag of carrots I would save the last for Kauto Star
I have trained some wonderful horses but Kauto Star was extra special – probably the most important horse in my life. He was also a mate. ...read
England Women have shown the men how it's done as brilliant World Cup campaign continues
JAMIE REDKNAPP: It’s so hard to sell women's football, although England seem to have come up with the best, simplest marketing tool: win matches, in a World Cup. ...read
Who will be the king of Wimbledon 2015? Brad Gilbert on the men to watch at SW19
Sportsmail's tennis guru Brad Gilbert gives his expert analysis on the 10 men to watch as the Wimbledon Championships get under way at the All England Club on Monday. ...read
Newcastle United are in a sorry state... fine margins took them down under Alan Shearer in 2009, and it is deja vu for their new local leader John Carver
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Shearer retreated to his Match of the Day sofa with a 12.5 win percentage. By coincidence or cruel fate, Carver has an identical record this season. ...read
When will England ever learn? We want to breed winners but Under 21s forgot basics
MARTIN KEOWN: That's two tournaments in a row where England have been dumped out at the group stage. Gareth Southgate's Under 21s followed the seniors. It's time English football woke up. ...read
Ross Barkley, Luke Shaw, Connor Wickham, Josh McEachran and Tom Ince need to take a long hard look at themselves... they should be starring for England U21s
ADRIAN DURHAM: England's 1-0 win over Sweden in the European Under 21 Championships was a relief, but so far Gareth Southgate's team has failed to convince in the Czech Republic. ...read
I'm sorry Mo Farah, there are no excuses for missing two drugs tests
DALEY THOMPSON: Who misses two drugs tests? Two? I know it must be a real pain to have to give your whereabouts for an hour every day but it’s your job. It’s simple: it’s your life, your career. Everything. ...read
Royal Ascot Day Five Tips: Brazen Beau worth a peep to fly Aussie flag in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes
The Aussie cricketers have arrived on our shores to defend the Ashes and fellow antipodeans BRAZEN BEAU (Ascot, 4.20) and Wandjina will be bidding to knock their rivals for six. ...read
Iker Casillas has come to a crossroads in his career but will he follow the Xavi route?
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: These have been quite a couple of weeks for the Glimmer Twins of Spanish football: Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernández. ...read
Of 44 coaches taking their UEFA A Licence at St George's, 41 were white and male... without more BAME candidates, we'll never change the face of English football
NEIL ASHTON: Two weeks ago of the 44 delegates studying part one of the UEFA A Licence, 41 were white and male and three black males. Asian? None. Women? None. ...read
Manchester United set to make £30m bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema after Gareth Bale declares he's staying in Spain
ROB SHEPHERD'S FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Rafa Benitez would want to keep Karim Benzema in his squad but it seems the club are ready to cash in on the Frenchman to bolster their transfer funds. ...read
I use my battered old van to recruit players for Barnet and Brentford would have been promoted to the Premier League if they'd delayed the Mark Warburton announcement
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. The Barnet manager talks about player recruitment at the club and Brentford's mistake in letting Mark Warburton go. ...read
Sir Clive Woodward on the fly-half showdown: George Ford vs Owen Farrell
England World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward delivers his verdict on the showdown between Bath fly-half George Ford and Saracens No 10 Owen Farrell at Twickenham. ...read
Sam Burgess: I’m going for another final win... but hopefully I won't have to do it with a broken cheekbone again!
