FA win fight for England to face two Euro 2016 nations in preparation for tournament
CHARLES SALE: England argued successfully that expanding the Finals to 24 teams made it difficult to find relevant opponents for warm-up matches and will play Turkey and Portugal. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The Queen could give prime minister a hard time over Cabinet Secretary's decision to deny anti-EU ministers access to government papers
Cabinet Office bigwig Jeremy 'Sir Cover-Up' Heywood's (pictured) decision to deny anti-EU ministers access to government papers must intrigue the Queen, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
Rugby can tackle the killjoys by playing numbers game... but the sport has a problem with just how big it has grown
CHRIS FOY: The response has been loud and profound. Rugby has risen up in united, furious indignation in the face of calls by a group of medics and academics to ban tackling in schools. ...read
Gianni Infantino is continuing Sepp Blatter's legacy at FIFA... the baton has been passed but the objective remains the same
JEFF POWELL: The new FIFA president is the Elephantino in the room. Not only because Gianni Infantino was born and bred down the Swiss road from his predecessor Sepp Blatter. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Poor old Stella looks ab drab in selfie stunt
Stella McCartney, the 44-year-old daughter of Beatle Sir Paul, posted this shocking selfie on social media. But all is not what it seems - for this is, in fact, a digital reconstruction of her face using an app. ...read
Jermaine Jenas the latest star after Joey Barton to take on the Question Time debate... but how did the Match of the Day pundit fair against political heavyweights?
EDGE OF THE BOX: The days when BBC’s Question Time was a somewhat dogged affair in which politicians and journalists slogged it out are now behind us. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Dobson squanders Schroders legacy with a move that doesn't just break the rules but also makes very little sense
New Schroders chief executive Peter Harrison really needs to run the show in his own image without his predecessor stalking the executive floor and keeping clients sweet. ...read
M&S man Rose, now everyone's favourite comic turn: QUENTIN LETTS sees Project Fear in action
Lord Rose is making the most wonderful balls-up of leading the official Remain campaign. When it came to flogging smalls, Stuart Rose had few equals. His political abilities are proving more elusive. ...read
JAN MOIR: Rape and the dating sites that betray lonely hearts
Online dating sites were once seen as a portal onto an ominous world, a smutscape peopled with losers and miscreants. Then something happened, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Meningitis - and why my poor son Archie would be dead if my wife hadn't ignored me
TOM UTLEY: Whenever meningitis hits the headlines, my mind flashes back to July 1987 and a small, whitewashed room off the paediatric isolation unit at St Thomas’s Hospital in London. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Oscar star Alicia dives back into work after Best Supporting Actress win
Alicia Vikander is not wasting any time in getting back to work after her win at the Oscars for her luminous performance in The Danish Girl, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
Snakes alive! Threats about Calais, ex-pats being rounded up and doom-mongering about the City. How long before the Remain campaign suggests giant rats will invade, asks RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
We are drip-fed a diet of horror stories by the scaremongers at Stronger In Europe who now claim the UK will be flooded with thousands more illegal immigrants, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN ...read
Hull City midfielder Sam Clucas has energy, attitude and technical ability... we could see him in the Premier League next season
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week it's Hull City midfielder Sam Clucas who gets the secret scout treatment. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: With a mother as mortifying as Madonna, no wonder Rocco doesn’t want to go home
Who can blame poor Rocco for finding his mother’s absurd attention-seeking antics a complete pain in the backside? ...read
West Ham leaving Upton Park brings a tear to the eye... and who needs Shaquille O’Neal when Barnet have Timmy Mallett?
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail . This week the Barnet manager discusses why Bill Shankly was wrong to claim football is more than life and death. ...read
Arsenal are so anxious - they just can't get their heads around Tottenham being title contenders. This will be the biggest north London derby ever! - TACKLE KEOWN
Former Arsenal and England defender-turned Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown returned to answer YOUR questions on the big talking points in football in our live Q&A. ...read
Martin Crowe was the wicket the opposition craved... but the New Zealand legend's impending death allowed him a perspective that had eluded him in his healthy years
TOP SPIN: Martin Crowe, who has died at the age of 53, was memorable for many of the reasons great batsmen usually are. He had poise, panache and presence. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: My existential crisis: Jean-Paul Sartre was a serial seducer pimped for by his lover Simone de Beauvoir
Sartre was not everybody’s cup of tea, but Sarah Bakewell is prepared to forgive him a great deal. Barely 5ft tall, he was a forceful seducer, never taking no for an answer. ...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
PIERS MORGAN: Simon Cowell lay on the floor after being gunned down. I pulled out my phone: ‘This is an emergency. It’s about the X Factor judge. You need a new one and I’m throwing my hat in the ring!’
