Mourinho's pathetic decision to call referees 'weak and naive' could prompt stadium ban
GRAHAM POLL: Referees who are described as 'weak and naive' by Jose Mourinho will probably think he is pathetic and childish but they have more sense than to drop to his level. ...read
Spain chief Angel Maria Villar Llona set to join UEFA head Michel Platini on the ban list as European football is thrown into turmoil
CHARLES SALE: European football has been thrown into more chaos with its second-most powerful official, Villar Llona, set to join UEFA president Michel Platini on the banned list. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Risks to Britain from the Eurozone will give the Brexit campaign some of the oxygen it is looking for
Anyone hoping for a seismic shift in the Brexit debate from Mark Carney’s speech at St Peter’s College, Oxford may be disappointed. ...read
JAMES CONEY: Stripping solar subsidies back to almost nothing will practically kill the sector
So startling has been the uptake of solar panels that the Government’s target of 750,000 properties has already been passed - four years ahead of schedule. ...read
English football is missing the belonging, identity and sense of self in Europe that Howard Kendall's Everton took for granted
MARTIN SAMUEL: We no longer see English clubs as representing us, our football, our people: and nowhere is that disconnection more apparent than the Etihad Stadium. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sheikh Rod (well, he's had quite the harem!)
On a visit to Dubai this week, the gravel-voiced crooner, aged 70, shunned Spandex and went native by donning traditional Arabic grab, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
ASK TONY: Npower said my dead uncle owed £1,000 - I asked for a correct invoice but they sent in the debt collectors
I have been trying to sort out my late uncle’s Npower account since March 2014. He suffered a stroke/heart attack on March 2, 2014. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We should deal with China, not kowtow
Nobody understands better than the Mail that in this imperfect world, governments with an eye to their national interests often have to deal with thoroughly unpleasant regimes. ...read
JANE FRYER: How William's 7ft 6in giant was specially bred to belittle the West... and prove that the Chinese aren't all tiny
When retired Chinese basketball star Yao Ming strode around London as part of the official Chinese delegation this week, trees shook and paving stones quaked, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
SARAH VINE: Don't mock women with hair loss - it's so traumatic
My heart went out to actress Helena Bonham Carter when, snapped popping to the shops at the weekend, her hair suddenly looked a little thinner than usual, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: President Xi kept Queen waiting on Horse Guards Parade because officials couldn't agree about overcoats
Prince Charles and Xi’s teams both had overcoats at the ready as it had been agreed they would be worn. Then Xi changed his mind. So Charles had to remove his for fear of looking less hardy than Xi. ...read
Xi's inky hairdo, all the panache of Max Bygraves: QUENTIN LETTS sees the Speaker try to upstage China's leader
President Xi of China addressed both Houses of Parliament in Westminster's ornate Royal Gallery in a mark of official esteem, or desire to please, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
Raheem Sterling should still be at Liverpool, working with Jurgen Klopp could have been a dream... agent Aidy Ward on that £49m move and how Brendan Rodgers was wrong
ADRIAN DURHAM EXCLUSIVE: Raheem Sterling's agent Aidy Ward has spoken for the first time since his client made his move to Manchester City. He defends his role in the move and the player's. ...read
Ryder Cup stars must scrap back into top 50 or face missing out at Hazeltine
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: As if the fluid situation at the top of the world rankings was not intriguing enough, take a look at what is happening around the all-important 50th place. ...read
The boys are back in town! Like a posh version of purgatory, Spencer, Sam, JP, and Ollie Locke returned for Series 10 of Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
E4’s ‘reality show’ was still defiantly inane, stuck somewhere between a celebration of West London’s idle rich and a savage satire without being either, or anything much. ...read
How to avoid a banking nightmare: Your rights, fraud and how to complain when things go wrong
Bank accounts are something most of us rely on every day but what happens when things go wrong? This is Money looks at your rights, fraud and how to complain. ...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
Northern Hemisphere rugby needs rescuing... and this is how to do it
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: For the first time we go into the World Cup semi-finals without a Northern Hemisphere team. Is it a blip or are we in terminal decline up here? ...read
Gennady Golovkin wants to take Floyd Mayweather's crown as the best pound-for-pound fighter... and Andy Lee or Billy Joe Saunders may face the Kazakh superstar
JEFF POWELL: Triple G has stepped up his bid to fill the void left by Floyd Mayweather as boxing’s main attraction. Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin demolished rival David Lemieux. ...read
Oh, do grow up, you big girl's blouse! Government's crackdown on playground name calling is a regime worthy of the old East German Stasi, says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
The government has launched new policies to crack down on sexist language in schools. But, for Richard Littlejohn, insults and name-calling are just a crucial part of growing up. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Risks to Britain from the Eurozone will give the Brexit campaign some of the oxygen it is looking for
Anyone hoping for a seismic shift in the Brexit debate from Mark Carney’s speech at St Peter’s College, Oxford may be disappointed. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sheikh Rod (well, he's had quite the harem!)
