DAILY MAIL COMMENT: EU imperialism and the lessons of history
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Invoking the ghosts of Hitler and the Nazis in any political argument is a profoundly dangerous strategy. ...read
ROBERT HARDMAN: All the Queen's horses (and Ant and Dec for a 90th birthday she will treasure)
The Queen must have seen more horseflesh than almost anyone alive yet even she can seldom have seen a line-up like the cast of her 90th birthday celebration, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Why ARE police investigating 286 dead people over historic sex abuse?
We saw photographs alongside court reports of the now 46-year-old Tiffany Carter (pictured) entering and leaving Lewes Crown Court, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
If Rafa Benitez decides to stay at Newcastle then Mike Ashley has won the lottery
MARTIN SAMUEL: Thomas Edison was patenting the two-way telegraph the last time Everton and Liverpool shared a manager. His name was William E. Barclay. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Roald Dahl's darlings dazzle at BFG movie premiere in Cannes
Roald Dahl's daughter Lucy, 50, attended the Cannes premiere with her daughters, Phoebe, 27, and Chloe, 25. They have both come out as lesbians and Chloe brought her fiancee Nikki Booth. ...read
CHRIS DEERIN: Amid calls for Tony Blair's head, will we learn any lessons from the Chilcot report?
The Chilcot Commission was, it is worth recalling, Gordon Brown’s version of the EU referendum: the party could not rid itself of internal recrimination. ...read
Andrew Pierce: 'Government in exile' rising around Sadiq
He’s only been in the job a week but a power base is already being built around London Mayor Sadiq Khan as his supporters hope to see him replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader as soon as possible. ...read
So, Steve 'interesting' Davis. Did you really have a torrid SEVEN times a night affair? That's what one lover claimed. JANE FRYER asks the famously dull snooker ace: could it be true?
Less than a month after he announced his retirement from professional snooker, Steve Davis is ready to discuss his extremely exciting plans for the future. ...read
Claudio Ranieri will need to become the Tinkerman once more next season and I can't wait to see what Pep Guardiola does at Manchester City
JAMIE REDKNAPP: The nearest comparison we can make with Leicester’s success is Blackburn in 1994-95, and Claudio Ranieri can learn from their title defence. ...read
BLACK DOG: Nigel plans a topless tour
A Ukip insider says Nigel Farage will be put in the shade by fellow anti-EU campaigner Boris Johnson by touring the North in an open-top bus crammed with pretty girls, writes BLACK DOG. ...read
Vladimir Putin, the German Bjork, and, as usual, the United Kingdom: JIM SHELLEY on the biggest losers in the lunacy of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest included its usual array of inexplicably demented delights. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Battered Out camp is on the back foot
The final hard shape of the referendum battle now starts to emerge out of the mist. Two great issues dominate – the future of the economy, and the question of immigration. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Lefties are spot on, their precious BBC IS at risk... it may have to lose its bias
We are compelled to pay for it under the threat of imprisonment, it decides which opinions are approved but the BBC ignores the views of about half the population, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which there’s more trouble with my neighbour
He started to jab me in my chest. Things have been getting worse since I moved the horses, and thus I moved Nic. Since they left, the neighbour now walks up and down, wielding maps. ...read
LIZ JONES: A twinkle, a frisson, a seductive promise...and I'm won over!
In hot pursuit of the Boris Brexit campaign bus, LIZ JONES raced from Portsmouth to Salisbury and then to Bristol, feeling like Penelope Pitstop winning Wacky Races. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: I’ve got just the thing for rude guests, Your Majesty – a sojourn at my Exmoor gulag
I’m not surprised the Queen has called the Chinese ‘very rude’. I am personally shocked that her ‘guests from hell’ failed to honour the sacred English compact. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I am a 30-year-old man and live in Australia with my mother. She is Irish and after working in Iran, she escaped on the back of a motorbike during the revolution. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: I need a delicious perfume!
Can you suggest a delicious perfume to wear as mother of the groom to my son's wedding this summer please? ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: The new lo-fi make-up trend
Summer’s ‘lo-fi’ make-up trend is a barely there look that puts the accent on skin by mixing and matching different textures. Plus the coolest gym for honing and toning your holiday body. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Be selective with your ideas, Taurus
You’ve had so many good ideas of late while the Sun has been transiting your sign that you’re probably wondering how you can make use of them all. To be honest, you can’t – you must be selective. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: EU imperialism and the lessons of history
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Invoking the ghosts of Hitler and the Nazis in any political argument is a profoundly dangerous strategy. ...read
ROBERT HARDMAN: All the Queen's horses (and Ant and Dec for a 90th birthday she will treasure)
The Queen must have seen more horseflesh than almost anyone alive yet even she can seldom have seen a line-up like the cast of her 90th birthday celebration, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Roald Dahl's darlings dazzle at BFG movie premiere in Cannes
Roald Dahl's daughter Lucy, 50, attended the Cannes premiere with her daughters, Phoebe, 27, and Chloe, 25. They have both come out as lesbians and Chloe brought her fiancee Nikki Booth. ...read
Andrew Pierce: 'Government in exile' rising around Sadiq
He’s only been in the job a week but a power base is already being built around London Mayor Sadiq Khan as his supporters hope to see him replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader as soon as possible. ...read
So, Steve 'interesting' Davis. Did you really have a torrid SEVEN times a night affair? That's what one lover claimed. JANE FRYER asks the famously dull snooker ace: could it be true?