Cowell turned out to be an utterly hopeless actor and was forced to do endless re-takes in a top-secret murder mystery entitled Who Shot Simon Cowell? ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The Queen could give prime minister a hard time over Cabinet Secretary's decision to deny anti-EU ministers access to government papers
Cabinet Office bigwig Jeremy 'Sir Cover-Up' Heywood's (pictured) decision to deny anti-EU ministers access to government papers must intrigue the Queen, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Poor old Stella looks ab drab in selfie stunt
Stella McCartney, the 44-year-old daughter of Beatle Sir Paul, posted this shocking selfie on social media. But all is not what it seems - for this is, in fact, a digital reconstruction of her face using an app. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Dobson squanders Schroders legacy with a move that doesn't just break the rules but also makes very little sense
New Schroders chief executive Peter Harrison really needs to run the show in his own image without his predecessor stalking the executive floor and keeping clients sweet. ...read
M&S man Rose, now everyone's favourite comic turn: QUENTIN LETTS sees Project Fear in action
Lord Rose is making the most wonderful balls-up of leading the official Remain campaign. When it came to flogging smalls, Stuart Rose had few equals. His political abilities are proving more elusive. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Meningitis - and why my poor son Archie would be dead if my wife hadn't ignored me
TOM UTLEY: Whenever meningitis hits the headlines, my mind flashes back to July 1987 and a small, whitewashed room off the paediatric isolation unit at St Thomas’s Hospital in London. ...read
Snakes alive! Threats about Calais, ex-pats being rounded up and doom-mongering about the City. How long before the Remain campaign suggests giant rats will invade, asks RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
We are drip-fed a diet of horror stories by the scaremongers at Stronger In Europe who now claim the UK will be flooded with thousands more illegal immigrants, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN ...read
PIERS MORGAN: With a mother as mortifying as Madonna, no wonder Rocco doesn’t want to go home
Who can blame poor Rocco for finding his mother’s absurd attention-seeking antics a complete pain in the backside? ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Tony Blair's deranged, messianic egotism laid bare the dangerous flaws in our democracy
Tom Bower's excoriating book about Tony Blair (pictured in 2001) shows how to all intents and purposes the former prime minister behaved like a dictator, writes STEPHEN GLOVER ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: They've finally given us a vote on Europe just in time to see it collapse. So, whoever 'wins', we need to prepare for the chaos that comes after
MailOnline columnist KATIE HOPKINS reveals she stopped listening for a moment and realised there is no European Union left to leave - it is all a fallacy, a mirage. Europe is finished. ...read
ISABEL OAKESHOTT: Dave, his tennis buddy and their contempt for grassroots Conservatives
Tory branches across the country are in trouble and many lay the blame at the door of the Prime Minister (right) and his old tennis partner Andrew Feldman (left), writes ISABEL OAKESHOTT ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Another assault on the Tory grassroots
David Cameron's latest ‘reform’ aims to cull 650 Conservative associations – whose numbers have been devastated on the Prime Minister’s watch – by merging them into ‘super-associations’. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: He won't see a jail cell. But Blair (and his Iraq war conspirators) should be barred from public life
MAX HASTINGS: Almost seven years since the Chilcot Inquiry was set up to establish why Britain joined the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, its findings have still not been published. ...read
Back on track! ROBERT HARDMAN watches as tens of thousands turn out to see glorious return of Flying Scotsman as she thunders along her old route
More than 80 years after smashing the world speed record on these very tracks, the most famous express in railway history was back on duty from London to York, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Boris Johnson faces a battle in his own backyard
Boris (pictured) shares Hillingdon Conservative Association HQ with government minister Nick Hurd, and while they both went to Eaton, that is where the similarities end. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Don't betray us with swearing and soundbites
This is a pivotal moment in our national history. After decades of muttering and grumbling about our new status as part of a great supranational body, we have the chance to decide whether to stay or leave. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Work-shy William has to make a royal choice
While Prince Charles and Camilla have won their way back into the public’s affection. Prince William (pictured on Thursday) has proved to be the most reluctant of royals, AMANDA PLATELL writes. ...read
Stars' designer arrested for fighting back against gang
Fashion designer Toby Mott has become the latest victim of our topsy-turvy legal system. The one-time struggling sculptor who became a millionaire overnight after designing bestselling slogan-bearing T-shirts was arrested after he rang the police to report being attacked near his flat in Notting Hill, West London. ...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
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
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
FA win fight for England to face two Euro 2016 nations in preparation for tournament
CHARLES SALE: England argued successfully that expanding the Finals to 24 teams made it difficult to find relevant opponents for warm-up matches and will play Turkey and Portugal. ...read
Rugby can tackle the killjoys by playing numbers game... but the sport has a problem with just how big it has grown
CHRIS FOY: The response has been loud and profound. Rugby has risen up in united, furious indignation in the face of calls by a group of medics and academics to ban tackling in schools. ...read
Gianni Infantino is continuing Sepp Blatter's legacy at FIFA... the baton has been passed but the objective remains the same
JEFF POWELL: The new FIFA president is the Elephantino in the room. Not only because Gianni Infantino was born and bred down the Swiss road from his predecessor Sepp Blatter. ...read
Jermaine Jenas the latest star after Joey Barton to take on the Question Time debate... but how did the Match of the Day pundit fair against political heavyweights?
EDGE OF THE BOX: The days when BBC’s Question Time was a somewhat dogged affair in which politicians and journalists slogged it out are now behind us. ...read
Hull City midfielder Sam Clucas has energy, attitude and technical ability... we could see him in the Premier League next season
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week it's Hull City midfielder Sam Clucas who gets the secret scout treatment. ...read
West Ham leaving Upton Park brings a tear to the eye... and who needs Shaquille O’Neal when Barnet have Timmy Mallett?
