Year of the downfall: From Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to Stuart Lancaster and Jose Mourinho, these 12 months saw reality bite
OLIVER HOLT: The story of downfall is spellbinding when it besets those who have abused their power. A sporting year of great tales of triumph will be remembered for those who plunged from the pedestal. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: An embarrassing Madonna, a backstabbing Jack Whitehall and a warm tribute from Cheryl, my most jaw-dropping encounters of 2015
Other recipients of the Morgan Awards include Will Ferrell delivering the best speech and most disturbing discovery involving Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ...read
Santa's little helpers: Got a new tablet for Christmas? Here are the apps to fill it with
From a grown-up Lara Croft and tracking your sleep to a faster-paced version of Trivial Pursuit, finding a parking space and insanely detailed weather forecasts, the best apps of the year. ...read
The tale that inspired Moby Dick, you're in for a whale of a time with film In The Heart Of The Sea
Ron Howard has made another entertaining film with In The Heart Of The Sea, which unfolds in the dangerous world of the Nantucket whaling community in the 19th century. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: From the BMW M4 to the Honda Civic: The ten sexiest, snarliest and most scintillating drives of a revved-up year of motoring
A forever revealing process, as it never fails to surprise me just how much we can collectively pack into 365 God-given wonderful days here on our beautiful planet. ...read
OLLY SMITH: A better class of bubbly, my tips for the big night: go for quality rather than quantity, drink the best stuff first... and buy British
If you’re opening a top bottle on New Year’s Eve, my big tip is to make it the first one while your palate is fresh, before moving on to better value options. I shall be sipping English sparkling wine. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Well worth the waist! Yes, the belt’s had to be loosened a notch – but it has been a year of eating fabulously
In among the mockney fried chicken, badly done BBQ and cereal cafes, there were some truly memorable places. And a continuing (and very welcome) move towards regional food. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Get your kicks from 1966 but Mick Jagger relieving himself on a garage wall was surely not its defining moment
Yes, this entertaining history is right that it was the year of sex and drugs and rock’n’roll. But the truth is that every year contains just as much noise, tumult, motion, etc, etc as any other year. ...read
Sacre bleu! Dominic West enjoys a very dangerous liaison
The big name in Josie Rorke’s intimate, steamy revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses is Dominic West, the Vicomte charged with the task of deflowering the 15-year-old Cecile de Volanges. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Government likes to play the pantomime hero to business - but it's received a lot of 'boos' this year
Like the panto crowd, businesses have a straightforward, and serious yardstick by which to measure the heroes and villains of politics. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann must get to grips with pension gripes in 2016
To help the baroness get to grips with key pension gripes (note key, not all) impacting on readers of The Mail on Sunday, I will summarise them for her. ...read
Liverpool have got a capable and willing deputy in Kolo Toure but will have to be careful about Jamie Vardy on the break
Premier League leaders Leicester travel to Anfield on Boxing Day to take on a Liverpool side still retaining hopes of finishing in the top four. ...read
Kat was back, Denny was fighting for his life, and Bobby Beale finally learnt he did kill Lucy… Just some of the revelations in a classic Christmas Day episode of EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
Sure enough, this year’s episode delivered sixty-minutes of relentless revelations that were gratuitously, gloriously grim, twisted, and juicy. ...read
Harry Kane can fire Spurs to a top-four finish, Louis van Gaal was responsible for 2015's funniest moment, Riyad Mahrez reminds me of Lionel Messi... and why I want Arsenal to win the Premier League
JAMIE CARRAGHER: So another year is almost over and, as this is my final column, I wanted to look back at the past 12 months and recognise those individuals who have left a lasting impression on me. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER:Shell-BG deal no longer makes economic or industrial sense and should be rejected by long term investors
The economics looked good with the oil price at the $60-a-barrel level and forecasts it would rise back to $70 by the time the deal – which awaited overseas approvals – was done. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: When A&E is the only choice for the unwell
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: In an extraordinary edict published today, the NHS informs patients to stay away from A&E unless ‘absolutely necessary’, and treat themselves at home. ...read
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri should be applauded for playing 4-4-2... but James McClean's tackle on Adam Smith was nasty
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 Claudio Ranieri and James McClean. ...read
Alastair Cook's men need a quick start to keep the heat on South Africa
NASSER HUSSAIN: It is vital that England reverse their trend of making poor starts to overseas series if they are to win in South Africa, who look there for the taking. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: I'm looking for illuminating finishing powder
These days, the technology means they give you a gorgeous subtle glow rather than making you glitter like a Christmas tree fairy. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: The PM, Cheryl and the Sexy Fish party that says so much about the people who run Britain
QUENTIN LETTS: In modern Britain, it is Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and her chums who are deemed our cultural leaders rather than Nobel Prize winners and philosophers. How shallow we have become. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER:Shell-BG deal no longer makes economic or industrial sense and should be rejected by long term investors
The economics looked good with the oil price at the $60-a-barrel level and forecasts it would rise back to $70 by the time the deal – which awaited overseas approvals – was done. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: When A&E is the only choice for the unwell
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: In an extraordinary edict published today, the NHS informs patients to stay away from A&E unless ‘absolutely necessary’, and treat themselves at home. ...read
QUENTIN LETTS: The PM, Cheryl and the Sexy Fish party that says so much about the people who run Britain
QUENTIN LETTS: In modern Britain, it is Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and her chums who are deemed our cultural leaders rather than Nobel Prize winners and philosophers. How shallow we have become. ...read
'It was the best thing': Single Amy Willerton ready to take on Miss Universe after break-up with multi-millionaire diamond dealer
