Dylan Hartley plays with an edge which I love... England don't want a team of angels if they want to win in places like Brisbane, Bloemfontein and Buenos Aires
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Dylan Hartley has a reputation for losing his cool and blowing it on massive occasions for club and country but I do not have an issue with him being named captain. ...read
So, where was George? On a jolly with Bill Gates...QUENTIN LETTS on Yesterday in Parliament
George Osborne was off on a jolly with Microsoft founder Bill Gates while his £130million corporation tax deal with Google was being picked apart, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: How can I prevent shingles pain from returning?
A patient's mother-in-law, aged 82, is having recurrent bouts of shingles, which are very painful. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
FA facing UEFA rap after being reported for selling black market hospitality packages ahead of Euro 2016
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: UEFA are considering cutting England’s ticket allocation for Euro 2016 because the FA have been reported for selling black market hospitality packages. ...read
Gennady Golovkin could fight Billy Joe Saunders or Chris Eubank Jnr at Upton Park
JEFF POWELL: Gennady Golovkin’s flying visit to London at the weekend has revived speculation the Kazakh will make the next defence of his world middleweight titles in England. ...read
It's all or nothing for AB de Villiers... he's finding out how hard Test captaincy can be
NASSER HUSSAIN: AB de Villiers is finding out, in a short time, just how difficult being a Test captain is. At the start of the series he was concerned about his workload, it's only increased with captaincy. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Nothing could be more damaging to UKplc than this absurd plan for a full-scale break-up of GlaxoSmithKline
Pharmaceuticals is one of the few areas where Britain’s competitive edge in global markets is well established and GSK and AstraZeneca are flagships for British based R&D. ...read
If Britain is prepared to provide an all-inclusive resort service for asylum seekers, the least they can do is wear a bloody wristband
Wristbands for asylum seekers are a great idea because most lobbed their identity over the side of their inflatable when they crossed the Mediterranean from Turkey, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
There are more Dele Allis in the lower leagues... Michael Owen is wrong to make League Two players sound like muppets
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. This week the Barnet manager discusses the rise of Dele Alli and the gems in the lower leagues good enough for the top-flight. ...read
AB de Villiers should learn to keep his mouth shut when facing Jimmy Anderson and I sampled a South African 'ladies steak'
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: David Lloyd gives Sportsmail his thoughts on day four with South Africa closing in on victory in the fourth Test against England. ...read
If there WAS a long-ball team like Wimbledon, they might just win the Premier League title
MARTIN SAMUEL: Dave Bassett’s Wimbledon side - long ball, but with good players - could have a little reign of terror in this league. With a fair wind, they might even be where Leicester are now. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: 'Anti-gambling' Tristram Hunt's £40k from bookie
Few are surprised Tristram Hunt is rumoured to be one of the first Labour MPs to face a deselection battle as part of the Corbynistas’ revenge against their Right-wing opponents, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
Och aye the cru! A drop of whisky with your Burns Night haggis? Not necessarily... you could try a mighty, spicy red instead
Haggis is a splendid bull’s-eye of oats, spice, lamb (sometimes beef) and onions. The two key considerations for pairing wine are the mealy texture and warming spicy flavour. ...read
Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham should be handed lengthy ban for elbowing Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen
GRAHAM POLL - THE OFFICIAL LINE: Connor Wickham should face a lengthy ban after catching Jan Vertonghen in the face with his elbow in the 75th minute, an incident referee Martin Atkinson missed. ...read
Dele Alli's strike is my goal of the season... it was a touch of genius like Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Gazza
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Wow! That was my first thought when I saw Dele Alli’s goal. It’s my goal of the season, no question. It was comparable to Paul Gascoigne’s goal against Scotland at Euro 96. ...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
DOMINIC LAWSON: KGB killers, a thug in the Kremlin and the shaming silence of Comrade Corbyn
Sometimes silence is the most revealing statement. Consider the muteness of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the wake of the report of the public inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko. ...read
My husband’s faking passion in bed: Rowan Pelling advises on a sexual dilemma
This lady's husband told her he never wants to have sex again. She is disappointed, and was shocked when he told her. Rowan advises talking sensitively to him - and being honest. ...read
