Aussie Lynton was reduced to chewing the corks on his hat: QUENTIN LETTS watches Mrs May woo Welsh voters
Theresa May was ostensibly in south Wales for a spot of electioneering but the real reason for her visit soon became clear: to see how many times she could say ‘strong and stable leadership’. ...read
DAN HYDE: Don't let insurance firms take you for a ride... always shop around when it's time to renew
When it comes to your home or car insurance, there is absolutely no reward for loyalty. The firms that flog this vital cover don’t even understand the meaning of the word. ...read
ASK TONY: I'm trying to cash in some 11-year-old travellers cheques but firms are just giving me the runaround
My wife and I bought £400 worth of travellers cheques from Thomas Cook in 2006. We cashed some in 2007, 2008 and 2010, leaving us with one £100 cheque each. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS Kim’s ass hasn’t just broken the internet, it’s broken the way a whole generation of girls see themselves
Before everyone gets too carried away showering praise on Kim saying women would 'embrace her honesty' and 'cellulite is to be celebrated', I would ask what exactly is honest about Kim? ...read
The PM who likes to party - in moderation: CRAIG BROWN'S 19 times you have crossed paths with Theresa May
At the B&B discussing her walking break? At a drinks party 12 years ago? As the girl at school with the neatly packed pencil case? CRAIG BROWN on 19 times you may have run into Theresa May. ...read
Sir Mo's wife Tania cashes in by opening royal-themed luxury spa offering Duchess facials and Piccadilly pedicures in their adopted home city in Oregon
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Her husband is a sporting icon who has flown the flag for Team GB around the world. Now Sir Mo Farah’s ambitious wife is taking a taste of Britain to the U.S. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: EU elites must not ignore French voters
In Brussels yesterday the elation was unbounded after the pro-EU candidate, slick former banker Emmanuel Macron, won the first round of the French presidential election. ...read
Je t'aime, Brigitte! Can a man who ran away with his teacher be the President of France? JAN MOIR plays agony aunt to give Emmanuel Macron just the advice he needs
It would have been an interesting education for the enthusiastic drama student who now looks set to become the President of France. JAN MOIR tells him what he may have needed to hear. ...read
Why is my wife's 25% tax-free pension lump sum deal so miserly, and mine more generous? Steve Webb replies
Ex-Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, a reader asks why his wife's pension scheme is offering her a £7k lump sum when her pot is worth around £100k. ...read
FIFA heading for sponsorship crisis ahead of 2018 World Cup after massive £289m loss in 2016
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Last year the world football's ruling body made a loss of £289million and 23 backers still have to be found for a sponsorship model that has 34 slots. ...read
Mimi The Easy Canadian showed diamonds were still a girl’s best friend. Jamie Laing’s conduct however suggested ‘inappropriate fondling’ was more likely to be a boy’s on Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
At Toff's diamond party/‘pardy’, when the jeweller showed them a 10-carat engagement ring, The Easy Canadian immediately tried it on. Eventually she put the rock on her finger too. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will new Today Programme editor ditch Thought for the Day?
Thought for the Day has been a fixture on BBC Radio 4’s Today show since 1970, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE Now presenter John Humphrys wants editor Sarah Sands to ditch it. ...read
You've been collared by The Barking Policeman: After a PC caught a criminal by pretending to be a dog, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says it's time all coppers were trained to mimic them
PC Steve Hutton, from Swindon, used his initiative to capture a fugitive from a high-speed police chase along the M4 last year, and now he has struck again. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Almost 100 days in and Donald hasn't turned out to be the Messiah his supporters prayed for OR monster the haters hoped for – but now he needs to close some big deals
As we approach the 100 days anniversary is that President Trump’s choir is still singing with joy, but much of his wider US congregation remains resolutely hostile to him, writes Piers Morgan. ...read
How CAN I banish my embarrassing rosacea? DR MARTIN SCURR answers questions from readers
Mrs M North from Dronfield, Derbyshire, suffers from rosacea, a common skin condition that mainly affects the cheeks and nose. We don't know exactly what causes rosacea. ...read
Lexi Thompson's monstrous injustice at the ANA Inspiration sees new rule rushed in to stop armchair vigilantes
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Just three weeks after Lexi Thompson suffered injustice that cost her the first women’s major of the season, a local rule will be announced ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Rothschild's sweet return as banker's protege Emmanuel Macron marches on the Elysee Palace
It is hard to imagine any banker winning high office in Britain or the US, where public opinion is still dead set against the financiers. But a hard-nosed banker in Paris may be just what France needs. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: How embarrassing that ALL the fatties I saw on my Turkish holiday were British
DOMINIC LAWSON says he felt embarrassed to be British after watching overweight Brits piling into the hotel buffet and trying in vain to find XXXXL clothes to buy during a holiday to Turkey. ...read
Craig Pawson had an FA Cup semi-final to forget as Arsenal beat Manchester City but he wasn't helped by assistants
GRAHAM POLL: Craig Pawson had a semi-final to forget and he wasn't helped by either of his assistants on key incidents. Both sides had valid claims for a penalty in the first-half. ...read
