Going wild, Harry's ex Chelsy: Prince's ex heads to Zambia to do research for her upcoming jewellery line
Prince Harry’s former flame Chelsy Davy is currently in Zambia doing research for her forthcoming jewellery line, Aya Africa, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
Thierry Henry may be last of 'fast-trackers' following probe into coaching licences
CHARLES SALE: The FA of Wales are bringing in new processes around their coaching courses following complaints that Thierry Henry and other football celebrities were being fast-tracked. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Bankers were saved... we can't let steel die
For a textbook example of how EU membership undermines our ability to defend our national interests, consider the desperate plight of UK steelmaking. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Why have the Tories got it in for buy-to-let landlords?
Which is the second most unpopular group of people in this country after bankers? Surely, it must be buy-to-let landlords. The strange thing is that a Tory Chancellor seems largely to share this belief. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why hasn't Indian MP Modi helped preserve Tata Steel's plants in Britain?
David Cameron schmoozed PM Narendra Modi, 65, last autumn, receiving him on a special official visit, writes Ephraim Hardcastle. He even fixed for him to have lunch with the Queen. ...read
Hell for leather cricket can take England all the way in World T20 final on Sunday
NASSER HUSSAIN: That was England’s most complete performance of this tournament so far. And it just goes to show what can happen when you pick the right players with the right attitude. ...read
Phil Jagielka was clearly fouled in the build up to the winning goal... the ball must be within playing distance for a fair barge
GRAHAM POLL: Antonio Mateu Lahoz was invited to referee at Wembley by the FA who must surely be regretting that decision after the pivotal decision in the game meant that England lost. ...read
Kyle Walker looked solid in defence against Holland but Ross Barkley needs to show more confidence in an England shirt
England suffered their first defeat at Wembley since 2013 as Holland staged a stirring second-half fightback in London. Here, Sportsmail's JAMIE REDKNAPP gives his verdict on the loss. ...read
Let's get real, one of the aims of boxing is to render the opponent incapable
MARTIN SAMUEL: There is a young man in a coma, and a sport praying he gets away with it. Yet the inquest over who is responsible has no purpose. Boxing is responsible, not any referee or trainer. Boxing is to blame. ...read
ASK TONY: Wedding thieves stole my £100 gift card, but John Lewis won’t help
John Lewis told me the gift card had not been used and I was advised to block it, which I did. I was then informed, as per the terms and conditions, that a replacement gift card or refund would not be given. ...read
That's what you call a bumpy landing! Incredible images from the not-so-golden age of flight prove that our magnificent men in their flying machines weren't always so magnificent, writes ROBERT HARDMAN
These photographs were taken nearly 100 years ago, in the final stages of World War I, and have remained in private hands ever since — until today, when they will come up for auction at a sale in Kent. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Toughen up! The video of Donald Trump's campaign manager 'assaulting' a female reporter is ridiculous. A man would have been condemned as a laughing stock for complaining.