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail . This week the Barnet manager discusses why Bill Shankly was wrong to claim football is more than life and death. ...read
Arsenal are so anxious - they just can't get their heads around Tottenham being title contenders. This will be the biggest north London derby ever! - TACKLE KEOWN
Former Arsenal and England defender-turned Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown returned to answer YOUR questions on the big talking points in football in our live Q&A. ...read
Martin Crowe was the wicket the opposition craved... but the New Zealand legend's impending death allowed him a perspective that had eluded him in his healthy years
TOP SPIN: Martin Crowe, who has died at the age of 53, was memorable for many of the reasons great batsmen usually are. He had poise, panache and presence. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Wahbi Khazri and his failed rabona summed up the attitude of someone just passing through... most failing Premier League teams have a list of players who are here today, gone tomorrow
THE DEBATE: There is a time to board the showboat and it isn’t in the dying minutes 1-0 down to West Ham. My subject wasn't technical errors, but attitude - Khazri's rabona typified the problem. ...read
We can tackle AND stay safe... change rules to protect children but don't ban contact
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Rugby it is not a perfect game. It is a tough sport and people get hurt. The tough nature is one of its most appealing aspects for participants and fans alike, but it comes at a price. ...read
LIAM RIDGEWELL: Walking onto the pitch with Kaka was a real privilege but I'm not sure he understood me
Portland Timbers defender Liam Ridgewell writes his second column for Sportsmail with the 2015 Major League Soccer season well under way in the United States. ...read
Don't make Marcus Rashford the first £2m six-year-old... Manchester United made him a star, not Fletcher Moss Rangers
MARTIN SAMUEL: If Manchester United start handing out £2m for six-year-olds, where does that end? The queue of local clubs demanding a seven-figure cheque will stretch from the Old Trafford car park to the centre of town. ...read
Rory McIlroy out to rewrite legacy at Doral after water nightmare
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The so-called Big Three - Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and world No 1 Jordan Spieth will be looking for a return to form at Doral this week. ...read
Leicester keep finding a way with intensity and desire, whilst if Payet is West Ham's beauty then Michail Antonio is the beast
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Leicester won ugly against Norwich but they are going to have to win a lot more matches like that if they want to win the title. Claudio Ranieri keeps finding the answers. ...read
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team are short of menace and edge... the Europa League is now their best route to European football
IAN LADYMAN: Manuel Pelegrini assured his reputation at Manchester City with the third trophy of his reign on Sunday. But Jurgen Klopp's first four months at Liverpool have been far from spectacular. ...read
England are learning fast under Eddie Jones with a show of defiance summed up by Jack Nowell's try-saving tackle against Ireland
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Nobody would claim Saturday’s match was a perfect England performance but there was a hunger, physicality and bloody-mindedness which I loved and it augers well. ...read
Steph Curry can even eclipse the genius of Lionel Messi... he is probably the best three-point shooter the NBA has ever seen
OLIVER HOLT: Steph Curry and the Warriors, the defending NBA champions, are taking basketball by storm and are dominating the sports bulletins in the States. ...read
AC Milan laid the blueprint for Barcelona but their future looks uncertain after 30 years of Silvio Berlusconi's reign
GRAHAM HUNTER'S EUROVIEW: Barcelona could claim their second successive Champions League at the San Siro this season, but AC Milan set the standard of how to dominate Europe. ...read
Ellie Goulding needs to be herself if she wants to be Britpop's Goulden Girl
There was a curious omission on this year’s Brits shortlist for best female artist. Adele was there, of course, along with Florence Welch but no Ellie Goulding. ...read
Leicester are the worst at passing in the Premier League and average only 40% possession... they are the exact opposite to Barcelona, Bayern Munich and PSG!
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Leicester have the poorest passing record in the Premier League, produce the second-fewest short passes, and have the third worst possession record. ...read
Daniel Sturridge is the player every top club in England would want... he is the country's best striker when fully fit
JAMIE CARRAGHER: The clock is ticking. Daniel Sturridge, as he approaches the peak years of his career, won’t appreciate it fully but time is moving fast. ...read
Even winning the FA Cup won't save Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
ADRIAN DURHAM: Think the FA Cup isn't important? It's become crucial for some of the bigger clubs recently. Arsene Wenger has revealed winning the famous trophy quite possibly saved his job. ...read
Juan Mata's brilliant strike against Shrewsbury Town should never have been allowed... three Manchester United players clearly stood in an offside position
Juan Mata scored Manchester United's second goal against Shrewsbury Town. Sportsmail's GRAHAM POLL looks at whether the 27-year-old's free-kick goal should have stood. ...read
MICHAEL BISPING: Anderson Silva was very condescending at the open workout, but he’ll soon find out I’m not messing around next week
We had our open workouts in Los Angeles last week when I came face to face with Anderson Silva. I was walking by and said hello and wished him luck for London but he was very condescending. ...read
Lynsey Hipgrave right to confront abusers after BT Sport presenter received shocking sexist abuse on Twitter
NEIL ASHTON: Perhaps the most worrying aspect of Lynsey Hipgrave’s brush with Twitter this week is that she should have regrets about highlighting the sexist abuse on her timeline. ...read
Anthony Joshua will be one of hottest commodities in sport if he becomes heavyweight world champion
EDDIE HEARN. A chance has come up for Anthony Joshua to fight for the heavyweight world title and he is going to take it. I do believe this match-up with Charles Martin is a genuine 50-50 fight. ...read
It's time we bring in red and yellow cards for umpire abuse... they would be a massive deterrent and go a long way to solving one of the most serious problems in the game
DAVID LLOYD: It is good that MCC want to introduce tougher sanctions for verbal and even physical abuse of umpires but I would go further and bring in red and yellow cards. ...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
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
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
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
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: Oscar star Alicia dives back into work after Best Supporting Actress win
Alicia Vikander is not wasting any time in getting back to work after her win at the Oscars for her luminous performance in The Danish Girl, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
What DID go wrong for Lineker and his lingerie model? Loving tweets just weeks ago, but 19-year age gap and wildly different personalities could have been behind their split
Gary Lineker, 55, has quietly separated from his wife Danielle, a Welsh former lingerie model, 19 years his junior, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. ...read
JACI STEPHEN: My wedding of the week? Tom and Rob, of course!
