I can't wait to meet my new mate again down at Newport... and the transfer window isn't right, it must be changed
MARTIN ALLEN: No-one needs any explanation as to why England were awful in the Euros. You cannot have players running around doing whatever they want at any level. ...read
Sam Allardyce should speak to sports psychologists... but the England manager must NOT involve the players
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is always the head coach who must deliver the message and ethos to his team. He must always be the man who sets the tone and pulls the strings. ...read
Cold Feet was the best of the recent TV revivals but would have been even better without James Nesbitt as the star of the show, writes Jim Shelley
It began its first episode for thirteen years with the sight of James Nesbitt as Adam, returning to Manchester from Singapore looking more smug than ever. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Newspapers have every right to expose the slippery Mr Vaz and the public have every right to slaver over it - but unless he has broken the law he also has the right to tell us to mind our own moral business
No matter how uncomfortable his dark deeds might make the missionary massive, Vaz has done nothing illegal, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Keith Vaz and the case for the defence (or perhaps not)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, in the matter of public opinion versus Keith 'Call Me Jim' Vaz MP, I appear for the defence. ...read
Roy Hodgson's two-hotel plan for England away trips to be axed by FA
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The FA are to re-consider their extravagant use of two hotels on away trips, a facility brought in after the 2014 World Cup shambles. ...read
'Will fusing my big toe help my chronic arthritis?' Dr Scurr reveals a 'gold standard' op to prevent constant pain
Glynis Lawrence from Dorset has hallux rigidus in his big toe, with limited movement and severe pain. His attempts for pain relief have yet to be successful, and he turns to Dr Martin Scurr for help. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Now Kate's aide finds her own Prince Charming: Duchess's private assistant gets engaged to Royal photographer
Kate’s highly influential personal assistant Natasha Archer has become engaged to royal snapper Chris Jackson, who has been on private photoshoots with her and Prince William. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: The doctors may have retreated, but the whole notion of public duty is still in mortal danger
One evening in 1942 a little car draws up outside the home of Barnes Wallis, from which steps a familiar fatherly figure who has been summoned to inspect the throat of a child and her scientist dad. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Margaret Thatcher's private secretary says she never would have supported Brexit
Margaret Thatcher’s former private secretary, Charles Powell says she would not have supported Brexit. He and Sir Bernard Ingham were once a popular double act yet they are not as one over Brexit. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cuts to the bloated Lords long overdue
In coming weeks the benches of the already bloated House of Lords will be swelled even further by a raft of new Cameron cronies who will take its membership to more than 800. ...read
Keith Vaz a victim? No he alone is responsible for what he did, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
The Houdini of modern politics is attempting to turn the tables by putting the Sunday Mirror in the dock, where most fair-minded people would say he should be standing, says STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
He waddled in, as if it was any quiet Monday: QUENTIN LETTS sees a bare-faced Keith Vaz breeze back to work
Keith Vaz's arrival in the House caused a stir of unease, a shifting, dare one say, of buttocks, writes QUENTIN LETTS. Mr Vaz plonked himself down in a little knot of Labour backbenchers. ...read
When it comes to doors, I'm open to ideas: Mrs May's DIY clinic as told to CRAIG BROWN
It’s all about opportunities. I want everyone to have the opportunity to go sailing. I’m not going to be rushed into a decision about when exactly we set sail. ...read
Rory McIlroy cards brilliant final round 65 to beat Paul Casey by two shots and win Deutsche Bank Championship
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: It wasn't the gathering remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine that blew leader Paul Casey off course. No, it was the force of nature known as Rory McIlroy. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Why these empty threats at the G20 over Brexit should be ignored
There may be no love lost between British teams and Australia on the sports field but Theresa May has rediscovered who our real business friends are at the G20 summit. ...read
Kaepernick and his copycats won't change America by insulting it - and the brave men and women who died for his freedom to protest in the first place
Everyone who loves America, as I do, has things they’d like to change about it too. But it would never cross my mind to protest about this by refusing to stand for the national anthem. ...read
CHRIS MEARS: Olympic gold is only just sinking in with LA escape following the post-Rio whirlwind
CHRIS MEARS: I'd done so many interviews that I hadn't had a chance to think about what it really meant. After getting back from Rio, I did press and media for 48 hours then flew straight out to LA. ...read
Gemma's war work could be her finest yet: Actress joins impeccable cast in film about World War II propaganda effort
Gemma Arterton talks to BAZ BAMIGBOYE about her new role in Their Finest, where she plays Catrin, an advertising copywriter hired by a propaganda film unit during World War II. ...read
Government should stop assuming savers are earning 'unrealistic' interest rates like 6.9% when assessing benefits, says ex-Pensions Minister Steve Webb
Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, a reader complains the benefits system treats people unfairly, depending on if they have built up pensions or other savings. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Newspapers have every right to expose the slippery Mr Vaz and the public have every right to slaver over it - but unless he has broken the law he also has the right to tell us to mind our own moral business
No matter how uncomfortable his dark deeds might make the missionary massive, Vaz has done nothing illegal, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Keith Vaz and the case for the defence (or perhaps not)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, in the matter of public opinion versus Keith 'Call Me Jim' Vaz MP, I appear for the defence. ...read
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Now Kate's aide finds her own Prince Charming: Duchess's private assistant gets engaged to Royal photographer
Kate’s highly influential personal assistant Natasha Archer has become engaged to royal snapper Chris Jackson, who has been on private photoshoots with her and Prince William. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: The doctors may have retreated, but the whole notion of public duty is still in mortal danger
One evening in 1942 a little car draws up outside the home of Barnes Wallis, from which steps a familiar fatherly figure who has been summoned to inspect the throat of a child and her scientist dad. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Margaret Thatcher's private secretary says she never would have supported Brexit
Margaret Thatcher’s former private secretary, Charles Powell says she would not have supported Brexit. He and Sir Bernard Ingham were once a popular double act yet they are not as one over Brexit. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cuts to the bloated Lords long overdue
In coming weeks the benches of the already bloated House of Lords will be swelled even further by a raft of new Cameron cronies who will take its membership to more than 800. ...read
Keith Vaz a victim? No he alone is responsible for what he did, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
The Houdini of modern politics is attempting to turn the tables by putting the Sunday Mirror in the dock, where most fair-minded people would say he should be standing, says STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
He waddled in, as if it was any quiet Monday: QUENTIN LETTS sees a bare-faced Keith Vaz breeze back to work
Keith Vaz's arrival in the House caused a stir of unease, a shifting, dare one say, of buttocks, writes QUENTIN LETTS. Mr Vaz plonked himself down in a little knot of Labour backbenchers. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Why these empty threats at the G20 over Brexit should be ignored
There may be no love lost between British teams and Australia on the sports field but Theresa May has rediscovered who our real business friends are at the G20 summit. ...read
Kaepernick and his copycats won't change America by insulting it - and the brave men and women who died for his freedom to protest in the first place
Everyone who loves America, as I do, has things they’d like to change about it too. But it would never cross my mind to protest about this by refusing to stand for the national anthem. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Just how did Teflon Vaz cling on for so long? Sordid revelations 'come as no surprise' after series of scandals
Some suspect that Vaz, a Roman Catholic who has two children with Maria Fernandes, his wife of 23 years, may have been living a double life, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: No toleration for this law of the jungle
Three journalists working for The Mail on Sunday were very nearly killed following an amazingly irresponsible attack on their car on the road to the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Spare us Posh's cynical sob story
In her latest appearance in Vogue magazine, Victoria Beckham pours out her heart in an emotional letter to her insecure teenage self, AMANDA PLATELL writes. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Have my mother's snobbish tips for being a gent condemned me to an early grave?
Has my class-conscious upbringing condemned me to an early grave? I ask because my late parents brought me up to believe that it’s frightfully common, my dear, to dine before 8pm, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Far better burkini than some outfits I saw on girls this week
One of the most striking images this week was of a woman being forced by police to remove some of her modest clothing on a French beach in ‘burkini battle’, writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
Through the KP keyhole: Princess Eugenie's moving in to Kensington Palace with Wills, Harry and Kate. So who else shares the pile Diana hated?