Journalism’s a rough old game.Now Donald Trump’s campaign manager had been arrested and charged with ‘battery’ over an incident with a female reporter. Helpfully, there is video. ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Wallander's last case? Don't be so sure says Ken
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kenneth Branagh is not ready to say goodbye to detective Kurt Wallander, even though the final three murder mysteries in the series begin screening on the BBC in May. ...read
Roy Hodgson has work to do but signs are good as England build for Euro 2016 charge
MARTIN KEOWN: England were exceptional going forward in Germany but there were still some questions to be answered at the back. Despite some issues I wouldn't change much for the Euros. ...read
The new Poirot? Rowan Atkinson eventually succeeded in putting his comedy past with Mr Bean and Blackadder behind him as Maigret, by Jim Shelley
Rowan Atkinson's performance as the famous French detective Maigret was no match for David Suchet's Inspector Poirot. ...read
Put down that umbrella - it'll just get you wet: CRAIG BROWN'S 1,001 things to avoid before you die, part 14
When did pop stars start saying ‘Hello Glastonbury!’ or ‘Hello Guildford!’, addressing the venue rather than the people gathered there? asks CRAIG BROWN. ...read
Pub quiz kings so brainy they were barred: So what happened when JANE FRYER joined their team for a tournament? Clue: They won't be inviting her back
Neither Nick Mepham, Norman Hughan nor Graham Deaves looks particularly daunting in the woolly-jumpered flesh. But collectively, they are the formidable pub quiz team Storming Norman. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: My painful moobs are anything but a joke
A 22-year old male reader's left breast became enlarged a year ago. Hospital scans didn't find anything. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
Jason Day and Adam Scott head to Augusta among Masters favourites... the Australian duo are setting the bar high for world golf
WORLD OF GOLF: Never underestimate the significance of a friendly rivalry. Would Adam Scott have found the hunger to fuel his welcome revival if Jason Day had not been stealing all his thunder? ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Never mind the Brexit gloom merchants - the prospects for the City look as bright as ever
Among the weakest of the arguments deployed by the 'remain' campaign is to suggest that if Britain were outside the comfort zone of the EU inward investment would freeze over. ...read
Going wild, Harry's ex Chelsy: Prince's ex heads to Zambia to do research for her upcoming jewellery line
Prince Harry’s former flame Chelsy Davy is currently in Zambia doing research for her forthcoming jewellery line, Aya Africa, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Bankers were saved... we can't let steel die
For a textbook example of how EU membership undermines our ability to defend our national interests, consider the desperate plight of UK steelmaking. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: Why have the Tories got it in for buy-to-let landlords?
Which is the second most unpopular group of people in this country after bankers? Surely, it must be buy-to-let landlords. The strange thing is that a Tory Chancellor seems largely to share this belief. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why hasn't Indian MP Modi helped preserve Tata Steel's plants in Britain?
David Cameron schmoozed PM Narendra Modi, 65, last autumn, receiving him on a special official visit, writes Ephraim Hardcastle. He even fixed for him to have lunch with the Queen. ...read
That's what you call a bumpy landing! Incredible images from the not-so-golden age of flight prove that our magnificent men in their flying machines weren't always so magnificent, writes ROBERT HARDMAN
These photographs were taken nearly 100 years ago, in the final stages of World War I, and have remained in private hands ever since — until today, when they will come up for auction at a sale in Kent. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Toughen up! The video of Donald Trump's campaign manager 'assaulting' a female reporter is ridiculous. A man would have been condemned as a laughing stock for complaining.
Journalism’s a rough old game.Now Donald Trump’s campaign manager had been arrested and charged with ‘battery’ over an incident with a female reporter. Helpfully, there is video. ...read
Pub quiz kings so brainy they were barred: So what happened when JANE FRYER joined their team for a tournament? Clue: They won't be inviting her back
Neither Nick Mepham, Norman Hughan nor Graham Deaves looks particularly daunting in the woolly-jumpered flesh. But collectively, they are the formidable pub quiz team Storming Norman. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Never mind the Brexit gloom merchants - the prospects for the City look as bright as ever
Among the weakest of the arguments deployed by the 'remain' campaign is to suggest that if Britain were outside the comfort zone of the EU inward investment would freeze over. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: It pays these lords to be EU cheerleaders
Whenever you hear Lord Kinnock and Lord (Chris) Patten scaremonger about Brexit, you should bear in mind their Brussels pensions depend on them flying the flag, says Andrew Pierce. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: The real threat is not the far right – it’s the smug left! When did it become acceptable to water cannon people standing up for their country while turning a blind eye to the destruction of Europe?
While it seems acceptable to turn the water cannon on nationals, determined to stand up for a country, it is never acceptable to criticise migrants, terrorists or extremists, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Sign here to axe absurd aid target
The Government’s commitment to spend a fixed share of national income on foreign aid – £12 billion a year, and rising to £16 billion by the next Election in 2020 – is unnecessary and absurd. ...read
TOM UTLEY: What makes an old curmudgeon like me happy? Watching politicians' gimmicky happiness surveys backfire on them!
