ADRIAN DURHAM: Whether Manchester United or Peterborough, a fan's love affair with their club will always make them do crazy things
ADRIAN DURHAM: This week I have been mostly thinking about football, and the power it can have over our lives, the ability to help and inspire people. ...read
Premier League clubs have a duty to look after supporters... it wasn't nice walking out at Anfield, but fans need to make a stand
Sportsmail columnist JAMIE CARRAGHER has made a passionate plea for cheaper tickets for Premier League football fans and explained why he joined the Anfield walk-out on Saturday. ...read
David Price ready to resurrect his career as Liverpool heavyweight targets comeback to the ring in April
JEFF POWELL: As David Price teetered on the edge of packing it in, rescue came. News arrived that he had been knocked out by a rival who failed a drugs test and his wife told him to stop moping. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why there's not a grey in sight for Yasmin, 51
Model Yasmin Le Bon stars in Giorgio Armani’s new ‘ageless beauty’ advertising campaign, but, at the age of 51, she is refusing to let her hair turn grey. ...read
It's the Flying Squad, guv - the eagle has landed! As the Met plans to introduce birds of prey to target drones above London RICHARD LITTLEJOHN asks: why stop there?
Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe sent a chief inspector to investigate a drone-intercepting eagle after he saw a video of it on YouTube, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Brook makes a battle of Indian epic: QUENTIN LETTS' first night review of Battlefield
QUENTIN LETTS: There is no stopping director Peter Brook. Not far short of his 91st birthday, he has co-directed an off-shoot from an ancient battle-epic which has just opened at London's Young Vic. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Theresa May set to bring the whip down on horse-loving Met chief Sir Bernard
Who chose unpopular Metropolitan police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, 58? Theresa May, 59, it seems, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Instead of debate, it's the politics of fear
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The ‘stay’ lobby has advanced precious few positive reasons for sticking with Brussels. Is that because they’re having trouble finding them? ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Can't get rid of your sniffles? Blame Dracula
Might breathing be bad for your health? Or watching Dracula or the new Tarantino movie? I only mention it because, as far as I can see, everything else is, writes CRAIG BROWN. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: Do I REALLY need to have chemotherapy?
A patient is having trouble making up her mind about having chemotherapy (a type called 5FU). Dr Scurr advises. ...read
More conspiracy theories than aliens...Someone should investigate why the ‘re-boot’ of The X Files was such a mess, by Jim Shelley
The return of Mulder & Scully in the new ‘re-boot’ of The X Files was full of surprises. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: If you wondered what Helen Mirren meant by 'Pillock', look no further than Peyton Manning - the money-grubbing guy who turned a fairy-tale ending into just another tasteless Super Bowl ad
The game itself was a dreary, defensive snooze-fest. Nothing though quite prepared me for perhaps the single most offensive thing I think I’ve ever witnessed in a sporting arena ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Is one in ten of our kids really mentally ill? Or is the industry devoted to giving everyone their own personal disorder utterly mad?
When we are told 10% of children aged 5-16 have a recognised mental health disorder I can’t help but feel sceptical, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
Leicester are in the clear after seeing off Manchester City... meet the FAVOURITES for the Premier League title
MARTIN KEOWN: After Saturday’s 3-1 win at Manchester City, Leicester became the bookies’ favourites to win the title. Sportsmail ’s own title-winner gives his verdict on the players... ...read
Danny Drinkwater’s title heroics with Leicester City show he can solve England’s defensive midfield problem
MARTIN SAMUEL: The notion that Danny Drinkwater, even more than team-mate Jamie Vardy, could solve a problem for Roy Hodgson this summer is gathering pace. ...read
Dylan Hartley produced a performance which had shades of World Cup-winning skipper Martin Johnson against Scotland
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Same again for Rome. Just because England have a new coach doesn't mean they have to abandon common sense and adopt radical measures and experiment wildly. ...read
Mathieu Flamini should have seen red for shocking two-footed lunge during Arsenal's win against Bournemouth
GRAHAM POLL: Somehow referee Kevin Friend, who appeared to have a clear view, settled for a yellow card which allowed the Gunners to continue with 11 players. ...read
Kids should learn from soaring Leicester, not superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they show the value of hard graft
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Leicester have the players that set a fine example. They work, they chase, they play as a team. Those are the qualities youngsters should strive for learning the game. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: What a pig’s ear this Government is making of pensions - tin hats ready... we’re doomed!
Their ongoing assault on pensions is already having an adverse impact on the propensity of people to save and build funds for the time when they work no more. Is that really what the Government wants? ...read
Proud to be named Britain's stingiest woman: JANE FRYER meets the penny-pincher who asks visitors to bring their own teabags, thinks heating's for softies and can make a bottle of washing-up liquid last a YEAR
Ilona Richards, from Scunthorpe, is proud, committed and, in a world filled with waste and excess, shows us how to live simply, frugally and well within her £10,000-a-year state pension. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why there's not a grey in sight for Yasmin, 51
Model Yasmin Le Bon stars in Giorgio Armani’s new ‘ageless beauty’ advertising campaign, but, at the age of 51, she is refusing to let her hair turn grey. ...read
It's the Flying Squad, guv - the eagle has landed! As the Met plans to introduce birds of prey to target drones above London RICHARD LITTLEJOHN asks: why stop there?
Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe sent a chief inspector to investigate a drone-intercepting eagle after he saw a video of it on YouTube, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Brook makes a battle of Indian epic: QUENTIN LETTS' first night review of Battlefield
QUENTIN LETTS: There is no stopping director Peter Brook. Not far short of his 91st birthday, he has co-directed an off-shoot from an ancient battle-epic which has just opened at London's Young Vic. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Theresa May set to bring the whip down on horse-loving Met chief Sir Bernard
Who chose unpopular Metropolitan police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, 58? Theresa May, 59, it seems, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Instead of debate, it's the politics of fear
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The ‘stay’ lobby has advanced precious few positive reasons for sticking with Brussels. Is that because they’re having trouble finding them? ...read
PIERS MORGAN: If you wondered what Helen Mirren meant by 'Pillock', look no further than Peyton Manning - the money-grubbing guy who turned a fairy-tale ending into just another tasteless Super Bowl ad
The game itself was a dreary, defensive snooze-fest. Nothing though quite prepared me for perhaps the single most offensive thing I think I’ve ever witnessed in a sporting arena ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Is one in ten of our kids really mentally ill? Or is the industry devoted to giving everyone their own personal disorder utterly mad?
