ALEX BRUMMER: Reckitt's unchecked excess highlights the lack of robust response to fat-cat pay
The Financial Reporting Council, keepers of the governance flame, make much of the fact that Britain leads the way when it comes to curbing excess and poor stewardship in the boardrooms. ...read
Edible bonsai trees, quince jelly watering cans, and a military construction made of chocolate girders replaced the Birds Eye custard on Bake Off Crème De La Crème, by JIM SHELLEY
As for the main dish the contestants were tasked with creating, to paraphrase Mr. Spock it was trifle but not as we know it. ...read
Next season has already started at Chelsea and Manchester City but United's lack of ambition means they'll flounder again
MARTIN SAMUEL: Chelsea cannot offer Champions League football, but they can demonstrate a degree of stability. It is the same at Manchester City. And then there is Manchester United... ...read
Masters could be out of bounds for BBC as speculation mounts that corporation will pull the plug on Augusta coverage
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: BBC Sport’s only live coverage of men’s golf in 2016 will be the last two days of the Masters, leading to speculation that they will pull the plug on Augusta. ...read
ASK TONY: Debenhams ruined my £750 handbag and now they won't pay me enough to replace it
On December 3, an assistant in my local Debenhams dropped a large bottle of foundation, which smashed, damaging two bags I had with me. ...read
DAN HYDE: Beware the state pension lottery... it could take some time before the real winners and losers emerge
It's been five years in the making, but the wait is over: Britain has a new state pension. It marks the biggest change in a generation to the way this country looks after older people. ...read
Arsene Wenger will be hurt by breach of trust after Jack Wilshere's nightclub row
MARTIN KEOWN: I think Arsene Wenger’s first thought when he saw the headlines about Jack Wilshere would have been: ‘Not again.’ The midfielder was caught up in a nightclub fracas. ...read
As Jordan Spieth prepares to get down to business at the Masters, can the 22-year-old tame Augusta again?
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Only three players have managed to finish in the top four in all four majors in the same season - Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth ...read
MAX HASTINGS: No wonder people who pay tax are so sick of the spivvy elite
The revelations disclosed in the Panama Papers make a mockery of claims of ‘a just society’ and of the countless promises by governments of ‘a crackdown’ on tax avoidance. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Exploding tumble dryers? Blame the savage cuts
While the pundits agonise about Brexit, Port Talbot and the Panama Papers, closer to home the burning issue is exploding tumble dryers. ...read
Norwich fans don't need clappers to make a good atmosphere... they have become a bigger issue than half-and-half scarves
ADRIAN DURHAM: I saw Norwich beat Newcastle on Saturday, and what an incredible game it was. The atmosphere was excellent, but was that down to the clappers? I don't think so. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Is anyone's gnome safe from the GLF? (That's the Gnome Liberation Front)
In the past few weeks, two key class symbols have experienced an unexpected dip in popularity, reveals Craig Brown. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Is Archers rotter Rob Titchener named after a former Harrow sports star?
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He's the domineering wife-abuser who has left Archers’ fans spellbound — and horrified. Now Rob Titchener has provoked a real-life mystery. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Easter Rising rebel leader's fondness for small boys is an awkward subject as centenary approaches
As Ireland marks the centenary of Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising on April 24, native academic Professor Colm Toibin, 60, brings up a delicate subject: rebel leader Patrick Pearse’s fondness for small boys. ...read
ASK THE DOCTOR: Why is my dad suddenly sleepy during the day?
Dr Scurr says this may be because older people don't sleep as well at night as they used to, but it can also be an effect of medications prescribed. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Don't be fooled; Greece is sending back a mere trickle of migrants while the millions waiting to descend on Italy are a human tsunami
On the same day we started sending back economic migrants to Turkey from Lesbos, Greece (pictured), Austria is preparing to defend itself, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
England could go all the way at Euro 2016 by bringing Wayne Rooney off the bench with 20 minutes to go... while Claudio Ranieri deserves serious credit at Leicester
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. He discusses Wayne Rooney with England at Euro 2016 and reveals his admiration for the manager of Leicester, Claudio Ranieri. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: No wonder we've stopped saving - this year's cash Isa rates are so derisory, the banks are embarrassed to advertise them...