The arrival of Eugenie, who has been sharing a four-bedroom apartment in St James’s Palace with her sister Beatrice, completes a transformation in the fortunes of ‘KP’, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
As female poppy sellers face being sidelined... Mess at your peril with the unpaid, unsung ladies who are the backbone of this country
The separate and fiercely independent Women’s Section of the Royal British Legion has been informed that it is to lose its special status and is leaving many in tears, writes ROBERT HARDMAN ...read
The man who turned wonky spuds into a £300m pound fortune: How a bankrupt potato farmer with depression who was obsessed by creating the perfect crisps founded Tyrrells empire
This is a tale of blood, sweat, tears, bankruptcy, divorce, depression, success, willpower and the unexpected riches found lurking in wonky-shaped spuds, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
Shameful list will tarnish Cameron's legacy: ISABEL OAKESHOTT on how the honours system has been 'discredited more than ever before'
Never has the honours system seemed more discredited than it does today, as the former prime minister attempts to shower his friends with fancy titles, writes ISABEL OAKESHOTT. ...read
How the great and the good's Lord 'Tony' became Green's patsy: QC was reluctant to act when BHS was sold for £1 to a thrice-bankrupt
Lord Grabiner QC is chairman of Arcadia who provided a ‘veneer of establishment credibility’ to a firm Sir Philip Green treated as ‘his own personal empire’, writes GEOFFREY LEVY. ...read
PETER McKAY: The rape case that tragically misfired
What are we to make of the tragic story of Eleanor de Freitas, 22, who killed herself after a man she accused of rape won the support of the CPS in his private case against her, asks PETER McKAY. ...read
A.N WILSON: Why producing pigs with human organs demeans both our species - and theirs
Scientists in California have found a way of growing human organs inside pigs. No one can doubt their ingenuity or their technical skills. It is the morality of the exercise which we must question. ...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
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
I can't wait to meet my new mate again down at Newport... and the transfer window isn't right, it must be changed
MARTIN ALLEN: No-one needs any explanation as to why England were awful in the Euros. You cannot have players running around doing whatever they want at any level. ...read
Sam Allardyce should speak to sports psychologists... but the England manager must NOT involve the players
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is always the head coach who must deliver the message and ethos to his team. He must always be the man who sets the tone and pulls the strings. ...read
Roy Hodgson's two-hotel plan for England away trips to be axed by FA
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The FA are to re-consider their extravagant use of two hotels on away trips, a facility brought in after the 2014 World Cup shambles. ...read
Rory McIlroy cards brilliant final round 65 to beat Paul Casey by two shots and win Deutsche Bank Championship
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: It wasn't the gathering remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine that blew leader Paul Casey off course. No, it was the force of nature known as Rory McIlroy. ...read
CHRIS MEARS: Olympic gold is only just sinking in with LA escape following the post-Rio whirlwind
CHRIS MEARS: I'd done so many interviews that I hadn't had a chance to think about what it really meant. After getting back from Rio, I did press and media for 48 hours then flew straight out to LA. ...read
It was good to see England's defence get on the front foot and John Stones again proved why he's special
MARTIN KEOWN ON ENGLAND'S DEFENCE: Well, it won’t be the toughest examination this England defence will face, but you can bet Big Sam will be delighted with that! ...read
Wayne Rooney is killing Harry Kane... Sam Allardyce needs to sort this out if the Tottenham striker isn't to be left isolated and uncertain
CHRIS SUTTON ON ENGLAND'S ATTACK: Sam Allardyce said after Sunday’s game he can’t tell Wayne Rooney where to play. Allardyce needs to get a grip and tell him to play higher up the field. ...read
Dele Alli must be in England's starting line-up because without him we lack creativity and energy
JAMIE REDKNAPP ON ENGLAND'S MIDFIELD: Seeing England’s midfielders playing so deep against Slovakia was hard to watch. Why on earth did Dele Alli not start? ...read
GRAHAM POLL: Martin Skrtel’s night of shame as England edge Slovakia
GRAHAM POLL: Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel was clearly determined to be sent off despite the leniency of Serbian referee Milorad Mazic. ...read
Cooking up a place for the Old Firm in English league is a recipe for disaster
MARTIN SAMUEL: A hardy perennial, Richard Scudamore calls it. Celtic and Rangers to join the English league. One can imagine where they aim to end up. Put it like this: not Burton or Barnsley. ...read
Ross Barkley and Jack Wilshere can still be England's future... but first they have to deliver for their clubs
GLENN HODDLE: Many times over recent years we have looked at these two players and thought they might be the future of English football. They are players with technique to match some of the best. ...read
Jack Wilshere: Can he be the heir to 31-year-old Santi Cazorla's throne? Why his move to Bournemouth makes perfect sense with a new Arsenal contract to consider
THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Jack Wilshere faces a make or break season at Bournemouth. When he returns to Arsenal, just one year will remain on his contract. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Time for wild Mario Balotelli to play Nice while former team-mate Simon Mignolet struggles
It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold. ...read
England boss Sam Allardyce can make a splash with John Stones
JAMIE CARRAGHER: When you think of how Sam Allardyce constructs teams, he tends to look for defenders in the mould of how he played: aggressive and uncompromising, they tend to be big, strong men. ...read
Neil Hannon's songs give us love, humour, cheese and feeling in this simply divine new album
At a time when more and more music is cobbled together by committee, it’s refreshing to find anyone who can do it by themselves. And even better when it’s a Northern Irish boulevardier... ...read
Daniel Johnson is a strong runner from midfield... the Secret Scout looks at Preston's dynamic playmaker
Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. Here he runs the rule over Preston playmaker Daniel Johnson. ...read
England's current side are the best one-day team we've ever had... Alex Hales, Jos Buttler and Co even eclipse Ian Botham's boys of 1992
NASSER HUSSAIN: There is not a single batsman in England’s one-day side who would not walk into any team in the history of our limited-overs cricket. Who could you leave out of any previous team? ...read
Daley Thompson's greatest Brits: Here’s why Mo Farah and Andy Murray do not get on my list but Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor does...
I’m not fussed about British titles or being the best in the UK. We’re talking world and Olympic titles, major honours and world records. Opportunity and longevity come into this, too. ...read
AC Milan confirm rejection of Chelsea's £35m bid for Alessio Romagnoli as Everton consider Lucas Perez move after Arsenal interest
SIMON JONES - TRANSFER COLUMN: The Stamford Bridge club sent their bid on Wednesday for the 21-year-old centre-back but Milan have turned down the bid. ...read
Boxing has changed and what a year we've got ahead... Kell Brook and Gennady Golovkin lead the way with some superb fights on the cards
EDDIE HEARN: Boxing has changed. July and August used to be the months where the game locked down - movers and shakers picked up some much needed brownie points with the Mrs. ...read
Rio 2016 provided many compelling fights and brilliant displays... what a pity they were overshadowed by the murky suspicion of skulduggery
JEFF POWELL: The boxers have always been the salvation of their hard, troubled game and so it was again in their very particular Olympic ring in Rio de Janeiro. ...read
Forget those scare stories from Rio... sport triumphed! The last 14 days have brought us a festival of magic and emotion
OLIVER HOLT: In Rio these last 14 days, we were lucky. Boy, were we lucky. The Olympics is always about the sport, not the noises off, and Rio gave us some of the best we’ll ever see. ...read
BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England must learn from this Pakistan defeat... they are not ready to be world No 1
DAVID LLOYD AT THE OVAL: This Test should stay with England, you can look at it two ways. Either: ‘It’s just one of those games. Write it off.’ Or they make the team watch it over and over again. ...read
Sam Allardyce the English saviour of England? Odd then that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was the FA's first choice...