They met when she modelled his priceless jewels. The attraction was instantaneous: he by her beauty, she by his riches, writes RICHARD KAY ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Food guru Deliciously Ella puts brave face on her family crisis
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Undeterred by the breakdown of her father’s 28-year marriage, cookery writer Ella Woodward is about to embark on the longest journey herself. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Spare us the pious guff, Dave. This is the Christmas message you should have delivered
In his latest Christmas message, David Cameron appropriates ‘Jesus Christ — the Prince of Peace’ to justify bombing Syria, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Speaker of the Lords criticised for taking chauffeured cars
Baroness D’Souza is criticised for taking chauffeured cars to the Royal Opera House and lunch with the Japanese ambassador in Kensington, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Just because Britain’s border security is a Mickey Mouse operation you can’t blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland – I wouldn’t either
A family of eleven, off to Disneyland. A lovely big British family, off to the place where magic happens and Mickey Mouse makes dreams comes true. But there is another side to this story. ...read
Rubbish! Mad bureaucracy, petty rules and vindictive fines. RICHARD LITTLEJOHN on how bin collection is now a perversion of public service where dustmen are the masters and we are the servants
We are dealing with another example of my golden rule that if you give anyone authority, they will always abuse it - especially if it comes with a hi-viz jacket, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Yes, Christmas ain't what it used to be... thank goodness! From gifts to festive telly, it's far more fun today, says MAX HASTINGS
I will confidently state that Christmas present is far better than anything most of us knew as children in Christmas past, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
PIERS MORGAN Steve Harvey perpetrated the worst, cruelest TV howler I’ve ever seen with his Miss Universe fiasco - the ONLY fair solution is for both women to share the title
I’ve witnessed some awful television but never any so excruciating, nor so cruel as when Steve Harvey informs Miss Universe there’s been a terrible mistake. The more you watch, the worse it gets. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Maggie Thatcher, a mother demeaned by her own daughter
Christmas has always been about mothers — the ones battling heroically in the kitchen; the ones lit up with joy to have their families around them; and the ones remembered only in our prayers. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Will Coulson's diaries expose Cameron again?
ANDREW PIERCE discusses Andy Coulson's diaries, sports minister Tracey Crouch coming up short against Nicky Campbell and One Show presenter Alex Jones' anti-Tory tweet, in his column. ...read
PETER MCKAY: The Eagle has landed her claws into Corbyn
Peter McKay discusses Angela Eagle landing her claws into Jeremy Corbyn, Mother Teresa's sainthood, Hitler's testicle, George Osborne's bet on the Bulgarians and much more in his column. ...read
TOM UTLEY: He's always been civil to me but I won't shed a tear over ocean-going windbag Naughtie quitting Today
Call me an old curmudgeon, but I’m finding it hard to join in the general national mourning over the departure from the Today programme of Jim Naughtie, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
Maggie sale makes millions as bidders scramble for a piece of history (Shame our great museums weren't among them...)
A quarter of a century after leaving Downing Street, the belongings of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher were being sold off at Christie's auction house with the sale making millions. ...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
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
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
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
Year of the downfall: From Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to Stuart Lancaster and Jose Mourinho, these 12 months saw reality bite
OLIVER HOLT: The story of downfall is spellbinding when it besets those who have abused their power. A sporting year of great tales of triumph will be remembered for those who plunged from the pedestal. ...read
Liverpool have got a capable and willing deputy in Kolo Toure but will have to be careful about Jamie Vardy on the break
Premier League leaders Leicester travel to Anfield on Boxing Day to take on a Liverpool side still retaining hopes of finishing in the top four. ...read
Harry Kane can fire Spurs to a top-four finish, Louis van Gaal was responsible for 2015's funniest moment, Riyad Mahrez reminds me of Lionel Messi... and why I want Arsenal to win the Premier League
JAMIE CARRAGHER: So another year is almost over and, as this is my final column, I wanted to look back at the past 12 months and recognise those individuals who have left a lasting impression on me. ...read
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri should be applauded for playing 4-4-2... but James McClean's tackle on Adam Smith was nasty
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 Claudio Ranieri and James McClean. ...read
Alastair Cook's men need a quick start to keep the heat on South Africa
NASSER HUSSAIN: It is vital that England reverse their trend of making poor starts to overseas series if they are to win in South Africa, who look there for the taking. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Still blame Jose Mourinho and not Chelsea's players for this mess? Well, try explaining their Champions League resurgence. Or Eden Hazard's strange season. I can't remember being so disappointed in a player
Jose Mourinho has been sacked but the commitment of Chelsea's players is in question. Why do managers find it so easy to lose that dressing room? Get set for another lively DEBATE. ...read
England will never win another World Cup if club vs country mess is not resolved
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The RFU and their chief Ian Ritchie are at serious risk of creating an irreparable rift with English clubs. It may already be too late. ...read
'Ghost' Mesut Ozil is putting the frighteners on everyone... he looks like the man who can win Arsenal the Premier League title
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Mesut Ozil is a joy to watch at the moment — very few teams have managed to contain him. He has an ability to find space all over the field; he's like a ghost. ...read
Premier League may expand video technology to get more correct calls... as FA prepare to volunteer English clubs to be guinea pigs for new rules
EXCLUSIVE BY MARTIN SAMUEL: The use of video referees in the Premier League has moved a step closer after the FA sent out a questionnaire that could see English football being used to trial it. ...read
It's about time we helped officials! Premier League may introduce video referees as English football prepares to trial new rules
GRAHAM POLL: Hallelujah! That was my first reaction to the news that professional clubs are being asked their opinions on the introduction of technology. ...read
Billy Joe Saunders made it a Deadly Dozen for British boxing... but which others could join Tyson Fury and the rest next year?