There’s an innocent-sounding phrase that should get the alarm bells ringing for savers: ‘ask in branch for details’. Banks used to trumpet their Isa rates - now they make you work to find them out. ...read
F1 should turn drivers against team-mates in qualifying while the late Alan Henry was given deserved send-off... and documentary about Wolfgang von Trips to be released
JONATHAN McEVOY: Whether it is meant as such or not, Formula One's extraordinary squabbling over qualifying is a PR masterstroke. ...read
'I'm a nurse in the 40% tax bracket - am I getting too little pension tax relief?': Our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers your questions
This week, our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers a nurse who is already drawing an NHS pension, but has returned to work part time and started paying into a new pension fund. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Reckitt's unchecked excess highlights the lack of robust response to fat-cat pay
The Financial Reporting Council, keepers of the governance flame, make much of the fact that Britain leads the way when it comes to curbing excess and poor stewardship in the boardrooms. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: No wonder people who pay tax are so sick of the spivvy elite
The revelations disclosed in the Panama Papers make a mockery of claims of ‘a just society’ and of the countless promises by governments of ‘a crackdown’ on tax avoidance. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Exploding tumble dryers? Blame the savage cuts
While the pundits agonise about Brexit, Port Talbot and the Panama Papers, closer to home the burning issue is exploding tumble dryers. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Is Archers rotter Rob Titchener named after a former Harrow sports star?
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He's the domineering wife-abuser who has left Archers’ fans spellbound — and horrified. Now Rob Titchener has provoked a real-life mystery. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Easter Rising rebel leader's fondness for small boys is an awkward subject as centenary approaches
As Ireland marks the centenary of Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising on April 24, native academic Professor Colm Toibin, 60, brings up a delicate subject: rebel leader Patrick Pearse’s fondness for small boys. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Don't be fooled; Greece is sending back a mere trickle of migrants while the millions waiting to descend on Italy are a human tsunami
On the same day we started sending back economic migrants to Turkey from Lesbos, Greece (pictured), Austria is preparing to defend itself, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: EU vote means MPs get even MORE time off
By the time Parliament rises for the summer recess in July, MPs will have been at the Westminster coal face for just 147 days of the previous 12 months, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: 150,000 reasons why the Government must act
Readers of The Mail on Sunday are quite right to object in their tens of thousands to the ring-fenced billions poured into aid by this country, and to demand a parliamentary debate ion the policy. ...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
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
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
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
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
Next season has already started at Chelsea and Manchester City but United's lack of ambition means they'll flounder again
MARTIN SAMUEL: Chelsea cannot offer Champions League football, but they can demonstrate a degree of stability. It is the same at Manchester City. And then there is Manchester United... ...read
Masters could be out of bounds for BBC as speculation mounts that corporation will pull the plug on Augusta coverage
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: BBC Sport’s only live coverage of men’s golf in 2016 will be the last two days of the Masters, leading to speculation that they will pull the plug on Augusta. ...read
Arsene Wenger will be hurt by breach of trust after Jack Wilshere's nightclub row
MARTIN KEOWN: I think Arsene Wenger’s first thought when he saw the headlines about Jack Wilshere would have been: ‘Not again.’ The midfielder was caught up in a nightclub fracas. ...read
As Jordan Spieth prepares to get down to business at the Masters, can the 22-year-old tame Augusta again?
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Only three players have managed to finish in the top four in all four majors in the same season - Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth ...read
Norwich fans don't need clappers to make a good atmosphere... they have become a bigger issue than half-and-half scarves
ADRIAN DURHAM: I saw Norwich beat Newcastle on Saturday, and what an incredible game it was. The atmosphere was excellent, but was that down to the clappers? I don't think so. ...read
England could go all the way at Euro 2016 by bringing Wayne Rooney off the bench with 20 minutes to go... while Claudio Ranieri deserves serious credit at Leicester
Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. He discusses Wayne Rooney with England at Euro 2016 and reveals his admiration for the manager of Leicester, Claudio Ranieri. ...read
F1 should turn drivers against team-mates in qualifying while the late Alan Henry was given deserved send-off... and documentary about Wolfgang von Trips to be released
JONATHAN McEVOY: Whether it is meant as such or not, Formula One's extraordinary squabbling over qualifying is a PR masterstroke. ...read
England's character is there for all to see despite World Twenty20 final heartbreak
NASSER HUSSAIN IN KOLKATA: Anyone who was here witnessed one of the great T20 matches.The final was won, it was lost, then won, then lost. No side really deserved to lose it. ...read
