England should not assume that two wins in their final two games will be enough for them to reach the World T20 semi-finals
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Depending on how results fall at the World Twenty20 in India over the next few days, England could be heading for the exit should they not improve their net run-rate. ...read
Accept your husband will cheat, warns Edward Fox... and when it comes to money, leave it to the men!
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Actor Edward Fox and his wife Joanna David have one of the most enduring relationships in showbusiness but he claims women need to accept men will be unfaithful. ...read
Forget policies. What REALLY matters in politics is knowing Who Hates Who, writes DOMINIC LAWSON
It is impossible to understand much of what passes for purely political conflict unless you also know about the personal relationships between the men (and women) involved. ...read
West Ham were right to fume about penalty given against Chelsea contact was made on Ruben Loftus-cheek outside the area
GRAHAM POLL: West Ham were understandably disappointed to concede the late penalty. Referee Bobby Madley was right in detecting Michail Antonio’s trip on Ruben Loftus-Cheek but it was outside ...read
England have the team and the coach to rule the world after Grand Slam glory
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The exciting thing is that I am more convinced than ever that England have the players, and now the coach, to become world-beaters again. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: George Osborne’s eighth Budget great for business but a mess for Chancellor after sugar tax row and Duncan Smith's resignation
But despite all this, business should be very pleased with the majority of policies unveiled last week – particularly small companies. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: The biggest accolade? It passed my Sopranos test
The suspension, tension and dread in Happy Valley came not from the prospect of violence, but from the prospect of characters being discovered and dissembling. ...read
Leicester have the look of champions about them after their fourth 1-0 win in a row, as the Premier League title dream edges closer
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Last season Chelsea started the Premier League season with all guns blazing before knuckling down to grind out the title. It looks like Leicester are learning to do the same. ...read
Jolyon Palmer did not give an inch or make a mistake in Australian Grand Prix... the Brit was the driver of the season-opening race
JONATHAN McEVOY: Jolyon Palmer was the driver of the Australian Grand Prix. He raced tenaciously but scrupulously fairly to finish 11th on his debut. ...read
Channel 4 make strong debut as the terrestrial home of Formula One with Murray Walker, David Coulthard and Mark Webber
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: Channel 4 are now in the driving seat as the terrestrial home of the Grand Prix tour. And much like the sport itself, it returned in familiar style. ...read
It's pique viewing time for the BBC over England's Grand Slam triumph late show
The BBC gained a 8.4m peak audience but it came at a cost to the live spectator that is in danger of ruining the unique tournament experience for travelling fans of all competing teams. ...read
Let Danny Drinkwater mind the shop while England's shooting stars shine
MARTIN SAMUEL: Gatekeepers, humble foot soldiers are what Roy Hodgson needs right now. Shooting stars, he has in abundance. What Hodgson needs is someone to keep the door shut. That is where Drinkwater comes in. ...read
Ski jumping in your own front room? This £80 headset can take you anywhere
The Samsung Gear VR is unbelievably cheap compared to rivals – the Oculus Rift costs £600 – but you will need a recent Samsung smartphone too. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: A thoroughly classy, ‘posh totty’ exterior? Absolutely. But a decent interior worthy of its £35,000 price tag? Sadly, that’s completely... beyond Infiniti
Although the Infiniti Q30 Sport did feel quite quick and assured, actually a lot quicker than the 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds official stat hints at. But at no point did it feel as exciting as that price tag might suggest. ...read
Contempt and loathing that caused Quiet Man to snap: ANDREW PIERCE on what sparked Iain Duncan Smith's seismic resignation
Iain Duncan Smith (right), the Work and Pensions Secretary, said not a word. Tight-lipped, he was silently seething with rage. ...read
Knockout blow? Boy George and Will.i.am may be the show's most famous mentors but they ended up with the weakest teams on The Voice UK, by Jim Shelley
It was advantage Paloma Faith and Ricky Wilson after a bad night for Boy George and Will.i.am in the second Knockout round of The Voice UK. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: That robot at the checkout? It'll be taking your job next
Do you really want every job in the world to be done by a robot – except your own? Once you give in to this, how long will it be before you, too, are replaced with a machine, writes Peter Hitchens. ...read
Athletic Bilbao's free scoring forward Aritz Aduriz is back in the big time with Spain
GRAHAM HUNTER: Nearly six years have passed since Aritz Aduriz made his La Roja debut but 31 goals so far this season for Athletic Bilbao have cast the 35-year-old back into the spotlight. ...read
England Grand Slam victory feels so sweet after World Cup debacle as Eddie Jones' side are made to dig deep by France
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: History has always told us that no matter how good a team you are, Grand Slams rarely come easy and we saw that again in Paris on Saturday night with this England team. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: If you have got it, Theresa, flaunt it (power, I mean)
I contend Mrs May is far too clever, canny and experienced a politician to have had a wardrobe malfunction, writes RACHEL JOHNSON about the home secretary's Budget Day dress choice. ...read
Accept your husband will cheat, warns Edward Fox... and when it comes to money, leave it to the men!
