Jurgen Klopp looks and sounds great ahead of his first Liverpool game... but the motivational tattoo Ben Stokes has on his shoulder brings two words to mind
It's Hot or Not time again as Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold inside. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Jack O'Connell is going to pot in a thriller about snooker!
British actor Jack is returning to the stage to play a talented young snooker star in comedy thriller The Nap at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
Arsenal academy under the spotlight after divisions emerge among staff, parents complain about coaching and Hale End fails to deliver next generation of first team stars
NEIL ASHTON: It has taken Arsene Wenger a while to criticise coaching in academy football, but the failure of Arsenal's fabled Hale End academy has prompted action. ...read
The Rugby World Cup should have been the start of a golden future for English rugby... but now it's even worse than our football
JEFF POWELL: Since the western world is so desperately short of authentic leadership where it is most vital, it should come as no surprise to find much of our sport so rudderless. ...read
He looked like a pudding waiter sitting next to a bowl of fruit salad: QUENTIN LETTS sees the charity chiefs face MPs
Everything about Camila Batmanghelidjh is such a mad muddle – her name, dress-sense, logic, grasp of detail – that you wonder how a supposed intellectual such as Alan Yentob fell for her. ...read
Alastair Cook led England from the front... But Abu Dhabi pitch is so flat that Geoffrey Boycott's Aunty Annie could play on it with two port and lemons inside her!
David 'Bumble' Lloyd looks back over the third day of England's first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, with observations on the terrible pitch, Alastair Cook's leadership and Arabic New Year. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why Lady K won't be at her own 'funeral': Family refuse to release body in row with businessman pal
The body of celebrated society hostess Jaqueline, Lady Killearn, who died last week aged 105, will not be present at her funeral in Devon, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
The curse of Pompeii and how my son got stuck in a priceless Roman wine jar, writes TOM UTLEY
This week’s news that scores of conscience-stricken tourists have returned pilfered artefacts to Pompeii took me straight back to a dreadful incident on my one, ill-fated visit in the Eighties. ...read
Stop this insane VIP abuse inquiry before it costs us £120million (plus VAT)! Nothing credible has been unearthed - so why on earth is it continuing, asks RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Despite the discrediting of the allegations of a VIP abuse ring, the expensive Goddard Inquiry set up by Home Secretary Theresa May is still grinding ahead, at enormous expense. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will David Cameron wear his medal from the Saudis to state banquet?
While attention is focused on what the Duchess of Cambridge will wear at next week’s state banquet, what 'medals and decorations' will the Prime Minister display, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
Sheik Salman in frame to be UEFA's choice for FIFA presidency after Michel Platini's fall
CHARLES SALE IN NYON: UEFA opened the door for Bahrain’s Sheik Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa to be their candidate for the FIFA presidency following the fall of Michel Platini. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Labour's choice for its Bank of England review is like putting Hugh Grant in charge of freedom of the press
Ivy League economist Danny Blanchflower's wild forecasts and his unpleasantness about former colleagues at the Bank make him unsuitable to conduct a review. ...read
'I'm the Swiss Army knife of business skills...' The new series of The Apprentice hits the ground running – or cringing, by Jim Shelley
The Apprentice is back and, incredibly, some of the analogies used by the candidates to describe their abilities were even more preposterous or pathologically deluded than ever. ...read
Jurgen Klopp is pure class, he'll be a breath of fresh air at Liverpool who can make them great again - TACKLE KEOWN
Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown believes Jurgen Klopp's appointment as Liverpool manager is a magnificent one that can bring the good times back to Anfield. ...read
Biography: Richard Browning, This is Money
Richard Browning is This is Money's Development Editor and author of How to Survive the Credit Crunch. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Dirt-cheap mortgages are tempting investors into buy-to-let, but beware the triple whammy of teaser rates, tax and tougher rules
The current crop of cheap buy-to-let fixes could see a landlord pay £230 a month but a homeowner pay £630. Yet landlords should be warned the relatively near future may not look like right now. ...read
The villagers who can't take any more: ROBERT HARDMAN meets fed up residents of Longford, which currently doubles up as overflow hotel accommodation for migrants