On a visit to Dubai this week, the gravel-voiced crooner, aged 70, shunned Spandex and went native by donning traditional Arabic grab, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We should deal with China, not kowtow
Nobody understands better than the Mail that in this imperfect world, governments with an eye to their national interests often have to deal with thoroughly unpleasant regimes. ...read
JANE FRYER: How William's 7ft 6in giant was specially bred to belittle the West... and prove that the Chinese aren't all tiny
When retired Chinese basketball star Yao Ming strode around London as part of the official Chinese delegation this week, trees shook and paving stones quaked, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: President Xi kept Queen waiting on Horse Guards Parade because officials couldn't agree about overcoats
Prince Charles and Xi’s teams both had overcoats at the ready as it had been agreed they would be worn. Then Xi changed his mind. So Charles had to remove his for fear of looking less hardy than Xi. ...read
Xi's inky hairdo, all the panache of Max Bygraves: QUENTIN LETTS sees the Speaker try to upstage China's leader
President Xi of China addressed both Houses of Parliament in Westminster's ornate Royal Gallery in a mark of official esteem, or desire to please, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
Oh, do grow up, you big girl's blouse! Government's crackdown on playground name calling is a regime worthy of the old East German Stasi, says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
The government has launched new policies to crack down on sexist language in schools. But, for Richard Littlejohn, insults and name-calling are just a crucial part of growing up. ...read
PETER MCKAY: From ISIS to China, we need a real 007
The man responsible for the fictional secret agent — Robert Harling, on whom 007 is loosely based — did have real-life experience of cloak-and-dagger exploits, writes PETER MCKAY. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Will cheating Laws finally come clean?
It has emerged the Honours Scrutiny Committee had blocked David Laws' proposed peerage because of his expenses fiddle, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...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
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
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
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
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
Mourinho's pathetic decision to call referees 'weak and naive' could prompt stadium ban
GRAHAM POLL: Referees who are described as 'weak and naive' by Jose Mourinho will probably think he is pathetic and childish but they have more sense than to drop to his level. ...read
Spain chief Angel Maria Villar Llona set to join UEFA head Michel Platini on the ban list as European football is thrown into turmoil
CHARLES SALE: European football has been thrown into more chaos with its second-most powerful official, Villar Llona, set to join UEFA president Michel Platini on the banned list. ...read
English football is missing the belonging, identity and sense of self in Europe that Howard Kendall's Everton took for granted
MARTIN SAMUEL: We no longer see English clubs as representing us, our football, our people: and nowhere is that disconnection more apparent than the Etihad Stadium. ...read
Raheem Sterling should still be at Liverpool, working with Jurgen Klopp could have been a dream... agent Aidy Ward on that £49m move and how Brendan Rodgers was wrong
ADRIAN DURHAM EXCLUSIVE: Raheem Sterling's agent Aidy Ward has spoken for the first time since his client made his move to Manchester City. He defends his role in the move and the player's. ...read
Ryder Cup stars must scrap back into top 50 or face missing out at Hazeltine
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: As if the fluid situation at the top of the world rankings was not intriguing enough, take a look at what is happening around the all-important 50th place. ...read
Northern Hemisphere rugby needs rescuing... and this is how to do it
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: For the first time we go into the World Cup semi-finals without a Northern Hemisphere team. Is it a blip or are we in terminal decline up here? ...read
Gennady Golovkin wants to take Floyd Mayweather's crown as the best pound-for-pound fighter... and Andy Lee or Billy Joe Saunders may face the Kazakh superstar
JEFF POWELL: Triple G has stepped up his bid to fill the void left by Floyd Mayweather as boxing’s main attraction. Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin demolished rival David Lemieux. ...read
Howard Kendall and I would talk tactics for hours on end... with some darts thrown in!