When we are told 10% of children aged 5-16 have a recognised mental health disorder I can’t help but feel sceptical, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
Proud to be named Britain's stingiest woman: JANE FRYER meets the penny-pincher who asks visitors to bring their own teabags, thinks heating's for softies and can make a bottle of washing-up liquid last a YEAR
Ilona Richards, from Scunthorpe, is proud, committed and, in a world filled with waste and excess, shows us how to live simply, frugally and well within her £10,000-a-year state pension. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: March of the killjoys: It's lunacy for the Nanny in Chief to try to terrorise us over every glass of wine
England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, is plainly suffering from a serious medical condition. I urge her to seek treatment urgently before it is too late, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Unlike all the fibbers I HAVE read War and Peace (twice). But Fifty Shades? I've never even taken a peek at it... honest!
You'll just have to have to take my word for this but, yes, I have read War And Peace. And now I’m going to strain your credulity even further by saying I’ve read it not once, but twice, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: The Pound CAN survive Brexit pain (despite what those doom merchants at Goldman Sachs are saying)
Goldman Sachs’ forecast that Brexit could send the pound plummeting by 15 per cent to 20 per cent should be taken with a pinch of salt. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: This sham will only make voters even more cynical
David Cameron today believes himself on the brink of a triumph with his proposed EU renegotiation - but what if he is wrong, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
ROBERT HARDMAN: Why Wogan touched the depths of our hearts in a way Bowie couldn't
The deaths of David Bowie and Sir Terry, just a few weeks apart, serve to tell us something about modern Britain, about modern celebrity — and about ourselves, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Why Lord Bob's not being civil to the Tories
In his past 16 votes, Lord Kerslake has not once supported the Government, and has also spoken out against the right-to-buy policy being extended to housing association tenants. ...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
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
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
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
ADRIAN DURHAM: Whether Manchester United or Peterborough, a fan's love affair with their club will always make them do crazy things
ADRIAN DURHAM: This week I have been mostly thinking about football, and the power it can have over our lives, the ability to help and inspire people. ...read
Premier League clubs have a duty to look after supporters... it wasn't nice walking out at Anfield, but fans need to make a stand
Sportsmail columnist JAMIE CARRAGHER has made a passionate plea for cheaper tickets for Premier League football fans and explained why he joined the Anfield walk-out on Saturday. ...read
David Price ready to resurrect his career as Liverpool heavyweight targets comeback to the ring in April
JEFF POWELL: As David Price teetered on the edge of packing it in, rescue came. News arrived that he had been knocked out by a rival who failed a drugs test and his wife told him to stop moping. ...read
Leicester are in the clear after seeing off Manchester City... meet the FAVOURITES for the Premier League title
MARTIN KEOWN: After Saturday’s 3-1 win at Manchester City, Leicester became the bookies’ favourites to win the title. Sportsmail ’s own title-winner gives his verdict on the players... ...read
Danny Drinkwater’s title heroics with Leicester City show he can solve England’s defensive midfield problem
MARTIN SAMUEL: The notion that Danny Drinkwater, even more than team-mate Jamie Vardy, could solve a problem for Roy Hodgson this summer is gathering pace. ...read
Dylan Hartley produced a performance which had shades of World Cup-winning skipper Martin Johnson against Scotland
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Same again for Rome. Just because England have a new coach doesn't mean they have to abandon common sense and adopt radical measures and experiment wildly. ...read
Mathieu Flamini should have seen red for shocking two-footed lunge during Arsenal's win against Bournemouth
GRAHAM POLL: Somehow referee Kevin Friend, who appeared to have a clear view, settled for a yellow card which allowed the Gunners to continue with 11 players. ...read
Kids should learn from soaring Leicester, not superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they show the value of hard graft
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Leicester have the players that set a fine example. They work, they chase, they play as a team. Those are the qualities youngsters should strive for learning the game. ...read
Eddie Jones got off to the perfect start in his first Six Nations game... it was great to see flashes of invention again
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: There's not a Six Nations coach in history who wouldn’t settle for an away win at Murrayfield in their first game and I can assure you Eddie Jones will be very happy with that. ...read
Manchester United face a seminal moment - if they really want a boss who will rescue the club's spirit give the job to Ryan Giggs
OLIVER HOLT: The news that Pep Guardiola had signed to be the Manchester City manager spread dismay at United. But the way forward is not Jose Mourinho - it's promoting Ryan Giggs. ...read
Massimiliano Allegri has the first audition for potentially being Manchester United or Chelsea's new manager next season
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Maybe Louis van Gaal gets his wish and sees out the last year of his contract. Don’t put money you can’t afford to lose on that. But maybe. ...read
Time for a Ri-Ri-boot: Tim de Lisle reviews Rihanna's hotly-anticipated eighth studio album, Anti
Barbados’s most famous daughter is still only 27, yet Anti has the air of a mid-career crisis. She has taken three years to make it rather than her usual one. ...read
Premier League clubs plan reciprocal £30 away tickets... even if Arsenal, Manchester United and Co continue to oppose price cap
CHARLES SALE: The majority of clubs in the Premier League are planning to introduce a proposed £30 cap on tickets for away fans next season even if the price isn't made mandatory. ...read
Diego Costa is a scoundrel but has not been sent off for FOUR years... and the rejuvenated warrior is ready for his first-ever clash against Manchester United
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: For all Diego Costa's clashes and confrontations, the combative Chelsea striker is not a red card waiting to happen. His record speaks for itself. ...read
Changes to one-day batting in the last year have been incredible... and look who joined Trevor Bayliss' fearsome practice drills
NASSER HUSSAIN: We all watch England from a distance but I had the thrill of joining them for a training session in Port Elizabeth on Friday and, even for an ex-player like me, it was an eye-opener. ...read
Anderson Silva is a guy I’ve had in my sights for a long time… once I’ve beaten him I’ll be ready for title shot against the winner of Luke Rockhold vs Chris Weidman
Michael Bisping will take on martial arts legend Anderson Silva in London later this month as he bids to secure a middleweight title shot against the winner of Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Jack Nicklaus will pass on his wisdom to American Cup hopefuls but the Premier League let Ruud van Nistelrooy slip
IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold. This week Jack Nicklaus, Ross Barkley, Daniel Sturridge and Stefano Pioli feature. ...read
Star names can't resist China cash, says Sven Goran Eriksson as Alex Teixeira becomes latest star to flee Europe
NEIL ASHTON: Over the past two weeks Chinese Super League clubs have committed more than £100m in transfer fees and £180m in salaries to some of the most accomplished players in Europe. ...read
Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has a long career ahead of him... Sam Allardyce has been smart to tie him to a lengthy deal
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He'll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week it's Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: John Terry is the greatest centre half of the Premier League era... but it's as if Chelsea cannot wait to boot their iconic players out, the more unceremoniously the better
Chelsea's pre-emptive action seems unnecessarily destructive. The future is uncertain – who will be John Terry's replacement next season? On with the DEBATE. ...read
Amir Khan sees Saul Alvarez as a 'no lose' fight... but there would have been no way back from a Kell Brook defeat
EDDIE HEARN: Months of frustrating negotiations to make a fight between Kell Brook and Amir Khan came to a disappointing end this week when Khan announced his fight with Saul Alvarez on May 7. ...read