Most people staying at the Heathrow Lodge Hotel, right next to Britain’s biggest airport, are not paying a penny for their accommodation, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
Austerity? Why can't these Labour numbskulls understand that spending is going UP, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
If Corbyn and his misguided crew had any nous, they wouldpoint out that the national debt is continuing to rise, and we are increasing the burdens on our children and grandchildren. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Lamar Odom’s tragedy is that he just couldn’t keep up with the Kardashians
PIERS MORGAN: Lamar Odom was an outstandingly good basketball player. Then he fell in love with a Kardashian. ...read
Is it ever right to break up your marriage to run off with your soulmate? BEL MOONEY revisits some of the most painful and moving dilemmas you’ve shared with her
Bel Mooney has been an advice columnist for 10 years, and here she shares some of the letters that have affected her the most. She says that she loves every one of her readers. ...read
He looked like a pudding waiter sitting next to a bowl of fruit salad: QUENTIN LETTS sees the charity chiefs face MPs
Everything about Camila Batmanghelidjh is such a mad muddle – her name, dress-sense, logic, grasp of detail – that you wonder how a supposed intellectual such as Alan Yentob fell for her. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why Lady K won't be at her own 'funeral': Family refuse to release body in row with businessman pal
The body of celebrated society hostess Jaqueline, Lady Killearn, who died last week aged 105, will not be present at her funeral in Devon, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
The curse of Pompeii and how my son got stuck in a priceless Roman wine jar, writes TOM UTLEY
This week’s news that scores of conscience-stricken tourists have returned pilfered artefacts to Pompeii took me straight back to a dreadful incident on my one, ill-fated visit in the Eighties. ...read
Stop this insane VIP abuse inquiry before it costs us £120million (plus VAT)! Nothing credible has been unearthed - so why on earth is it continuing, asks RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Despite the discrediting of the allegations of a VIP abuse ring, the expensive Goddard Inquiry set up by Home Secretary Theresa May is still grinding ahead, at enormous expense. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will David Cameron wear his medal from the Saudis to state banquet?
While attention is focused on what the Duchess of Cambridge will wear at next week’s state banquet, what 'medals and decorations' will the Prime Minister display, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Labour's choice for its Bank of England review is like putting Hugh Grant in charge of freedom of the press
Ivy League economist Danny Blanchflower's wild forecasts and his unpleasantness about former colleagues at the Bank make him unsuitable to conduct a review. ...read
The villagers who can't take any more: ROBERT HARDMAN meets fed up residents of Longford, which currently doubles up as overflow hotel accommodation for migrants
Most people staying at the Heathrow Lodge Hotel, right next to Britain’s biggest airport, are not paying a penny for their accommodation, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
Austerity? Why can't these Labour numbskulls understand that spending is going UP, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
If Corbyn and his misguided crew had any nous, they wouldpoint out that the national debt is continuing to rise, and we are increasing the burdens on our children and grandchildren. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Lamar Odom’s tragedy is that he just couldn’t keep up with the Kardashians
PIERS MORGAN: Lamar Odom was an outstandingly good basketball player. Then he fell in love with a Kardashian. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Punished for doing his duty to the public
In a contemptible act of revenge, hospital bosses have named and sought to discredit the professor who revealed details of a secret ‘macabre experiment’ that subjected patients to needless agony. ...read
Exit stage left, metropolitan metrosexual luvvie who couldn't get BBC top job: ANDREW PIERCE on the corporation's high priest of political correctness
Last night Cohen – who as director of television was on £327,800-a-year – announced he was quitting the corporation in order to move to America. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: Keep your noses out of this most sensitive and controversial issue facing Britain, M'Luds...
MAX HASTINGS: All of its signatories live privileged upper-middle class lives, unlikely to be in the smallest degree affected by the arrival of refugees even in millions. ...read
PETER MCKAY: Bloody bungling over chaos in Syria shames Britain giving National Security Council plenty to talk about
Tomorrow there’s a meeting of our National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, to discuss our so-called policy on the bloody chaos in Syria. They’ve plenty to talk about. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The NHS is dying – where’s the ambulance?
