England's game plan for victory in World T20 final against West Indies: be clever, be cool and get Chris Gayle out early!
NASSER HUSSAIN IN KOLKATA: The key to bowling to Chris Gayle is to get him on strike early against the swinging ball. And that means exposing him to David Willey. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Queen grandson's energy firm generates £96,000 debt
Just over two years ago, Peter Phillips set up an electricity production venture called Fish Pond Ring. Latest accountants show it is almost £96,000 in the red. ...read
Lionel Messi's 73 goals in 2011-12, Gerd Muller's 67 in 1972-73 and Dixie Dean's 63 in 1927-28 might be safe... but can Luis Suarez join the 60-goal club this season?
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Barcelona have not lost this season when Luis Suarez has scored. With 43 goals this campaign Suarez is primed to add to his tally in El Clasico. ...read
Dads, daughters, and drunkenly driving a digger...Phil Mitchell and Mick Carter dominated this week’s EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
The big question for EastEnders was how it would follow Tuesday’s episode, which included the unforgettable spectacle of Phil Mitchell drunk in charge of a digger. ...read
BEL MOONEY: I know my husband loves me, but he's had THREE affairs
In 20 years, my husband has slept with three other women in that time — the first occasion was when we hadn’t even been married two years. The second time was seven years ago and the third just last year. ...read
Aston Villa's players are a disgrace... you would not sign any of them
JAMIE CARRAGHER: The Derby County side of 2007-08 set the benchmark for the worst we have seen but, with seven games to go, Aston Villa are in danger of wrestling that tag away from them. ...read
T20 cricket is about individual brilliance but it's still a team game... and I found a bar in Delhi that reminds me of Accrington
BUMBLE AT THE WORLD T20: David Lloyd gives Sportsmail his thoughts ahead of England's World T20 final against West Indies at Eden Gardens on Sunday. ...read
Blusterer sagged at first - but was soon biffing back: QUENTIN LETTS watches Bojo demolish the mumbling Europhiles
Brexiteer Boris Johnson was quizzed about EU withdrawal by the Treasury select committee shortly before PMQs in London yesterday and responded rather well, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...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
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
We've sold our soul in a desperate dash for foreigners' cash, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
While steelworkers in Port Talbot stare into the abyss, a Saudi playboy swans around London in a fleet of golden supercars. ...read
ITV's The Snooker Mavericks reminded us of golden age when Alex Higgins and Jimmy White were 'people's champions'
MARK WEBSTER: This engaging little programme did was to remind us of what we’ve been missing in the sport of snooker. It's a much duller place without the likes of Higgins and White. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Virat Kohli isn't far behind Sachin Tendulkar but Memphis Depay put in an utterly dismal display against England
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. John Terry, Arnold Palmer, Mark Robinson and Martin Demichelis all feature. ...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
'I paid National Insurance for 44 years and got £115 a week state pension - while people now can work for 30 years and get £133: how is that fair?'
This week, our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers a reader who asks why after paying National Insurance for 44 years he is losing out on ‘a grand scale' from state pension reforms. ...read
Premier League crunch time: Martin Keown runs you through every match as best top flight season EVER resumes this weekend
MARTIN KEOWN: We’ve all been so impressed by Tottenham’s young England players but it will be a challenge for them coming back to a title race and face a tricky test against Liverpool. ...read
JAN MOIR: The more lavish the wedding, the sooner the split
Khadija Uzhakhovs (pictured) looked lovely in her crystal-encrusted wedding gown. Lovely and just a little bit anxious. No wonder. The bespoke Elie Saab gown cost a six-figure sum. ...read
New Zealand's all-star production line sees no end as Steve Hansen senses the hunger around him to extend the All Black dynasty
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Those who value sport's unpredictable ebb and flow should look away now. The stark fact is that New Zealand are showing no signs at all of relaxing their rugby stranglehold. ...read
Barnet's Luke Gambin is a naturally clever player who has the confidence to stand on the ball amidst the frantic pace of the game
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He'll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week it's Barnet's Luke Gambin who gets the treatment. ...read
If changing sex makes Caitlyn Jenner a hero why is it any business of politicians like Donald Trump what other women do with their bodies?
