Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
Charlie Austin should be an absolute steal at £15m but is stuck at QPR... the striker is reviewing his options as interest dries up
NEIL ASHTON: By the time QPR travelled across London for their opening Championship game of the season against Charlton, Charlie Austin expected to be wearing the colours of another club. ...read
Jose Mourinho is no sexist for castigating Eva Carneiro. His passion is football... and not prejudice
JEFF POWELL: The sisterhood are railing against Jose Mourinho for castigating Chelsea’s lady medic. Whatever the merits of the argument, the accusations that Mourinho is sexist are specious. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Loins of Longleat mourns last of his live-in 'wifelets'
The delightfully dotty Marquess of Bath, pictured, became known as much for the exotic ‘wifelets’ he gathered at Longleat as the wild creatures he nurtured at the 10,000-acre estate. ...read
Jose Mourinho's actions towards Eva Carneiro were indefensible - TACKLE KEOWN
Former Arsenal and England defender and Sportsmail columnist MARTIN KEOWN is back ahead of the second weekend of Premier League fixtures to answer YOUR questions. ...read
Like film star Uggie, our dear mutt Matilda has been put to sleep. Call me callous, but I miss the £252 it cost almost as much as her, writes TOM UTLEY
Uggie, star of the Oscar-winning film The Artist, was not the only much-loved Jack Russell despatched to eternal rest a week ago today, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
The Mind How You Go Summer Special: Ahead of his annual awards, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN details some of the best examples of police stupidity, over-reaction and incompetence beyond the call of duty
Only this week, we learned that a Staffordshire copper is threatening to sue a gay nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent after claiming his hearing was damaged by a burglar alarm, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
JAN MOIR: I can't take any more of Fergie's blubbing about her blubber
Oh Fergie, not again! The Duchess of York was back on American television this week, flogging the cheapo juicer she claims to be responsible for her latest dramatic weight loss, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
458 glossy pages that prove fashion's lost the plot: It's rightly regarded as fashion's bible but the latest Vogue (weighing 3lb) is full of overpriced ugly clothes by designers who despise real women
SARAH VINE: Vogue, which can produce intelligent journalism, too often dances to the tune of designers, and not the other way around. It's like the lunatics have taken over the asylum. ...read
Why does Dave revere brassy women? The PM loves making glamorous women tsars to fix everything from trade to teaching. But why do they have to be so brash?
We are told that 43-year-old Michelle Mone will travel the country looking into the barriers that disadvantaged young people face in setting up their own companies, writes MELISSA KITE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Iraq and a ruling class looking after its own
Despite it being six years since the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War was set up – and four-and-a-half since the final hearings – its chairman refuses even to give a date for publication. ...read
Tory peer Lady Brady wants to sound smarter for the West Ham fans, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE
Tory peer Karren Brady, pictured, the recently-ennobled vice chairman of West Ham FC, styles herself ‘Lady Karren Brady’, on Twitter. Her proper title is Baroness Brady, or Lady Brady. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: HBOS report still held up seven years on thanks to toxic legacy of Robert Maxwell
The HBOS report is undergoing Maxwellisation, a process where individuals have the chance to challenge criticisms directed at them. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: The reckless plunge into mortgage mania that still hangs over Britain
The Kauffmans face losing their home and are part of the collateral damage of a the boom year's mortgage mania and lax lending standards by banks and building societies. ...read
When Jose Mourinho said everyone on Chelsea's bench needed to understand the game, it wasn't a sexist dig at Eva Carneiro
MARTIN SAMUEL: The problem with the keenness of Chelsea’s medical staff on Saturday was that a layman, Jose Mourinho, was proven right. Eden Hazard wasn’t injured. He was just knackered. ...read
GBBO takes the biscuit. The contestants use sun-dried tomato, Goji berries, and even Physalis but can't improve on Hobnobs, by JIM SHELLEY
Instead of producing biscuits on Biscuit Week, the eleven remaining contestants produced plates of treats including ingredients such as jackfruit, Goji berries, and Chinese gooseberries. ...read
Jose Mourinho has to play the same starting XI as a year ago, no wonder he's angry... Sir Alex Ferguson and the great Liverpool managers would never have let that happen
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Terry Venables made the point that teams appearing to stand still in football go backwards, because all around improve. Jose Mourinho seems to feel it, too... ...read
ASK TONY: We found old sweets down the side of our 'new' sofa - but DFS won't give us a decent discount despite admitting it was used for nine months
We bought a matching two-seater and a three-seater sofa from DFS. We were told they were ex-display. Our sales contract illustrates this statement. ...read
Expenses cheat David Laws denied peerage in snub to friend Clegg: Lords Appointments Commission turns down former deputy PM's nomination
EXCLUSIVE: David Laws, a Liberal Democrat who lost his seat at the election having been brought back into ministerial office only two years after his fall from grace, has been subjected to the ultimate humiliation. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Why are we wasting millions on a cowardly sleazebag like Julian Assange?