David Cameron has promised to preserve and protect the NHS with a vast infusion of our money - but today one of its most eminent custodians has intervened with a dire warning about its future. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Why I fear for Nadiya now she's a celebrity
Nadiya Hussain is now the nation’s new sweetheart, the goddess of The Great British Bake Off, as sweet and delectable as her irresistible lemon drizzle wedding cake. ...read
Jimmy Savile and Prince Charles' very close friendship with sex abuse bishop Peter Ball
Charles had long been an admirer of the charismatic and dedicated Anglican churchman, who slept on an old horsehair mattress on the floor of his own Gloucester residence, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
How YOU can live till you're 150: JANE FRYER meets the eccentric scientist who thinks he's found the secret. Just one problem: you'll have to give up sex!
Professor Alex Zhavoronkov works tirelessly to extend life expectancy and to evangelise about his discoveries, writes JANE FRYER. ...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
Jurgen Klopp looks and sounds great ahead of his first Liverpool game... but the motivational tattoo Ben Stokes has on his shoulder brings two words to mind
It's Hot or Not time again as Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold inside. ...read
Arsenal academy under the spotlight after divisions emerge among staff, parents complain about coaching and Hale End fails to deliver next generation of first team stars
NEIL ASHTON: It has taken Arsene Wenger a while to criticise coaching in academy football, but the failure of Arsenal's fabled Hale End academy has prompted action. ...read
The Rugby World Cup should have been the start of a golden future for English rugby... but now it's even worse than our football
JEFF POWELL: Since the western world is so desperately short of authentic leadership where it is most vital, it should come as no surprise to find much of our sport so rudderless. ...read
Alastair Cook led England from the front... But Abu Dhabi pitch is so flat that Geoffrey Boycott's Aunty Annie could play on it with two port and lemons inside her!
David 'Bumble' Lloyd looks back over the third day of England's first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, with observations on the terrible pitch, Alastair Cook's leadership and Arabic New Year. ...read
Sheik Salman in frame to be UEFA's choice for FIFA presidency after Michel Platini's fall
CHARLES SALE IN NYON: UEFA opened the door for Bahrain’s Sheik Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa to be their candidate for the FIFA presidency following the fall of Michel Platini. ...read
Jurgen Klopp is pure class, he'll be a breath of fresh air at Liverpool who can make them great again - TACKLE KEOWN
Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown believes Jurgen Klopp's appointment as Liverpool manager is a magnificent one that can bring the good times back to Anfield. ...read
Sir Clive Woodward's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals guide: The last-eight is the most fraught stage of all... and I should know
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: World Cup quarter-finals are the most difficult, fraught, fascinating and often exciting matches in rugby. Reputations can be made and lost, careers and lives changed forever. ...read
Signing Chris Eubank Jnr has taken me back to my childhood - but Wladimir Klitschko pulling out of his bout with Tyson Fury felt like a kick to the proverbials!
EDDIE HEARN: We have recently signed Chris Eubank Jnr, giving me a reason to remember the weird and wonderful days as a kid following Chris’s dad and my own dad around the world. ...read
Alan Pardew was naive to sign Yohan Cabaye... Crystal Palace have backed a patchy manager with a big-money player
ADRIAN DURHAM: Crystal Palace's decision taken on the advice of Alan Pardew to sign Yohan Cabaye on huge wages is a huge shift for the club, and it could affect them in the future. ...read
England could pull off something special in the UAE heat... but Alastair Cook's side must believe they can beat Pakistan
NASSER HUSSAIN: England must believe they can be the first side to beat Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates and it is something they can achieve. ...read
Review into England's Rugby World Cup disappointment can't involve players... and RFU bosses aren't qualified to judge, either
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England’s disappointed World Cup squad should not be involved in any review of the England coaching management and structure. ...read
Borussia Dortmund's impressive manager Thomas Tuchel is still on the up, but he'd change the methods that put him on route
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel wants to want to rip up the central pillars which formed his enormous youth-development success. ...read
