Imagine if this was YOUR front room: As the Mail launches its Christmas Appeal, ROBERT HARDMAN witnesses the impact Storm Desmond has had on devastated families
There's never a good time to have your home filled with a toxic cocktail of sewage, oil, chemicals and mud. But it's somehow even worse when it happens right before Christmas. ...read
Why elite clubs like Manchester United and Liverpool look at Chelsea and shudder: 'It could be us next'
MARTIN SAMUEL: The big clubs look at Leicester and wonder how many more invasions of their territory they will endure as the gap between rich and poor recedes. We see Chelsea’s downfall as an anomaly but it isn’t, really. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Global economy facing a triple threat with mining meltdown, plunging oil prices and a possible US rate rise
If people really want to understand how serious the meltdown in natural resource prices has become they need look no further than Anglo American. ...read
Manchester United hit hard by CORRECT offside call which denied equaliser but goal would have stood last season
GRAHAM POLL: A new interpretation of the offside law cost Man Utd an equaliser at Wolfsburg. Players now concede a foul if they are in an offside position and make a move towards the ball. ...read
JAMES CONEY: Savings crackdown won't end the rip-off low rates... but it might stop Banks hiding them
For some years, banks have played a jolly game with their customers. They call it Seek Out The Savings Rate. ...read
FIFA medical committee offer full backing to Eva Carneiro in fight against Chelsea and manager Jose Mourinho
CHARLES SALE: Axed Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has the full weight of FIFA’s medical committee behind her fight against the club and manager Jose Mourinho. ...read
ASK TONY: My mother died and I arranged to pay the bills - now npower is demanding £120 for a gas leak at her house
My mother died in April this year. As her executor, I arranged with npower to pay the bill up to the date of her death and to take over responsibility for further bills until the property was sold. ...read
Alexis Sanchez will be big loss for Arsenal at Olympiacos... but Joel Campbell can step up and show what he's capable of
MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH GUIDE: Alexis Sanchez will be a big loss for Arsenal on Wednesday and it’s up to the likes of Joel Campbell to mitigate his absence. ...read
JAN MOIR: Sexuality has been in a state of flux since Marlene Dietrich put on a smoking jacket. But gender fluidity? Do grow up, girls
More and more fashionable young women - and they mostly are women, but you can’t call them women any more - are declaring themselves gender fluid, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Dear Donald, I’m your biggest fan but your call to ban all Muslims is dangerously wrong & bigoted. Yours regretfully, Piers
We’ve been friends for nearly a decade, but your demand for all Muslims to be banned from America is so completely wrong that I can’t just sit back and say nothing. ...read
We wish you a Merry Jihad! As Corbyn defies demands to boycott a Stop The War Christmas fundraiser, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN imagines what might happen
Until he became his party's leader, Corbyn was chairman of Stop The War. So to stay away would not only be an act of cowardice, it would be rank bad manners. ...read
Manchester United fans are wrong to blame Louis van Gaal - it's the players who can't hit the target who are at fault, not the boss
ADRIAN DURHAM: Louis van Gaal still has a lot to prove at Manchester United this season, but blaming him for yet another goalless draw – United's fourth in six home games – doesn't add up. ...read
No one puts Louise in the naughty corner ! Alik’s showdown with Louise Thompson after she kissed Elliot didn’t work out as he expected on Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
He took his girlfriend Louise Thompson with him back to New York after a flying visit to investigate stories that she had drunkenly disgraced herself and betrayed him – again. ...read
Tyson Fury is likely to get the pro-freedom of speech vote for the BBC SPOTY... the cosy notion that he has no chance of winning the award may well prove false
JEFF POWELL: If Tyson Fury does become the BBC SPOTY, then the politically correct storm kicked up by the anti-Fury petition will have achieved precisely the opposite of what it intended. ...read
Being crowned champions with Portland Timbers is the best feeling of my career... it's better than winning the League Cup
LIAM RIDGEWELL: To call myself a champion of the United States feels incredible. I suppose it is my version of the American Dream. Personally, this was the best feeling of my career. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: The hardest thing about being a woman, Caitlyn, isn't deciding what to wear - it's deciding which cross to bear
I don’t care what you want to be in life. I’m not in the slightest bit offended if a man believes he was born a woman or Cara Delvigne wants to be fashionably lesbian, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
Comedy with a dash of darkness: QUENTIN LETTS gives his first night review of Martin McDonagh's new play Hangmen
There is a Pinteresque feel to Martin McDonagh’s new play but that would be Pinter with a dash of Gothic darkness, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Mrs Sherlock's naked ambition: Benedict Cumberbatch's wife clearly had a wild streak before settling down with the star
Theatre director Sophie Hunter clearly had a wild streak before settling down with refined Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch in February this year. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: 'Tis the season to be stressy, so take my advice!
At Christmas, the stress industry comes into its own, busily promoting panic while simultaneously trying to give the impression of dampening it down, writes CRAIG BROWN. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will an old queen and a young king be able to heal the delicate matter of Gibraltar?
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Felipe of Spain's state visit next March has wrong-footed a number of royal courtiers. The Queen is unable to reciprocate because of the delicate matter of Gibraltar. ...read
Imagine if this was YOUR front room: As the Mail launches its Christmas Appeal, ROBERT HARDMAN witnesses the impact Storm Desmond has had on devastated families
There's never a good time to have your home filled with a toxic cocktail of sewage, oil, chemicals and mud. But it's somehow even worse when it happens right before Christmas. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Global economy facing a triple threat with mining meltdown, plunging oil prices and a possible US rate rise
If people really want to understand how serious the meltdown in natural resource prices has become they need look no further than Anglo American. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Dear Donald, I’m your biggest fan but your call to ban all Muslims is dangerously wrong & bigoted. Yours regretfully, Piers
We’ve been friends for nearly a decade, but your demand for all Muslims to be banned from America is so completely wrong that I can’t just sit back and say nothing. ...read
We wish you a Merry Jihad! As Corbyn defies demands to boycott a Stop The War Christmas fundraiser, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN imagines what might happen
Until he became his party's leader, Corbyn was chairman of Stop The War. So to stay away would not only be an act of cowardice, it would be rank bad manners. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: The hardest thing about being a woman, Caitlyn, isn't deciding what to wear - it's deciding which cross to bear
I don’t care what you want to be in life. I’m not in the slightest bit offended if a man believes he was born a woman or Cara Delvigne wants to be fashionably lesbian, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
Comedy with a dash of darkness: QUENTIN LETTS gives his first night review of Martin McDonagh's new play Hangmen
There is a Pinteresque feel to Martin McDonagh’s new play but that would be Pinter with a dash of Gothic darkness, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Mrs Sherlock's naked ambition: Benedict Cumberbatch's wife clearly had a wild streak before settling down with the star
Theatre director Sophie Hunter clearly had a wild streak before settling down with refined Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch in February this year. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will an old queen and a young king be able to heal the delicate matter of Gibraltar?