MARTIN KEOWN: One evening at home during my time at Everton, there was a knock on the front door. It was Howard Kendall. To see the gaffer on the doorstep was a bit worrying. ...read
England came so close to beating Pakistan and the achievement would have rivalled 2000 win in the dark in Karachi
NASSER HUSSAIN: make no mistake: if Alastair Cook’s side had pulled off victory over Pakistan in the first Test, it would have been an even greater achievement than Karachi in 2000 ...read
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Jamie Vardy is a serious contender for the golden boot, and Manchester United's win at Everton was thanks to their impressive back four
This weekend's Premier League fixtures saw West Ham continue their fine start to the season, and much more. Sportsmail's JAMIE REDKNAPP takes a look back at all the major talking points. ...read
Howard Kendall gave me golden memories growing up... and he also left me starstruck
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Howard Kendall was the man who gave me my first memories in football and provided some of the happiest moments in my life. He was also left me starstruck. ...read
Diego Simeone is natural heir to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea throne if Roman Abramovich decides to ditch his manager
EUROVIEW: A hungry, saturnine, successful, driven young thruster breathing down his neck — not unlike Mourinho himself was when he arrived in London in 2004. ...read
Lay off Lewis Hamilton! Forget the parties and jet-set lifestyle... the British F1 driver is already one of the greats
OLIVER HOLT: There are many who still seem reluctant to grant Lewis Hamilton his place in history. Well, here’s a newsflash: F1 drivers have always had a jet-set lifestyle. ...read
Pakistan are just as disappointed as all of us about the quality of this pitch... but it was an incredible display from Alastair Cook
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Enough about the pitch. You've still got to perform on it and this was an incredible performance from Alastair Cook in extreme conditions. ...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
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
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
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
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
Lizzie Armitstead wins Commonwealth Games gold in the Women's Road Race with Emma Pooley claiming silver
Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley combined for an English one-two in a gripping women’s road race on Sunday when Glasgow threw the worst of its weather at the men’s race. ...read
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's finished his summer spending as he vows to let the youngsters have their chance
After signing Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis Jose Mourinho says there will be no more additions this summer as he insists he will give his U-21 stars a chance to get into the team and develop. ...read
James Rodriguez to sign for Real Madrid in £60m deal with World Cup Golden Boot winner's arrival sparking Premier League rush for La Liga giant's stars
The star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez, will sign for Real Madrid this Wednesday for £60million in a transfer that will push several players towards the Premier League. ...read
Gus Poyet confident of signing Fabio Borini for £14million, with Sunderland boss willing to fly Liverpool forward back from America
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. ...read
James Rodriguez's volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper... it's time for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup awards!
James Rodriguez's superb volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper have been just a few of the stand-out moments of the 2014 World Cup, but what else? ...read
Germany 1-0 France PLAYER RATINGS: Veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm prove solid as Joachim Low's men earn place in World Cup semi-final
Germany saw off France in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final to book their place in the final four. ...read
Susie Wolff 'massively disappointed' after lasting only four laps on full F1 debut
Susie Wolff has expressed her disappointment at completing only four laps on her full Formula One debut. ...read
Andy Murray is moving in one direction as Wimbledon hero feeds off his star treatment
MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray knew things had changed a week ago when he walked out on Centre Court to the kind of pop star reception not witnessed since the exceptional days of the London 2012 tennis event. ...read
Richard Schaefer leaves Golden Boy promotions after 14 years as CEO
MARTIN DOMIN: Richard Schaefer has announced his decision to leave the world’s biggest boxing promotional company, Golden Boy. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: George Groves and Carl Froch are like two lovers... all they can think about is the other - they consume each other's lives
I’ve never really given George Groves the credit he deserves. I didn’t before he fought James DeGale and when you look at the development of both fighters since then, Groves has come on tenfold in terms of his confidence and self-belief. When he boxed Carl Froch last year, I thought he had no chance but he shocked everybody. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
GARY NEVILLE: City remind me of United's title winners... watching them beat Tottenham gave me a sinking feeling in my stomach
At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind. ...read
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JAMES ANDERSON: We let our captain down, now none of us knows if we'll play for England again
I am not privy to the plans of England’s management, coaches and selectors but to me, our 5-0 defeat in Australia feels like the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. ...read
Australia 7-0 England: Morgan scores a century but Cook's tourists STILL can't win as Aussies sniff 13-0 tour annihilation - England are absolutely... USELESS!
Your striker fluffs a sitter, your defender shanks a clearance, your winger misses a try or your hot tip falls at the first fence.... All together now: 'USELESS!' Our man delivers the verdict with real feeling. Today's it's the England cricket team's turn - AGAIN - to be handed the dubious honour... ...read
The transition was painful, but Lambert finally has Villa bursting with energy... will they keep progressing or stagnate?
It is almost 18 months now since Paul Lambert swept into Villa Park with a vision of a very different future. So, where are we? How is "The Project"? Asked to buy into a new-look club by owner Randy Lerner, the Scot set about his task with zeal. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'm desperate to add the World Cup to my Grand Final and Challenge Cup triumphs... and I can't wait to beat Australia in the opener at Cardiff
There are only a few days to go before we take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium. I’m incredibly excited by the prospect of walking out in front of a big crowd and singing the national anthem. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
THE INSIDER: Carroll holds up Liverpool bid for Llorente as Sunderland eye loan move for Rose
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily Insider instalment here for Thursday, August 30. ...read
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
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
Should I bring up his past affair? Sex columnist Rowan Pelling advises a reader
My 67-year-old husband has been ill, so I’ve been helping with his paperwork. Sifting through his files, I found love letters from the Nineties from a one-time colleague. I long suspected an affair. ...read
LIZ JONES: When sneakers cost £880, fashion's walking all over us
When a fashion writer, I used to peddle the idea it’s our right to spend what we like, that men, after all, buy cars and golfing holidays, and no one raises an eyebrow. Now I've changed my mind. ...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
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
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: Can a purple foot soak cure my fungal nails?