Hosted by comedian and actor Rob Brydon, One Big Night was a 90-minute treat of sublime vocal talent and sharp wit – a bit like The X Factor used to be before it tore out its own innards. ...read
Sorry it's only me! William apologies to Malta as Kate forced to stay at home
He may be a future king but he’s certainly not as glamorous as his wife – and yesterday Prince William clearly felt the need to apologise on a visit to Malta. ...read
JAN MOIR: Rape and the dating sites that betray lonely hearts
Online dating sites were once seen as a portal onto an ominous world, a smutscape peopled with losers and miscreants. Then something happened, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
LIZ JONES: I'm manifesting a world without selfish, pseudo-hippy claptrap
This manifestation nonsense is taking over the world. Manifestation, in case you haven’t been infected yet, is ‘GPS for your soul,' writes LIZ JONES. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Can I find happiness with a wife who hates me?
This week, Bel advises a married man who has started arguing incessantly with his wife after retiring, and is worried about the toll it is taking on his family. ...read
Will our dead hamster make me a social media star? Lorraine Candy's children show her how to get to grips with Snapchat
Lorraine Candy begs teenage daughter to give her a lesson in Snapchat. The mum finds using the app is actually fun and quite addictive. She thinks it will take her quite a while to figure out the app. ...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
Ban mobiles in restaurants before I wring someone's neck! Janet Street-Porter is calling for smartphones to be uninvited from the dinner table
Janet Street-Porter says smartphones should be banned in restaurants. She believes phones stand between us and civilised behaviour are the uninvited guest at every table. ...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: Prostate drugs made me pile on the pounds
Following hormone therapy for prostate cancer in 2011 and radiotherapy in 2012, a reader's waistline has ballooned to 38 in. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: The five lies you have to stop telling your doctor
Last year I took part in Doctor In Your House, on Channel 4. It proved what I have known for a long time - that patients don’t always tell the full story to their GP, writes Dr Ellie Canon. ...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
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
Modern life is NOT rubbish, says Warren Buffett, as his shareholder letter reveals the secret sauce for prosperity
Buffett's ode to our good fortune is about as far as you can get from the ‘I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore’ posturing of populist politics. ...read
ASK TONY: HMRC keeps slicing away bits of my pension claiming I owe them thousands in underpaid tax
I am a 77-year-old widow and I’m at my wits’ end over HMRC’s continuing demands for several thousand pounds of allegedly underpaid tax. ...read
Why politicians and bosses are terrified of YOU: A final Last Word from Money Mail's departing editor JAMES CONEY
In his final column as the newspaper's Money Mail editor, James Coney reveals why he believes it is readers who hold the key to keeping our financial giants and authorities in check. ...read
How do I find cheap financial advice about my pension? Our new retirement Agony Uncle, Steve Webb answers your questions
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's new Agony Uncle. Read Steve's answer to someone trying to find an inexpensive financial adviser so he can cash in his pension. ...read
MARC SHOFFMAN: Should we be worried about the 'institutionalisation' of crowdfunding and peer-to-peer?
Small businesses and individuals are flocking to the crowd to get projects or enterprises funded. But now big financial companies are muscling in. Is it all about to get too corporate? ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: PPI claims firm billed me £1,200 for £34 refund
Lifestyle Claims persuaded me it could reclaim my payment protection insurance premiums. Then staff said it could investigate my mortgage as well and get me a refund. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: One year since the introduction of freedom rules... and pensions are in a mess
On April 6 – 35 days’ time – it will be one year since George Osborne introduced a new ‘pension freedom’ regime. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: No shame in Sainsbury's walking away if betting over Argos gets too rich
Sainsbury's chief Mike Coupe has staked a lot on his audacious bid to buy Argos-owner Home Retail Group. Which is why he should not be afraid to walk away if the betting gets too rich. ...read
DAN HYDE: Forget privacy and prepare for a battle against the fraudsters if cash is 'dead within a decade'
Cash, they would have us believe, is on its way out. Over the past ten years there's been a monumental shift in the way we use money. ...read
LEE BOYCE: Huge losses from fraud continue to plague current account customers – treat all e-mails, phonecalls and texts from banks with caution
More of us are using technology to bank - and fraud is surging. This week, we reported on a case where Santander won't refund one victim £22,700. ...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
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
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: The EU is our own Hotel California: We can check out, but we'll never leave
I’m sorry to break this to you but it looks as if we’ll endure not one but two EU referendum campaigns. The second one, by the way, will definitely end in a vote to stay in, writes Peter Hitchens. ...read
BLACK DOG: Michael plays the fall guy...