Less than a month after he announced his retirement from professional snooker, Steve Davis is ready to discuss his extremely exciting plans for the future. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Battered Out camp is on the back foot
The final hard shape of the referendum battle now starts to emerge out of the mist. Two great issues dominate – the future of the economy, and the question of immigration. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: A police inquiry and 12 reasons to doubt the queen of the IMF
Christine Lagarde painted a doomsday picture of the consequences of Britain leaving the European Union. But an examination of her career suggests her warning cannot be taken seriously. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Sheridan Smith needs our compassion not carping
Whether playing a woman dying of cancer, or wearing a red wig as Cilla Black, Sheridan Smith could turn her hand to anything. Or so we thought until recently, writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
Robin Hood, Robin Hood with his Hi-viz Men: After the Carisbrooke Castle compensation case, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN wonders how long it will be before historical sights are covered in neon signs
A court found that English Heritage, which operates Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, pictured, was 50 per cent responsible for a visitor's injuries because it hadn’t erected a suitable warning sign. ...read
Bland little Brokenshire knows whose boots to lick: QUENTIN LETTS on yesterday in Parliament
There are few ministers more robotic than the Home Office’s James Brokenshire – or so I used to think before seeing Mr Brokenshire yesterday, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Charles brings in new PR man to 'prepare the ground for a merger' with Buckingham Palace
Prince Charles has replaced his feisty communications secretary Kristina Kyriacou, 50, with urbane public relations man Julian Payne, 41, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
The BBC's secret file on yours truly, and why it's so maddening Auntie's escaped unscathed, writes TOM UTLEY
It’s not yet clear how Culture Secretary John Whittingdale's plans will work out. But Auntie Beeb appears to have been given everything she could have hoped for and more, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Why greedy George Zimmerman can’t be allowed to see one cent of his disgusting blood money – for civilisation’s sake as well as Trayvon’s
Is there a more repulsive man in America than ‘Dirty’ George Zimmerman? The man who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is auctioning the gun he killed him with for $5,000. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: This time the feminazis need to be brought to heel, bosses should be able to tell staff to wear whatever shoe fits the job
We are a nation under threat of a terror attack. The NHS is in crisis. But it turns out the big question facing us is should women have to wear heels at work, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
STEPHEN GLOVER: How police's apology for shouting Allahu Akbar at a mock terror attack reveals their warped priorities
Police repudiated what was unquestionably a realistic re-enactment because they were obviously frightened by the imputation of being nasty to Muslims, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
We need our politicians to make more 'gaffes'. It's the only time they speak the truth, says MAX HASTINGS
Just this once, or rather twice, great ones have been captured saying what they really think, rather than spouting the sweet nothings protocol obliges them to deliver, writes MAX HASTINGS. ...read
Is this gay kickboxer whose daft photo ops have seen her dubbed 'a dream for the cameras' the Maggie for the 21st century?
Ruth Davidson has been pictured sitting astride a tank, kickboxing, playing ice hockey and even being soaked in the ‘ice bucket challenge’, looking most unlike a stateswoman. ...read
What made Shakespeare a genius? Being a grammar school boy! He died 400 years ago today - and snobs still sneer at his humble origins. But they're completely missing the point
He was a grammar school boy who learnt Latin and possibly Greek, and was given a solid grounding in the great classical works of Ovid, Horace, Virgil, Cicero and Seneca, explains A N Wilson. ...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
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
If Rafa Benitez decides to stay at Newcastle then Mike Ashley has won the lottery
MARTIN SAMUEL: Thomas Edison was patenting the two-way telegraph the last time Everton and Liverpool shared a manager. His name was William E. Barclay. ...read
Claudio Ranieri will need to become the Tinkerman once more next season and I can't wait to see what Pep Guardiola does at Manchester City
JAMIE REDKNAPP: The nearest comparison we can make with Leicester’s success is Blackburn in 1994-95, and Claudio Ranieri can learn from their title defence. ...read
Hereford's big day out at Wembley is confirmation they are back from extinction... and thriving
OLIVER HOLT: Not much more than a year ago, Edgar Street was a place of broken dreams. A fine, elegant old stadium, it lay bedraggled and unkempt in the shadow of a shiny new shopping development. ...read
Tottenham have the Premier League's top goalscorer, boast the youngest squad in the top flight and secured the future of Mauricio Pochettino... why things can only get better
KIERAN GILL – THE NUMBERS GAME: Mauricio Pochettino seems to be building something special and here, Sportsmail looks at why it can only get better at White Hart Lane. ...read
Chelsea must look to keep John Terry for 10 years... clubs should be doing everything to ensure their legends safeguard the future
JAMIE CARRAGHER: What took them so long? Why did it take until the last possible minute for Chelsea to realise what they could be losing in John Terry? ...read
Gary Lineker annoyed over Jamie Vardy snub as Leicester City deny access at FWA gala for BBC documentary
CHARLES SALE: Gary Lineker, Leicester City’s favourite son until this football season’s momentous events, was barred by the club from interviewing Jamie Vardy for a TV documentary. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Rafa Benitez has enhanced his reputation despite Newcastle's woes but Europa League final venue spells trouble
IAN LADYMAN: The Newcastle manager is showing that it’s possible to fail (narrowly) and be popular at the same time. For the Spaniard at least, the last two months have worked out well. ...read
West Brom winger Jonathan Leko has blistering pace but the youngster needs to be more clinical in front of goal
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 West Brom's Jonathan Leko being analysed... ...read
Fiery Agustin Pichot is the perfect foil for cautious Bill Beaumont