Dr Scurr consults a patient who has been soaking their feet in potassium permanganate. ...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
JAMES CONEY: Stripping solar subsidies back to almost nothing will practically kill the sector
So startling has been the uptake of solar panels that the Government’s target of 750,000 properties has already been passed - four years ahead of schedule. ...read
ASK TONY: Npower said my dead uncle owed £1,000 - I asked for a correct invoice but they sent in the debt collectors
I have been trying to sort out my late uncle’s Npower account since March 2014. He suffered a stroke/heart attack on March 2, 2014. ...read
How to avoid a banking nightmare: Your rights, fraud and how to complain when things go wrong
Bank accounts are something most of us rely on every day but what happens when things go wrong? This is Money looks at your rights, fraud and how to complain. ...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
TONY HETHERINGTON: Film fantasist behind movie Henry 5 is on to his sequel as he sets up The Performance Fund
Barely three months ago I reported that the High Court had ordered the closure of a company that was raising funds for Henry 5. Now a new firm The Performance Fund has arrived. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Black Friday is a huge mistake for retailers - and one they can surely not afford to make
Despite last year's day being described by one City analyst as a disaster for retailers, they are back at it again. This is in line with Einstein's famous definition of insanity. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Freedom? Not when it took me nearly six months to transfer a pension
My pension took forever and an age to move across. In fact, much to my frustration, it took a shade under the six months statutory limit (funny that, eh). This isn't good enough. ...read
DOGBERRY: Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey fails to practise what he preaches and waffles in emails
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. We put the worst offenders in the dock. ...read
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
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
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
PETER HITCHENS: Grammar schools create real equality...no wonder our leaders hate them
There aren’t enough public sector houses to go round. Would it then make sense to demolish all those houses and make everyone except the rich live in tower blocks? ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Face it Camila, YOUR ego killed off Kids Company
Camila Batmanghelidjh refused even to allow MPs grilling her to call Kids Company a ‘failing charity’ – two months after it went bust – without her ziggurat-like turban quivering with affront. ...read
BLACK DOG: 'Pig-gate' author Lord Ashcroft's book cover porkie...
Lord Ashcroft wanted to put a stock farmyard photo of Cameron holding a pig on the book’s cover to give it spurious credibility – but it was vetoed by the publishers who feared being sued. ...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
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
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
HEALTH: The speedy family supper club
Author of 10 Minute Suppers for Children, cooking is Poppy Fraser's passion. This new book, illustrated with charming drawings, germinated during her fourth pregnancy. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which David gives me the silent treatment
Come Monday afternoon, and still no word, I looked at his Facebook page, just in case he had died over the weekend from smoking, and happened to see his gallery of photos, from before he re-met me. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Pink for the modern woman
Now L’Oréal Paris has asked five of its gorgeous faces to create a pink lipstick to celebrate the beauty of modern women. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Starting to use make-up in my fifties, help!
I have never used much make up but now in my fifties I feel it might help! But going into beauty halls is such a scary business. I would like practical simple advice and not too many products. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Libra, if it feels good, do it
Your forecasts for the next seven days ...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
SARAH VINE: Don't mock women with hair loss - it's so traumatic
My heart went out to actress Helena Bonham Carter when, snapped popping to the shops at the weekend, her hair suddenly looked a little thinner than usual, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
The boys are back in town! Like a posh version of purgatory, Spencer, Sam, JP, and Ollie Locke returned for Series 10 of Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
E4’s ‘reality show’ was still defiantly inane, stuck somewhere between a celebration of West London’s idle rich and a savage satire without being either, or anything much. ...read
Our idiotic leaders, obsessed with being green, have sabotaged Britain's steel industry, writes DOMINIC LAWSON
Over the past week, the blast furnaces and coke ovens at Redcar have been closed, with a loss of more than 2,000 jobs. Now Tata Steel is to cut almost half its workforce of 4,000, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: If capitalism fails in mission to deliver prosperity to the many, we cannot be surprised if stirrings of political extremism gather force