PATRICK COLLINS: It should be remembered that the FA's initial instinct was to approach Arsene Wenger, a worthy if futile attempt to hire the very best. But then, absurdly, they changed tack. ...read
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Cricket faces Olympic exclusion as Misbah-ul-Haq celebrates his century with some press ups
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: ICC chief executive Dave Richardson has warned that cricket’s chances of inclusion in the Olympics could be affected by the pullout of top golfers from the Rio games. ...read
'OJ: Made in America' eloquently tells the compelling story of the life and times of Simpson... ESPN have completely torn up the old rule book in documentary making
EDGE OF THE BOX: This is a truly epic journey through the life and times of a man who, on a very personal level, seemingly had it all. This is a breathtaking marathon documentary by ESPN. ...read
France were weighed down by burden of expectation after Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo limped out of Euro 2016 final
BOJAN KRKIC: France had started the Euro 2016 final well but they became disorientated when Ronaldo went off. That can happen when the opposition loses their best player. ...read
ALAN PARDEW: I still have faith in this England team and Wales manager Chris Coleman is a class act
ALAN PARDEW: The celebration of Euro 2016 finalists France as a football team is fair enough, but I still think four or five England players could get in their side. ...read
Dimitri Payet is staying at West Ham even if the big clubs come in... and I hope to see him fire France to glory at Euro 2016
SLAVEN BILIC: With his success, speculation about Payet's future will follow. I have even seen one report suggesting I don’t want him to do well in case it leads to him leaving West Ham. ...read
The worst English England manager is better than the best foreign England manager, because one sticks to the principle of international sport, and the other abandons it for cold pursuit of glory
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: How do you know there isn’t a capable English manager? We’ve tried one guy since 2008 – and because he couldn’t do it, the rest are incompetent, too? ...read
Martin Keown's Euro 2016 big match analysis: 'France and Germany are the two best teams, I hope this is more free-flowing'
This could be an epic. These are arguably the best two teams left and I’m hoping this is the defining match of the tournament. France cruised through beating Iceland 5-2, while Germany won on penalties ...read
Ruthless Eddie Jones has taken English rugby from the depths of despair to one of its all-time highs
At the end of an extraordinary season, which has included one of the lowest lows in English rugby history, it felt a little surreal celebrating one of the all-time highs, after the whitewash of Australia. ...read
Bristol have earned a return to the Aviva Premiership but unfair play-offs have no place in the Championship
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: It was a magnificent, pulsating occasion – and it should never happen again. If there's any sporting justice, this year’s play-off final will be the last. ...read
England must embrace the dark arts if they want to win the European Championship
ADRIAN DURHAM: Cheating isn’t great, diving isn’t a positive for the game, but it happens, and so it puzzles me why people bang on and on about Jamie Vardy ‘winning’ penalties. ...read
Monchi is the master behind the scenes as Sevilla go for yet more glory
GRAHAM HUNTER – EUROVIEW: Sevilla’s sporting director is the only link between monstrously successful, European-dominant football factory and the humble second division club in Spain. ...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
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
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
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
I have never voted for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as Premier League Manager of the Month - and it's a compliment to him
LAURA WILLIAMSON: I have never voted for Jose Mourinho as Barclays Manager of the Month. His sides are very, very good, so the bar is set very high for an 'exceptional' sequence of results. ...read
Ticking off his bucket list is AP McCoy's next hurdle...but it won't include a ringside seat to Mayweather versus Pacquiao
MARCUS TOWNEND: It was a simple slip of the tongue, instantly corrected minutes after his last ever ride at Sandown on Saturday. It was also the moment he realised he was an ex-jockey. ...read
Stoke are playing better football under Mark Hughes and are being ignored, they deserve more credit and exposure for their results
MICHAEL DUBERRY: Stoke were hated under Tony Pulis, but having improved in all areas under mark Hughes they are being overlooked ...read
Super Bowl puts on a stunning show for the fans even if they don't like the game... it engulfs an entire city and we must try and do this back home for the FA Cup final
VERNON KAY: The way that the NFL builds a city around an American football event is phenomenal. Imagine if we could make a bigger spectacle out of the FA Cup final. ...read
SEBASTIEN BASSONG: It was hard falling out of favour at Norwich but I've found my touch again at Watford... and Cameroon's World Cup was an 'embarrassment'
In his second appearance in the Footballers’ Football Column, Sebastien Bassong talks about last season at Norwich, Cameroon’s terrible World Cup and his hopes for the future. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: I can't wait to face the New Zealand haka... if players can't handle it, they're in the wrong sport
The Northampton wing and Sportsmail columnist gives his views on Wales' showdown with 'the world's best team' New Zealand at the Millenium Stadium on Saturday. ...read
NICO ROSBERG COLUMN: I need some help from Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi to win the F1 title… and I am going to push him as hard as I can
Lewis Hamilton has been making some mistakes recently, he spun in Brazil for instance, so maybe there is a chance that he will help me out and that is what I am looking for. ...read
Steven Gerrard is the real deal and Liverpool HAVE to give the best player in their history a new contract
During the summer, it was intimated Steven Gerrard signing a new deal was a formality but, two and a half months on, there is an element of uncertainty starting to swirl around. ...read
STEVEN GERRARD: Wayne Rooney's passion and talent make him perfect to lead England
Wayne Rooney is a natural leader. Aside from being a top player, Wayne is passionate about representing his country and won’t be fazed by the responsibility. ...read
Everton striker Chris Long could force his way into Roberto Martinez's plans as Spaniard gives youth a chance
Roberto Martinez has been left scratching his head by Everton's pre-season form but one shining ray of light has been the emergence of 19-year-old striker Chris Long. ...read
Tom Daley believes English divers such as Matt Dixon have a great future
Tom Daley has backed the next generation of English divers to follow in his golden wake, picking out ‘mini me’ Matt Dixon as a special talent to keep an eye on. ...read
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's finished his summer spending as he vows to let the youngsters have their chance
After signing Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis Jose Mourinho says there will be no more additions this summer as he insists he will give his U-21 stars a chance to get into the team and develop. ...read
James Rodriguez to sign for Real Madrid in £60m deal with World Cup Golden Boot winner's arrival sparking Premier League rush for La Liga giant's stars
The star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez, will sign for Real Madrid this Wednesday for £60million in a transfer that will push several players towards the Premier League. ...read
Gus Poyet confident of signing Fabio Borini for £14million, with Sunderland boss willing to fly Liverpool forward back from America
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. ...read
James Rodriguez's volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper... it's time for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup awards!
James Rodriguez's superb volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper have been just a few of the stand-out moments of the 2014 World Cup, but what else? ...read
Germany 1-0 France PLAYER RATINGS: Veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm prove solid as Joachim Low's men earn place in World Cup semi-final
Germany saw off France in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final to book their place in the final four. ...read
Susie Wolff 'massively disappointed' after lasting only four laps on full F1 debut
Susie Wolff has expressed her disappointment at completing only four laps on her full Formula One debut. ...read
Andy Murray is moving in one direction as Wimbledon hero feeds off his star treatment
MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray knew things had changed a week ago when he walked out on Centre Court to the kind of pop star reception not witnessed since the exceptional days of the London 2012 tennis event. ...read
Richard Schaefer leaves Golden Boy promotions after 14 years as CEO
MARTIN DOMIN: Richard Schaefer has announced his decision to leave the world’s biggest boxing promotional company, Golden Boy. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: George Groves and Carl Froch are like two lovers... all they can think about is the other - they consume each other's lives
I’ve never really given George Groves the credit he deserves. I didn’t before he fought James DeGale and when you look at the development of both fighters since then, Groves has come on tenfold in terms of his confidence and self-belief. When he boxed Carl Froch last year, I thought he had no chance but he shocked everybody. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
GARY NEVILLE: City remind me of United's title winners... watching them beat Tottenham gave me a sinking feeling in my stomach
At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind. ...read
FOOTBALL 9-5: Follow all the news with Sportsmail's live rolling service
Join Sportsmail's Football 9-5 service, where we bring you the latest news as it happens throughout the day with all the best pictures and hard-hitting opinion. ...read
JAMES ANDERSON: We let our captain down, now none of us knows if we'll play for England again
I am not privy to the plans of England’s management, coaches and selectors but to me, our 5-0 defeat in Australia feels like the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. ...read
Australia 7-0 England: Morgan scores a century but Cook's tourists STILL can't win as Aussies sniff 13-0 tour annihilation - England are absolutely... USELESS!
Your striker fluffs a sitter, your defender shanks a clearance, your winger misses a try or your hot tip falls at the first fence.... All together now: 'USELESS!' Our man delivers the verdict with real feeling. Today's it's the England cricket team's turn - AGAIN - to be handed the dubious honour... ...read
The transition was painful, but Lambert finally has Villa bursting with energy... will they keep progressing or stagnate?