I am firmly pro-choice clear that a fetus does not have the same right to life as a mother and I absolutely reject the views of those who think abortion should be illegal or someone should be prosecuted. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Queen grandson's energy firm generates £96,000 debt
Just over two years ago, Peter Phillips set up an electricity production venture called Fish Pond Ring. Latest accountants show it is almost £96,000 in the red. ...read
Blusterer sagged at first - but was soon biffing back: QUENTIN LETTS watches Bojo demolish the mumbling Europhiles
Brexiteer Boris Johnson was quizzed about EU withdrawal by the Treasury select committee shortly before PMQs in London yesterday and responded rather well, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...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
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
We've sold our soul in a desperate dash for foreigners' cash, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
While steelworkers in Port Talbot stare into the abyss, a Saudi playboy swans around London in a fleet of golden supercars. ...read
If changing sex makes Caitlyn Jenner a hero why is it any business of politicians like Donald Trump what other women do with their bodies?
I am firmly pro-choice clear that a fetus does not have the same right to life as a mother and I absolutely reject the views of those who think abortion should be illegal or someone should be prosecuted. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: As the British steel industry teeters on the brink... why won't the Tories come up with creative solutions?
With UK interest rates zero-bound the cost to the authorities of loan guarantees or direct loans, to be paid back when health returns to the global steel industry, would be extraordinarily cheap. ...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
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
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
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
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
England's game plan for victory in World T20 final against West Indies: be clever, be cool and get Chris Gayle out early!
NASSER HUSSAIN IN KOLKATA: The key to bowling to Chris Gayle is to get him on strike early against the swinging ball. And that means exposing him to David Willey. ...read
Lionel Messi's 73 goals in 2011-12, Gerd Muller's 67 in 1972-73 and Dixie Dean's 63 in 1927-28 might be safe... but can Luis Suarez join the 60-goal club this season?
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Barcelona have not lost this season when Luis Suarez has scored. With 43 goals this campaign Suarez is primed to add to his tally in El Clasico. ...read
Aston Villa's players are a disgrace... you would not sign any of them
JAMIE CARRAGHER: The Derby County side of 2007-08 set the benchmark for the worst we have seen but, with seven games to go, Aston Villa are in danger of wrestling that tag away from them. ...read
T20 cricket is about individual brilliance but it's still a team game... and I found a bar in Delhi that reminds me of Accrington
BUMBLE AT THE WORLD T20: David Lloyd gives Sportsmail his thoughts ahead of England's World T20 final against West Indies at Eden Gardens on Sunday. ...read
ITV's The Snooker Mavericks reminded us of golden age when Alex Higgins and Jimmy White were 'people's champions'
MARK WEBSTER: This engaging little programme did was to remind us of what we’ve been missing in the sport of snooker. It's a much duller place without the likes of Higgins and White. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Virat Kohli isn't far behind Sachin Tendulkar but Memphis Depay put in an utterly dismal display against England
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. John Terry, Arnold Palmer, Mark Robinson and Martin Demichelis all feature. ...read
Premier League crunch time: Martin Keown runs you through every match as best top flight season EVER resumes this weekend
MARTIN KEOWN: We’ve all been so impressed by Tottenham’s young England players but it will be a challenge for them coming back to a title race and face a tricky test against Liverpool. ...read
New Zealand's all-star production line sees no end as Steve Hansen senses the hunger around him to extend the All Black dynasty
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Those who value sport's unpredictable ebb and flow should look away now. The stark fact is that New Zealand are showing no signs at all of relaxing their rugby stranglehold. ...read
Barnet's Luke Gambin is a naturally clever player who has the confidence to stand on the ball amidst the frantic pace of the game
Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He'll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week it's Barnet's Luke Gambin who gets the treatment. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Wayne Rooney is a great talent, would walk into most England teams and should be in this one… but at No 9 and 10 right now there are better options
THE DEBATE: What always surprises me when Rooney is the subject , is the sheer vitriol that rains down, the number of people who refuse to accept that he has ever been a player. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BEL MOONEY: I know my husband loves me, but he's had THREE affairs
In 20 years, my husband has slept with three other women in that time — the first occasion was when we hadn’t even been married two years. The second time was seven years ago and the third just last year. ...read
JAN MOIR: The more lavish the wedding, the sooner the split
Khadija Uzhakhovs (pictured) looked lovely in her crystal-encrusted wedding gown. Lovely and just a little bit anxious. No wonder. The bespoke Elie Saab gown cost a six-figure sum. ...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
'I paid National Insurance for 44 years and got £115 a week state pension - while people now can work for 30 years and get £133: how is that fair?'