This week’s deals only reinforces the sense that the system is geared towards executives, investment bankers and private equity barons, while excluding – if not actively harming – everyone else. ...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
MITCH FEIERSTEIN: In February 2010, twenty economists published a letter in the Sunday Times calling on George Osborne to begin spending cuts a year earlier than planned. ...read
The Cabinet needs a reshuffle: It's time for the PM to stand up to Ken Clarke
CHRIS MONCRIEFF: If the Prime Minister wants to reshuffle his Cabinet, he should do it his way and not allow himself to be influenced by stubborn colleagues, however venerable and illustrious. ...read
Fans of England cricket will miss Kevin Pietersen's runs. But they won't miss him
HENRY DEEDES: Kevin Pietersen should be the most popular cricketer in England, but fans have never taken him to their hearts. In fact, he is reviled more than revered. ...read
Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
GEORGE PITCHER: Yesterday's High Court judgment is first and foremost a terrible blow for Tony Nicklinson, who is paralysed from the neck down after a stroke and can communicate only by blinking. ...read
Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
Last night RUPERT MYERS saw the Catholic journalist Milo Yiannopoulos argue bravely and honestly for a number of things, including against gay marriage. ...read
Cameron ditches House of Lords reform, and it's going to play havoc with the Coalition
KIRSTY WALKER: At a time when the country is gripped with Olympic fever, few ordinary people will be interested in the latest developments on House of Lords reform and boundary commission changes. ...read
Wrong questions, Mr Hammond. You are asking the wrong questions
WILLIAM FORBES: Mr Hammond is reported as saying that he "would rather fire soldiers than go to war with poor equipment" – but that is not the choice. ...read
People will happily borrow to pay for the trappings of the modern wedding, but all you really need is a pledge of love
FRANCESCA PREECE: Getting married is not about paying for a lavish ceremony. Maybe McCartney was right all along... Can’t Buy Me Love, everybody tells me so. ...read
Soon all sex offenders leaving jail will have to take a lie-detector test. How long until someone cries 'human rights'?
STEPHEN LEVINSON: The Government believes the law is bomb-proof, but unless great care is taken it could wind up facing claims of privacy infringement. ...read
The state makes for a bad parent. The number of children it brings up should be kept to a minimum
HARRY PHIBBS: As children leaving care are more likely to end up in prison than university the Government has rightly confirmed its determination to reduce the number of children in care. ...read
This summer of patriotic fervour suggests a change in the tone of British culture
PETER WHITTLE: With the Jubilee celebrations behind us and the Olympics round the corner, what is this summer of celebration telling us about the state of British patriotism? ...read
Ireland has now passed the point where it can honestly be deemed an independent country
A sober-minded observer of Irish history is unable to watch Ireland’s elective slouch into Euro-mediocrity without profound dismay. Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to the fiscal compact is its ‘No’ to the more strenuous but more honourable path of recovering the responsibilities of self-government. ...read
Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday
CHARLIE WOLF: Where has this perception - myth even come from? The perception that Mitt Romney hasn't sealed the deal. Yes, he may have won the all important Ohio Primary by just 1 percentage point, but a win is a win. ...read
PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
Like almost every ‘period’ film nowadays, and certainly every British one, Philip Norman argues that the King's Speech is riddled with preposterous historical distortions, over-simplifications and out-of-period anachronisms. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: How Macca's autograph cost me a fortune
A survey of the priciest autographs in the world has shown a James Dean signature is the most expensive at £18,000. As his name consists of only nine letters, this adds up to a princely £2,000 per letter. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
Brendon McCullum: Steve Smith will live to regret Ben Stokes dismissal... he missed chance to strike blow for spirit of cricket
BRENDON MCCULLUM: It’s probably too early in Steve Smith’s captaincy career to appreciate this but one day he’ll look back at the Ben Stokes dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Judging talent shows, as I did for a long time, is like being Prime Minister. You have to trust your instinct, not the cry of the mob
New X Factor judge Nick Grimshaw has been roundly vilified, so tonight I tuned in to see why. He was hopeless: making decisions based purely on what the audience were bellowing. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Zen-sational: The Zenos is British, lightning fast and loads of fun – but you need nerves of steel to drive it. Oh, and where's the roof?
The Zenos E10S Go is British yet there’s no roof. Well all right, there kind of is a roof, but nothing that will actually stop you from getting wet if there is so much as a light shower. ...read
Measured for pleasure: Shakespeare play given almost farcical whirl
In a striking opening scene of Measure For Measure, the stage is waist-deep in peachy, plastic, inflatable sex dolls – pneumatic fantasy females and comically excited males. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: A tortured cop? Where did they get that idea?