It is almost 18 months now since Paul Lambert swept into Villa Park with a vision of a very different future. So, where are we? How is "The Project"? Asked to buy into a new-look club by owner Randy Lerner, the Scot set about his task with zeal. ...read
SAM TOMKINS COLUMN: I'm desperate to add the World Cup to my Grand Final and Challenge Cup triumphs... and I can't wait to beat Australia in the opener at Cardiff
There are only a few days to go before we take on Australia at the Millennium Stadium. I’m incredibly excited by the prospect of walking out in front of a big crowd and singing the national anthem. ...read
On the road: 'Sat-nav' coaching is driving the Scottish game down a cul-de-sac
Question: can you name the Scottish Footballer of the Year? The answer is a 22-year-old striker who may be Scotland’s No 9 at Wembley and who scored twice on Saturday. ...read
DES KELLY: Well, nothing lasts forever... it's been a blast! Sportsmail's brilliant columnist bows out after almost a decade at the top
It's time to bid you a fond farewell. This is my final column for Sportsmail. It has been an absolute privilege and an honour to be allowed to sound off on this page without compromise. ...read
Andy Townsend: It's a nerve-wracking experience being behind to a minnow, but that's where you see real character
I know exactly how those Aston Villa boys will be feeling as they line up in the tunnel before tonight’s game. Nervous, excited... it might have been almost two decades ago, but the situation I faced in 1994 was uncannily similar. And the feelings of the players won’t have changed. ...read
EXCLUSIVE: After being criticised in these pages by Martin Samuel, the QPR manager responds in his own words... 'I'm angry, the whole club's angry, so now WE MUST WIN
MARK HUGHES: Make no mistake, Saturday's game with Southampton is massive for both sides and a potential launch pad for us in the Premier League. ...read
THE INSIDER: Carroll holds up Liverpool bid for Llorente as Sunderland eye loan move for Rose
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily Insider instalment here for Thursday, August 30. ...read
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
Gemma's war work could be her finest yet: Actress joins impeccable cast in film about World War II propaganda effort
Gemma Arterton talks to BAZ BAMIGBOYE about her new role in Their Finest, where she plays Catrin, an advertising copywriter hired by a propaganda film unit during World War II. ...read
Aaargh! I'm trapped in TV 'Banterland'
Banter. How I hate that word. The dictionary defines it as chat that is ‘playful, intelligent and original’. At its best, that may still hold true.But in today’s world, the reality plays out differently. ...read
'No woman can be hit like this and stay with her man': Lindsay Lohan speaks out as dramatic pictures show star being chased by her Russian playboy ex who fights her for a phone in drunken rage
This is the moment actress Lindsay Lohan, 30, got into a heated argument with her fiance Egor Tarabasov - who chased after her before violently grabbing her on a beach in Mykonos, Greece. ...read
ALISON BOSHOFF: How Mrs Fifty Shades is living the high life while hubby's at home with the dogs
At first glance, you might mistake Erika Mitchell for a rather ordinary housewife. However, as she holds court in the bar of a five-star hotel in Vancouver, Canada, there are a few clues to put you right. ...read
JAN MOIR: Poldark's bulging biceps are back to shiver our timbers!
Sixteen long months since he was last seen smouldering and a-galloping across the Cornish cliff tops, Ross Poldark is back, writes JAN MOIR. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Does my bullying boyfriend deserve the heave-ho?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a 48-year-old woman whose boyfriend's nasty mood swings are putting her off the idea of spending a year travelling the world with him. ...read
Being early, asking for the wifi code and getting drunk: The 12 ways to tell if you are a nightmare dinner guest
Etiquette expert William Hanson set out his top tips on how to ensure you are the dinner guest from heaven not hell when attending a candlelit supper. ...read
LIZ JONES: OK, I look weird. But so would you after 30 years in fashion
LIZ JONES: It's easy to heap opprobrium on women who have cosmetic procedures. Now look at the media storm around Courteney Cox’s TV appearance with Bear Grylls. ...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
'Will fusing my big toe help my chronic arthritis?' Dr Scurr reveals a 'gold standard' op to prevent constant pain
Glynis Lawrence from Dorset has hallux rigidus in his big toe, with limited movement and severe pain. His attempts for pain relief have yet to be successful, and he turns to Dr Martin Scurr for help. ...read
DR ELLIE: Don't just ditch that patch...the risk of taking hormone replacement therapy pills is still low
In real terms, the overall risk of HRT pills is still low and you will have been prescribed this treatment for a good reason, writes Dr Ellie Cannon. ...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
Government should stop assuming savers are earning 'unrealistic' interest rates like 6.9% when assessing benefits, says ex-Pensions Minister Steve Webb
Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, a reader complains the benefits system treats people unfairly, depending on if they have built up pensions or other savings. ...read
'I received a car tax bill for £0.00, then a warning letter, and then an £80 fine for not paying': TONY HETHERINGTON says the DVLA should be ashamed of itself
Earlier this year I received a vehicle tax demand for £0.00 for my super-green little car. I have now been forced to stump up an £80 fine or face court action for failing to pay this tax. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why savers deserve some autumn cheer
Rate cuts are not only decimating most savings accounts but they are savaging pension annuity rates, widening company pension scheme deficits and threaten dividends. ...read
DAN HYDE: Meet the Mr Nobody who Theresa May has put in charge of your retirement
As our new Pensions Minister, Richard Harrington MP replaces Baroness (Ros) Altmann, who quit last Friday. Sadly, the contrast between the two could not be greater. ...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
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Don't pay the mugs' premium – the sly cost companies try to slip on complacent customers' bills
If you don't shop around, you're often charged a mugs' premium, because the company will put you on an expensive tariff knowing you're probably not going to notice or do anything about it. ...read
ASK TONY: Santander is charging me £10,000 to repay my mortgage early
Around nine years ago, I took out a £135,000 mortgage. It was a fixed rate at 5.5 per cent, with a £10,000 penalty if repaid before the term expired. I thought the penalty would be reducing pro-rata. ...read
JON REES: BHS row won’t go away unless Sir Philip gets his chequebook out
Sir Philip must realise this is not going away and that if he ever wants to sail into an island idyll in peace again he needs to get his chequebook out sooner rather than later. ...read
Continuous train fare increases are a scandal, says LEE BOYCE - just when are prices going to be linked to performance?
Every January, train fares rise. In 2017, they will go up 1.9% thanks to the fact they are linked to RPI. It is about time this changed - and increases were linked to performance. ...read
The high interest current account trick was good while it lasted, says SIMON LAMBERT, but don't give up on it just yet
For smart savers hunting for a better return on their cash than the pittance paid by most savings accounts, high interest current accounts have been the only game in town. ...read
Grim state of UK's defined pensions scheme calls for a dramatic cure, says SIMON WATKINS
The pensions row will, of course, rumble on, but what may be crucial now is that the significance of this debacle extends far beyond BHS. The state of the UK’s defined benefit pension schemes is grim. ...read
REBECCA RUTT: Dear Broadband Providers, please stop treating us like morons, we're not as stupid as you think
Drum roll please…Vodafone has announced it has abolished the ghastly line rental charge and has freed its customers from paying it. But won't all providers have to do this soon? ...read
SALLY HAMILTON: Act like Jaws to snap up juiciest savings deals before another interest rate cut
Research by savings comparison service Moneyfacts reveals the top-paying accounts vanish, often within days of their launch. ...read
The big EU business battle: The truth on Brexit is that both sides ‘really don’t know’
A ‘Campaign for Clarity’ on behalf of SMEs has revealed Britain Stronger in Europe and Vote Leave’s responses to 30 key questions ahead of the EU referendum – and some are far from clear. ...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
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
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
ED MONK: Do landlords really have a tax advantage? Yes and no - Will it be removed? No chance
Not everyone agrees there is a true advantage for landlords. That's because in another important way landlords pay more than the rest of us. ...read
ALISON KENNEDY INTERVIEW: Standard Life Investment's quiet Scot making a big noise over pay
Alison Kennedy caused a stir when she stood up at Barclays' annual general meeting in April and announced Standard Life would vote to reject its pay policy. ...read
MARKET REPORT: Halfords punctured by broker downgrade for European retailers
After a recent strong run helped by interest in the Tour de France’s visit to Britain, some cautious broker comment caused the chain to come off for bicycle and car parts retailer Halfords. ...read
Can this trick really give you an extra £1,600-a-year of pension? Workers on brink of retirement could boost pots by putting off state pension
Spending your whole pension pot in the space of a few years while deferring your state pension could help people squeeze an extra £1,600-a-year out of your retirement pot. ...read
Customers due compensation for mis-sold card protection must act now as they have two weeks left to file claims averaging £188
Seven million people targeted with these policies were sent compensation claims forms in February by their bank or credit card company. But many have yet to respond. ...read
Savers handed new tax-efficient way to get at their pension pots as officials flesh out upcoming retirement freedoms
People in work pensions are to be given a new tax-efficient option to take lump sums out of their savings pots when they wish as they approach retirement. ...read
Money Morals: Is a Lidl store's ten minute free parking with a £90 fine if you overstay and don't buy anything fair?