SAM BURGESS - EXCLUSIVE: It will be a special occasion for me this Saturday, playing in my second grand final in eight months. ...read
Christian Wade could spin World Cup squad snub into potential Sevens gold at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: Christian Wade may soon come to the understandable conclusion that his best shot at international glory will be in Rio next year, rather than in London this year. ...read
Andrew Strauss says Kevin Pietersen and ECB lack trust... but still the cricketing world has to read between the lines as we are denied a full, proper explanation
PAUL NEWMAN: The wait goes on. Still the public are denied a full, proper explanation as to why the leading runscorer in England's history in Kevin Pietersen will never play international cricket again. ...read
John Carver might be a true Geordie but he is out of his depth in the Newcastle job
MARTIN KEOWN: John Carver would have us believe he’s the best coach in the Barclays Premier League. Right now he is showing none of the qualities associated with being a top coach. ...read
I have never voted for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as Premier League Manager of the Month - and it's a compliment to him
LAURA WILLIAMSON: I have never voted for Jose Mourinho as Barclays Manager of the Month. His sides are very, very good, so the bar is set very high for an 'exceptional' sequence of results. ...read
Ticking off his bucket list is AP McCoy's next hurdle...but it won't include a ringside seat to Mayweather versus Pacquiao
MARCUS TOWNEND: It was a simple slip of the tongue, instantly corrected minutes after his last ever ride at Sandown on Saturday. It was also the moment he realised he was an ex-jockey. ...read
LIAM RIDGEWELL: Walking onto the pitch with Kaka was a real privilege but I'm not sure he understood me
Portland Timbers defender Liam Ridgewell writes his second column for Sportsmail with the 2015 Major League Soccer season well under way in the United States. ...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
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
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
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: Wayne Rooney's passion and talent make him perfect to lead England
Wayne Rooney is a natural leader. Aside from being a top player, Wayne is passionate about representing his country and won’t be fazed by the responsibility. ...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
Lizzie Armitstead wins Commonwealth Games gold in the Women's Road Race with Emma Pooley claiming silver
Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley combined for an English one-two in a gripping women’s road race on Sunday when Glasgow threw the worst of its weather at the men’s race. ...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
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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
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
Roger Moore: Can I call Bond girls 'crumpet'? by BAZ BAMIGBOYE
The 87-year-old star, who’s celebrating seven decades in the entertainment game, had been talking about manners; and how political correctness had got out of hand. ...read
As family member says he's been fighting a secret year-long battle against crack cocaine addiction, can anyone save George Michael from himself?
The singer, who dropped out of public view after releasing an album last spring, was said to be smoking crack cocaine instead of class B cannabis, 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
LORRAINE CANDY: Can Grumpy Mum turn into Joyful Mum for a day? In your dreams!
Inspired by a recent viewing of Disney's Inside Out, Lorraine Candy attempts to be joyful with her kids for a whole day. It has to be possible to remain positive - but her kids don't believe she can. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex column: My man refuses to sleep in my bed
QUESTION: My boyfriend is 46, but has never been in a relationship that’s lasted longer than three years, while I was with my ex for more than a decade. ...read
Wheely hip or really stupid: LIZ JONES test drives the £1495 Solowheel adored by celebrities and hipsters
I am being forced to experience the latest trendy form of transport, the sort of thing you once paid to see ridden at the circus by a clown, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Why do I shut out everyone who cares for me?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who thinks she may have social anxiety but isn't comfortable about getting counselling or telling a doctor. ...read
JAN MOIR: Laura's a star but why did the Beeb only want a woman?
Laura Kuenssberg is an excellent choice for the BBC'S new political editor and would have been the number one choice even if thousands of men were in the running, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
The yappy little tyrant who stole the heart of a lifelong dog hater, by JANET STREET PORTER
JANET STREET PORTER reveals the new male in her life, who smothers her in kisses the moment she wakes up. Her partner? No, her new boyfriend is a cheeky border terrier called Badger. ...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: Why is there always a tickle in my throat?
A patient constantly feels the need to cough to clear their throat. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
ASK DR ELLIE: Vaccine left me ill for weeks but my GP doesn't care
The reporting of side effects or adverse reactions from any medications, including vaccinations, is very important to patient safety, writes DR ELLIE CANNON. ...read
Jane Clarke on braces: Blend in well for easy eating
Every Tuesday, Britain's leading nutritionist explains how to eat your way to health. This week Jane tackles braces and malted brown bread. ...read
SAM DUNN: A torrid TV tangle is turning the beautiful game into an agonising financial headache
Time was when all you had to do to watch the big football match on TV was flop down on the family sofa. Today it's an agonising financial headache. ...read
ASK TONY: Will my nomad son miss out on state pension if he doesn't pay voluntary national insurance contributions?