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Winning a one-horse race was the easy part, now Bill Beaumont just has to bury the notion that he is a relic of the old order; a champion of the besieged status quo. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: What Claudio Ranieri has done is a miracle – he's set a new benchmark with the finest ever performance by a coach... and he's better than his champagne soaking
THE DEBATE: Many of you said I needed to lighten up after Monday's column. Top bantz etc. Some said that because so many took issue, I should admit I was wrong. ...read
Leicester City's Premier League success has restored our faith in football but there is a darker side to the fairytale
ADRIAN DURHAM: Football has been gagging for the Leicester City story. It's been desperate for the Jamie Vardy story. It's been yearning for the Claudio Ranieri story. ...read
Amir Khan aiming for two big fights before retirement but he will never face Kell Brook
JEFF POWELL: It's a big fat ‘no’ to Kell Brook. Not this year, not next year, not sometime, not ever. ‘He’s not as big a name as he thinks he is,’ says Amir Khan. ‘I don’t like him. I’m never giving him a fight.’ ...read
England should stick with Alex Hales and pick James Vince for Sri Lanka Test series, selectors must invest in players who are in it for the long haul
NASSER HUSSAIN: England should make investments that will reap dividends long-term when they pick their squad on Wednesday to take on Sri Lanka for the upcoming home Test series. ...read
Rory McIlroy deserves a medal for showing true Olympic spirit
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: As the golf season cranks up several gears this week following a post-Masters lull, thanks are due to Rory McIlroy for shining an Olympic beacon. ...read
Even at 70, Bryan Ferry is such a zealous guy, as he gives the London Palladium crowd a performance to remember
The lighting for Bryan Ferry’s live show, which suddenly improved last year, is all about shadows and silhouettes. This year, there’s a new and darker shadow, not seen but strongly felt. ...read
Robert Lewandowski is a sign of Pep Guardiola's success... Bayern Munich striker was moulded into one of the best
GRAHAM HUNTER: We live in a broken world if Pep Guardiola, having added the Bundesliga to his five previous trophies at Bayern Munich, isn’t deemed successful. ...read
Champions League failure dents Pep Guardiola's aura ahead of joining Manchester City this summer
MARTIN KEOWN: Pep Guardiola arrived at Bayern three years ago with the club having won the treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup, but he has failed to match that. ...read
Anthony Crolla is feeding off the feeling of being the underdog, he'll stop Ismael Barroso late on and then we'll look to unify
EDDIE HEARN: This next chapter is serious business against a seriously dangerous man. I fully believe Ant is the best lightweight in the world and expect him to prove it. ...read
Cristiano Ronaldo was lucky not to be booked for his handball and Lucas Vazquez should have been sent off as referee started well but failed to keep up his good form
Slovenian referee Damir Skomina initially kept up his excellent form from last week’s Europa League semi-final first leg between Liverpool and Villarreal, but his standards slipped in the second half. ...read
Claudio Ranieri has done a remarkable job with Leicester this season... winning the World Cup was easy in comparison!
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Anyone who loves or is interested in sport should be galvanised by what Leicester and their remarkable coach Claudio Ranieri have achieved this season. ...read
A day out fishing with Neil Ruddock and Steve Collins? The Big Fish Off proved to be a big catch on ITV4
EDGE OF THE BOX: Neil 'Razor' Ruddock took part in The Big Fish Off where he went head to head in an angling battle against former world middleweight champion Steve Collins. ...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
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
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 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
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
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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: New theatre to be built for the last project David Bowie worked on before he died
The show Lazarus - a sequel of sorts to The Man Who Fell To Earth - will land in London before long, with talks of an 800-seat temporary theatre being built in Kings Cross to house it. ...read
She's beautiful, talented and married to an Old Etonian banking heir. So why is TV's hottest rising star Britain's angriest (and most right-on) actress?
The actress Romola Garai describes herself as ‘a ticking grenade of gender anger’ — and it would be a brave person who dared to question her sincerity, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. ...read
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've tried to forgive my ex for the sake of my sons, but it's killing me
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who divorced her husband after an abusive relationship but is forced to remain on friendly terms with him. ...read
JAN MOIR: Don't get on your high horse over high heels, girls
Nicola Thorp's campaign to make it illegal for high heels to be compulsory in the workplace gets my vote, but I think we should be honest about what's really going on here, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
They've all been FOILED: Hot in metal - or Christmas turkeys? Steel yourselves for LIZ JONES'S view of the latest style madness
Many celebrities have been pictured in very space-age dresses. The Mail On Sunday's Liz Jones takes an in-depth look at what the ladies have been wearing. Pictured is Taylor Swift. ...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: I've read that my heart pills may be dangerous
After having a pacemaker fitted, a reader was prescribed rivaroxaban. He has read it described as 'the most dangerous drug'. Dr Scurr advises. ...read
DR ELLIE CANON: The mid-life health MOT tests that GPs warned were a waste of money
The mid-life health MOT has gone from being the preserve of the worried well (with money to spare) to pretty much a standard offering at GP surgeries, mine included, writes The Mail on Sunday's GP. ...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
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: If I were an Equitable with-profits policyholder I would take the money and run
Equitable is still in a strong enough position to pay a 35 per cent ‘capital distribution’ to with-profits policyholders, yet this distribution is not guaranteed. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: A done deal on staying in the EU, isn’t it?
Almost two-thirds of Continental businesses said Brexit would make them less inclined to do business in Britain. ...read
I’m living in fear of bailiffs over my last tenant’s £3,668 British Gas bill, can you help?