Anyone who doesn't buy something in the shop gets hit with a £90 fine if they stray over. Is this fair? Have your say in out latest Money Moral. ...read
Blow to drivers as AA warns whiplash law will push up the price of insurance premiums
Insurers started to cut prices after the Government unveiled measures to reduce fraudulent whiplash claims but premium falls may rise again unless tougher measures are brought in. ...read
Unemployed 18-year-old applies for £300 payday loan and is offered £500 - is this responsible lending?
He applied for a £300 loan through Cash Lady as an unemployed eighteen-year-old presuming that he’d be turned down. The result? They arranged a £500 loan. ...read
RICHARD DYSON: The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion
The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust, but the Bank of Gran and Grandad is flush with property wealth, a further sign of the great generational divide. ...read
DAN ATKINSON: Downturns may have prevented bust
Gordon Brown was committed to ending the cycle of ‘boom and bust’. Perhaps one or two small downturns may have saved us from the very large one that started in 2008. ...read
LISA BUCKINGHAM: Time to take a long hard look at the predatory payday loan gang
The OFT is about to write to the 50 largest payday lenders to point out where it thinks they may be falling short, but such moves are not enough. ...read
A final farewell: Three million readers helped us build up a website that's making a difference
Much has changed since I was made Editor of This is Money seven years ago. These seismic financial times help to explain a rise in readership from 300,000 to 3m. ...read
Barclays carries on regardless
Barclays' rewards appear all the more farcical because it was ex-boss John Varley who spearheaded the much-trumpeted Merlin deal, writes Lucy Farndon ...read
PETER HITCHENS: All that's missing from this sorry line-up is a seat for Humpty Dumpty
What are the real thoughts of Chairman May as she sits amid a Cabinet made up mostly of nonentities nobody would recognise in the street, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: I adored cheeky scaffolder Sam... then it all came crashing down
‘I never wolf-whistled – I’m a married man. Only took a selfie,’ pleaded scaffolder Sam Wayne, 36, after he took a photograph with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
LIZ JONES: Eating out is for everyone - even cloth-eared bints like me
My last supper in London before I moved to the country took place in The Wolseley, on Piccadilly, writes LIZ JONES. It’s fashionable, and therefore packed to the high rafters with extroverts. ...read
BLACK DOG: No high-flying chats for Mrs May at the G20 summit
Theresa May (pictured with Philip Hammond at Heathrow) set off yesterday for the G20 summit in China accompanied by a plane-load of hacks. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: It's Dave's summer barbecue - with Labour on the grill
The Opposition are in the middle of the most disastrous leadership contest . Tories can barely contain their glee that the shock new frontrunner is Jeremy Corbyn, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Do you recommend skincare products for those going through chemo?
We suggest you look at the specialist website beautydespitecancer.co.uk , which offers specially formulated products of all kinds and lots of information plus personal stories. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which David finally tidies up his flat
I got a cab from the TV studio to his flat. I texted: ‘I’m on the way! Stand by your beds!’ No reply. I was almost there, so I texted again. ‘It’s so funny the way you never answer.’ ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
Under the influence of prescription drugs and alcohol, I did something totally unforgivable and out of character. ...read
Health: Nurture your little genius
Genius should be seen as an innate spark of inquisitiveness, creativity and skill that exists in everyone, and should be nurtured in children, says psychologist Andrew Fuller. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Virgo, now is the time to slow down
Will you dress in black and bemoan your loss, or give thanks for all the good things that have come your way over the past 12 months? ...read
Beauty buzz: the eyes have it for autumn
Just like its fashion friend, beauty always considers its new wardrobe as autumn draws near. This means dressing eyes in pin-thin liner for the coming season – the look is punky, yet precise. ...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
I've joined ghastly Corbyn's Labour. And if you believe in democracy, you should do the same
Scottish Daily Mail columnist CHRIS DEERIN has just joined the Labour Party. He says the 'abomination that is Jeremy Corbyn's leadership' has forced him to declare his hand. ...read
Cold Feet was the best of the recent TV revivals but would have been even better without James Nesbitt as the star of the show, writes Jim Shelley
It began its first episode for thirteen years with the sight of James Nesbitt as Adam, returning to Manchester from Singapore looking more smug than ever. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: How Brexit's made dead ducks of those who warned it would doom the Union
During the campaign over the UK’s membership of the EU, Tony Blair, John Major and Nick Clegg asserted that Brexit would precipitate the break-up of the United Kingdom, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
EUROGEDDON: As a Nobel winner warns the euro is doomed, why the political elite's refusal to admit the misery it's causing means there's far worse to come
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz issued a bleak presdiction that ‘Europe, the source of the Enlightenment, the birthplace of modern science, is in crisis’. ...read
SARAH VINE: Is it healthy to give a child a disability doll? Harper Beckham has one – and sales are booming. But surprising voices say they're in poor taste
Daddy David carried a miniature wheelchair while Harper, five, clutched a blonde doll with a plaster cast on her broken leg as the family strode through Los Angeles airport this week, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
MICHAEL BURLEIGH: The purge! The mass culling of the professional classes in Turkey is chillingly reminiscent of Hitler's strategy to destroy his opposition and should terrify us all
In the days since the attempted coup against his Islamist regime last Friday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost no time in ruthlessly cracking down on his enemies. ...read
It's too late for my dad but my home town Middlesbrough is finally fighting back, RUTH SUNDERLAND returns to Teesside
For young people on Teesside, the future looked utterly bleak. Like many, I left as soon as I could in search of better prospects down south. I returned to see how it has changed. ...read
The great Brexit immigration LIE: Like Cameron before her, May has made a foolish promise on migrant numbers she just can't keep, writes MARK LITTLEWOOD
Theresa May has been visiting the chancelleries of Europe. But behind the diplomacy and photo opportunities ticks the time-bomb of the absurd immigration target she set as Home Secretary. ...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
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
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
When it comes to doors, I'm open to ideas: Mrs May's DIY clinic as told to CRAIG BROWN
It’s all about opportunities. I want everyone to have the opportunity to go sailing. I’m not going to be rushed into a decision about when exactly we set sail. ...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
King of the road ...and on it, of course. Bentley’s opulent SUV is in a league of its own
This week’s test car is not just any new car, it is a car I have been looking forward to seeing, let alone driving, for the best part of half a decade. ...read
Blade Rerunner? Ridley Scott has teamed up with his son Luke to create a dark sci-fi thriller, and guess what? They're on a mission to 'terminate synthetic life forms' or kill replicants, as Harrison Ford would say
If you or I wanted to direct a sci-fi film about a corporate killer whose job it is to terminate synthetic life forms, I’m pretty sure we’d both be met with a yawn and a weary ‘Sounds a lot like Blade Runner’. ...read
Lords of the Drink: The land of Tolkien films is turning out some serious wine (warning: may be hobbit-forming)
Its Sauvignon Blanc has won legions of fans, but winemakers are mining deeper into the countryside that so dramatically portrayed Tolkien’s Middle-earth for new treasures. ...read
Shiver me timbers ...a treasure trove! Pirates sailed its seas – but wait till you taste the real booty of the Barbary Coast
The service is sublime, and oozes genuine warmth. While the cooking is simple, but utterly assured, exotic but never alien. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Yes, Victoria's hot... but she hasn't got pilchards
Written and produced by Daisy Goodwin, this is very much Sunday-evening fare in the style of our old friend Julian Fellowes. You could even say it was Downton Does Victoria. ...read
Kenneth Branagh may be brilliantly light on his feet as middle-aged hoofer Archie Rice, but this production of The Entertainer fails to fly
Never can a play so stuffed with jokes and grubby double entendres have elicited so little laughter. Which is, of course, the point of John Osborne’s work. ...read
The big read: It won't fit in your pocket, but the Kobo Aura One is a far more leisurely read as a result
Despite the fact that e-readers are black and white, look like place-mats, and really only do one thing, there’s a furious arms race going on. Kobo’s response is to go big. Really big. ...read
Pretty Amazing! The girl who grew up in a Zulu township proves why she's South Africa's most sensational soprano
Who will win the great South African Soprano Handicap? After listening to Pretty Yende’s pretty amazing debut album, Mystic Mellor predicts it will be her. ...read
The far from normal story of marriage with Carl Jung - a man who flirted with asylum patients and had visions of God defecating on a cathedral
If Jung was all hands, he was also a handful. As a child, he suffered from what would now be called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, performing all sorts of secret rituals. ...read
'I’m 55 years old and I’m going to be live on air in my underpants,' said Gary Lineker. 'Yes, Piers, I’m panicking'
Dinner with Gary Lineker in Beverly Hills. He looked emaciated. My concern for his health grew when he sipped water and avoided any proper food. ...read
Tate Modern's much-anticipated Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition triumphantly exceeds expectations
Georgia O’Keeffe is a student favourite, of course, and her most popular paintings are images that imbue the natural world with suggestions of intimate physical observation. ...read
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- Ashley Graham puts on an eye-popping display in low-cut dress as she joins a very sexy Bella Hadid, Daisy Lowe and Ellie Goulding at GQ Men Of Year Awards
- These boots are made for... gawking! Kim Kardashian wears clear plastic boots (and a see-through bra) to parade around New York Unusual choice
- Victoria Beckham rocks two smart looks in chic shirts and trousers as she jets to NYC for fashion week preparations Catwalk prepping
- Claudia Winkleman sports her trademark heavy eyeliner and quirky off-the-shoulder polka dot dress as she joins husband Kris Thykier at GQ Awards
- It's over! Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift split after falling out over his desire to be 'so public' about romance Bad Blood
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- Khloé Kardashian sizzles in high-cut one-piece swimsuit as she hits the beach in Cabo without rumored new man Tristan Thompson Going solo
- TOWIE stunner Kate Wright exhibits her ample bust and incredibly slender waist as she silences photoshop claims with series of sexy snaps
- Rebecca Adlington arrives on the arm of Mark Foster at the GQ Awards... after they set tongues wagging with their onscreen flirting during the Olympics
- Still got it! Janice Dickinson, 61, models teeny string bikini as she displays her trim and toned figure on the beach in Malibu Making waves
- Amy Schumer puts on a leggy display in a simple yet sophisticated one-shoulder dress as she rocks the red carpet at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2016
- Kourtney Kardashian goes braless in a gold bodysuit and lamé hotpants as she enjoys a family outing sightessing in St Tropez A sight for sore eyes!