Mark Clattenburg shouldn't have sent off Cheikhou Kouyate... the pressure of going to Euro 2016 is getting to the Geordie ref
GRAHAM POLL: West Ham's run of bad luck with refereeing decisions continued with a harsh red card for Cheikhou Kouyate. It appeared to swing the balance against Crystal Palace. ...read
Wes Morgan sums up fabulous Leicester and his contribution at both ends of the pitch is key
JAMIE REDKNAPP: I’m a big fan of Wes Morgan — he has epitomised the whole story at Leicester. I wonder how many managers have looked at him over the years and decided not to sign him. ...read
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Final would be a fitting finish to football's most famous competition
GRAHAM HUNTER - EUROVIEW: The European Cup was 45 years old before two teams from the same nation qualified for the final. Of course, they were Spaniards. ...read
Steve Cram wins the gold medal for self-serving, nauseating sycophancy
OLIVER HOLT: Whatever else comes along in 2016, nothing is going to beat Steve Cram’s doe-eyed, anodyne, unoriginal, buddy-buddy apology for journalism that was his interview with the new IAAF president. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FOOTBALL 9-5: Follow all the news with Sportsmail's live rolling service
Join Sportsmail's Football 9-5 service, where we bring you the latest news as it happens throughout the day with all the best pictures and hard-hitting opinion. ...read
JAMES ANDERSON: We let our captain down, now none of us knows if we'll play for England again
I am not privy to the plans of England’s management, coaches and selectors but to me, our 5-0 defeat in Australia feels like the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. ...read
Australia 7-0 England: Morgan scores a century but Cook's tourists STILL can't win as Aussies sniff 13-0 tour annihilation - England are absolutely... USELESS!
Your striker fluffs a sitter, your defender shanks a clearance, your winger misses a try or your hot tip falls at the first fence.... All together now: 'USELESS!' Our man delivers the verdict with real feeling. Today's it's the England cricket team's turn - AGAIN - to be handed the dubious honour... ...read
The transition was painful, but Lambert finally has Villa bursting with energy... will they keep progressing or stagnate?
It is almost 18 months now since Paul Lambert swept into Villa Park with a vision of a very different future. So, where are we? How is "The Project"? Asked to buy into a new-look club by owner Randy Lerner, the Scot set about his task with zeal. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'm desperate to add the World Cup to my Grand Final and Challenge Cup triumphs... and I can't wait to beat Australia in the opener at Cardiff
There are only a few days to go before we take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium. I’m incredibly excited by the prospect of walking out in front of a big crowd and singing the national anthem. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
THE INSIDER: Carroll holds up Liverpool bid for Llorente as Sunderland eye loan move for Rose
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily Insider instalment here for Thursday, August 30. ...read
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Amber, her Dream role and the op that saved her voice
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Amber Riley has told how she went through the agony of an operation on her vocal cords a fortnight before she was asked to audition for one of the biggest roles in musical theatre. ...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
LIZ JONES: Loathe Uggs? You should have seen my brown velvet hot pants
Liz Jones, inspired by an outpouring of hatred for Uggs, has written about some of her fashion faux-pas over the years. ...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
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: Why is my dad suddenly sleepy during the day?
Dr Scurr says this may be because older people don't sleep as well at night as they used to, but it can also be an effect of medications prescribed. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Stone me! Do I need a gall bladder at 82?
The Mail on Sunday's GP discusses gallstones, itchy scalps, Prunella Scales and Timothy West opening up about dementia - and Chloe Madeley's punishing fitness regime in this week's column. ...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: Debenhams ruined my £750 handbag and now they won't pay me enough to replace it
On December 3, an assistant in my local Debenhams dropped a large bottle of foundation, which smashed, damaging two bags I had with me. ...read
DAN HYDE: Beware the state pension lottery... it could take some time before the real winners and losers emerge
It's been five years in the making, but the wait is over: Britain has a new state pension. It marks the biggest change in a generation to the way this country looks after older people. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: No wonder we've stopped saving - this year's cash Isa rates are so derisory, the banks are embarrassed to advertise them...
There’s an innocent-sounding phrase that should get the alarm bells ringing for savers: ‘ask in branch for details’. Banks used to trumpet their Isa rates - now they make you work to find them out. ...read
'I'm a nurse in the 40% tax bracket - am I getting too little pension tax relief?': Our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers your questions
This week, our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers a nurse who is already drawing an NHS pension, but has returned to work part time and started paying into a new pension fund. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: It's time to show our mettle on steel as Chinese imports create a British crisis
British politicians cannot argue that Port Talbot must be allowed to close because it is the ‘free-market’ thing to do. ...read
SALLY HAMILTON: It's a crime against savers as 4,200 rate cuts are made since 2012 - perhaps Inspector Maigret should investigate...