Graeme McDowell has taken a tumble down the world rankings but don't write him off making the Ryder Cup just yet
DEREK LAWRENSON: Only one golfer came through automatic qualifying to play for Europe in each of the last four Ryder Cups and yet he’s barely been mentioned this year. ...read
Andy Murray was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year but was unable to inspire as fans were made to wait for Australian Open final on the channel
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: He arrived in Melbourne as the reigning BBC Sports Personality Of The Year. But Andy Murray didn’t get to open his campaign live on the channel. ...read
Eight months after narrowly missing out on the Premiership title, Bath must find plenty in reserve to salvage their season
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Allianz Park will stage a re-run of the Aviva Premiership Final when Saracens host Bath on Staurday, but it isn’t just the venue which will be markedly different. ...read
Johanna Konta must focus on Anqelique Kerber's weak serve and not her own bid to make history to reach Australian Open final
BRAD GILBERT: The attention on Jo Konta will only multiply if she takes what I think is a realistic opportunity to beat Angelique Kerber and make the Australian Open final. ...read
Swansea City make £7.8million move for Chievo forward Alberto Paloschi
TRANSFER COLUMN: Swansea have made an offer for Chievo forward Alberto Paloschi. He has scored eight goals this season and has been monitored by Swansea over recent months. ...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
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
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
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
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
Tom Daley believes English divers such as Matt Dixon have a great future
Tom Daley has backed the next generation of English divers to follow in his golden wake, picking out ‘mini me’ Matt Dixon as a special talent to keep an eye on. ...read
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's finished his summer spending as he vows to let the youngsters have their chance
After signing Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis Jose Mourinho says there will be no more additions this summer as he insists he will give his U-21 stars a chance to get into the team and develop. ...read
James Rodriguez to sign for Real Madrid in £60m deal with World Cup Golden Boot winner's arrival sparking Premier League rush for La Liga giant's stars
The star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez, will sign for Real Madrid this Wednesday for £60million in a transfer that will push several players towards the Premier League. ...read
Gus Poyet confident of signing Fabio Borini for £14million, with Sunderland boss willing to fly Liverpool forward back from America
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. ...read
James Rodriguez's volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper... it's time for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup awards!
James Rodriguez's superb volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper have been just a few of the stand-out moments of the 2014 World Cup, but what else? ...read
Germany 1-0 France PLAYER RATINGS: Veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm prove solid as Joachim Low's men earn place in World Cup semi-final
Germany saw off France in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final to book their place in the final four. ...read
Susie Wolff 'massively disappointed' after lasting only four laps on full F1 debut
Susie Wolff has expressed her disappointment at completing only four laps on her full Formula One debut. ...read
Andy Murray is moving in one direction as Wimbledon hero feeds off his star treatment
MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray knew things had changed a week ago when he walked out on Centre Court to the kind of pop star reception not witnessed since the exceptional days of the London 2012 tennis event. ...read
Richard Schaefer leaves Golden Boy promotions after 14 years as CEO
MARTIN DOMIN: Richard Schaefer has announced his decision to leave the world’s biggest boxing promotional company, Golden Boy. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: George Groves and Carl Froch are like two lovers... all they can think about is the other - they consume each other's lives
I’ve never really given George Groves the credit he deserves. I didn’t before he fought James DeGale and when you look at the development of both fighters since then, Groves has come on tenfold in terms of his confidence and self-belief. When he boxed Carl Froch last year, I thought he had no chance but he shocked everybody. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
GARY NEVILLE: City remind me of United's title winners... watching them beat Tottenham gave me a sinking feeling in my stomach
At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind. ...read
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: Maestro Michael Crawford is back on song and raring to go
The legendary Phantom Of The Opera star, 74, told BAZ BAMIGBOYE he's 'nervously excited' about appearing in a musical version of L.P. Hartley's The Go-Between in the West End from late May. ...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
BEL MOONEY: Does my fiance love his dead wife more than me?
BEL MOONEY dispenses advice to a woman who feels depressed because she fears her fiance is still in love with his dead wife. ...read
JAN MOIR: Why it really is hell being an ageing beauty
As Marianne Faithfull complains about her physical decline during an appearance at London's Roundhouse, JAN MOIR argues it must be hard when celebrated looks begin to fade. ...read
LIZ JONES: Talking to animals? I've tried it - and they're astonishingly bright
A scientist said it will be possible in the future to talk to animals, but if lambs or pigs could talk, I doubt we could bear what they have to say, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
My little girl had to face the heartbreak of death - and I couldn't protect her from the overwhelming sadness
Lorraine Candy was told that her sick dog was at the end of his life. She made a decision to let her daughter, Sky, 13, say goodbye but says she couldn't make her pain any better. ...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
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: Do I REALLY need to have chemotherapy?
A patient is having trouble making up her mind about having chemotherapy (a type called 5FU). Dr Scurr advises. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: The burning issue of my acid reflux
The Mail on Sunday's GP answers readers' questions on acid reflux and the effects of alcohol, and says boosting birth control would help slow the spread of the Zika virus around the world. ...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
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: What a pig’s ear this Government is making of pensions - tin hats ready... we’re doomed!
Their ongoing assault on pensions is already having an adverse impact on the propensity of people to save and build funds for the time when they work no more. Is that really what the Government wants? ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Small firms are tearing their hair out as they are forced to offer all staff a pension
The topic of auto-enrolment may seem soporific, but right now it is keeping tens of thousands of bosses awake at night. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Here’s the REAL picture about ‘buy to let’ art from Art Investment Management Limited
The idea is that you buy fine art which is then rented out to companies to hang in their boardroom or reception area, to impress clients. I must admit I am tempted by the guaranteed yield of 7 per cent. ...read
'It's cold out there... it's cold out there every day': It's Groundhog Day for interest rates, but will they rise before we see a recession?
You would be forgiven for feeling that it's all gone a bit Groundhog Day as the latest Super Thursday for interest rates arrives with little hope that they will rise. ...read
DAN HYDE: Tax bosses have totally lost the plot - cosying up to the corporate giants but threatening ordinary people
How can Google, Lloyds, Shell and others be allowed to rake in billions from British customers without contributing to the schools, hospitals, roads and services their staff use here? ...read
LEE BOYCE: Victory as Royal Mint accepts commemorative coins back from buyers worried they were misled over legal tender (but boss shirks our interview request)
Readers have been left outraged after learning commemorative coins can't be cashed in at face value despite being labelled 'legal tender'. Now, it appears the Royal Mint will accept returns... ...read
ASK TONY: Can I force an Amazon seller to reimburse the postage for return of faulty goods?