Jamie Murray lives in the shadow of his record-breaking kid brother Andy... but he's still his biggest fan and desperate to get a British Davis Cup triumph on their CVs
OLIVER HOLT: Willie and Judy Murray have two remarkable sons. An awful lot is known about one of them. Not so much about the other. Andy is the champ, Jamie is defined by superficial impressions... ...read
Jurgen Klopp's warm smile lit up the room... but his words were cold common sense
MARTIN SAMUEL: Liverpool were not comfortable with the room booked for Jurgen Klopp's grand unveiling on Friday. Too crowded, ceiling too low. It was the best available. ...read
Jurgen Klopp is a big gift for the whole of the Premier League, he can make Liverpool box-office again
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Jurgen Klopp appeals to a wider audience than his foreign Liverpool predecessors Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez did. He can make Liverpool box-office again. ...read
Chelsea cannot continue dispensing with good managers like Jose Mourinho the moment there is a bump in the road... but this appears to be a rather large pothole
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Chelsea's abysmal start is one of the great mysteries. Today’s debate is on Jose Mourinho and whether he is still the best man for the Chelsea job. I think he is... ...read
A week to savour with England back on the golfing map
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Look down the list of the players who have won the British Masters and it underlines what a scandal it was that it ever lost its place on the European Tour schedule. ...read
Southampton suffered more than Chelsea in refereeing decisions... Jose Mourinho gained by Bobby Madley's officiating
GRAHAM POLL: Sportsmail runs the rule over the big decisions made by referee Bobby Madley during Southampton's 3-1 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Jurgen Klopp would add character to the Premier League and too many of Brendan Rodgers' signing failed to make the grade at Anfied
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Of course Sergio Aguero was the star of the show against Newcastle, but I’ve been so impressed by Kevin De Bruyne. He has slipped effortlessly into the starting line-up. ...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
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
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: Jack O'Connell is going to pot in a thriller about snooker!
British actor Jack is returning to the stage to play a talented young snooker star in comedy thriller The Nap at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, 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
Is it ever right to break up your marriage to run off with your soulmate? BEL MOONEY revisits some of the most painful and moving dilemmas you’ve shared with her
Bel Mooney has been an advice columnist for 10 years, and here she shares some of the letters that have affected her the most. She says that she loves every one of her readers. ...read
Why DO school photos make all children look so hideous? Telling children to say cheese often has a horrifying effect
Lorraine Candy discovered a recent school photo in her daughter's bag - and it's so terrible her daughter wants to burn it. Why are school photos always so awful - and why does Lorraine buy them? ...read
Does he think our sex life’s dull? My husband says we should look online for sex tips - Rowan Pelling gives advice
I recently turned 50, and on my birthday my husband mentioned spicing up our sex life, even going as far as to say we should look online for tips. Does he think our love life is boring? ...read
JAN MOIR: As the daughter of a policeman, I know all too well the dread that stalks their families
This time last week, Jen Phillips had everything to live for. She had a happy marriage, lovely daughters, a warm home, a future that looked secure. However, fate can be cruel. ...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: I bruise very easily - should I be worried?
'Over the past ten years or so I have been plagued with bruising of the arms.' 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
Biography: Richard Browning, This is Money
Richard Browning is This is Money's Development Editor and author of How to Survive the Credit Crunch. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Dirt-cheap mortgages are tempting investors into buy-to-let, but beware the triple whammy of teaser rates, tax and tougher rules
The current crop of cheap buy-to-let fixes could see a landlord pay £230 a month but a homeowner pay £630. Yet landlords should be warned the relatively near future may not look like right now. ...read
As telecoms providers ramp up prices year on year, LEE BOYCE asks: Is regulator Ofcom ever going to do anything about the landline rental rip-off?