Where is the politician decisive enough to bring the Julian Assange farce to an end? It is costing the British taxpayer £10,000 a day — more than £3.5 million a year, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Loins of Longleat mourns last of his live-in 'wifelets'
The delightfully dotty Marquess of Bath, pictured, became known as much for the exotic ‘wifelets’ he gathered at Longleat as the wild creatures he nurtured at the 10,000-acre estate. ...read
Like film star Uggie, our dear mutt Matilda has been put to sleep. Call me callous, but I miss the £252 it cost almost as much as her, writes TOM UTLEY
Uggie, star of the Oscar-winning film The Artist, was not the only much-loved Jack Russell despatched to eternal rest a week ago today, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
The Mind How You Go Summer Special: Ahead of his annual awards, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN details some of the best examples of police stupidity, over-reaction and incompetence beyond the call of duty
Only this week, we learned that a Staffordshire copper is threatening to sue a gay nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent after claiming his hearing was damaged by a burglar alarm, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Iraq and a ruling class looking after its own
Despite it being six years since the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War was set up – and four-and-a-half since the final hearings – its chairman refuses even to give a date for publication. ...read
Tory peer Lady Brady wants to sound smarter for the West Ham fans, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE
Tory peer Karren Brady, pictured, the recently-ennobled vice chairman of West Ham FC, styles herself ‘Lady Karren Brady’, on Twitter. Her proper title is Baroness Brady, or Lady Brady. ...read
Expenses cheat David Laws denied peerage in snub to friend Clegg: Lords Appointments Commission turns down former deputy PM's nomination
EXCLUSIVE: David Laws, a Liberal Democrat who lost his seat at the election having been brought back into ministerial office only two years after his fall from grace, has been subjected to the ultimate humiliation. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Why are we wasting millions on a cowardly sleazebag like Julian Assange?
Where is the politician decisive enough to bring the Julian Assange farce to an end? It is costing the British taxpayer £10,000 a day — more than £3.5 million a year, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
America's TV switch off: Big broadcasters under threat from a revolutionary change in viewing habits, says ALEX BRUMMER
As access to better and faster mobile signals becomes more common The Royle Family image of several generations gathered around a TV set to gawk at the same programmes will fade. ...read
PETER MCKAY: Powerful men too often blame women for blunders
PETER MCKAY writes that Donald Trumps's criticism of Megyn Kelly after she hosted the Republican candidates' TV debate last week was off-the-wall offensive and not political correctness gone mad. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: A broadside for Corbyn - from the Left!