River stars the Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård so it’s less Scandi-influenced, more Scandi-infiltrated, and so wrist-slittingly Scandi-noir, I found I also longed for Kojak. ...read
It’s got a top-notch director, Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard and even Cara Delevingne. But... Sorry, Peter, you've been panned
Pan is an un-magical affair, weighed down by flashy visual effects and a cumbersome, over-complicated story, and almost entirely devoid of anything resembling charm. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Oodles of lip-tingling, chilli-blasting, bowl-slurping, brow-wiping noodles
My brow beads with sweat and I feel suddenly alive; colours become more intense, the rain outside takes on a magical hue, these noodles must have some seriously supernatural qualities. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Daylight savouring: As the clocks go back, there’s just a week left for the last sips of summer
With seven official days of summer left to savour, which are the fruity whites and supple rosés to echo the heady days of warmer weather as we prepare to plunge into the icy blasts of winter? ...read
Watch your step: Looking for a gadget that can track your every move without screaming ‘Fitness Band!’ to other ramblers? Well, here it is...
The Withings Activité Pop is a fitness band designed for walkers who would rather die than be seen wearing one. For ramblers and (gentle) joggers, it’s splendidly simple – it looks like an ordinary watch. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: If Basil Fawlty wrote a travel book... it would be just like Bill Bryson’s gently foaming lament for a lost Britain overrun by litter
Bill Bryson's latest emerges as a eulogy for a lost Britain, even if its excessively cheesed-off air suggests it is also a eulogy for Bryson’s lost youth. Nothing is what it was, or as it should be. ...read
And...cue the music! How to recreate the scores to Hollywood's best-loved musicals
Once upon a time there was an 11-year-old Geordie kid who didn’t like sport. So what did he do on wet Saturdays? He watched old movies on BBC2 and fell in love with Hollywood musicals. ...read
Show of the week: Splash hit at the Tate
Walk Through British Art tells the story of its country’s art over the past 500 years; it is extraordinarily complete and compelling. ...read
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- Happy birthday Kim! Paris Hilton wishes Kardashian friend all the best... with a cheeky reminder of who was famous first Snap from 2006
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- Patsy Palmer takes to the red carpet in thigh skimming sequinned patterned shorts and slinky green vest top at film premiere Night out in LA
- 'Thank you for always being there': Khloe Kardashian returns to Instagram to wish Kim a happy birthday... on the same day she calls off divorce from Lamar
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- Kim Kardashian's 35 life lessons on her birthday: From selfies on a plane to the nude nail... the rules she swears by Gift for self-promotion
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- Mercy! Matt Bellamy gets a steamy hands-on kiss from girlfriend Elle Evans during romantic sojourn to Rio On cloud nine
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- PDA alert! Joshua Jackson and longtime girlfriend Diane Kruger share a smooch as they stroll through NYC Romance hasn't fizzled
- Pregnant Coleen Rooney parades her bronzed legs in multi-coloured playsuit as she enjoys family night out in Barbados As active as possible
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- Wild about each other! Liv Tyler dons a trendy animal print coat as she heads out with beau David Gardner Animal attraction
- Michelle Keegan shows off her svelte figure in a curve-hugging black bodycon dress and thigh-high boots at clothing launch Polished as always
- OMG, Liam is OK! Ecstatic One Direction fans break down in tears of joy as Payne apologises for missing Belfast gig and vows the show WILL go on
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- Kate Hudson steps out in NYC after admitting to being high at awards shows and sending nude photos during revealing game on Watch What Happens Live
- Ex-TOWIE star George Harrison displays taut tummy and pert behind in two-tone bikini as she relaxes on Mediterranean break Escaped Essex
- Justin Bieber rocks a plaid shirt with black tee and distressed jeans as he stops for impromptu meet and greet in London All smiles
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- Keira Knightley shows off her chic city style as she enjoys a New York stroll with husband James Righton and their five-month-old daughter Edie
- Selma Blair plays Kris Jenner as she keeps up with child actors playing the Kardashian kids for OJ Simpson trial series American Crime Story In spotlight for 20 years
- Birthday girl Lourdes Leon goes for casual attire while her mother Madonna, 57, upstages her with sexy crop top as they step out for dinner
- Kim Kardashians around the world: How a glam Aussie stylist, a curvy Cuban and millionaire singer from China are vying to take the star's crown
- Beaming Perrie Edwards leads the way as Little Mix wrap up warm in cosy statement coats on latest radio tour in Birmingham That's a wrap
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- Troubled Saved By The Bell star Lark Voorhies files for divorce from Jimmy Green six months after eloping in Las Vegas Married in April in Vegas