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Actor Edward Fox and his wife Joanna David have one of the most enduring relationships in showbusiness but he claims women need to accept men will be unfaithful. ...read
Contempt and loathing that caused Quiet Man to snap: ANDREW PIERCE on what sparked Iain Duncan Smith's seismic resignation
Iain Duncan Smith (right), the Work and Pensions Secretary, said not a word. Tight-lipped, he was silently seething with rage. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: IDS won’t sink the Tories, but Osborne might
If David Cameron cannot control his Cabinet and his party, then how can we be confident of his ability to govern the country? Confidence drains from Downing Street at such moments as this. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Hampton to inject fresh blood into GlaxoSmithKline but it's a long goodbye for Sir Andrew Witty
The long goodbye for Sir Andrew Witty – he intends to step down from GlaxoSmithKline this time next year – does not come as an enormous surprise. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why surrender our heritage to Germany?
The London Stock Exchange – for 215 years the cornerstone of Britain’s free-trading economy – will fall into German hands unless urgent action is taken. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Oh, Becky, how you've let all your fans down
Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington (pictured) was loved for being ordinary girl. But her divorce after just 18-months of marriage has left us shocked, says AMANDA PLATELL ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: There may not be any gold medals and glory in real life, Rebecca, but in the long-run you may find it more rewarding than the tacky world of 'celebrity'
You'd think Rebecca Adlington, a woman capable of swimming 800 metres in 8.14 seconds, would have her looks in perspective, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
You dirty old woman! If Madonna was a man she would just have made herself a pariah, says PIERS MORGAN
Exposing a teenage girl’s breast on stage and leeringly inviting her to grab your crotch crosses a line. A big line. ...read
TOM UTLEY: I fell in love with Mrs Utley because, like me, she was pathologically useless at maths
I have grave doubts about George Osborne’s threat in his Budget this week to force all pupils to study maths until they are 18. Why not leave the young free to pursue subjects they’re good at and enjoy? ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Queen refuses to return to London to meet President Obama
The Queen refuses to come to London to meet President Barack Obama next month. Instead, accompanied by his security circus, he’ll trundle to Windsor for lunch, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
Balance the books? Not when WE pay for feckless mums-of-eight and give legal aid to businessmen who lead millionaire lifestyles, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Never mind Cashing In For Christmas, thanks to the generosity of the welfare system, Marie Buchan (pictured) must think Christmas comes every day, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Sir Ken and co are a riot with their trousers down but The Painkiller is not quite needle sharp, says QUENTIN LETTS
Sir Kenneth Branagh’s admirable tenancy at the West End’s Garrick theatre continues with a hotel farce, writes QUENTIN LETTS. Rob Brydon is well cast as a maddening fusspot. ...read
A magic touch with the ladies - and a marriage that defied the cynics: Paul Daniels may have been an exceptional magician but the nicest thing about him was how fiercely and proudly he loved his wife
By the time he hit the big time, upstaging Harry Secombe as a last-minute addition to the Royal Variety Performance at London Palladium in 1978, Paul Daniels was in his late 30s and divorced. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Daft police, an asinine stunt and the question: Is it time to put Top Gear out of its misery?