I bought a computer table on Amazon Marketplace that I returned immediately as it was not fit for purpose. I was eventually refunded, but was not reimbursed for the return postage. ...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
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
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
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
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: Go ahead and vote Out... but we'll NEVER leave the EU
If the UK votes against David Cameron and decides to leave the EU, it will probably be followed by another vote in which we are expected to come up with the right answer, writes PETER HITCHENS ...read
BLACK DOG: George Osborne leads the IN crowd in referendum vote
George Osborne is using the full power of his political machine to try to win the referendum vote for ‘In’, writes BLACK DOG. ...read
Face the music, Julian... or we'll all know you're just a coward: Why even RACHEL JOHNSON - one of his earliest backers - now accepts Wikileaks rebel has nowhere to hide
Assange is the subject of a Pentagon manhunt, but if he wants to persuade the world he’s not the biggest coward in Britain, then he’s got to take the consequences for his actions. ...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: Can you recommend a natural shower gel?
The answer is a resounding Yes – and really quite a lot to choose from as we found when our ten-tester panels trialled a total of 50 body washes and shower gels . ...read
Liz Jones's diary: In which I return his Christmas gift – and feel guilty about it
On Thursday, between work assignments, I popped into Selfridges to change the underwear he bought me for Christmas. I made the sales assistant rummage in drawers to find something plain. ...read
HEALTH: 'Being fit kept me well,' says personal trainer with cystic fibrosis
Personal trainer Sophie Grace Holmes, 24, lives with cystic fibrosis (CF). 'At 19, I had a really stressful time and my health suffered. My lung capacity dropped dramatically,' she said. ...read
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions ...read
HOROSCOPES: Think again, Aquarius
The New Moon urges Aquarians to reconsider, but what is in store for your star sign over the next seven days? Sally Brompton, Britain's most trusted astrologer, is your guide. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Happy days for skin!
There has been a shift away from the desire to look ten years younger to simply wanting to look the very best version of ourselves – no matter what our age. ...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: Labour has already lost the next general election. Which gives it time to go away and think
If the Corbynites are successful in their efforts to seize control of every aspect of the internal machinery, Labour is done for good, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
More conspiracy theories than aliens...Someone should investigate why the ‘re-boot’ of The X Files was such a mess, by Jim Shelley
The return of Mulder & Scully in the new ‘re-boot’ of The X Files was full of surprises. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Would Maggie really want to stay in the EU on the back of the Prime Minister's feeble deal? No! No! No!
The voice is that of Margaret Thatcher: it has not been heard for the obvious reason that the former Conservative Prime Minister died three years ago, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: MP Andrew Tyrie is the one politician that won't let HBOS off the hook
Mr Tyrie, who chairs the Treasury Select Committee, is like a dog with a bone - in a good way - as accounting regulator the Financial Reporting Council is now discovering. ...read
SARAH VINE: My guilt at missing what being a mother is truly about
Rachaele Hambleton's (pictured with her fiance) tribute to the 'lady with crazy curly hair' who inspired her to spend more time with her children hit home like a missile, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
The taste of a lost Britain: Crispy pancakes, Angel Delight, Arctic Roll. As Findus is consigned to the great freezer in the sky, how the naff tea-time treats of the Seventies evoke plenty of memories, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Findus, a much-loved icon, a fixture of the British household in the Seventies and Eighties, is leaving us, and the world will never be the same, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...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
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
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?
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: Can't get rid of your sniffles? Blame Dracula
Might breathing be bad for your health? Or watching Dracula or the new Tarantino movie? I only mention it because, as far as I can see, everything else is, 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
PIERS MORGAN: I witnessed King Elton and Cruella de Furnish’s dismissive antics at the GQ Awards last year – I’ve seen less petulant dummy-throwing at a kindergarten Easter egg hunt
‘Being me is a bit like being king in a medieval court,’ Sir Elton John said, explaining why he has recently allowed his partner David Furnish to get rid of almost all of his closest advisers. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: The bean casseroles! The endless leafleting! The same old speeches, same old beard and quite possibly same old socks! Surely Jeremy Corbyn can’t be this relentlessly dull?
Working to what must have been a very tight deadline, Rosa Prince has written a clear, well-researched and fair-minded account of a steadfastly monotone life. She repeatedly tries to inject a bit of drama. ...read
Look out, Leo, here comes Trumbo! Think DiCaprio's an Oscar shoo-in for The Revenant? Then you haven't seen Bryan Breaking Bad Cranston in this biopic
Helen Mirren and Diane Lane are Cranston's co-stars in the biopic covering one of the most shameful periods in Hollywood history when Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted by the film industry. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Get a Skoda this! What links the mighty Terry Wogan, the growl of a Bentley Turbo and the new Octavia vRS? You’re about to find out...
First of all, though, allow me to stress how much of the opposite this car is to last week’s DS. It’s bigger, it’s more beautiful, it’s quicker, it’s sleeker, it’s cooler, it’s more exciting in every conceivable way. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Surely Kids Co wasn’t that bad? Er, yes it was
This was a documentary by Lynn Alleway, who gained intimate access to the charity – and its flamboyantly luxuriant mothership, Camila Batmanghelidjh – during last year’s shock collapse. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: An Alsatian with real bite: The French dishes with a Teutonic twist at my dream brasserie
Bellanger is the new opening from those legends of London eating, Chris Corbin and Jeremy King. People often ask why they’re so venerated by those of us who care about these sorts of things. ...read
This is serious, old-school hi-fi – just wireless... To my shame, I actually find my mouth watering as I write this
Like its predecessor, the Naim Mu-so Qb is worth every penny. It offers a way for audio snobs to ‘come in from the cold’ without having to take out a second mortgage to buy a new collection of vinyl. ...read
Adrian Lester will leave you wanting... Moor in Red Velvet at the Garrick Theatre
Adrian Lester is the perfect choice to play the pioneering, real-life African-American actor Ira Aldridge who was drafted in to play Othello in London in 1833. ...read
OLLY SMITH: My little red (& white) book: What wines to pair with dim sum, Peking duck or sweet and sour pork?