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Felipe of Spain's state visit next March has wrong-footed a number of royal courtiers. The Queen is unable to reciprocate because of the delicate matter of Gibraltar. ...read
PETER MCKAY: Mad? The Ripper is playing us all for fools
The so-called Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, 69, and two fellow killers have requested a goose instead of a turkey for their Christmas dinner at Broadmoor, says a news report. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: The terrifying thoughts of chairman Ken
A key Corbyn aide whom the prime minister clearly had in mind when he referred to ‘terrorist sympathisers’ who opposed UK military intervention in Syria was Ken Livingstone. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ten good years...but the key tests lie ahead
Looking back on his decade as Tory leader, David Cameron has much to be proud of. But there's still a long way to go if he is to be remembered as a great reforming prime minister. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: The letter Facebook boss should have sent to his daughter
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has written an open letter to his baby daughter, Max. If he'd been more honest, this is the letter I believe he should have written, according to AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: A mother's needless death and a parable for a society obsessed with money, self and sex
As the Mail reports today, a 50-year-old woman, who was ill but potentially perfectly healthy, died over the weekend after refusing medical treatment, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Bungler who thought he could be PM: Shapps thought his key role in Road Trip 2015 would catapult him to party leader
Grant Shapps privately believed his key role in Road Trip 2015 – the campaigning operation aimed at winning votes in marginal seats – would catapult him to party leader. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Shouldn't the Syrian men flocking here fight to free their nation?
Despite the PM's pledge there will be no British 'boots on the ground' in Syria, John Miller who lost his son Simon (pictured) in Iraq in 2003 is fearful more British lives will be needlessly lost. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: The die is cast - we are going to join the bombing of Islamic State in Syria
David Cameron’s fine speech to the House of Commons yesterday almost dispelled my own reservations about such action, which is obviously now going to happen, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Mum’s driving was so dire I was terrified to share a car with her. But shop her to the DVLA? Never!
With my beloved mother at peace in her grave, from which she can no longer protest, I feel safe at last to announce to the world that she was a truly atrocious driver, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: This absurd film ban must be overturned
Archbishop Welby (pictured) is right to be distressed by the ban. The cinema chiefs should rescind it, and so make it easier for him to forgive them their trespasses. ...read
Is this the most mind-blowing illusion show ever? JANE FRYER on Derren Brown's mass hysteria-inducing new show
Derren Brown has transferred the panache of his TV show onto the stage in this head-spinning production of his latest tour, writes Jane Fryer. ...read
Sinful? Yes but golly she cheered Britain up: As Cynthia Payne, the suburban brothel keeper who traded girls for Luncheon Vouchers, dies at 82, GEOFFREY LEVY pays tribute
Even for hard-bitten vice officers, the extraordinary scene greeting detectives raiding an austere-looking Edwardian house in the middle of the day came as a shock. ...read
RICHARD KAY: He's lost his looks and his money and, at 57, is living with his mum. As James Hewitt tries to betray Diana AGAIN... Can The Cad sink any lower?
There was nothing James Hewitt could say about his latest tawdry attempt to make money out of his affair with Princess Diana, writes RICHARD KAY. ...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
Why elite clubs like Manchester United and Liverpool look at Chelsea and shudder: 'It could be us next'
MARTIN SAMUEL: The big clubs look at Leicester and wonder how many more invasions of their territory they will endure as the gap between rich and poor recedes. We see Chelsea’s downfall as an anomaly but it isn’t, really. ...read
Manchester United hit hard by CORRECT offside call which denied equaliser but goal would have stood last season
GRAHAM POLL: A new interpretation of the offside law cost Man Utd an equaliser at Wolfsburg. Players now concede a foul if they are in an offside position and make a move towards the ball. ...read
FIFA medical committee offer full backing to Eva Carneiro in fight against Chelsea and manager Jose Mourinho
CHARLES SALE: Axed Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has the full weight of FIFA’s medical committee behind her fight against the club and manager Jose Mourinho. ...read
Alexis Sanchez will be big loss for Arsenal at Olympiacos... but Joel Campbell can step up and show what he's capable of
MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH GUIDE: Alexis Sanchez will be a big loss for Arsenal on Wednesday and it’s up to the likes of Joel Campbell to mitigate his absence. ...read
Manchester United fans are wrong to blame Louis van Gaal - it's the players who can't hit the target who are at fault, not the boss
ADRIAN DURHAM: Louis van Gaal still has a lot to prove at Manchester United this season, but blaming him for yet another goalless draw – United's fourth in six home games – doesn't add up. ...read
Tyson Fury is likely to get the pro-freedom of speech vote for the BBC SPOTY... the cosy notion that he has no chance of winning the award may well prove false
JEFF POWELL: If Tyson Fury does become the BBC SPOTY, then the politically correct storm kicked up by the anti-Fury petition will have achieved precisely the opposite of what it intended. ...read
Being crowned champions with Portland Timbers is the best feeling of my career... it's better than winning the League Cup
LIAM RIDGEWELL: To call myself a champion of the United States feels incredible. I suppose it is my version of the American Dream. Personally, this was the best feeling of my career. ...read
Manchester United hope to seal deal for 15-year-old Ajax starlet Juan Familia-Castillo... and Liverpool scout is sent to watch Demarai Gray and Ben Chilwell
TRANSFER NEWS COLUMN: Manchester United are hopeful of closing a deal for highly-rated Ajax prospect Juan Familio-Castillo. ...read
Tyson Fury is a bully and a bigot who even lacks the courage of his convictions... there can be no excuses for his malicious views
OLIVER HOLT: Tyson Fury equated abortion and homosexuality with paedophilia when I interviewed him and resorted to threats of violence and denials when I wrote what he said ...read
Louis van Gaal taking blame for some of his under-performing Manchester United stars... and Manuel Pellegrini must avoid playing with two defensive midfielders
JAMIE REDKNAPP: The weekend's top flight action saw Manchester City suffer defeat at the hands of the impressive Stoke City and Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Liverpool shocked by struggling Newcastle. ...read
Miguel Angel Angulo's touch can reignite Alvaro Negredo for the Gary Neville era at Valencia
GRAHAM HUNTER: Miguel Angel Angulo, now Gary Neville’s right hand man, will have the task of ensuring that Alvaro Negredo can be re-integrated and that he can start scoring goals. ...read
Coldplay's conscious re-coupling: After the post-Gwynnie gloom of the last album, Chris Martin and co are bouncing back
The band are back with A Head Full Of Dreams – and a singer full of bounce. The rousing first single, Adventure Of A Lifetime, is joined by songs called Up And Up, Fun and Amazing Day. ...read
Wayne Rooney is in his worst form ever and Louis van Gaal's tactics aren't helping… is it getting closer to curtains for Manchester United's formerly great goalscorer?