After Jeremy Clarkson, in Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc the BBC seems to have acquired two even more anarchic presenters who have already landed it in hot water, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: I say this in sorrow, but Mr Osborne seems more interested in HIS future than Britain's
George Osborne is the most substantial politician in this Government, the least irresponsible Chancellor of the Exchequer since Ken Clarke lost the job in 1997, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
Forget Brexit, this is a union of nations the Queen would NEVER want to leave behind: ROBERT HARDMAN on why the Commonwealth is still close to the monarch's heart
While the Queen's thoughts on the EU are the subject of speculation, her views on another multi-national organisation were an open book yesterday, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
ISABEL OAKESHOTT: Two brushes with disaster and why Dave has unleashed the No10 attack dogs
Once upon a time, David Cameron was quite keen on the idea of referendums. These days his attitude to big public votes has changed, writes his biographer ISABEL OAKESHOTT. ...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
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
England should not assume that two wins in their final two games will be enough for them to reach the World T20 semi-finals
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Depending on how results fall at the World Twenty20 in India over the next few days, England could be heading for the exit should they not improve their net run-rate. ...read
West Ham were right to fume about penalty given against Chelsea contact was made on Ruben Loftus-cheek outside the area
GRAHAM POLL: West Ham were understandably disappointed to concede the late penalty. Referee Bobby Madley was right in detecting Michail Antonio’s trip on Ruben Loftus-Cheek but it was outside ...read
England have the team and the coach to rule the world after Grand Slam glory
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The exciting thing is that I am more convinced than ever that England have the players, and now the coach, to become world-beaters again. ...read
Leicester have the look of champions about them after their fourth 1-0 win in a row, as the Premier League title dream edges closer
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Last season Chelsea started the Premier League season with all guns blazing before knuckling down to grind out the title. It looks like Leicester are learning to do the same. ...read
Jolyon Palmer did not give an inch or make a mistake in Australian Grand Prix... the Brit was the driver of the season-opening race
JONATHAN McEVOY: Jolyon Palmer was the driver of the Australian Grand Prix. He raced tenaciously but scrupulously fairly to finish 11th on his debut. ...read
Channel 4 make strong debut as the terrestrial home of Formula One with Murray Walker, David Coulthard and Mark Webber
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: Channel 4 are now in the driving seat as the terrestrial home of the Grand Prix tour. And much like the sport itself, it returned in familiar style. ...read
It's pique viewing time for the BBC over England's Grand Slam triumph late show
The BBC gained a 8.4m peak audience but it came at a cost to the live spectator that is in danger of ruining the unique tournament experience for travelling fans of all competing teams. ...read
Let Danny Drinkwater mind the shop while England's shooting stars shine
MARTIN SAMUEL: Gatekeepers, humble foot soldiers are what Roy Hodgson needs right now. Shooting stars, he has in abundance. What Hodgson needs is someone to keep the door shut. That is where Drinkwater comes in. ...read
Athletic Bilbao's free scoring forward Aritz Aduriz is back in the big time with Spain
GRAHAM HUNTER: Nearly six years have passed since Aritz Aduriz made his La Roja debut but 31 goals so far this season for Athletic Bilbao have cast the 35-year-old back into the spotlight. ...read
England Grand Slam victory feels so sweet after World Cup debacle as Eddie Jones' side are made to dig deep by France
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: History has always told us that no matter how good a team you are, Grand Slams rarely come easy and we saw that again in Paris on Saturday night with this England team. ...read
Cricket should get down on its knees and give thanks for Twenty20... India’s vibrant crowds at the World Cup shame our sniffiness at the short form
OLIVER HOLT: India were playing a World T20 warm-up match against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium a few hundred yards away, the game had just begun and the excitement was unconfined. ...read
Manchester United struggle against smaller sides in the Premier League but turn up against the bigger boys... so here's why Manchester City should be worried!
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: It's strange to think that Arsenal and Tottenham might be more inviting than Sunderland this season, but that's the way it is for Manchester United. ...read
Rafa Benitez is not a fireman, but he's a winner, and his intense methods are already having an effect at Newcastle
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Rafa Benitez was intense and you had to be prepared for him to physically push and pull you into the positions, but the results followed. You could see at Leicester, however, that he has had some impact. ...read
HOT OR NOT: West Indies bowling attack was superb against England but Mauricio Pochettino's treatment of Europa League was poor
It's Hot or Not time again as IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold. West Indies and Ruby Walsh are HOT, while Federico Macheda is NOT. ...read
Joe Marler and the Cheltenham Chumps prove rugby is a game for monsters played by thugs, football a game for louts played by idiots
JEFF POWELL: We have been used to saying that while football is a game for gentlemen played by thugs, rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen. It is time to revise that quotation. ...read
Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury: Forget the doubters... we won't hesitate to make fight
EDDIE HEARN: I enjoyed a pleasant chat with Tyson Fury on social media this week and he seems to share the same vision as us. A fight with Anthony Joshua is simply inevitable at some point. ...read
England attack need to get it right against South Africa... but there is no magic formula for bowling at AB de Villiers
NASSER HUSSAIN: There was no shame in the way England were taken to the cleaners by Chris Gayle. But their bowlers need to learn quickly, because next up is AB de Villiers. ...read
Tottenham will win the Premier League and Wayne Rooney may not start for England at Euro 2016 - TACKLE KEOWN
Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown answered your questions following Arsenal's Champions League exit and the naming of England's latest squad. ...read
Peterborough midfielder Chris Forrester can certainly pick a pass under pressure but he needs to be more physical
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week it's Peterborough midfielder Chris Forrester who gets the secret scout treatment. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Chelsea managers know the consequence of failure so they live in the here and now - and are then blamed for not seeing the bigger picture
THE DEBATE: Roman Abramovich demands good football yet employs pragmatists and wishes for a coherent philosophy while on the brink of appointing a third manager in six months. ...read
If Rafa Benitez keeps Newcastle up, it will be a miracle... but the Toon Army are massively punching above their weight by getting the former Liverpool manager to join them
ADRIAN DURHAM: Rafa Benitez is back and you’ve got to admire his balls. He will know how bad the Newcastle United defence is, and yet he has still taken on the job. ...read
'What's wrong with Jordan Spieth?': The real question should be why is so much expected of the 22-year-old
When the most respected golf writer in America puts his name to an article entitled ‘What’s wrong with Jordan Spieth?’ you do have to wonder if the US political madness has extended to the greens. ...read
Sit down? No, stand up James and take a bow!