The tax office says he doesn’t earn enough to pay tax, so he gets tax credits. I advised him he should pay what used to be called a self-employed National Insurance stamp. ...read
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
SIMON WATKINS: No excuses, firms must just pay up on time - that's why we need this crackdown on payments
The cheque is in the post,’ used to be the cry of every spivvy operator trying to delay their bills. These days many companies don’t even feel the need to come up with an excuse – they just don’t pay on time. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: A tale of two banks and why Metro had me enthused but Barclays left me angry
This is a tale of two banks – both based in London rather than in London and Paris (apologies to Charles Dickens). One is an institution called Barclays, the other is Metro. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Cold-called and tempted with shares in an Oklahoma oil well - you were right to avoid this slick salesman
I was cold-called and then sent a brochure by Parrish Eastway Partners Limited, of Hatton Garden in London, inviting investment in shares in an oil and gas exploration company. ...read
Don't miss out on FREE money... £4.5bn in loyalty points that could be spent on flights, holidays or days out lies unclaimed
Billions of pounds worth of retail loyalty points that could be spent on flights, holidays, days out or groceries are sitting idle on forgotten cards in wallets and purses. ...read
JAMES CONEY: Silver lining for savers as a rate rise looms closer
The Bank of England has made its intentions as clear as it reasonably can — we should all be prepared for the base rate to increase from next year, and it will then rise gradually to about 2.5%. ...read
These seven expats between them have 325 years of loyalty to Barclays - and now their accounts are being closed with NO apology
Expats will struggle to open another UK-based current account, especially if they have no address in Britain – banks will ask for proof of address, often via a utility bill. ...read
DOGBERRY: Unipart chairman spouts garbled mess to announce joint venture with Rolls-Royce
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. We put the worst offenders in the dock. ...read
There's nothing weird about getting a veg box delivered - especially when the amount it saves us each year gets my family to the Caribbean...
They thought I was odd when I revealed my best money-saving tip involved a cabbage - but it saves me enough each year for a family holiday in the Caribbean. ...read
SMALL BUSINESS BLOG: George Osborne side-stepped the elephant in the room for small retailers in his Budget - business rates, says Financial Mail's Vicki Owen
Amid the excitement and apprehension over George Osborne’s Budget last week, one barrier to the growth potential of businesses in Britain was overlooked: our antiquated business rates system. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Ofgem's meddling put an end to green energy tariffs - and I hope it gets thoroughly told off for it
A couple of years ago most energy suppliers offered one, for those who wanted to take some control of where their energy came from. Now there are only a few on the market, and none from the big six. ...read
ED MONK: Do landlords really have a tax advantage? Yes and no - Will it be removed? No chance
Not everyone agrees there is a true advantage for landlords. That's because in another important way landlords pay more than the rest of us. ...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
ALISON KENNEDY INTERVIEW: Standard Life Investment's quiet Scot making a big noise over pay
Alison Kennedy caused a stir when she stood up at Barclays' annual general meeting in April and announced Standard Life would vote to reject its pay policy. ...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
Can this trick really give you an extra £1,600-a-year of pension? Workers on brink of retirement could boost pots by putting off state pension
Spending your whole pension pot in the space of a few years while deferring your state pension could help people squeeze an extra £1,600-a-year out of your retirement pot. ...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
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: Our latest weapon in the war on terror? Organic free-range tripe
Is David Cameron, pictured, the man who will destroy freedom in order to save it? His strange, wild speech on Monday suggests that he is. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: It's Dave's summer barbecue - with Labour on the grill
The Opposition are in the middle of the most disastrous leadership contest . Tories can barely contain their glee that the shock new frontrunner is Jeremy Corbyn, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Thin's now a sin and fat's fine, but guess which will squash the NHS
I can't keep up. Since when did fat become the new normal and thin such a four-letter word? Whoever it was who said you can’t be too rich or too thin was wrong, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
BLACK DOG: George's tour de Triomphe
George Osborne is expected to take time out today during a trip to Paris for talks with French ministers to watch British cyclist Chris Froome ride to victory, writes BLACK DOG. ...read
I'm helping anorexics - not putting ideas in their heads, writes LIZ JONES
After it was reported that Emma Carpenter, 17, died weighing 4st, having hidden weights in her clothing to fool nurses, Liz Jones received an anonymous letter blaming her for Emma's death. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which a stranger invades my space
On Monday evening, I was watching EastEnders when the dogs started barking. I looked out of my window, and saw a man lying across my garden wall, peering in. ...read
HEALTH: Faced with a disabling illness sometimes the answer is 'just do it'
Actor, former member of girl band Eternal and TV presenter Kelle Bryan on living with the autoimmune condition lupus. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: My daughter wants to use a deodorant... any recommendations?
