Will youngsters like Dele Alli and Danny Ings EVER have to fight to play for England again? The competition just isn't there
JAMIE CARRAGHER: It's never been easier to win an England call-up. If anyone doubted that, Roy Hodgson's latest squad proved how quickly a young player can be elevated. ...read
RFU plan normal World Cup review even if England suffer defeat by Australia at Twickenham and crash out at group stage
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The RFU are planning a normal review of England’s World Cup performance even if they crash out at the group stage. ...read
England need to put in a faultless display against Australia... there should be no soft penalties, no easy kicks, no tries
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: This could well be the moment England turn this pool on its head and deal Australia a mortal blow. I believe this could be one of England’s finest hours. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I long for a baby, but my man won't even commit to a holiday
At (nearly) 46, I want to have a baby more than anything. Research tells me that my chances of natural conception are getting slimmer and that using a donor egg might be the only realistic way. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Mr Cameron's chance to make Tory history
With an Opposition in hopeless disarray and Britain with the highest growth of any major Western economy, David Cameron is in an extraordinarily powerful position. ...read
AMANDA PLATELL: Why womb transplants make me shudder
While AMANDA PLATELL says she understands any woman’s dream to have a child, she fear this latest breakthrough is pushing the boundaries of medical science too far. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Can Camilla's nephew fix it for mayor hopeful Zac?
London mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith has already been witheringly dismissed by one of his rivals as a ‘Great Gatsby figure’ who could not relate to most Londoners’ lives. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: There are lots of people to blame for the Oregon massacre but only one that thinks it’s actually good for business – take a bow the deviants at the NRA
Who’s to blame? After yet another senseless, appalling gun massacre in America, there are myriad people and entities at whom we could justly level an accusing finger. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN ANALYSIS: Arsenal are all over the place defending set-pieces... when I was at the club we spent hours preparing
MARTIN KEOWN: Days after Arsenal's appalling defensive display against Olympiacos, Arsene Wenger is preparing his side for the visit of rivals Manchester United on Sunday. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: True free marketeers welcome the challenge of newcomers like Uber and don't protect incumbents like BT
Uber, which has been valued in New York at £33billion is one of a bunch of companies disintermediating the supply chain – the posh name for getting rid of the middle man. ...read
DOGBERRY: Can MySale Boss Carl Jackson really widen his 'online proposition' let alone leverage his existing assets
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Cameron must show some steel if he's serious about building a northern powerhouse
The sincerity of the Prime Minister’s commitment to rebalancing the economy is facing its first major test in the plight of the 2,000 steelworkers facing redundancy from the SSI plant in Redcar. ...read
Jamie Vardy has showed his qualities and deserves England chance but nomination for Arsenal's calamity keeper David Ospina makes mockery of FIFA Ballon d'Or
HOT OR NOT: Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN runs the rule over who has enjoyed a good week in the world of sport and who has had one to forget. This week features both rugby codes and Jamie Vardy ...read
'It was Bobby!' Max tells the whole square who really killed Lucy Beale. But it was him that was re-arrested in EastEnders, by JIM SHELLEY
The fact that the entire square had now heard that Bobby ‘Damien’ Beale’ had killed Lucy (from Max shouting it out as he was dragged him away by the police) was no consolation. ...read
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho stuns Blues stars with his brutal criticism
NEIL ASHTON: There have been times this season when Jose Mourinho has really let fly at his under-performing Chelsea players, taking them to task during savage dressing-room inquests. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Now my adult son's moved back home, should I charge him £500 a month to live under the stairs?
After the extraordinary story of the 'cupboard under the stairs' room (pictured) advertised for £500-a-month, TOM UTLEY asks: Should parents charge rent to their own grown-up children? ...read
JAN MOIR: What about the betrayed wives, Prue?
One minute she is politely judging rhubarb jelly on BBC2’s Great British Menu series, the next she is being hailed as a scarlet woman, a monster, a cheating heartbreaker, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
Why the West MUST do business with Putin: Yes, the Russian leader's a thug who's run rings round Europe and America. But MAX HASTINGS controversially argues we can't beat ISIS without him
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is the architect of repression at home, sponsor of the mass-murdering President Assad of Syria abroad. He provided rebels in Ukraine with the missiles that 14 months ago murdered 298 innocent people aboard Malaysian airlines Flight MH17. ...read
No excuses, Dave, end this Yuman Rites farce: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says case of three Libyan sex offenders seeking asylum must incite government to act on appalling Human Rights laws
If ever a case screamed out for Britain to regain control of our own justice and immigration system, it is the three Libyan soldiers who are seeking asylum here despite being convicted sex offenders. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Nordic Noir is heading to Britain's shores
Rochdale-born actress Anna Friel is to star in an eight-part Scandi-style drama for ITV set in London, as a detective on the trail of a cold-hearted killer, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Mr Cameron's chance to make Tory history
With an Opposition in hopeless disarray and Britain with the highest growth of any major Western economy, David Cameron is in an extraordinarily powerful position. ...read
AMANDA PLATELL: Why womb transplants make me shudder
While AMANDA PLATELL says she understands any woman’s dream to have a child, she fear this latest breakthrough is pushing the boundaries of medical science too far. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Can Camilla's nephew fix it for mayor hopeful Zac?
London mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith has already been witheringly dismissed by one of his rivals as a ‘Great Gatsby figure’ who could not relate to most Londoners’ lives. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: There are lots of people to blame for the Oregon massacre but only one that thinks it’s actually good for business – take a bow the deviants at the NRA
Who’s to blame? After yet another senseless, appalling gun massacre in America, there are myriad people and entities at whom we could justly level an accusing finger. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: True free marketeers welcome the challenge of newcomers like Uber and don't protect incumbents like BT
Uber, which has been valued in New York at £33billion is one of a bunch of companies disintermediating the supply chain – the posh name for getting rid of the middle man. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Now my adult son's moved back home, should I charge him £500 a month to live under the stairs?
After the extraordinary story of the 'cupboard under the stairs' room (pictured) advertised for £500-a-month, TOM UTLEY asks: Should parents charge rent to their own grown-up children? ...read
Why the West MUST do business with Putin: Yes, the Russian leader's a thug who's run rings round Europe and America. But MAX HASTINGS controversially argues we can't beat ISIS without him
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is the architect of repression at home, sponsor of the mass-murdering President Assad of Syria abroad. He provided rebels in Ukraine with the missiles that 14 months ago murdered 298 innocent people aboard Malaysian airlines Flight MH17. ...read
No excuses, Dave, end this Yuman Rites farce: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says case of three Libyan sex offenders seeking asylum must incite government to act on appalling Human Rights laws
If ever a case screamed out for Britain to regain control of our own justice and immigration system, it is the three Libyan soldiers who are seeking asylum here despite being convicted sex offenders. ...read
Sorry, but these City slickers can't shock us any more: Corporate cliches in Roaring Trade, writes QUENTIN LETTS
Steve Thompson's play about City dealers, Roaring Trade, has been around a few years and has lost some of the vim it possessed when new, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: 'Lady' prefix should be reserved for daughters of dukes and earls, not Tory peers Karren Brady and Michelle Mone
The 'Lady' prefix should be reserved for the daughters of dukes, marquesses and earls - not Tory peers Karren Brady (pictured) and brasserie mogul Michelle Mone, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
The night Cliff proved he can still groove at 74: JANE FRYER watches as Sir Cliff Richard woos the faithful
The Birmingham Symphony Hall was a sea of salmon pink upholstery, grey perms and the odd shiny pate last night as Sir Cliff Richard performed for the first time in the UK in over a year. ...read
A kinder era of politics? Who are Corbyn and his hate-filled acolytes trying to kid, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
How dangerous is Jeremy Corbyn? Needless to say, his ecstatic supporters think he is practically saintly, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: How trade unions buy Labour MPs
Of the 59 Labour MPs who spoke in a Commons debate on the subject this month, no fewer than 48 have been funded by the unions — to the tune of £752,640 between them, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
Side by side, the heroes and heroines, winners of George Cross and George Medal, mark the 75th anniversary of the honours
Recently recipients have included Lisa Potts, the Wolverhampton teacher who used her body to shield her pupils from a machete attack. She joined 43 similar heroes (pictured) in London. ...read
PETER MCKAY: Do let's be beastly to cheating Germans
They crushed Greece to save their Europe dream, gave false hope to refugees, then poisoned our air with emissions data - the Germans are in the doghouse again, writes Peter McKay. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Did we really mean to make men useless?