We may be on our 14th album, it says, but the juices are still flowing. Tim Booth and his six bandmates have timed their return shrewdly. ...read
Cheltenham-bound Victoria Pendleton is racing's own version of Jamie Vardy
PETER SCUDAMORE: Alan Hill, husband of trainer Lawney Hill, has been tutoring Victoria Pendleton since her switch to racing. He says... nearest thing to her story is Jamie Vardy. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
She's beautiful, talented and married to an Old Etonian banking heir. So why is TV's hottest rising star Britain's angriest (and most right-on) actress?
The actress Romola Garai describes herself as ‘a ticking grenade of gender anger’ — and it would be a brave person who dared to question her sincerity, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Brideshead's revisited - with a new twist
Damian Cruden will direct Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of the novel about how upper-middle class Charles Ryder becomes enchanted by members of an aristocratic family. ...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: Why are male TV stars such as Chris Evans such scruffs?
Now we are stuck with new Top Gear host Chris Evans. Clearly, millions adore the wealthy radio and television presenter, but I remain immune to his charms, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
Will I see my estranged and bitter daughter before I die?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a 76-year-old man who is concerned he won't be able to see his oldest daughter again after she cut off contact when his first marriage ended. ...read
Why do jobsworths just love to pick on frazzled mums? Lorraine Candy meets two unhelpful officials who refuse to give parents a break
Lorraine was irritated by an unhelpful parking attendant. She was having a stressful day with her poorly four-year-old. She asks why officials have to make life difficult for busy parents. ...read
LIZ JONES: I'd never set up home with a rich man - but I'd love to have a wife
The Asos website was the brainchild of Nick Robertson. He heard that, when Friends aired, the TV network took 25,000 calls from viewers desperate to buy what they’d seen the stars wearing. ...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
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: What's making the ball of my foot so sore?
A patient suffers a painful burning sensation at the base of their third toe on the ball of the foot. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Just who is entitled to a shingles jab?
DR ELLIE CANNON answers readers' questions, discusses how Britain leaving the EU could effect our health on holiday and how Katie Price's comments on her son's autism were honest. ...read
Jane Clarke on braces: Blend in well for easy eating
Every Tuesday, Britain's leading nutritionist explains how to eat your way to health. This week Jane tackles braces and malted brown bread. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: George Osborne’s eighth Budget great for business but a mess for Chancellor after sugar tax row and Duncan Smith's resignation
But despite all this, business should be very pleased with the majority of policies unveiled last week – particularly small companies. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The penny has dropped - bank customers are waking up to the benefits of switching accounts
A recent report confirmed as much, indicating that 2.5million switches have been made since the ‘current account switch service’ was launched in 2013. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Returns of £2k a week? Stay well clear of binary options firms
You might be interested in the letter I had from TB Options Limited, following a cold call. It offers binary options with amazing returns of up to £2,000 a week if I invest £10,000. ...read
DAN HYDE: Use the Budget to scrap all tax on our savings... now that really would be revolutionary
The Chancellor’s well-intended shake-up is showing all the hallmarks of a major shambles. His changes mean that savers will no longer have 20 per cent tax deducted before they are paid interest. ...read
REBECCA RUTT: 80% of us don't claim when our train is delayed - but I've got a simple solution
If I had a pound for every time I’ve been delayed on a train across the UK I would be a very rich woman. The same can't be said for the times I’ve actually claimed for said delayed trains. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: The Lifetime Isa is a clever idea, especially if you're one of the real Budget winners
The Lifetime Isa is a cross between even more help to buy and the aborted pension Isa plan and it’s a clever idea for both the Chancellor and savers - especially a select group. ...read
ASK TONY: Can I gift a £115,000 house to my daughter and avoid a big tax bill?