The question of having too much of a good thing arose deep into the night on which Billy Joe Saunders became the 12th citizen of the UK currently wearing one of those world title belts. ...read
Cesc Fabregas' lawyers take legal fight to Pat Nevin after pundit alleged Spaniard was player who would 'rather lose than win'
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Cesc Fabregas is taking legal action against Pat Nevin for alleging he was the player who said he would ‘rather lose than win’ for Jose Mourinho. ...read
Anthony Joshua could favour European title shot over facing Dereck Chisora after Dillian Whyte knock-out silenced some critics
EDDIE HEARN: Great for the fans, not so good for my heart. Anthony Joshua answered some pretty big questions about himself in that seven-round win. April 9 will be his next outing and it will be at The O2. ...read
Manchester United joined by Tottenham in race for Riyad Mahrez as Leicester prepare to reject bids for prolific winger in January
TRANSFER COLUMN: Tottenham are showing rival interest in Leicester's in-form winger Riyad Mahrez though a January bid is unlikely. Leicester insist the Algerian will not leave next month. ...read
Mesut Ozil is currently the world's greatest provider and can be Arsenal's weapon in winning the Premier League title... his unselfish assist for Aaron Ramsey said it all
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Mesut Ozil is a rare breed ‒ an attacker who prefers to help others rather than himself. He has become the greatest creative footballer in the world. ...read
Jimmy Hill was a player, activist, manager, chairman, referee and pundit, but above all an innovator... he transformed the game and that's how he should be remembered
PATRICK COLLINS: When his massive contribution has been adequately assessed, Jimmy Hill will be seen as one of the most significant figures in the modern history of British football. ...read
Pep Guardiola is a football innovator who has only improved since leaving Barcelona... Premier League clubs should be queuing up to sign him
EUROVIEW: It Is probably just as well that his football management is better than his news management. That Pep Guardiola signed for Bayern Munich was an open secret. ...read
A national treasure and she's not even from here: How Kylie Minogue stole Christmas
Lovable, spirited, gently sexy but willing to laugh at herself, she fills the gap between Kate Middleton and Joanna Lumley. As a hostess for a Christmas party she is unbeatable. ...read
Waning Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is trading on memories but his attitude for the game is undiminished
NEIL ASHTON: For the first time in his career, Wayne Rooney is beginning to wonder whether some of the magic will ever return. ...read
Manchester United look devoid of verve and energy... so will Sir Alex Ferguson accept responsibility for the start of their decline?
ADRIAN DURHAM: How could Manchester United go from being champions in 2012-13, to being so unrecognisably bad now? Is Sir Alex Ferguson ready to put his hand up and accept some of the blame? ...read
EDGE OF THE BOX: John Terry medal haul compares to Gary Neville's... the Chelsea captain could be perfect replacement for Valencia manager on Monday Night Football
MARK WEBSTER: It’s alright for Gary Neville. It’s all sun and sangria for him now. So who’s going to look after our insider football expertise on a Monday night in the Premier League? ...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
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
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
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
Lizzie Armitstead wins Commonwealth Games gold in the Women's Road Race with Emma Pooley claiming silver
Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley combined for an English one-two in a gripping women’s road race on Sunday when Glasgow threw the worst of its weather at the men’s race. ...read
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's finished his summer spending as he vows to let the youngsters have their chance
After signing Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis Jose Mourinho says there will be no more additions this summer as he insists he will give his U-21 stars a chance to get into the team and develop. ...read
James Rodriguez to sign for Real Madrid in £60m deal with World Cup Golden Boot winner's arrival sparking Premier League rush for La Liga giant's stars
The star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez, will sign for Real Madrid this Wednesday for £60million in a transfer that will push several players towards the Premier League. ...read
Gus Poyet confident of signing Fabio Borini for £14million, with Sunderland boss willing to fly Liverpool forward back from America
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. ...read
James Rodriguez's volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper... it's time for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup awards!
James Rodriguez's superb volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper have been just a few of the stand-out moments of the 2014 World Cup, but what else? ...read
Germany 1-0 France PLAYER RATINGS: Veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm prove solid as Joachim Low's men earn place in World Cup semi-final
Germany saw off France in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final to book their place in the final four. ...read
Susie Wolff 'massively disappointed' after lasting only four laps on full F1 debut
Susie Wolff has expressed her disappointment at completing only four laps on her full Formula One debut. ...read
Andy Murray is moving in one direction as Wimbledon hero feeds off his star treatment
MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray knew things had changed a week ago when he walked out on Centre Court to the kind of pop star reception not witnessed since the exceptional days of the London 2012 tennis event. ...read
Richard Schaefer leaves Golden Boy promotions after 14 years as CEO
MARTIN DOMIN: Richard Schaefer has announced his decision to leave the world’s biggest boxing promotional company, Golden Boy. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: George Groves and Carl Froch are like two lovers... all they can think about is the other - they consume each other's lives
I’ve never really given George Groves the credit he deserves. I didn’t before he fought James DeGale and when you look at the development of both fighters since then, Groves has come on tenfold in terms of his confidence and self-belief. When he boxed Carl Froch last year, I thought he had no chance but he shocked everybody. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
GARY NEVILLE: City remind me of United's title winners... watching them beat Tottenham gave me a sinking feeling in my stomach
At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind. ...read
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Join Sportsmail's Football 9-5 service, where we bring you the latest news as it happens throughout the day with all the best pictures and hard-hitting opinion. ...read
JAMES ANDERSON: We let our captain down, now none of us knows if we'll play for England again
I am not privy to the plans of England’s management, coaches and selectors but to me, our 5-0 defeat in Australia feels like the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. ...read
Australia 7-0 England: Morgan scores a century but Cook's tourists STILL can't win as Aussies sniff 13-0 tour annihilation - England are absolutely... USELESS!
Your striker fluffs a sitter, your defender shanks a clearance, your winger misses a try or your hot tip falls at the first fence.... All together now: 'USELESS!' Our man delivers the verdict with real feeling. Today's it's the England cricket team's turn - AGAIN - to be handed the dubious honour... ...read
The transition was painful, but Lambert finally has Villa bursting with energy... will they keep progressing or stagnate?