On my recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai joining the Food is GREAT campaign I adored experimenting with the hoard of local flavours, pinning down pairings with international wines. ...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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- BREAKING NEWS: Andy Murray celebrates becoming a father after wife Kim gives birth to a baby daughter Their first child was born on Sunday
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- Now that's a sight for Thor eyes! Bikini-clad Elsa Pataky displays chiselled abs and pert posterior as she hits the beach without husband Chris Hemsworth
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- Perfectly suited! Victoria Beckham stuns in fitted white tuxedo as dapper husband David takes her by the hand during date night ahead of hectic fashion week
- 'I'm going to be naughty on this tour': Little Mix star Perrie Edwards is embracing the single life following her split from Zayn Malik Let's have some fun
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- Suits you, miss! Kylie Jenner shows a hint of cleavage in tuxedo jumpsuit as she celebrates launch of new clothing line Opted for androgynous look
- Stephanie Davis looks incredibly windswept as she arrives at the ITV studios wearing thigh-high boots and a mini dress following spat with Jeremy McConnell
- 'I would smack her over the head!' Jesy Nelson insists she would scold Jade Thirlwall if she dated Justin Bieber... after ill-fated radio prank
- She's got the winning Playbook! Oscar contender Jennifer Lawrence bares cleavage in smart pantsuit at Academy Awards luncheon
- Rochelle Humes shows off her slender frame in stylish red jumpsuit as she enjoys glamorous night out in Dubai Striking in scarlet
- Surf's up? Elsa Pataky puts her toned physique on display in a clinging wetsuit as she takes to the waves in Byron Bay Enjoying a spot of fun in the sun
- Not off to a good start, then! Jeremy McConnell cancels first TV presenting job since leaving CBB after being left in 'no fit state' from partying too hard Keen to court limelight
- 'We are realistic': Ellie Goulding talks about her long-distance relationship with on-off boyfriend Dougie Poynter as she admits they're not ready to settle down
- He'll be flying high in the style stakes: Kim Kardashian thanks Ralph Lauren for customised bomber jacket for Saint West Bringing up baby... in designer togs
- 'Thanks for the motivation!': Kim Kardashian shows off 'special delivery' of Balmain dresses after vowing to lose 40lbs She has already lost 30lb
- She just can't get enough! Kylie Jenner shows off her derriere in a pair of skin-tight leggings as she plugs 'butt and breast enhancement cream' AGAIN
- Alicia Vikander displays her svelte frame in alluring bandeau jumpsuit as she steals the fashion spotlight at Oscar nominees bash
- 'I'd love to be happily married... I'd do it right this time': Danielle Lloyd gushes about her new romance with boyfriend Michael O'Neill Optimistic about love life
- Brooklyn Beckham dresses down in ripped jeans and baseball cap for fashionable evening with parents David and Victoria at Anna Wintour's NYC home
- Hailey Baldwin goes edgy in ripped skinny jeans and oversized hoodie as she supports BFF Kylie Jenner at fashion launch in NYC
- 'A Moschino moment!' Ireland Baldwin reveals her ample chest as she wears little more than a designer belt and open jacket in cheeky behind-the-scenes snap
- What are friends for! Amber Rose borrows Blac Chyna's swimsuit as the pair prepare to party it up in Trinidad and Tobago
- EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Madeley reveals how to stick to a healthy eating plan in four simple steps (and treats ARE allowed) Music to everyone's ears
- War and Peace star Tuppence Middleton ditches her TV temptress look as she sports wild blonde locks and scruffy ensemble during charity shop trip with boyfriend
- They're still smitten! Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones put on PDA as he picks up top honor at AARP's Movie For Grownups Awards
- 'Catherine who?' Dad's Army actress Holli Dempsey recalls her embarrassing faux pas after co-star Ms Zeta-Jones invited her out for dinner
- 'I was really concentrating on trying not to cry': Coronation Street's Mikey North talks about his emotional wedding day as he poses with new bride Rachael
- Dakota Johnson puts on a stylish display as she wraps up in a glamorous faux fur coat as she hits the Chiltern Firehouse Turned heads
- Orange is the New Black star Taryn Manning sues NYPD for $10 million after being 'arrested for threatening her stalker' Was arrested in November 2014
- Jourdan Dunn teams up with M&S to launch her first childrenswear range inspired and modelled by her son Riley, 6, who suffers with sickle-cell anaemia
- Charlotte Crosby displays her surgically enhanced nose on night out with the Geordie Shore cast as she cosies up to on-off lover Gaz Beadle AGAIN!
- Where's Hailey? Justin Bieber steps out for coffee on sweltering day in LA... after Super Bowl fun with Ms. Baldwin Looked a trifle wilted
- Hugh Jackman has FIFTH skin cancer in two years removed from his nose... and urges fans to use sunscreen and get check-ups 'What happens when you don't wear sunscreen'
- Dapper Eddie Redmayne gazes adoringly at pregnant wife Hannah Bagshawe as she supports him at glamorous Academy Awards
- Boho bump! Chrissy Teigen bares her baby belly in tiny Daisy Dukes and leather boots as she poses at home Posed amid her home renovations
- 'Run like you stole something!' Anne Hathaway is ready for action in logo T-shirt on a walk with husband Adam Shulman Showed off her growing baby bump
- Stylish pair! Nicole Kidman cuts a chic figure in houndstooth print dress as she joins Keith Urban at Country Radio Seminar
- Khloe Kardashian has 'split with NBA star James Harden'... after he was spotted at a strip club Reportedly seen at the strip club Ace of Diamonds
- Over James already? Khloe Kardashian sets up an online dating profile... as news of her split from NBA player Harden emerges Not wasted any time
- Lady Gaga shows her tattoo collection in backless dress at Oscars lunch after covering up with make-up for the Globes Her own personal artwork
- She's not ticklish! Saoirse Ronan dresses up white frock with feather stilettos at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Turned up! Christina Milian wears plunging white dress as she attends bash honoring Oscar nominees Stunned in a low-cut white dress
- Ciara 'sues ex fiance Future for $15m' after he criticises her mothering skills and blasts her relationship with beau Russell Wilson
- All in a day's work! Zooey Deschanel covers up with stylish scarf and shades as she films scene for New Girl at an LA park
- Kate Hudson bumps into TWO of her exes as she attends same Super Bowl party as Nick Jonas and Derek Hough Carried it off with grace
- Bi-coastal babies! Iggy Azalea reveals plans to have children with fiance Nick Young and where they would raise them Best of both worlds
- He's their lucky charm! Room star Jacob Tremblay, nine, boxes Sly Stallone and poses up with Jennifer Lawrence at Oscars Luncheon Life of the party
- EastEnders actor Jake Wood beats Ed Sheeran and Jon Richardson to be named the UK's ultimate 'weird crush' Retained his title
- 'I can only classify as alien': Scully morphs into an extra-terrestrial in opening scene from The X-Files finale Sneak peak
- They booked the babysitter! Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds make rare red carpet appearance for NYC Deadpool event Stay at home more
- She's got retro style! Jessica Alba steps out in striped maxi dress, fedora and long black vest while running errands in Beverly Hills
- Bella Hadid is a wonder in white gymwear as she dons sweater, athletic trousers and sports bra in light colour during coffee run
- 'I am ready for something different': Lily James reveals she's set to take a break from period roles as she wants 'mix things up' Tiring of period dramas?