Last week, This is Money reported that Sky was hiking line rental prices. It follows other telecoms providers who have made similar increases in recent months. ...read
ASK TONY: Barclays took weeks to pay back £850 it squirreled away from an account which I hadn't used for 15 months
I’m a pensioner with a modest bank account held at Barclays. On August 10, I called at my branch to withdraw funds, but was shocked to be told there were none available. ...read
We trust fund bosses with hundreds of billions of pounds... that's why they should be savings champions, says JAMES CONEY
Our money gives these fund managers enormous power. For every share they buy, they get a right to vote on that company — and when you buy as many as they do, you have a very loud voice. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Need a number? Phone a friend instead of dialling 118 118 and its 90% profit margin
The only people who use it are those who are excluded or alienated from the digital age – the poor and the elderly. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Treasury should rethink plans for 8% bank surcharge and allow challengers to flourish
The tax has been roundly condemned by a number of challenger banks and building societies – both new (Metro) and long established (Nationwide). ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I gave my Rolex to Wayne Montgomery to sell it for me but he quit his offices and did not return my watch
In September last year I gave my 18ct Rolex watch to Wayne Montgomery, of UK Time After Time, with instructions to sell it for me. But now I cannot contact him at all. ...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
SALLY HAMILTON: As the cut to savings compensation looms, get moving to ensure ALL your accounts are protected
Do you remember what you were doing when it was revealed that Northern Rock was in serious trouble? That shock showed why we must protect out money. ...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
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
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
LIZ JONES: The REAL Generation Rent problem? They're spoiled
Is the housing crisis the worst it has ever been? Or is it that today’s twentysomethings are too spoiled to struggle, to compromise? ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Snake oil and billionaires... Now I KNOW Blair's taken over the Tories
Really big political changes take place inside the major parties, not at general elections. Think of the Heseltine putsch against Mrs Thatcher, or the recent recapture of the Labour Party by socialists. ...read
BLACK DOG: No cause for alarm over Zac
Delegates got the wrong end of the stick when they saw London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith tumbling, all ruffled, out of Manchester’s mid-ranking Mercure hotel when a fire alarm went off at 4.30am. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: 'Soggy bottom' Dave's got a lot to learn from Nadiya
On the evening of the last day of Tory conference the nation sat down to watch a young Muslim mum in a headscarf make buns and a wedding cake decorated with a patriotic red, white and blue sari. ...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
HEALTH: Backs to school: Increase in children suffering from neck problems
Contributory factors include carrying heavy bags on one shoulder rather than a well-designed backpack, sports injuries and sitting for long periods hunched over a flat surface. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I debate the pros and cons of marrying David
He is super-keen when we are apart, but when we are together, his enthusiasm dissipates in the wind, like dandelion seeds. He has my undivided attention for the whole weekend, and yet he seems miserable. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Blow up the volume
Hair is getting a revamp this winter. It’s out with glossy root lift and in with wind-whipped texture, styled by a revel in the Highlands, as seen at Topshop Unique. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Skincare for cancer sufferers
My friend is going through cancer treatment at the moment and her skin is very dry and fragile. Can you recommend products? ...read
HOROSCOPES: Be brave, Libra
SALLY BROMPTON: Your forecasts for the next seven days ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...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: Grim up North? Not now they're ditching bitter Scottish-style devolution for the Osborne powerhouse
There is, of course, a long way between Edinburgh and London. But there is a greater distance still between London and ‘The North’. I’d put it at about 40 years. ...read
'I'm the Swiss Army knife of business skills...' The new series of The Apprentice hits the ground running – or cringing, by Jim Shelley
The Apprentice is back and, incredibly, some of the analogies used by the candidates to describe their abilities were even more preposterous or pathologically deluded than ever. ...read
SARAH VINE: My night of fear and why police have lost the plot
So many of the decisions the police make are based on centralised, computer- generated, tick-box protocol rather than common sense, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Mark Zuckerberg's UK tax acrobatics won't win him many 'friends' or 'likes'on Facebook
The social media giant paid just over £4,000 last year in UK corporate taxes. Such behaviour is usually perfectly legal, it is the rules that are outmoded. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Abuse slurs are like acid thrown in your face. Those to blame mustn't evade justice
The horrifying acid attack on Andreas Christopheros in a case of mistaken identity is a powerful metaphor for what is happening to a number of public figures, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
A very highbrow bruiser: Whether punching Roy Hattersley or quoting sonnets, Denis Healey was a giant who shames today's Labour pygmies
It says it all about Labour in the Eighties that they turned their back on the greatest leader they never had - and picked Michael Foot instead, 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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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
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This summer of patriotic fervour suggests a change in the tone of British culture
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Ireland has now passed the point where it can honestly be deemed an independent country
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Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday
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PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
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First it was Tesco, now Amazon joins the fray with a 7in tablet for just £50. The war on Apple is hotting up...
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TOM PARKER BOWLES: The Great Spanish Steak Off: My friend and I are at war – is this Basque beef London’s best, or just very, very good?
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OLLY SMITH: What, no Cobra? Everyone knows you drink lager or white wine with curry – and never a fruity red. Well, everyone’s wrong
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DEBORAH ROSS: No bones about it, ITV left the Beeb for dead!