- James (Cash)Bond! Daniel Craig is 'offered a staggering $150million by Sony bosses for two more 007 movies' Producers desperate to keep him
- All aboard the Soul Train! Big-haired birthday girl Beyonce teases her VERY low-cut costume as she and Jay Z lead showbiz pals at her 35th
- Like mother, like daughter! Pippa and Carole Middleton co-ordinate their outfits as they step out for the bride-to-be's 33rd birthday in London
- The man of the hour! Stanley Tucci cosies up to feather-clad wife Felicity Blunt as he prepares to host GQ's Men of the Year Awards Hosting the event
- Amber Heard drops defamation lawsuit against Johnny Depp confidante Doug Stanhope over his claims of phony abuse allegations
- 'I forgot there were cameras': Marnie Simpson cringes over CBB full-frontal nudity... as she praises 'perfect' co-star beau Lewis Bloor
- Trunk in love! Millie Mackintosh is dressed to impress in smart silk suit as she poses with an elephant statue at Nicholas Oakwell couture show
- Gigi Hadid slips her supermodel figure into a graphic print lycra catsuit and towering strappy heels for magazine event Centre of attention
- Livin' La Vida Loca! Shirtless Ricky Martin shows off his toned torso as he holidays in Ibiza with new boyfriend Jwan Yosef This is the life
- 'My DVD body is my inspiration': Lauren Goodger reveals she's lost six pounds in her bid to slim down before TOWIE return Back on TV
- Suki Waterhouse oozes Hollywood glamour in a decadent sequin gown and 40s style hair at The Bad Batch movie premiere at Venice Film Festival
- Ahoy there! Casey Batchelor puts on an eye-popping display in a very low-cut sailor style dress as she steps out ahead of GQ Awards Turning heads
- 'It's about working together': Peter Andre reveals he's compromised with ex Katie Price over Junior and Princess' new Instagram accounts
- 'I must be too good at dancing!': Olympian Greg Rutherford reveals he was given a surprise drug test by the IAAF on first day of Strictly rehearsals
- A night away from The Office! Ricky Gervais's glamorous partner Jane Fallon dazzles in a fitted red dress as the pair get cosy at GQ Awards Date night
- Va va voom! Rita Ora puts on a leggy display wearing nothing but a motor-racing sweater with an eye-wateringly short hemline in New York
- 'I've got the best date ever!' Daisy Lowe gets primped and preened as she teases glamorous red carpet partner ahead of GQ awards The final countdown
- 'They're cowards': Damon Dash slams Beyonce and Jay-Z for not speaking out after his ex-wife Rachel Roy was wrongly accused of being 'Becky'
- Hungover Katie Price wakes up in the BATH after a boozy night at TV Choice Awards... as Loose Women present in their PJs Heavy night?
- Newlywed Danny Dyer almost misses his Italian honeymoon as he gets held up by Black Lives Matter protest at London airport Not a great start
- Whoops! Patrick Schwarzenegger takes an unfortunate tumble during basketball game with friends Shooting hoops in Santa Monica
- Turn it down, Beyonce! Police visit singer's Soul Train-themed 35th birthday bash after noise complaints from neighbours Lively party
- Back home! Gwen Stefani and sons jet into California after spending Labor Day weekend with Blake Shelton at his Oklahoma ranch Family time
- MIC's Lucy Watson flaunts her impeccably peachy posterior in a thong style bikini on romantic Crete getaway with beau James Dunmore
- Love Island's Cara De La Hoyde shows off her tanned legs in a thigh-skimming unbuttoned shirt dress as she attends food launch Stylish display
- Is this why Katie Holmes is hiding romance with Jamie Foxx? Report claims actress 'cannot date publicly for five years after Cruise divorce'
- Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield down SHOTS live on This Morning following Best Daytime Show victory at TV Choice Awards Let's celebrate!