CHRIS DEERIN: Extremists such as Trump and Salmond flourish only when the voices of reason are suppressed
Fergus Wilson wants to be Kent’s next Police and Crime Commissioner. This is not good news, writes CHRIS DEERIN. If Fergus Wilson resembles anyone, it’s a budget Donald Trump. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Google has coughed up a paltry £130m to taxman - this won't be the last word on the issue
The sum of money is paltry given the many years in which Google paid little or no tax in the UK thanks to entirely legal but aggressive tax avoidance measures. ...read
So, where was George? On a jolly with Bill Gates...QUENTIN LETTS on Yesterday in Parliament
George Osborne was off on a jolly with Microsoft founder Bill Gates while his £130million corporation tax deal with Google was being picked apart, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Nothing could be more damaging to UKplc than this absurd plan for a full-scale break-up of GlaxoSmithKline
Pharmaceuticals is one of the few areas where Britain’s competitive edge in global markets is well established and GSK and AstraZeneca are flagships for British based R&D. ...read
If Britain is prepared to provide an all-inclusive resort service for asylum seekers, the least they can do is wear a bloody wristband
Wristbands for asylum seekers are a great idea because most lobbed their identity over the side of their inflatable when they crossed the Mediterranean from Turkey, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: 'Anti-gambling' Tristram Hunt's £40k from bookie
Few are surprised Tristram Hunt is rumoured to be one of the first Labour MPs to face a deselection battle as part of the Corbynistas’ revenge against their Right-wing opponents, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Muslims are our best allies in the war on terror
It is hard to express the shock that reasonable people will feel when they see pictures of small children arrayed as jihadi fanatics, posing with swords in front of Islamic black flag. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Chancellor backs ITV's Pesto and Bradby in the battle of the bongs with the BBC
George Osborne (pictured with ITV's new political editor Robert Peston), now prefers to get his pre-bedtime news from the commercial broadcaster, SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE writes. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Why I yearn to tear Billy Connolly's trousers off (and not for THAT reason!)
When Billy Connolly chose his outfit for the National Television Awards, held this week in London, why did he decide on trousers bearing a hectoring eco-slogan, wonders AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cameron's big chance to restore sovereignty
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A sea of change is coming over Europe, as the continent’s leaders wake up to the truth that EU institutions just can’t cope with the tide of migrants coming in. ...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
Another inquiry... bring on the 3 wise monkeys: Savile, Lord Bramall and Poppi. Why is every cock-up by police or social services followed by a cover-up, asks RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Not just the motto of the Three Wise Monkeys. It’s the blueprint for investigations into incompetence, stupidity and abuse of power. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Might Justin Welby be the last British Archbishop of Canterbury?
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Some overseas bishops are pressing for their next leader to reflect the diverse nature of the worldwide church. A source suggests he could be elected by the bishops. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Chris Rock shouldn't pull out of presenting the Oscars, he should go in there and rip the racists of Hollywood a new one
PIERS MORGAN: Boycotts, like bans, are rarely the answer to anything. I’d rather see every major black star attend the Oscars and only speak about this issue in red carpet interviews. ...read
He's vulgar, vain and obnoxious. But refusing to take Trump seriously would be infantile folly, says STEPHEN GLOVER
Again and again he has seemed to put his foot in it it, but every time he strays further into the realms of poor taste he seems to enjoy another boost in the US polls, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...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
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
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
'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
Dylan Hartley plays with an edge which I love... England don't want a team of angels if they want to win in places like Brisbane, Bloemfontein and Buenos Aires
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Dylan Hartley has a reputation for losing his cool and blowing it on massive occasions for club and country but I do not have an issue with him being named captain. ...read
FA facing UEFA rap after being reported for selling black market hospitality packages ahead of Euro 2016
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: UEFA are considering cutting England’s ticket allocation for Euro 2016 because the FA have been reported for selling black market hospitality packages. ...read
Gennady Golovkin could fight Billy Joe Saunders or Chris Eubank Jnr at Upton Park