How very unbrotherly Left-wing Labour can be. Not all of them have rallied to defend their bearded poster-boy Jeremy Corbyn against attacks from the likes of Tony Blair, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Yes, Donald Trump can be vicious, arrogant, obnoxious and even a little bit evil - which is exactly why a lot of people think he will make a bloody good President
Whether you love him or hate him, isn’t it fantastically refreshing to see someone stomping around the political arena who DOESN’T behave like a robotic, media-trained, timid little mouse? ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Whisper it, but Great British Bake Off is just SO boring
Yes, I know 9.3 million people watched the show when it returned on Wednesday night. But I find the Great British Bake Off BORING! Not just a tad tedious, but yawn-makingly dull. ...read
Chuck out your Flymo and take a scythe to your lawn instead: Phwoar! ROBERT HARDMAN unleashes his inner Poldark
Like the man in the nursery rhyme, I've come to mow a meadow. I am up to my knees in wild flowers and herbs in a patch and I am mowing it the traditional way - with a scythe. ...read
Such a very profligate luvvie: Charity scandal raises troubling questions about BBC boss who loves spending your money by GEOFFREY LEVY
Alan Yentob (pictured with Camila Batmanghelidjh) is celebrating 47 years at the BBC. And with a salary of £330,000, it's easy to see why he has never left, writes GEOFFREY LEVY. ...read
There's nothing more witching - or nerve shredding - than having grandchildren to stay, writes MAX HASTINGS
Nappies on the carpet, pieces of Lego on the stairs, other bits of toys in the soup — every grandparent in the land knows the symptoms. It is the summer holidays, when the little ones come to stay. ...read
House of horrors! QUENTIN LETTS, who once defended the Lords, calls for a cull of the contemptuous cronies, crawlers and crooks at the Upper House
Mr Cameron has put forward a list of 40 names for potential peerages - but they're likely to include party donors, failed politicians and other flunkeys and chums, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...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
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
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
Charlie Austin should be an absolute steal at £15m but is stuck at QPR... the striker is reviewing his options as interest dries up
NEIL ASHTON: By the time QPR travelled across London for their opening Championship game of the season against Charlton, Charlie Austin expected to be wearing the colours of another club. ...read
Jose Mourinho is no sexist for castigating Eva Carneiro. His passion is football... and not prejudice
JEFF POWELL: The sisterhood are railing against Jose Mourinho for castigating Chelsea’s lady medic. Whatever the merits of the argument, the accusations that Mourinho is sexist are specious. ...read
Jose Mourinho's actions towards Eva Carneiro were indefensible - TACKLE KEOWN
Former Arsenal and England defender and Sportsmail columnist MARTIN KEOWN is back ahead of the second weekend of Premier League fixtures to answer YOUR questions. ...read
When Jose Mourinho said everyone on Chelsea's bench needed to understand the game, it wasn't a sexist dig at Eva Carneiro
MARTIN SAMUEL: The problem with the keenness of Chelsea’s medical staff on Saturday was that a layman, Jose Mourinho, was proven right. Eden Hazard wasn’t injured. He was just knackered. ...read
Jose Mourinho has to play the same starting XI as a year ago, no wonder he's angry... Sir Alex Ferguson and the great Liverpool managers would never have let that happen
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Terry Venables made the point that teams appearing to stand still in football go backwards, because all around improve. Jose Mourinho seems to feel it, too... ...read
Javier Hernandez set to stay at Manchester United despite being shipped out on loan by Louis van Gaal last season
Manchester United have no plans to sell Javier Hernandez. West Ham and Torino are among several sides interested but Louis van Gaal wants the 27-year-old to support Wayne Rooney. ...read
Yaya Toure was back to his best against West Brom... Manchester City can challenge for the title if he maintains top form
JAMIE REDKNAPP: There's a fine line between looking athletic and a bit plodding and Yaya Toure is back on the right side of it. Some say he can't be a box-to-box midfielder any more but I disagree. ...read
Jose Mourinho let rip at his medical team but said nothing about the sale of Petr Cech... the Chelsea boss is on the brink of losing control and could be on his way
ADRIAN DURHAM: Jose Mourinho needs to get his act together, because he is a man seemingly on the brink of losing control. Hard to believe it’s only a matter of months since he won the Premier League. ...read
Celebrating England's Ashes achievement is not an acknowledgement that everything is rosy... but let's just enjoy the unpredictability of sport
THE TOP SPIN: Read some of the angrier sections of cricket’s blogosphere and you might conclude that Alastair Cook has just added infanticide to his previous crimes of not scoring many runs. ...read
EDGE OF THE BOX: Howard Webb looked a natural on his TV debut while Match of the Day felt like a big hug from an old mate
MARK WEBSTER: Like Bobby Ewing stepping out of the shower in Dallas, it was as if it had never been away. The Premier League has returned to our screens. ...read
Leicester City give rugby the silent treatment as World Cup matches fail to be given a voice at the King Power Stadium
Leicester City's opening Premier League match was ample proof of the absurdity of Rugby World Cup games being played at their stadium rather than nearby rugby stronghold Welford Road. ...read