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CRAIG BROWN: How cracks appeared in the Iron Lady: Her flashing-eyed paranoia. Her fear of losing power. And her terror of being driven around by Reagan in a golf cart
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Frankly, Medea, you lack a killer instinct
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Show of the week: Splash hit at the Tate
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- 'It still hurts every day': Lisa Osbourne speaks of her grief at the loss of son Theo... two years on from devastating late-term miscarriage
- That's a wrap! Selena Gomez looks leggy in a chic LBD and heels as she arrives home to LAX after whirlwind promo trail Always turns on the glam
- Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip release stunning black and white photos to mark their pregnancy announcement Their first child
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- 'We ask for your continued prayers': Lamar Odom's children Destiny and Lamar Jr. release heartfelt statement hours after visiting their father
- 'Pray for Lamar': Kylie's boyfriend Tyga takes TWO Rolls Royces to work, while making it clear he has NBA star on his mind Rapper out in LA
- Kanye West is 'taking care of daughter North and Kourtney's three children' as Kardashian sisters visit Lamar Sweeping aside his busy schedule
- Lenny Henry holds hands with smiling girlfriend Lisa Makin on rare romantic date night in London Comedian and partner looked in giddy mood
- A spook-tacular day! Liv Tyler cradles baby son Sailor, eight months, in her arms as they decorate their home for Halloween What a cutie
- New mother Terri Seymour shows off her incredible post-baby figure as she takes daughter Coco out for a stroll Simon Cowell's ex
- Pregnant Coleen Rooney displays her baby bump in a blue bikini as she hits the beach in Barbados with her family Relaxing paddle
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- Donal MacIntyre denies affair after wife 'found messages on phone' and insists that she has 'got the wrong end of the stick' Wife had Facebook rant
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- Chloe Sims looks bleary-eyed as she models very racy lace dress and thigh-high boots at Binky Felstead's fashion launch
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- Ooh La La, Cantona: Former Manchester United captain strips naked for the front cover of magazine Joined by his wife for Elle magazine
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- Wrecking Balls! Miley Cyrus and Ellen DeGeneres play a saucy game with some 'dangly things' that both fear may never make it to a television screen
- Kate Hudson, Diane Kruger and Emily Blunt flaunt their style credentials in elegant sleeveless frocks at Golden Heart Awards Very toned
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- Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka shows off her vintage style in floral flares as Jena Malone rocks a retro laser cut mini dress Keeping vintage theme
- Rachel Weisz is every inch the English rose in burgundy and gold strapless gown as she attends Youth movie premiere Looked incredible
- She's working it out! Jennifer Garner goes make-up free showing off her svelte figure in clingy exercise gear after hitting gym Couldn't stop smiling
- Downton's Laura Carmichael puts on a leggy display in colourful layered dress at Burn Burn Burn screening Strutted her stuff
- EXCLUSIVE: Lamar Odom poured out his heart about split from Khloe to brothel madam he kissed 'like a mother' - in between romps with two blondes and gorging on KFC and T-bones
- Khloe Kardashian hits back at 'publicity-seeking' boss of Nevada brothel where Lamar Odam was found who said TV family tried to silence him
- 'Let's dance again together soon': Kylie Jenner posts throwback photo with Lamar Odom then gets back to business after hospital visit with work tweet
- Khloe Kardashian 'battles with guilt' and 'overwhelming' duty of making medical decisions for Lamar as they are still technically married
- A sheer statement! Naomi Watts flashes glimpse of her bra beneath flirty frock as she attends nude artwork auction Looked youthful
- Home & Away star Demi Harman clutches onto her ample cleavage as she emerges from the sea in striped bikini Spent day on beach with her boyfriend Alec Snow
- She gets her kicks! Fergie embraces some va va voom showcasing cleavage as she launches footwear line in New York A yummy mummy
- Showing Arg what he's missing! TOWIE's Lydia Bright puts in a chic solo appearance at music bash... after falling out with boyfriend James Defiant display
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- PICTURED: Jamie Oliver and unlikely guest Orlando Bloom film Food Fight scenes together... as he is seen for the first time since burglary at his £7m property