It is almost 18 months now since Paul Lambert swept into Villa Park with a vision of a very different future. So, where are we? How is "The Project"? Asked to buy into a new-look club by owner Randy Lerner, the Scot set about his task with zeal. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'm desperate to add the World Cup to my Grand Final and Challenge Cup triumphs... and I can't wait to beat Australia in the opener at Cardiff
There are only a few days to go before we take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium. I’m incredibly excited by the prospect of walking out in front of a big crowd and singing the national anthem. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
THE INSIDER: Carroll holds up Liverpool bid for Llorente as Sunderland eye loan move for Rose
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily Insider instalment here for Thursday, August 30. ...read
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
Still magic in middle age... It's Harry Potter and a new-look Hermione: Cast set to star in highly-anticipated stage play is revealed
EXCLUSIVE: The grown-up Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron set to star in the highly-anticipated stage play have been cast - but the trio couldn't be more different from their big screen counterparts. ...read
Star wars: How Daisy Ridley went from a bit part in Casualty to the hottest actress in the universe
ALISON BOSHOFF: British actress Daisy Ridley, 23, from London, plays the heroine Rey in the long-awaited film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and has garnered rave, a-star-is-born, early reviews. ...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
I'm so ashamed of my curves: Rowan Pelling advises on a sexual dilemma
Sex columnist Rowan Pelling gives a reader advice about a sexual problem. This reader is ashamed of her body and hates being seen naked. Rowan advises increasing her self-confidence. ...read
LIZ JONES: Why be nice to minions? They will only throw another sickie
Last week, Tory MP Lucy Allan made headlines after she threatened to dismiss an employee, 26-year-old Arianne Plumbly, for taking four weeks off on medical grounds, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I fear that I'll never move on from my first love
Bel Mooney dispenses advice this week to a woman who wonders if you really can move on and let go of the past, and past marriages and relationships, for good? ...read
My TV treat of the year? A two-hour ride behind Rudolph! No plot, no dialogue, no music. Yet the BBC's sleigh ride special through Lapland is truly mesmerising
The BBC has boldly devoted two hours of prime-time festive television to a real-time, reindeer’s-eye-view of a journey across the Arctic Circle, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
Santa does exist...and she's a woman! How the weight of Christmas often falls on female shoulders - and Santa gets the credit
When children were asked if Santa could be a woman they all said no. None of them believed that a woman could do Santa's job as well as him - except they already do, every Christmas. ...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: A glass of wine makes me wheezy
Over the past year, a patient has developed an allergic reaction to anything alcoholic. Dr Scurr explains the possible reasons. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Does my son need tonsils out to fix his bad breath?
The Mail on Sunday's brilliant GP answers questions on whether a teenager's tonsils should be removed and reveals what benefits the new pneumonia vaccination has. ...read
Jane Clarke on braces: Blend in well for easy eating
Every Tuesday, Britain's leading nutritionist explains how to eat your way to health. This week Jane tackles braces and malted brown bread. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Government likes to play the pantomime hero to business - but it's received a lot of 'boos' this year
Like the panto crowd, businesses have a straightforward, and serious yardstick by which to measure the heroes and villains of politics. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann must get to grips with pension gripes in 2016
To help the baroness get to grips with key pension gripes (note key, not all) impacting on readers of The Mail on Sunday, I will summarise them for her. ...read
MINOR INVESTOR: This was a strange year for investors - and 2016 could be even trickier - but I'm still buying
From a relatively comfortable and stable position in the UK we have watched serious financial drama unfold. There will be more to come in 2016, says Simon Lambert, but he is still optimistic. ...read
JAMES CONEY: Banks are failing small businesses and local communities who need them most
It must be dreadfully hard for smaller retailers in villages or towns where there is no bank. ...read
ASK TONY: Sky gave my laptop to a neighbour, who denies receiving it - then told me to call the police
Initially, I was told the laptop had been lost by the courier and another would be sent. By mid-November, I still hadn’t received it. Sky then said it had been delivered to a neighbour. ...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
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Advertising gets sneakier every Christmas, but let's refrain from buying leftover Black Friday tat - we're worth more than that
We’ve started to make a list of insidious advertising catchphrases - why not send us your favourites? Top of our list is 'the more you buy the more you save' (what?!). ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: My brother invested £10k in a highly risky Oklahoma oil project - has he been mis-sold by the broker?