Bobby Moore was no Judas when he left for new club... neither is Chelsea legend John Terry
MARTIN SAMUEL: Captain, leader, legend… Judas? Is that how John Terry is destined to be remembered, if he has the temerity to seek a career beyond his Chelsea years? ...read
Aussie Lynton was reduced to chewing the corks on his hat: QUENTIN LETTS watches Mrs May woo Welsh voters
Theresa May was ostensibly in south Wales for a spot of electioneering but the real reason for her visit soon became clear: to see how many times she could say ‘strong and stable leadership’. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS Kim’s ass hasn’t just broken the internet, it’s broken the way a whole generation of girls see themselves
Before everyone gets too carried away showering praise on Kim saying women would 'embrace her honesty' and 'cellulite is to be celebrated', I would ask what exactly is honest about Kim? ...read
Sir Mo's wife Tania cashes in by opening royal-themed luxury spa offering Duchess facials and Piccadilly pedicures in their adopted home city in Oregon
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Her husband is a sporting icon who has flown the flag for Team GB around the world. Now Sir Mo Farah’s ambitious wife is taking a taste of Britain to the U.S. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: EU elites must not ignore French voters
In Brussels yesterday the elation was unbounded after the pro-EU candidate, slick former banker Emmanuel Macron, won the first round of the French presidential election. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will new Today Programme editor ditch Thought for the Day?
Thought for the Day has been a fixture on BBC Radio 4’s Today show since 1970, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE Now presenter John Humphrys wants editor Sarah Sands to ditch it. ...read
You've been collared by The Barking Policeman: After a PC caught a criminal by pretending to be a dog, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says it's time all coppers were trained to mimic them
PC Steve Hutton, from Swindon, used his initiative to capture a fugitive from a high-speed police chase along the M4 last year, and now he has struck again. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Almost 100 days in and Donald hasn't turned out to be the Messiah his supporters prayed for OR monster the haters hoped for – but now he needs to close some big deals
As we approach the 100 days anniversary is that President Trump’s choir is still singing with joy, but much of his wider US congregation remains resolutely hostile to him, writes Piers Morgan. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Rothschild's sweet return as banker's protege Emmanuel Macron marches on the Elysee Palace
It is hard to imagine any banker winning high office in Britain or the US, where public opinion is still dead set against the financiers. But a hard-nosed banker in Paris may be just what France needs. ...read
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: There is only one leader who can slay the dragon of division in Brexit Britain. That is why we must all unite behind Mrs May
In this very unusual Election, many normal rules do not apply. We do not believe there is any need to wait until the end of the campaign to make it plain that we support the Conservative Party and urge our readers to vote to keep Theresa May in Downing Street. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Kate risks ridicule by playing the victim as she bares her soul on being lonely as a new mother
AMANDA PLATELL: Prince Harry was courageous to admit he suffered depression following the death of his mother Diana. He spent 20 years of suppressing his feelings. ...read
The election that could sink the EU: ROBERT HARDMAN reveals how an anti-Muslim fascist and a Maoist who wants 100% wealth taxes could be the two winners when terror-hit France votes tomorrow... and, oh yes, both want FREXIT
After 238 deaths at the hands of jihadi terrorists in just two years, France was coming to terms with yet another one yesterday. Might the events go down as an historic turning point? ...read
TOM UTLEY: What today's touchy feely young royals could learn from the speech my grandfather wrote for the Queen
TOM UTLEY: Seventy years ago today, the Queen delivered one of her first and most famous public speeches, in which she promised to devote her whole life to the service of her people. ...read
Yes, Wills and Harry have suffered. But will the public respect a king who lets his emotions all hang out, asks STEPHEN GLOVER
STEPHEN GLOVER: Despite the Princes’ admirable candour, I wonder about William’s premise that the days of the stiff upper lip are over and that frankness is the order of the day. ...read
A first rate brain - but May told Osborne to 'go away and learn some emotional intelligence': ANDREW PIERCE on how the former Chancellor may learn a lot more about ordinary people when he quits as an MP
George Osborne (pictured) yesterday bowed to pressure and announced that he would quit politics to concentrate on his role as editor of the London Evening Standard. ...read
Now is the time for cool heads rather than gung-ho western politicians making matters worse as Rottweiler Putin sees hopes of acquiescence from Trump evaporate, writes MAX HASTINGS
The Russians are bitterly angry. They feel confused and even betrayed by an American in Donald Trump whom they had started to think was just like their own big chief. ...read
Brexit snub for business boss who said Leave: Former Chamber of Commerce chief is rejected for role in the Department for Exiting the EU without an interview
The Whitehall old boy's network is alive and well in the case of John Longworth, writes Andrew Pierce. Ardent Remainers have snubbed his chance at a new post helping to organise Brexit. ...read
JANE FRYER: Rocker Rick Wakeman's wild lifestyle led to three heart attacks and four wives and he lost 42 friends last year, so how is he still alive?