Since the contraceptive pill transformed the lives of women throughout the world, we have been swept up in a permanent revolution in birth, parenthood and marriage. ...read
A loyal friend, but never cross him: RICHARD KAY says Cameron must wonder why he made an enemy of Lord Ashcroft
Of all the people David Cameron might choose to write his biography, Michael Ashcroft must surely be at the bottom of the list, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Men are the REAL oppressed sex today
One minute Charlotte Proudman was an unknown 27-year-old barrister finishing a PhD on female genital mutilation and the law. The next she was at the centre of a global media storm, hailed a martyr by the sisterhood and a ‘Feminazi’ by her many detractors. ...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
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
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
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
Will youngsters like Dele Alli and Danny Ings EVER have to fight to play for England again? The competition just isn't there
JAMIE CARRAGHER: It's never been easier to win an England call-up. If anyone doubted that, Roy Hodgson's latest squad proved how quickly a young player can be elevated. ...read
RFU plan normal World Cup review even if England suffer defeat by Australia at Twickenham and crash out at group stage
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The RFU are planning a normal review of England’s World Cup performance even if they crash out at the group stage. ...read
England need to put in a faultless display against Australia... there should be no soft penalties, no easy kicks, no tries
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: This could well be the moment England turn this pool on its head and deal Australia a mortal blow. I believe this could be one of England’s finest hours. ...read
MARTIN KEOWN ANALYSIS: Arsenal are all over the place defending set-pieces... when I was at the club we spent hours preparing
MARTIN KEOWN: Days after Arsenal's appalling defensive display against Olympiacos, Arsene Wenger is preparing his side for the visit of rivals Manchester United on Sunday. ...read
Jamie Vardy has showed his qualities and deserves England chance but nomination for Arsenal's calamity keeper David Ospina makes mockery of FIFA Ballon d'Or
HOT OR NOT: Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN runs the rule over who has enjoyed a good week in the world of sport and who has had one to forget. This week features both rugby codes and Jamie Vardy ...read
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho stuns Blues stars with his brutal criticism
NEIL ASHTON: There have been times this season when Jose Mourinho has really let fly at his under-performing Chelsea players, taking them to task during savage dressing-room inquests. ...read
Arsenal are masters at extracting maximum revenue from limited success: fourth place, last 16 in Europe, the rewards are quite vast for not winning these days
MARTIN SAMUEL: Arsene Wenger went with David Ospina instead of Petr Cech in goal against Olympiacos but the decision backfired as the Gunners lost. Enjoy THE DEBATE. ...read
Martin Demichelis' initial header should have stood... Michel Platini's stubbornness on goal-line technology nearly cost Manchester City in the Champions League
Manchester City secured a last-gasp away win in the Champions League, but two major refereeing decisions could have changed the outcome. Sportsmail's GRAHAM POLL takes a look... ...read
Brentford owner Matthew Benham is obsessed with stats... yet he has come up with the wrong formula for success
MARTIN SAMUEL: Mathematical modelling is Brentford's philosophy. Yet here’s an anomaly. When they were in 19th place with just eight points, Brentford failed to sack the analytics experts. ...read
Manchester United are top of the Premier League... but I'd be amazed if they're still there by November
ADRIAN DURHAM: Times have changed at Manchester United. Who would have thought their fans would get so excited simply because they are top of the table. That used to be routine stuff. ...read
Eric Dier is now an England prospect after superb Tottenham displays, while Alexis Sanchez could send Arsenal on a good run
Sportsmail columnist JAMIE REDKNAPP reflects on this weekend's Premier League action, with particular focus on Alexis Sanchez's return to form, and how Manchester City miss David Silva. ...read
Toxic sponsors should give football back its history... Tony Macaroni Arena is just latest and worst example of corporate vandalism
OLIVER HOLT: Tony Macaroni is the name of a chain of Italian restaurants in Scotland and, a few days ago, it became the latest corporate raider choosing to demean a football club and its fans. ...read
Hats off to Wales... but England made it easier for them and they need to get it out of their system before the Australia clash
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: What a remarkable game rugby can be when played at the very top level and this was a stunning win from Wales against the odds which has put them in a strong position. ...read
Floyd Mayweather can be replaced by Kell Brook as welterweight boxing's Special One... he will go on to dominate the division
EDDIE HEARN: Floyd Mayweather is stepping away, or so he says, and now it is time for Kell Brook to show he is the Special One of welterweight boxing. ...read
Floyd Mayweather's fight with Andre Berto drew in no more than 400,000 pay-per-view buys... when it comes to the big money, he needs Manny Pacquiao
JEFF POWELL: United States pay-per-view buys on the Showtime cable network for Floyd Mayweather’s alleged last fight, against Andre Berto, are said to number no more than 400,000. If that. ...read
Jason Day is on top of the world after winning BMW Championship....now onto the£7m jackpot in Georgia
DEREK LAWRENSON WORLD OF GOLF: It says everything about the high standards set on the PGA Tour this season that a 21-year-old who won two Majors still isn’t a certainty to be Player of the Year. ...read
Alvaro Morata is emerging as one of the best young strikers in Europe...Real Madrid sold the Spaniard at their own peril
EUROVIEW: It wasn't just the quality of his winner at Manchester City in midweek that drew attention to Alvaro Morata. It was the graceful, elegant celebration he performed afterwards too. ...read
Chelsea are already out of the Premier League title race, the stats suggest... even if they matched their record-breaking points ratio from 2004/05 in their remaining games
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Even if Chelsea matched their ratio from a decade ago, when they were crowned champions with 95 points, history tells them they would still not win the title. ...read
ITV set their Rugby World Cup stall out early and delivered an effective opening evening
EDGE OF THE BOX - MARK WEBSTER: There can be no doubt the experience ITV have built with this sport over recent years is really paying dividends here, at home, and on the biggest stage. ...read
David Lloyd: Mum used to belt my backside with the accuracy of Glenn McGrath!