This week, our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers a reader who asks why after paying National Insurance for 44 years he is losing out on ‘a grand scale' from state pension reforms. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Hurry, you only have days to get a 0.25% rate... the best you can hope for this year is the least worst Isa
If you thought last year’s Isa season was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet. This year’s cash Isas are almost beyond parody. ...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
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
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
Dads, daughters, and drunkenly driving a digger...Phil Mitchell and Mick Carter dominated this week’s EastEnders, by Jim Shelley
The big question for EastEnders was how it would follow Tuesday’s episode, which included the unforgettable spectacle of Phil Mitchell drunk in charge of a digger. ...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?
MARK DOOLEY: Imagine that rather than invade a Christian church, Pussy Riot decided to perform their 'punk prayer' in a mosque. Do you think Western politicians would be queuing up to support them then? ...read
The Government must keep fighting the Big Brother state - starting with a review of the last decade's surveillance orgy
MATTHEW ELLIOTT: The Coalition parties made surveillance a key issue before the election. Now they are running out of time to finish the reforming work they have started - and protect our privacy. ...read
The Tories need renewal not reshuffle
SIMON RICHARDS: With the Coalition floundering, there's no doubt that a reshuffle is long overdue, but, of course, the heads which ought to roll will emerge unscathed from the rearrangement. ...read
Many a man needs killing and many a lie needs to be exposed, but killers and tale-bearers do not necessarily deserve respect
THOMAS FLEMING: So far as I am concerned Julian Assange should be prosecuted for treason: he was not only disloyal to his country but he violated the rules of the game. ...read
Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
MITCH FEIERSTEIN: In February 2010, twenty economists published a letter in the Sunday Times calling on George Osborne to begin spending cuts a year earlier than planned. ...read
The Cabinet needs a reshuffle: It's time for the PM to stand up to Ken Clarke
CHRIS MONCRIEFF: If the Prime Minister wants to reshuffle his Cabinet, he should do it his way and not allow himself to be influenced by stubborn colleagues, however venerable and illustrious. ...read
Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
GEORGE PITCHER: Yesterday's High Court judgment is first and foremost a terrible blow for Tony Nicklinson, who is paralysed from the neck down after a stroke and can communicate only by blinking. ...read
Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
Last night RUPERT MYERS saw the Catholic journalist Milo Yiannopoulos argue bravely and honestly for a number of things, including against gay marriage. ...read
Cameron ditches House of Lords reform, and it's going to play havoc with the Coalition
KIRSTY WALKER: At a time when the country is gripped with Olympic fever, few ordinary people will be interested in the latest developments on House of Lords reform and boundary commission changes. ...read
Wrong questions, Mr Hammond. You are asking the wrong questions
WILLIAM FORBES: Mr Hammond is reported as saying that he "would rather fire soldiers than go to war with poor equipment" – but that is not the choice. ...read
People will happily borrow to pay for the trappings of the modern wedding, but all you really need is a pledge of love
FRANCESCA PREECE: Getting married is not about paying for a lavish ceremony. Maybe McCartney was right all along... Can’t Buy Me Love, everybody tells me so. ...read
Soon all sex offenders leaving jail will have to take a lie-detector test. How long until someone cries 'human rights'?