Rick Wakeman is enormous. Six foot three — and sort of half-man, half-hairy-walrus-in-a-wig, with a huge fleshy face, gigantic nostrils and impressive girth, writes JANE FRYER. ...read
Why this photo proves Charles WILL be King: RICHARD KAY explains how the new portrait of the Prince with the Queen shows the permafrost that descended as his and Diana's marriage unravelled has finally lifted
What this picture does is to give Charles, 68, the authority he has long craved, the Queen's endorsement for him as the next head of the family, writes RICHARD KAY. ...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
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
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
FIFA heading for sponsorship crisis ahead of 2018 World Cup after massive £289m loss in 2016
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Last year the world football's ruling body made a loss of £289million and 23 backers still have to be found for a sponsorship model that has 34 slots. ...read
Lexi Thompson's monstrous injustice at the ANA Inspiration sees new rule rushed in to stop armchair vigilantes
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Just three weeks after Lexi Thompson suffered injustice that cost her the first women’s major of the season, a local rule will be announced ...read
Craig Pawson had an FA Cup semi-final to forget as Arsenal beat Manchester City but he wasn't helped by assistants
GRAHAM POLL: Craig Pawson had a semi-final to forget and he wasn't helped by either of his assistants on key incidents. Both sides had valid claims for a penalty in the first-half. ...read
Bobby Moore was no Judas when he left for new club... neither is Chelsea legend John Terry
MARTIN SAMUEL: Captain, leader, legend… Judas? Is that how John Terry is destined to be remembered, if he has the temerity to seek a career beyond his Chelsea years? ...read
Tottenham still lack that killer instinct after defeat by Chelsea... and find out who made my team of the week
JAMIE REDKNAPP: When I saw Chelsea's team sheet on Saturday I thought this was Tottenham's chance to eradicate their 'nearly-men' tag. They were there for the taking. ...read
The North-South divide that could really split the game: Millionaire players prefer London's bright lights... but clubs will suffer if their stars can't wait to fly out after a game
OLIVER HOLT: Most Manchester United fans say they do not care that Jose Mourinho has not put down any roots in the city. They say drawing attention to it is just the Press being parochial and mischievous. ...read
Diego Costa's form has dipped spectacularly since Chinese Super League offer... so is the Chelsea striker's head already in China?
THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Diego Costa's form has slumped dramatically since a big money offer from Tianjin Quanjian in January... so has the Chelsea striker's head been turned? ...read
Nathan Ake must seize his chance to impress Antonio Conte... but N'Golo Kante holds the key for Chelsea
MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: I cannot say I am surprised that Antonio Conte will pick Nathan Ake over John Terry to replace Gary Cahill against Tottenham. ...read
Here's why John Terry has to be my No 1 in central defence... he wasn't just a stopper, he could pass the ball too
JAMIE CARRAGHER: An era is coming to an end after John Terry announced he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season. He is one of the best defenders to have ever played the game. ...read
Football hooliganism is now not the ‘English Disease’ but the ‘European Ailment’… safe standing should never come to pass
JEFF POWELL: Since Marseille became re-infected during Euro 2016 there has been more trouble in France, and the Low Countries have joined the low-life soccer nations. ...read
Eddie Jones will turn British and Irish Lions selection into a positive with an exciting and clever England squad set to tour Argentina this summer
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Lions tours can be a mixed blessing but Eddie Jones has turned it to his advantage with an exciting and clever England squad to face the Pumas. ...read
Crystal Palace midfielder Hiram Boateng has shown his power, passing and confidence at Northampton... But he needs to add goals to his game
SECRET SCOUT: Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week he is checking in on Hiram Boateng. ...read
Norwich City and NBA have helped take my mind off injury blow after tough baptism in the IPL
Tymal Mills: Unfortunately things have not gone brilliantly for us, or myself, out here in Bangalore. During the defeat by Mumbai Indians I tweaked my hamstring while bowling. ...read
Sir Clive Woodward makes his British and Irish Lions selections ahead of the New Zealand tour
Sir Clive Woodward was the last man to make a British and Irish Lions selection for a tour of New Zealand. The tour didn't go to plan back then in 2005 when Lions lost 3-0 to the All-Blacks. ...read
Jose Mourinho is on the edge right now and it won't take much to tip him over as he faces old side Chelsea
GLENN HODDLE: Jose Mourinho's first season at Manchester United is teetering on the edge at the moment. It is like that scene at the end of the Italian Job. ...read
Sir Ray's still really got it: The Kinks frontman's first album in nine years is a diverting and well-crafted look back on his relationship with America
Ray Charles has a new album out, his first in nine years. His singing, characterful as ever, oozes Muswell Hill even as he reels off Midwestern place names. ...read
Wladimir Klitschko has started playing mind games and will try and get into Anthony Joshua's head before the Wembley showdown
EDDIE HEARN: With just a fortnight to go until the biggest fight in British boxing history, Wladimir Klitschko has began to crank up the mind games ahead of his clash with Anthony Joshua. ...read