David Lloyd has brought up his half-century in cricket and now the Sportsmail columnist reveals all in his brand new autobiography 'Last in the Bath' ...read
Portland against Seattle is an intense derby, last time we played Clint Dempsey was sent off for ripping up the referee's notebook
LIAM RIDGEWELL: My entire family came out to stay over the summer. Hectic doesn’t describe it. It was my two kids, Mum and Dad, my two brothers, their wives, and my two nephews and a niece. ...read
Sam Burgess: I'm not arrogant, I just strongly believe I'll deliver for England at the World Cup... I was thrilled and proud when Stuart Lancaster said I'd made it
SAM BURGESS: When I met Stuart Lancaster at 9am on Thursday, to find out if I was in the World Cup squad, I told him that I hadn’t slept much. I’d even had a dream about not being picked. ...read
Tottenham close in on £21.9m move for Bayer Leverkusen forward Son Heung-Min as doubts grown over Saido Berahino deal
SIMON JONES - TRANSFER COLUMN: Son Heung-Min is at Tottenham on Thursday ahead of his proposed £21.9million move from Bayer Leverkusen. ...read
Stuart Lancaster will be judged on the inclusion of Sam Burgess and omission of Danny Cipriani should England falter at the Rugby World Cup
CHRIS FOY: Stuart Lancaster will be judged on the success or failure of two high-profile selection decisions – the inclusion of Sam Burgess and omission of Danny Cipriani. ...read
Ignore deluded Australian revisionists, England were worthy Ashes winners and re-engaged the public too... but Alastair Cook still has plenty of problems to solve
THE TOP SPIN - LAWRENCE BOOTH: England won Tests by margins of 168 runs, eight wickets, and an innings and 78. You're living in a parallel universe if you think they've been diddled. ...read
Alastair Cook's England now have to win away from home to show they're a great team after 3-2 Ashes victory
NASSER HUSSAIN: England deserve great credit for winning back the Ashes after starting the summer being written off - some said they wouldn’t win a single match against New Zealand or Australia. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
Tom Daley believes English divers such as Matt Dixon have a great future
Tom Daley has backed the next generation of English divers to follow in his golden wake, picking out ‘mini me’ Matt Dixon as a special talent to keep an eye on. ...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: Nordic Noir is heading to Britain's shores
Rochdale-born actress Anna Friel is to star in an eight-part Scandi-style drama for ITV set in London, as a detective on the trail of a cold-hearted killer, 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
BEL MOONEY: I long for a baby, but my man won't even commit to a holiday
At (nearly) 46, I want to have a baby more than anything. Research tells me that my chances of natural conception are getting slimmer and that using a donor egg might be the only realistic way. ...read
JAN MOIR: What about the betrayed wives, Prue?
One minute she is politely judging rhubarb jelly on BBC2’s Great British Menu series, the next she is being hailed as a scarlet woman, a monster, a cheating heartbreaker, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
My teen is hoarding bread rolls because she hates my cooking: Lorraine Candy despairs at her children's fussy eating
Columnist Lorraine Candy has discovered her daughter is stockpiling food and doesn't like her cooking. She has tried in vain to get her children to try something new, with limited success. ...read
I'm worried that a lack of sex is foretelling my marriage falling apart - what can I do? Rowan Pelling offers advice
My first marriage fell apart when our sex life died. So, when I met my second husband, we made a pact to make love at least twice a week. But eight years in and a fortnight sometimes passes with no sex. ...read
LIZ JONES: Poor Mrs Hughes: I know exactly what she can expect from Carson
Last week Elsie Hughes, the housekeeper, had an awkward conversation with Mrs Patmore, the cook – like Mrs Hughes a never-been-married virgin (both having taken the title ‘Mrs’ to fit their roles). ...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: Do I need the shingles jab if I've already had shingles?