TOM UTLEY: Call me an embittered old curmudgeon, but I spent a happy lunch hour yesterday, chuckling over a speech the Prime Minister made back in 2010. ...read
Cowboy George swaggers through his Budget grilling: QUENTIN LETTS yesterday in Parliament
QUENTIN LETTS: Had George Osborne eaten a packet of Prozac? He seemed remarkably Zen when he came to the Treasury select committee yesterday to discuss the B.U.D.G.E.T. ...read
Grandad, Grandad, You're fired! After a 61-year-old sales rep given the nickname 'Gramps' wins compensation, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says poor treatment of staff in their late 50s and early 60s is all about money
I found it hard to understand why Alan Dove, who isn’t even a grandfather, could get upset at being called ‘Gramps’. I’ve been called a lot worse. RICHARD LITTLEJOHN explains all. ...read
ISABEL OAKESHOTT: Dave spent years trying to 'detoxify' the Tories. Now he and George are undoing all that hard work
Back when some thought the Conservatives might never be in power again, Theresa May famously called them ‘the nasty party’, writes ISABEL OAKESHOTT. ...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
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
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
Thierry Henry may be last of 'fast-trackers' following probe into coaching licences
CHARLES SALE: The FA of Wales are bringing in new processes around their coaching courses following complaints that Thierry Henry and other football celebrities were being fast-tracked. ...read
Hell for leather cricket can take England all the way in World T20 final on Sunday
NASSER HUSSAIN: That was England’s most complete performance of this tournament so far. And it just goes to show what can happen when you pick the right players with the right attitude. ...read
Phil Jagielka was clearly fouled in the build up to the winning goal... the ball must be within playing distance for a fair barge
GRAHAM POLL: Antonio Mateu Lahoz was invited to referee at Wembley by the FA who must surely be regretting that decision after the pivotal decision in the game meant that England lost. ...read
Kyle Walker looked solid in defence against Holland but Ross Barkley needs to show more confidence in an England shirt
England suffered their first defeat at Wembley since 2013 as Holland staged a stirring second-half fightback in London. Here, Sportsmail's JAMIE REDKNAPP gives his verdict on the loss. ...read
Let's get real, one of the aims of boxing is to render the opponent incapable
MARTIN SAMUEL: There is a young man in a coma, and a sport praying he gets away with it. Yet the inquest over who is responsible has no purpose. Boxing is responsible, not any referee or trainer. Boxing is to blame. ...read
Roy Hodgson has work to do but signs are good as England build for Euro 2016 charge
MARTIN KEOWN: England were exceptional going forward in Germany but there were still some questions to be answered at the back. Despite some issues I wouldn't change much for the Euros. ...read
Jason Day and Adam Scott head to Augusta among Masters favourites... the Australian duo are setting the bar high for world golf
WORLD OF GOLF: Never underestimate the significance of a friendly rivalry. Would Adam Scott have found the hunger to fuel his welcome revival if Jason Day had not been stealing all his thunder? ...read
Natural Born Winners is part competition, part travelogue and part documentary... but it's the camaraderie between four former athletes that gives the show its heart
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: On the surface, this may seem a real dog's dinner of an idea. One of those formats dreamed up by a committee tasked with nicking bits of other shows. ...read
Nick Blackwell’s injury will give anti-boxing brigade ammo, but the sport does more good than harm for troubled youngsters
JEFF POWELL'S BOXING COLUMN: The argument comes down to freedom of choice and prize fighter boxers, who are well aware of the risks they take, are as entitled to that as any of us. ...read
Dimitri Payet is indispensable to West Ham - they've won 14 per cent of league matches without him this season... a figure lower than Paolo Di Canio's time at Upton Park
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Slaven Bilic reckons Dimitri Payet is the best thing to happen to West Ham since Paolo Di Canio and he isn’t wrong. In fact, the stats say he’s even more valuable. ...read
Johan Cruyff believed it was more important to improve lives than to win trophies... that's why he was great AND good
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: Amen to a great life. A man of immense genius, vision, looks, wit, intelligence, family values and success. Not just a great footballer but a truly great man. ...read
As the true effects of concussion become ever more clear, sport faces its day of reckoning and it's the players who will pay the price
OLIVER HOLT: CTE is the most feared acronym in professional sport these days. It is cutting down NFL veterans like machine-gun fire, coming for them in their early middle age. ...read
Hey, hey it's the (moonlighting) MONKEY! Alex Turner brings his serious talent to The Last Shadow Puppets' second album
It’s getting harder to become a proper rock star. If you were to make a list, there might not be many names under 60. But one place would have to be reserved for a man who is just 30: Alex Turner. ...read
HOT OR NOT: The World T20 is short, sharp and entertaining but Jurgen Klopp's man-management skills are questionable
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. The World T20 is HOT, Jurgen Klopp's people skills are NOT ...read
Everton winger Kieran Dowell has a lovely, easy-moving style but can he perform under the watchful eye of the media?