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Wayne Rooney is in his worst-ever form at Old Trafford and his current minutes-per-goal ratio (525) is five times worse than in 2011-12 (105). ...read
Jamie Carragher interviews John Terry: Chelsea and Liverpool legends come head-to-head to discuss the ghost goal, this season and what the future holds...
Jamie Carragher was asking the questions - John Terry was giving the answers... on those bristling encounters between Chelsea and Liverpool, playing for England and his feelings about how it all ended. ...read
Tottenham's faith in youth pays off with Harry Kane and Co impressing following club's commitment to academy players
NEIL ASHTON: A few weeks ago some Tottenham’s academy staff sat down and started to put valuations on the players who have graduated into Mauricio Pochettino’s first team squad. ...read
Olympic Rugby Sevens can change sport forever... the road to Rio starts in Dubai
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The Road to Rio starts in Dubai. This is the season when Sevens will surge to wider global prominence and it may alter the landscape of the sport forever. ...read
Sublime Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy's woes and shocking sportsmanship. In 2015, these were golf's tales of the unexpected
DEREK LAWRENSON: Talk about 2015 being the year of the unexpected. This was a golf season that left surprises at every juncture and kept us rapt in admiration, indignation or sheer disbelief. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Jamie Vardy is a team player. Scoring goals is the point of the game. So you can be an individual, yet still operate as a team player... just ask the Isley Brothers
Jamie Vardy vs Ruud van Nistelrooy vs Jimmy Dunne. They've got some amount of goals between them and they also sparked a very lively DEBATE which you can read right here... ...read
Anthony Crolla's story is incredible... now he can secure his and his family's future
EDDIE HEARN: I had a meeting with new world champion Anthony Crolla this week and you couldn't get the smile off his face. If there is a better sporting story this year then I don't know what it is. ...read
'Mr Calzaghe' is a remarkable tale about the undefeated boxer and his musician father's transformation into a superb boxing trainer
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: This remarkable tale of the 46 and 0 man from Wales is very much the story of both father and son, who also happen to be trainer and fighter. ...read
Eddie Jones is the right man to rebuild England's identity... but I will NOT be the RFU's new director of rugby
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It appears the RFU’s crude ‘money no object’ search for a ‘super coach’ to revive England will see the appointment of Eddie Jones. If that is the case, I will be delighted for him. ...read
England were right to drop Ian Bell and put faith in young stars like James Taylor... but 'odd' Nick Compton has a lot to prove
NASSER HUSSAIN: England have made a massive call on Ian Bell. The alarm bells should have been ringing after the Ashes when Bell said he wasn't sure how much longer he wanted to go on. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Diego Costa's football stinks at the moment and Lewis Hamilton needs to curb his partying... but Chelsea's Loic Remy deserves credit for staying on his feet
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. This week features Diego Costa, Loic Remy and Lewis Hamilton ...read
SAM BURGESS: I couldn't do anything right. I was fighting a losing battle playing rugby union in England... my heart just isn't in it
EXCLUSIVE: My decision to leave Bath and move back to Australia was for personal reasons, but it was also because I wanted to spend the rest of my career playing the game that’s in my heart. ...read
England's batsmen prove yet again they are not morning people... and why it is time to bring Adam Lyth back to open the batting
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: David Lloyd reviews day five of the third and final Test of the series between England and Pakistan in Sharjah. ...read
Sally Brown is back on track and training hard for Paralympic Games in Rio 2016
SALLY BROWN - ROAD TO RIO: I am so excited for the next year, which I have not been able to say for a while. I am now able to run 300 metres and not have any problems so I am excited to get out and run. ...read
Rugby World Cup 2015's five most memorable moments... from England's shock selections to the Wallabies' grit
Sportsmail's World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward recalls his five most memorable moments from the Rugby World Cup following New Zealand's spectacular final triumph at Twickenham. ...read
Wahab Riaz is up there with the best left-arm quicks... don't be fooled by his stats
THE TOP SPIN: In a year in which England faced Trent Boult and Mitchells Johnson and Starc, it says much for Wahab Riaz that their trial by left-arm pace has just become a little more exacting. ...read
Nico Rosberg seals pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton at US Grand Prix after Q3 is cancelled due to wet weather in Austin
JONATHAN McEVOY: Lewis Hamilton will start the American Grand Prix from second on the grid after the rain-sodden qualifying session was aborted before the final shootout for pole. ...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
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: Join Friends star Matthew Perry for a funny, boozy night
Matthew Perry is returning to the London stage in a play he wrote in ten days about ‘four broken people yearning for love’. ...read
Jungle bullies forced me out says Lady C: Thought SHE was the aggressive rude one? Lady Colin Campbell begs to differ. And may sue over 'insults and plotting' by her two rivals
After an explosive 19 days filled with more insults and spats than even the most fevered producers could have dreamed of, Lady Colin Campbell has left the Australian jungle setting of I’m A Celeb. ...read
JACI STEPHEN: My wedding of the week? Tom and Rob, of course!
Hosted by comedian and actor Rob Brydon, One Big Night was a 90-minute treat of sublime vocal talent and sharp wit – a bit like The X Factor used to be before it tore out its own innards. ...read
Sorry it's only me! William apologies to Malta as Kate forced to stay at home
He may be a future king but he’s certainly not as glamorous as his wife – and yesterday Prince William clearly felt the need to apologise on a visit to Malta. ...read
JAN MOIR: Sexuality has been in a state of flux since Marlene Dietrich put on a smoking jacket. But gender fluidity? Do grow up, girls
More and more fashionable young women - and they mostly are women, but you can’t call them women any more - are declaring themselves gender fluid, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
LIZ JONES: It's Christmas! So get your horrible kids off my cards
LIZ JONES asks why do I want to see photos of your irritable infants or, worse, tyrannical teenagers - young people I have never met, nor would ever want to. I don't know their names. ...read
How can I get him wanting sex again? Sex columnist Rowan Pelling advises a reader
This reader has struggled with sex while her children were young. Now she's interested again but her husband isn't. Rowan Pelling advises creating more intimacy within the relationship. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Is it my fault my husband has ended up as a drunk in jail?
Bel Mooney dispenses advice this week to a woman who wonders whether she's to blame because her husband is in jail as a drunk and another woman who is dreading Christmas. ...read
Have they swapped maths for lessons in how to be a drama queen? Struggling with WhatsApp and problems with BAEs
Lorraine Candy encountered WhatsApp for the first time this week as she struggled to control the amount of time her daughters spent on the app - they were even using it on the loo. ...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: Will my new arthritis pill cause side-effects?