Brexit-backing Michael Gove’s nimble manoeuvrings in favour of quitting the EU contrast with the Justice Secretary’s reputation for being about as physically co-ordinated as a day-old giraffe on ice. ...read
LIZ JONES: I'm manifesting a world without selfish, pseudo-hippy claptrap
This manifestation nonsense is taking over the world. Manifestation, in case you haven’t been infected yet, is ‘GPS for your soul,' writes LIZ JONES. ...read
How Boris went for Brexit over tennis: Mayor's sister RACHEL JOHNSON tells the inside story of how he agonised over decision and texted PM after sharing a bottle of wine
Staring into the tea-leaves, it did seem that my bro was to follow Michael Gove and cry ‘Ho for the open sea’ too, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: It's Dave's summer barbecue - with Labour on the grill
The Opposition are in the middle of the most disastrous leadership contest . Tories can barely contain their glee that the shock new frontrunner is Jeremy Corbyn, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
HEALTH: 'I can hear again after 40 years'
Carol Cook, 70, was profoundly deaf until she had a cochlear implant. They mimic the hearing function of the inner ear. Around 10,000 people in the UK have a cochlear implant. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: What is the best foundation for older skin?
We are going to list the qualities we think are the most important to look for, and then suggest a few possibilities including the ones we use ourselves. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I want the fantasy
Maybe it’s me who is deluded. The drawback of all this fashion stuff, where you are given a glimpse into a gilded world, is that your expectations are too high. ...read
Ask Zelda: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
My husband of two years is very sociable and has many close friends that we meet up with for dinner. But he also has this clingy friend who comes to our home every Friday. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Stop striving and trust in fate, Pisces
The more you push yourself this week the less you will achieve. With the Sun in your birth sign, you must put your trust in fate and stop striving so hard for success. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: And the best up-do award goes to...
Tonight it’s the Oscars. And while the facialists, stylists and spray-tanners of a celebrity’s entourage will forever be beyond us, there’s a lot to be said for going all-out when the occasion requires it. ...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: Make no mistake, Boris's decision to join Brexit camp is about doing what is best for...Boris
CHRIS DEERIN: Back in the Noughties, a war broke out between two of the Telegraph’s most distinguished writers, Boris Johnson and Simon Heffer. If it wasn’t pretty, it was at least very funny. ...read
SARAH VINE: Hollywood's bag lady has more style than any Oscars diva
SARAH VINE: Most award ceremonies are ghastly — the simpering, the gushing, the over-the-top gowns, the carefully practised ‘What, me?’ looks of surprise. But the Oscars were the worst. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Operation Fear? It's more like Operation Pull The Other One
Over the past few days, Mr Osborne has adopted his most saturnine manner in an attempt to terrify the British people. ...read
'Too b****y perfect!’ The combination of Tom Hiddleston and John Le Carre was dream television and more 007 than James Bond in The Night Manager, by Jim Shelley
Week two of The Night Manager, the nation’s biggest new television obsession since, oooh, War And Peace three weeks ago and the game was well and truly afoot. ...read
Why children born now have less chance of bettering their lives than those born in 1946: That's the irrefutable - and devastating - conclusion of a 70-year study that shames our political elite
No survey has ever cast a more unsparing light on the realities of class and health in Britain, or had a profound impact on the way we live now, than a study of British babies conducted in 1946. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: After the pantomime over moving their HQ to Hong Kong, HSBC now say Brexit would force them to quit for Paris... cue the world's smallest violin
The decision for HSBC to stay in the UK was announced this week as if it were a marvellous coup for the Government and as if the bank were doing us all an enormous favour. ...read
The Sultan and the Tsar: Will the imperial ambitions of Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan spark a new World War, asks historian MICHAEL BURLEIGH
Syria is now the battleground for a proxy war between two regional powers, Russia or Turkey, and it is an international conflict which has the potential to become a Third World War. ...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
Bringing the Miami heat! Bethenny Frankel, 45, shows off her fit figure in strapless bikini as she enjoys her Florida beach vacation
The 45-year-old reality star looked to be in the best shape of her life as she walked on the beach. The Real Housewives Of New York vet had on a strapless bikini ...read
UK does more than rest of EU put together: JAMES SLACK's analysis of the millions Britain gives in aid
David Cameron’s critics overlook one ineluctable fact: Britain is providing more aid to Syrians in crisis than most other countries in Europe combined, writes JAMES SLACK. ...read
Why does Dave revere brassy women? The PM loves making glamorous women tsars to fix everything from trade to teaching. But why do they have to be so brash?