England need to celebrate Ashes, then focus on the spin test to come in the UAE
NASSER HUSSAIN: England have to soak in this moment: it's not every day you win the Ashes. Some of us never managed it at all. They can be very proud of what they achieved. ...read
Michael Oliver was right to award Swansea a penalty against Chelsea... but Thibaut Courtois did not deserve a straight red card
GRAHAM POLL: Michael Oliver did really well at Stamford Bridge in a testing opening fixture for the match officials but Thibaut Courtois did not deny a 'clear and obvious' goalscoring opportunity. ...read
Premier League boss Richard Scudamore defends his multi-billion pound success story: 'I don't like the word "greed"... I don't know what it means'
OLIVER HOLT: There are words that Richard Scudamore does not like. ‘Legacy’ is one. ‘I hate it,’ the Premier League’s chief executive and executive chairman says. And then, there is the G-word. Greed. ...read
Sevilla are living proof there's more to Spain than El Clasico...Unai Emery's men will not roll over for Barcelona in Tbilisi
GRAHAM HUNTER EUROVIEW: They last met 17 weeks ago and after a first half-hour of pulsating brilliance, Barcelona led 2-0. One hour later, Sevilla had produced a thrilling fightback. ...read
John Stones should ignore the noise and stay at Everton to carry on his development
JAMIE CARRAGHER: It has been a summer to make John Stones’ head spin. He should ignore the noise, though, and stay right where is. The best place for him for the next two years is Everton. ...read
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Ben Stokes is developing into a world-class all-rounder...maybe he can give Nasser a few pointers on his catching?
DAVID LLOYD: A lot of folk have been advising me to take in an establishment called Hooters during my stay in Nottingham. It's close to the ground and I passed it on my way in and on my way out. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Rickie Lambert deserves recognition for starting from scratch with West Brom... while Angel di Maria becomes the latest to pen another dire open letter
It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold inside. ...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
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
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
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
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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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
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
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Now Broadway's flocking to see Prince Benedict
Theatre owners on Broadway have sent undercover scouts to check out Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet at the Barbican, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...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
JAN MOIR: I can't take any more of Fergie's blubbing about her blubber
Oh Fergie, not again! The Duchess of York was back on American television this week, flogging the cheapo juicer she claims to be responsible for her latest dramatic weight loss, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
Rowan Pelling's sex column: My man likes to make love with the lights on but I'm 60 and I only feel carefree in the dark
Sex agony aunt Rowan Pelling tackles a query from a reader who, at 60, is marrying again but wishes her fiance didn't always want to make love with the lights on as she feels self-conscious. ...read
LIZ JONES: I've been to Hell on Earth - and it's called Heathrow
At the airport, I encounter that Exocet on humanity – the blonde tot being pulled along by dad astride her little pink suitcase, which is made of Kryptonite, and aimed at your shins, writes Liz Jones. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I pray that my vile husband's new lover dies soon
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who is finding it difficult to come to terms with her former husband moving on with another woman ...read
LORRAINE CANDY: Come on, Taylor Swift, help me fight this evil sugar cult
My eldest is sat on the sofa clutching a giant beaker of hot chocolate topped with swirls of squirty whipped cream. ...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: My husband scoffs fat but has low cholesterol
Despite his fat-laden diet, a reader's husband's cholesterol is fine. Dr Scurr explains. ...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
SIMON LAMBERT: The reckless plunge into mortgage mania that still hangs over Britain
The Kauffmans face losing their home and are part of the collateral damage of a the boom year's mortgage mania and lax lending standards by banks and building societies. ...read
ASK TONY: We found old sweets down the side of our 'new' sofa - but DFS won't give us a decent discount despite admitting it was used for nine months
We bought a matching two-seater and a three-seater sofa from DFS. We were told they were ex-display. Our sales contract illustrates this statement. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Interest rate rise saga is like the boy who cried wolf - but remember the wolf turned up eventually
Rising rates are coming and the sooner we all adjust our financial expectations to meet that rise the better. Mixed messages have turned this into a boy who cried wolf tale though. ...read
SALLY HAMILTON: A high fix rate the AA doesn't boast about and why you should shop around for breakdown cover
We received our annual renewal for membership of AA breakdown service. The covering letter thanked my husband and me for being members for 28 years. So what do we get for this loyalty? ...read
Got some dates booked off work? Then bag a European break for £17 return with this online cheap flight finder, says LEE BOYCE - as long as you don't mind WHERE you go...