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week it's Everton winger Kieran Dowell who gets the secret scout treatment. ...read
Stuart Hogg got the Six Nations player of the year gong but what about England star Billy Vunipola?
CHRIS FOY: Stuart Hogg proclaimed himself ‘honoured’ to have been named RBS Player of the Championship for the Six Nations on Thursday, but the overwhelming reaction was shock. ...read
Chelsea players are a disgrace! Thibaut Courtois is average, John Terry made the club look bad and Eden Hazard is a joke who looks like he should be at Chester
ADRIAN DURHAM: The Chelsea players have been a disgrace this season. Maybe not every single one of them, but certain individuals have let themselves down, and let the fans down. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Join Sportsmail's Football 9-5 service, where we bring you the latest news as it happens throughout the day with all the best pictures and hard-hitting opinion. ...read
JAMES ANDERSON: We let our captain down, now none of us knows if we'll play for England again
I am not privy to the plans of England’s management, coaches and selectors but to me, our 5-0 defeat in Australia feels like the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. ...read
Australia 7-0 England: Morgan scores a century but Cook's tourists STILL can't win as Aussies sniff 13-0 tour annihilation - England are absolutely... USELESS!
Your striker fluffs a sitter, your defender shanks a clearance, your winger misses a try or your hot tip falls at the first fence.... All together now: 'USELESS!' Our man delivers the verdict with real feeling. Today's it's the England cricket team's turn - AGAIN - to be handed the dubious honour... ...read
The transition was painful, but Lambert finally has Villa bursting with energy... will they keep progressing or stagnate?
It is almost 18 months now since Paul Lambert swept into Villa Park with a vision of a very different future. So, where are we? How is "The Project"? Asked to buy into a new-look club by owner Randy Lerner, the Scot set about his task with zeal. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'm desperate to add the World Cup to my Grand Final and Challenge Cup triumphs... and I can't wait to beat Australia in the opener at Cardiff
There are only a few days to go before we take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium. I’m incredibly excited by the prospect of walking out in front of a big crowd and singing the national anthem. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
THE INSIDER: Carroll holds up Liverpool bid for Llorente as Sunderland eye loan move for Rose
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily Insider instalment here for Thursday, August 30. ...read
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Wallander's last case? Don't be so sure says Ken
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kenneth Branagh is not ready to say goodbye to detective Kurt Wallander, even though the final three murder mysteries in the series begin screening on the BBC in May. ...read
A love that's survived little dalliances - by him AND her: ALISON BOSHOFF examines how Edward Fox was persuaded there is no point hoping for a faithful happy ever after
Edward Fox, 78, is a bohemian eccentric who holds a selection of rather startling views, particularly when it comes to relations between the sexes, 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
Dread and fear - now give me more: JAN MOIR hopes there'll be a sequel to the Night Manager
Over six thrilling weeks the tension of The Night Manager ratcheted up to excruciating levels, says Jan Moir. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I've lost my job and falt - is my life over before I turn 40?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a man who feels his life is over before he turns 40 after he had a breakdown at work and then lost his case at an employment tribunal. ...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: My painful moobs are anything but a joke
A 22-year old male reader's left breast became enlarged a year ago. Hospital scans didn't find anything. 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