One For Arthur winning the Grand National was like a dream... but things did not go quite so well in training
PETER SCUDAMORE: Almost every aspect of One For Arthur’s training programme had been thoroughly documented on our stable website by my partner Lucinda Russell — except one. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Jesus Navas proves his versatility for Man City as injury denies Dustin Johnson his Masters shot
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
British & Irish Lions hopefuls have one more chance to make the plane to New Zealand with Chris Robshaw and Dylan Hartley facing late trials
WORLD OF RUGBY - CHRIS FOY: It's not over yet. Warren Gatland is in New Zealand at present, but he will be closely monitoring the final, frantic Lions auditions in these parts. ...read
You really have to be Mad to be a manager... a few bad results and your halo quickly drops to become a noose
MARTIN ALLEN: Record numbers of managers have been sacked this season. It's that horrible time of year for managers when results aren't going well. Thank God for the LMA. ...read
It's all about the Gabba this year but I'd love to force my way into contention for England's one-day squad for the Champions Trophy
STUART BROAD EXCLUSIVE: This is the first time in many years I’ve been able to get a proper pre-season under my belt and it’s done me the world of good both physically and mentally. ...read
David Rocastle is rightly remembered as a gifted footballer and decent man by friends and family in new documentary about the Arsenal hero's all too short life
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: BT Sport’s documentary brought back together two pals from a South London council estate who made it all the way to the top of English football. ...read
The Prediction Challenge: Sportsmail's experts go head to head on this weekend's Premier League matches... Martin Keown vs Craig Hope
It's what millions of us do every day - predicting what the score will be in a Premier League match. Well, now we've challenged Sportsmail's experts to test their prediction power. ...read
It's about time cricket got tough with players abusing umpires... but they should have brought in red cards!
DAVID 'BUMBLE' LLOYD: I have been banging on for ages about the need for umpires to get tough over the disrespect they are shown, so I’m delighted they have finally been given some teeth by MCC. ...read
Manchester City must keep it tight against deadly Monaco strike force of Radamel Falcao and Kylian Mbappe
CHRIS SUTTON'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: After watching Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain put their ties to bed, Manchester City have the players going forward to do the same. ...read
Russia 2018 World Cup boss in new doping scandal: Vladimir Putin's ally accused of silencing discus thrower whistleblower who lifted lid in 2012
SPECIAL REPORT BY NICK HARRIS: The man who led Russia's 2018 World Cup bid and a key ally of Vladimir Putin is facing a new scandal over claims he silenced a drugs whistleblower. ...read
Joe Root must be his own man as England captain and keep scoring
NASSER HUSSAIN: From what I've seen of Joe as an England player the signs are good. From the moment he made his Test debut, he's shown that all-important mental toughness captains need. ...read
'Joe Root always stood out as someone who'd go all the way': Jonny Bairstow reflects on England appointing his friend as the new Test captain
JONNY BAIRSTOW: I met him when we played for Yorkshire Under 12s. I remember a small, talented guy a year younger than me. He always stood out as someone who'd go all the way. ...read
Manchester City target Ivan Rakitic is negotiating new Barcelona contract while Liverpool hold off on signing Spartak Moscow's Quincy Promes
SIMON JONES - TRANSFER COLUMN: Far from being close to joining Manchester City, Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic is negotiating a contract extension to stay in Spain. ...read
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England concede highest total for 139 years as Alastair Cook's men struggle
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England conceded their highest total in 983 Tests stretching all the way back to March 1877. India’s 759 for seven beat the 751 for five by West Indies in Antigua in April 2004. ...read
Stuart Broad is the complete Test bowler... we can both be grumpy, but we both desperately want to win
JAMES ANDERSON: I will miss not playing with Stuart this week because we have developed a good relationship on and off the field as England team-mates. ...read
Gary Neville: I would gladly pay £5,000 fine for celebration against Liverpool again a hundred times
So in the 90th minute, Ryan Giggs is standing over the ball and all I remember is him bending it into the box, Rio Ferdinand rising up and the ball hitting the back of the net. ...read
Jessica Ennis-Hill became a track giant and is comfortably among all-time five greatest British female athletes
DALEY THOMPSON: Ennis-Hill would be among the five greatest British female athletes of all time and, had she not suffered a few injuries over the years, she could have been one of our best athletes in history. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Top team that hope you'll enjoy their Company! Revolutionary new version of the musical will re-imagine central role of Bobby as a woman
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Company is coming together! The new production of the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical has already undergone a gender change. ...read
The A-Z of Pippa's big day: Carole's the party planner. Naughty Uncle Gary IS invited, but Harry's Meghan WON'T be there. Just don't mention the best man's six-in-a-bed orgies!