- Pixie Lott looks effortlessly chic as she flaunts her incredible figure in black denim hotpants and a backless vest Keeping it simple
- Viscountess of Weymouth, Emma McQuiston takes the plunge in a daring glittering jumpsuit at luxurious London fashion bash
- Adios Cabo! Wilmer Valderrama and Minka Kelly leave Mexico after romantic weekend following his split from Demi Lovato New couple
- She's back in La La Land! Emma Stone arrives home after new film earns rave reviews at Venice Film Festival in Italy Smart attire
- Closer than ever! Wig-wearing Diddy holds Cassie's hand at Beyonce's 35th Soul Train-themed birthday bash after 'brief split' Back together
- Braless Amanda Holden flashes more than expected in abs-baring crop top as she leads star arrivals at UK TV Live launch Showing some skin
- Elementary! Martin Freeman is worlds away from Sherlock as he enjoys passionate sex with co-star Jocelin Donahue in steamy new drama Startup
- Love is in the air! Mary-Kate Olsen jets out of The Hamptons with husband Olivier Sarkozy after competing in horse show Jetsetters
- Casual Cameron! Diaz, 44, goes makeup-free with husband Benji Madden as they meet Nicole Richie, Joel and their kids for lunch in LA Natural look
- 'It would be terribly wrong': Natasha Hamilton's ex-fiance Ritchie Neville insists it's 'too soon' to introduce the children to her new man
- Family time! Hilaria Baldwin shows off growing baby bump in tank top and sweats on casual outing with Alec and Ireland All together
- Steven Spielberg steps onto the set of new apocalyptic Sci-Fi movie Ready Player One as an army of futuristic gamers invade Birmingham's streets
- 'Our culture is sexist': Emily Ratajkowski points out Mick Jagger, 73, is celebrated for gyrating on stage but Madonna, 58, is called a 'hot mess'
- 'I have never loved my body more!' Lea Michele details how she maintains her trim and toned figure with a vegan diet and regular SoulCycle sessions
- Proud parents Wayne Rooney, Kerry Katona and Sir Elton John share sweet back-to-school snaps of their children as term time rolls around again
- Roxanne Pallett displays her taut tummy in a quirky Spanish-style crop top and co-ordinating shorts in Manchester Dressing for sunshine
- Not a hangover in sight! Jennifer Metcalfe and Ferne McCann slip into stylish outfits as they attend bash the day after TV Choice Awards Fresh and vibrant
- The prince's duties are a piece of cake! Charles and Camilla celebrate 500 years of the Royal Mail with an edible tribute at a reception in the capital
- 'Women put out too easily': Jodie Marsh reveals she would never have sex on the first date after breaking her celibacy for ex-husband James Placido
- Make-up free Billie Piper flaunts her toned legs in a skimpy lace dress as she steps out in London on a break from West End show Casual
- Heida Reed is resplendent in fitted forest green jacket and long-flowing skirt as she films for Poldark series three Filming in Cornwall
- An ill-fitting ballerina dress, OTT blue and an overdose of sequins: Fearne Cotton, TOWIE's Georgia and Chloe and Faye Brooks lead TV Choice frock horrors
- City chic! Eva Mendes looks effotlessly stylish in casual red shirt and smart capris as she leaves photo shoot in New York Ready for her close up
- Strictly Come Walking! Daisy Lowe shows off her ample bust and toned tum in a sporty crop top as she heads to dance rehearsals Ready to work
- Netflix renews Narcos for two more seasons... as second season kicks off with steamy sex scene after just 10 minutes Hit show
- 'Kids used to make fun of my eyebrows': Kate Upton talks 'cruel' classmates as she admits she wants a 'nice butt' and admires Ashley Graham
- Yee-haw! Vogue Williams channels her inner cowgirl as she steps out in a plunging tan suede pencil dress which shows off her model figure
- Danielle Lloyd stands out from the crowd as she shows off her toned figure in vibrant gym gear... after suffering 'terrifying' dog attack Moving on
- That's a wrap! Louise Thompson shows off toned and tanned figure in a teal bikini as she toasts the final episode of Made In Chelsea Celebrations
- 'I don't feel sufficiently confident': Devastated Zayn Malik apologises to fans after pulling out of Dubai gig as he continues to battle 'extreme anxiety'
- Gigi Hadid is stylish in T-shirt mini dress and retro cat's eye sunglasses as she leaves her plush New York apartment Cool in the city
- 'Everyone should be loved on their fat days': Renee Zellweger is a vision of beauty in a little black dress as she hits out at body shamers and online trolls
- 'Let's balance the scales': Channing Tatum talks 'equal opportunity objectification' through new Vegas male revue show Magic Mike Live
- Almost ready to rumba! Amber Rose hits the airport with Dancing with the Stars partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy ahead of season 23 premiere
- Nurse Trixie gets frisky! Helen George packs on the PDA with boyfriend Jack Ashton as they celebrate Call The Midwife win at the TV Choice Awards
- 'He is no more my type than I am his': Kirstie Allsopp says she is 'amazed' by rumours of romance with Phil Spencer after 17 years working together
- Hang on... was that Prince Charles? Joggers do a hilarious double take after running past the royal as he strolls through Green Park
- Busty Jemma Lucy goes casual in sexy midi dress for make-up bash... after lashing out at BB winner Helen Wood for branding her 'a disgusting dog'
- 'Forever on vacation!': Model Alessandra Ambrosio takes a dip in her TINY bikini as she enjoys time off in Malibu with friends and family This is the life!
- Now that's real work! Terry Richardson shares throwback snap of his girlfriend Skinny in the delivery room during her 14-HOUR labor to celebrate Labor Day
- The girl Dunn good! Jourdan flashes her cleavage in a racy red cutout jumpsuit at Beyonce's Soul Train themed 35th birthday bash
- Crazy In Love! Birthday girl Beyonce shows off her dance moves as she grinds with Jay Z at her Soul Train-themed 35th bash It's my party...
- Going for gold: Kelly Rowland rocks plunging metallic jumpsuit as she celebrates Beyoncé's 35th birthday with husband Tim Witherspoon
- Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen reveals his recent and crippling battles with depression and the fear of falling victim to it like his father did
- Surf's up! Newly-single Joshua Jackson hits the waves after split from long-term love Diane Kruger Enjoyed some alone time
- Holly Willoughby reveals her family is a 'nappy-free zone' after her youngest son Chester teaches himself to use the potty - and he's only ONE!
- Living the HIGH life: Ferne McCann and Vicky Pattison sport very daringly cut swimsuits as they go flyboarding on This Morning road trip
- Newly single Brooklyn Beckham takes his mind off Chloe Moretz split as he goes skateboarding at London park Doing what he does best
- V. sophisticated duo! Emma Thompson and daughter Gaia, 16, glam up for Bridget Jones premiere in dazzling ensembles What a duo
- Kanye West is 'evacuated' after firefighters are called to his New York fashion studio.. hours before live show at Madison Square Garden
- Her mini-me! North West matches her mother Kim Kardashian in silver sequin dress as they head to Kanye's concert in New York Carbon copy
- Dancing into the work week! Make-up-free Ivanka Trump shares a cute clip of herself bopping with giggling son Theo, before heading into the office
- EXCLUSIVE: Hiddleswift in trouble! Tom Hiddleston asked Taylor Swift to Emmys... but she is 'uncomfortable' and 'fears he's not with her for right reasons'
- Celebrity pals, a DJ sideline and a place on Miss Vogue's 'fittest boys' list: Meet the 21-year-old heartthrob playing James Nesbitt's teenage son in Cold Feet
- 'I'm not nervous, just joyous': Dame Julie Andrews beams on the red carpet at My Fair Lady opening night in Sydney Hollywood icon
- 'The sun hates me and I hate the sun': Kelly Osbourne suffers an epic fail as she shares painful-looking snap of her lobster red sunburn Ouch!
- Bella Thorne insists she's still single despite passionate kiss with best friend... following bisexual revelation and split from boyfriend Greg Sulkin
- Prince Harry makes personal donation to fund giving 10,000 Brazilian children a chance to attend the Paralympic games #Filltheseats drive
- Bad girl Rihanna turns heads again in double denim as she steps out wearing quirky ensemble in New York City Her own sense of style
- Hey, Gilmour, leave our 'hood alone! Outrage over Pink Floyd guitarist's plans to demolish a 122-year-old bath house so he can build a luxury home
- Keira Knightley dresses for summer in a chic bubblegum pink pastel dress as she and husband James Righton jet out of London Simply gorgeous
- 'We toasted her with a tiny tequila': Phillip Schofield dedicates TV Choice award to This Morning's late agony aunt Denise Robertson In their thoughts
- Bedtime for Bridge? Renée Zellweger is all partied out as she makes cosy departure from Bridget Jones's Baby after-party with beau Doyle Bramhall II
- She's back! Sia drops video clip for new single The Greatest featuring Kendrick Lamar and teen dancer Maddie Ziegler All-star
- Suki Waterhouse transforms from model to movie star as she looks pretty as a peach in a chic ruffle dress at the Venice Film Festival Working it
- 'Does he need a plus one?' Female fans go into meltdown after news of Prince Harry's Caribbean tour is announced on Instagram
- The OTHER reason to watch Poldark! Show's scheming heiress is actually a racy aristocrat, friends with Prince Harry - and she's no stranger to sizzling scenes
- Keeping it brief! Gemma Arterton nails casual chic style in shorts and sleeveless top as she steps out in Venice Oh so chic
- Forget the hair transplant, what's going on with James Nesbitt's eyebrows? Cold Feet fans in a frenzy over his character Adam's 'painted-on' arches
- 'They looked like two bald men': Adele Silva's regret over D cup breast implants as she plans reduction to keep her chest perky after pregnancy
- History in the making: Miss America's first ever openly lesbian contestant shares her excitement as she gets set to compete for the coveted pageant crown
- Partying like rockstars: 5SOS' Luke Hemmings hides his face with a hat as he hits the town with One Direction's Niall Horan and girlfriend Arzaylea
- Susanna Reid's daring side-split gown threatens to overexpose her long legs as she makes a swift exit from TV Choice Awards Va va voom
- Lauren Bush Lauren and husband David escape NY to celebrate their anniversary with a rustic weekend in Colorado along with baby son James
- 'I'm disgusted they left it up to TV to teach their kids how love works': Corrie actor hits back at 'homophobes' after they slammed the show over gay kissing scene
- Mary Berry can't contain her delight as The Great British Bake Off wins Best Talent Show at the TV Choice Awards Time to celebrate!