I love a city break, but for ages I've been bemoaning the fact I am willing to go anywhere, and want a search tool to show me where the cheapest flights can be obtained. ...read
The figures in the property market don't add up: Heed the warning signs of a house price crash, says JAMES CONEY
A lot of the figures in the property market don’t add up to me. House prices continue to bob along nicely — yesterday, Nationwide reported they were up 3.5 per cent over 12 months. ...read
Cost of cancer: What it's like to find out you're seriously ill - and how to deal with the financial fallout while undergoing treatment...
Sorting out your personal finances can be difficult at the best of times. But what's it like when you're seriously ill? ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Lloyds comes up sparkling with the 'Elite' diamonds that weren't forever!
I bought six investment diamonds, but when I had them valued for insurance I was told the replacement value was only £21,300, and the wholesale value was just £9,250. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Speak out on pensions - or meddling MPs and civil servants could end tax relief on retirement savings
The Government is looking to unravel tax breaks that have encouraged millions of workers to use pensions as the bedrock of their retirement financial planning. ...read
DOGBERRY: Two months in the dog house for Ivan Menezes of Diageo
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. ...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
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
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: If the bearded Lefty wins, it's the Tories who'll be a whisker away from disaster
Smug Tories who rejoice at Jeremy Corbyn’s seeming march towards the Labour Party leadership should be careful what they wish for, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
BLACK DOG: Labour goes on Reds alert
Blind panic has descended on Labour HQ over the prospect of a Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) leadership – and the subsequent clear-out of anyone to the Right of Karl Marx. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Don't blame the idiot who shot Cecil - we're all guilty
My father (an environmentalist, conservationist and one of the first jolly green giants) would always say that he’d elect to save the last pair of mountain gorillas in Congo ahead of his kids. ...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
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
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I am brought down to earth with a jolt
I know he gets jealous when I’m away, thinking I’m being chatted up by a man. Which is hardly likely. I’m reminded of Sybil, in Fawlty Towers, talking about her mum. ...read
Health: Living with ADHD
According to national guidelines (nice.org.uk), ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) should be treated with psychological, behavioural and educational help. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Should I let my beauty therapist cut my cuticles?
BEAUTY CLINIC: Should I let my beauty therapist cut my cuticles? ...read
Horoscopes: You need to give someone space, Cancer
SALLY BROMPTON: Your forecasts for the next seven days ...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: Stuck in a Left-wing Eighties timewarp, Corbyn’s simplistic brand of ‘beard knows best’ politics
There isn’t anything modern, or brave, or progressive in the Corbyn agenda. It is a withdrawal from the world, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
458 glossy pages that prove fashion's lost the plot: It's rightly regarded as fashion's bible but the latest Vogue (weighing 3lb) is full of overpriced ugly clothes by designers who despise real women
SARAH VINE: Vogue, which can produce intelligent journalism, too often dances to the tune of designers, and not the other way around. It's like the lunatics have taken over the asylum. ...read
Why does Dave revere brassy women? The PM loves making glamorous women tsars to fix everything from trade to teaching. But why do they have to be so brash?