STEPHEN LEVINSON: The Government believes the law is bomb-proof, but unless great care is taken it could wind up facing claims of privacy infringement. ...read
The state makes for a bad parent. The number of children it brings up should be kept to a minimum
HARRY PHIBBS: As children leaving care are more likely to end up in prison than university the Government has rightly confirmed its determination to reduce the number of children in care. ...read
This summer of patriotic fervour suggests a change in the tone of British culture
PETER WHITTLE: With the Jubilee celebrations behind us and the Olympics round the corner, what is this summer of celebration telling us about the state of British patriotism? ...read
Ireland has now passed the point where it can honestly be deemed an independent country
A sober-minded observer of Irish history is unable to watch Ireland’s elective slouch into Euro-mediocrity without profound dismay. Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to the fiscal compact is its ‘No’ to the more strenuous but more honourable path of recovering the responsibilities of self-government. ...read
Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday
CHARLIE WOLF: Where has this perception - myth even come from? The perception that Mitt Romney hasn't sealed the deal. Yes, he may have won the all important Ohio Primary by just 1 percentage point, but a win is a win. ...read
PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
Like almost every ‘period’ film nowadays, and certainly every British one, Philip Norman argues that the King's Speech is riddled with preposterous historical distortions, over-simplifications and out-of-period anachronisms. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Hang on. It can't be the Police Chief... again!
Two minutes into the box set: Q: I can’t follow what’s happening. Who’s the man with the beard? What did he just say? I wish they'd speak more clearly. A: It’s not their fault they’re Finnish. ...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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- 'He even makes my marigolds look good!': Victoria Beckham gushes over 'cool' husband David as she shares a snap of him on his bike during California road trip
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- Back to reality! Coleen Rooney shows off her holiday tan as she juggles the luggage and her three sons for flight home after blissful family break in Barbados
- Charlize Theron cradles daughter August in her arms as she jets out of Milan... after confessing she clashed with Tom Hardy during Mad Max: Fury Road filming
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- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Katona shows off her slimmed down figure in a sexy white bikini as she relaxes poolside in Gran Canaria Bouncing back
- 'Partners in crime': Coco Austin puts on a VERY busty display in hot pink bikini as she cradles her baby daughter Chanel Donned matching bikinis with her four-month-old
- Rita Ora parades her toned legs and ample cleavage in a saucy leather bodysuit and thigh-high boots for sizzling shoot in Los Angeles Desirable dominatrix
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- Pussycat, pussy cat, where are you?: Joey Essex desperately searches for his missing Bengal cat Prince and fears his pet could even have been stolen
- The future looks bright! Alesha Dixon clashes her new purple hairdo with eye-catching canary coat as she enjoys girls' night out The 37-year-old was hard to miss
- Puddle Of Mudd singer in armed standoff with cops as 30 officers storm his Los Angeles home Wes Scantlin (pictured in a previous mugshot) dashed inside
- Pregnant Hilaria Baldwin keeps her baby bump under wraps in a chic silk dress and khaki jacket as she steps out for a walk Effortlessly chic as she stepped out in New York
- Hailey Baldwin bounces back from bleary-eyed night out as she shows off her legs in tiny Daisy Dukes It was back to business as usual for Hailey Baldwin on Friday
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- Fine time for a snooze! Kim Kardashian takes daughter North to the roller rink for family day of fun but tot would rather be napping The tiny tot was asleep against Kim's shoulder
- Just the two of us! Madonna looks happy shopping with daughter Mercy in NYC amid custody drama over son Rocco Seemed to be in good spirits
- 'He has made me the happiest girl in the world': Lydia Bright announces engagement to boyfriend James Argent... but fans suspect it's all the work of prank TV show
- Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie cuts a relaxed figure as she hits Bondi Beach to film thriller Top Of The Lake
- They look so good together! Busty Bachelor star Emily Simms and The Bachelorette's Michael Turnbull put on a flirty display at the Blue Frost Gala Ball
- Katie Holmes steps out without diamond ring she had been wearing for months... amid speculation she is engaged to rumoured to Jamie Foxx
- Sorry Irina! Bradley Cooper makes a sweet gesture by taking his beloved mother Gloria to surprise Guns N' Roses concert Protectively held his mother's hand