My 12-year old daughter wants to use a deodorant. Do you know of anything that is suitable for her? ...read
Horoscopes: You need to give someone space, Cancer
SALLY BROMPTON: Your forecasts for the next seven days ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
This week Zelda offers advice to a woman whose husband is not interested in having a loving, intimate relationship and a man who is worried that his wife is reigniting an affair ...read
Bella's beauty buzz: Make-up with a softer focus and your fragrance escape
Luckily, as the texture of the catwalk season, suede is inspiring beauty’s most sumptuous versions, and If you’re back at your desk tomorrow without a holiday in sight, let Panorama be your fragrance escape. ...read
Mimi Spencer's fabulous 5:2 beach diet: Straight to plate ideas
Not recipes so much as great flavour combinations, these trios can be grabbed from your fridge and kitchen cupboards on days when you just don’t want to think too hard about food. ...read
Abandon ship! Moyes and his men are sinking without trace so don't let them take you down too... and prepare for 'aerial playmaker' Carroll's return
FANTASY FRIDAY: Welcome to Sportsmail's weekly Fantasy Football column which will try to help you get the edge on your friends, family and Jamie Redknapp. ...read
CHRIS DEERIN: Sturgeon at 45: A political icon here for the long term. So isn't it time for some real policies?
For the next decade or so, the likelihood must be that Scotland will be run by Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon. And who would deny her the right? She is a formidable package, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
Calais catastrophe: We kept out Hitler. Why can't our feeble leaders stop a few thousand exhausted migrants?
The ongoing crisis in the French port of Calais is a deeply disturbing reminder that Britain is no longer an island, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK, as migrants continue to try and force their way into Britain. ...read
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll with Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams... But season two of 'True Detective' has still become a chronically boring mess, by Jim Shelley
The latest episode of 'True Detective' season two was another show more noteworthy for things that DIDN’T happen than any that did, according to Jim Shelley ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: No government can beat the markets - not even a Chinese communist one
Whatever is to blame for the latest rout in Chinese shares the nosedive in Shanghai and Shenzhen was felt in markets around the world, including the UK. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: The peer who thinks he's Steve Coogan has dealt democracy a terrible blow
The phrase ‘living like a lord’ is used to indicate someone with an extravagant way of life. In that sense - if no other -John Buttifant Sewel has lived up to the title, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
SARAH VINE: I'm proof a nanny CAN make you a worse mum
For most middle-class, working mothers like myself, even admitting to having a nanny is taboo, writes SARAH VINE. It follows comments made by comedian Jenny Eclair (pictured). ...read
Forget the Greek crisis or Britain's referendum, this tidal wave of migrants could be the biggest threat to Europe since the war, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH
Yesterday, we revealed the Mediterranean boat crisis has now reached Britain, with police figures showing a 200 per cent increase in the number of migrants making it to our shores over the last year. ...read
Goodbye to the man who could never admit he got it all wrong: SIMON HEFFER on how Ed Balls never shed his reputation for slipperiness and political thuggery
He was one of the architects of Labour’s economic policy that helped engineer the worst crash since 1931, with public debt doubling and the stock market plunging, writes SIMON HEFFER. ...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
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
Tamara Ecclestone's ex-lover arrested over claim he stole her gems and tried to sell them
Businessman Omar Khyami, 40, whose two-and-a-half year relationship with the socialite ended in acrimony in 2012, was detained after theft allegations were made to police this week. ...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