- 'I get crazy thinking about it': Kris Jenner fired THREE staff after stalker broke into her mansion and told her 'I'm home'
- Lupita Nyong'o 'in talks' to star in sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life with Selma's Ava DuVernay 'eyed to direct' From Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment
- Not long now! Pregnant Morena Baccarin wows in a black dress with her boyfriend Benjamin McKenzie at Deadpool event
- Don't step on her blue suede shoes: Alice Eve steps out in chic black wrap dress and quirky shades Flashed her shapely pins
- Winning in the Casino of life! Sharon Stone, 57, shows off lithe legs in skinny jeans as she steps out with sharply-dressed sidekick
- Moving on! Miranda Lambert drops $3.4m on a stunning Tennessee property complete with rustic farmhouse and its own private lake
- Legs eleven...out of ten! Katie Holmes swaps out baggy winter clothes for spray on skinny jeans while promoting her film Touched With Fire
- 'I'm mostly wearing Chanel No. 5!' Gigi Hadid poses completely NUDE as shows off her supermodel body on her first French Vogue cover Shows off her figure
- 'Nothing I hate more': Amy Schumer's boyfriend Ben Hanisch shares Instagram snap as inseparable couple say good-bye Parting proved to be real sweet sorrow
- SPOILER ALERT: 'I will never have the answer': Special Agent Scully is distraught on a very 'Rancid' episode of The X-Files
- Miller and Einstein! The X-Files hints at Mulder and Scully's replacements in penultimate episode The new Mulder and Scully?
- James Van Der Beek puts a protective arm around pregnant wife Kimberly Brook as they enjoy lunch date in Beverly Hills All smiles
- Here's What I Can Do For You! Sheryl Crow hands over cash to her hometown high school teachers in touching visit
- Jada Pinkett Smith jets out of town while Oscars nominees gather in Hollywood following boycott controversy Channeled biker chic
- She's such a punk! Alyssa Milano shows off retro Eighties hairdo as she wears plunging jumpsuit to Maxim party Pompadour perfection
- Oscar nominees Rachel McAdams, Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander show off their legs in mini dresses as they hit Academy Awards luncheon
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- Til death do us part! The Walking Dead couple Lauren Cohan and Steven Yeun lead cast screening in New York City
- 'Thank you for making this happen': Zayn Malik praises fans as he becomes the first UK artist to debut at the top of the US charts with his track Pillowtalk
- Katie Price remains defiant after backlash over heavily made-up daughter Princess by sharing snap of the eight-year-old's straightened hair on social media
- Going solo! Taylor Kinney poses with Chicago Fire co-star Liza Bennett in NY as fiancée Lady Gaga stays in LA for Oscars luncheon
- Cheeky! Home And Away's Philippa Northeast shows off her pert derrière and cleavage in plunging swimsuit as she enjoys a dip with her boyfriend
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Hilary Duff playfully kicks ex Mike Comrie during family holiday in Hawaii just days after finalising divorce Enjoying a beach day
- 'It was a Super weekend Airbnb': Beyonce shares selfies from inside $10,000-a-night luxury rental she booked in San Francisco $50m, 12-acre estate
- Domestic bliss? Guy Pearce and Game of Thrones star Carice Van Houten continue to fuel romance rumours as they go grocery shopping together in LA
- 'Just woke up': Bella Thorne shares Snapchat video showing her toned stomach in racy sports bra after workout session
- Single Sam Reece puts on a brave face during night out in Newcastle... as love rival Jeremy McConnell boasts that his relationship with Stephanie Davis is 'perfect'
- Shane Warne launches a bitter tirade against his former captain Steve Waugh on I'm A Celeb in Australia - calling him 'the most selfish cricketer I've ever played with'
- Have you got this in a smaller size? Sam Smith looks slimmer than ever as he enjoys shopping spree following three stone weight-loss Overhauled his health
- Make-up free Poppy Delevingne looks unrecognisable as she ditches her usual glamorous look during shopping trip in London In a relaxed mood
- 'I gave up everything for you, I'm done with you!': Stephanie Davis appears to DUMP Jeremy McConnell 'in explosive row after CBB final'
- The strangest thing on the new X-Files? Mulder's dodgy hairdo: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
- Off! Off! Off! Amanda Holden swears and throws her microphone across the stage as she is booed while singing Let It Go on BGT Stick to the day job
- Now that's a Jurassic perk! Liam Hemsworth spends the day with co-star Jeff Goldblum as they watch the Super Bowl Wrapped his arm around his film co-star
- Laura Dern delights in delicate floral gown as she celebrates mom Diane Ladd's big win at AARP's Movie For Grownups Awards
- Stuck in the middle: Backstreet Boys find themselves used in a $2 million Chinese scam Touring company is accusing a promoter of costing them $2 million
- Stocking up! Caitlyn Jenner looks casual in ripped jeans and cozy cardigan as she picks up groceries in Malibu Flashed a bright orange manicure and pedi
- Time to party! Amber Rose and Blac Chyna keep it simple in black as they arrive in Trinidad for Carnival Hosting Baewatch
- Tom Cruise climbs into replica of twin-engine plane that crashed and killed two crew members last year... as filming resumes on Pablo Escobar movie
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- Showing her sartorial savvy! Victoria's Secret model Shanina Shaik flaunts her enviable figure in pretty dresses in latest photo shoot ahead of the Myer catwalk show
- 'This is awful': Chris Martin reveals Beyonce turned down one of his songs with criticism as he is featured on Rolling Stone cover
- 'Hating living in my mom's house!': Kim Kardashian complains about momager's mansion as she adds 'salmon and asparagus' are on her diet
- Home sweet home! Shanina Shaik shows off her unique engagement ring she touches down in Sydney ahead of the Myer Autumn/Winter fashion launch
- 'This man cured me of Crohn's disease': Defiant Sam Faiers praises 'hero' boyfriend Paul as he is criticised for 'controlling' behaviour and TV kiss with his mother
- Orange you stylish! Victoria Beckham trades her usual all-black look for bright and cheerful ensemble as she heads to her New York office
- 'I thought somebody had a heart attack': Julie Bowen reveals Sofia Vergara placed ambulance outside wedding for guests that drank too much
- Is The Jump on the slopes? Channel 4 bosses demand urgent review into safety procedures as viewers call for the show to be axed over spate of nasty injuries
- 'It's like being friends with Marilyn Monroe': Jonathan Cheban dishes on pal Kim Kardashian... as he launches school to teach rich kids about diamonds and caviar
- Gwyneth Paltrow plants a doting kiss on Blue Ivy as she cheers ex-husband Chris Martin and BFF Beyonce from the sidelines at Super Bowl 50
- From supermodel to superhero! Candice Swanepoel, Karlie Kloss and Adriana Lima get grungy Marvel-inspired makeovers for striking series of magazine covers
- Time for a family vacation! Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie make their way through LAX with Madden husbands In good spirits
- Red hot: Adriana Lima is runway ready in crimson dress and black biker jacket while enjoying Super Bowl festivities