ASK TONY: Wedding thieves stole my £100 gift card, but John Lewis won’t help
John Lewis told me the gift card had not been used and I was advised to block it, which I did. I was then informed, as per the terms and conditions, that a replacement gift card or refund would not be given. ...read
JON REES: The Chancellor has been horribly constrained by restrictions of his own making
MPs approved the Budget last week only after George Osborne was forced to shelve planned cuts to disability benefits. Osborne's original Budget led to the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The Met Chief is out of line for suggesting that customers, NOT BANKS!, should take the rap for online fraud
Sir Bernard’s remark that the current banking system ‘rewards bad behaviour’ is so far off the mark, his dart doesn’t even hit the board. It is the UK’s banks that need to make internet banking safe and secure. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: The ‘Wolf of Westcliff’, who raked in at least £608,000 through his dodgy gems
Good To Be Green was part of a shady network of companies that sold carbon credits, advising that prices were ‘soaring’ and claimed to have ‘a team of highly qualified diamond experts’. ...read
MINOR INVESTOR: Why long-term investing works - and the easiest way to do it
If you want to build your wealth over the long-term, some simple investing is most likely to be the best plan - and the key to doing it is dividends. ...read
DAN HYDE: Osborne's Isa budget boon was an inspired move, but it creates a savings apartheid
George Osborne said the Isa allowance would increase to £20,000. Sadly, there’s a nasty side-effect to his Isa support: he’s inadvertently created a savings apartheid between generations. ...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
Can you still get a state pension if you earn too little to pay NI? 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 you can still get a state pension if you earn too little to pay NI. ...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
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
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
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
BLACK DOG: Sticking a boot into daring May
Theresa May’s plunging necklines have caught the eye of Ann Widdecombe and reminded the former Home Office Minister of the effect daring May caused earlier in her Westminster career. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: If you must abandon the missus, Wills, do it for a proper holiday
If I were Prince William or David Cameron, and had seen the weather forecast for the long Easter weekend I’d have said ‘Sod this’ and done a solo bunk too, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: We aren't fighting a 'war' - they're just a bunch of doped-up losers
Here we go again, politicians and media hand in hand, doing the work of the terrorists. They are called terrorists because their aim is to scare us into doing their will ...read
LIZ JONES: Like JK, I've survived rejection... even on my wedding night
When writing under the pen name Robert Galbraith, J. K. Rowling received letters suggesting she enrol on a writing course, . She published the rejection letters on Twitter. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: It's Dave's summer barbecue - with Labour on the grill
The Opposition are in the middle of the most disastrous leadership contest . Tories can barely contain their glee that the shock new frontrunner is Jeremy Corbyn, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Can I prevent hyperpigmentation during pregnancy?
I had some hyperpigmentation on my face with my first baby, which took months to clear. I am now pregnant again and wondering if there is anything I can do to prevent it? ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: The Language of glove
From ‘sporty skin’ to ‘post-workout hair’, the athletic aesthetic at Bottega Veneta and Thakoon demonstrated that physical fitness is setting the beauty agenda this season. ...read
HEALTH: Where there's a Will...