- Suki Waterhouse displays her long legs in a thigh-skimming floral mini dress during casual LA outing with her gal pal British beauty enjoyed a laid-back day out
- Take a bow: Rihanna shows off her toned pins and teases a glimpse of cleavage in an unbuttoned shirt and barely there shorts for Black Girls Rock! event In control of her image
- Making an entrance! Diana Ross's daughter Tracee Ellis Ross, 43, dons a skin-tight red leather catsuit to host Black Girls Rock! event Inherited her mother's showmanship
- Just like mummy! Rebecca Judd and daughter Billie look stylish in matching floral coats as they share tender kiss in cute Instagram snap Mini-me daughter
- Englishman in New York: Sting shows off his muscular arms as he sits courtside for Knicks basketball game Sting, 64, had courtside seats to watch the New York Knicks
- Lana Del Rey rocks laid back look as she cosies up to bearded mystery man during shopping spree in Beverly Hills Cosied up to a bearded companion on Friday
- Elton John looks happy and relaxed as he enjoys family time with husband David Furnish and their young sons on holiday in Venice Looked blissfully happy as he smiled and waved
- Chloe Lattanzi puts on a busty display in sexy green dress as she joins fiance James Driskill and mother Olivia Newton-John at the premiere of Dead 7
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- Emily Ratajkowski flaunts her enviable abs in nude crop top and suede jacket as she joins Kate Hudson at star-studded surprise Guns N' Roses reunion concert
- Caitlyn Jenner slips into stripy dress for casual night out... after confessing she felt she was 'throwing out' her former life as Olympian Bruce Embracing her true self
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- Driving her crazy! Heidi Klum puts on a playful display with Simon Cowell as she pretends to strangle head judge at America's Got Talent launch event
- Karlie Kloss flaunts her toned figure and incredible abs in a crop top and leggings as she works up a sweat on her morning jog Headed out for her morning jog in New York
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- English Rose! Emilia Clarke looks lovely in floral Dolce & Gabbana dress Attended an arts fundraiser in San Francisco on Thursday
- Kate Bosworth shows off toned body in a string bikini while on holiday in Hawaii with husband Michael Polish The 33-year-old wowed in a blue and white bikini while on vacation
- Island girl! Bella Hadid flashes flat belly and legs in tiny black bikini as she relaxes during St. Barts holiday The 19-year-old relaxed at St. Barts in a black triangle bikini
- 'People pit us against each other!' Kim Kardashian opens up about 'rivalry' with copycat Kylie Jenner Kylieseems determined to become the next Kim
- Mischa Barton makes a red carpet attempt to regain her former style star status The 30-year-old actress was making the most of her return to the spotlight at the Boohoo.com event
- Rachael Finch puts on a VERY leggy display in a gorgeous white dress As a former Miss Universe Australia, Rachael Finch knows a thing or two about dazzling
- Let's hear it for the boys! Kris Smith and The Voice Australia coach Ronan Keating lead the dapper dudes at Royal Randwick's Championships Day In Sydney
- Pretty in pink! Gabi Grecko's new girlfriend Angelique 'Frenchy' Morgan puts on a VERY busty display on set of risqué music video She's the real-life Barbie doll
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- 'In loving memory': Kylie Jenner wears Kanye West-designed T-shirt with the faces of his late mother Donda West and Robert Kardashian
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- 'My mom has officially pushed me over the edge': Kendra Wilkinson 'declares war' on mother Patti over tell-all on season premiere of Kendra On Top
- Toned tummy! Carrie Underwood shows off washboard abs in floral bikini as she launches new swimsuit line The country singer shared a glimpse of her new business venture
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- Fur goodness sake! Rihanna legs it down red carpet in shorts and shirt as she wraps up in fluffy coat at Black Girls Rock! Looked positively exquisite
- Careful there! Kelly Rowland dares to bare in a very low-cut white jumpsuit at the Black Girls Rock! event The 35-year-old threatened to free the nipple at every turn
- Lisa Vanderpump looks elegant as she dines at her Beverly Hills restaurant with her pampered pooches by her side The reality star was seen dining at Villa Blance
- Real Housewives Of Melbourne star Gamble Breaux strikes a fun pose with The Bachelorette's Michael Turnbull at Mornington BMW Cup Day Down on one knee
- Coming up roses! Mindy Kaling looks ready for spring in floral print shift dress The 36-year-old rocked a rose-print dropped-hem dress
- No baby bump here! Gwen Stefani shows off toned tummy in waist-high fishnets after posting 'fake' April Fool's Day sonogram
- Ready to vape? Ben Affleck clings to his electronic cigarette as he heads to the office on April Fool's Day Maybe feeling a little stressed?