- Wannabe a star baker? Geri Horner spices up her homely life by showcasing her skills in the kitchen ahead of appearance on The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
- Gwyneth Paltrow sobs on the stand as she testifies her 'stalker' wrote letters about ridding her of sin with a SCALPEL, made a marriage proposal and sent her sex toys and porn
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why there's not a grey hair in sight for Yasmin Le Bon, 51 Refusing to let her hair turn grey
- 'No party mood, no poses, no glamour': Chloë Sevigny wows in Gucci for quirky new photo shoot Wows in the latest issue of Purple Magazine
- 'If you have to eat s**t, best not to nibble': Tense opening scene of The Walking Dead mid-season premiere leaked online
- A right royal snowball fight! Belgium's Queen Mathilde and King Philippe hit the slopes for a fun-filled family ski break in Verbier
- 'I am lucky to be itty-bitty in the bosom department, so I appear much thinner': Tamara Beckwith under the microscope
- 'I was called anorexic and Casper': Evan Rachel Wood reveals she was bullied about her slim figure and pale skin as a teen
- Kendall, Emma and even Kerri-Anne are doing it: Celebrity hair stylist on 'The Tinkerbell' trend - and how you can get the hottest red carpet look at home
- Rocco Ritchie is in high spirits as she enjoys London bike ride with director dad Guy... as mum Madonna posts family Instagrams amid ongoing custody row
- Mel B flaunts her incredible curves in tight workout gear as she enjoys a romantic bike ride and stroll with husband Stephen Belafonte Mr and Mrs Fitness
- Revealed: The handsome actor who played a young Liam Neeson in Super Bowl commercial was his SON Micheál
- Will the real Christina Aguilera please stand up? Hayden Panettiere wears huge blonde wig and low-cut corset to perform Lady Marmalade on Lip Sync Battle... and the singer joins in the fun too
- What has Kate done to her eyebrows? She can't leave them alone! But critics say the results are unflattering - and ageing
- Monkey business! Alex Turner can't keep his hands off statueque model girlfriend Taylor Bagley as they put on a very amorous display in New York Inseparable
- Is this where it began? Months before her new romance went public Emma Watson took her tech guru lover, 35, for a secret date at hottest Broadway show
- She sure has changed! Selena Gomez, 23, shares throwback snap from when she was just seven-years-old and starring on Barney & Friends
- 'I'm going through a rough patch': Lena Dunham will be not be promoting final Girls season after her endometriosis flares up
- 'Another view I'm going to miss': Ola Jordan flaunts her assets in racy bikini snaps as husband James laments returning home Can't get enough
- Awkward! Kerry Katona appears on Loose Women in EXACTLY the same dress as recent guest Vicky Pattison Ultimate fashion faux pas
- SPOILER ALERT: Has Adam found love again? James Nesbitt and John Thomson spotted filming Cold Feet wedding scenes with mystery new co-star
- Katie Price reveals her fairytale wedding to Peter Andre is all 'a blur' because she was suffering so badly from postnatal depression Revealed all on Loose Women
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- 'I have to try and be tolerant': Kris Jenner details her struggle to adjust to ex-husband Caitlyn's transition as she poses for circus-themed Harper's Bazaar shoot
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- That looks nippy! Christie Brinkley, 62, snaps pal running down a snow-covered beach for a dip in the ocean as she enjoys winter wonderland weekend
- Holly Hagan flaunts her ample assets in lacy vest top as Marnie Simpson shows off her slender frame in tight khaki dress during wild night out with Geordie Shore pals
- 'He's made it a leaner, meaner machine': Elton John defends David Furnish amid accusations his husband's taking control of his business affairs
- No rest for the wicked! CBB winner Scotty T rejoins old and new Geordie Shore cast for a messy night on the Toon as they film five year anniversary special
- What is it about Willem? Dafoe, 60, looks every inch the sex symbol as he models in denim campaign, days after dressing up as Marilyn Monroe in Snickers' Super Bowl ad
- Eurovision and the jibe that made Terry Wogan Public Enemy No1: Well, it WAS in Denmark...and they score nul points for sense of humour!
- Twitter erupts with memes as Chris Martin gets sidelined at Super Bowl... after his daughter Apple warned him about becoming an online joke
- 'I don't know what that means!' Jay Z reveals he's clueless about Snapchat as Usher films him and Beyonce for 10-second video app Taken off guard
- Beth Tweddle thanks fans for their support as viewers demand Channel 4 axes The Jump after she breaks her back on TV's most dangerous show
- 'The seam gives him a camel toe!' Viewers mock the 'unfortunate creases' on TOWIE star 'Arg' Argent's ski suit on The Jump Fashion faux pas
- Millie Mackintosh flashes sheer black bra in a sexy snap as husband Professor Green reveals they have only spent ONE DAY together this year
- Rita Ora keeps it casual in cropped boyfriend jeans and black raincoat as she enjoys late night dinner Stripped back the glamour
- Adolf Hitler returns! Satirical film Look Who's Back to make Netflix debut following German box office success
- 'We're baaaack!': Teresa will join season seven of RHONJ with Melissa Gorga and Jacqueline Laurita as teaser for Giudice's post-prison interview debuts
- Worst plus ones ever! Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza con their way into free Hawaii trip in new trailer for Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates
- A wind and a hair! Felicity Kendal struggles to keep her blonde mane under control as she battles the wild elements in London
- 'Ramona dated him and Sonja was his friend with benefits': Bethenny Frankel spills on LuAnn de Lesseps' new fiance The RHONY star she had 'intel'
- 'The diva has arrived!' Kelly Clarkson's daughter River Rose takes center stage in teaser video for singer's secret project A rising star at 19 months
- Will Ferrell tries to pass a kitten off as a 'short-spine Peruvian mongoose' as he pretends to be an endangered species animal expert on Colbert
- Tom Hardy strips naked on set of period drama Taboo as he shows off his muscular physique and painted on tattoos after skinny-dipping in freezing lake
- How does she stay so thin? Skinnygirl founder Bethenny Frankel, 45, indulges in burgers, guacamole and cocktails during Super Bowl bash
- Ballers actress Arielle Kebbel to stir up trouble as flirty architect Gia Matteo in Fifty Shades Freed
- Chelsea Handler's obsession with nude poses continues with ANOTHER cheeky bathtub selfie Shower-time
- Teresa Giudice 'excommunicated' former BFF and cookbook co-writer Heather Maclean after firing her from prison memoir
- Even her skinny jeans are loose! Tara Reid, 40, shows off slender frame as she heads into Chateau Marmont... but wins points with on-trend top
- More conspiracy theories than aliens...Someone should investigate why the 're-boot' of The X Files was such a mess, by Jim Shelley
- The heart-stopping moment Beyonce almost FELL during electrifying Super Bowl performance... but styled it out with impromptu move
- CBB's Danniella Westbrook admits she's considering joining a rival soap after upcoming explosive EastEnders return Which one could it be?