I had a rental property. The tenant left several years ago, after which it stood empty until I sold it last year. British Gas sent me a bill for £3,668. ...read
'My state pension is just £80.42. Is this right? I thought I would be entitled to more': Our retirement Agony Uncle Steve Webb answers your questions
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, he tackles a question from a reader who is surprised to just be receiving £80.42 a week. ...read
MINOR INVESTOR: How to build a buy-and-hold dividend portfolio - and the shares that made the cut
We asked our friends at Stockopedia to build a buy-and-hold DIY investing Isa share portfolio – and explain how it was done. ...read
There are warning signs everywhere that the British housing bubble is about to go POP! according to DAN HYDE
In an estate agent's window in Streatham, South London, a two-bed flat starts at £500,000. Prices like this leave little room for the housing bubble to continue to inflate. ...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
ASK TONY: I made just £20 pet-sitting – now HMRC is hounding me for £100 over a late tax return
I set up a pet-sitting business and made only £20. I called HMRC and was told all I needed to do was write in, setting out details of the cash movements on my business account. ...read
First-time buyers will rush to get one of Barclays' new 100% mortgages - but MYRA BUTTERWORTH reckons some will be getting in too deep (again)
Barclays' new 100% mortgage will undoubtedly be popular - especially among first-time buyers. But should alarm bells be ringing, asks MYRA BUTTERWORTH ...read
JON REES: Philip Green still deserves a fair hearing over BHS
He said he is ‘horrified’ that Labour MP Frank Field has said he would recommend stripping him of his knighthood if the retail tycoon did not stump up £571m to close the BHS pension deficit. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: You wouldn't pay extra to have bread in a cheese sandwich, but that's exactly how broadband advertising has worked...until now
Broadband providers have been able to have these flashy ads with eye-catching prices – only to admit in the small print that households will have to fork out the best part of £20 a month on top. ...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 ordered a Warren Evans bed but only three-quarters of it turned up, so why was I told I'd have to wait ten days for the rest?
I spent last weekend frantically decorating my spare room ahead of the delivery of a new bed. Sadly - and frustratingly - things didn't to go to plan. ...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
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
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: Nigel plans a topless tour
A Ukip insider says Nigel Farage will be put in the shade by fellow anti-EU campaigner Boris Johnson by touring the North in an open-top bus crammed with pretty girls, writes BLACK DOG. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Lefties are spot on, their precious BBC IS at risk... it may have to lose its bias
We are compelled to pay for it under the threat of imprisonment, it decides which opinions are approved but the BBC ignores the views of about half the population, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
LIZ JONES: A twinkle, a frisson, a seductive promise...and I'm won over!
In hot pursuit of the Boris Brexit campaign bus, LIZ JONES raced from Portsmouth to Salisbury and then to Bristol, feeling like Penelope Pitstop winning Wacky Races. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: I’ve got just the thing for rude guests, Your Majesty – a sojourn at my Exmoor gulag
I’m not surprised the Queen has called the Chinese ‘very rude’. I am personally shocked that her ‘guests from hell’ failed to honour the sacred English compact. ...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
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which there’s more trouble with my neighbour
He started to jab me in my chest. Things have been getting worse since I moved the horses, and thus I moved Nic. Since they left, the neighbour now walks up and down, wielding maps. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I am a 30-year-old man and live in Australia with my mother. She is Irish and after working in Iran, she escaped on the back of a motorbike during the revolution. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: I need a delicious perfume!
Can you suggest a delicious perfume to wear as mother of the groom to my son's wedding this summer please? ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: The new lo-fi make-up trend
Summer’s ‘lo-fi’ make-up trend is a barely there look that puts the accent on skin by mixing and matching different textures. Plus the coolest gym for honing and toning your holiday body. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Be selective with your ideas, Taurus
You’ve had so many good ideas of late while the Sun has been transiting your sign that you’re probably wondering how you can make use of them all. To be honest, you can’t – you must be selective. ...read
HEALTH: Keep moles under control
YOU reader Jenny Quirke, 53, was shocked when her cousin developed malignant melanoma (skin cancer) in her early 40s after ignoring a raised and discoloured mole on her shoulder. ...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: Amid calls for Tony Blair's head, will we learn any lessons from the Chilcot report?
The Chilcot Commission was, it is worth recalling, Gordon Brown’s version of the EU referendum: the party could not rid itself of internal recrimination. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Why ARE police investigating 286 dead people over historic sex abuse?
We saw photographs alongside court reports of the now 46-year-old Tiffany Carter (pictured) entering and leaving Lewes Crown Court, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
Vladimir Putin, the German Bjork, and, as usual, the United Kingdom: JIM SHELLEY on the biggest losers in the lunacy of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest included its usual array of inexplicably demented delights. ...read
The biggest lie of all: The PM says Brexit could lead to war, but the truth is Europe's more riven with hatred than at any time since 1945 because of the EU
This week, David Cameron provoked universal derision by claiming that Europe risks sliding back into war and genocide if Britain votes to leave the EU, DOMINIC SANDBROOK writes. ...read
SARAH VINE: Hell is an invasion of hormonal teen girls!
My mistake, in hindsight, was to think the teenager of 2016 is in any way like those of the Eighties, when we used to listen to Olivia-Newton John (pictured in Grease), writes SARAH VINE. ...read
JAMES SLACK: If this was a 'good night', then the Left's in a very dark place
Jeremy Corbyn’s (pictured) own rather desperate analysis of the election results was that Labour ‘hung on’. This is just about true, writes JAMES SLACK. ...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
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
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: The day I was quizzed over a murder case
On Monday, I was listening to Radio 4 when the news came through that a man called Christopher Hampton, 64, had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Melanie Road. ...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
War? It’s a whiskey business ...as Tina Fey discovers playing a deskbound TV reporter who joins the hard-drinking, drug-taking, bed-hopping press corps in Afghanistan – with explosive results
WTF is an unusually complex and insightful drama about a novice female war reporter working in Afghanistan. Yes, it’s got some funny lines and the odd mildly sexy moment too. ...read
Balsom's brass with class: Alison Balsom is a world class trumpeter with a winning new album and supermodel good looks
Alison Balsom is the poster girl of British classical music and one of the world’s finest trumpeters who uses her supermodel looks to promote a remarkable range of music. ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Fancy a pint ...and a Malaysian pig’s cheek in Wiltshire?
Rob Allcock is the chef and landlord of The Long Arms, and has been here for five years. That’s half a decade spent wading through the mainly dreary North Wiltshire swamp. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: You’re never too old to go home to Mum...