- Singer Ashley Roberts unveils new shocking pink hair 'do as she leaves a gym session in abs-flashing sports bra and sculpting leggings Another workout session
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- Pregnant Sam Faiers encases growing bump in snug cosy knit as she steps out with boyfriend Paul Knightley for London stroll Enjoying her pregnancy
- 'It's beautiful what she's doing': Khloe's ex French Montana praises her for sticking by estranged husband Lamar Odom's side during hospitalization
- Fresh-faced Kate Upton works up a sweat in tight T-shirt and hot pink leggings as her trainer admires her famous curves during gruelling gym session
- Bristol Palin ends bitter battle over child support with ex Levi Johnston - but another fight may be brewing with father of baby girl due to be born out of wedlock in just weeks
- 'That was very embarrassing': Confident Jay Z has rare moment of shame as he reacts to throwback clip of himself rapping Even superstar's cringe
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- Brandi's back! Glanville 'will return to Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' to shake things up... but only in a 'guest starring' role Famed for starting drama
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- He's back! Chris Rock confirmed as Oscars 2016 host... 11 years after his first turn Famed for his controversial style of comedy
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- Anthony Kiedis showcases his tattooed torso during shirtless jog... after discussing Red Hot Chili Peppers' upcoming album Fighting fit at 52
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- EXCLUSIVE: 'I did nothing wrong - I saved his life!' Prostitute who found Lamar Odom unconscious breaks her silence and says she is living in fear
- 'It has been incredibly difficult': Khloe breaks her silence as it's revealed Lamar has made his first steps at LA hospital but may need a kidney transplant
- Myleene Klass flaunts her super-slim bikini body in a metallic two-piece as she does her best Star Wars impression on family holiday
- FIRST LOOK: Jenna Coleman transforms into a young Queen Victoria in new still for upcoming ITV period drama after quitting Doctor Who
- Abbey Clancy showcases her svelte bikini body in sheer maxi dress as she shoots scenes in Britain's Next Top Model in Jamaica
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- Kylie Jenner steals the spotlight in gold-embroidered dress and thigh-skimming boots at Balmain-H&M fashion show in NYC Wasn't all about Kendall
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- For the sheer fun of it! Kendall Jenner conceals little in see-through cut-out top while walking the runway at Balmain X H&M launch Took centre stage
- Catwalk queen Karlie Kloss rules the runway as she parades her cleavage and toned abs at Balmain's H&M fashion show Strutted her stuff
- Leggy Gigi Hadid flashes her bra in sexy sheer top teamed with over-the-knee boots as she makes chic exit from Balmain X H&M show
- Hipster bodyguard to the stars: British security expert patrols red carpet with A-listers including George Clooney, Cheryl and Tom Cruise Impressive whiskers
- James Corden goes hand-in-hand with his glamorous wife Julia as they sport low-key looks for date night at Vogue event Gone all Hollywood
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- From Russia With Love: Kristina Rihanoff shows off her Strictly-honed figure as she recreates Ursula Andress' Bond girl look She's a Honey alright
- As she sits on top table at the state banquet, how the Duchess of Cambridge became the Queen's ultimate ally Her first banquet
- Glamorous Uma Thurman, 45, shows off her sensational slim curves in figure-hugging teal dress at Burnt premiere in New York Killing it
- 'Doesn't everyone wear this?' Eva Longoria shows off her curves in plunging purple swimsuit and jewels as she gets stuck into directing new TV show
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- 'This lil angel': Wilmer Valderrama posts intimate snap of himself lying in bed with love Demi Lovato who looks blissed out Eyes shut and smiling
- Alexa Chung puts on a leggy display in thigh-grazing black blazer dress and towering heels at the Balmain X H&M show Suits you, Alexa
- Sienna Miller dips it low in intricate deep plunging white mini-dress as she cosies up to handsome co-star Bradley Cooper at Burnt premiere
- Better together! BFFs Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid pucker up and hold hands as they wear matching black at Balmain X H&M launch Put on a united front
- Alessandra Ambrosio wows on the runway for Balmain x H&M... as she parties with fellow catwalk queens Kendal Jenner and Gigi Hadid to the Backsteet Boys
- Bella Hadid looks truly stunning as she hits the catwalk for the first time since revealing secret battle with Lyme disease Battling on
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- Nicki Minaj is up to more risqué tricks in low-cut corset and lace stockings as she performs at star-studded Tidal X concert
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- Daddy cool: Liam Gallagher steps out with look-a-like son Gene, 14, at first birthday party of Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon Trademark military look
- Pregnant Chrissy Teigen shows a flare for fashionable maternity wear in off-the-shoulder satin top and bell-bottoms Pregnancy suits her!