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- 'He wants to lock me up': Eddie Redmayne fears for safety as he seeks sex reassignment surgery in new trailer for The Danish Girl
- 'I can't believe he would ask that!' Olivia Wilde's fiancé Jason Sudeikis makes her 'admit' to lesbian experiences on US talk show
- 'Hey, good looking!' Tom Hiddleston cuddles Elizabeth Olsen in new stills from biopic about life of Hank Williams Country music legend died aged 29
- Bryce Dallas Howard takes the plunge in a VERY revealing LBD... but covers up before emotional presentation of award to her father Ron Howard
- Putting on another performance! Dressed-down Nicole Kidman blows kisses at her fans as she leaves West End theatre after a night of treading the boards
- Vogue Williams puts on a leggy display in off-the-shoulder mini-dress as she's rumoured to be 'giving marriage to ex Brian McFadden another go'
- 'I'll be home soon!!!' Dave Gardner posts sweet picture of son Sailor with fiancée Liv Tyler as she gets their house ready for Halloween
- Red hot! Shanina Shaik sizzles in skin-tight scarlet dress as she show off her Victoria's Secret figure at Golden Heart Awards in New York
- Newly single Megan Fox shares precious Instagram snap of her blue-eyed boy Bodhi two months after split from husband Brian Austin Green
- The band's back together! Justin Bieber teams up with James Corden again after their previous Carpool Karaoke segment set records
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- Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall admits her secret crush on James Blunt... and confesses to 'fantasising' about the singer Unlikely crush
- Selena Gomez confesses she has 'absolutely' questioned sexuality and 'loved' hearing rumours that she was romancing Cara Delevingne
- Albert Square reunion! EastEnders' Jessie Wallace and Barbara Windsor join forces at the star-studded Amy Winehouse Foundation Gala
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- EXCLUSIVE: 'He's a good looking guy': TOWIE's Jessica Wright admits she would give CBB winner James Hill a chance... after he professed his love for her
- 'I chose this life': Drake reveals he was kicked off Canadian teen soap after refusing to give up his music... and is now worth $75m Started From The Bottom
- Crazy For You! Sean Penn can't take his eyes off ex-wife Madonna as she does shots with Amy Schumer at Vancouver concert Packed house
- Proud daddy! Vin Diesel shares adorable snap of youngest daughter Paulina and reveals unexpected text from older daughter Surprised Jimmy Fallon
- Shady duo! Juno star Ellen Page and girlfriend Samantha Thomas don identical sunglasses for trip through airport Channeling The Blues Brothers
- Hair chameleon Zendaya rocks high-top fade in high-fashion homage to Grace Jones Make-up artist Allan Avendaño contoured the 19-year-old ingénue
- Shakira dresses up her simple jeans and T-shirt outfit with sexy knee-high boots as she heads to games launch in Barcelona Style sensation
- Christie Brinkley, 61, displays eternal youth on another cosy outing with new boyfriend John Mellencamp as her kids pose for Town & Country
- How they've grown! Celine Dion poses with her teenage son Rene Jr. for a selfie and treats her twins to fun day at Disneyland
- 'Destroyed by fame!' Spencer and Heidi proudly frame their most salacious covers... as Pratt admits he started Lauren Conrad sex tape rumours
- Morgan's nice! Happy Tracy embraces fans as he arrives to rehearse for first Saturday Night Live since horror brain injury He's recovering well
- D-I-S-C-O! Braless Daisy Lowe wears glittery vest top and spangly skirt as she attends Christopher Kane's art class Showed off her curves
- 'Feeling under the weather': Willie Nelson, 82, cancels gigs due to mystery illness Pulled out of South Carolina and Virginia dates
- She just keeps looking younger! Cindy Crawford, 49, glows as she hits Live Talk LA event to chat up new book Becoming
- Supermodel Candice Swanepoel is the belle of the ball as she dons pretty pink gown to star in new campaign for Juicy Couture's Viva La Juicy fragrance
- John Stamos faces six months in jail after being officially charged with driving under the influence Arrested in Beverly Hills in June
- Hello sailor! Dawn O'Porter shows off her retro style in navy and white coat dress as she joins a star-studded line-up at fashion and culture festival
- Sofia Vergara's wedding dress designer is revealed... as make-up artist hints at her look for the big day Tying the knot in November
- Jon Hamm's ex Jennifer Westfeldt pictured for first time since split as she walks their dog Cora in NYC Central Park stroll
- I'll be bike! Arnold Schwarzenegger limbers up to take over from Donald Trump on The Apprentice with cycle ride in Santa Monica