My brother has invested £10,000 via a brokerage called Wealth International Management Limited, into a company called Osage 1 and its Oklahoma oil project. Is it a scam? ...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
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
BLACK DOG: Seumas Milne gets his lines crossed
Jeremy Corbyn’s spin doctor Seumas Milne (pictured together) sent Boris Johnson a string of text messages - mistaking him for the Guardian's heritage expert Simon Jenkins. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Dave's quest for an EU deal is like Lord Of The Rings - with no elves
David Cameron's never-ending journey round European capitals, in search of an unattainable deal, is the most desperate quest since The Lord Of The Rings, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: My domestic goddess dream is burnt and broken (just like my mince pies)
A seasonal moment of madness ended up reminding RACHEL JOHNSON she is no Mary Berry or Kirstie Allsopp as a simple mince pie-making exercise went badly wrong. ...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
BEAUTY CLINIC: I'm looking for illuminating finishing powder
These days, the technology means they give you a gorgeous subtle glow rather than making you glitter like a Christmas tree fairy. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I ponder my Christmas list
I can see how a man might find all this a minefield. But seriously, they just don’t try hard enough. ...read
HEALTH: My way back to well-being
Mary Ann O’Brien, 55, mother, entrepreneur, Senator in the Irish parliament…and chocolatier. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Trust your instincts, Capricorn
Capricorns would do well to go with their instincts that better times are soon to come, but what does the coming week have in store for your star sign? Britain's most trusted astrologer is your guide. ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
This week Zelda tackles the issues of a sister's overspending at Christmas and a job-shy boyfriend, and counsels a woman who wishes her mother was more loving ...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
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: 'Tis the season to be jolly, so make sure laughter is the best medicine to cure all our ills
CHRIS DEERIN: The world of the modern columnist is a scrappy, disputatious place. It’s rare for an opinion, even one thought to be relatively uncontentious by the holder, to go unassaulted. ...read
Kat was back, Denny was fighting for his life, and Bobby Beale finally learnt he did kill Lucy… Just some of the revelations in a classic Christmas Day episode of EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
Sure enough, this year’s episode delivered sixty-minutes of relentless revelations that were gratuitously, gloriously grim, twisted, and juicy. ...read
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Cecil Rhodes was not a nice man. But for Oxford dons to cave in to idiotic students over his memorial is moral cowardice
The campaign against Cecil Rhodes is 'ignorant and self-righteous', writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK, but Oxford dons have been cowards to cave in to it. ...read
This worrying obsession: Eddie Redmayne may look divine in a dress, but the glorification of the tiny minority who feel born into the wrong sex has troubling implications, says SARAH VINE
It has been front and centre-stage for months, starting with the arrival of Caitlyn Jenner - formerly Bruce Jenner - wearing only a basque on the front cover of Vanity Fair magazine. ...read
RUTH SUTHERLAND: Accountancy regulator should not be allowed to sweep questions over Big Four firm KPMG's audit of HBOS under the carpet
Auditors don’t set the world on fire and they don’t necessarily make for scintillating dinner party guests, but their work is essential. If they cannot be trusted, the whole edifice is under threat. ...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
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
Mistletoe kiss or a goose? I know which I prefer! Part two of Pippa's top 50 tips for a happy Christmas - as told to CRAIG BROWN
Pippa Middleton reveals part two of her top 50 tips for a happy Christmas, to CRAIG BROWN. Pippa's helpful pointers include swapping mistletoe for a goose when enjoying a festive kiss this year. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
Brendon McCullum: Steve Smith will live to regret Ben Stokes dismissal... he missed chance to strike blow for spirit of cricket
BRENDON MCCULLUM: It’s probably too early in Steve Smith’s captaincy career to appreciate this but one day he’ll look back at the Ben Stokes dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: An embarrassing Madonna, a backstabbing Jack Whitehall and a warm tribute from Cheryl, my most jaw-dropping encounters of 2015
Other recipients of the Morgan Awards include Will Ferrell delivering the best speech and most disturbing discovery involving Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ...read
Santa's little helpers: Got a new tablet for Christmas? Here are the apps to fill it with
From a grown-up Lara Croft and tracking your sleep to a faster-paced version of Trivial Pursuit, finding a parking space and insanely detailed weather forecasts, the best apps of the year. ...read
The tale that inspired Moby Dick, you're in for a whale of a time with film In The Heart Of The Sea
Ron Howard has made another entertaining film with In The Heart Of The Sea, which unfolds in the dangerous world of the Nantucket whaling community in the 19th century. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: From the BMW M4 to the Honda Civic: The ten sexiest, snarliest and most scintillating drives of a revved-up year of motoring
A forever revealing process, as it never fails to surprise me just how much we can collectively pack into 365 God-given wonderful days here on our beautiful planet. ...read
OLLY SMITH: A better class of bubbly, my tips for the big night: go for quality rather than quantity, drink the best stuff first... and buy British
If you’re opening a top bottle on New Year’s Eve, my big tip is to make it the first one while your palate is fresh, before moving on to better value options. I shall be sipping English sparkling wine. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Well worth the waist! Yes, the belt’s had to be loosened a notch – but it has been a year of eating fabulously
In among the mockney fried chicken, badly done BBQ and cereal cafes, there were some truly memorable places. And a continuing (and very welcome) move towards regional food. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Get your kicks from 1966 but Mick Jagger relieving himself on a garage wall was surely not its defining moment
Yes, this entertaining history is right that it was the year of sex and drugs and rock’n’roll. But the truth is that every year contains just as much noise, tumult, motion, etc, etc as any other year. ...read
Sacre bleu! Dominic West enjoys a very dangerous liaison
The big name in Josie Rorke’s intimate, steamy revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses is Dominic West, the Vicomte charged with the task of deflowering the 15-year-old Cecile de Volanges. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Women’s murders are not TV entertainment
You may say violence against women exists in the world, and therefore should be shown on screen, but the frequency with which it is now offered affords it an acceptability. ...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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- Gary Lineker's lookalike son George shows off his ripling chest as he goes for Boxing Day stroll with his mum Michelle on Barbados beach
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- Hot white now! Jorgie Porter flaunts her slim figure in daring cut-out bikini as she cavorts on the beaches of Dubai Soaking up the rays in the Middle East
- Katie Price shares heartwarming clip of sons Harvey and Jett opening presents on Christmas morning as Peter Andre spoils Junior and Princess
- Sir Philip Green is put on dad duty as he dotes on Simon Cowell's son Eric during festive break to Barbados The Topshop chairman appeared a natural
- On the road again! Harry Styles is dapper in smart shirt and blazer as he jets into Miami after family Christmas back home Back in sunnier climes
- 'She was so wooden I had to duck for flying splinters': Katie Price's panto performance criticised as she's accused of miming Pre-recorded?
