SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Brazilian lover steals the show at Jagger's big night
Luciana Gimenez, 46, (pictured) turned up at the New York premiere of Vinyl, a TV series produced by Jagger, 72, which stars James, his 30-year-old son with Jerry. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Britain less secure outside the EU? How does the PM keep a straight face?
The suggestion that it is the EU which has kept Britain safe from its enemies is one which Mr Cameron must find hard to make with a straight face, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: How Corbyn man abused his own side
Shadow chancellor John McDonnel said the new leadership would not tolerate party members who abused MPs. But his conduct shows he abused Labour ministers in the past. ...read
Wayne Rooney is making the perfect response to his critics after firing Manchester United to win over Liverpool
JAMIE REDKNAPP: That’s five goals in four games now in 2016 and in three of those matches he has hit the winner. And it doesn’t get much bigger than scoring the winner at Anfield. ...read
Why the Brexit poll could become England’s accidental ballot on Scotland leaving the UK
'The term ‘mansplaining’ has developed on social media to describe the annoying habit we chaps have of explaining important matters to women,' writes Chris Deerin. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: An apology is the least this war hero deserves
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The atrocious paedophile witch-hunt to which D-Day veteran Lord Bramall (pictured) has been subjected for the past year has tested even his proven resilience and courage. ...read
My friend's husband sleeps around - sex columnist Rowan Pelling gives advice
Sex columnist Rowan Pelling advises on a sexual dilemma. This reader's friend has found out her husband has cheated on her. Rowan advises caution and patience. ...read
The tormentors of my friend Lord Bramall MUST be punished for causing unimaginable misery, writes MAX HASTINGS
MAX HASTINGS: If Lord Bramall – and probably others – are innocent, then their accusers must be either deranged or extremely wicked for causing such misery and wasting police time. ...read
Posh fops and girls called Tuppence… 5 reasons War and Peace is not the new Wolf Hall but more like Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
Here are five reasons why War and Peace (or WaP as we should call it) has more in common with MiC than Tolstoy. ...read
Roberto Martinez called Chelsea's last-gasp equaliser against Everton 'diabolical'... do you mean your defence, Roberto?
MARTIN SAMUEL: Diabolical. Big word, that. Roberto Martinez used it to describe the performance of referee Mike Jones at Chelsea. But there is another angle, that Everton could not defend a lead. ...read
Dave broadcasting David Haye's comeback might have seemed an anti-climax, but their use of safe hands led to a seamless show
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: There isn't anything unusual about boxers hyping interest in a fight. But David Haye's comeback on Dave? Surely an anti-climax? Well, only possibly. ...read
If Jurgen Klopp symbolises the future of football, then Manchester United's Louis van Gaal seems like yesterday's man now
OLIVER HOLT: Sometimes, the effects of pressure on a man are difficult to watch. It has got to the point with Louis van Gaal where it feels as if he is disintegrating in front of our eyes. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: The bearded pacifists are right... Trident IS a waste of money
There is a good, hard, patriotic argument for getting rid of Trident - an unusable, American-controlled monstrosity - before it bankrupts us and destroys out real defences. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Want to save America, Mr Obama? Put it on a diet!
Hail to the chief for telling America that he is gonna cure cancer once and for all. Cancer is personal. It’s personal for Joe Biden, Obama’s wingman on this so-called ‘cancer moonshot’ mission. ...read
BLACK DOG: Saintly Frank in Eton-lite jibe
A vicious class-war spat between saintly Labour MP Frank Field and ex-banker Tory MP Richard Graham livened up a meeting of the usually sleepy Commons Work and Pensions Committee. ...read
LIZ JONES: £10 for a log? It’s better than burning your laminate floor
An interiors shop in Muswell Hill has on offer logs with the ends painted, at £10 each. Intended for a festive window display, there was so much interest they were put on sale, and have sold out. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Get back on your feet...at a Leg Club
The Mail on Sunday's GP answers readers' questions on leg ulcers and neck pain caused by arthritis, and says marriage is good at any age including for supermodel Jerry Hall. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Charm not coercion, Aquarius!
Put the key in the lock, Aquarius ...read
Prolific Gonzalo Higuain proving to be key man in Napoli's title pursuit in Serie A
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain has scored 18 goals this term. The stocky Argentinian has never scored at this rate in his life. It’s his best half-season total. ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Brazilian lover steals the show at Jagger's big night
Luciana Gimenez, 46, (pictured) turned up at the New York premiere of Vinyl, a TV series produced by Jagger, 72, which stars James, his 30-year-old son with Jerry. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: How Corbyn man abused his own side
Shadow chancellor John McDonnel said the new leadership would not tolerate party members who abused MPs. But his conduct shows he abused Labour ministers in the past. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: An apology is the least this war hero deserves
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The atrocious paedophile witch-hunt to which D-Day veteran Lord Bramall (pictured) has been subjected for the past year has tested even his proven resilience and courage. ...read
The tormentors of my friend Lord Bramall MUST be punished for causing unimaginable misery, writes MAX HASTINGS
MAX HASTINGS: If Lord Bramall – and probably others – are innocent, then their accusers must be either deranged or extremely wicked for causing such misery and wasting police time. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: The Queen's grandson and a deal tainting her big party
No one loves a royal celebration more than I, especially when it’s thrown in honour of our Queen. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Federal Reserve and possibly Bank of England fuel disturbing start to year for investors
A fundamental reason for the shares setback looks to be the determination of the Fed and Bank to return monetary conditions and interest rates to normal. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Moving exams for Ramadan deserves an F for fail: Muslims are welcome in Britain - but they need to fit in with our timetables, not the other way round
KATIE HOPKINS: I refuse to believe we have come to the point where being British is so nebulous and up for grabs our exam boards are free to impose Ramadan on all our kids. ...read
TOM UTLEY: While doctors play politics, my brother's cancer op has been delayed. So please, no pious cant about putting patients first
On Christmas Eve, seven NHS consultants were meeting at St George’s Hospital in London to plan an operation to save my 63-year-old brother’s life, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
After Maria Miller's proposals to allow gender in passports to be marked with an X, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says let's stop pretending that 'trans' is the new normal...
Maria Miller's committee says people should not have to record their sex as male or female on passports and other official documents, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: 'One is not amused' as Queen clamps down on palace pilfering
The Queen won’t tolerate pilfering at her palaces any longer, I hear. Casual staff have occasionally been known to keep a royal memento, or pull a gold button off their state livery, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
Good nudes! The girls are back in town and it's bracing, brassy and beautifully British, says QUENTIN LETTS
The Girls is tremendous fun — elicits laughter, tears and goose pimples aplenty — and I am only surprised the producers have discouraged critics from attending, says QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
The Battle of Tadcaster Bridge: On one side, locals cut off after floods destroyed their bridge. On the other, a brewery baron blocking a lifeline that would save them a 10-mile trip. Cue a rising tide of fury!