I welcome Mum , the new comedy starring Lesley Manville – there’s your first clue it’s going to be good, right there – as Cathy, who is in her late fifties, and is dealing with the death of her husband. ...read
A raunchy dream of a dream! Emma Rice's inaugural production as the Globe's artistic director is an exuberant, boisterous and illuminating Midsummer Night's Dream
At last, Shakespeare’s Globe has seen the light! Literally. In her inaugural production as their artistic director, Emma Rice has done away with the terrible floodlights and lit up this space as never before. ...read
CRAIG BROWN: Love, love me, too! After a lifetime of being rude about Paul McCartney while praising John Lennon, The Beatles’ most prolific biographer at last does a volte-face
Philip Norman is particularly keen to rehabilitate Linda McCartney, whose public image, at least during her lifetime, was frosty and standoffish. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Madonna appeared in a creation so toe-curlingly tacky it made me choke with laughter. ‘Put. It. Away.’ I tweeted
Today, she hit back. ‘We have fought for civil rights and gay rights around the world,’ she raged. ‘When it comes to women’s rights we are still in the dark ages. My dress was a political statement.' ...read
CHRIS EVANS: Sensational in a straight line, stunning in the corners and with the looks of Darth Vader, Ford’s ultimate hot hatch deserves maximum... RSpect!
Bring on the all-singing, all-dancing, all-slipping-and-sliding, brand-new Ford Focus RS. Already quick, already iconic, it just got heaps more of everything and then some. ...read
OLLY SMITH: Jedi white’s got the force: This mysterious and magnificent grape can be both sweet and dry – and even go over to the dark side
If you like Sauvignon Blanc you’ll love Semillon. They are both zesty, but young Semillon is lighter, brighter and sharper – like a lemony lightsaber. But Semillon embraces the dark side and the light. ...read
A high-tech radio which is simple to use and controlled by an app called Undok
The Roberts R-Line R100 is described – with a certain grim inevitability – as a ‘smart radio’. There are several models, including reassuring portable ones that still resemble their ancestor. ...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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- Queen's party goes off with a bang (but it was a bit loud for Philip)! Kate joins Royals for star- studded celebration of Her Majesty's birthday with a colourful display of military pomp and animals galore
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom look loved-up on a yacht in Cannes... a week after actor cosied up to Selena Gomez in Vegas
- O M Gigi! Hadid shows her love for beau Zayn Malik with a T-shirt caption... before changing into crop top and kimono It's no secret Gigi Hadid and Zayn Makik are smitten
- Stunning Kendall Jenner flashes her sensational derrière in show-stopping sheer gown as she storms the red carpet at star- studded From The Land Of The Moon screening in Cannes
- Kendall Jenner parties with momager Kris in THAT dress while Trudie Styler takes the plunge in daring yellow gown at Cannes Film Festival They've been inseparable over the last few days
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- Benidorm actor Tim Healy airlifted to British hospital from Spain after being left 'fighting for life' by mystery illness as he filmed the hit show
- PICTURED: James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff deep in discussion outside their London home hours before announcing split... as actor is linked to his X Men co-star
- Surprise! Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian's trainer sends them running with impromptu workout after night partying at Beyoncé's concert
- Now that's what you call Bootylicious! Khloe Kardashian's sheer jumpsuit can barely contain her curvy rear as she attends Beyonce concert
- Braless Vicky Pattison suffers spectacular tanning fail with embarrassing brown smear on her dress as she joins underwear- free Cally Jane Beech for night out
- Lily-Rose Depp shows off her flair for fashion as in satin bomber jacket and white frills as she parties at Cannes Film Festival Her parents are two of the most stylish people in showbiz
- 'I think he sexually assaulted a child and I don't think that is right': Susan Sarandon launches blistering attack on Woody Allen at Cannes Film Festival
- 'It's a lack of imagination by men': Susan Sarandon claims 90s hit Thelma and Louise wouldn't be made today because Hollywood bosses are sexist
- Has Colin Firth lost too much weight? British star looked uncharacteristically gaunt at Cannes Film Festival
- Guy Ritchie's wife Jacqui looks lovely in lilac as she joins the dapper director at wedding of Pippa Middleton's former flame Alexander Spencer-Churchill
- A water baby already! Pregnant Hilaria Baldwin shows off her burgeoning bump in bikini as she goes for a swim She is known for her devotion to keeping in tip-top shape
- Superman star Henry Cavill, 33, 'dumps his student girlfriend Tara King, 19, after less than a year together' The 33-year-old actor has left 19-year-old student devastated
- Danniella Westbrook BLASTS claims she was fired from EastEnders after just two weeks onset following backstage friction A representative for the star slammed reports
- Salma Hayek shows some serious cleavage in low-cut dress as she joins her husband at Women In Motion dinner at Cannes The Mexican beauty turns 50 in September
- Material Curl: Pixie Lott channels 80s Madonna as she lights up Cannes screening of From The Land Of The Moon in fuchsia She's spent the past few months playing Holly Golightly
- Golden girl Marion Cotillard wows in floor-length metallic gown as she attends From The Land Of The Moon premiere at Cannes
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pushes the beauty boundaries with a VERY purple pout at From The Land Of The Moon premiere in Cannes
- Freida Pinto looks pristine in crisp white jacket and Indian-inspired print dress as she steps out at the Cannes Film Festival
- When The Queen of Hollywood met The Queen of England: Dame Helen Mirren is regal in sequin gown at Elizabeth II's 90th birthday extravaganza