Pippa, 33, and mother Carole Middleton, are determined to make her not-quite-royal spring wedding on Saturday, May 20, a society event to remember — and the last word in good taste. ...read
JACI STEPHEN: 1,000 shows later, you still can’t beat Flog It!
Fifteen years is a long time in body fat. As Flog It! celebrated its 1,000th programme, one could only gasp in horror at the changing shape of the nation. ...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
Je t'aime, Brigitte! Can a man who ran away with his teacher be the President of France? JAN MOIR plays agony aunt to give Emmanuel Macron just the advice he needs
It would have been an interesting education for the enthusiastic drama student who now looks set to become the President of France. JAN MOIR tells him what he may have needed to hear. ...read
As a racy magazine for midlife women hits the news-stands, its editor ROWAN PELLING says... Yes! 60 is the new sexy
When I first became a so-called ‘sexpert’, I was 28. Back then, I was editor of a journal called The Erotic Review. Two decades later, I can see I was painfully young to claim much expertise about sex. ...read
Could Maidenhead’s fair maidens tempt me to join Theresa's crew? LIZ JONES visits the PM's constituency
Theresa May’s village reminds me of Beverly Hills, stuffed with rich people (I spot three Bentleys and a Range Rover convertible) with few worries. Unlike me, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
BEL MOONEY: Why must my partner's slobby son who does nothing in the home wreck my hope of happiness?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman who is struggling with her partner's son, who does nothing to help around the house and had his new girlfriend to stay without asking her. ...read
The hotel that's FINALLY impressed etiquette expert William Hanson: How afternoon tea at London's Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is simply perfect
William Hanson found himself impressed with just about every aspect of the hotel's afternoon tea, which features round sandwiches with just one piece of bread and the filling placed on top. ...read
After years juggling demanding children with an even more demanding job, FEMAIL’s Lorraine Candy reveals in her last column how she finally found the secret of HAVING IT ALL
When she began writing a weekly working mum column for Femail seven years ago, Lorraine Candy had three children: Sky, then aged six, Gracie, five, and Henry, two. ...read
How I had to fight for 20 years to get my rapist jailed: Mother-of-two who was raped eight times in her own home was forced to BEG police to pursue her attacker
Mother-of-two Lynda Donnelly said she felt 'ridiculed' and treated 'like a fantasist' by London's Metropolitan Police as she fought to bring her rapist Pierre Bate to justice. ...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
How CAN I banish my embarrassing rosacea? DR MARTIN SCURR answers questions from readers
Mrs M North from Dronfield, Derbyshire, suffers from rosacea, a common skin condition that mainly affects the cheeks and nose. We don't know exactly what causes rosacea. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Is my GP on the level about cholesterol?