Ministers reject food banks' 20million meals figure: Charities in row with Government after it emerges half of meals are handed out to good causes such as lunch clubs
Sources close to Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith have disputed the charities’ figures, which claim 500,000 children are not receiving an acceptable diet. ...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
Wake up, America! Justice must be done for Trayvon Martin
LINDSAY JOHNS: Every American should be incensed and repulsed by the shocking case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager slain by a neighbourhood watchman. ...read
The tragedy of children condemned with drug addict parents
ANNA SMITH: We cannot begin to imagine the final hours of little Declan Hainey. How many more have to die before the policy is changed not to give drug addict parents their children? ...read
The Liberal Democrats, with or without Dr Cable at the helm, would steer us onto the rocks
DR ROBERT LEFEVER: Dr Cable should resign from his Cabinet post, standing for the leadership and then returning to the position that he occupied before ...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
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
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
Keyboard at work? Then stop typing! CRAIG BROWN offers a selection of words for inclusion in the dictionary
Following the recent addition of new words such as ‘twerk’ and ‘crowdfund’ to the Oxford English Dictionary, CRAIG BROWN comes up with a further selection. ...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
Ian Bell can be a great dictator at No 3 for England as he's been there, done it and got the T-shirt... if he plays to his optimum he can't fail
EXCLUSIVE by Brendon McCullum: Sportsmail's Ashes Columnist Brendon McCullum talks us through the build-up to England's pivotal Ashes Test against Australia at Edgebaston on Wednesday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
OLLY SMITH: It’s all Greek for me: The bad news: Its financial woes could drive you to drink. The good news: just look at what’s available!
I’d happily grab one of Greece's many fabulous wines, which are in far better shape than their bank balances. The range of local grapes is fascinating and inspiring. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: What next? Britain In My Coat Cupboard?
Britain At The Bookies is being breathlessly promoted by the BBC as ‘behind the scenes at one of the UK’s biggest bookies for the first time’, but filming in my coat cupboard would also be 'for the first time'. ...read
A total Joy! Inside Out is the unmissable family film of the year, but make sure you have your hankies ready
Inside Out is an unashamedly complex and ambitious picture about the working of the human mind. But it’s also a Pixar film, so it’s full of colour and lovable characters. ...read
Who can hold a candle to Kindle? Amazon’s new, longer-lasting version beats all its rivals in this summer’s battle of the e-readers
This year’s dowdier, more modest Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon is a step back in the right direction – and the all-round star of our review round-up. The battery lasts a solid month. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: A taste of money: Everything about this bankers’ paradise in Mayfair is memorable... except the food
The menu is fashionably terse, ‘girolles, egg, sorrel’, or ‘turbot, courgette, fresh almonds and caper butter’. But not unattractive. It gambols all over Europe, occasionally whizzing over to India, too. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: The Dalai Lama has never smoked, drunk, or had sex, but spends hours meditating. We’re so alike it’s ridiculous
The Dalai Lama is 80 today. Neither does he email, use a computer, text, watch movies and TV, nor even listen to music. Instead, he prefers to simply meditate, read and talk. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: She's killed the Mockingbird: This rejected first novel by Harper Lee is a literary sensation... for all the wrong reasons
She originally submitted Go Set A Watchman to a publisher in 1957. An eagle-eyed editor thought there were ‘many things wrong about it’ but felt it contained the seeds of something special. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: The new Fiat 500? No grazie! They’ve taken the super-cool Fifties classic and made it into the worst thing a car can ever be: satisfactory. No wonder I loathe it...