The skills required in finding the best home for savings are worthy of Maigret, the fictional Parisian police inspector famed for his meticulous detective work. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: Blunders by the HMRC cost me £10 a day in fines
When I submitted a self-assessment tax return for the first time, I made the genuine mistake of declaring that I had a police pension, but not the amount. ...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
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
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
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
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
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: New BBC star is Edstone twerp
The BBC’s favourite new Leftie economic pundit, Torsten Henricson-Bell of the Resolution Foundation think-tank is the twerp who dreamed up Ed Miliband’s daft ‘Edstone’. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Don't ditch Vernon for something so silly as sexting, Tess - or we'll all have to get divorced!
I’m not condoning or excusing what Kay did. It was an act of emotional betrayal and a humiliation of his wife. And it could have gone even further. But I understand it, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Privatisation! Free trade! Shares for all! The great con that ruined Britain
I am so sorry now that I fell for the great Thatcher-Reagan promise. I believed all that stuff about privatisation and free trade and the unrestrained market, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...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: First aid for super sensitive complexion
I am in my early 20s and have super sensitive skin on my face, which gets very dry and prone to flake. I never wear make-up so do I need to use a cleanser or would water and moisturiser be OK? ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which the argument with his ex continues…
I really am fed up with people thinking I’m a bad person. I am not. I’ve never taken a penny from a man, or asked a man for help. I love the way these women abuse me online and sleep with my husband. ...read
HEALTH: Waist-whittling wisdom
‘Menopause is not friendly to the waistline,' according to gynaecologist Dr Rebecca Booth, author of The Venus Week, which advises on managing hormonal shifts. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Aries, don't just wait for it to happen
The New Moon in your sign promises a new start but that doesn’t mean you should just sit back and let it happen. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Over the years I have barely mentioned her affair but when I have she still refuses to talk about it. Now, I think about it nearly every day and am desperate to know who the other man was. ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: Curl power
James Galvin has designed a Cuts for Curls menu with options for ringlets, bouncy waves and more choppy styles. ...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
Want a snapshot of our latest pet fear? Watch a Hollywood blockbuster...
We are once again dogged by existential problems the like of which we haven’t experienced since the postwar nuclear age, writes CHRIS DEERIN. ...read
Edible bonsai trees, quince jelly watering cans, and a military construction made of chocolate girders replaced the Birds Eye custard on Bake Off Crème De La Crème, by JIM SHELLEY
As for the main dish the contestants were tasked with creating, to paraphrase Mr. Spock it was trifle but not as we know it. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Dave's PR campaign to make Tories look caring is causing untold misery
There are two sorts of politician. Those who want to do the right thing — and those who want to be seen to be doing the right thing. In the modern era, image has become more vital to politicians than anything. ...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: Is anyone's gnome safe from the GLF? (That's the Gnome Liberation Front)
In the past few weeks, two key class symbols have experienced an unexpected dip in popularity, reveals Craig Brown. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
Brendon McCullum: Steve Smith will live to regret Ben Stokes dismissal... he missed chance to strike blow for spirit of cricket
BRENDON MCCULLUM: It’s probably too early in Steve Smith’s captaincy career to appreciate this but one day he’ll look back at the Ben Stokes dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Scooby Dooby Hugh! Now that’s an ending...
The Night Manager was too fascinating, and too seductive, with production values so glossily high it was less like a TV series, more like six gorgeous films strung together. ...read
Any old Irons? No, he's utterly compelling: Long Day's Journey Into Night starring Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville packs a profound physical and emotional punch
The walls and ceiling of the Tyrone family’s Connecticut beach house look as if they have been painted with wood varnish (doubtless James Tyrone senior, the old skinflint, got it cheap). ...read
Worth hunting down (and not too dear): Sony celebrates the guitarist John Williams's 80th birthday with an outstanding 58 CD box set
One of the outstanding classical guitarists of our time, John Williams (not to be confused with the film composer, John Towner Williams) is 80 this month. And Sony is celebrating in style. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Indian stunners: A chilli day in Manchester, succulent street food... and wait till you taste the goat butty!
I’m told that the chefs at the Indian Tiffin Room have worked at Zaika and Gymkhana before settling up here. It shows. Especially in the goat keema pav, or ‘goat butty’, a Bombay classic. ...read
CHRIS EVANS: For my 50th? A private jet on four wheels? Chocks away!