JEFF POWELL: Gennady Golovkin’s flying visit to London at the weekend has revived speculation the Kazakh will make the next defence of his world middleweight titles in England. ...read
It's all or nothing for AB de Villiers... he's finding out how hard Test captaincy can be
NASSER HUSSAIN: AB de Villiers is finding out, in a short time, just how difficult being a Test captain is. At the start of the series he was concerned about his workload, it's only increased with captaincy. ...read
There are more Dele Allis in the lower leagues... Michael Owen is wrong to make League Two players sound like muppets
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. This week the Barnet manager discusses the rise of Dele Alli and the gems in the lower leagues good enough for the top-flight. ...read
AB de Villiers should learn to keep his mouth shut when facing Jimmy Anderson and I sampled a South African 'ladies steak'
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: David Lloyd gives Sportsmail his thoughts on day four with South Africa closing in on victory in the fourth Test against England. ...read
If there WAS a long-ball team like Wimbledon, they might just win the Premier League title
MARTIN SAMUEL: Dave Bassett’s Wimbledon side - long ball, but with good players - could have a little reign of terror in this league. With a fair wind, they might even be where Leicester are now. ...read
Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham should be handed lengthy ban for elbowing Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen
GRAHAM POLL - THE OFFICIAL LINE: Connor Wickham should face a lengthy ban after catching Jan Vertonghen in the face with his elbow in the 75th minute, an incident referee Martin Atkinson missed. ...read
Dele Alli's strike is my goal of the season... it was a touch of genius like Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Gazza
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Wow! That was my first thought when I saw Dele Alli’s goal. It’s my goal of the season, no question. It was comparable to Paul Gascoigne’s goal against Scotland at Euro 96. ...read
Rory McIlroy will use Jordan Spieth and Jason Day to reach new heights - every sportsman needs a rival to define greatness
OLIVER HOLT: Those of us who walked the course with Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler on the final day of the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles will never forget what happened. ...read
Willian is the only Chelsea player in my composite XI... but Guus Hiddink's men will be up for the battle against Arsenal
MARTIN KEOWN: The table suggests Arsenal will steamroller Chelsea, but Arsene Wenger certainly won’t be underestimating the Premier League’s 14th-placed side on Sunday. ...read
Everton have scored more than Premier League leaders Arsenal but can't stop conceding... Roberto Martinez teams struggle to get the balancing act right
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: ‘I will get you in the Champions League.’ That was the bold promise made by Roberto Martinez in June 2013 after being unveiled as Everton’s manager. ...read
Everton defender John Stones could be worth £50m one day but he must learn to love a clean sheet before sealing big move
JAMIE CARRAGHER: There is a point in the future when I can see John Stones playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona and captaining England. ...read
Manchester United's academy has been reduced to an underfunded afterthought... no wonder their youngsters are 30 points behind Manchester City
NEIL ASHTON: In the main corridor leading to the academy changing rooms at Carrington, images of some of Manchester United's greatest players leap out at the youngsters. ...read
Kenny Sansom appeared no more than a stooge as he was subjected to public humiliation of 'Celebrity Intervention' on The Jeremy Kyle Show
MARK WEBSTER: Kenny Sansom subjected himself to the public humiliation of something entitled a ‘Celebrity Intervention’ on ITV's The Jeremy Kyle Show, but should he have ...read
Walsall defender Rico Henry is small but speedy... like England great Kenny Sansom
SECRET SCOUT: Left back Rico Henry is an emerging talent who is getting plenty of outings at the League One summit. Our secret scout is out and about every week searching for the next star. ...read
Mad-cap Mourad Boudjellal must not carve up the future of rugby... Toulon in the Premiership is a ludicrous idea
WORLD OF RUGBY: It's not going to happen. Toulon are not going to join the Aviva Premiership. Sorry to stick a pin in the balloon early on this one, but it is a ludicrous and sinister notion. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Roberto Martinez isn't inventing the wheel at Everton... they have had technically-minded coaches before - but Howard Kendall did not neglect defensive duty
THE DEBATE: Everton have a good spine. I'm sure they could be marshalled into an effective defence without sacrificing what is good about the team. The best teams can do both. ...read
David Haye is not the objective for Anthony Joshua... our priority is to develop him into the unified heavyweight world champion
EDDIE HEARN: Has there ever been a better era for British heavyweight boxing? There are big names out there and I believe we have the golden goose in Anthony Joshua. ...read
After Mesut Ozil's 'slight foot injury' do Arsenal's players show the commitment required to win the title?