It’s half-decent value-for-money at less than £20k for the basic model. But it has no soul whatsoever, which should be illegal for anything bearing the famous Fiat 500 logo. ...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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- Spend the night on Ramsay Street! Fans given the chance to stay in the Kennedy home from TV show Neighbours as the set is listed on Airbnb
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- 'Some people just don't understand the British sense of humour': Cara Delevingne responds to TV show anchors who slammed her after awkward interview
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- January Jones goes dotty as she flashes her bra in a flirty sheer polka print dress at fashion party Mad Men actress went for a cheeky look
- That inking feeling! Christina Milian gets henna tattoos for her We Are Pop Culture block party American singer was getting creative
- EXCLUSIVE: Noah Cyrus, 15, risks brand new permit as she takes sister Miley out for a spin despite needing a driver over the age of 25 in the car
- Getting to GRIPS with her side-sweep! Christina Applegate uses quirky hair clips to slick her luscious locks to one side as she arrives for chat show
- They could be sisters! Reese Witherspoon, 39, and 15-year-old daughter Ava look more like siblings while on shopping trip What's her secret?
- Selena Gomez is the latest star to share snap from her glam session as she follows in the footsteps of Gisele Bundchen Secrets of the trade
- Does she have a stylist already? Jennifer Garner's former nanny, who is accused of romancing Ben Affleck, steps out with female assistant
- Green juices, early morning ballet classes and running for miles: Lily Aldridge shows a LOT of work is required to look as good as a Victoria's Secret Angel in fitness video diary
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- Simon Cowell congratulates Zayn Malik after he signs new record deal... despite his Twitter jibe at 1D No hard feelings
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- Billi Mucklow shares adorable snap of herself cuddling her six-week-old son Arlo as she continues to make the most of motherhood Sweet snaps
- Just like Kim Kardashian! Mollie King reveals the secret contouring regime behind her razor sharp cheekbones Chiselled look
- That's a relief! Jordana Brewster ditches her stylish wedges for flats while shopping in Los Angeles The Furious 7 star, 35, looked chic
- The face of evil: Johnny Depp is unrecognisable as gangster Whitey Bulger on the first Black Mass poster Depp's getting serious!
- Doomed village post offices and the saddest show you'll ever see: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
- Yoga's paying off! Dakota Johnson looks toned and long-legged in little black skirt as she heads home after workout session Busy girl
- On the go! Bella Thorne wears crop top and ripped jeans for flight from LA to New York with her boyfriend Greg Sulkin His-and-hers styles
- 'It was a lie': Eva Longoria demands newspaper 'apologise' for claiming she 'pretended' to need glasses for Specsavers campaign
- No woman over 20 should wear a bikini! Obsessing about your beach body? Janet Street-Porter says it's time to face reality Self-imposed bikini ban
- New audio tape shows Hulk Hogan making MORE racially-charged remarks (this time, to son Nick via jailhouse phone in 2008) Getting worse for Hulk
- Run-in with the law? Emma Roberts wears an orange prison jumpsuit as she shoots a scene for her series Scream Queens in New Orleans
- Tom Cruise swarmed by fans in South Korea while promoting Mission: Impossible... as Rogue Nation is set to dominate weekend box office
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- 'We got there in one piece!' Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Rochelle Humes hitch a ride with X Factor buddy Melvin Odoom to work Carpool!