We are told that 43-year-old Michelle Mone will travel the country looking into the barriers that disadvantaged young people face in setting up their own companies, writes MELISSA KITE. ...read
Goodbye to the man who could never admit he got it all wrong: SIMON HEFFER on how Ed Balls never shed his reputation for slipperiness and political thuggery
He was one of the architects of Labour’s economic policy that helped engineer the worst crash since 1931, with public debt doubling and the stock market plunging, writes SIMON HEFFER. ...read
PICTURED: Horrific moment a car is written off trapping the driver inside after smashing into the back of an ambulance on the way to a call-out and pushing it into a tree
The sedan driver, who pushed the ambulance off the road and into a tree in Alice Springs, had to be cut out of his car over several hours before he could be rushed to hospital for treatment. ...read
Tamara Ecclestone's ex-lover arrested over claim he stole her gems and tried to sell them
Businessman Omar Khyami, 40, whose two-and-a-half year relationship with the socialite ended in acrimony in 2012, was detained after theft allegations were made to police this week. ...read
I’ll stand against Salmond in the Scottish Parliament over NHS 'lies' says Gordon Brown
The former PM said: ‘If he continues to peddle this deception then I will want to join Johann Lamont in fighting him and securing the return of a Labour Government as quickly as possible.’ ...read
Greece, glorious Greece: Finding family holiday heaven on Halkidiki's 'middle finger'
Sithonia, the so-called middle finger of the peninsulas which hang down from the northern Greek mainland, is an ideal place for a family break, as Jack Doyle discovers. ...read
The pretty perfection of Palm Springs: Charlize, Sinatra and the timeless sophistication of California's desert classic
It is the corner of California that has long lured the stars - from aces of the tennis court to cinematic greats. Glenys Roberts finds a car and goes east to Palm Springs. ...read
Ministers reject food banks' 20million meals figure: Charities in row with Government after it emerges half of meals are handed out to good causes such as lunch clubs
Sources close to Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith have disputed the charities’ figures, which claim 500,000 children are not receiving an acceptable diet. ...read
A living bereavement: When ESTHER RANTZEN spoke up for couples denied access to their grandchildren, she triggered a flood of heart rending stories revealing the agony of family breakdown's forgotten victims
Being told she could never her toddler grandson again, would leave Esther heartbroken. Yet Jane and Mark Jackson (pictured) have not seen their granddaughter for seven years. ...read
How can the high priestess of abortion support the barbarity of terminating a baby just because she's a girl?
KATHY GYNGELL: How can the so-called feminist 'sisterhood' defend the destruction of female foetuses being aborted because of their gender? ...read
Why doesn't Stephen Fry call for a ban on Russian music, theatre and all performing arts?
ADRIAN HILTON: 'An absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential,' says Stephen Fry in an impassioned letter to the Prime Minister and the International Olympic Committee. ...read
The teacher who changed my life: In this moving tribute to his old English master, who's just died, CLIVE ASLET says his one regret is he never thanked him
A fortnight ago I heard that the English master who taught me at school, the great Frank Miles, had died, aged 92. I say great — he was great to us, the ones for whom reading came to matter so much as a result of his highly individual influence. ...read
'Gordon the Gopher could've done a better job!' Phil and Holly's funeral coverage falls flat for ITV and Sky's man gets a handbagging
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were out of their depth while covering Baroness Thatcher's funeral, says PAUL CONNOLLY - but Sky News's Tom Parmenter fared even worse. ...read
On the 20th anniversary of the first mobile phone text message... How texting made history but ruined our language- and plenty of marriages!
DAVID THOMAS: The average Briton now sends around 50 texts a week and is more likely to text friends and family than talk to them. Here are some of the most outrageous, newsworthy, moving and shocking texts from the past two decades. ...read
Wake up, America! Justice must be done for Trayvon Martin
LINDSAY JOHNS: Every American should be incensed and repulsed by the shocking case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager slain by a neighbourhood watchman. ...read
The tragedy of children condemned with drug addict parents
ANNA SMITH: We cannot begin to imagine the final hours of little Declan Hainey. How many more have to die before the policy is changed not to give drug addict parents their children? ...read
The Liberal Democrats, with or without Dr Cable at the helm, would steer us onto the rocks
DR ROBERT LEFEVER: Dr Cable should resign from his Cabinet post, standing for the leadership and then returning to the position that he occupied before ...read
Damian Green is dragging the dysfunctional student visa system into the daylight. About time too.
JANICE ATKINSON-SMALL: Listening to the BBC's grilling of Damian Green, one would think HE was the one here on an illegal visa. ...read
Keeping debt problems secret won't cure them. We need to strip away the shame around financial struggles
DOMINIQUE JACKSON: The longer people struggle on alone with unmanageable debt, the more unmanageable it is bound to become ...read
The Paralympics celebrate the strength of disabled people – as do all the protests that accompany them
SONIA POULTON: Let us remember that away from the splendour of the Olympic Stadium, our disabled people have been treated as anything but heroes. ...read
Dumas: 'Without euro exit, Germany will soon be in big trouble'
M E SYNON: A new analysis by the totally excellent economist Charles Dumas of Lombard Street Research suggests Germany should not, perhaps cannot, afford the euro. ...read
Paul Ryan's rousing speech in Tampa has cemented Medicare as the big issue splitting voters
DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: Ryan's attack on President Obama and his defence of Republican principles has the Democrats wishing that Hurricane Isaac had hit Tampa instead of New Orleans. ...read
Is there life on Planet Clegg? Yes, but it cannot add up
NICK WOOD: The so-called Deputy Prime Minister has today come out with another bucket of moonshine. Only a few months after signing off a cut in top rate income tax, he now wants a new wealth tax, intended to get the rich to cough up billions. ...read
America's middle class is shrinking. So who is to blame?