If you have had shingles, can you have the shingles injection later on? Dr Scurr explains. ...read
Jamie Oliver is right to call for higher taxes on junk food and fizzy drinks, says DR ELLIE CANNON
Jamie Oliver has again been saying all the right things: that junk food and drink should be prohibitively expensive, highly taxed, and shouldn’t be advertised on prime-time television. ...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
DOGBERRY: Can MySale Boss Carl Jackson really widen his 'online proposition' let alone leverage his existing assets
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: As the Government closes its pension consultation, it seems the days are numbered for untaxed saving
The idea of removing the principle of pension investing from untaxed income is one born of knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. ...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
Pensions Minister Altmann must act NOW to end this shambles, says JAMES CONEY
In July, I explained to the Department for Work and Pensions that we were receiving a lot of concerning letters about the new state pension. ...read
Current accounts: How to beat fees, charges and overdrafts
This is Money shines a light on the hidden fees charged by your bank when you stray into the red, a cheque bounces or you use your card abroad. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: City enforcer or puppet of the Treasury? FCA boss Martin Wheatley was tough on crooked bankers and good for consumers... so he's been given the boot
It is all change at the Financial Conduct Authority. Martin Wheatley, chief executive from the start, has exited stage left after being told by the Treasury that his contract would not be renewed. ...read
Fast, green cars... Pull the other one ! VW deceived the public over an issue crucial for public health, says SIMON WATKINS
If it turns out that gaming the emissions tests is widespread in the car industry, as many now suspect, can Europe afford to punish its car makers as severely as they may deserve? ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I paid £2,195 to have a will written then the law firm ceased trading... but its director had already set up another law firm
Anyone can draft a will or a trust deed, with no qualifications or training. And if they go bust, taking clients’ money with them, they can set up a new company the next day. ...read
ASK TONY: KLM lost my son's luggage on a trip to Germany - but it won't pay for the new ski clothing that he had to buy
My son flew to Stuttgart with KLM but his luggage never arrived. The officer in charge of the group was then authorised by KLM to spend £400 on replacement clothes, but KLM refused to pay back. ...read
It's time to debunk the myth – Copenhagen is not an expensive spot to visit and has all the ingredients for a top city break, says LEE BOYCE
Before and after a recent weekend city break to Copenhagen, the first question friends, family and acquaintances have asked is: so, just how expensive was it? ...read
SAM DUNN: Leasehold is a lucrative way to stop people owning their home outright - it's time for a crackdown
There simply isn’t enough protection in place for leaseholders, despite the sterling work of the Leasehold Advisory Service. ...read
JON REES: George Osborne should put us out of our misery as soon as he can - and get out of banking
The cost of legal actions and fines will have been factored into RBS’s share price, so Osborne got the best deal he could when he sold the first lot of our shares in the bank - he should sell the rest quickly. ...read
SALLY HAMILTON: Keeping your fingers crossed doesn't pay - you need protection insurance
When an accident or illness strikes, finance is not the first thing on victims’ minds. If the worst happens, how do families cope without the income from a breadwinner? ...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
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
BLACK DOG: Corbyn... and his growing ambition
Even some of Jeremy Corbyn’s closest backers are baffled by his giddy journey from obscure backbench rebel to towering national statesman. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: The real secret of Dave's uni days, how did he dodge me for three years?
I have a confession to make. Unlike every other journalist in Britain, I didn’t know Cameron at Oxford. We overlapped for three years and graduated in the same year – but he never once blipped on my radar. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Our PM's done some really stupid things - and none of them involved a pig's head
I’ve never doubted that Mr Cameron was soft on drug abusers, but that’s true of all the major parties, the media, legal profession and the police. I don’t believe the story about the pig. ...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
HEALTH: Looking good did make me feel better
Social worker Suzanne Wright, now 42, was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2013, two months after her only son’s wedding. Today, she is well and back at work – and indeed gorgeous. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which the locals turn against me (again)
It’s funny how no one gets into trouble for sending abusive texts and leaving sex toys on a doorstep, and putting up a For Sale sign in my garden, but I am Enemy Number One for writing about the situation. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Kate Moss eyes are all the rage
Sexy, sludgy, totally irresistible – Kate Moss eyes are a must this autumn, judging by their appearance on the catwalk at Monique Lhuillier. ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
HOROSCOPES: Your forecasts for the next seven days
Your forecasts for the next seven days ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Can you recommend a facial brush
Can you recommend a facial cleansing brush please - based on performance rather than price? ...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: On God, atheism and how a shove from a cardinal plunged me into an existential crisis
For those of us involved, 1996 will always be the year of the great Roddy Wright manhunt, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Cameron must show some steel if he's serious about building a northern powerhouse
The sincerity of the Prime Minister’s commitment to rebalancing the economy is facing its first major test in the plight of the 2,000 steelworkers facing redundancy from the SSI plant in Redcar. ...read
'It was Bobby!' Max tells the whole square who really killed Lucy Beale. But it was him that was re-arrested in EastEnders, by JIM SHELLEY
The fact that the entire square had now heard that Bobby ‘Damien’ Beale’ had killed Lucy (from Max shouting it out as he was dragged him away by the police) was no consolation. ...read
SARAH VINE: What's the point of universities that breed such idiots?