In January 2001, my wife and I bought a property for our children to live in. Our daughter and grand-daughter live there now. Would there be any tax implications if we gave it to our daughter? ...read
Will my state pension top-ups benefit from the triple lock? Our retirement Agony Uncle, Steve Webb answers your questions
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. Read Steve's answer to someone wondering whether their state pension top-ups will rise with inflation. ...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
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
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
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
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: That robot at the checkout? It'll be taking your job next
Do you really want every job in the world to be done by a robot – except your own? Once you give in to this, how long will it be before you, too, are replaced with a machine, writes Peter Hitchens. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: If you have got it, Theresa, flaunt it (power, I mean)
I contend Mrs May is far too clever, canny and experienced a politician to have had a wardrobe malfunction, writes RACHEL JOHNSON about the home secretary's Budget Day dress choice. ...read
BLACK DOG: Clegg ducks a Mini disaster
Nick Clegg narrowly avoided a rumpus at the Palace on the eve of the 2015 General Election, according to ex-Lib Dem Minister David Laws. ...read
LIZ JONES: Thanks Twitter... it’s been the best decade ever for bullies
My first encounter with Twitter was in 2011, when I was on the border of Kenya and Somalia, visiting the starving who had washed up in Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world. ...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: What a good night's sleep can do for your skin
I have heard that skin repairs itself at night and I wonder if, in addition to putting on night cream etc, there is anything else I can do to help as the years go by? ...read
HEALTH: Detox, reboot and revive
Set amid vineyards an hour from Milan, the Espace Chenot Health Wellness Spa offers a programme of treatments based on the Henri Chenot method. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I speak to a psychic
She gasped. ‘I see VAST sums of money. The old you didn’t have the courage to write this film, but because of what you have been through, you have had the courage to do it.' ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: For the long weekends ahead
With Easter in sight and the promise of two May bank holidays, the question is: what to pack for a weekend away? Brisk country walks may leave lips and hands dry… ...read
HOROSCOPES: Don't get too excited, Aries!
The Sun and Mercury, planet of communication, move into your birth sign this week but don’t get too excited. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Three months ago I had a baby and we moved 150 miles to be closer to my parents. My father smokes 40 to 50 cigarettes a day in the house. ...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
Cecil Rhodes and the perils of being passionate about the wrong thing
The Rhodes Must Fall campaigners have picked the wrong fight at the wrong time and the imperialism they march against exists only in their own imaginations, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
Forget policies. What REALLY matters in politics is knowing Who Hates Who, writes DOMINIC LAWSON
It is impossible to understand much of what passes for purely political conflict unless you also know about the personal relationships between the men (and women) involved. ...read
Knockout blow? Boy George and Will.i.am may be the show's most famous mentors but they ended up with the weakest teams on The Voice UK, by Jim Shelley
It was advantage Paloma Faith and Ricky Wilson after a bad night for Boy George and Will.i.am in the second Knockout round of The Voice UK. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why I can now herd sheep across London Bridge and walk around with a sword drawn
For the likes of Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli, becoming an Honorary Freeman was a way for the Square Mile to pay its highest possible tribute. ...read
Is it just me? Or are men who hijack your ideas so annoying?