We are told that 43-year-old Michelle Mone will travel the country looking into the barriers that disadvantaged young people face in setting up their own companies, writes MELISSA KITE. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: HBOS report still held up seven years on thanks to toxic legacy of Robert Maxwell
The HBOS report is undergoing Maxwellisation, a process where individuals have the chance to challenge criticisms directed at them. ...read
GBBO takes the biscuit. The contestants use sun-dried tomato, Goji berries, and even Physalis but can't improve on Hobnobs, by JIM SHELLEY
Instead of producing biscuits on Biscuit Week, the eleven remaining contestants produced plates of treats including ingredients such as jackfruit, Goji berries, and Chinese gooseberries. ...read
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Forget Greece. It's the financial crisis in China that could plunge the world into meltdown
While the attention of the British public was fixed on the Labour leadership contest and refugee chaos in Greece, China, perhaps the greatest economic success in modern history, was grinding to a halt. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: The hero who's proved English modesty can conquer the world
Alastair Cook — a standard-bearer for an idea of England — and of Englishmen — that has been ridiculed, if not forgotten, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...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
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
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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
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Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
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Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
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Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
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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
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People will happily borrow to pay for the trappings of the modern wedding, but all you really need is a pledge of love
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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
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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
Michael Clarke is a strong guy... but even the toughest captains need all the support they can get from the dressing room
EXCLUSIVE by BRENDON McCULLUM: I feel for Michael Clarke right now. Captaincy can be tough, and so can slumps in your batting form, but it's now where he must really earn his crust. ...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
CHRIS EVANS: No joie de viva: It’s the reincarnation of Vauxhall’s classic Seventies budget car. But it’s not even particularly good value... and it’s certainly not much fun
It looks like they have produced the cheapest car possible in the hope that some people on a tight budget will fall into their ‘bargain white goods with wheels’ trap and go out and actually buy one. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Cilla Black kept the audience enraptured by being so funny, feisty, revealing, emotional and entertaining
I interviewed her for Life Stories and she was the longest-ever recording of all my 79 guests, at three-and-a-half hours. Very few people can do that. Cilla was a proper star. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: If we just ignore Hatey Katie, will she go away?
‘I’m only saying what everyone else is thinking,’ is how Katie puts it. ‘How much would it cost to hire a sniper to take me out,’ is what she’d be saying, if she were genuinely saying what I’m thinking. ...read
A Fantastic new foursome even more awesome than the previous foursome. But...haven't we seen this all be-four?
A mere decade after the likes of Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd and Chris Evans originally brought one of Marvel’s earliest superhero franchises to live-action life, it’s start-all-over-again time. ...read
Will it sink without trace? Sony’s Xperia Z4 is waterproof, weighs next to nothing and has a super-sharp touch screen – just don’t plug in the keyboard
Sony’s decision to actually throw in a Bluetooth keyboard with its new Xperia Z4 is, as Humphrey in Yes Minister would put it, a rather ‘courageous’ one. Sony’s timing is spot-on, though. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Crime and nourishment: Did the train robbers really drink at this wonderful country inn? When the food is so unfussily fabulous, who cares...
Because whether or not a bunch of cheeky geezers plotted their Royal Mail takeaway over a pint of best in the back room is of little interest to the hungry punter. I’m at The Pointer for lunch, not larceny. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Crozes to perfection: If Hermitage makes your wallet wince, snap up its less snooty neighbour (while you still can!)
In years gone by, bottles of luxuriant Hermitage weren’t exactly cheap, and today their prices make my wallet wince. But just nearby is an appellation with similar wine and friendlier prices. ...read
Does E L James write saucier sex scenes than Tony Blair? Did Prince Philip perform as Lady Bracknell? Find out in CRAIG BROWN’s fiendishly tricky summer quiz
In Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, what does the 72-year-old Atticus Finch say to his 26-year-old daughter when he hears she has been spotted swimming naked in the river? ...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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