Will Gardiner, aged 11, was awarded Young Park Runner of the Year by Corby Parkrun. No mean feat for a boy with high functioning autism who has often opted out of group activities. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
My daughter’s marriage is in danger of falling apart because of their 13-year-old daughter and ten-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I argue with David's ex-girlfriend
Everything about this relationship upsets me. All this bile from his ex. I don’t want to be in the middle of a war. I texted David and said that his ex feels I’m making him unhappy. ...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
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: Politicians should learn from Cruyff, who knew an ugly win means nothing
When news of his death broke, I realised I hadn’t thought of Johann Cruyff for a while, writes Chris Deerin. The Mozart of football withdrew fully from the public eye last year after a cancer diagnosis. ...read
The new Poirot? Rowan Atkinson eventually succeeded in putting his comedy past with Mr Bean and Blackadder behind him as Maigret, by Jim Shelley
Rowan Atkinson's performance as the famous French detective Maigret was no match for David Suchet's Inspector Poirot. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: I was betrayed by Boris, too. And like everyone else, I can't help forgiving him
As a calculated attempt at personal and political assassination, I cannot recall a more lethal attack than that carried out at the weekend by Matthew Parris on Boris Johnson, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
Twitter's a sewer - so I'm quitting: SARAH VINE explains why she is 'celebrating' site's tenth birthday by closing her account
Twitter is the intellectual equivalent of fast food, devoid of nutrition, says SARAH VINE. There are so many examples, the most recent being the case of MP Luciana Berger (left). ...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
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?
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The Government must keep fighting the Big Brother state - starting with a review of the last decade's surveillance orgy
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The Tories need renewal not reshuffle
SIMON RICHARDS: With the Coalition floundering, there's no doubt that a reshuffle is long overdue, but, of course, the heads which ought to roll will emerge unscathed from the rearrangement. ...read
Many a man needs killing and many a lie needs to be exposed, but killers and tale-bearers do not necessarily deserve respect
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Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
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The Cabinet needs a reshuffle: It's time for the PM to stand up to Ken Clarke
CHRIS MONCRIEFF: If the Prime Minister wants to reshuffle his Cabinet, he should do it his way and not allow himself to be influenced by stubborn colleagues, however venerable and illustrious. ...read
Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
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Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
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
Put down that umbrella - it'll just get you wet: CRAIG BROWN'S 1,001 things to avoid before you die, part 14
When did pop stars start saying ‘Hello Glastonbury!’ or ‘Hello Guildford!’, addressing the venue rather than the people gathered there? asks 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
Holy face-off! Two men in tights and one burning question... Your cape or mine?
At least one thing – whether this is a Batman film or a Superman film – is swiftly resolved. It’s very much a Superman movie, a sequel to the excellent Zach Snyder-directed Man Of Steel. ...read
Kenneth Branagh's killer timing can't dull the pain
Nerdy, flabby, sweaty Brydon plays Welsh dimwit Brian and is to the farcical manner born, and all the better for his unsuitably skimpy, shiny knickers. But the plot is without tension. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Ahhh, bistro! The ultimate in French cuisine... from Jamie Oliver’s old friend ‘Frenchie’
Greg Marchant, the eponymous ‘Frenchie’ (a nickname given to him by Jamie Oliver when he was head chef at Fifteen ), can really cook. His first Frenchie opened seven years back in Paris. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Out of your Range? ...it will be, unless you have a jaw-dropping £156,000 to spare. But that’s the price of the world’s coolest chauffeur car becoming the most luxurious too
What on earth is going on? I love Range Rovers. I’ve owned a good few in my time, from a wonderful 1971 three-door original, which I bought for £6, now worth north of £50k. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: 100 per cent beguiling... 1,000 per cent bonkers?
Everything about The Night Manager is beguiling. The cinematography is beguilingly stylish. Tom Hiddleston is beguilingly Bond-ish. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Sofa-gate? Nobody gave this silly non-issue a moment’s thought until misguided feminists started crying misogyny
‘Susanna Reid could face backwards on Good Morning Britain and she’d still outshine Piers Morgan,' wrote Daily Mail columnist Amanda Platell. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: The Poisonous Wives' Club: What was it about Clavering in Essex that made it the poison capital of Victorian Britain?