A patient has been advised to start methotrexate but has resisted because of the possible side-effects. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Only seven, but she has body odour
The Mail on Sunday's GP discusses precocious puberty, insufficiency fractures, a Barbie for boys and why mobile phone applications will never replace doctors in this week's column. ...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: Savings crackdown won't end the rip-off low rates... but it might stop Banks hiding them
For some years, banks have played a jolly game with their customers. They call it Seek Out The Savings Rate. ...read
ASK TONY: My mother died and I arranged to pay the bills - now npower is demanding £120 for a gas leak at her house
My mother died in April this year. As her executor, I arranged with npower to pay the bill up to the date of her death and to take over responsibility for further bills until the property was sold. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Challenger banks will renew their lobbying of Treasury over new levy in New Year and deserve a hearing
The fact that smaller banks may be reorganising their businesses to reduce how much they pay of the new bank levy is less a sign of banking greed, than an indication of how this tax has been misdirected. ...read
I broke a leg and could not go on holiday to Cuba - but my insurer refuses to pay out for full cost of the trip
Thomas Cook refunded the deposit, but Staysure is refusing to remit the rest so I am £1,200 out of pocket. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Sad fact of life that customer service standards remain lamentable across swathes of British industry
Only last week, I spent far too long on the phone attempting to get a refund from website trainline for tickets I cancelled prior to travel. I charmed and begged but was thwarted at every twist and turn. ...read
DOGBERRY: Barclays boss Jes Staley calls £200m loss on Italian bank branches a 're-shaping' of company
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
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Millions of households are being royally ripped off – and this is the graph that proves it
The longer you stay with your insurer, the more they're likely to charge you in comparison with an existing customer. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Don't bank on the state for your pension because Britain doesn't pay enough
Don’t bank on the state for your pension. That is the warning that should be taken from a new OECD report ranking the UK’s state pension against the world. ...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
Is the worst over for fixed savings as Metro offers 2.4% for 18-months? LEE BOYCE gives three good reasons why things can only get better for savers
Back in June, an expert told This is Money rates were going to rise. And this has been the case in the fixed-rate market - so, is the worst over for savers? ...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
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
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: This boasting BBC cannabis abuser just proves the 'war on drugs' is bogus
The BBC’s bias in favour of the legalisation of cannabis is great, growing and ought to be diminished. The Corporation is supposed to be impartial but on this subject it is partisan. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Do I love my pet enough to take her off to Dognitas?
The headline on last Friday's news story – 'Drug may allow dogs to live for years longer' – made my heart stop. Everyone knows a dog is not just for Christmas. They should say it is for death too. ...read
BLACK DOG: Dave puts his foot in it again
David Cameron ordered his Cabinet to be on their best behaviour before last week's Syria vote. 'Choose your words carefully,' he told them gravely. Pity the PM didn't follow his own advice. ...read
LIZ JONES: Forget the food industry. It's mums who've made kids fat
The well-off cook from scratch in their lovely Poggenpohl kitchens, while the poor live on processed food, laced with salt and sugar due to poor quality ingredients, writes LIZ JONES. ...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: Spot Lyme in time
In the U.S., celebrity sufferers who include Selena Gomez, Avril Lavigne, Ben Stiller and Richard Gere have spoken out about the illness’s debilitating symptoms. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Control your passion, Sagittarius
Sagittarians should keep the lid on their passion, but what's in store for the rest of the signs over the over the week ahead? Sally Brompton, Britain's most trusted astrologer, is your guide. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Can I colour my hair when I'm pregnant?
I have just found out that I am in early pregnancy and wonder about colouring my hair. Do you have any advice on options? ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
This week, Zelda counsels a woman who is contemplating having an affair, a mother who doesn't approve of her future daughter-in-law and discusses a friendship that has gone sour. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Dear Santa...
This year we’d like our cosmetics to come with a sense of humour. And, yes, comic strip-inspired In the Balm of Your Hand Greatest Hits make-up palette will do nicely, thank you. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which he wants to meet for a drink
I want someone to make me scrambled eggs in the morning. I want to spend two weeks in an eco spa in the Himalayas. I also don’t want the man I fell in love with in 1983 to turn out to be a complete berk. ...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: McIlvanney, the man, the mentor, the great mind we can all learn from
His subject was most often Scotland – specifically the urban masculinity of the west, with its systematic drinking, hard stares and pro forma violence. But any country would have been lucky to have him. ...read
No one puts Louise in the naughty corner ! Alik’s showdown with Louise Thompson after she kissed Elliot didn’t work out as he expected on Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
He took his girlfriend Louise Thompson with him back to New York after a flying visit to investigate stories that she had drunkenly disgraced herself and betrayed him – again. ...read
My very revealing home visit from TV's dishiest doctor: SARAH VINE’S had one health crisis after another. Time to call the doc who sends pulses racing
The BBC series Doctor in the House features Dr Chatterjee visiting people's homes - and now he's spending the day with Sarah Vine to assess her overall health. Sarah is healthy but needs to relax. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: I wouldn't want him round for dinner, but boxer Tyson Fury SHOULDN'T be banned by the BBC for his offensive views
We live - allegedly - in a country that believes in freedom of speech (short of exhorting the public to acts of violence). So the idea that Fury should be punished for his stated beliefs is abhorrent. ...read
Why Cameron's army of 70,000 Syrian moderates to defeat ISIS is a deadly fantasy writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH
When David Cameron stands up in the Commons today and urges his fellow MPs to vote to bomb Syria, he will do so with deep conviction. There are few more momentous decisions, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Opportunities in China immense - if Britain wants to avoid becoming a backwater economy, we need to look east
Business dealings with China are controversial. But whatever one’s moral or political view, China is undeniably a land of opportunity for UK businesses – for now. ...read
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: France's savage national anthem and why I'm full of foreboding about what comes next
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Tonight, the footballers of England and France will walk out at Wembley for what seems certain to be one of the most emotional nights in the venue’s history. ...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: 'Tis the season to be stressy, so take my advice!
At Christmas, the stress industry comes into its own, busily promoting panic while simultaneously trying to give the impression of dampening it down, writes CRAIG BROWN. ...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
Queen Anne: The girl power behind the throne
Poor Queen Anne. Her unhappy life was dogged by gout, war, 17 pregnancies and the premature loss of her beloved Danish husband. Yet she was in many ways an admirable character. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Sherry Christmas one and all (not just Gran): From bone-dry Manzanilla to pudding-friendly Pedro Ximénez, fortify yourself for a festive taste explosion
It’s probably the most underrated category in the world of wine. In spite of a recent flurry of fans for lighter styles, the darker stuff remains a mystery for many. It is, however, worth exploring. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: And documentary of the DECADE goes to...