Like most parents I harbour a fantasy that one day my children will do something amazing. But recent events have made me wonder whether I should encourage them, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Smartphones are the secret weapon fuelling the great migrant invasion
DOMINIC LAWSON: With a smartphone the emigrating young man does not suffer - at least to anything like the same extent - that terrible sense of being sheared from the family he loves. ...read
How birth, privilege and Eton have never mattered more: DOMINIC SANDBROOK says Cameron's antics have revealed the enduring power of class in Britain
David Cameron (pictured) must be praying that the public are in a forgetful mood as there a decent chance he will forever be associated with a dead pig’s head, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Sinister yes, but it's right to to use these spies on the sky
By all accounts the drone strike in Syria on the two British jihadis Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin – as well as a third person in their vehicle – was ruthlessly clinical writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...read
UK does more than rest of EU put together: JAMES SLACK's analysis of the millions Britain gives in aid
David Cameron’s critics overlook one ineluctable fact: Britain is providing more aid to Syrians in crisis than most other countries in Europe combined, writes JAMES SLACK. ...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
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
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
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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
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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'?
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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
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PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
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CRAIG BROWN: Want to change your life? Hug a baby sea-lion!
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PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
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CHRIS EVANS: My mission? To take a thrilling top-secret test drive in one of the ten Aston Martin DB10s specially made for Spectre. Oh, and bring it back in one piece...
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In Spectre gadget: No cyanide darts or hidden guns... but this special edition 007 mobile has a spy-grade camera and screen sharper than an HD TV
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TOM PARKER BOWLES: Live and let dine: Ian Fleming loved ‘good English food without bad English cooking’. Which is why he sent his picky hero to Scott’s
He even had his favourite table, the ‘right-hand corner table for two on the first floor’, where he could watch ‘people and traffic’. And it was here he combined three of his great loves. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: A treasure trove of letters: How Blue Peter launched a surgeon’s career and deranged Hunter S Thompson tore a strip off ‘lazy limey’ Anthony Burgess
More Letters Of Note contains 122 pieces of correspondence that will make you laugh, gasp and cry, Janis Joplin's delight at meeting a Beatle and Jane Austen regretting a hangover. ...read
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OLLY SMITH: Licence to swill: Swallowed the myth that 007 is just a Martini man? The truth will leave you more than shaken and stirred...
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PIERS MORGAN: Jackie asked me, ‘Piers, what’s your favourite sexual position?’ ‘The Jackie Collins,’ I retorted, ‘Jack Nicholson told me it’s his favourite too
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Viagra? No, it's superstar DNA! Only Nicole Kidman can make death and X-rays sexy
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Show of the week: Splash hit at the Tate
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- I long for a baby, but my man won't even commit to a holiday BEL MOONEY advises a woman who wants to have a baby more than anything
- Elizabeth Hurley, 50, shows off her enviable figure in skinny jeans as she catches flight home from New York Flaunted her age-defying figure in a pair of figure-hugging skinny jeans
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- Gigi Hadid displays her long legs in tiny denim dress and cosy knit as she and Joe Jonas share a sweet kiss while enjoying down-time in Paris with pals
- Emilia Clarke oozes sex appeal in plunging blazer mini dress as she puts on a vampy display at Dior's PFW show Game Of Thrones star looked stunning
- Rita Ora cosies up to ghouls and zombies at spooky party...as new flame Travis Barker hits the same event with his two children At Knott's Scary Farm on Thursday
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- Georgia May Jagger puts on a leggy display in tartan mini-skirt and heeled ankle boots Attended the UGG Classic Escape bash at Soho Farmhouse in Chipping Norton
- My haven, Wayne Sleep: The ballet legend, 67, in the sitting room of his south-west London home Wayne bought his cottage in Chiswick three years ago
- 'Wish I was there': Yolanda Foster is heartbroken she can't watch her daughters model at Paris Fashion Week as she fights Lyme disease
- That's a look! Willow Smith shows off her edgy style with nose ring, rainbow headband and ART T-shirt Smith seems adamant about keeping her signature quirky style
- Off to clean a chimney? Diane Kruger looks like an old-fashioned sweeper (but a lot prettier) in her black hat and scarf Spotted running around New York City
- Flame-haired Amy Adams breezes by in artsy leggings Amy Adams recently wrapped the superhero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice
- Laurence Fishburne will play Nelson Mandela for BET miniseries Best known for his role as Morpheus in the Matrix series, Fishburne will star in the six-hour series, Madiba