You know how it goes. You’re in a meeting, a woman says a thing. Everyone listens, perfectly politely. Then a man says a thing, in his man voice - and the room goes wild, says SARAH VINE. ...read
MICHAEL BURLEIGH: The EU’s migrant €6bn deal with Turkey’s despot isn’t just shabby – it’s terrifying
Fifty-six thousand migrants have arrived in Greece so far this year, courtesy of Turkish smugglers, and corrupt police who collude with them, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...read
Boss who's an old hand at the dark arts of PR: Like her heroine Elizabeth I, British business chief possesses striking copper hair and a deft political touch
Once asked to name her favourite historical figure, British Chambers of Commerce president Nora Senior named Elizabeth I, describing her as ‘a most able politician, passionate about her people.’ ...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
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
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
'By the way, I'm not the 'real' Craig Brown': In the age of ever-multiplying celebrities these mix-ups are bound to happen, writes CRAIG BROWN
In an age of ever-multiplying celebrities, mix-ups are bound to happen, writes CRAIG BROWN, who is often confused with former Scotland football manager Craig Brown. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
Brendon McCullum: Steve Smith will live to regret Ben Stokes dismissal... he missed chance to strike blow for spirit of cricket
BRENDON MCCULLUM: It’s probably too early in Steve Smith’s captaincy career to appreciate this but one day he’ll look back at the Ben Stokes dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: The biggest accolade? It passed my Sopranos test
The suspension, tension and dread in Happy Valley came not from the prospect of violence, but from the prospect of characters being discovered and dissembling. ...read
Ski jumping in your own front room? This £80 headset can take you anywhere
The Samsung Gear VR is unbelievably cheap compared to rivals – the Oculus Rift costs £600 – but you will need a recent Samsung smartphone too. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: A thoroughly classy, ‘posh totty’ exterior? Absolutely. But a decent interior worthy of its £35,000 price tag? Sadly, that’s completely... beyond Infiniti
Although the Infiniti Q30 Sport did feel quite quick and assured, actually a lot quicker than the 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds official stat hints at. But at no point did it feel as exciting as that price tag might suggest. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: The Queen doesn’t express opinions? Baloney. Every time I’ve met Her Majesty she’s been full of them
When I asked her if she enjoyed the regular garden parties she hosts for the public. ‘Well, Mr Morgan, would you enjoy 12,000 complete strangers trampling around your garden?’ ...read
OLLY SMITH: Let’s toast the roast! Beef? Traditional lamb? Whichever joint you choose, Easter’s a cracking excuse to shell out on a decent red
Rioja is a traditional pairing with roast lamb and is reliably brilliant thanks to the mellow depth and savoury tint that red Riojas are famed for. ...read
Moscow Muse: new National Portrait Gallery exhibition of Russian portraits is very absorbing
In 1856 Pavel Tretyakov, a philanthropist, founded an art collection in Moscow, hoping to sponsor a new movement in Russian painting – portraits of notable national figures by the best artists. ...read
High-Rise has towering ambitions and hunk du jour Tom Hiddleston, but it has so many flaws that it it's a multi-storey car crash
That’s the problem with this adaptation of the 1975 J G Ballard novel of the same name. Somewhere along the provocatively violent, sex-festooned way, its deeper meaning seems to have gone missing. ...read
This would-be satirical Bomb with Catherine Tate as an Australian fashion designer misses more than it hits
Miss Atomic Bomb writers Gabriel Vick, Alex Jackson-Long and Adam Long can’t send the whole thing up in the style of The Producers, the brilliantly bonkers meeting the boldly bad-taste. ...read
Bryn Terfel's not only Godunov... he's magnificent! 5 stars for the Royal Opera's first production of Mussorgsky's masterpiece
In this, the first production of Mussorgsky's original 1869 Boris Godunov , Covent Garden field their A-team of director Richard Jones, conductor Antonio Pappano and bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: At last, a Korean with real Seoul: In the heart of London, a blast of authentic fiery brilliance from the ‘Italians of Asia’
We eat cabbage, radish and cucumber, crisp, and slightly pongy and lavishly flecked with chilli. It has the fresh, gently pungent bite of the home-made, and that lovely whiff of decay. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Lady seeks gent: must not be deaf, effeminate or Catholic... Welcome to the VERY un-PC Marriage Bureau, Britain’s first-ever dating agency
Whoever is to blame, its sugary artificiality means that, however sweet it may be, Marriages Are Made In Bond Street: True Stories From A 1940s Marriage Bureau can only be consumed in short doses. ...read
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- Moment fan blows Rihanna away with his impressive singing during concert Casually extended her microphone out to the audience
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- 'My little chunk': Adoring Sam Faiers continues to bask in new motherhood as she shares snap of giggling baby Paul What a cutie
- 'I really want to f*** you': Pete Wicks and Megan McKenna simmer with sexual chemistry as the pair enjoy a steamy meal for two on TOWIE
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- Her main men! Pamela Anderson keeps it demure in little black dress as she joins her stylish sons at Fashion LA Awards Had two dates
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- Gemma Atkinson displays her incredibly toned abs and generous cleavage in a skimpy pink bikini while soaking up the sun on glorious Marbella holiday
- Brie Larson dazzles in lace trim dress as she joins cute co-star Jacob Tremblay, 9, at the Japanese premiere of Room in Tokyo Dapper little dude
- 'I pre-ordered a cab for 10.30pm': Amanda Holden reveals she went on a DATE with boss Simon Cowell... but had a her exit pre-planned What could have been
- 'I was crying my eyes out': The Wanted's Tom Parker reveals romantic proposal to Kelsey Hardwick... and says he'll invite Bieber and Beckhams to wedding
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- Baring her Bottom! Photos of Judi Dench and a few other familiar old dames as they were in their prime go on show As you've never seen her
- Jennifer Garner goes casual at the farmer's market with her children... as ex Ben Affleck describes her as a 'superhero mom' Friendly exes
- 'Sunday fun day!' Kourtney Kardashian sunbathes with Kylie while Kim goes for a hike after Rob's birthday party Lazing around
- Former Made In Chelsea star Caggie Dunlop cosies up to Hollywood hunk Scott Eastwood at lavish champagne dinner He's hot stuff!