Tadcaster in North Yorkshire has been two separate communities ever since recent floods snapped its ancient bridge in half, two days before New Year’s Eve, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
It's taken the belly-aching bigots of Oxford to make me agree with Chris Patten, says STEPHEN GLOVER
Stephen Glover supports Lord Patten who championed ‘freedom of argument and debate’ in a notable speech and said 'One thing we should never tolerate is intolerance' ...read
PIERS MORGAN: There's nothing funny about the Celebrity Big Brother David Bowie comedy of errors. It's just nasty, exploitative and sick
As the world mourned the loss of David Bowie, here was his death from cancer being turned into an instant, tasteless, tacky farce by a television company. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Education? No, ludicrous propaganda
What possible justification can there be for a respected examination board providing a GCSE syllabus apparently designed to foster an ultra-Leftist view of immigration? ...read
PETER MCKAY: Syria? It's turned into Operation Damp Squib
Remember how we were told a month ago that it was vital for the RAF to bomb Syria? Since MPs voted 397 to 223 in favour, there have been only three strike missions, writes PETER MCKAY. ...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
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
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
Wayne Rooney is making the perfect response to his critics after firing Manchester United to win over Liverpool
JAMIE REDKNAPP: That’s five goals in four games now in 2016 and in three of those matches he has hit the winner. And it doesn’t get much bigger than scoring the winner at Anfield. ...read
Roberto Martinez called Chelsea's last-gasp equaliser against Everton 'diabolical'... do you mean your defence, Roberto?
MARTIN SAMUEL: Diabolical. Big word, that. Roberto Martinez used it to describe the performance of referee Mike Jones at Chelsea. But there is another angle, that Everton could not defend a lead. ...read
Dave broadcasting David Haye's comeback might have seemed an anti-climax, but their use of safe hands led to a seamless show
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: There isn't anything unusual about boxers hyping interest in a fight. But David Haye's comeback on Dave? Surely an anti-climax? Well, only possibly. ...read
If Jurgen Klopp symbolises the future of football, then Manchester United's Louis van Gaal seems like yesterday's man now
OLIVER HOLT: Sometimes, the effects of pressure on a man are difficult to watch. It has got to the point with Louis van Gaal where it feels as if he is disintegrating in front of our eyes. ...read
Prolific Gonzalo Higuain proving to be key man in Napoli's title pursuit in Serie A
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain has scored 18 goals this term. The stocky Argentinian has never scored at this rate in his life. It’s his best half-season total. ...read
Best band of all time? The Beatles. Greatest solo artist? That’ll be David Bowie: Event music critic on the showman he saw live ten times over 20 years
To reach that summit you have to make a series of outstanding albums in different styles, while remaining fiercely yourself. Your music has to be both entertainment and art. ...read
Jurgen Klopp's biggest game as Liverpool manager isn't Manchester United but Stoke in the Capital One Cup... supporters at Anfield are desperate for a trophy
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Is this the biggest game of the season? For Louis van Gaal and Man United, absolutely — another defeat and he could be sacked. But for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool? No. ...read
Bolton to report Sheffield Wednesday to Football League over Mark Davies debacle
CHARLES SALE: The Football League are waiting for a complaint from Bolton before probing the 'unprecedented' circumstances around Mark Davies' aborted transfer move. ...read
Joe Root and Ben Stokes display real nerve to rescue England on day two as big hitters go after South Africa attack
NASSER HUSSAIN: The passage of play after Ben Stokes joined Joe Root in the middle with England 91 for four was some of the most exhilarating Test cricket we have seen for a long time. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Arsene Wenger does well to sign Mohamed Elneny in January but Bolton's decline is sad to see
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. This week Arsene Wenger gets the seal of approval while Bolton pay for mistakes. ...read
Alastair Cook had a poor morning in the field, but it's only going to get harder to bat on The Wanderers pitch from here
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: After England bounced back from a tough start to take the momentum in Johannesburg, David Lloyd gives Sportsmail his thoughts on day two. ...read
Wounded English trio Martin Johnson, Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree can be part of the Lions
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The Lions could conceivably go to New Zealand next year with a management team featuring three men released by England. ...read
Daniel Sturridge is a lonely figure cut off from the first team at Melwood... but the Liverpool striker is still the man to complete Roy Hodgson's Euro 2016 plan
NEIL ASHTON: On Sunday, when Roy Hodgson returns to work following a mid-winter break, he will travel to Anfield for Liverpool's clash with Manchester United. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Man City fans are not stupid, they can see they should be doing better. They've yet to make an impression on the Champions League, do the Double or retain the title... that’s a fair ‘to-do’ list for Pep Guardiola
THE DEBATE: Guardiola is bringing his philosophy to a new club in a new league and his impending arrival at Man City has split opinion. But football fans are not clowns, well, not all of them. ...read
Eddie Jones has found the right balance between form and potential in his England squad... he's tackling issues at No 7 and 12
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I spent most of my career trying to undermine and pick holes in Eddie Jones's Australian squad, but I can say a big well done on this one. It ticks just about every box. ...read
Emil Forsberg being tracked by Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp considers summer bid for Sweden winger
TRANSFER NEWS COLUMN: Liverpool will continue to monitor Sweden international and Red Bull Leipzig winger Emil Forsberg as they consider a summer offer. ...read
Mike Dean made right call for Chancel Mbemba handball... referees look for intention of a player to put his arms into an unnatural position before blowing whistle
GRAHAM POLL: Handball remains the only offence in law which must be deliberate for it to be an offence so that should make it easy to adjudicate. Referees now look for the intention of a player. ...read
Manchester United failed Wilfried Zaha and Crystal Palace are reaping the benefits... Roy Hodgson should give him another chance in the England squad
ADRIAN DURHAM: Speak to anyone who knows about Wilfried Zaha’s time at Manchester United and you’ll realise he failed there not because he lacked the raw materials. ...read
Rory McIlroy faces tough struggle to oust relentless American Jordan Spieth from his world No 1 perch in 2016
DEREK LAWRENSON: Never mind throwing down the gauntlet to Rory McIlroy. Jordan Spieth accompanied it with every other piece of his impressive armoury in Hawaii on Sunday. ...read
John Obi Mikel has never lost under Guus Hiddink in 19 matches and counting… the midfielder could be Chelsea's unlikely hero in his 10th year at the club
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: John Obi Mikel is practically part of the furniture at Chelsea. To Guus Hiddink, though, he isn't ready for the testimonial treatment just yet. ...read
Chris Mears ramps up the hard work for biggest year of his life at Rio 2016 Olympics
CHRIS MEARS - ROAD TO RIO: I’ve not made any New Year’s resolutions, I feel pretty on top of everything at the moment so I’m just going to carry on what I’m doing because I think I’m on to a winner. ...read
2016 is the year when the pillars of world sport must be rebuilt by real heroes ahead of European Championship and Olympics
Welcome to the year of Rio and the Euros. We should be agog with excitement. Yet a cloud hangs over our great expectations. Never has a sporting year begun in such crying need of real heroes. ...read
Jurgen Klopp was all hugs and smiles when he arrived at Liverpool... but not any more after rows with Sam Allardyce and Tony Pulis – TACKLE KEOWN
Former Arsenal and England defender-turned Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown returns to answer YOUR questions on the big talking points in football. ...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
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
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
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
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
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The U.S. superstar bringing Billie Holiday back to life
Audra McDonald (pictured), the most lauded actress on Broadway, will be making her West End debut portraying legendary singer Billie Holiday, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
What DID go wrong for Lineker and his lingerie model? Loving tweets just weeks ago, but 19-year age gap and wildly different personalities could have been behind their split
Gary Lineker, 55, has quietly separated from his wife Danielle, a Welsh former lingerie model, 19 years his junior, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. ...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
My friend's husband sleeps around - sex columnist Rowan Pelling gives advice
Sex columnist Rowan Pelling advises on a sexual dilemma. This reader's friend has found out her husband has cheated on her. Rowan advises caution and patience. ...read
BEL MOONEY: How can we stand up to our bullying daughter?