- Salma Hayek reveals her ample cleavage in gaping wrap dress at Balenciaga's Paris Fashion Week show with husband Francois-Henri Pinault
- Rihanna wears one-sleeved cape dress with sexy PVC boots as she leads arrivals at star-studded Dior show at PFW Pretty in pink
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- Scott Disick's mystery woman revealed! Kourtney's ex partied through the night until 6am with 18-year-old art student and model Lindsay Vrckovnik
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- Cindy Crawford shows off her incredible supermodel figure in snug black jumpsuit as she continues to promote her book in London
- Erin O'Connor flaunts her style in head-to-toe red trouser suit as she joins fellow model Chiara Ferragni at PFW for Christian Dior show Turned heads
- Spencer Matthews' ex Lauren Hutton risks a wardrobe malfunction as she parties in very racy dress without underwear Loving the attention
- Chloe Green leaves nothing to imagination in slinky mesh bustier as she enjoys night on the tiles with BFF Vas J Morgan At Raffles party
- TOWIE's Danielle Armstrong flashes her taut tummy in tiny crop top while Georgia Kousoulou rocks edgy black style as they head for drinks with co-stars A merry display
- Rachel Weisz showcases her English-rose beauty in pretty feminine shoot as she discusses sexism in Hollywood Lucky Daniel Craig
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- Kendall Jenner shows her effortless model street style in chic jumpsuit and trench coat... as she enjoys a playful moment on a carousel during PFW Played tourist
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- Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a black bodycon thigh-split dress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on 'tipsy' London date night
- 'He said yes, and then I said yes!' Tom Daley gushes about fiance Dustin Lance Black as he shares heartfelt photo of their diamond engagement rings
- Amal and the bunion brigade: Mrs Clooney's not the only star with tootsie trouble... So is there a cure for this bugbear? Painful and unsightly
- 'Go on Jeremy, punch him!' Clarkson takes pounding from Have I Got News For You panel as he makes first BBC appearance since being sacked
- Lady Gaga's ex Rob Fusari gets a break after judge tosses out $7.3m verdict and orders new trial in legal fight over who discovered the singer
- The Bachelor's Zilda Williams puts on a VERY busty display in blue and white bikini as she undresses in racy slow motion video Removing her vest top to reveal a bikini
- Looking for love as she recovers from heartbreak! Miranda Lambert adopts kitten two months after shock split from Blake Shelton Married for four years
- 'It's special to us': 5 Seconds of Summer reveal their joy at being back in Australia... as they headline an intimate gig on Grand Final Day eve Exclusive live show
- Mellow in yellow! Elle Fanning is a blast from the past in oxford shirt and denim culottes as she films 1970s-set film 20th Century Women Seen on set in LA
- Australian fiancée of England's Sam Burgess says 'family trumps patriotism' as she vows to cheer for the Red Rose during tomorrow's World Cup showdown
- Smoking hot! Zac Efron goes shirtless as he continues to flaunt his sculpted torso and jumps over a fire pit on Neighbours 2 set Nice undies!
- Former Real Housewives star Jill Zarin 'hospitalized after being knocked unconscious in car crash... as it's revealed she wasn't wearing seat belt'
- Make-up free Mollie King packs a punch in figure-hugging gym gear after working up a sweat at boxercise class The Saturdays singer is keeping in shape
- FIRST LOOK: Tom Hanks emerges with silver hair to play hero pilot Captain Sully in film about Hudson River 'miracle' landing Ringer for Captain Chesley Sullenberger
- All white! Fashion's darling Cressida Bonas shows off her toned legs in chic dress as she arrives for Dior show in Paris Said to be close to Harry
- Suited and booted! Elizabeth Olsen puts on a leggy display in androgynous two-piece at glitzy Dior show for PFW Sleek in black
- Jim Carrey 'meets with sister of late girlfriend Cathriona White' at the house where her body was found in a suspected suicide Sad time for family
- X Factor co-host Caroline Flack flashes her midriff in sheer top as she parties up a storm with mystery man in London's Soho New boyfriend?
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- Kris Jenner stands out in a red coat on luxury shopping trip with beau Corey Gamble... after dancing the night away at Balmain's star-studded PFW party
- Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green put on a united front as they celebrate family get-together with their sons... three months after divorce filing
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- Lauren Pope flashes a glimpse of her red bra in crochet playsuit and flaunts her slender pins in thigh-high boots as she launches new clothing range
- Justin Bieber smokes suspicious looking cigarette on stage after swigging from a bottle of cognac during sloppy impromptu New Zealand performance
- Janet Jackson puts the breaks on her Unbreakable world tour: Singer postpones Las Vegas stop to rest her vocal chords Reschedule for next May
- 'They made my face darker': Model-of-the-moment Neelam Gill on how Burberry championed her Indian skin after years of being called 'P*ki' at school
- Lucy Mecklenburgh unveils high-glamour collection of sequined dresses and jumpsuits... but says boyfriend Louis Smith prefers her in 'jeans and a T-shirt'
- Nicole Richie shows off her slim physique as she debuts her third House of Harlow 1960 pop-up shop Mother-of-two is looking thinner than ever
- 'They verbally abuse and rape me': The View's Candace Cameron Bure blasted for comparing internet trolling to sexual assault Comment getting her into hot water
- John Lithgow transforms into Winston Churchill as he makes his debut on the London set of royal drama The Crown Uncanny resemblance
- Bloomin' marvellous! Helen Mirren, 70, embraces flower power as she attends Italian film screening of Woman In Gold When in Rome...