BRIAN DARLING: Some partisans will try to blame President George W. Bush. Some others will try to blame Obama. Yet the answer is much more complicated than putting the blame on one party, or one president. ...read
Patients missing appointments - maybe they never needed them?
JULIA MANNING: The figures for the number of people not turning up for NHS appointments were revealed over the bank holiday weekend – one in ten people don’t attend an appointment. ...read
Brace yourselves: Argentina's president Cristina Kirchner is on the political attack
DAVID HARDING: As her popularity falls even lower, Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner is looking to exploit anti-British feeling. This may not be her proudest moment... ...read
Don't look now Dave and Damian - but your crew is mutinying
NIGEL JONES: The Titanic is an apt metaphor for where the Tories are heading under Captain Cameron's leadership. His maiden voyage, the Coalition, is steering straight for the iceberg. ...read
Romney/Ryan turn back the magical thinking of Obama
JAMES LUCIER: Romney/Ryan have taken the line of common sense, the line of reality-based thinking, as opposed to magical thinking. This is a line which says, "I am, therefore I think." ...read
Why won't the BBC come clean over its bias against Israel - a moral country that deserves our support?
ALEX SINGLETON: Almost the entire Left-wing establishment in this country, including the BBC, has an warped and profoundly wrong view of the Middle East. ...read
Greece moves closer to the Eurozone’s exit door
RUTH LEA: Over the next few years the Eurozone could shrink to a “core” of rich nations or it could break up altogether. The dream of European unity would then lie in tatters. ...read
The Syrian uprising is an opportunity for the Israeli Air Force
ALLAN MALLINSON: With the Assad regime imploding, Syria's air defences could be seriously degraded, and Southern Syria may well now be the IAF’s most feasible route into Iran via Iraq. ...read
Am I the only person who thinks Pussy Riot should have been jailed?
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The Government must keep fighting the Big Brother state - starting with a review of the last decade's surveillance orgy
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The Tories need renewal not reshuffle
SIMON RICHARDS: With the Coalition floundering, there's no doubt that a reshuffle is long overdue, but, of course, the heads which ought to roll will emerge unscathed from the rearrangement. ...read
Many a man needs killing and many a lie needs to be exposed, but killers and tale-bearers do not necessarily deserve respect
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Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
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The Cabinet needs a reshuffle: It's time for the PM to stand up to Ken Clarke
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Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
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Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
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
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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
Now...where did I put my memory stick? CRAIG BROWN on how you will never find the things you are looking for
My least favourite phrase in the English language is ‘As you’re on your feet . . . ’ My wife’s, on the other hand, is ‘Have you seen my . . . ?’. She hears it often, around five or six times a day. ...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
CRAIG BROWN: My existential crisis: Jean-Paul Sartre was a serial seducer pimped for by his lover Simone de Beauvoir
Sartre was not everybody’s cup of tea, but Sarah Bakewell is prepared to forgive him a great deal. Barely 5ft tall, he was a forceful seducer, never taking no for an answer. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Simon Cowell lay on the floor after being gunned down. I pulled out my phone: ‘This is an emergency. It’s about the X Factor judge. You need a new one and I’m throwing my hat in the ring!’
Cowell turned out to be an utterly hopeless actor and was forced to do endless re-takes in a top-secret murder mystery entitled Who Shot Simon Cowell? ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Melting into the Butcher's Arms: A proper chef cooking food you can’t wait to devour at a pub that didn’t need Michelin to make it a star. No wonder I'm swooning!
It’s a working village pub in Eldersfield, a blessedly untrendy part of Gloucestershire. And at a few minutes past seven on an icy February’s eve, the place is bloody rammed. ...read
OLLY SMITH: If I had a spare £8,000... I’d splash out on an awesome 115-year-old Amontillado. In the meantime, I’m sipping some scintillating substitutes
I tasted Don Manuel Barbadillo’s personal cask from 1891 with his grandson, who summed up the emotion of the experience: ‘Sherries have the privilege that they never die.’ ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Lavish to look at but it’s all a bit John le Cliché
Tom Hollander’s stereotypical gay man. The femme fatale. The bad Arab man who beats women. The younger girlfriend flinging a naked leg from the bath or swimming naked in a pool. ...read
The Brothers Grimsby: Sacha Baron Cohen's new creations are much funnier than Borat and Ali G
I’m a smart, sophisticated critic-about-town – but I was still so amused by a film that is as lavatorial as it is gynaecological that on several occasions I had to wipe tears of laughter from my eyes. ...read
Norma's no stormer (but at least the singing's pretty good)
A week is a long time in politics, said Harold Wilson. Well, a year is an eternity in opera. Last spring, John Berry, lost almost £750,000 of public money on a dire new opera about 9/11. ...read
Go from slacker to super fit with this merciless exercise belt
The MyZone belt offers readings that remove the endless gibberish about heart rates and lap times and replaces them with a clear readout showing how much effort you’re making. ...read
The Encounter at the Barbican Theatre: Unlike any other theatrical experience...