Bel Mooney dispenses advice this week to a woman who is bullied by her 27-year-old daughter and another woman whose grandson took his life. ...read
JAN MOIR: You can't blame Lineker for not wanting a baby at 55
Gary Lineker and Danielle Bux have divorced because he doesn’t want any more babies and she does — something you can’t help but think they might have sorted out before kick-off, says JAN MOIR. ...read
Thank heavens my daughter doesn’t want a birthday party: How children's parties are capable of filling anyone with dread
Lorraine Candy's middle child turns 12 today. She said she didn't want a party - and Lorraine was relieved. The columnist finds it hard to compete with upmarket birthday parties. ...read
LIZ JONES: Thanks Mr Hollywood - now I know the recipe for hippo cake
Over Christmas, with time on my hands, I decided to turn over a new leaf, and bake from scratch rather than prick Cellophane with the cats’ fork. My first recipe was white bread, writes LIZ JONES. ...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
DR ELLIE CANNON: Get back on your feet...at a Leg Club
The Mail on Sunday's GP answers readers' questions on leg ulcers and neck pain caused by arthritis, and says marriage is good at any age including for supermodel Jerry Hall. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: Is my heart too weak to cope with surgery?
A patient has been advised to see a consultant about having a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) and is unsure whether to go ahead. ...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
TONY HETHERINGTON: 'Autopilot' bond was too complex for us to understand – so why did NatWest sell it?
In 2011, my husband and I saw a financial adviser at , NatWest, as we had some money to put into a cautious investment. He recommended putting £20,000 into an Autopilot Bond. ...read
No better time to leave the 'Hateful Six': Britain's big energy firms make one question the case for capitalism, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE
Last week, it emerged that the top executives at these six energy giants – British Gas, EDF, Eon, npower, ScottishPower and SSE – earned between themselves £12 million in 2015. ...read
One word of warning... CHINA: As £4 trillion is wiped off stock markets in nine days all eyes on World's second largest economy, says JON REES
And now the City has joined in with truly apocalyptic warnings that stock markets are set to plunge by levels that would wipe out the gains of the past decade – and then some. ...read
REBECCA RUTT: New 'best practice' rules won't protect consumers from getting ripped off by insurers at renewal
It's fair to say insurers aren't winning any popularity contests at the moment, or ever for that matter, and more often than not we're slating them rather than singing their praises. ...read
LEE BOYCE: The Chancellor could find himself in a bit of pickle with motorists come March if oil prices continue to fall...
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil has collapsed in the last 18 months. You only have to rewind to September 2014 to find it at more than $100 a barrel. ...read
Sell (mostly) everything! Is it time for the MINOR INVESTOR to heed the dire warnings?
Bearish calls from RBS and perma-bear Albert Edwards have some resonance, but for the minor investor, selling (mostly) everything is not really that great an option. ...read
ASK TONY: Extra Energy would not speak to me when my wife died, and now they are harassing me over an unpaid bill which they haven't even supplied...
I have called several times to find how much is owed. It was bad enough to lose my wife so quickly, but to be chased and harassed by a company that will not even communicate with me is disgusting ...read
JAMES CONEY: Why BT really gets under our skins and even beat TalkTalk to our Wooden Spoon award
We get a steady stream of letters about BT, and through the year we’ve run a number of stories about readers who have had some pretty dreadful problems with the firm. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: M&S must stop skirting real issues - first of all the online shopping revolution
The real challenge for at least a decade is how it transforms itself to meet the changing way we shop. ...read
Bringing the Miami heat! Bethenny Frankel, 45, shows off her fit figure in strapless bikini as she enjoys her Florida beach vacation
The 45-year-old reality star looked to be in the best shape of her life as she walked on the beach. The Real Housewives Of New York vet had on a strapless bikini ...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
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
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
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
MARKET REPORT: Halfords punctured by broker downgrade for European retailers
After a recent strong run helped by interest in the Tour de France’s visit to Britain, some cautious broker comment caused the chain to come off for bicycle and car parts retailer Halfords. ...read
Can this trick really give you an extra £1,600-a-year of pension? Workers on brink of retirement could boost pots by putting off state pension
Spending your whole pension pot in the space of a few years while deferring your state pension could help people squeeze an extra £1,600-a-year out of your retirement pot. ...read
Customers due compensation for mis-sold card protection must act now as they have two weeks left to file claims averaging £188
Seven million people targeted with these policies were sent compensation claims forms in February by their bank or credit card company. But many have yet to respond. ...read
Savers handed new tax-efficient way to get at their pension pots as officials flesh out upcoming retirement freedoms
People in work pensions are to be given a new tax-efficient option to take lump sums out of their savings pots when they wish as they approach retirement. ...read
Money Morals: Is a Lidl store's ten minute free parking with a £90 fine if you overstay and don't buy anything fair?
Anyone who doesn't buy something in the shop gets hit with a £90 fine if they stray over. Is this fair? Have your say in out latest Money Moral. ...read
Blow to drivers as AA warns whiplash law will push up the price of insurance premiums
Insurers started to cut prices after the Government unveiled measures to reduce fraudulent whiplash claims but premium falls may rise again unless tougher measures are brought in. ...read
Unemployed 18-year-old applies for £300 payday loan and is offered £500 - is this responsible lending?