The Murder Detectives followed a real-life murder investigation, but played out like a drama, except it was more horribly gripping than any drama, because we knew it was happening. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Three steps to foodie heaven: Simple dishes, perfectly done. And scampi! There’s Tuns to like at this country boozer
The Three Tuns, a pub that puts the great into Great Bedwyn. This Wiltshire pub has it all. Simple things, done well. Like a chorizo Scotch egg executed with expert intent. ...read
From the Parrot Bebop 2 to the Kindle Paperwrite: Technical gifts of the year
We’ve erred on the side of simplicity, as there’s nothing more depressing than receiving a Christmas present that requires a PhD in computer science to get going. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Oh no! It's the Renault weirdo: A strange name (Kadjar, what’s that all about?), an odd shape and so many beeps you could be driving a pinball machine
Well it’s certainly a Renault, unmistakably! Just look at the size of the diamond badge on the front grille. Visible from the Moon I should think. Where’s Tim Peake when you need him? ...read
PIERS MORGAN: ‘Piers has become a lot of people’s weird crush,’ the story concluded. WEIRD? What’s weird about it?
Now magazine has published ‘Seven reasons why we fancy Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan.’ The list includes the fact that Lorraine Kelly publicly admitted she finds me a ‘teensy bit attractive’. ...read
Oh, Carol... Yes, we know you're causing a bit of a stir with your lesbian love story, but, oh, those furs! It's Oscars all round for the best-dressed film of the year
Cate Blanchett’s new film, Carol, may not be the best film you’ll see in 2015 but it will, almost certainly, be the best-looking. Visually, this Fifties New York love story is a sumptuous cinematic feast. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: The Lost Ness monster: He hasn’t been spotted since 1954. Or 1933. Or... who cares?
Nessie’s golden days may be over, but like so many stars of the Sixties, he still manages to pull in 300,000 visitors a year and £30million. But does he exist? ...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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- Eddie Redmayne is feeling festive in another plaid suit as wife Hannah Bagshaw stuns in sheer dress at London premiere of The Danish Girl
- 'I so do not know how to deal with this': Justin Bieber's mystery Instagram girl responds after singer's plea to find out her identity Mystery is solved
- Victoria Beckham shows off her svelte figure... as David shares cute snap of Harper during daddy daughter day back home Ignored chilly NYC
- Duchess of diamonds and pearls: Kate chooses Princess Diana's favourite Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara for glittering white tie Diplomatic Reception
- 'Just hanging out': Victoria Beckham jokes around in Instagram snap as she continues to tease her new fashion collection Can still have a laugh
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- Wild boar cigars, a make-your-own beer kit and even a chocolate HANDBAG! Clever Christmas gifts to keep foodies happy SPONSORED
- Joey Essex follows Justin Bieber's lead as he asks his fans to help him find mysterious Instagram beauty Shared a snap of a mystery brunette
- Mystery revealed! Saint West 'WON'T have middle name' as parents Kim and Kanye 'leave hospital with baby boy' North West wasn't given middle name either
- Fight for these locks! Cheryl Fernandez-Versini sports dodgy hair extensions as she joins Reggie N Bollie for emotional X Factor homecoming
- 'I was huge, I tried for years to lose weight': Slimmed-down Lauren Goodger shows off her super-toned curves as she confirms release of her fitness DVD
- Daddy's girl! Mark Zuckerberg releases touching photo with baby Maxima as he reveals 'everyone is doing great' Newborn baby daughter
- Lauren Pope puts on a very leggy display in curve hugging dress with thigh-high split as she steps out for a night in London Toned and tanned figure
- Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace flashes a lot of flesh in EXTREME plunging satin gown as she misses out on The Danish Girl premiere Suffering after injury
- Emma Watson cuts a chic figure with knitted jumpsuit at screening of ethical fashion documentary in London Attended film screening as a simple guest
- Lily Allen goes gothic glam in flowing black velvet dress as she shows off her bright blue locks for Gwen Stefani's star-studded beauty dinner in London
- What it takes to be an Angel: Woman lives like Victoria's Secret model for a week, copying diets, workouts, and beauty routines, before posing for lingerie shoot
- All wrapped up: Princess Eugenie clutches her coat as gusts of wind send her hair flying during evening stroll in Chelsea Shared smile and a joke
- 'I hate the lining!' Kim Kardashian shares flashback posing in sheer Marchesa gown... as she reveals her regret at altering it for Kris's 60th party
- The Apprentice reject Selina Waterman-Smith puts on a VERY busty display as she parties at charity bash in skin-tight dress Hardly shy and retiring t
- 'She's gorgeous, I love her': George Shelley admits to his mother 'he has feelings' for I'm A Celeb campmate Ferne McCann Grilled by his mother
- Michelle Keegan goes casual in cosy coat and skinny jeans as she supports her pal Jason Manford at Christmas charity concert Dressed-down casuals
- Britney Spears flashes her toned legs in boho mini dress as she grabs coffee with her handsome bodyguard If you need a bodyguard, he should be handsome
- Melanie Griffith 'got the house in Aspen, the Picasso painting and $65,000-a-month' in divorce from Antonio Banderas Shared their LA home
- 'I do not have good news': Kurt Russell shuts down wedding rumours despite Goldie Hawn wearing a diamond ring at Hateful Eight premiere
- Mariah Carey shows off her stunning slimmer figure in cleavage-baring gown as she starts series of Christmas concerts in NYC
- Her name is Lindsay and she dances on the stage! Lohan turns disco diva in head-to-toe sequins as she sings with Simon Le Bon In the party spirit
- Fashionista Alexa Chung nails seasonal chic as she steps out with camera crew in New York City Alexa Chung nailed seasonal chic
- 'I'm happier taking my clothes off!' Heidi Klum strips to her underwear... but reveals she suffers stage fright on live TV Wore own lingerie line
- On their way home! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West 'have left the hospital with baby son Saint' three days after welcoming him into the world
- Leggy Gigi Hadid is a colour co-ordinated dream in all-nude outfit as she showcases supermodel stems in slashed jumpsuit Catwalk to sidewalk
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Penelope Cruz puts her ample cleavage and curvaceous figure on display in clinging red leather jumpsuit in new Zoolander 2 posters
Cruz may steal show
- From playboy to doddery daddy: What Peter Stringfellow, 75, can teach Ronnie Wood, 68, about life with two kids in the grey years Famously untameable
- That's one way to upstage the fellow! Gwyneth Paltrow flaunts toned legs in mini then goes for kiss on the LIPS as Rob Lowe gets star on Walk Of Fame
- 'I don't have an eating disorder': Victoria's Secret model Bridget Malcolm insists she has a healthy diet and it is 'hurtful' to be labelled anorexic by trolls
- New diet craze is masking eating disorders, says Nigella: Celebrity cook lashes out at 'clean eating' fad Nigella Lawson takes a dim view of 'clean eating'
- Trinny's style sins: As she reveals her rules for Christmas party dressing, how the fashion guru has broken them ALL 'Thorny issue of the year'
- 'I'll never forgive or forget': Katie Price reveals plans to buy husband Kieran Hayler 'a present' to mark two years since he cheated on her with her friends
- Singer Erykah Badu says she 'wants to apologise' to Iggy Azalea after BET Awards slam... then tells off daughters for being fans of Aussie rapper