Simon McBurney tells a story with no pictures, but entirely through sound delivered via special earphones, enabling him to whisper in one’s ear, like a child’s bedtime story with the teller snuggled close. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Where's the Becks appeal? After his Landy, our football hero loves an Audi... but what David Beckham would make of this mediocre machine is anyone’s guess
The overall styling of the car remains similar to how the A4 Avant has always been, with the odd new line here and there intended to spice things up a little, which they don’t really. ...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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- Surly Kanye West looks like a moody teenager as he peers out from under his hoodie on the Balmain FROW at Paris Fashion Week
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks sultry in a brunette wig as she shows off her incredible supermodel frame on the Balmain runway at Paris Fashion Week
- Pastel pink perfection! Karlie Kloss shows off her supermodel legs and slender frame in frilly lace trousers as she struts down the runway for Balmain
- Blonde bombshell Kendall Jenner swaps hair colour with brunette BFF Gigi Hadid as they switch up their style at Balmain's Paris Fashion Week showcase
- Alessandra Ambrosio debuts new blonde locks and flashes her underwear in a racy lace ensemble at the Balmain PFW show Looks VERY different
- 'Nobody wants to see anybody age!' George Clooney reveals his plans to quit acting... because he's getting too old New political career?
- Work it! Britney Spears wears nothing but a towel in sultry photo... after donning lace bra and leather for sexy V magazine shoot Fresh out of the shower...
- Chris Evans is reunited with wife Natasha and their two sons Noah and Eli after jetting to South Africa for Top Gear filming Glad to see his boys
- The Apprentice's Selina Waterman-Smith puts her incredible curves on display in a plunging swimsuit during provocative poolside display in LA
- 'The cops hated us': Khloe Kardashian says police targeted her famous family after late father Robert defended O.J. Simpson as she steps out in jumpsuit
- Chloe Moretz makes a stylish appearance in Seoul sporting leather trousers and leopard print coat... after cosying up to footballer Neymar
- He's a keeper! Make-up free Margot Robbie is doted on by boyfriend Tom Ackerley as they sweetly reunite at Heathrow Airport Loved up
- They ain't afraid of no ghost! Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy take on the paranormal in first Ghostbusters reboot trailer... and Slimer is back
- Busy morning! Miranda Kerr dons two different looks before lunch providing a how-to guide to casual chic One outfit just isn't enough
- Reese Witherspoon sued by designer who claims logo for actress's Draper James clothing brand is a copy of hers Legal woes
- Alanis Morissette shows off her baby bump in tight mini dress as she enjoys a day of water sports with shirtless pal Woody Harrelson in Hawaii
- 'He's projecting his own sense of failure': Ben Affleck discusses the Caped Crusader as he and Henry Cavill grace dueling covers for Batman v Superman
- Her own catwalk! Leggy Kelly Rowland gives the models a run for their money in suede mini-dress as she struts into Balmain PFW show Strutted her stuff
- 'A lot of people wanted me to do that': Gerard Butler PUNCHES Ross King during interview about his new movie London Has Fallen Not very polite!
- Car crash show? Jeremy Clarkson reveals wreckage from accident as he continues to film new motoring series in Barbados
- Dog day afternoon! Ruby Rose takes her rescue pooch swimming as she enjoys some down time from filming xXx in the Dominican Republic
- Madonna gives away FREE tickets to intimate Melbourne concert at 1,500-seat theatre to thank Australian fans for waiting 23 years for her to return
- Australian bikini blogger Devin Brugman shows off her ample assets and enviable curves as she emerges from the water in tiny white bikini
- Bring the battle home! Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets a video release date from Disney Bring home the magic
- Is Andy Murray's new daughter Sophia Scottish or English? Tennis star dodges the question and insists she's BRITISH Born last month
- Britain's Next Top Model finalists strip off in a Jamaican forest for the dreaded NAKED photo shoot task - but one girl is reluctant to remove her clothes
- Coronation Street's Claire King reveals she has an 'obsessive' stalker but says police are powerless to step in Distressing time for the actress
- Suited and booted Pierce Brosnan is accompanied by his doting mother Mary as he shoots new advert in Madrid Enjoying family time
- 'I couldn't care LESS': Phillip Schofield launches into another extraordinary rant as he learns that Steph Davis and Jeremy McConnell have split again
- History repeating! Teen son of a Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell makes his Broadway debut Talent runs in the genes
- Party girl Kate Moss swaps the club scene for a bedtime story as she falls asleep cuddling author Annabelle Neilson World Book Day?
- Michelle Heaton shows off her gorgeous toned bikini figure as she wistfully marks the end of her family holiday in Turks and Caicos This is the life...
- Penelope Cruz dresses down in cosy sweater and beanie hat as she enjoys a low-key day at the park in Madrid with her children Leo and Luna
- When Hollyoaks met Hollywood: Stephanie Waring shares a lunch date with Suits star and unlikely pal Rick Hoffman in London Unlikely coupling
- SPOILER ALERT: Megan McKenna breaks down in tears as former boyfriend Jordan Davies PROPOSES in emotional Ex On The Beach finale BEFORE the split...
- A class act: The Queen is all smiles as she joins a science lesson at a community school in London - where she's reunited with Sir Trevor McDonald