- 'I thought the cold had killed him': Tiffany Pollard defends her CBB meltdown after mistakenly believing David Gest had DIED
- 'The shackles have finally come off': Darren Day says he feels better than he has in 20 years after CBB as he admits love rat image has been a 'tough burden'
- Who is the mystery brunette who put a smile back on Andrew Garfield's face? Actor looks in good spirits as he dines with female companion after Emma Stone split
- 'We think we sounded pretty good!' Maroon 5 respond to Taraji P. Henson after she mistakes Coldplay for band at Super Bowl
- U.S. Whey! Sam Faiers shows off incredible abs and ample cleavage in stars and stripes bikini in sexy pre-pregnancy shoot
- Sam Faiers' boyfriend Paul Knightley is slammed as 'controlling' and a 'man child' as viewers comment on awkward kiss with his MUM on Baby Diaries
- No rest! Katie Holmes keeps busy on her phone as she steps out in NYC to continue promotions for upcoming drama Touched With Fire
- Rosie O'Donnell jokes she would trade her teenagers for 'autistic triplets' just months after allegedly threatening to cut all ties with her daughter, 18, if she doesn't go to rehab thousands of miles from home
- 'It's pretty big, it's on his arm': Margot Robbie admits to mistakenly spelling the word 'skwad' as 'swad' as she tattooed the arm of film assistant on Suicide Squad
- 'I've never experienced this': Cheryl Fernandez-Versini shares pride over Kimberley Walsh's wedding while praising her stunning lace gown
- Sun's out, buns out! Bella Hadid flashes her pert posterior in Brazilian bikini as temperatures soar Leaving little to the imagination!
- 'We're like ships in the night': Professor Green has only seen wife Millie Mackintosh ONCE this year as he admits it's 'good to have space' Married two years
- 'He was a LYING scumbag' CBB's Megan McKenna launches furious tirade at ex-boyfriend Jordan Davies as he vows not to stoop to her 'abusive' levels
- Beyonce's 'Black Panther' Super Bowl show SLAMMED by former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani who says singer 'used it as a platform to attack police officers'
- Beyonce slays the Super Bowl! Leather-clad Queen Bey brings new song Formation to the Super Bowl in slick performance with Bruno Mars and Coldplay
- Beyonce gets political at the Super Bowl: Singer performs 'Black Lives Matter rallying cry' - as dancers dress as Black Panthers and pay tribute to Malcolm X
- Not a very ruff life! Star Wars vet Carrie Fisher takes French Bulldog Gary for a walk in swanky London neighborhood as she bundles up in coat
- Stunning never-before-seen snapshots of Marilyn Monroe taken by a 'superfan' in the 1950s go up for auction - including rare images of her in that famous white dress
- Here comes the bride! Model Chloe Lloyd shows off her stunning figure in an array of wedding dresses ahead of nuptials to Union J's Josh Cuthbert
- 'It's going to be hard': Lucy Mecklenburgh shares yet another empowering Instagram post as she vows to make it through break-up from Louis Smith
- Jeremy McConnell is treated to a heroes' welcome at Dublin airport... as Stephanie Davis plans to join him on Tuesday CBB's done wonders for his career
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie, 40, debuts THREE new tattoos on her back as she continues to direct Khmer Rouge film in Cambodia
- It bus be love: Noel Edmonds directs his vintage Routemaster after taking a wrong turn while enjoying a tour of Somerset World is his Oyster (card)
- Back to the Big Smoke! The Queen looks sharp in a dark grey outfit as she boards a train in King's Lynn after her festive Sandringham stay ends later than planned
- From psychotic killer to the Russian Mr Darcy: How War and Peace star James Norton swapped theology for stardom (next stop Hollywood)
- 'A treat for the ladies': James Corden strips off as he recreates Varsity Blues whipped cream scene for Late Late Show skit Happy to poke fun
- Seal is seen deep in conversation with mystery blonde at the Super Bowl... but he hasn't been pictured with girlfriend Erica Packer for a month
- Former glamour model Rhian Sugden shows off her generous assets in skimpy bikini as she enjoys a smooch with actor fiancé Oliver Mellor on beach break
- 'My physio ticked me off!' Naughty Eamonn Holmes reveals he got in trouble for sharing crutches photo as he recovers from hip surgery
- WATCH: Sir Elton John causes mischief with an array of flamboyant outfits as he belts out his classics with James Corden in Carpool Karaoke
- Emilia Clarke puts on a typically stylish display as she goes braless in a navy halter top on shopping trip with male pal Effortlessly chic
- Leonardo DiCaprio cuts a youthful figure in backwards baseball cap with matching plimsolls as he enjoys low-key lunch Relaxing before the Oscars
- Close bond! Apple holds hands with Blue Ivy in cute Instagram snap as they support Chris Martin and Beyonce at Super Bowl 50
- 'Slayonce!': Triumphant Beyonce celebrates as she leaves the Super Bowl... as mom Tina Knowles renames her after halftime performance
- Lady Gaga tears up as she sparkles in red suit while kicking off Super Bowl 50 with emotional National Anthem performance Passionate performance
- The celebrity doppelgänger with twice as many A-list credentials: 24-year-old named Jennifer Lopez earns online fame - as a TAYLOR SWIFT lookalike
- Busty Amber Rose flaunts her ample assets in plunging burgundy dress as she kicks back with BFF Blac Chyna in racy video
- Twentieth Century Fox may be forced to change the name of hit TV show Glee after losing first round of its Appeal Court battle with UK comedy club chain with the same name
- 'Staff are walking on eggshells:' Kelly Osbourne allegedly making diva demands backstage on Australia's Got Talent Ruffling some feathers
- 'How had it come to this?' Teresa Giudice recalls heartbreaking moment she said goodbye to daughters... and vowed to leave prison 'a better person'
- She's engaged! RHONY vet LuAnn de Lesseps accepts proposal from Tom D'Agostino Jr after he presents her with 8 carat canary diamond ring
- 'Don't believe the hype': Top Gear's new host Matt LeBlanc hits back at 'nervous breakdown' claims... as he denies giving candid interview
- TV's most dangerous show claims another victim: Former athlete Linford Christie pulls out of event on The Jump after injuring his hamstring
- Hyper-realistic painting of Emma Watson that looks EXACTLY like a photo will blow your mind - but it took a month to create
- Goodbye, my Georgy Girl: author of sixties classic was cleverest woman I ever met, says her husband after her death from cancer at the age of 77
- Kirstie Allsopp on how having two Caesarean sections has taught her it's the baby who matters NOT the way it was born Proud mother
- Snipchat! Kylie Jenner documents haircut in FOURTEEN Snapchat videos... as she sings, distorts her face and refuses to sit still Striking new look
- The house that rock built: Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards' former London home that had musicians queuing down the stairs to get to the studio goes on sale for £3.65m
- Can YOU tell them apart? British beauty blogger is the spitting image of Kim Kardashian - but she insists she can't see the resemblance