- Here comes the bride? Kylie Minogue, 47, dazzles in bridal white gown as she joins suave fiance Joshua Sasse, 28, at Queen's 90th birthday festivities
- Patriotic Katherine Jenkins shows off her curves in Union Flag-draped dress as she performs at Queen's 90th birthday bash
- New mom Anne Hathaway rocks skinny jeans and a plaid wrap as she browses farmer's market with husband Adam Shulman The 33-year-old looked lovely
- The Voice star Lydia Lucy, 22, flaunts her sensational legs in racy thigh-high boots and tiny hot pants for shopping centre gig Funky, youthful look
- 'Every day I see René': Celine Dion reveals she finds comfort in her three children following death of her husband The 48-year-old gave her first interview following René Angélil's passing
- A little TLC! Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady put family first as they protectively carry their children during outing in New York
- Fancy seeing you here! Jemma Lucy rocks pared back style in graphic T-shirt as she bumps into Ex On The Beach co-star Olivia Walsh at train station
- Peek-a-boob! Braless Jennifer Lawrence suffers an awkward wardrobe malfunction as her black top turns see-through under the lights at the GLAAD Media Awards
- 'Madness': Coleen Rooney juggles her three sons as she arrives at Old Trafford... before husband Wayne's end-of-season match is cancelled over suspect device
- Ready for my close up! Megan McKenna snaps selfies as she flaunts her toned body and long legs in tum-flashing top and bikini bottoms for fashion range shoot
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: TOWIE's Megan McKenna sizzles in a skimpy black swimsuit as she pouts and shows off her assets on a yacht during Dubai photoshoot
- A great rumple-dumpus! Steven Spielberg does a wonderful job of Roald Dahl classic thanks to Mark Rylance and an 11-year-old from Cheshire: BRIAN VINER reviews The BFG
- Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk keep it casual as they leave his Beverly Hills home after attending Beyonce's concert
- The Cannes (do) guide to low-cut chic: Kendall, Petra, Salma and Kate Hudson take the plunge at star-studded film festival party on the French Riviera
- Fabulous in Fuchsia! Heidi Klum, 42 shows off her model legs in bright pink maxi dress as she steps out with boyfriend Vito Schnabel, 29, during Cannes Film Festival
- Cruising through Cannes! Kendall Jenner shows off her legs in a chic white playsuit before hopping on a jetski as she joins mum Kris for another day at the Film Festival
- Lady Victoria Hervey dazzles in sheer sparkly dress before changing for a white gown for two back-to-back Cannes premieres
- Pixie Lott parades her tanned legs in a short dress and flirty curls as she and boyfriend Oliver Cheshire enjoy Cannes stroll She danced the night away with her beau on Saturday
- Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling make a dapper duo at Nice Guys premiere in Cannes... as Geena Davis steals the show with her gravity-defying cleavage
- Riley Keough puts on a busty display in plunging gown while Kristen Stewart opts for classy all-black ensemble as they attend American Honey premiere at Cannes Film Festival
- Back on? Kristen Stewart oozes gothic glamour as she clutches rumoured ex-flame Alicia Cargile's hand at American Honey Cannes screening
- Spicing things up! Bella Thorne and Taylor Smith get in a heated argument as she falls to the floor while filming You Get Me
- Putting the boot in! Hailey Baldwin doesn't let her broken foot slow her down as she leaves Drake's SNL after party Hailey Baldwin, 18, has not let a broken bone be the end of her social life
- Missing Nigella's egg diet? Charles Saatchi piles on the pounds back on as he dines out with super slim girlfriend Trinny Woodall
- Jaime King wows in a ruffled maroon blouse and flared crimson skirt as she takes son James to Amazon's Tumble Leaf celebration
- 'Legalise Liberty:' Controversial model Gabi Grecko inhales what appears to be marijuana from a pipe while topless in latest bizarre social media post
- Beautiful in blue! Anna Heinrich stuns in plunging dress with sultry slit as she makes solo appearance at Australian fashion week once again
- The royals whose favourite castle is a bouncy one! Peter Phillips' girls play with Sophie Wessex's lad at Queen's birthday bash
- Acting royalty Helen Mirren leads a roll call of celebrities including Damian Lewis and Declan Donnelly for a sound check before the Queen's 90th birthday concert
- Sharon Osbourne goes out without her diamond wedding ring as speculation about whether she'll give Ozzy a second chance after 'infidelity' grows
- Ex On The Beach beauty Chloe Goodman swaps the sand for the pool as she shows off her ample assets and pert behind in bright bikini on sun-soaked break
- 'It's no great secret how they've got close:' James McAvoy 'linked to X-Men co-star Alexandra Shipp' after it's revealed he's to divorce wife of nine years Anne-Marie Duff
- Kate Moss 'kicks blood-drinking toyboy lover Count Nikolai von Bismarck out of her home and orders him into rehab'
- How to dress like a grown up: The hat Kate SHOULD be wearing this summer Kate Middleton chose the wrong hat for her Vogue cover shoot
- Geri Horner treats daughter Bluebell to birthday outing at F1 Racing Circuit in Barcelona with husband Christian Horner He's head of Red Bull Racing
- Rock chic! Hilary Duff dons leather-look leggings as she runs errands before lunch date with sister Haylie Hilary Duff looked effortlessly chic as she was spotted shopping in Studio City on Sunday
- 'Godsisters and besties': Gwyneth Paltrow shares photo of daughter Apple Martin celebrating 12th birthday with Blue Ivy Carter
- Ferne McCann rocks semi-sheer dress as she parties in Cannes... after admitting former flame Russell Brand 'lived up to reputation' in the bedroom
- New father Ryan Gosling cuts a dapper figure as he and co-star Russell Crowe play up for the cameras at The Nice Guys Cannes Film Festival photocall
- EastEnders shock as Barbara Windsor's character Peggy Mitchell 'will take fatal pill overdose to end her losing cancer battle'
- Putting out fires: Top Gear's Chris Evans and Matt Le Blanc call an end to their 'war' as they share a joke on set before getting hands on with a response truck
- Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine is ready for spring in floral jumpsuit as she enjoys family stroll with son Albert Retro look
- Cheryl's ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini 'has moved on with singer's close friend Vanessa Perroncel' Sour turn
- From Toddlers and Tiaras to rocking the runway: The nine-year-old beauty queen who became a self-made MILLIONAIRE with her own fashion line
- 'When your mom tells you to crash the wedding!' Macklemore surprises D.C. couple by joining their marriage celebrations
- Geena Davis looks fresh faced and youthful in Nice... after reuniting with League Of Their Own cast The actress was a breath of fresh air as she arrived at Nice airport
- 'I have decided to take my life back': Kesha shares inspirational message as she talks of 'battling depression and eating disorder' The 29-year-old has been embroiled in an on-going legal battle with Dr Luke
- Bootylicious! Kourtney Kardashian flaunts her famous curves in denim hotpants and thigh high boots as she joins catsuit-clad sister Khloe for Beyonce's concert
- Marion Cotillard showcases her rock chick style as well as her lithe legs in a distressed denim mini dress at Cannes Film Festival
- Game on! Elton John and David Furnish bring their sons Zachary and Elijah to cheer on singer's beloved Watford FC
- Three's company! Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk look loved-up at Beyonce's concert as they're joined by the model's mum
- Hot to trot! Phillip Schofield is the perfect country gentleman in a tweed jacket and matching flat cap as he films at The Royal Windsor Horse Show
- Well that's awkward! Shia LaBeouf cuts a dapper figure as he keeps his distance from former flame Sasha Lane at American Honey photocall during Cannes Film Festival
- 'First night and two girls are on me': Lamar Odom is invited BACK to the brothel where he nearly died from drink and drugs overdose by Love Ranch owner
- 'FRY-tful night': Ruby Rose is thrown out of restaurant for throwing fries... as she claims waiter kept 'offering her drinks and mocking her sobriety'
- 'It's obnoxious!' Mariah Carey reveals she will NOT be singing at her wedding... as fiance James Packer joins her at GLAAD Awards
- Carol McGiffin looks happy and healthy as she shows off her cropped hair during stroll in the sun... after post-cnacer treatment makeover
- PICTURED: Steve Coogan, 50, has blazing row with his Downton Abbey girlfriend Daisy Lewis, 30, during night out in London Relationship over
- Sheridan Smith 'had a secret fling with actor Paul Nicholls while filming cancer drama The C-Word in 2014' Shared a short-lived romance
- Total eclipse of her heart: Heartbreak for eighties icon Bonnie Tyler, 64, as French fan, 25, claims to have had '18 month affair with singer's millionaire husband'
- The day Eurovision REALLY went political: Ukraine defeats Russia with a controversial ballad about Crimean annexation - pipping late favourites Australia to the post
- Vladimir Putin, the German Bjork, and, as usual, the United Kingdom: JIM SHELLEY on the biggest losers in the lunacy of this year's Eurovision
- Fans' fears for Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis after he is rushed to hospital with extreme stomach pain and band pulls out of headline gig
- Beyonce pulls out all the stops in front of a star-studded audience for the Los Angeles leg of her Formation world tour
- At least he's being healthy! Sean Penn looks disheveled as he heads out for sushi Sean Penn kept a low profile on Saturday as he indulged in some lunch at Bui Sushi in Malibu
- Busty Bethenny Frankel, 45, flaunts her toned body in VERY daring cut-out dress as she competes with scantily-clad model Jocelyn Chew at club launch
- Demi Lovato rocks out as she shows her stylish side in leather and plaid at Beyonce concert She's a self-confessed Beyonce fan
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Antiques host Fiona finds a fortune in her old company Fiona Bruce received £441,613 from the closure of her private firm
- 'Afternoon tea!' Sofia Vergara cuddles up to Joe Manganiello as he is seen for the first time since hospitalisation Joe Manganiello has been off the radar over the past month and a half
- Not your average maternity dress! Pregnant Blake Lively flaunts her growing baby bump in figure-hugging blue gown at the BFG premiere in Cannes Lovely Lively
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Roald Dahl's darlings dazzle at BFG movie premiere in Cannes Roald Dahl's daughter Lucy, 50, attended the Cannes premiere with her daughters, Phoebe, 27, and Chloe, 25
- That's awkward! Zayn Malik performs at the same event as his girlfriend Gigi Hadid's ex Joe Jonas... and they even hit the stage in similar outfits
- Gary Lineker enjoys a carb-fest as he pays a visit to the bakery... just weeks before he's due to present MOTD in his pants
- The Wire actor Wendell Pierce arrested and charged with battery after early morning 'hotel fight with female Bernie Sanders supporter' during movie shoot in Atlanta
- Last surviving Casablanca actor Madeleine Lebeau dies aged 92 The French-born actress has passed away
- Victoria Wood's genius crammed into one hour? It's not possible! CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend's TV
- 'He seemed fixated on her': Ryan Giggs 'flirted with Stephanie Davis and complimented her figure' just days after his split from wife Stacey was revealed
- Kate Hudson flashes some sideboob in a plunging tangerine gown as she dazzles at Cannes Film Festival afterparty Straight off a plane
- Look away Kylie! Tyga enjoys night out with Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Karlie Redd after splitting with Jenner
- Keeping up appearances! Bella Hadid holds onto her plunging risque corset top as she leaves hotel hours after touching down in Sydney
- Fifth Harmony's Dinah-Jane Hanson shows off her shapely derriere in revealing bodysuit and knee high boots as girl group take to the stage in California
- James Corden's wife Julia Carey flashes her toned legs in a pair of sports leggings as the loved-up couple head for a work out
- She's got A LOT of front! Jessica Simpson highlights her ample cleavage in plunging cut-out gown for romantic meal with husband Eric Johnson