- Oil heir Brandon Davis injured in car accident and later arrested for DUI while in hospital Paris Hilton's pal and ex-boyfriend of The OC star Mischa Barton
- That's an interesting formula! Lewis Hamilton wears pork pie hat, leather jacket and jersey pants for Cindy Crawford's book launch in London
- Want a BBC star for an after-dinner speech? That'll be £50,000! Miranda Hart, Stephen Fry and Graham Norton among presenters boosting their huge pay packets
- Fresh-faced Keira Knightley beams with pride as she greet fans following rousing Broadway debut... despite performance interruption
- EXCLUSIVE: Troubled former teen idol David Cassidy involved in a hit-and-run crash while his license was suspended and could faces 60 days in jail
- Lena Dunham sends a clear message in womb-motif jumper as she shows her support to Planned Parenthood conference following controversy
- Hailee Steinfeld keeps it edgy in mesh top and thigh-high leather boots as she promotes new single on Lorraine Had the pop star looked down to a tee
- Emmerdale's Michelle Hardwick shows off her svelte frame in skinny jeans and tight top as she reveals that she and wife Rosie have ruled out having children
- Going nude! Kendall Jenner shows off her model figure in skintight trousers as she coordinates with Lily Donaldson at Balmain's starry PFW after party
- Queen Letizia shows her maternal side as she cradles a newborn baby at Red Cross fundraising event Spanish consort has two children of her own
- Cindy Crawford cuts a tailored figure in leather trousers and blazer at signing... following star-studded book launch party In London
- Sharon Stone, 57, defies the years in wet look top and cropped flared trousers as she is honoured for AIDS activism One charitable lady
- FIRST LOOK: Helen Mirren goes retro as Hedda Hopper in newly-released film poster for forthcoming movie Trumbo Vintage style
- Fresh-faced 'Angel' Elsa Hosk brightens the drizzly day in a green trench coat over a plaid jumpsuit while strolling through NYC How to capture attention
- Noel Gallagher can't take his eyes off of stunning wife Sara Macdonald as they put on a loved-up display during star-studded date night
- The show must go on! Bindi Irwin soldiers on with Dancing With The Stars rehearsals after injuring foot... as she prepares for 'emotional' performance
- Gigi Hadid displays plenty of cleavage in nude tie-up dress as she hits the Paris Fashion Week party scene with boyfriend Joe Jonas Showed her curves
- Lady Gaga oozes retro glamour in gothic black gown and pin-tuck curls for American Horror Story press conference ahead of her new role as blood-thirsty Countess
- Gisele Bundchen is pictured leaving Chanel offices in Seveties-style flared jeans clutching an enormous bunch of flowers That perked her up
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- Out of this world! Rihanna wears space age silver coat meeting up with rumoured beau Travis Scott to party at Paris nightclub It's heating up
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- No wrinkle in this relationship! Dick Van Dyke, 89, looks thrilled as he poses next to wife Arlene, 44, during his birthday celebration
- Dead cool! Rita Ora goes gothic in leather trousers as she cosies up to 'zombies' at Knott's Scary Farm event in California Bit early for Halloween!
- 'America's sexiest woman!' Jennifer Lawrence stuffs her face with 10 marshmallows and doesn't wash her hands after using the bathroom
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Sorry Tyga, I've got an empire to run! Kylie Jenner is distracted by her phone during dinner date in Calabasas
Rapper looked painfully bored
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- Cindy Crawford joins husband Rande Gerber and George Clooney at tequila launch... after actor admits he ended up in bed with her following boozy party
- Working double time! Kendall Jenner draws attention to her pert derriere as she joins Olivier Rousteing for a shoot after Balmain PFW show
- Chest a glimpse! Bella Hadid goes braless in racy sheer-panelled LBD at Balmain afterparty in Paris 18-year-old joined her elder sister Gigi
- EXCLUSIVE: Naomie Harris admits she only wants to work alongside Daniel Craig on Bond... as she shows off her slender frame in pleated dress at Croatia party
- Is this the laziest shirt around? Bra-free AnnaLynne McCord wears top that fails to cover her shoulders and tummy as she hugs mystery man