- Putting in the leg work! Rumer Willis wears only pantyhose and a tuxedo top as she waits in control room before 'big' audition Posted by partner
- From yoga rat to refined young lady! Reese Witherspoon cleans up nicely after morning sweat session Swapped her leggings for a skirt after yoga
- 'Watch Kanye name his kid Saint': Fan predicted the name of Kim and Kanye's son 6 MONTHS AGO... and now social media is going crazy
- Kendall Jenner showcases her lithe legs in leather jeans as she jets out of London 'on her way to visit baby Saint in Los Angeles' Prepared to catch flight
- A royal return! Queen of the Jungle Vicky Pattison snaps pouty selfies with new BFF Ferne McCann as she heads home to the UK after I'm A Celeb victory
- 'I love you so much': Gisele Bundchen writes sweet message to children Benjamin and Vivian as they celebrate their birthdays Double celebration
- Alicia Vikander wows in strapless embellished gown as she hits the red carpet for The Danish Girl premiere in London The 27-year-old actress ignored the chill
- 'You have to set boundaries': Khloe Kardashian says working out is a priority as she heads to the gym in tight exercise gear Gym important to her
- 'I'm not interested in being a sex symbol': Transparent star Gaby Hoffmann refuses to get 'dolled up' in order to play the role of a wife or girlfriend
- Michelle Keegan ditches her usual glamorous look for comfy tracksuit and warm parka as she arrives in Manchester Cut a very casual figure
- EastEnders' Stacey Slater to be diagnosed with rare mental illness days after giving birth to her second child in poignant Christmas storyline
- Victoria's Secret Angel Lily Aldridge reveals her husband doesn't want their daughter 'anywhere near the runway' but she'd proud if she became a model
- Kendall Jenner reads comments on social media until she sees mean one... and admits modelling career started because 'I wanted to prove them wrong'
- Thigh's the limit! Caitlyn Jenner goes bare-legged in very short mini dress filming scenes for reality show with Candis Cayne Ran errands in California
- Edgy ensemble! Kylie Jenner steps out in black leather leggings and a beaded military jacket after steaming up Miami Wore the edgy bottoms
- 'They lost their father years ago': Scott Weiland's ex-wife pens letter on behalf of his two children asking people not to glorify the tragedy
- Back together? Elin Nordegren, 35, cuddles up to ex Chris Cline, 57, at Marchesa shoe launch... over one year after their break-up Split in August 2014
- Who's that boy? Kate Hudson looks chuffed as she steps out for late night date with mystery man in New York The 36-year-old was seen smiling
- Emmerdale's Shirley Stelfox who played Edna Birch has died aged 74 following a battle with cancer Passed away peacefully at home
- 'I wouldn't have put me on the show either': Gigi Hadid says she was 'shaking' during unsuccessful first Victoria's Secret audition Unsuccessful audition
- Kingsman's Sofia Boutella 'in talks' to play The Mummy opposite Tom Cruise in Universal reboot Best known as blade-legged amputee
- Jimmy Kimmel makes up fake baby names for Kim and Kanye's son during Lie Witness News segment Kimmel took to the streets of Hollywood
- 'Body-shaming is a hate crime': Fitness fanatic Chloe Madeley calls people who criticize other people's weight 'disgusting morons'
- 'She's doing great!': Kim Kardashian's BFF Jonathan Cheban gives update on Saint's mother as he gets cheeky with bikini-clad girlfriend in Miami
- TOWIE's Nicole Bass showcases her toned figure in sultry two-piece as she parades poolside during Tenerife getaway Setting temperatures soaring
- 'He was so excited': Star Wars' Adam Driver gushes about 'surreal' experience of working with 'generous' Harrison Ford on Force Awakens Paid tribute to Harrison
- 'I can handle myself': New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer shows Daisy Ridley trying to put Harrison Ford in his place He offers her a weapon
- Star Wars sequel gets a 12A rating because of scenes of 'moderate violence' meaning youngest fans won't be able to see it without their parents
- 'I fancied him and was disappointed he left': Vicky Pattison admits sexual attraction to Spencer Matthews during I'm A Celebrity Wanted to work her charms on him
- 'He's jealous': Yolanda Foster's estranged husband David 'blames' Real Housewives reality show for 'ruining his reputation' Her stardom started rows
- 'Our beautiful baby girl Ella Rose': Emmerdale star Chris Bisson welcomes his second child with partner Rowena Finn
- 'It's mine!': Holly Willoughby refuses to part with alcoholic liqueur as she samples boozy drinks on TV... days after quipping tequila nearly 'killed her'
- Perrie Edwards oozes Hollywood glamour in beautiful embellished gown as she leads Little Mix bandmates at Royal Variety Performance Sparkling set
- Ché Chesterman flashes a huge smile as he returns home to Essex alongside Nick Grimshaw ahead of the X Factor final Went back to his roots
- Ka-ching! Katy Perry conquers rival Taylor Swift as the top-earning musician of 2015 Forbes compiled their list by examining the pre-tax income from June 2014-June 2015
- Tweed all about it: Mollie King teams velvet low-cut vest with brown wide-legged suit as she joins boyfriend David Gandy at GQ awards lunch
- Fitness buff Kym Marsh shows off her incredible sculpted abs in black sports bra and cropped leggings after intense workout Seriously ripped
- Christina Milian flashes her flat stomach in a glitzy crop top and skinny jeans as she parties with pal Vanessa Simmons The 34-year-old certainly looked confident
- Frankie Bridge cuts a slim figure in skinny jeans and a black sheepskin coat as she reunites with former Strictly co-star Scott Mills on his radio show
- 'Forever grateful': Kim Zolciak gets into the Christmas spirit as she takes her six children to meet Santa Claus Shared a sweet snap of her ever-growing brood
- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's baby son Saint 'will NOT appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians' The tot will not star in the family's show
- 'Loyalty sometimes bites you in the a**': Gigi Hadid gets frank about exes, BFF Kendall Jenner and being a protective big sister to Bella
- Leah Wood enjoys a walk around London after saying she is 'thrilled' that her father Ronnie is expecting twins aged 68 Another sibling
- Busty Charlotte Dawson is toned in her skintight gymwear as she squats her way through a fitness session in the park That's dedication
- 'Great to be back in the office': Ricky Gervais posts first picture of himself as David Brent for feature length spin-off Life On The Road Cringey boss is back
- Ex-TOWIE star George Harrison parades ample bust and pert posterior as she turns Baywatch pin-up in red swimsuit on beach break in Majorca
- 'My funny honey': Christie Brinkley promotes her 17-year-old daughter Sailor's modeling career with some bikini snaps on Instagram
- Jorgie Porter brands First Dates' co-star Craig Moultrie a 'pest' following kiss and tell story as she claims she was 'disturbed by his crazy behaviour'
- Emily Ratajkowski shows off her ample assets as she writhes around in sheer lingerie for LOVE's festive advent calendar Flirtatiously festive
- Heavily pregnant Coleen Rooney covers her baby bump in comfortable workout gear as she hits the shops ahead of birth of third child
- 'Miss him already': Ferne McCann shows off her figure in a bright yellow bikini as she reveals she can't bear to be apart from I'm A Celeb's George Shelley
- Kylie Minogue wows in white feathered gown at Royal Variety Performance... as she admits she'd like to travel the world with boyfriend Joshua Sasse
- Androgynous model challenges Victoria's Secret's beauty standards by posing in the brand's lingerie and then editing the faces of Angels like Candice Swanepoel and Elsa Hosk onto her body
- Selena Gomez and Niall Horan continue to fuel romance rumours as they're spotted enjoying a date night at Santa Monica Pier Look away Justin!