The problem with the Senzati Jet Class is that it looked like whoever ordered it ran out of money halfway through the spec-ing process. The four rear seats looked too small for the space they were in. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Put the port on ice: Portugal’s finest isn’t just a cosy Christmas concoction – it’s really cool to drink in the heat of the summer, too
Port is fortified and powerful with a high booze content, which I admit feels like personal underfloor heating in the winter months. ...read
This Eagle really flies: our legendary Olympic failure is movie gold... and Hugh Jackman's a soaring success as the trainer who never was
To be honest, I can’t remember a better example of a film that shows why God created film stars. I mean, Eddie The Eagle looks like any other low-budget British film going nowhere. ...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
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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- Former X Factor starlet Amelia Lily shows off her legs in a cute printed dress and leather jacket as she steps out with boyfriend Steve Rushton
- Keep up, Kardashians! Camila Alves shows off her incredibly pert posterior in skintight floral frock as she puts on a sizzling display at fundraiser
- Leggy Imogen Thomas flashes her bra and ample assets in racy see-through lace top as she heads out for the evening Looked sensational
- Bella Hadid showcases her svelte figure in a skimpy black bikini as she frolics on holiday with her gal pals in St. Barts Having a blast
- Booty-ful escape! Kendall Jenner puts pert derriere on display as she heads inside private jet for mysterious family scavenger hunt Statuesque
- Is this the secret to bushy brows? Beauty blogger claims rubbing ONION on her face makes the hair grow faster - but fans are worried about the smell
- 'It's hard for pretty people' Charlize Theron claims gorgeous women like her get turned away from meaty roles as she slams the acting industry while posing for racy shoot
- She's such a cheeky girl! Chelsea Handler calls Donald Trump a 'butt hole' in message scrawled over her bottom in naked image Shows what she thinks
- 'Where's Phillip Schofield?': Viewers joke that Channel 4's Sex Box is like 'The Cube on heat' - but others 'want to die' of embarrassment
- Poldark star Aidan Turner and ex-girlfriend Lenora Crichlow sparks rumours they've rekindled their romance after being pictured together in Los Angeles
- Does Nicole dress in the dark? As actress wears yet another bizarre outfit to music awards ceremony, the many fashion faux pas of Miss Kidman
- Fresh-faced Emma Watson cuts a super casual figure in patterned cape and oversized scarf as she jets into New York Criticism in her stride
- Amanda Holden only got Britain's Got Talent judging role after first choice Cheryl Fernandez-Versini 'backed out at the last minute'
- 'I deliberately slow things down': Cheeky Simon Cowell admits to working late on purpose to 'wind up' Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant and Dec
- More like Fifty Shades of laughter! Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan share a sweet moment on the set of their bondage sequel Sharing a light moment
- 'They need my f***ing permission': Adele addresses claims Australian actress Rebel Wilson will portray her on film... as she takes to London stage
- Kiss and make-up! Charlotte Crosby and Gaz Beadle appear to be back on as they share steamy kiss in bed... after he was pictured with beauty queen
- Couldn't get the hook-up? Blac Chyna forced to buy her own Yeezy sneakers spending thousands of dollars more than Kanye West's shoes retailed for
- 'He lied to me': Harry Styles's secret air hostess girlfriend claims he 'cheated on her with Kendall Jenner' Reportedly overlapped with his tryst with Kendall
- The captain will see you now! Curious cousins North West and Penelope Disick check out the cockpit in family's private jet during scavenger hunt
- Finally got that selfie! Kylie Jenner pleases trio of young fans after they wait patiently outside LA bar for a SECOND night Time for fans now
- Chloë Grace Moretz shows off her preppy style in printed jacket and skinny jeans as she dines at pricey Italian restaurant Looked classy
- 'You're a f***ing joke': James Kennedy unleashes tirade shocking host Andy Cohen during Vanderpump Rules Reunion finale
- 'You just want to rip every hair out!' Claire Danes warns Seth Meyers of the perils of travelling with a child as she shines in LBD Not an easy task
- Just a holiday fling? Halle Berry hits the ground running back in Los Angeles after cozy getaway with ex Olivier Martinez Staying friendly
- Cheryl Fernandez-Versini 'quits The X Factor to focus on her solo career as she prepares to release new music' Ready to walk away?