He applied for a £300 loan through Cash Lady as an unemployed eighteen-year-old presuming that he’d be turned down. The result? They arranged a £500 loan. ...read
RICHARD DYSON: The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion
The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust, but the Bank of Gran and Grandad is flush with property wealth, a further sign of the great generational divide. ...read
DAN ATKINSON: Downturns may have prevented bust
Gordon Brown was committed to ending the cycle of ‘boom and bust’. Perhaps one or two small downturns may have saved us from the very large one that started in 2008. ...read
DAN HYDE: Annuity changes are welcome but insurers have forced a selfish compromise that will hurt thousands
Insurers are finally cleaning up their act over a £1 billion pensions rip-off but their self-interest has stopped the ABI from going the whole hog, leaving thousands to fall through the cracks in the code. ...read
LISA BUCKINGHAM: Time to take a long hard look at the predatory payday loan gang
The OFT is about to write to the 50 largest payday lenders to point out where it thinks they may be falling short, but such moves are not enough. ...read
A final farewell: Three million readers helped us build up a website that's making a difference
Much has changed since I was made Editor of This is Money seven years ago. These seismic financial times help to explain a rise in readership from 300,000 to 3m. ...read
Barclays carries on regardless
Barclays' rewards appear all the more farcical because it was ex-boss John Varley who spearheaded the much-trumpeted Merlin deal, writes Lucy Farndon ...read
PETER HITCHENS: The bearded pacifists are right... Trident IS a waste of money
There is a good, hard, patriotic argument for getting rid of Trident - an unusable, American-controlled monstrosity - before it bankrupts us and destroys out real defences. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Want to save America, Mr Obama? Put it on a diet!
Hail to the chief for telling America that he is gonna cure cancer once and for all. Cancer is personal. It’s personal for Joe Biden, Obama’s wingman on this so-called ‘cancer moonshot’ mission. ...read
BLACK DOG: Saintly Frank in Eton-lite jibe
A vicious class-war spat between saintly Labour MP Frank Field and ex-banker Tory MP Richard Graham livened up a meeting of the usually sleepy Commons Work and Pensions Committee. ...read
LIZ JONES: £10 for a log? It’s better than burning your laminate floor
An interiors shop in Muswell Hill has on offer logs with the ends painted, at £10 each. Intended for a festive window display, there was so much interest they were put on sale, and have sold out. ...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
HOROSCOPES: Charm not coercion, Aquarius!
Put the key in the lock, Aquarius ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Urban regeneration
Applied directly after cleansing, Givenchy Vax’in For Youth City Skin Solution helps strengthen the skin’s outer layer, reducing the ageing effects of oxidation caused by urban aggressors. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which things go from bad to worse
Nic stepped up to me, really close, her face in my face. ‘You b****,’ she said. ‘I bet you want me to punch you so you have something to write about in your column!’ ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: I'm looking for a good everyday mascara
I am looking for a good everyday mascara - just something that will colour and condition my lashes. Waterproof would be good too as I tend towards panda eyes. ...read
HEALTH: How I beat the baby blues
Mother of two Louise Moxon, 40, reveals how postnatal depression turned her from a successful businesswoman into someone consumed with anxiety and despair. ...read
Mimi Spencer's fabulous 5:2 beach diet: Super-simple fridge gazpacho
As fine a summer soup as you could imagine. It matters that the tomatoes are ripe and flavourful. It matters that you eat this fresh from the fridge. After that, nothing else matters at all. ...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
Why the Brexit poll could become England’s accidental ballot on Scotland leaving the UK
'The term ‘mansplaining’ has developed on social media to describe the annoying habit we chaps have of explaining important matters to women,' writes Chris Deerin. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Britain less secure outside the EU? How does the PM keep a straight face?
The suggestion that it is the EU which has kept Britain safe from its enemies is one which Mr Cameron must find hard to make with a straight face, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
Posh fops and girls called Tuppence… 5 reasons War and Peace is not the new Wolf Hall but more like Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
Here are five reasons why War and Peace (or WaP as we should call it) has more in common with MiC than Tolstoy. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Most private investors have no need to panic if they follow Ruth’s Golden Rules
How scared should small investors be? A top strategist at RBS is advising investors to ‘sell everything’ and even the Chancellor has warned that the UK economy is at risk from outside forces. ...read
SARAH VINE: Grrr! Tiger Mums drive me (and their kids) crackers
Tiger parenting is vanity parenting, espoused by people who see their children not as individuals with independent hearts and minds, but vessels for their own, perhaps thwarted, ambitions ...read
Is Cameron copying Labour’s Harold Wilson? Facing a party split over bogus EU 'renegotiation' the PM appears to be mimicking another smooth, clever, Oxford-educated pragmatist
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: To those who have followed Mr Cameron’s position, the origins of the 1975 referendum should look familiar. It was designed to paper over the cracks in a divided party. ...read
Why does Britain still cosy up to these butchers? MICHAEL BURLEIGH examines the impact of Saudi Arabia's decision to execute 47 prisoners including Shiite cleric
Barely has the New Year started than Saudi Arabia has confirmed its reputation for barbarity. This weekend, at 12 separate prisons, 47 convicts were executed by beheading or firing squad. ...read
Bringing the Miami heat! Bethenny Frankel, 45, shows off her fit figure in strapless bikini as she enjoys her Florida beach vacation
The 45-year-old reality star looked to be in the best shape of her life as she walked on the beach. The Real Housewives Of New York vet had on a strapless bikini ...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
Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
GEORGE PITCHER: Yesterday's High Court judgment is first and foremost a terrible blow for Tony Nicklinson, who is paralysed from the neck down after a stroke and can communicate only by blinking. ...read
Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
Last night RUPERT MYERS saw the Catholic journalist Milo Yiannopoulos argue bravely and honestly for a number of things, including against gay marriage. ...read
Cameron ditches House of Lords reform, and it's going to play havoc with the Coalition
KIRSTY WALKER: At a time when the country is gripped with Olympic fever, few ordinary people will be interested in the latest developments on House of Lords reform and boundary commission changes. ...read
Wrong questions, Mr Hammond. You are asking the wrong questions
WILLIAM FORBES: Mr Hammond is reported as saying that he "would rather fire soldiers than go to war with poor equipment" – but that is not the choice. ...read
People will happily borrow to pay for the trappings of the modern wedding, but all you really need is a pledge of love
FRANCESCA PREECE: Getting married is not about paying for a lavish ceremony. Maybe McCartney was right all along... Can’t Buy Me Love, everybody tells me so. ...read
Soon all sex offenders leaving jail will have to take a lie-detector test. How long until someone cries 'human rights'?