- Supermodel turned actress Agyness Deyn wears green leather sleeveless coat over sequin dress to Sunset Song screening
- Nicole Scherzinger highlights her trim figure in roll-neck jumper and bold, high-waisted pink trousers as she steps out in NYC
- Ooh la la! Cressida Bonas is a Sixties siren as she channels Twiggy for playful French magazine shoot Clumpy lashes, freckles and unkempt hair
- Elle Fanning goes grungy for cover shoot as she talks 'beating up' big sister Dakota and what it was like to play a transgender teen
- Vintage classic! Jonah Hill puts stunning 1950s home on the market for $2.9million... on sale for only the second time in its history He's the second owner
- Make-up free Liv Tyler looks naturally beautiful in oversized tweed coat as she holds hands with son Milo on day out Wrapping up against the cold
- American country singer Jessie James Decker lifts up top to show off 'C-section scar and pooch' in selfie... just one month after birth
- She's still a little wild! Demi Lovato wears leopard print heels and bag with sleek outfit as she rehearses for her upcoming Saturday Night Live performance
- Mark Wright doesn't let his broken foot get in the way of business as he enjoys low-key pub meeting in south London Former TOWIE star is keeping busy
- EXCLUSIVE - 'Khloe is the one person who can reach Lamar. It hurt him that they are not together': Coach who was father to Odom says Kardashians became his family
- 'I'm taking a stand!': Caitlyn Jenner flashes her purple manicure in support of the Spirit Day anti-bullying campaign
- BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Martini? No make mine a Tequila Slammer, says Rachel Weisz Mrs Craig prefers the Mexican tipple to vodka martinis
- Hollywood golden age ingénue Joan Leslie dies aged 90 in Los Angeles Danced with Fred Astaire in The Sky's The Limit, and starred with Ronald Reagan
- Back to black! Rachel Zoe shakes off her boho style to dress in black and take young sons to work Stylist certainly has her hands full
- Fringe of fashion! Blake Lively attracts the gaze in purple leather jacket and jeans while leaving NYC photoshoot Working hard on Woody Allen's new film project
- 'I've battled depression and anxiety my whole life': Lady Gaga reveals her emotional struggles while posing on the cover of Billboard with Elton John
- 'You are going to be the most wonderful daddy': Pregnant Sam Faiers celebrates one year anniversary with gushing message for boyfriend Paul Knightley
- Let's get physical! Olivia gives her old pal Cliff a special 75th birthday hug after joining him on stage at the Albert Hall Celebrity friends
- Fast-talking Russell Brand jokingly labels Aussie model Lara Bingle a 'racist' for gifting him self-tanner Appeared on Australian talk show
- Lana Del Rey looks the ultimate pin-up girl as she camps out at the home of sex symbol Jean Harlow in nostalgic Marfa Journal shoot Oozing cool demeanour
- Make-up-free Home & Away star Kate Ritchie showers one-year-old daughter Mae with affection on play date in the park Plays Sally in the soap
- Potty Peter Pan in need of fairy dust: BRIAN VINER reviews Pan Largely ham-fisted attempt at a prequel
- BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Jack O'Connell is going to pot in a thriller about snooker! British actor Jack is returning to the stage
- These identikit twits have the shelf life of a prawn sandwich, Sir Alan: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
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- Randy Quaid and his wife free in U.S. for first time since 2010 as Vermont judge dismisses charges which they went on run in Canada over for five years
- Chelsea Handler slammed by fans for making miscarriage joke on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
- 'Should have kept your day job': Oprah Winfrey reveals naysayers were almost proved right during 'dark moments' following launch of her OWN cable channel
- She's a strawberry blonde now! Rumer Willis shows off lighter locks as she promotes her musical Chicago in New York City
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- Here's your future stepmother! Kendra Wilkinson's father drops bombshell as he introduces her to new love Amy... then reveals they're engaged
- No shirt required! DWTS' Val Chmerkovskiy flaunts his perfectly sculpted abs as he strips off for a workout in the sun
- Effortlessly stylish Jessica Alba channels a hip nineties vibe in a sheer kimono and high-waisted jeans as she runs errands Understated look
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- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Rocco's girls have found their forte Millionaire hotelier's wife gives her two daughters a run for their money
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