- Green goddess! Rosie Huntington-Whiteley stuns in ornate monochrome jumpsuit as she attends Balmain X H&M launch Glistened in green
- Ellie Goulding puts on a leggy display in form-fitting mini-dress as she steps out for Balmain x H&M show with boyfriend Dougie Poynter
- Dazzling Duchess is the toast of the Palace: Kate looks resplendent as she takes pride of place at the top table for her first state banquet Joined the Queen
- One Direction release long-awaited music video for Perfect... hours after cancelling Belfast gig as Liam Payne is suddenly taken ill Some good news
- Will she be BOWLed over? Emily Ratajkowski goes retro in a bowler hat and culottes while filming romantic scenes for new project Cruise
- 'Third time's a charm': Farrah Abraham shares her joy at getting ANOTHER boob job to get rid of 'horrible burning and pain' Controversial CBB star
- Family reunion: Exes Shane Richie and Coleen Nolan join their sons Jake and Shane Jnr at musical opening night All in the business
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- YouTube unveiling $9.99 ad-free 'Red' subscription service that will include music, original movies and TV shows fronted by PewDiePie and others
- I plead the fifth! Kate Hudson dodges question about dating Nick Jonas on Watch What Happens Live Gave a no comment on the rumours
- Carey Mulligan showcases her post-baby figure in lilac dress at Suffragette premiere... as she admits nursing infant is 'a challenge'
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- Kris Jenner receives comfort from boyfriend Corey Gamble as he takes her shopping in LA... after visiting Lamar Odom in hospital Looked concerned
- SPOILER ALERT! TOWIE's Lydia Bright breaks down as she confides in co-stars over relationship woes with beau Arg Strain is showing
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- Britney Spears wears two skintight sports bras as she puts Las Vegas wardrobe malfunction behind her Double protection
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- Standing out! Lily Collins dons striking gold satin mini dress as she attends Vogue Fashion Fund Show Turned heads in the most fashionable way
- Kardashians konfess! Reality stars reveal embarrassing secrets - Kris admits she was caught joining mile-high club, while Kylie recalls 'pooping her pants'
- Kendall Jenner rocks pink hair as she stars in Vogue's emerging fashion talent issue with Nick Jonas and friends Punk look
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- Kristen Stewart cuts a low-key figure in oversize coat and skinny jeans on set of untitled Woody Allen project That's a wrap
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- 'Absolutely I have cancer': Brooks Ayers slams Real Housewives Of Orange County cast members for doubting him... but won't take a lie detector test
- 'I'm just super happy!' Lara Bingle says her glowing appearance is thanks to contentment with life as a wife and mother as star supports new public fertility clinic
- Shirtless Alan Shearer tops up his tan as he enjoys a dip in the sea with his super-bronzed daughter Hollie on annual family break to Barbados
- 'I don't want to erase my history on my face': Jennifer Connelly says she'll never get plastic surgery or Botox No need with her bone structure
- Fleur East puts in a stylish appearance at her album party in a cropped white trouser suit and chic grey coat Ready for a big return
- Flying in comfort: Georgia May Jagger touches down in Sydney ahead of Thomas Sabo party appearance in silk pyjama-style top and flared black trousers
- James Franco and Pretty Little Liars' Keegan Allen pose arm-in-arm while shirtless on the set of King Cobra Wore just red and black boxers
- Kylie and Kendall take New York! Jenner sisters turn heads in kinky boots and fur as they head to lunch Turned lunch into a fashion show
- Kim Kardashian is one supportive sister as she gets behind the wheel to visit Khloe after her return to Los Angeles Sisterly love on show
- What a difference a day makes! Amy Schumer takes a break from glamour as she heads to airport after stunning in red dress at Elle Awards
- She does the heavy lifting! Ashley Tisdale lugs her baggage through LAX airport as husband Christopher French charges ahead Rocker chic, grunge style
- The best advertisement! Millie Mackintosh shows off her toned legs in a lacy dress from her own range at fashion bash Eponymous clothing line
- Caught holding hands! Lucy Hale gets close to new beau Anthony Kalabretta during West Hollywood outing Inseparable for months
- Daryl Hannah, 54, defies her years in black babydoll dress while Krysten Ritter channels her new superhero role in chic cream cape at Netflix launch event
- David and Victoria Beckham work up a sweat together as they exercise at SoulCycle session in LA Training in tandem
- From a Lego House to a home! Ed Sheeran spends time at an elderly day care centre in his local town... as he gets a special suite opened in his name
- The Only Way Is... Farewell: Lauren Pope leaves TOWIE after 16 series to focus on her businesses Can't juggle filming with business any more
- Back to normal! Gisele Bundchen goes makeup free as she heads to Boston gym after cheering on husband Tom Brady during his Patriots win
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton cuddles with beau Thomas Gross in never-seen-before photos as she reveals they already have Christmas plans
- 'You sacrificed so much!' Lady Gaga thanks parents for supporting her 'during my most neurotic times' as she collects award
- He's not What A Girl Wants! Blake Shelton makes his old The Voice costar Christina Aguilera's daughter bawl just by holding her
- 'He just really admires her work': Dylan Penn explains why her father Sean Penn attends so many of his ex-wife Madonna's concerts Still a fan
- 'It was a rough time': Kim Richards says she's putting her life 'back together' after sobriety lapse as she appears on Brandi Glanville's podcast
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Attend it like Beckham! Brooklyn, 16, is joined by cousin Liberty, 15, and his grandparents to watch West End musical inspired by his dad