STEPHEN LEVINSON: The Government believes the law is bomb-proof, but unless great care is taken it could wind up facing claims of privacy infringement. ...read
The state makes for a bad parent. The number of children it brings up should be kept to a minimum
HARRY PHIBBS: As children leaving care are more likely to end up in prison than university the Government has rightly confirmed its determination to reduce the number of children in care. ...read
This summer of patriotic fervour suggests a change in the tone of British culture
PETER WHITTLE: With the Jubilee celebrations behind us and the Olympics round the corner, what is this summer of celebration telling us about the state of British patriotism? ...read
Ireland has now passed the point where it can honestly be deemed an independent country
A sober-minded observer of Irish history is unable to watch Ireland’s elective slouch into Euro-mediocrity without profound dismay. Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to the fiscal compact is its ‘No’ to the more strenuous but more honourable path of recovering the responsibilities of self-government. ...read
Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday
CHARLIE WOLF: Where has this perception - myth even come from? The perception that Mitt Romney hasn't sealed the deal. Yes, he may have won the all important Ohio Primary by just 1 percentage point, but a win is a win. ...read
PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
Like almost every ‘period’ film nowadays, and certainly every British one, Philip Norman argues that the King's Speech is riddled with preposterous historical distortions, over-simplifications and out-of-period anachronisms. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Curious case of the poet and the PM's wife
Celebrating her 100th birthday this week, Mary Wilson is the longest-living wife of any British prime minister (though Clarissa Eden, 95, is hot on her heels), writes Craig Brown. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
Brendon McCullum: Steve Smith will live to regret Ben Stokes dismissal... he missed chance to strike blow for spirit of cricket
BRENDON MCCULLUM: It’s probably too early in Steve Smith’s captaincy career to appreciate this but one day he’ll look back at the Ben Stokes dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Great mimicry, Tracey. Now about those jokes...
Tracey Ullman is back on our screens after a 30-year absence, during which she didn’t get up to much, aside from winning several Emmys and creating The Simpsons. (Sort of; look it up.) ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Snakes alive! America’s Dodge Viper ACR bares its awesome fangs (and its 8.4-LITRE engine) as I hit 167mph in the surprisingly comfy driver’s seat
Everything is where you’d want it to be. They haven’t gone overboard on the faux-macho weapons systems buttons like some other manufacturers feel the need to do. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Any porter in a storm: These rich, warming beers are the perfect accompaniment to a British winter. Is it time you went over to the dark side?
Porter is the 18th-century dark beer that swept from London to the world on a tide of mass popularity. Rich, dark and inexpensive, it tended to be sweeter and less robust than stouts. ...read
Bravo, Leo! (Give the bear an Oscar, too.) Visceral, exhausting and utterly brilliant... DiCaprio’s snowy Western is a clear favourite for Oscar success
The Revenant is film-making of the very highest order, brilliantly combining all the heritage and history of the epic adventure picture with the very latest in movie-making technology. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Madrid's mystery maestro (and the obscure bookseller from Reading he ruined)
For some time Laura Cumming avoided going into the Prado Museum, the great jewel in the crown of Spain and home to an unparalleled collection of paintings. But, one day, she succumbed. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley are the second couple I’ve introduced at the Pride Of Britain awards. Unfortunately the first was Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Frank began his wedding speech by revealing that after their first meeting, he flew off for an England game and he and Christine spoke on the phone every night for up to four hours at a time. ...read
Sorry, guys... But luck wasn't your lady tonight
Highly polished yet oddly lacklustre, Gordon Greenberg's production of Guys And Dolls falls short of raising the rafters or bringing an audience to its rapturous feet. ...read
Pump up the iPhone: Can a phone case really transform your mobile into a hand-held hi-fi system?
A new case from British hi-fi company Arcam actually makes music sound far, far better via your headphones, using a built-in amplifier and digital-to-analogue converter. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Suit you, Signore! Southern Italian culinary genius in a Savile Row setting? It’s a perfect fit...
The menu at Sartoria is nothing revolutionary (thank God), but written by a master, skipping from Roman carbonaras to Neapolitan-style lasagnes, southern crudo and Sardinian fregola. ...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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- Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa 'moves in' with City millionaire James Matthews after two months of dating Posh pad in Chelsea
- No clothes required! Kourtney Kardashian takes KUWTK cameras behind the scenes of nude shoot as she admits she works out 'every single day'
- Simply booty-ful! Abbey Clancy displays her stunning figure and peachy derriere in sexy swimwear during beach photoshoot in Dubai Has a killer physique
- 'I can't even remember what his voice sounds like': CBB's Stephanie says she's 'forgotten' boyfriend Sam Reece as she declares her 'love' for Jeremy McConnell
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- Helen Mirren, 70, glows as she shows off her fantastic figure in a flattering floral gown at the Critics' Choice Awards Beaming as she arrived
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- Hayden Panettiere returns to the red carpet at Critics' Choice Award after treatment for postnatal depression She positively glowed in a plunging peach gown
- Jurassic World nominee Bryce Dallas Howard bares cleavage in very deep-cut black Balmain gown she bought ONLINE at Critics' Choice Awards
- Newly-single Gary Lineker steps out for dinner with Kelly Hoppen and another female friend two days after announcing divorce from Danielle
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Best Shop Ever! Louis Tomlinson looks loved-up with new girlfriend Danielle Campbell as they buy groceries in California
- She looks Unreal! New mother Shiri Appleby wears elegant chiffon gown a month after giving birth at the Critics' Choice Awards Gave birth a month ago
- Kate Winslet leads the style stakes at The London Critics' Circle Film Awards as she flaunts her lithe legs in a little black dress Legs honed to the max
- Jennifer Aniston flaunts her toned legs with a daring slit in her skirt as she joins Justin Theroux at the Critics' Choice Awards Wowed in blue gown
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot wields a large sword and shield... as Chris Pine tries to lend a hand on the set of Wonder Woman In London on Sunday
- Queasy does it! New Top Gear host Chris Evans halts filming as he climbs out of the car to VOMIT after taking a spin with co-star Sabine Schmitz
- 'It was a pretty big punch to take': Jason Donovan reveals it took years to recover from break-up with Kylie Minogue after she ditched him
- Things that go bump in the night! Pregnant Liv Tyler shows off burgeoning baby belly in navy gown at Critics' Choice Awards She certainly got noticed
- 'I'm very proud of it': Krysten Ritter shimmers at Critics' Choice Awards as Jessica Jones renewed for second season Matched her success
- 'I'm done with it': Angie Bowie threatens to leave the Celebrity Big Brother house after suffering a sleepless night After a sleepless night in the CBB house
- Niall Horan's brother Greg reassures worried 1D fans on Twitter after accusing the star of rejecting him for five years 'On good terms'
- 'I didn't mean to lie!' Kim Kardashian explains Kanye West didn't release a new song on Friday because he had to fly to Italy for Yeezy fitting
- Boy George danced all night at party girl Kate Moss' Bowie-themed birthday bash as her all-star pals are treated to tribute night Event in the Cotswolds
- Dame Judi Clinch! Veteran actress Dench gives Kenneth Branagh a huge hug as he picks up top prize at the 36th London Critics' Circle Film Awards
- Sarah Paulson, 41, makes red carpet debut with girlfriend Holland Taylor, 73... and her ex Cherry Jones is at Critics' Choice Awards too
- 'I'm upset, I won't sleep now': Stephanie Davis can't stop the tears flowing as Jeremy McConnell seemingly calls off their romance in Celebrity Big Brother
- Kylie Jenner flashes her legs in white wrap dress and scuffed Nikes as she shares a glimpse of new spring fashion collection Looked very elegant
- Salma Hayek looks like a Hollywood screen siren as she shows off her curves in a little black dress while in Mexico Squeezed her curves
- Posh fops and girls called Tuppence... Five reasons War and Peace is not the new Wolf Hall but more like Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley Towie meets Tolstoy
- Reese Witherspoon's mini-me daughter Ava, 16, looks all grown up in cute dress as she goes to school dance with a classmate A spitting image
- Chloe Lloyd flaunts her cleavage and toned pins in a plunging black dress... as she puts on a loving display with Union J's Josh Cuthbert at their engagement party
- 'It's going beside my Millennium Falcon!' Jacob Tremblay, 9, gives sweetest speech of the night as he's named Best Young Acto at Critics' Choice Awards
- Stalked by madness: How Bowie was driven to the brink of insanity by a toxic cocktail of a tragic family flaw and cocaine by the truckload...