The Times calculated that between 400 and 500 Britons a year died of accidental or wilful poison, but many more poisonings must have passed unnoticed, or been diagnosed as cholera. ...read
The great outdoors is all very well – but what if your mobile goes flat? Fear not. Just pop this portable powerhouse in your rucksack and carry on camping
The BRV-Pro offers a power bank with enough juice to charge an iPhone up to full a couple of times, plus a light on the top just to broadcast your technological superiority to other nearby campers. ...read
DAVID MELLOR: The wonder of Wang: pianist Xiayin Wang may look fragrantly feminine but is a steely-fingered virtuoso of the old school
Tchaikovsky was unlucky with his pianists – at least until now. Nikolai Rubinstein, the intended dedicatee of the First Concerto , declared it unplayable. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Bürzting with flavour: The blossoms are blooming and it’s time for an exotic wine. You could do a lot worse than a spicy Gewürzt
Few other grapes fare as well as Gewürztraminer with spicy food, from Thai curries to Peking duck. But beyond hot food, the G-Spot is also perfect to deploy with a smelly hunk of aged Munster cheese. ...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
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- 'Is Dustin Hoffman a pastry chef?' Bake Off spin-off viewers are taken with a Hollywood star lookalike - but pan the show as 'rubbish without Mary Berry'
- Garry Shandling's ex fiancee reveals couple split because he refused to have children out of fear they would have cystic fibrosis like his late brother
- Sexy On The Beach: Megan McKenna peels off for a very risque shoot as she shows off her figure which caught Pete Wicks' eye Raising temperatures
- The happiest place on earth: 'Katy Perry and new boyfriend Orlando Bloom are pictured enjoying an evening Disneyland together Happy ever after?
- Turkish teen becomes an overnight celebrity after Kim Kardashian confuses him with a fashion photographer who has a near-identical Twitter handle
- 'I love taking a trip down memory lane!' Dannii Minogue shares a cute childhood snap of herself celebrating Easter Looking back
- Charlize Theron puts on a leggy display in a sexy leather mini as she joins pregnant co-star Emily Blunt at The Huntsman premiere in Hamburg
- Inside an oligarch's multi-million-pound wedding: Performances from J Lo, Sting and Enrique Iglesias, a £18k gown as Kazakh billionaire gets married
- Chris Brown slams Kehlani Parrish with vicious tweet after singer was hospitalized and placed on psychiatric hold for 'attempting suicide'
- She's blooming! Queen Maxima wears a large statement floral necklace as she attends a music symposium in Amsterdam Looked lovely
- Pregnant Behati Prinsloo displays her baby bump for the first time as she goes hand-in-hand with husband Adam Levine on shopping trip
- Emily Ratajkowski flashes her perfect curves in Versace briefs as she teams up with Nick Jonas on a secret project Still Blurring Lines
- Khloe Kardashian 'desperately wants Lamar Odom to get help for his addiction in rehab' but sportsman 'remains defiant after being pictured in LA bar'
- With his leading lady! Hugh Jackman cuts a dapper figure as he attends the Sydney premiere of Eddie The Eagle with doting wife Deborra-Lee Furness
- 'The grand finale': Kourtney Kardashian shows off slim figure in black lingerie as she poses suggestively with legs open for daring selfie
- Moment Wills saw Jecca say 'I do' after leaving his wife and children at home to attend the wedding in Kenya Vision of elegance
- Shia LaBeouf and girlfriend Mia Goth enjoy a low-key lunch date amid reports they're 'soon set to tie the knot' Reportedly planning to walk down the aisle
- Gwyneth Paltrow cuts a super casual figure as she jets to Buenos Aires with her children to join ex Chris Martin... days after 'finalising their divorce'
- Kate Wright's feud with Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows comes to an explosive head in TOWIE... but Megan McKenna wants to stay out of it
- Alessandra Ambrosio enjoys a low-key evening as she steps out in a shoulder baring jumper and fedora hat for dinner Always gorgeous
- That's one way to gain followers! Halle Berry goes TOPLESS in first snap posted after joining Instagram That's one way to make an entrance
- Wolf Hall leads the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards with four nominations as Idris Elba and Sheridan Smith lead the acting nods Ceremony on May 8
- 'He got caught in the middle': Scott Disick says Rob Kardashian never wanted to be famous and it was 'a lot for him to handle'... but says he's 'very happy'
- Coleen Rooney flaunts her beach body in stunning coral bikini... as little Kai shuns his dad's football strip in favour of Messi shirt Looking sensational
- 'I'm not scared of her': TOWIE's Pete Wicks admits he's fallen for 'feisty' Megan McKenna's 'nice' side... and insists she's not a 'lunatic'
- Down Tyga! Smitten Kylie Jenner shows off her famous pout as she locks lips with much older rapper beau in touching Snapchat video Touch too much PDA?