ADRIAN DURHAM: You’ve heard that sarcastic question so many times about technical, foreign players: 'But can they do it on a cold Tuesday night in February at Stoke?' ...read
Rory McIlroy can win his duel with Jordan Spieth and retake the No 1 spot
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The golf season moves up a gear this week with Rory McIlroy emerging from his winter break to take on Jordan Spieth and we look at the key issues. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
FOOTBALL 9-5: Follow all the news with Sportsmail's live rolling service
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: Swedish tips for The Danish Girl
Alicia Vikander sent The Danish Girl screenplay on to her father, Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist based in Alicia’s homeland, Sweden, 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 husband’s faking passion in bed: Rowan Pelling advises on a sexual dilemma
This lady's husband told her he never wants to have sex again. She is disappointed, and was shocked when he told her. Rowan advises talking sensitively to him - and being honest. ...read
LIZ JONES: More women on TV? We've got far too many already!
Holly Willoughby turned up at the ITV studios still in the cream gown she had worn to the National Television Awards. The show proceeded to be not so much a walk of shame, but a talk of shame. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I'm 49 with four children, but am distraught that I can't have more
Bel Mooney dispenses advice this week to a woman who feels distraught at the thought of not being able to have any more children and a woman whose daughter is too busy to see her. ...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
The yappy little tyrant who stole the heart of a lifelong dog hater, by JANET STREET PORTER
JANET STREET PORTER reveals the new male in her life, who smothers her in kisses the moment she wakes up. Her partner? No, her new boyfriend is a cheeky border terrier called Badger. ...read
I'm so lucky to be here. But there'll always be anger that the doctors missed my cancer: As he's rushed back to hospital, dying cancer boy whose appeal raised £3.2m reveals the blunders that haunt him
Stephen Sutton (pictured and with his mother Jane inset) doesn’t believe in miracles. Or at least, he didn’t. ‘I am so lucky and so fortunate to be here,' he tells REBECCA HARDY. ...read
The web's a dark place but there is one glimmer of hope
SANDRA PARSONS: Today's young woman has a wider selection of men from whom to choose — but if she isn't lucky enough to find her Mr Darcy at university or the office, she’s increasingly unlikely to meet him at all. ...read
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Why I'm mad about the midi skirt
Demure but sexy, grown-up yet on-trend, the midi is a style to suit all women. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: How can I prevent shingles pain from returning?
A patient's mother-in-law, aged 82, is having recurrent bouts of shingles, which are very painful. Dr Scurr advises. ...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
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
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
SIMON WATKINS: Google has coughed up a paltry £130m to taxman - this won't be the last word on the issue
The sum of money is paltry given the many years in which Google paid little or no tax in the UK thanks to entirely legal but aggressive tax avoidance measures. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: My daughter's university student loan has turned into a fiasco
Mrs J.B.writes: I am becoming increasingly frustrated by the ongoing fiasco involving student finance and the university from which my daughter obtained her degree. ...read
LAURA WHITCOMBE: I didn't find inner peace doing my tax return before 31 Jan - HMRC gave me the wrong advice and I nearly overpaid my student loan
Inner peace. That's what HMRC is promising if you complete your tax return and by January 31. Well guess what? I just completed mine and have I found inner peace? Fat chance. ...read
LEE BOYCE: The pound has tumbled against the euro - so was the £10k cut to savings compensation bad timing?
One move by the Bank of England which irked savers last year was reducing the FSCS limit by £10k to £75k - now, with the pound weakening, are we now under-protected? ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: £74 a month for dodgy broadband, a phone I don't use and a large selection of bad TV... I must be mad
The art of milking customers has been skilfully demonstrated by our TV and telecoms giants. Fortunately, time appears to have been called on their confusion pricing. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: If Osborne is so keen to future-proof the economy against reckless governments why is he inviting them to pilfer our pensions?