- SPOILER ALERT: Mick Carter takes terror plunge into deep water after brawl with brother Dean Wicks in EastEnders' explosive New Year special
- 'Kill off the demon child and resurrect Fatboy!' EastEnders fans upset as Ricky Norwood's character's grisly end... but Bobby Beale heads to boarding school
- Miss Universe enjoys incognito Christmas workout in NYC after asking people to forgive and move on following crowning scandal Dressed down
- No Christmas pounds for Khloe Kardashian! Reality star heads to the gym in fitted exercise gear to work up a post-holiday sweat Very tight spandex
- Arise, Dame Babs! EastEnders and Carry On star Barbara Windor, 78, heads New Year honours list Buxom blonde
- Petra Ecclestone's billionaire husband fires explosive response to butler's assault claims branding him a 'conman who kicked my life's toddler niece'
- Pregnant Chrissy Teigen shows off her blossoming baby bump as she strips down to plunging swimsuit for racy Instagram snap during festive break
- Back to work blues? Keira Knightley cuts a subdued figure as she dresses down in cosy leather jacket and jeans for return to Broadway after family Christmas
- Chris Evans looks relaxed as he jets off on post-Christmas holiday with wife Natasha and their two sons ahead of hectic New Year Pushed Eli on a trolley
- 'I may have broken my foot': Kerry Katona suffers a Christmas calamity as she posts agonising snap of seriously swollen ankle Revealed on Twitter
- Christie Brinkley, 61, slips into a skimpy bikini to swim with the dolphins as she paddle boards after Christmas holiday She's stil got it
- My name is Sophie Anderton... and I'm an exercise addict now: How the underwear model ditched the party life that was killing her for a new obsession
- Caitlyn Jenner dons vampy black gown at ex-wife #3 Kris' Christmas bash... as ex-wife #2 Linda shows off their granddaughter Eva
- Kelly Brook flaunts her sensationally toned frame in post-workout selfie after sparking rumours of engagement to handsome boyfriend Jeremy Parisi
- Former TOWIE star Cara Kilbey reveals her pregnancy concerns following dangerous bout of kidney stones 'The pain is so severe it can bring on labour'
- A who's who of 2016: From India Rose James to Maddie Ziegler, the teenage stars you need to know (and they're already worth a LOT more than you)
- EXCLUSIVE: Just another Aussie surfer girl! Princess Mary hits the waves for a Boxing Day dip at Byron Bay with Prince Frederik and the kids
- Hey Everybody! 5 Seconds Of Summer get racy as they pose NAKED for Rolling Stone cover as one admits fan interaction leads to 'sex with a lot of girls'
- 'I look better now than I did 20 years ago': Lorraine Kelly, 56, unveils her age-defying abs as she poses in a sports bra for incredible new fitness shoot
- Thought Christmas was over? Adriana Lima treats fans to a very saucy present as she writhes around in lingerie for sizzling LOVE advent calendar shoot
- Who's that girl? Matt Dillon, 51, spotted leaving his Italy hotel with a gorgeous mystery woman At the Grand Hotel Palazzo in Livorno
- Downton Abbey finale beats Strictly Come Dancing in Christmas ratings battle... despite dropping 2 million viewers since penultimate episode
- Is Kate in danger of eclipsing her Prince? A Christmas card that left William on the fringes and a niggling question... Telltale signs
- Kristen Stewart keeps things low-key in a denim jacket and skin-tight jeans as she steps out with live-in gal pal Alicia Cargile Wore casual ensemble
- 'Merry Christmas everybody! Good night!' Kim Kardashian posts adorable photo with daughter North wearing matching braid hairstyles
- Jessica Alba refuels as she and her impeccably-dressed daughters Honor and Haven hit the shops Adorable red and white outfits
- 'Love seeing my babies happy': Danielle Lloyd treats her three sons to lavish gifts as she celebrates Christmas with her cute brood and boyfriend Micheal O'Neill
- Gwyneth Paltrow puts a loving arm around children Apple and Moses as they snuggle up for a festive snap Enjoying a group hug on Christmas morning
- 'Never let anyone take your happiness': Kesha makes surprising return with new band Yeast Infection... while wrapped up in litigation to void Sony contract
- Ferne McCann plumps for an eye-wateringly short hemline as she parties with Danielle Armstrong at Christmas At Shepherd And Dog pub in Essex
- Sunning her assets! Bikini-clad Jessica Hart posts a VERY busty selfie as she relaxes in her Swiss hotel Australian model wore a bikini in the Alps
- 'NO, I'm not engaged!' Kylie Jenner, 18, shuts down proposal whispers as she flaunts large diamond rock after kissing Tyga at Kris' bash
- 'Ho ho holiday!' Fergie and Josh Duhamel cuddle their cute son Axl as they share adorable family Christmas card with fans Very cute
- 'Bae has great taste!' Imogen Anthony flaunts her expensive gifts from Kyle Sandilands.... which include shoes, diamonds, and a MOTORCYCLE!
- Celebrating a white Christmas! Elle Macpherson spends the festive season in snowy Aspen... as she watches her son Cy bag second place in skiing comp
- And they all lived happily ever after - even Edith! Downton Abbey saw enough syrupy sentimentality to make most ardent fans gag, says JIM SHELLEY
- Anita Harris's secret to looking good at 73? Actress says her faith has helped her through financial turmoil, two cancer scares and several miscarriages
- 'Got ya!': Brooklyn Beckham gets epic revenge on David as he shares embarrassing photos of his sleeping dad covered in chocs on Instagram
- 'Acting is where my heart is': Former X Factor judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte reveals her thrill at new role opposite Matt Le Nevez
- His PR man, hairdresser and lawyers have all left, so is Elton's husband pushing out all the singer's most trusted aides? David Furnish in control?