I recently had a cholesterol test and it showed a reading of seven, which my GP considered to be within acceptable limits. I thought anything over five was considered high. ...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
DAN HYDE: Don't let insurance firms take you for a ride... always shop around when it's time to renew
When it comes to your home or car insurance, there is absolutely no reward for loyalty. The firms that flog this vital cover don’t even understand the meaning of the word. ...read
ASK TONY: I'm trying to cash in some 11-year-old travellers cheques but firms are just giving me the runaround
My wife and I bought £400 worth of travellers cheques from Thomas Cook in 2006. We cashed some in 2007, 2008 and 2010, leaving us with one £100 cheque each. ...read
Why is my wife's 25% tax-free pension lump sum deal so miserly, and mine more generous? Steve Webb replies
Ex-Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, a reader asks why his wife's pension scheme is offering her a £7k lump sum when her pot is worth around £100k. ...read
My dentist said I didn't have to pay but now the NHS has charged me £233 and fined me £100: TONY HETHERINGTON investigates
I was told to pay charges of £233 plus a penalty of £100. I replied that if a mistake had been made, albeit not by me, then I would pay the charges, but it is demanding the penalty as well. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: Why France's election could be bad for Britain, the euro and put us at risk of an economic slump
Brenda from Bristol made headlines this week after expressing exasperation at the thought of a General Election. Many agreed. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: There's more to this election than Brexit, here are some money questions to ask MPs who want your vote
This election should not just be about how we leave the EU, there are other things to consider and we should seize the opportunity to push our politicians on those too. ...read
'It will hardly set the world on fire'... JEFF PRESTRIDGE on the new N&SI investment bond
It it a pretty desperate state of affairs when a savings product comes along that pays an interest rate below the rate of inflation – and still proceeds to sell like proverbial hot cross buns. ...read
JON REES: It looks likely an energy bills price cap is coming - but there are pitfalls
It is hard to believe that a Tory Government, committed as a matter of principle to the primacy of free markets, would introduce a price cap for energy bills. ...read
San Francisco workspace launches in London, fuels race to launch trillion-dollar tech start-up
There will be a trillion dollar start-up sooner or later,’ says Duncan Logan, the Scottish founder of RocketSpace, the San Francisco-based technology ‘campus’ that is launching. ...read
Ditch that Easter egg and encourage your kids to save instead says LEE BOYCE – we should instil the habit early (even if it's boring!)
The typical Britain is saving less and borrowing more - so surely we should be teaching our children the value of saving for the future at a tender age? ...read
The hype surrounding some of these new app-only banks is deafening - but are they really going to take over the world of banking as we know it?
Richard Browning has seen banks come and go since the 1980s. The newest ones exist only on the home screen on your phone. Is that a good place for a bank? Here's his review of Monzo ...read
Should you say goodbye to your home phone line? TOBY WALNE plots the rise and fall of the landline
The home phone is heading towards extinction. TOBY WALNE plots the rise and fall of the landline and assesses whether it really is time to hang up on the old handset. ...read
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Here's the trick I play to help me save money
It’s so easy to come up with stories to tell ourselves to justify spending money. So I’ve started building up an armoury of reverse arguments to tell myself to help save. ...read
SALLY HAMILTON: Start saving early to save yourself from a Grimm pension tale
Once upon a time the hope for most people was to retire on a decent state pension. But that particular fairytale ending is now more Brothers Grimm than schmaltzy Disney. ...read
If British Gas has got £100m to spare why isn't it lowering prices? asks REBECCA RUTT
British Gas is offering a new reward scheme for loyal customers but can't it just take the £100 million investment and lower bills for everyone instead? ...read
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: NS&I may offer the best rates - but it also seems to be offering the most headaches
The Government-backed savings organisation will allow the bereaved to withdraw only up to £5,000 from a loved one's account without going through the lengthy and arduous process of probate. ...read
Does your annuity have small print that says you can sell it? We found one example and experts say there’ll be more
Insurers are flouting the small print in their own contracts by refusing to let savers cash in their small annuities, Money Mail can reveal. ...read
MYRA BUTTERWORTH: Letting fees ban won’t lower costs for renters - I’ve got a better solution…
The policy is designed to help the thousands of tenants paying hundreds of pounds in upfront fees But it will end up hurting the people it was designed to protect. ...read
Sheer joy of being a miserable old miser! JAMES CONEY on why he's proud to be a penny pincher
From the moment I became Money Mail editor, I became a tyrant of scrimping and saving. I despise waste, and I hate the profits that many firms make out of our apathy. ...read
Er, heard of ISIS, Jeremy? Hapless Corbyn says he doesn't understand why MI6 needs to recruit a thousand more spies
The Labour leader said he could not see why it was 'necessary' for MI6 to boost numbers and also dismissed the need to increase the defence budget. ...read
MONEY MORALS: My younger daughter's university fees are £17,000 higher than those of her elder sister. Should I pay the difference?
It doesn’t feel fair that one daughter is starting out in life with that extra burden through no fault of her own. But also I worry it might not seem fair to give one daughter £17,000 more than the other. ...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
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
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
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: Why a snap election? Ask the 30 tories facing criminal charges...
This is a flap election, not a snap election. It has been called to get the Government out of what might be serious legal trouble, writes PETER HITCHENS. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: You rocked on Radio One, Wills, but don't you dare do it again!