- From roller-coaster to roller-rink! Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick play happy families as they take children roller skating The former couple joined Kim for filming
- 'Just another day in paradise': Cindy Crawford, 50, shows off her lean legs as she poses in a tree while in the Bahamas Looks like a relaxing break
- Katie Price enjoys a family night out at The Vamps concert with husband Kieran as she shares sweet video of children Junior and Princess showing off their dance moves
- 16 reasons Tom Hiddleston truly would be the perfect husband: By JAN MOIR - who says form a queue behind me, ladies
- Vicky Pattison looks loved-up as she snuggles new beau Spencer Matthews in the back of a taxi after romantic dinner date Things going well?
- 'I don't feel like I'm waking up lying': Caitlyn Jenner opens up about being transgender and how at times she felt like she was 'throwing out' her former life as Bruce
- 'We always fight over clothes!' Kylie Jenner dishes on how 'mean' sister Kendall only lets her borrow 'old underwear' Sisterly love!
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- Chloe Lloyd dazzles in a plunging black gown as she cosies up to her Union J fiancé Josh Cuthbert at glamorous party They never fail to turn heads
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- BRA-vo! Daisy Lowe flaunts her ample cleavage in revealing selfie as she poses up a storm in sexy lace number The model made for a head-turning display
- Sealed with a kiss! Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady wrap up their Costa Rica family vacation with an affectionate display on the beach
- 'It's a girl!': Gwen Stefani shares ultrasound photo on Instagram making it seem as if she's pregnant... but followers think it's an April Fools
- 'I want to be a role model for her': Katherine Jenkins reveals why she returned to work just three months after birth of daughter No protracted maternity leave here
- Too much of a good thing? Jersey Shore vet Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi looks worse for wear when leaving bar during LA visit Looked a little tired and disheveled
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- Why so glum? You're number one! Zayn Malik looks downcast as he heads out in New York... as his debut album Mind Of Mine tops the UK Charts
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- Tom Hiddleston crashes live weather reports as Thor villain Loki... and blasts ghastly tornadoes as the work of co-star Chris Hemsworth and his hammer
- Mel B power dresses in studded skirt-suit at LA party...as husband Stephen Belafonte posts April Fools 'pregnancy' pic She is hardly the shy and retiring type
- Charlize Theron cradles her beautiful daughter August in her arms as she heads to the television studios in Milan Welcomed tot last year
- 'My waist is so tiny!': Amber Rose looks curvy in leopard-print trainer after her emoji app earned her $4 million No missing her in that neon body suit
- New couple! Kendall Jenner 'is secretly dating Lakers basketball player Jordan Clarkson' who she got close to at The Nice Guy in LA So that's her secret man
- Perhaps they were desperate to meet her? Eva Longoria puts on a leggy display as she's mobbed by fans in Spain Centre of attention in Madrid
- Shirtless Mark Wright shows off his chiselled six pack as he races around the sand dunes in Dubai on a quad bike Solo while Michelle is in South Africa filming
- Marriage in tatters, domestic abuse and a serial killer on the loose: Anna Friel confronts them all as Marcella, the complex copper at the heart of new ITV series
- Katie Price claims she's selling her breast implants for '£1 million' in apparent April Fool's Day prank... but her Twitter followers aren't buying it
- Thigh's the limit! Brandi Glanville flaunts her long legs in gold mini-dress as she promotes new series Famously Single
- No tummy trouble here! Emma Roberts reveals her bare midriff in tiny blue sports bra as she heads to the gym No rest for the body-conscious
- 'Love you always, Debbie': Magician Paul Daniels is laid to rest with heartfelt note from his wife and a silver wand on his coffin Final farwell to star
- Bikini-clad Bella Hadid takes a break from life as a supermodel to act like a normal teenager as she larks around on the beaches of St Barts with friends
- Back in the saddle! Iggy Azalea clears her head as she goes horseback riding amid Nick Young cheating drama Had her locks slicked back beneath her helmet
- Cara Delevingne shows off her quirky style sense in a cute animal ears hat as she grabs breakfast on the go in Paris Busy filming in Paris
- Topless Vicky Pattison sets pulses racing as she ditches her bikini top and poses up a storm for the camera in steamy selfie Still has a racy side