- 'I was the filling in a David Bowie and Mick Jagger cookie': Backup singer Ava Cherry claims she had a heated affair with both of the rock legends
- Stephanie Davis gets an official warning from Big Brother after threatening to PUNCH 'f***ing diva' Gemma Collins in heated CBB row
- 50 Cent tells Meek Mill his career is 'already over' as feud heats up Retaliated after he was the subject of a diss track from his rival over his recent bankruptcy
- Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's husband Jean-Bernard 'is demanding £3million in divorce... but she wants confidentiality clause in return'
- Silent Stig meets motormouth Dermot... and it's a TV car crash: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews weekend's TV Getaway Car is a worst TV spin-off since Joey
- Look away Bradley Cooper! Irina Shayk seems far from thrilled at being spotted with handsome mystery man during stroll in NYC She recently turned 30
- Maisie Williams flashes her lovely legs in quirky thigh-skimming patchwork dress as she picks up top prize at the 36th London Critics' Circle Film Awards
- Is he on her mind? Katie Price finally replies to Kim Kardashian's tweet about Peter Andre SEVEN YEARS later... as she puts old wedding dress up for sale
- Lady Gaga looks elegant as she poses with Chicago Fire star Monica Raymund while intimate piano session with Diane Warren surfaces online
- Beach day! Mariah Carey shows off her cleavage and derriere in her fitted jumpsuit while in St Barts with her twins Caught relaxing.
- Ballet chic! Taylor Swift wears leotard top and pleated skirt that looks like it could double as a tutu while leaving steakhouse in Los Angeles
- 'Anyone can be "skinny" but it doesn't make you happy': Lauren Goodger defends extreme weight loss as she parades 'fit and strong' shape in a bikini
- Amy Schumer keeps it simple as she shows off her cleavage in a floor-length white gown at Critics' Choice Awards She certainly didn't look like a Trainwreck
- New romance? Selena Gomez 'was seen packing on the PDA with fashion executive Samuel Krost' at LA club day before dinner date in Malibu
- Leggy in leather! Paris Hilton shows off her slim pins in skintight black slacks while visiting art exhibit in France She manages to look flawless regardless
- 'Sunday type of LOVE': Khloe Kardashian shares Instagram snap of two dozen pink roses after confirming she's still on with James Harden
- Leslie Mann indulges her fairytale fantasies in a princess dress at Critics' Choice Awards with husband Judd Apatow Rocked a strapless
- 'She reacted in the heat of the moment': Stephanie Davis' camp defends claims she is a bully after model says she was 'verbally abused by CBB star'
- One too many martinis? Madonna, 57, is accused of being 'drunk' and 'trash talking people in a fake hillbilly accent' during Kentucky concert
- Double duty! Kendall Jenner flashes her taut tummy and pert bottom as it's revealed the mystery man she was flirting with is singer Fai Khadra
- She's a copycat! Jessica Alba pulls a Kendall Jenner by showing off her pert bottom in leggings as she runs errands in West Hollywood
- Bryce Dallas Howard, Krysten Ritter and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley take the plunge as they lead glamour on the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards red carpet
- 'That turned into a farce': Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace hit out at 'ridiculous' EastEnders storylines Including the most recent 'baby swap' story
- The wheel thing! Brooklyn Beckham displays his impressive skateboarding skills in a series of Instagram videos
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler kisses son Beau before tying the knot with longtime fiancé Cutter Dykstra in Palm Springs Married the man of her dreams on Saturday
- She looks familiar? David Gandy puts on a VERY cosy display with a blonde Mollie King lookalike after night out in London Typically dapper
- Tamara Beckwith shows off her quirky two-tone dye-job as she gets stuck into training ahead of the new series of The Jump Pleased with herself
- Fun in the sun! Kelly Bensimon, 47, shows off toned bikini body as she plays game of volleyball in Miami Beach Wore a tiny brown bikini to reveal her abs
- Millie Mackintosh flaunts her incredible abs on a paddleboard as she posts more envy-inducing selfies on her Maldives getaway No January blues here
- Suited and booted! Olly Murs looks like a dapper gent in suave overcoat as he shows his support at football match in Liverpool
- Why more and more women are needing hip replacements in their 40s: It's not just Darcey Bussell. Fitness fanatics can pay a painful price for their diligence
- Perfect your pores: They're not just a teenage problem - discover how to minimise their appearance and look fabulous
- My friend's husband sleeps around - sex columnist Rowan Pelling gives advice This reader's friend has found out her husband has cheated on her
- High School Musical reunion! Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and the gang team up for 10-year anniversary... but Zac Efron skips it Pre-recorded message
- 'Welcome to Litchfield!': Netflix debuts dramatic season four teaser for Orange Is the New Black to debut in June Highly anticipated
- Celine Dion's brother Daniel dies from cancer aged 59 just two days after singer's husband passed away from same disease Mourning Daniel Dion
- 'They're just friends': Hailey Baldwin's father Stephen throws cold water on her relationship with Justin Bieber but then adds 'there's no label on it'
- 'She's a bad a**': Cameron Diaz's husband Benji Madden, 36, praises the actress, 43, as she releases new book Longevity A heartfelt, gushing post
- 'Enzo and I playing': Lewis Hamilton shares video of himself grappling with a WHITE TIGER in Mexico Came away without injury
- Gwen Stefani is Blake Shelton's plus one at stylist's Amanda Craig's wedding... and couldn't look happier as they pile into the photobooth Very silly billies
- In there like swimwear! Scotty T and Megan McKenna share steamy hot tub snog after climbing into bed together on Celebrity Big Brother
- A muddy Victoria Pendleton swaps cycling for horse riding as she comes in fourth place at first point-to-point in Exeter
- Sharing the love! Jennifer Aniston shows off her perfect pout while cuddling up to her glam squad in sweet Instagram snap
- 'I'm worth the wait': Rihanna teases her Super Bowl show in sultry new commercial with Stephen Colbert The Bitch Better Have My Money star rocked
- From Sandra Dee to Sandy Lane! Underwear tycoon Michelle Mone channels Grease icon in off-the-shoulder black catsuit on THIRD recent visit to Barbados
- Battle of the jet-set princesses: Eugenie challenges Beatrice's holiday record after swanning off EIGHT times in just 15 months
- Off they go! Sarah Harding and Louisa Lytton get stuck into training ahead of The Jump's launch... as Linford Christie loses his balance on slopes
- Jenna Coleman cuts a casual figure as she delights sci-fi fans with appearance at Comic Con in Miami following Doctor Who exit