- SPOILER ALERT: EastEnders badboy Buster Briggs and Lee Carter are up to no good as they plot to steal a prize Carp Something fishy
- 'Hello, is that me?' Adele lookalike dreams come true as singer plucks her out of the crowd to snap uncanny selfie during Birmingham gig
- Putting in the leg work! Vanessa White flaunts her toned pins in stylish kimono dress as she takes the stage for charity gig Going solo
- Zayn Malik keeps it comfortable in a slouchy grey tracksuit as he steps out in NYC amid reports he is 'selling the home he bought for ex Perrie Edwards' mother'
- 'The anti-feminist spin pains me': Emilia Clarke defends Game of Thrones' depiction of women Speaks out over misogyny claims
- Boudoir footwear! Kourtney Kardashian dons marabou-covered heels while running errands with her children Not just for the bedroom
- She's definitely born with it! Gigi Hadid is the essence of cool sophistication in sporty white ensemble for Maybelline photo shoot in NYC
- Rihanna writhes naked under sheer fabric as she teases fans with stills from Kiss It Better music video Another steamy promo for new track
- Lovely in lace! Salma Hayek sports feminine zip-up midi dress for Jimmy Kimmel appearance The 49-year-old beauty sported feminine chic
- Abbey Clancy sets temperatures soaring in skimpy yellow bikini as she enjoys beach with husband Peter Crouch and their daughters during Dubai break
- What a Pretty Woman! Braless Emma Roberts shows it is all in the jeans as she turns heads in flares and revealing top in LA Revealing outfit
- Hollywood's anti-aging secret revealed! Naomi Watts reveals she applies blush under her EYES for a youthful appearance Refuses to have Botox
- She needs a win! Mischa Barton looks determined as she arrives to DWTS practice after bombing two nights in a row Ready to rumba
- 'Today we're a ladybug': Kim Kardashian indulges North's creative fancy as tiny tot plays dress up and braids mom's hair
- Your chariot awaits! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West splurge on new $200k-plus Mercedes Maybach and he's playing chauffeur Paid cash
- Should you go on holiday WITHOUT your partner? Tracey Cox reveals the questions every couple should ask before flying solo this summer
- 'I didn't realize how real it was': Miley Cyrus learns to take her role seriously on The Voice as judges continue to trim teams She means business
- 'I forget that I'm even pregnant!' Emily Blunt reveals how different her second pregnancy is to her first 'self-indulgent' time around No nonsense approach
- Suddenly shy? Kendall Jenner looks self-conscious as she heads out in New York... after posting picture of her bottom online
- She's such a Daredevil! Rosario Dawson reigns in purple overcoat as she steps out with multicoloured nails in New York Bright spark
- Vicky Pattison dusts off her period attire and reprises the role of whiny Lady Wellington as Drunk History recounts The Battle of Waterloo
- Pucker up! Shanina Shaik wears plum lipstick on her pout as she models Kylie Jenner's special Lip Kit Taken a leaf of out the reality star's book
- They're back! Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan share a hug at RHONY season eight premiere party The best of pals reunited on the red carpet
- Fitness fanatic Ellie Goulding shows off her incredible strength in figure-hugging gym gear as she pulls off impressive move at the playground
- Flying solo! Keith Urban jets out of Oz to return to American Idol hosting duties after celebrating Easter with wife Nicole Kidman and their two children
- Mommy and me! Lily Aldridge looks stylish as she treats daughter Dixie Pearl to lunch at Jessica Biel's restaurant Au Fudge Girl time