- A cut above the rest: Fabric with holes in is all the rage this summer - lace, crochet and laser-cut leather are the way to go
- Glamour and surprises! Mariah Carey is a sheer delight, Laverne Cox sizzles and Jennifer Lawrence shocks at the New York GLAAD Media Awards
- Here comes the bride! Princess Mary looks like she's ready to walk down the aisle again as she steps out in a cream gown carrying a bouquet of flowers
- Left its mark! Busty Mariah Carey reveals large scar from her recent arm injury after accepting gong at the New York GLAAD Media Awards
- Beaming Olivia Palermo is a classic beauty as she spends some quality time with her handsome husband Johannes Huebl
- Work it! Iggy Azalea flaunts her pert derriere and long legs in shorts and thigh-high boots as she puts on a saucy display at Wango Tango concert
- 'Today was an amazing day!' Pregnant Blac Chyna buys her mom Tokyo Toni a car and shares her overjoyed reaction on Snapchat Brilliant surprise
- Gisele Bundchen rocks a laid-back look as she jets out of Sao Paulo with her daughter Vivian and the tot's trusty fluffy unicorn
- Pink is effortlessly chic in a monochrome jumpsuit as she joins beau Carey Hart and daughter Willow at Beyonce's concert
- Looking leggy! Kim Kardashian wears miniskirt and thigh-high boots as she enjoys lunch in Malibu with Kanye West and daughter North, two
- Cage of thrones! Clever Photoshopper imagines what it would look like if Nicolas Cage played EVERY character on TV's Game of Thrones and post goes viral
- Could YOU pull off Taylor Swift's ice blonde bob? Hair stylists reveal how to get (and maintain) the coolest look of the summer
- Looking good, Wolverine! Hugh Jackman displays his wild salt and pepper beard while out with wife Deborra-Lee Furness as filming starts for new Marvel movie
- 'You're so hot': Alesha Dixon struggles to keep her cool as she shares a flirty exchange with hunky Spaniard Saulo Sarmiento on Britain's Got Talent
- They've got a lot of history together: James Corden turns out to support former co-star Dominic Cooper at Preacher premiere
- Sheer confidence! Chrissy Teigen shows off post-baby body in see-through skirt for date night with husband John Legend Baby is one month old
- No jet-lag here! Bella Hadid steps out looking impossibly fresh-faced after touching down in Sydney ahead of Fashion Week after long-haul flight to Australia
- Dazzling! Caitlyn Jenner looks glamorous in black sequined gown as she and Diane Sawyer are honored for groundbreaking interview at GLAAD Media Awards
- Brian Austin Green looks relaxed as he grabs coffee for two while pregnant wife Megan Fox stays at home after feeling under the weather
- Thigh's the limit! Iggy Azalea flashes legs in sexy boots as she wows the Wango Tango crowd in hot pants Glammed up the ensemble with a choker
- Even Kanye gets jealous! West dons all denim for impromptu modelling session on hood of Corey Gamble's new Ferrari Envious, Kanye?
- Sharon Osbourne 'sends cheating Ozzy to sex addiction clinic'... as his hairdresser mistress Michelle Pugh gets back to work Laying down the law
- Diana Ross, 72, looks youthful as she lets her hair down to go shopping in Beverly Hills Diana Ross looked younger than her years as she indulged in a little shopping spree
- Rumer Willis shows off toned legs in tiny Daisy Dukes and flip flops while out with friends in LA Showed off her new, long locks and great legs
- Cheeky Danny Dyer takes a snooze on the shoulder of Tory politician Baroness Noakes after appearing worse for wear at LGBT Awards Just resting?
- Platinum blond Pete Burns is unrecognisable as he makes a rare outing in a skintight flesh coloured vest Admitted to plastic surgery in the past
- Ray of sunshine! Diane Kruger is stylish in sheer yellow dress with flowing train at GLAAD Media Awards Nothing low-key about her red carpet look
- Third time's a charm! Laverne Cox changes into three scene-stealing dresses as she hosts GLAAD Media Awards
- 'I'm at my most comfortable waking up with my kids': Single mother Charlize Theron talks of how her priorities have shifted since having children
- Pixie Lott oozes sex appeal in flirty backless number with dangerously high side-split as she joins boyfriend Oliver Cheshire at star-studded Annabel's Cannes party
- Salma Hayek flaunts her generous cleavage in a plunging jumpsuit as she arrives at Cannes afterparty on the arms of dapper husband Francois-Henri Pinault
- Justin Timberlake takes Eurovision by storm as he performs his new single Can't Stop The Feeling live for the first time at the finals in Sweden
- Pumped in purple! Meghan Trainor shimmers in sequined magenta dress with zip-up front at Wango Tango
- Braless Rita Ora flashes her toned midriff in a yellow camisole and boyfriend jeans as she steps out after quitting The X Factor In great spirits
- 'I was bullied': Gisele Bundchen reveals she was picked on in school because of her height and told she'd never land a magazine cover because of her nose
- Top of the crops! Alessandra Ambrosio shows off her impressively taut tummy after yoga session with fiance Showed svelte figure
- Toned tummy! Gwen Stefani shows off abs in sheer top and baggy camo pants before flashing her bra on stage at Wango Tango
- Her favorite outfit? Katharine McPhee steps out with boyfriend Elyes Gabel wearing the same striped dress from earlier in the week
- Abs-olutely unrecognisable: Socialite Brynne Edelsten shows off taut torso in red crop top as she parties in see-through skirt at Melbourne club
- Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger reunite at their son's college graduation five years after their split A united front five years after bitter rift
- Gavin Rossdale dotes on his son Apollo, two, as they spend quality time together at the playground while ex Gwen Stefani hits the stage at awards show
- 'Hi Snapchat!' North West chats to Kim Kardashian's fans as they play with her phone before family dinner at Nobu Back to her pre-baby weight of 135lbs
- Lisa Riley's incredible 7st weight loss' was kick-started at strict diet retreat'... as TV presenter slams gastric band allegations
- Off-duty beauty! Bella Hadid flashes a glimpse of her toned midriff in cropped black tracksuit as she touches down in Sydney ahead of Fashion Week