- Worse for wear Chloe Sims enjoys steamy kiss with fellow reveller after narrowly avoiding wardrobe malfunction at TV Choice Awards
- Ellie Goulding flashes major side-boob in a backless feathered dress as she attends the Bridget Jones' Baby premiere
- Family first! Naomi Watts shares a sweet moment with her brother Ben as they enjoy an Australian-style BBQ in New York
- 'Bridget Jones's Baby is a bundle of joy': Critics deliver largely positive reviews of third instalment of Renee Zellweger franchise Gone down a storm
- 'I still get butterflies': Miranda Kerr reveals she keeps in contact with fiancé Evan Spiegel by Snapchatting him multiple times a day
- The bitter end: Alex Mytton and Jamie Laing fell out over unpleasant interventions of Frankie Gaff in the finale of Made In Chelsea: South of France By Jim Shelley
- Leggy Suki Waterhouse enjoys a gondola ride in a vintage-style teal dress as she is joined by her lookalike mother in Venice
- 'Hanging out with my boy': Jamie Oliver posts sweet snap of 2am daddy duties as he gives newborn son River Rocket his night feed
- Pixie Lott wows in stunning khaki jumpsuit with plunging neckline following another successful theatre performance Fashion parade
- Shamed Christopher Biggins hits the red carpet at Bridget Jones's Baby premiere in first public appearance since sick CBB Holocaust 'joke'
- 'The landlady is VERY Rachel:' Cold Feet viewers urge James Nesbitt's Adam to ditch his young new bride in favour of the 'Helen Baxendale lookalike'
- 'It's like they've never been away!': Fans go wild for the triumphant return of Cold Feet as the beloved drama returns after 13 years
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why Helen Baxendale got Cold Feet about return to much-loved drama Cold Feet Producers failed to persuade her
- Newlywed Samia Ghadie flashes her wedding ring at TV Choice Awards... as she shares the red carpet with former love rival Jennifer Metcalfe
- Here come the girls! Holly Willoughby, Katie Price, Catherine Tyldesley and Susanna Reid set the tone for the night in glam ensembles at the TV Choice Awards
- Back on! Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles 'rekindle romance with a dinner date in Los Angeles' A-list couple
- 'I don't regret what I said': Chloe Moretz reignites old feud with Kim Kardashian... but says she rues giving reality personality 'the attention'
- 'Where's my transporter when I need him!' Rosie Huntington-Whiteley yearns for Jason Statham as hurricane leaves her stranded in Mexico
- Back to her best! Renée Zellweger, 47, wears one-shoulder satin dress with sexy thigh-split as she greets fans at Bridget Jones' Baby premiere
- So blondes don't have all the fun? Emmerdale's Gemma Atkinson debuts new brunette curls at the TV Choice Awards New 'do
- Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley oozes elegance in a striking one-shoulder jumpsuit at the TV Choice Awards So chic
- 'I loved working on Home and Away': Chris Hemsworth crashes Tom Hiddleston's TV Choice Award acceptance speech on the set of Thor
- Raining on her parade! Kim Murray shelters under a scarf during a downpour as she watches hubby Andy breeze into the quarter finals of the US Open
- Kourtney Kardashian shows off her amazing figure in sexy black one-piece as she spends the day on luxury yacht in Italy
- 'You put the statue in statutory rape': Rob Lowe's sex tape gets plenty of replays at his Comedy Central Roast... but it's Ann Coulter who's really burnt
- TOWIE girls reunite! Chloe Sims joins Ferne McCann, Danielle Armstrong and Jessica Wright in show-stopping gowns at the TV Choice Awards
- Cold Feet was the best of the recent TV revivals but would have been even better without James Nesbitt as the star of the show, writes Jim Shelley
- 'I'm a shooting star': Asteroid is named after Freddie Mercury to mark the late Queen star's 70th birthday Discovered in 1991, the year Mercury died
- Megan McKenna flaunts her long legs in satin mini dress as boyfriend Pete Wicks makes bold statement in green checked suit at the TV Choice Awards
- EastEnders' Lacey Turner scoops Best Soap Actress as Corrie's Shayne Ward nabs Best Newcomer as they lead winners at TV Choice Awards
- Dapper Patrick Dempsey looks giddy as he poses with his three children and wife Jillian at the Bridget Jones' Baby premiere... after recent reconciliation
- From glamour girl to Nordic domestic goddess: Rebecca Loos has NO regrets about 'Beckham affair' because it brought her a family of 'little vikings'
- She's back with a bump or two, but has she kept up with the times? BRIAN VINER reviews Bridget Jones' Baby
- Antonio Conte soaks up Savona sun in Speedos as Chelsea boss enjoys Italy break with wife Elisabetta Muscarello New-found spare time
- A wave of warmth at seeing old friends 13 years on: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the relaunch of Cold Feet Season premiere
- Simply stunning! Miranda Kerr shows off her model figure in a racy black swimsuit as she takes a dip in the pool Incredible physique
- Careful Pinocchio! Kim Zolciak's daughter Brielle Biermann, 19, is ADAMANT she did not get a nose job as she sets the record straight on Snapchat
- Beyonce silenced! Queen Bey postpones New Jersey concert to October on doctor's orders for vocal rest Celebrated her 35th birthday this week
- Alicia Keys, Usher, and Jay Z don seventies gear for Beyonce's star-studded Soul Train-themed birthday bash Partying through the vocal rest
- Well they say opposites attract! Miley Cyrus stands out from the crowd in eccentric attire while Liam Hemsworth goes low-key
- Full horror of Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson dune buggy crash revealed on Real Housewives of Orange County Shocking scenes
- Look away Alexander Skarsgard! Alexa Chung snuggles up with ex-boyfriend Matthew Hitt during fun-filled afternoon in NYC Still pals
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'Bath time!': Chrissy Teigen wears nothing but a towel as she preps to wash her cute daughterLuna in Snapchat videoGirl time
- Feeling the burn! Bella Thorne shows some skin in bizarre outfit and pink wig for last day of partying at Burning Man festival Sharing on Snapchat
- 'Then there were four': Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean and wife announce they are expecting a second child Adorable Instagram post
- Tatt's a nice rose! Demi Lovato reveals yet another tattoo as she posts candid videos for her fans from under the needle Inked again
- What a ride! Jordana Brewster's son Julian gets a push from his doting mum in a grocery cart during fun-filled shopping trip Family time
- Solo holiday: Caitlyn Jenner wears a mini-skirt and flats as she steps out for a casual coffee in Malibu on Labor Day All by herself
- Brandon Jenner and wife Leah look like the picture perfect family as they take their cute baby girl Eva to the Malibu Fair Family time
- Hot metal! Kim Kardashian wears a VERY high-cut silver swimsuit as she shows off slimmed-down figure in raunchy new snap Sneak peek
- 'I'll smack your head against the wall': Joe Giudice threatens wife Teresa as his drinking gets out of control ahead of prison stay on RHONJ
- Tiger Woods put her off marriage! Champion skier Lindsey Vonn admits troubled love life made her wary of getting wed on Running Wild
- Euphoric indeed! Margot Robbie oozes sex appeal as she gets between the sheets with shirtless male models in new TV advert for Calvin Klein fragrance
- Bumping along nicely! Heavily pregnant Candice Swanepoel poses in an open shirt for a stunning Instagram photo Baring all
- Rebel Wilson works up a sweat in matching Nike gym gear as she goes hiking in Los Angeles on Labor Day holiday Ready for action
- She's got some front! Justin Bieber's ex Chantel Jeffries stuns in TINY crop top and skinny jeans while touring Paris Wow factor
- Justin Bieber's new flame Sofia Richie shows off her long legs in hotpants while shopping in Beverly Hills Retail therapy
- 'I told her "keep your legs closed!"': Daredevil star Charlie Cox jokes about leaving pregnant girlfriend at home so he could attend Toronto Fan Expo
- Jennifer Garner reunites with onscreen husband Bryan Cranston at the Telluride screening of Wakefield Golden Globe-winning duo
- Selma Blair shows off her toned legs in a short T-shirt dress while taking her bicycle for a spin around sunny Los Angeles Riding around
- Shake it off! Kim Zolciak twerks away her worries at pool party after husband Kroy Biermann is cut from Buffalo Bills Cheering up her man
- Young love! Jaden Smith cuddles and kisses his girlfriend Sarah Snyder's neck as the two make a grocery run World of their own
- What a lovely bird! Romee Strijd puts her enviable figure on display in printed skirt while gracing the streets of Manhattan Victoria's Secret model