- Jennifer Lawrence cuddles up to male friend after complaining that now she's famous men don't ask her out Giggled and cuddled up together
- 'I felt like I was in a machine': Mischa Barton describes dropping out of The O.C... as she's eliminated from DWTS Didn't dance up a storm
- 'Handsome, glorious and imperious': Glenn Close wows theatre critics in opening night of her West End debut in Sunset Boulevard A triumphant return
- Newlywed Kimberley Walsh gets ready for spring in a floral dress at opening night of Glenn Close's West End debut Sunset Boulevard Hottest show in town
- Suffering for beauty! Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she allowed herself to get stung by bees as part of a painful cosmetic treatment Gotta bee kidding
- Blooming lovely: Sally Wood shows off her growing bump in lace number as she joins husband Ronnie at Stones exhibition Supported her man
- Ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, 79, and his VERY colourful family join former bandmates at gallery exhibition launch Left in 1993
- 'Off to Helsinki!' Mariah Carey shows off her incredible figure in tight red dress as she boards jet to Finland for Sweet Sweet Fantasy tour Looked a vision in red
- 'I hate getting up early to work out': Kim Kardashian bemoans post-baby gym routine in quest to shed even more weight after welcoming son
- The hunt begins! Khloe Kardashian shows off her fit figure in tights as she boards private jet for a family scavenge courtesy of mama Kris Jenner
- Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson arrives in Sydney for a seven-day trip with TEN cases - plus a bag with Beatrice and Eugenie's faces on it
- 'We're trying to make it seem more normal': Emotional Caitlyn Jenner hails friends who 'always have my back' as she wins top prize for I Am Cait
- 'I don't interfere with that': John Travolta comes to teen daughter Ella's rescue when Ellen DeGeneres asks about her dating life Stood up for daughter
- 'Crushing out big time': Miley Cyrus swoons over Christina Aguilera's 'cute' singer while serving as key adviser on The Voice She's a fan
- Miley Cyrus shares photos of bloody scratches on her forehead and arm after being mauled by a wild cat Not such a purr-fect look
- Pretty chic! Naomi Watts looks elegant in blue embellished dress for Tribeca Ball in NYC Followed the dress code for the annual event and wore a glittery frock
- Melissa McCarthy smashes competition against Jimmy Fallon as she performs Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas in epic Lip Sync Battle
- Geri Horner reveals her inner rock chick as she teams leather jacket with lace dress to attend Rolling Stones exhibition launch
- PICTURED: A-Rod and Google founder's ex-wife Anne Wojcicki enjoy lunch together after she opened up about dating the Yankees star
- Not just The Bare Necessities! Lupita Nyong'o goes all out in dazzling gladiator skirt at world premiere of The Jungle Book All that glitters
- She's the perfect choice! January Jones shows off silky blonde locks at the salon after being named the face of hair care line Had her 'do done
- 'I will miss you forever': Heartbroken Joey Essex pays tribute to his Bengal cat Prince as he reveals beloved pet was found dead following frantic search
- Cream of the crop! Marisa Tomei is a classic beauty in off-white outfit as she's honoured at the MCC Theater's Miscast Gala All white on the night
- Having his own party! Grant Kenny poses for shirtless selfies with a drink in hand after his ex wife hosts daughter Morgan's bridal shower at his home
- She's got a flare for fashion! Hilary Duff goes for seventies chic in bellbottom jeans and a striped top as she heads to audition Looked chic and cute
- Hot mesh! Sarah Paulson wears a racy sheer dress and dramatic eye makeup as she attends American Crime Story screening in LA
- Backstreet's back, alright! Nick Carter reveals his boy band have inked deal for a 'trial' Las Vegas residency Everybody's excited!
- Kate Winslet looks effortlessly chic in a fitted grey jacket as she enjoys a joke with Edward Norton on the Collateral Beauty set Busy work schedule
- Taking the plunge: Transgender model Andreja Peji sizzles in a VERY low-cut dress at fashion fundraiser in New York Posed up a storm
- Anna Friel follows Sarah Lund in the long line of detective heroines. Marcella was the first Nordic Noir set in London, by JIM SHELLEY
- Megan McKenna and Pete Wicks share a very public smooch as they walk their dogs during TOWIE filming Head over heels with each other
- Make-up free Elizabeth Moss takes a break from her stern Detective character as she laughs with the crew during a break in filming Top Of The Lake
- Anika Noni Rose flaunts under-boob in cleavage-enhancing dress as she parties with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Cannes Buxom display
- 'She'll sound just like her': Rebel Wilson rumoured to play pop sensation Adele in new biopic after revealing she sometimes gets mistaken for the singer
- Kelly Rowland flashes her breast in daring blouse... before covering up with a smile as she promotes her new talent show Ready for the office?
- 'Happy 14th birthday to my beautiful baby': Elizabeth Hurley shares sweet picture of lookalike son as he celebrates his special day