- Brightening things up! Victoria Beckham cuts a sleek silhouette in a bold violet slip dress and satin trench coat for NYC outing Ditched the black
- Sacré bleu! Cressida Bonas appears to go TOPLESS as she poses in velvet gloves and precious diamonds for high-end French fashion magazine L'Officiel
- Moving in with Bradley? Irina Shayk puts her $2.65M two-bedroom NYC condo up for sale as romance heats up Ready to take the leap?
- 'Thrilled' Big Brother host Emma Willis and Busted rocker husband Matt 'set to become parents for a third time' Already parents to Isabelle and Ace
- Bring your daughter to work day: Tamara Ecclestone models a striped jumper and sexy thigh boots as she takes Sophia to her hair salon Pair are inseperable
- Dancing With The Stars champion Derek Hough shows off his buff body by going shirtless on the beach as he takes a well-earned break
- SPOILER ALERT: Rita Sullivan and foster daughter Jenny Bradley engage in heated feud as they film explosive scenes ahead of her Coronation Street return
- Strictly X-rated! Bruno Tonioli's naughty gaffe forces show bosses to re-record segment to 'make it family friendly' Strictly Come Dancing had to be re-recorded
- Make-up free Mollie King wraps up warm in a smart navy coat and baseball cap as she takes her cute dog for a walk Glamour be gone!
- Awkward much! Nicky Hilton and Tommy Hilfiger's wife Dee Ocleppo wear SAME dress at Valentino event... but style it out with a frosty kiss
- Lindsay Lohan shows off her figure in sexy bikini and platform heels as she lies back on a wall for shoot in picturesque Mykonos Sultry shoot
- Noel Gallagher bemoans John Lewis' Man On The Moon ad for linking Half The World Away with Christmas... but admits the cheque is 'highly worthwhile'
- 'Two posers!' Kylie Minogue dazzles in flirty red dress as she unveils her own festive waxwork at Madame Tussauds Double the fun!
- Denise Van Outen's six-year marriage to actor Lee Mead is dissolved in 90 seconds as couple are granted a 'quickie' divorce Ended in High Court
- Audience's outrage after Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds appears to claim Charlie Sheen 'deserves' HIV because he 'misbehaved very badly'
- Sarah Paulson cuts a stylish figure in chic floral dress as she joins co-star John Travolta at special American Crime Story screening in New York
- Pregnancy gets practical: Expectant Cat Deeley ditches typically glam style as she dresses down baby bump in plaid shirt Plaid and simple
- Risque Jenna Dewan Tatum flashes her sexy lingerie in sheer corset-style gown as she joins husband Channing at The Hateful Eight premiere
- Emma Stone cuts a casual figure in skinny jeans and black blazer as she enjoys a day out with her mother Spent some quality time with her mum
- Diane Kruger teases a glimpse of cleavage in peacock inspired gown with plunging mesh neckline at opulent Valentino bash Ruffled feathers
- Former X Factor star Jake Sims proudly shows off his black eye at Metro Christmas party after face-planting on the ice rink That's gotta hurt!
- Stylish Suki Waterhouse nails off-duty chic in blue polka dot trousers and a chic beret as she enjoys leisurely stroll in New York
- Trinny's tips for what not to wear at the office Christmas party: Nothing too revealing, think about your body type and don't wear black
- They're firm film friends! Jessica Gomes and Glenn Close pose for behind-the-scenes snaps on the set of their new flick Becoming good pals
- Former Mouseketeer Marque Lynche is found dead at 34 - 20 years after starring with Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake
- Keira Knightley cuts an elegant figure in stylish one-shoulder gown as she attends star-studded Valentino event with husband James Righton
- 'We knew we loved each other that much it was forever': Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara talk about low-key weddings and double proposal
- 'I hope your mum gets shot by ISIS': X Factor's Lauren Murray reveals 'disgusting' death threats and claims talent show earnings are 'pocket money'
- Well he is the son of Yeezus: Fury and amusement in equal measure as Kim and Kanye West reveal their new baby son is called Saint!
- 'He's a blessing!' The meaning behind Saint West's name revealed as parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announce his unusual moniker
- 'He is so cute!' Khloe Kardashian gushes about meeting her nephew Saint West for the first time Was one of the first to meet the new arrival
- 'They were robbed of their stage three weeks ago... we would like to offer them ours tonight': Eagles of Death Metal make emotional return to Paris as they join U2
- Jennifer Connelly plumps for minimalist-chic skirt and boots for In The Heart Of The Sea premiere with husband Paul Bettany Rare date night
- So it is real! Harry Styles proves authenticity of his hilarious new inking after losing Late Late Show Tattoo Roulette Yet another inking
- Viewers slam Nigella for making 'sliced cheese on shop-bought salad' for her final episode (but they like her hot-pink KitchenAid and glam knives)
- Stealing his Thunder! Elsa Pataky puts on a busty display in a VERY sheer low-cut dress as she cuddles up to hubby Chris Hemsworth at his movie premiere
- Holly Willoughby loves a baked potato with cheese and Caroline Flack 'could drink gravy from a jug' as celebrities reveal their favourite comfort food
- Cara Santana shows off her slender frame in black figure-hugging dress as she attends glamorous ballet event with boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe
- 'I had sex with two women': The Affair star Joshua Jackson reveals awkward post-work conversations with partner Diane Kruger All in a day's work
- Emily Ratajkowski parades her lean legs in mini floral sun dress as she showcases her designer talents at dress launch Looked sensational
- White hot mama! Pregnant Chrissy Teigen gives the cold shoulder to maternity wear and heats thibgs up in a ultra-short dress What maternity wear?
- Imogen Thomas and boyfriend Adam Horsley proudly introduce new daughter Siera Aleira following 'traumatic' birth Welcomed baby girl
- Zendaya adds a sultry edge to a pretty Victoriana dress as she flashes her abs in wide-set lace for The Hateful Eight premiere Pretty as a picture
- 'Short hair don't care!' Scream Queen star Lea Michele reveals sassy new style showcasing her terrific tresses on Twitter Sassy new look
- Love all! Boris Becker and glamorous wife Lilly put on a romantic display as they cosy up at Formula Snow event in Austria Date night
- Will Ronnie be a better dad to his twins than to his other children? His fellow Stones think he's way too old at 68 and his ex-wife isn't overjoyed. So, how will he cope?