- Make-up free Charlotte Gainsbourg keeps it casual as she steps out with husband Yvan Attal in New York City Went for dressed down look
- Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock shows off her enviably toned abs in skimpy white bralet and low-waisted jeans as she hits the London social scene
- Game, set and match for Rafael's hairline? Nadal reveals thinning hair as he attends Australian Open party in Melbourne
- 'I am not having a feud with Commando': Doctor Chris Brown DENIES going head to head with Steve Willis over upcoming Survivor hosting gig
- Kiefer Sutherland, 49, 'goes shirtless as he hops onstage for impromptu dance at famed Hollywood strip club' Showed off his moves
- Robert Pattinson and girlfriend FKA twigs party in London's Soho as they celebrate her 28th birthday
- Brandi Glanville gives a rare glimpse of her make-up-free complexion as she enjoys low-key shopping spree in LA
- Bundled up blonde! Skins star Dakota Blue Richards layers striped scarf over ski jacket after Sunday Brunch appearance
- Karlie Kloss shows off her abs in a mesh sports bra as she models a series of sportswear as the new face of Kurt Geiger
- Accessorise all areas: Folds can add interest to an outfit - brighten them up with coloured shoes and statement jewellery They can make a real statement
- Sir Elton John's £30k hip op bid to make peace with 90-year-old mother following long-running feud Hinting the feud is over
- Jada Pinkett Smith hints at boycotting Academy Awards for lack of diversity after host Chris Rock calls the Oscars the 'white BET Awards'
- Nikki Sanderson rocks a racy PVC curve-hugging dress as she joins boyfriend Greg Whitehurst for her co-star's birthday party
- Family affair! Angelina Jolie can't hide her smile as she is joined by five of her children at film premiere of Kung Fu Panda 3 A merry brood
- The Godfather of all moustaches! An unrecognisable Andy Garcia experiments with old fashioned bushy facial hair as he films in Sicily
- 'We can't wait to have a baby': Sam Wood hints plans of starting a family with Snezana Markoski are around the corner... just five weeks after announcing engagement
- 'It's beyond your control': Leonardo DiCaprio joins Andrew Marr as he reflects on Oscar buzz surrounding his most difficult movie The Revenant
- Keeping you up? Katie Price YAWNS her way through dinner as she checks out pictures of herself from her recent Loose Women appearance
- Retired cricketer Freddie Flintoff cuts a dapper figure as he and wife Rachael attend the Australian Open party
- 'Nobody knew Bowie was ill... that's the way he wanted it': Friend opens up about star's final months of secretly battling cancer Robert Fox spoke out
- Jess Impiazzi shrouds her enviable figure in a chunky coat as she takes pregnant Ex On The Beach co-star Talitha Minnis shopping Keeping warm
- What heartbreak? Cheryl Fernandez-Versini flashes her seriously slim figure in midriff-baring top as she's propped up after Kimberley Walsh's hen
- Elisabetta Canalis flaunts her slim post-baby figure in a fitted black coat as she indulges in some retail therapy in Milan
- 'I went a week without showering': Khloe Kardashian recalls long hours she spent in hospital with Lamar after his overdose
- 'It's a f***ing liberty, I can't even remember what to do': Gemma Collins threatens to quit Celebrity Big Brother as she bursts into tears in epic task tantrum
- SPOILER ALERT: Brendan's wife Bridget violently slaps Mary Taylor across the face as the pair come to blows over lying love rat in Coronation Street
- 'Everybody was just going crazy!' Quentin Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson turn up unannounced at Sydney screening of The Hateful Eight
- Snow need to wrap up! Leggy Jorgie Porter braves the cold in extreme thigh-split skirt as she attends Hollyoaks co-star Kieron Richardson's birthday
- SPOILER ALERT: Emmerdale's Aaron Livesy is set for an unwelcome surprise when he follows Chas Dingle and discovers she's dating Gordon
- She IS expecting! Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys discuss The Americans at TCA press tour...as their co-star confirms baby news
- Are David Bowie's ashes to be scattered near his secret mountain retreat? Singer's friends say he did not want a monument
- SPOILER ALERT: Shabnam is horrified as Kush is left holding the baby when Martin asks him to look after Arthur in EastEnders To be aired on the 28th
- 'Time for a change': Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall shows off dramatic makeover in pouting selfie as she dyes her locks grey Interesting choice
- Nicky Hilton hits fashion high note in ripped jeans and Chanel chain purse as she steps out in New York amid pregnancy rumours
- Get it while it's hot! RHOC's Shannon and David Beador re-list mansion and slash price by $5 MILLION
- 'You could feel the love': Jamie-Lynn Sigler marries Cutter Dykstra in candlelit 'wonderland' wedding in Palm Springs
- Acing it! Maria Sharapova puts her endless legs on display in thigh-skimming orange dress at Australian Open Players Party
- GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden shared a revealing photo as she got ready to return to the judging panel for this year's auditions
- 'Burning off that Christmas eating!' Rebel Wilson works up a sweat after revealing she's recovering from bronchitis
- Newly-single Sophie Falkiner displays taut torso and slender figure in a black bikini two months after revealing split from husband of 14 years Tony Thomas
- Fancy seeing you here! Arnold Schwarzenegger goes on lunch date with girlfriend Heather Milligan as pal Sylvester Stallone joins them at restaurant
- Kylo Wren learns how the Storm Troopers live for Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base on SNL Hilarious skit merged TV show and film
- 'I've got her number and she grafted me': Celebrity Big Brother's Jeremy McConnell is left speechless as Scotty T reveals Stephanie Davis once tried it on with him
- Yolanda Foster posts make-up free selfie and suggests she's ready to move on from soon to be ex husband David ...after his cruel jibe about her post-surgery breasts
- Daddy cool! Ronnie Wood, 68, and pregnant wife Sally, 38, look more loved up as ever as they arrive in Los Angeles
- 'I identify as queer': Girl Meets World star Rowan Blanchard, 14, reveals that she does not see herself as gay or straight in series of Twitter posts
- 'Coming soon!' Kylie Jenner wears form-fitting black dress as she teases new look from clothing line she's created with Kendall Collection arrives soon
- Gorgeous Gomez! Selena shows off toned gams in a pair of sky-high heels and a LBD while on a dinner outing with a male pal Lifting her spirits
- John Travolta puts on dapper display in dark blue suit as he and American Crime Story co-stars arrive to TCA Tour
- Fabulous in floral! Salma Hayek, 48, shows off her svelte curves in monochrome frock attending Mexican photo call of The Prophet Red carpet showstopper
- Holding back the gears! Sharon Stone, 57, looks youthful in chic knitted jumper as she attends star-studded Monster Jam car show