- Kanye West 'files legal papers to get his 2014 conviction for attacking a paparazzo erased from his record' Rapper isn't a huge fan of photographers
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley positively glows as she displays her slender legs in a tiny wrap dress at Fashion Los Angeles Awards Eye-catching
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- Lady Gaga puts fashion-forward style on display as she shimmers in silver sequined number at Fashion Los Angeles Awards
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- Princess Estelle of Sweden displays her best cheeky grin as she poses with her mother Princess Victoria and grandfather King Carl on a new set of stamps
- Olympia Valance reveals she gets camera-ready by avoiding carbs, HALVING her portion sizes and having a 3D spray tan
- Serena Williams savages tennis chief who claimed women players should 'go down every night on their knees and thank God' for men players
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- A work of art! Trailer for new Vincent Van Gogh biopic shows incredible detail of world first's full-length painted animation Stars Douglas Booth
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- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Andy Murray's wife Kim shows off trim post pregnancy figure in leggings as she takes baby daughter for stroll Kim out with Sophia
- Gigi Hadid gets a kiss from boyfriend Zayn Malik while snuggling up in sweet snap... as she reveals her beloved cat Chub has died Sweet Instagram post
- Jonathan Ross looks every inch the proud dad as he poses with his daughter Honey Kinney and wife Jane Goldman at the Empire Film Awards 2016
- Laura Carmichael stuns in a semi-sheer LBD as she steps out with Downton co-star boyfriend Michael Fox for the first time at Empire Film Awards
- Galactic Gangnam! Star Wars' Daisy Ridley busts out the moves in a form-fitting frock as she hits the red carpet at London's Empire Awards 2016
- Pippa Middleton heats up the slopes as she shows off her skiing skills alongside her boyfriend James Matthews All smiles in Verbier
- Lena Dunham strips down for a raunchy lesbian sex scene with her yoga instructor on the latest episode of Girls Letting loose
- 'Who knows what the future holds': Alex Pettyfer reveals heavy workload caused him to split with girlfriend Marloes Horst as he hints at reconciliation
- SPOILER ALERT: Daryl Dixon gets his bow back on The Walking Dead at high cost as Carol Peletier makes major life decision The drama continues
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- Arya who? Maisie Williams puts on a seriously leggy display in quirky sequin minidress and red heels at the Empire Film Awards 2016
- Sheer delight! Olympia Valance flashes her bra in a black see-through dress as she makes a very stylish arrival at the Empire Film Awards in London
- Giving her the Cold Shoulder! Adele jokes that she's avoiding pal Rihanna's gigs in case she accidentally 'gets stoned' and loses her voice
- Pregnant Chrissy Teigen dresses her baby bump in a chic maxi dress as she steps out in heels for lunch with John Legend Sartorially confident
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Mariah Carey rocks a racy black outfit as she takes her twins late-night toy shopping at Hamleys... which is kept open just for them
- Imogen Thomas wraps up in a cosy quilted jacket and beanie as she takes her super-cute daughters for a family trip to the zoo
- Quite the birthday present! Carmen Electra puts her pert derriere on display in skintight jeans at a friend's party in West Hollywood
- Off-duty Ashley Benson keeps it casual in rolled-up jeans and baseball jacket as she steps out in LA Pretty Little Liars star looked relaxed
- Elle Macpherson, 51, puts on a leggy display in ultra-tight skinny jeans as she shows off her youthful glow for dinner in London Youthful as ever
- Smooching with the enemy! Man Of Steel's mum Diane Lane shares a kiss with Ben Affleck at Batman V Superman premiere
- She cleans up nicely! Wonder Woman Gal Gadot shows off her toned pins in mini dress for Batman v Superman premiere after low-key outing in NYC
- Irina Shayk reveals her blonde locks weren't for real as she steps out with dark tresses in New York... just 24 hours after revealing her 'new dye job'
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- That's awkward! LeAnn Rimes shares a kiss with husband Eddie Cibrian at kid's football game as his ex Brandi Glanville stands nearby Blended family
- 'Back then I was just trying to survive': Ice-T admits to being more 'conscious' of how he's raising new baby daughter Chanel than his older children
- Pretty in plum: Denmark's Crown Princess Mary looks supremely chic in winter wear at UN conference in Copenhagen Very business savvy