- Child of Destiny! Beyoncé shows her star power came early seen performing hit song Home from The Wiz aged seven in rare archive footage
- Going in a new direction? Jack Whitehall transform into Harry Styles as he auditions for 1D at the Royal Variety Performance
- Kendall Jenner rocks a '70s-inspired look in multi-coloured shaggy coat and Lennon specs as she leaves photoshoot in London Stood out
- In the zone! Britney Spears posts late night bathroom selfie revealing amazing results of her gruelling performance schedule Trim and toned
- Rose Byrne covers up her growing baby bump in a hooded jacket as she prepares to welcome her first child with boyfriend Bobby Cannavale
- She's 'confident!' Leggy Demi Lovato turns up the heat in black hot pants on stage at Jingle Ball concert in Minnesota Legs be having you
- JIM SHELLEY: No one puts Louise in the corner! Alik's showdown with girlfriend after she kissed Elliot didn't work out as he expected on Made In Chelsea
- Prohibition's back! Sienna Miller stuns wearing vintage dress with blonde tresses set in finger curls filming Live By Night with Ben Affleck
- Going in a new direction! Father-to-be Louis Tomlinson cozies up to The Originals actress Danielle Campbell during night out
- 'I wanted a new me': Ray Quinn explains his bulging biceps and tattoos have 'made him feel comfortable with himself again' as he plans return to music
- Racy redhead! Bella Thorne dons a sheer top with floral skirt and thigh-skimming boots to The Hateful Eight premiere Red-dy to party
- Michelle Dockery, 33, battles it out in the style stakes with youthful Elizabeth McGovern, 55, at Downton Abbey premiere in New York On the promo trail
- 'Seems I'm an absolute pleasure to shoot': Amy Schumer shares sexy behind-the-scenes look at her Pirelli Calendar photo session Posed naked
- Alone Time! Bruce Willis, 60, can't stop smiling as he accompanies stunning wife Emma Heming, 37, on date night in NY Handsome pair
- 'I gained 13 pounds my whole pregnancy': Coco Austin unveils slender figure ONE WEEK after welcoming Chanel as she claims she's now 137 pounds
- Ivanka Trump adds a touch of class to her bump as she covers it up with an elegant sleeveless black number at Valentino event
- 'I am a lucky, lucky girl!' Grey's Anatomy's Jessica Capshaw announces she is pregnant with her fourth child Very special Christmas
- Roaring good time! Kaley Cuoco wears tiger-print animal sanctuary T-shirt while leaving yoga session in upbeat mood Just turned 30
- Charlie Sheen claims his ex Brett Rossi 'insisted on unprotected sex knowing his HIV status while continuing to sleep with other men' in explosive court docs
- What would Mrs Snell say? Stars of The Archers bare all for a Calendar Girls-style shoot inspired by Ambridge's disastrous Christmas show
- Kimberley Walsh goes laidback in knitwear as she drowns her sensational curves in baggy jumper following Elf performance Dressed down
- Martin E. Brooks, star of The Six Million Dollar Man, dies aged 90 Played scientist Dr. Rudy Wells in hits 1970s series and The Bionic Woman
- On Bride Street: Kaya Scodelario hints wedding to Benjamin Walker is very soon as she posts Instagram photo 'carrying dress' Is that a wedding dress?
- Thank Yeezus! Jennifer Lopez rocks Kanye West's hard-to-wear boots as she goes on a designer shopping spree Stepping out in style
- Bindi gets a bundle! Irwin given approval from judge to collect $350,000 in winnings after taking DWTS glitterball trophy Finally got paid
- Queen of the Jungle Vicky Pattison shows off her toned curves in chic floral two-piece as she celebrates I'm A Celeb win with Ferne McCann and George Shelley
- Not born to be a bride! Comedienne Handler wears pink wedding dress in new trailer for Chelsea Does documentary and says she looks 'stupid'
- EXCLUSIVE: 'He drugged me, abused me and raped me.' Farrah Abraham claims she was so traumatized by porn star James Deen she needed therapy
- Revealed: Kim Kardashian had a 'long and painful birth' before welcoming her baby boy Saint West due to placenta complication Serious condition
- Lara Stone leaves nothing to the imagination as she channels her inner Brigitte Bardot while posing for smouldering topless new shoot
- Doin' What She Likes? Blake Shelton gets flirty with new girlfriend Gwen Stefani is he playfully bites her shoulder in selfie Playfully bit shoulder
- What a difference 24 hours makes: Mel Gibson appears bloated as he strolls around Sydney a day after cutting a toned figure on the red carpet
- 'I stupidly jumped off really high up and smashed it': Ed Sheeran reveals he'll have surgery next month after bursting his eardrum
- 'It was boring for everyone else': Adele says being a mother made it 'impossible' to write songs... because she's never been happier
- The happy hitman! Michael Fassbender is full of mirth as he mingles with crew on the set of Assassin's Creed in Spain Loving life on set
- Pamela Anderson transforms from ski slope sensation to silver siren in busty gown at Formula Snow in Austria A day of two looks for the Baywatch beauty
- 'He's a kinky, weird guy': Lala Kent ditches James Kennedy after he shows off sex scratches on Bravo's Vanderpump Rules Not impressed
- 'This is insane!' The terrifying moment Khloe Kardashian found herself surrounded by growling lions as she filmed KUWTK Gripped with fear
- 'I can't wait to share my life with you!': Kourtney Kardashian reveals her passions on her new app... including home decor, kids stuff and healthy eating tips
- Kourtney Kardashian flashes toned tum in white crop top and black leather biker jacket while out and about in LA On her way to see Saint?
- 'You're really f***ing me off!': Made In Chelsea's Lucy Watson orders sister Tiffany to move out as the rift between them grows Sisterly row
- Denise Van Outen, 41, seeking 'quickie' divorce from estranged actor husband Lee Mead, 34, in court on Tuesday She's ready to move on
- Strictly Come Dancing's heartthrob Gleb Savchenko enjoys a casual date with his wife Elena Samodanova at the ballet
- 'It's a TV show and a lot goes on behind the scenes': X Factor's Lauren Murray admits the show wasn't what she expected... as she hits back at 'fix' claims
- Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill reveals she was tormented by bullies because of her tall and skinny physique - as she admits she felt 'invisible' in high school
- That's awkward! Pete Wentz jets out of Los Angeles after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West copy his baby Saint's unusual name Ultimate celeb disaster
- Kristin Cavallari's missing brother asked for directions before his car was discovered in Utah - and was arrested for making criminal threats four days prior
- 'Um, please don't': The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus shares playful Instagram post after getting bitten by overzealous fan during meet and greet