- 'Gym selfie with the milf': Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian show off their toned midriffs on Instagram The 31-year-old and the 36-year-old matched
- 'I felt jowly, like a slobbery basset hound': House Rules' Carole Bramston admits she looks '10 year younger' thanks to $7300 face lift as hubby gets botox
- Liam Payne DENIES One Direction will split for good following hiatus and admits he WOULD welcome back Zayn Malik... as he offers first listen of solo material
- 'Back in the gym': Justin Bieber debuts purple hair as he steams up social media in just a towel showing off his toned abs Not an inch to pinch
- He must wheelie love himself! Justin Bieber fails to mask his vanity as he hides behind a skateboard with his own face printed on it That's just too far
- A drag queen, a WAG, a cage-fighter, and a man who sang with Beatles. The back-stories were better than their singing on The Voice 2016, says JIM SHELLEY
- Ricky Wilson faces a cage fighter on The Voice... as the judges are serenaded by a drag queen, a violinist and a WAG A real smorgasbord
- 'I made her carry barrels': The Voice's Paloma Faith reveals co-star Ricky Wilson used to be her supervisor when the pair worked in a bar
- 'Being cool doesn't pay the bills': Boy George admits he signed up to The Voice for the money He's two weeks in on his first series as a judge
- 'Wonderful birthday surprise!' Billie Faiers' Greg Shepherd treats her to romantic break in Venice as she turns 26 Shared her romantic break on Instagram
- Looking a little mumsy! Nicole Kidman cuts a conservative figure in a blonde wig and dowdy outfit as she bonds with Reese Witherspoon on Big Little Lies film set
- The body issue: Bikini-clad Alessandra Ambrosio drapes herself around Cristiano Ronaldo's ripped torso as they front sexy GQ cover
- 'You kids like eggs?' Liev Schreiber makes nearly naked cameo on Saturday Night Live hosted by Star Wars star Adam Driver
- 'You gotta roll with it': Amy Childs covers up in a comfy grey ensemble and climbs on her hoverboard for a trip to her boutique Aren't they illegal?
- 'Talk about me all you want I couldn't care less': Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini hits back at claims he is a 'conman and former playboy' in shirtless pic
- Vicky Pattison puts on a busty display in revealing cut-out dress as she flirts up a storm with Megan McKenna's ex Jordan Davies on wild night out
- Perrie Edwards unveils her enviably flat stomach and lean legs in a red bikini as she indulges in a spot of kayaking during girly getaway to the Maldives
- Amanda Holden switches from black to white as she covers up in cosy coats at BGT auditions... after flashing a little more than she bargained for
- Dirty Burger van spotted at Kate Moss' Cotswold home as model prepares for David Bowie themed 42nd birthday bash No need for a kebab
- 'She's dreaming if she thinks she's coming out to her boyfriend': Gemma Collins and Danniella Westbrook make sly digs at Stephanie Davis over CBB love triangle
- 'How could you give your love to someone else?': Katie Price makes aims a sly jibe at Kieran's affair with her Jane Pountney in cringey video
- Look inside John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's $14M mansion... that Rihanna sold due to 'extensive water damage' Excited parents-to-be
- Nicky Hilton hits fashion high note in ripped jeans and Chanel chain purse as she steps out in New York amid pregnancy rumours
- 'Why should I go and do it?' Kyle Sandilands reveals he phones his assistant for a SANDWICH 'in the middle of the night' He was VERY hungry
- 'I know this is a game but that's twisted': John Partridge proclaims Gemma Collins 'ain't no Beyonce' as he tries to get his head around her 'two personalities'
- CBB's Scotty T tells Jeremy McConnell not to put 'eggs in one basket' for Stephanie Davis... as hunk reveals he wants to 'be there regardless' of love triangle
- That's just how we (hen) do it! Bride-to-be Kimberley Walsh looks a little worse for wear as she lets her hair down at all-girls' pre-wedding bash
- Angelina Jolie looks incredibly thin in simple little black dress for solo appearance at Kung Fu Panda 3 premiere The busy actress skipped the fancy frocks
- She's got her hands full! Elizabeth Olsen goes laid-back for grocery run as it's announced she'll join Jeremy Renner in new drama
- Top Gear on the skids: Chris Evans 'clashes with BBC chiefs over the resignation of key producer he brought in to help revive the show' More problems
- Happy 90th, Wor Majesty! Ant and Dec host a horsey Royal tribute to the Queen to mark her birthday Popular Geordie pair also saw Prince Charles
- Ferne McCann keeps a check on her super-plunging neckline as she slips into a lace vest and satin trousers for Essex night out Avoided malfunction
- Come on Kendall! Hailey Baldwin looks rather bored as her friend Jenner chats with a group of admiring young men Looks aloof
- Lily Collins has a little flirt with a rugged male model as she hits the beach for playful Lancome photoshoot Pair looked to be getting very close
- GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Is Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine and husband Tom Goodman-Hill hiding some exciting news?
- GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Hello... I'm here to buy you dinner! Adele picked up the bill for athlete Jennifer Stoute at top London restaurant At Nobu in Mayfair
- Jumping for joy! Miranda Kerr displays her impressive flexibility as she bounces on a trampoline in new social media snap Great confidence
- Earning her stripes! Dakota Johnson keeps it classic in black and white... but toughens up her outfit with studded biker boots Looked very sleek
- 'I remember wearing it as a little kid and running around in it half-naked': Mad Max star Courtney Eaton has been named new face of Bonds underwear
- Rob Kardashian 'continues to eat junk food despite diabetes diagnosis'... after sister Khloe insisted he was taking his health seriously
- Rapper Lil Wayne throws his mic and storms off stage in Milan when mellow audience fails to respond to his show What a diva!
- Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman playfully swing son Skyler during fashionable family outing in Beverly Hills Adorable scene
- 'It was my baby holding his baby': Coleen Nolan on the 'overwhelming' moment she became a grandmother as her eldest son Shane Jr welcomes a baby girl
- Kate Middleton's bachelor brother reveals his new project... personalised marshmallows for customers who want to 'come out' as gay
- Well he is a stone cold stunner! Lothario Leonardo DiCaprio pokes fun at a blushing bust as he cuts a suave figure in Rome At The Revenant event
- More heartbreak for Celine Dion as it's revealed her brother Daniel is also battling cancer... and devastated family believe he only has 'hours to live'
- A new direction! Liam Payne shows off his newly-shaven head and huge hand tattoo as he arrives at LAX... after sharing steamy bedroom selfie