It was all a bit peculiar and – to use a word never far from the young Royals’ lips – I wasn’t sure how to ‘process’ it, RACHEL JOHNSON discusses Wills and Kate's visit to Radio One. ...read
BLACK DOG: Yvette’s on the U-turn express after she switched to a train going in the opposite direction when May dropped her Election bombshell
When Theresa May dropped her Election bombshell, Labour’s Yvette Cooper was on a train heading towards her West Yorkshire constituency - not where she wanted to be, writes BLACK DOG. ...read
LIZ JONES: Like Hugh Grant, Comic Relief is past its prime
Red Nose Day has for years been irreverent and shocking, but for a while it made us laugh hard and dig into our pockets, writes LIZ JONES. Sorry to say, this year’s offering was merely embarrassing. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: It's Dave's summer barbecue - with Labour on the grill
The Opposition are in the middle of the most disastrous leadership contest . Tories can barely contain their glee that the shock new frontrunner is Jeremy Corbyn, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which David and I take a trip together
I’ve just returned from a mini break. With David. I don’t normally do holidays, as I always manage to pack myself as well, but I was so close to the edge, so down, I needed to get away. ...read
HEALTH: The dangers of visceral fat
Unlike subcutaneous fat just under your skin, visceral fat is stored deeply, wrapping itself around the heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas and even creeping through muscles. ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Neck treatments to plump and firm
I am in need of a good neck firming and plumping cream and very confused by so many products on the market. Have you any advice? ...read
HOROSCOPES: No more false starts!
You will have no trouble being decisive this week. A New Moon in your birth sign will make you determined to replace all those things that no longer count in your life with something fresh. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I am constantly analysing whether people like me or not. I feel jealous of how close my friends are to each other and think they find it awkward to be around me. ...read
Beauty Buzz: Perfect the new plait, plus pay lip service to Red Nose Day
Get twisty with this season's undone plaits, update your blush collection and the solution to adult eczema. ...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
Believe it or not, the Tories could grab Scottish seats: CHRIS DEERIN explains how the election will answer the two questions on which the survival of the Union depends
This will be the Brexit general election – everywhere apart from Scotland, that is. North of the border, the campaign will largely be fought over a second referendum on breaking up the UK. ...read
Mimi The Easy Canadian showed diamonds were still a girl’s best friend. Jamie Laing’s conduct however suggested ‘inappropriate fondling’ was more likely to be a boy’s on Made In Chelsea, by Jim Shelley
At Toff's diamond party/‘pardy’, when the jeweller showed them a 10-carat engagement ring, The Easy Canadian immediately tried it on. Eventually she put the rock on her finger too. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: How embarrassing that ALL the fatties I saw on my Turkish holiday were British
DOMINIC LAWSON says he felt embarrassed to be British after watching overweight Brits piling into the hotel buffet and trying in vain to find XXXXL clothes to buy during a holiday to Turkey. ...read
Why no man ever gets over the unbearable pain of losing his mother: Their love is unconditional. And when Paul Connolly’s mother died recently it unleashed an avalanche of grief that will resonate with so many
Paul Connolly's world collapsed when his mother died last Christmas. He realises no man is ever too old or too young to be poleaxed by the loss of his mother, as Princes William and Harry demonstrated. ...read
Diana's STILL blowing cobwebs off the Royals: SARAH VINE says conversation Harry has engaged with the nation about mental health was first started by his mother
Prince Harry revealed he had come close to a 'breakdown' after failing to grieve his mother's death and by engaging with the public in this way - he brought her back, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
Countdown to catastrophe: It's a nightmare scenario. But as the war of words between Russia and the U.S. cranks up, historian DOMINIC SANDBROOK imagines the very worst
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the leaders of the two great superpowers stepped back from the edge. But in April 2017, the outcome is chillingly different, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
An economy built on shopping: 'boosting productivity and infrastructure in the UK are essential to our prosperity'
Britain has to stop leaning on the consumer to prop up its economy and the Chancellor must use his Budget this week to take some dramatic steps to help us do that. ...read
What's the truth about Gina Miller? A loss-making company. False claims about a law degree. And critics who say she's a shameless self-publicist...