- Oh buoy! Alec Baldwin holds onto tiara-wearing daughter Carmen's balloons during blissful family excursion in New York Expecting No.3
- 'Throwback to my skinny days!' Kim Kardashian gets nostalgic as she shares a picture of 2008 photoshoot Australian shoot
- Megan McKenna puts on a busty display in a lacy black bra and blazer as she films new TOWIE scenes with her glamorous co-stars Causing quite a stir
- About to draw First Blood? Sylvester Stallone brandishes scissors as he gets ready to give friend haircut in risible Instagram photo
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What on earth has ginger Nigella done to her hair? Gave her fans quite a shock with this bright-orange, frizzy mane
- Twitter explodes over Harry Styles lookalike Tom Rickles... as X Factor reject Lydia Lucy gets another shot at success as she makes it through to the live shows on The Voice
- Knockout blow? Boy George and Will.i.am may be the show's most famous mentors but they ended up with the weakest teams on The Voice UK, by Jim Shelley
- Big shoes to fill! John Cleese announces that actor Stephen Hall will star as Basil in upcoming Australian Fawlty Towers - Live on Stage tour
- Good job he wasn't doing it in heels! Eddie Izzard finishes his amazing 700-mile Sport Relief challenge of 27 marathons in 27 days (including TWO on his last day)
- Tim and Prue unlock the secrets to a happy marriage - on a canal boat: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last weekend's TV
- Hold my hand mommy! Rachel Zoe lets her hair down while arriving in style with son Skyler to birthday bash in Beverly Hills Arrived in style
- Where's the chauffeur when you need him? Beatrice and Eugenie look lost as they stop to check their phones while out shopping Princesses in New York
- Beach babe Amy Schumer wears skimpy red bikini in Instagram snap taken by her besotted beau Ben Hanisch She's loving life
- 'I can't really tell you anything right now': Kenya Moore plays coy over pregnancy rumours during Real Housewives reunion Wants a baby...
- Jessica Hart sizzles in black bikini with the shirtless Stenmark twins for Vogue Australia in shoot with legendary photographer Mario Testino
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- Thinking chic! Gwyneth Paltrow keeps covered in a classic cape as she makes her way out of New York Smart entrance to JFK airport
- Brave Debbie McGee thanks doctors and nurses as she returns to the airwaves three days after death of Paul Daniels
- It's no joke! Amy Schumer stuns bar tenders as she leaves $1000 tip on a $77 check Dishes out tips like they're one-liners
- Duncan Bannatyne, 67, packs on the PDA with girlfriend Nigora Whitehorn, 36, as the smitten couple enjoy romantic getaway to Venice for her birthday
- Marking their love! Kendra Wilkinson reveals her new tattoo which represents her two children which she got while holidaying in Melbourne
- Yes, you can wear denim over 50: It used to be the preserve of the young and slender. Now denim's back - and the new look's gloriously grown-up
- Work hard, play harder! Jessica Wright looks stylish in white blazer and skinny jeans as she parties in Hollywood Enjoying herself
- Spencer Matthews is spied getting VERY cosy with mystery blonde... just days after Vicky Pattison claimed they are dating Strutted through streets
- Sunderland Striker Jermain Defoe leaves hotel with brunette beauty weeks after moving exotic dancer into his mansion
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- Ant McPartlin puffs away on a cigarette as he is joined by Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch for Saturday Night Takeaway party Another successful airing
- Flushed Imogen Thomas looks hot and bothered as she goes for bold and skimpy gym-wear after intense yoga session Skimpy gym ensemble
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- Return of the Zinger! Mark Hamill trolls Star Wars fans with cheeky birthday tweet to The Force Awakens co-star John Boyega
- 'I'd kill to play a part like that!' Taron Egerton addresses rumour he's in the running for Han Solo role in next Star Wars Dream come true
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- That's not skirting around the issue! B*witched put on a leggy display as they return to the stage for St. Patrick's Day gig Famed for Irish heritage
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- Nicole Richie exudes her usual boho chic as she enjoys low-key shopping spree with mini-me daughter Harlow Winter Bonded with stylish tot
- Not very Sloane Ranger! Made In Chelsea's Binky risks a wardrobe malfunction as she shows off extreme cleavage Plunging jumpsuit
- Ashley James shows off her sensational figure in bust-boosting sports bra and skin-tight leggings Threw herself into star-studded Sports Relief