- Bradley Cooper has a laugh in Los Angeles after Joy co-star Jennifer Lawrence made some embarrassing remarks about him
- Swanning around! Former Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris shows off her incredible figure in tiny white bikini as she floats around on top of pool inflatable
- She's back at it! Natasha Oakley highlights her cleavage in plunging swimsuit... after sporting cherry print dress to wish fans a Merry Christmas
- Vanessa Hudgens is every inch the boho babe as she sports plunging white gown while shopping with lookalike sister Stella Very nice
- Harry Styles' tears for Zayn, Caitlyn Jenner transitioning and THAT Madonna stage fall: MailOnline's top five most-viewed celebrity videos of 2015
- Poisonous feud behind the merriest Christmas hit of all: It still earns a fortune for two of Slade's stars. But the others get ZILCH
- Downton vs Call The Midwife: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the final showdown The battle between Sister Monica Joan's elbows and bride Edith
- How the Beeb has turned Dickens into the one soap you MUST watch: Your guide to who's who and what to watch out for in the ambitious new series
- She shoots, she scores! Maria Shriver treats delighted Patrick Schwarzenegger and his siblings to Christmas Lakers game Epic game in LA
- Are these overbearing photos the reason why Rocco refuses to live with Madonna in New York? Teen is 'fed-up after working backstage on tour
- Skye Wheatley struggles to contain her enhanced bust as she hits the gym in plunging crop top... before putting on a racy display in sexy thigh-split dress
- Naughty or nice? Former MiC star Kimberley Garner ignores the chilly weather and strips down to a sexy red bikini to enjoy a Christmas dip
- Peter Andre spoils children Junior and Princess Tiaamii to a mountain of presents on Christmas morning as they spend it apart from mother Katie Price
- Kendall Jenner shares photo of Kardashian family Christmas stockings where Caitlyn, Scott Disick, Tyga as well as baby Saint are included
- 'Life is beautiful': Paris Hilton slips into a rainbow bikini as she soaks up the sun on Christmas vacation with family The DJ shared images
- Happy Christmas from the Beckhams! David and Victoria pose with their brood in a snowy winter wonderland as they lead the celebrity Christmas celebrations
- BEL MOONEY: How can I make my sister tell me about her secret love child? Bel Mooney also talks to a reader who believes his wife has a racy past
- 'This is how I get greeted!' Katy Perry gets covered in silly string by her younger relatives on Christmas Day The star posted a video of herself on Friday
- Teresa Giudice poses for last Christmas with her whole family before fraudster husband Joe goes to prison for 41 months - then films her first RH episode
- 'Look at this gift!' Neil Patrick Harris laughs wickedly as he shows off hologram portraits of his twins' faces...that change to skulls He couldn't resist
- Courtney Love posts photo of herself 'snuggling' with Carrie Fisher as they 'wrap up the Christmas evening' Got together to spend Christmas night
- Bethenny Frankel, 45, shows off her flawless beach body in a tight black swimsuit as she spends Christmas in Miami Not too shabby
- Looking swell! Pregnant Chrissy Teigen shows off blossoming bump jetting out of LAX with husband John Legend Spotted on Friday
- Jennifer Lopez shares Christmas selfies with her mother Guadalupe and beau Casper Smart Wished her combined 113.2 million followers a Merry Christmas
- She's the greatest dancer! Jaime King shows off her ballet moves in front of the Christmas tree Demonstrated her prowess
- Spotted! Fan takes shot of Gwen Stefani with beau Blake Shelton in his hometown in Oklahoma as they share Christmas together
- She must have been very good! Nicole Trunfio shows off her $17,000 Cartier gold and diamond bracelet gifted from fiancé Gary Clark Jr
- William Guest, vocalist for Gladys Knight And The Pips, dies at age 74 He performed background vocals on hits such as I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Nothing can stop the Force! Star Wars smashes US Christmas Day box office record by taking £27million Will help pay Harrison Ford's £23m wage bill
- A time for giving! Kylie Jenner gets in the Christmas spirit buying a haul of gifts for LA LGBT Center Donated gifts to the L.A. LGBT Centre
- He Rocks! Dwayne Johnson cradles newborn daughter Jasmine as he sings The Christmas Song to her in cute video Big softie at heart
- 'So blessed to have this little monster': Nadia Bartel shows off her post-pregnancy frame weeks after giving birth as she gushes over newborn son Aston
- Santa approves! Khloe Kardashian shows off her cleavage in daring silver jumpsuit as she hits Kris Jenner's annual Christmas Eve bash
- Is this Frank Lampard in POUNDLAND? Pictures emerge of 'millionaire footballer doing last-minute Christmas shopping in the discount store'
- 'Sunday nights will never be the same again': Tearful Downton Abbey fans praise fairytale ending as the final episode wraps up with bags of good news
- 'The GREATEST gift ever!' Justin Timberlake gives his baby boy Silas a Christmas kiss He captioned the snap: 'This life...Truly the GREATEST gift ever'
- 'Merry Xmas to the sunshine in my life': Madonna's loaded message to son Rocco, 15, amidst custody battle as he posts video of his Christmas in London with Guy Ritchie
- 'Zayn Malik proved himself to be a true bell***': Vicky Pattison speaks out in support of dumped Perrie Edwards in alternative Christmas Day speech
- McFly's Harry Judd crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special as he scores a perfect 40 for magical American Smooth
- Kat was back, Denny was fighting for his life, and Bobby Beale finally learnt he did kill Lucy... Revelations in a classic Christmas Day episode of EastEnders
- Caped Crusader! Lady Gaga dons turban and voluminous coat arriving at apartment in New York with tutu clad pet pooch Asia A voluminous coat
- She's back! Kim Kardashian wears braids to mom Kris Jenner's Christmas Eve bash as she makes first party appearance since welcoming son Saint
- 'Had such a nice Christmas': Louisa Johnson enjoys romantic celebrations with boyfriend Daniel Elliott despite failing to bag coveted Number 1
- 'I'm North's first makeup client': Khloe Kardashian shares sweet snap from Christmas morning where her niece smears lipstick on her face
- 'Have a sassy Christmas!' Kylie Minogue dons fake moustache for playful selfie with new boyfriend Joshua Sasse in France
- Gorgeous in green: Kate dazzles in festive coat and hat as she arrives with royals at traditional Christmas Day church service Hundreds came to watch