It may not be Osborne who goes down in history as the Chancellor who chomped away at our retirement nest eggs. But it’ll be he who laid the table for future generations. ...read
ASK TONY: Nationwide taxed my 11-year-old grandson - and won't pay him back
I have been fobbed off time and again with the excuse that my grandson needs to be with me for ‘security reasons’. I’m not sure how an 11-year-old is supposed to sort out tax problems. ...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
JAMES CONEY: Will Mr Osborne go down in history as the man who killed pensions stone dead?
The date will be etched in George Osborne’s memory. March 19, 2014, was the day he was hailed as the champion of savers after putting an end to years of rip-offs on private pensions. ...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
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
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
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 British bobby is long dead - but we have one last chance to bring him back
The police are too powerful. They are also too feeble. Unless we put both these things right very soon, this will become a very dangerous country, PETER HITCHENS writes. ...read
BLACK DOG: This is Big Ben to Major Tim... Astronaut to become the first person to give evidence to MPs while orbiting earth
Members of the Commons Science Committee are very excited about setting up a live link to the International Space Station to quiz Tim Peake about his zero-gravity adventure. ...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
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
BEAUTY CLINIC: My hair is a disaster, help!
Q Since the winter started my hair is a disaster area, limp, frizzy and lifeless. Please help! A This is such a common dilemma. Here are some tips that we hope help you. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which Christmas à deux is cancelled
He disappeared. I thought he might have been clearing up, but no. He’d been outside, smoking. He slumped in a chair. ‘Why have you never brought up the fact I cancelled the wedding venue?’ I asked. ...read
HEALTH: Best of broth
Bone broth is the low-calorie, flavour-packed result of simmering good-quality bones for hours until they crumble. At that point, the bones release their abundance of nutrients. ...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
HOROSCOPES: Charm not coercion, Aquarius!
Put the key in the lock, Aquarius ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
This week Zelda's tackles the issues of making love for the first time, depression and being unable to move on when a relationship ends ...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
CHRIS DEERIN: Extremists such as Trump and Salmond flourish only when the voices of reason are suppressed
Fergus Wilson wants to be Kent’s next Police and Crime Commissioner. This is not good news, writes CHRIS DEERIN. If Fergus Wilson resembles anyone, it’s a budget Donald Trump. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: KGB killers, a thug in the Kremlin and the shaming silence of Comrade Corbyn
Sometimes silence is the most revealing statement. Consider the muteness of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the wake of the report of the public inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko. ...read
Is Osborne just a Labour Chancellor in disguise? Top economist says George is hammering the middle classes on pensions, buy-to-lets and stamp duty
Under this particular ‘Conservative’ Chancellor, such things are easier said than done, writes MARK LITTLEWOOD, who says George Osborne may be the least Tory Chancellor for generations. ...read
'Why do you always say that?' Ricky Wilson turns on Will.i.am rather than turning round for a contestant as the judges have their own Battle Round on The Voice, by Jim Shelley
The gloves were off – or rather the waistcoat was - as two of the mentors clashed on The Voice UK. ...read
How Labour has turned London into a foreign city: Fewer than half our capital's population are white British, gangsters from Somalia terrorise the suburbs and even the tramps are immigrants
Fewer than half our capital's population are white British, gangsters from Somalia terrorise the suburbs and even the tramps are immigrants, writes HARRIET SERGEANT. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Oil is plunging, shares are tanking - but on Wall St and in City, one thing is on bankers’ minds - Bumper bonus time is back!
This month brings announcements of the bonuses for 2015 – and for some at least it has been another bumper year. ...read
SARAH VINE: Why being dumped by a man is good for you
Being broken up is good for you, because it provides the shock you need to make you re-examine your existence and sets you out on journeys of self-discovery, writes Sarah Vine. ...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
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
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?
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The Government must keep fighting the Big Brother state - starting with a review of the last decade's surveillance orgy
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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
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Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
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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
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Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
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Cameron ditches House of Lords reform, and it's going to play havoc with the Coalition
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: Shock news! No pop stars died today!
We're still only two-thirds of the way through the first month of 2016, but already the death toll for pop stars is mounting. They're dying at a rate of roughly one every two days, or three or four a week. ...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
Och aye the cru! A drop of whisky with your Burns Night haggis? Not necessarily... you could try a mighty, spicy red instead
Haggis is a splendid bull’s-eye of oats, spice, lamb (sometimes beef) and onions. The two key considerations for pairing wine are the mealy texture and warming spicy flavour. ...read
'We're doing it [divorcing] through a website for £400,' said Gary Lineker. 'There's no reason to bring in expensive lawyers...'