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- 'You've crossed the line!': Glamour model Natalie Richardson lashes out at former friend Felicity Faye-Kiss in explosive new Life On Marbs
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- Party girl Laura Whitmore is the face of fizzy new wine brand: Her tips for partying in style include having a Pussycat Doll on the guest list
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- Revealed: The charming letter Tom Hanks wrote to The Sting director George Roy Hill asking to be 'discovered' when he was 18
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- Flawless! Tina Fey lip-syncs to Beyonce while on tour with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt stars Did her best rendition
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- 'I'm playing with fire!' Kendra Wilkinson admits she texts men to get back at cheating Hank Baskett in new Kendra On Top teaser A dangerous game
- Melanie Sykes, 44, displays her rock hard abs in a tiny string bikini as she soaks up the sun during recent Italian getaway Looking amazing
- Cheating with 'the help': As Ben Affleck denies fling with nanny... a look back at how the likes of Arnie and Jude Law made affairs with employees a Hollywood tradition
- Pierce Brosnan channels his inner country gent in a gilet as he bids farewell to his native Ireland after I.T. filming wraps Emotional goodbye
- Babe watch! Brooke Burke, 43, shows off her toned body in a skimpy striped bikini while splashing around the Malibu surf She's a mother-of-four
- LORRAINE CANDY: Can Grumpy Mum turn into Joyful Mum for a day? In your dreams! It has to be possible to remain positive
- That's my (Material) Girl! Guy's bride-to-be Jacqui Ainsley, 33, makes SAME statement as his first wife Madonna, 56, wearing 'Mrs Ritchie' in crystals
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- UFC champion Ronda Rousey admits she now feels 'most beautiful' when she is 15lbs heavier than her fighting weight - after overcoming bulimia
- How to fake a waist! Midriff vanished now that you've hit middle age? From feminine tailoring to clever peplums, Sam Taylor has the answer
- 'She told me she loved me': Nick Viall reveals to Ali Fedotowsky that Kaitlyn Bristowe 'broke the rules' by opening her heart during Bachelorette
- Helena Christensen says her heart 'melts' when she sees boyfriend Paul Banks bond with her 13-year-old son Mingus Talks candidly
- Antonio Banderas transforms into a dirt-covered gold miner struggling for survival in Chilean disaster movie The 33 Film of 2010 rescue
- Ellen Barkin, 61, has been cast as vicious crime boss mum to 39-year-old Scott Speedman's armed robber in TV version of Animal Kingdom
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- She's my breast friend! Jaime King wears a shirt featuring naked sketches of her pal Lena Dunham Featured various sketches of Lena
- Gisele Bündchen 'donned a burqa to secretly visit Paris plastic surgeon for $11,000 eye and breast operation' Covert operation, literally
- 'I don't want to get out of bed': Justin Bieber admits he sometimes gets 'depressed'... as he reveals the title of his new single Candid admission
- Real Housewife Ramona Singer rocks a skintight LBD as she promotes her tell-all book in NYC... after being called 'rabid' by Bethenny Frankel
- 'The whole cast is down!' Married... With Children's David Faustino hints at spin-off 18 years after the series finale Long-rumoured
- SPOILER ALERT: Jasmin Walia admits she feels 'insecure' after having massive row with boyfriend Ross Worswick in reality show Desi Rascals
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- Lena Dunham limbers up for a run as she jogs around in leggings and crop top on the set of Girls Revealing workout ensemble
- Armie Hammer reveals he has nude photos on his cell phone... and admits he accidentally showed them to his hairstylist Worst nightmare
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- Bill Cosby WILL face one of his alleged victims who says she was molested in the Playboy Mansion when she was just 15 Date by September
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- 'It's garbage': Ben Affleck denies he is dating nanny Christine Ouzounian after magazine makes explosive new claim Divorcing Jen Garner
- True (TV) Romance: Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe says she might marry fiancé Shawn Booth in televised wedding Accepted proposal
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- Seeing double! Gordon Ramsay and his doppelganger son Jack, 15, look identical as they show off their muscles in matching workout gear
- Kris Jenner visits her ex-husband's Malibu home for the FIRST time since Bruce officially became Caitlyn Has been a tricky time for the exes
- Bride-to-be Jacqui Ainsley shows off her pert derrière in Mrs Ritchie bikini bottoms as she continues to post photos ahead of wedding day
- From Brentwood to Hollywood! TOWIE's Lauren Pope models racy latex bra and thigh-high boots in high fashion editorial for Los Angeles magazine
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- Hunky David Beckham displays his strong arms and large array of tattoos in loose vest as he prepares to take a spin on his beloved vintage motorbike
- Bronzed beauty Alex Gerrard shows off her toned physique in black bikini as she soaks up the LA sunshine with shirtless Steven and their lovely daughters
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- Back in the family fold! MIC's Stephanie Pratt puts on a brave face after split from Josh Shepherd to party with big brother Spencer and Heidi Montag in LA
- Florence Welch references her tumultuous relationship and heartbreak as she goes topless in stunning new two track music video for Queen of Peace and Long & Lost
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