- Thrillseekers Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris favour more adventurous celebrations as they enjoy a snowmobile ride in the mountains
- 'It didn't work out': Thom Yorke claims Radiohead were asked to write Spectre soundtrack before Sam Smith
- She's got fabulous feet! Emma Roberts gets a pedicure then shows off plum coloured velvet boots while out and about in LA Lookrf sensational
- Wild thing! Casey Batchelor shows off her ample assets in a leopard print bikini as she cools off after a relaxing massage Relaxed in Tenerife
- Terminally-ill Joey Feek enjoys Christmas with her family after reaching her goal of getting one last holiday with her daughter as she celebrate life in hospice
- Ariana Grande wears mouse ears to croon Zero To Hero for Disney Christmas Day Parade Performed at Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration
- Simon Cowell's new holiday harem? His TWO mothers-in-law! He's back blinging it up in Barbados - a jet setters' playground turned naff circus of reality TV
- Behind the scenes at Christmas with the Kardashians: Kylie and Kris Jenner coordinate in revealing Balmain mini-dresses at momager's annual party
- Kelly Brook hints at engagement to boyfriend Jeremy Parisi as she flashes diamond ring in sweet couple selfie
- Yolanda Foster cuddles with Gigi, Bella and Anwar on Christmas after difficult 2015 marred by divorce, RHOBH spats and Lyme disease struggle
- How Joan Collins almost became a member of a VERY saucy dynasty! French brothel owner 'Madame Claude' tried to recruit the actress as one of her 'A-list prostitutes'
- The big man himself! Mariah Carey's twins get a visit from Santa but somehow their mega star mommy ends up on his knee
- Ant and Dec reveal Prince Charles struggled understanding their Geordie accents while filming new documentary and gifted them hip flasks for their 40th birthdays this year
- Yuletide kisses! Amber Rose posts cute video of Wiz Khalifa with their son Sebastian as they bond on Christmas Day Making a day of it with their boy
- Ryan Reynolds' wisecracking Deadpool reveals 'a different kind of superhero story' in gritty, violent trailer Preview includes a gratuitous close-up of the actor's behind
- The Voice is about to get louder! New judges Boy George and Paloma Faith say they've got what it takes to give the show some va-va-voom now Tom Jones has gone
- 'Tis the season to be jolly! Effortlessly chic Elizabeth Hurley shares giggle with teenage son Damian while picking up last-minute Christmas essentials
- Merry Abs-mas! Kym Marsh proves her fitness dedication as she flaunts her incredibly toned stomach during Christmas day workout Rock hard
- National HIT service: ROBERT HARDMAN tells the utterly inspirational story behind the NHS choir who've beaten Justin Bieber to be the Christmas No1
- They've done it! NHS Choir pips Justin Bieber to become Christmas No1 after charity single out-sells pop star by 31,000 copies in the closest race in years Poor Justin!
- Revealed: Kim Kardashian names her five favorite gowns from 2015 with first place going to 'super sexy' sheer wonder she wore to the Met Gala
- 'I'm absolutely gutted': Sir Bruce Forsyth sends festive greetings as he's forced to pull out of Strictly's Christmas special following life-saving operation
- Happy and glorious! Queen steals the show with quick change from vintage fur coat to vibrant red outfit between Christmas Day services Smiled for masses
- Queen of everything! Now Adele tops gift charts too after her album 25 is the most popular gifts under the nation's Christmas trees The Hello singer's CD topped Amazon list
- So he DOES have a sense of humour after all! Andy Murray shows off his funny side as he shows off festive outfits with his brother Jamie Present from mum?
- The Flop Factor? Louisa Johnson fails to bag the UK Christmas Number 1 as X Factor winner's single Forever Young lands in a dismal 12th place Oh dear Simon
- Khloe Kardashian's ex French Montana reveals he's donating his $1 MILLION bonus check from boss Diddy to a charity in the Bronx
- Merry Christmas from Hollywood! Courtney Love kicks off Yuletide Instagrams by posing in red lingerie as Michelle Rodriguez gets nasty Leggy display for her fans
- 'Saylor's first Christmas!' Kristin Cavallari celebrates festive season with her new baby just two weeks after The Hills star's brother was found dead
- Rapper 50 Cent's baby mama Daphne Joy looks curvy in red dress as she takes snaps with son Sire in NYC Got into the Christmas spirit
- Oh so in love! Jennifer Hawkin's husband Jake Wall labels her his 'fave' as he posts a stunning sunset snap from their Maldives getaway
- Meet the original monster slayer: A new retelling of epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf has become one of the most expensive ITV dramas ever made
- 'All I Want for Christmas Is You!' Loved up Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi mark the festive holiday in St Barts The couple swapped out a white Christmas in favour of a white sand
- Man arrested at Kylie Jenner's Calabasas home after he tried to break through her security gate... was placed on psychiatric hold
- 'I'm in tears all day as Dean Wicks': EastEnders' Matt Di Angelo on why his traumatic scenes leave him in anguish
- 'So happy and blessed': Sam Faiers' boyfriend Paul Knightley puts a protective arm around her growing bump as they cosy up for sweet Christmas snap
- 'Love in 2016!': Justin Theroux shares photo with Jennifer Aniston from ski trip as he wishes followers 'health and peace'
- The house that TV justice built: Judge Judy's sprawling Florida beachfront penthouse now on the market for $11MILLION - as tough-talking arbiter moves into mansion down the street
- 'I don't think you could find a bigger spoon': MasterChef fans turn on greengrocer judge Gregg Wallace as he dishes out criticism to top chefs in professionals final
- A girl's best friend! Alice Eve carries her cute pet pooch in her arms as she gets stuck into some last minute Christmas shopping Won't be separated
- 'We miss you': David Beckham shares touching family moment when he and his children paid tribute to the football star's late grandparents Visited grave
- 'Wishing you a day full of love and happiness!' Natasha Oakley swaps her bikini for cherry print dress to wish fans a Merry Christmas from Hawaii
- It's Call The Midwife versus Downton Abbey in tonight's battle of the Christmas Day TV heavyweights Who will win the battle of the box?
- Sealed with a kiss! Heidi Klum and Seal share a smooch as they put on united front while taking their children for Christmas Eve dinner Remained very amicable
- Janet Jackson, 49, postpones her first world tour in four years to undergo surgery The 49-year-old has to undergo surgery, she announced on Facebook on Thursday