I sat next to Danielle at a dinner party last summer and noticed she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring. She told me they were splitting because she wanted to have more kids and live in Los Angeles ...read
Mini may have messed up its modern successor to the classic Sixties Countryman. But the new Cooper S Clubman is a sleek, super-sexy triumph
This car looks very, very cool. Much more realistic, more authentic and more credible than the silly-shaped modern Mini Countryman. It’s sleeker, flatter, meaner and more in proportion ...read
Mex on the beach! It’s getting spicy on the south coast as Brighton rides the new Mexican wave
God I love Mexico, and Mexicans, and Mexican food. The real thing, that is, miles removed from that sorry, grease-flecked bastardo we call British Tex-Mex ...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
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
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
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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- They could be twins! Jennifer Garner and look-a-like sister Melissa enjoy family day out in LA Actress is close to her older sibling
- 'Come back to earth love': CBB viewers brand Gemma Collins 'rude' as she criticises hairstylist during blow dry session Had a pamper session
- 'I'm really mature': Kylie Jenner hosts dinner party at new home on KUWTK but Khloe and Kourtney get in nasty food fight 30something jokers
- Simon Cowell taunts fellow BGT judge Amanda Holden over her ill-fated marriage to 'dinosaur' ex Les Dennis Took aim at co-star at London auditions
- Dad's Army's Sir Michael Gambon, 75, makes sad confession that his forgetfulness forces him to keep his lines in his pocket Memory has deteriorated
- 'Everything is good': Duncan Jones thanks fans for their support as he rejoins Twitter following his father David Bowie's death Took a break
- Jerry Hall, 59, shows off her diamond engagement ring from Rupert Murdoch, 84, for the first time during low-key outing Stepped out in London
- Charlie Sheen's daughters with ex-wife Denise Richards are alleged to be 'scared of him after abusive and threatening texts' Actress is suing her ex
- Like mother, like daughter! Jenna Bush Hager's two-year-old daughter Mila is the spitting image of her mom as she poses for a sweet snap in the snow
- Gigi Hadid flaunts her enviably toned abs in tiny crop top before modelling very sexy plunging cut-out suit at the Versace show in Paris
- Aussie model Shanina Shaik displays her model figure in VERY revealing sheer dress as she spends last day in Sydney shooting 'special project'
- Do Strictly if you want to get on, BBC boss told Maitlis: Newsnight presenter claims she was given advice to do show to further her career
- Keanu Reeves cuts a scruffy figure in a dirty top as he continues to film new thriller John Wick 2 on location in Rome Back to action
- Off-duty Sofia Vergara enjoys a tasty treat as she steps out for date night with husband Joe Manganiello Still very much in the honeymoon period
- And Yeezus rested! Kanye West brags he's made 'the best album of all time' as he finishes Swish and shares track listing Not exactly modest...
- What a booty-ful ride! Kylie Jenner goes hell for leather in skintight trousers as she poses for Instagram snaps in front of luxury car What a poser
- 'It's so painful': Pregnant singer Sandi Thom posts shocking picture of her scalded baby bump on Twitter following accident Spilled boiling water
- Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has quit the show but says he is 'keeping the Tardis warm' for the writer of Broadchurch who will replace him
- Is that a home or away Kit? Coleen and Wayne Rooney welcome third baby son Kit Joseph into the world Announced brother for Klay and Kai on Twitter
- 'Good luck to whoever goes into the mad house': Sam Reece confirms he WON'T be going on CBB to confront girlfriend Stephanie Davis
- Jungle Jane! TOWIE's Ferne McCann looks a little worse for wear in animal print coat after a night on the tiles in London's Mayfair Animal prowess
- They're behind you! Lily James and her Pride And Prejudice And Zombies co-stars are swarmed by fans dressed as the undead Snuck up behind them
- 'Be thankful for closed doors': Khloe Kardashian posts cryptic messages on religion, life, and love Posted two mysterious messages online