Gina Miller is a former model turned businesswoman who 'won a political victory over Brexiteers'. But others see her as a shameless publicity seeker, writes RUTH SUNDERLAND. ...read
Going in would have been a calamity: MICHAEL BURLEIGH says it is nonsense that Britain holds some responsibility for the horrors in Syria after not intervening
The violent endgame in Aleppo is 'dreadful', but Britain being responsible for 'not intervening three years ago' is 'nonsense', writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...read
Who knew Ed could be so charming? ESTHER RANTZEN says it's been a ball watching the unlikely Strictly star
Which programme dominated the schedules this weekend? No prizes for guessing. Strictly reigned supreme. Why? One unfair advantage. Strictly had Ed Balls, writes ESTHER RANTZEN. ...read
Article 50 WILL trigger economic pain and uncertainty, writes pro-leave advocate MARK LITTLEWOOD, as he calls for end to 'Brexit blame game'
Last week’s Autumn Statement was dominated by the same story that has overlayed every piece of economic news and activity since the decision by the British people to vote Leave back in June. ...read
How 'child' migrants are straining the care system - and British children are paying the price
Some time ago, I was sitting at a table with ten foster parents in West London and learned that nine of them were looking after asylum-seeking children, HARRIET SERGEANT writes. ...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
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
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
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
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
The PM who likes to party - in moderation: CRAIG BROWN'S 19 times you have crossed paths with Theresa May
At the B&B discussing her walking break? At a drinks party 12 years ago? As the girl at school with the neatly packed pencil case? CRAIG BROWN on 19 times you may have run into Theresa May. ...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
Not just a pretty face: TAG Heuer's new ludicrously opulent but practical smart watch
Smartphones and smartwatches are disposable: proper, ticking watches aren’t. So TAG Heuer walks a tightrope with its Connected smart watches. ...read
OLLY SMITH: How to slay your thirst on St George’s Day? With a glass of vintage English, of course...
Happy Saint George’s Day! I’ve already popped out and slayed a dragon or two and now I’m planning to slake my victorious thirst by swigging English wine. ...read
The dashing new Discovery is so awesome in every way, it may have knocked the Range Rover off its perch
For the past 28 years the Discovery has acted as the peacemaker between the wannabe gentrified Range Rover brigade and the global army of gritty Defender traditionalists. ...read
Fresh from his villainous turn on Homeland, F Murray Abraham adds star power to The Mentor, a wickedly funny tale of two writers brimming with confidence – but not much talent
F Murray Abraham's been busy ever since playing Salieri in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus on stages and on screens large and small, recently (and compellingly) as the über-baddie in Homeland. ...read
Poet, painter and WWI hero, David Jones was revered by peers from Auden to Waugh – and richly deserves this sparkling new biography
David Jones died, penniless, in a residential home in Harrow in October 1974, when Damien Hirst was nine years old. In the world of art, there is no such thing as progress. ...read
British actors at Their Finest: Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin lead the way in a wartime tale that hits you right in the heart
There are some films that hit you right in the heart. Their Finest is one of them. I’ve seen it twice now and absolutely loved it on both occasions. It’s made me laugh and it’s made me cry. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: 'I stared at Jack Nicholson like a puppy'
I wish I could pretend I stayed cool and exchanged the aforementioned calm words with the great man. But no, I just stared at him like a trembling, over-excited labrador puppy. ...read
A game changer: It's got hunks of meat and birds decadently strung up on display. And even if you don’t love grouse or partridge, this place is a true trencherman’s treat
It’s a brave man who opens a restaurant devoted to game on the very cusp of spring. Still, if anyone can pull this off, it’s James Durrant, a chef who trained under Jason Atherton. ...read
Access all arias: Love opera? Adore the great outdoors? David Mellor shares his pick of the summer shows
The summer opera season is a true delight for the classical music lover. The British countryside has a breathtaking array of brilliant performances on offer at prices that won’t break the bank. ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: Was that it? With even Olivia nearly clueless?
Note: spoilers ahead for Broadchurch and Line Of Duty but not Inside The Freemasons, who do not appear to have any secrets worth knowing. So, here we go... ...read
A wonderful farewell to the greatest painter of our time: don't miss Howard Hodgkin's stunning final exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
Howard Hodgkin was closely involved in the planning of this overwhelmingly beautiful and surprising show, but did not live to see it installed: he died earlier this month at 84. ...read
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- Tom Hardy grabs 'moped thief' after chasing him through gardens and building site then proudly announcing 'I caught the c***!'
- Watch out, boys! Rachel Lindsay fiercely struts around in red hot dress for Bachelorette promo Definitely ready to find her man
- SPOILER ALERT: Bethany Platt set to get engaged to boyfriend Nathan Curtis as Corrie's grooming storyline takes an even darker turn
- 'Cellulite is to be celebrated': Susanna Reid lauds Kim Kardashian's unretouched bikini pics as she insists women will 'embrace honesty'
- Mimi showed diamonds were still a girl's best friend. Jamie Laing's conduct suggested 'inappropriate fondling' was more likely on MIC
- The simple life: Oprah Winfrey reveals her idea of a 'good time' is a cup of tea and an English muffin...after spending her holidays on a luxury yacht with Obamas
- Scott Disick takes mystery woman for a ride in Mercedes... as his babymama flaunts her bikini body The star picked up the Khloé lookalike
- Taking care of business... Kylie Jenner shares racy videos of herself stripping down to her underwear and trying out her new lipstick on Snapchat
- Inside her desert oasis! Lady Gaga enjoys freebie stay at $12 million mansion while headlining Coachella Mediterranean mansion courtesy of Airbnb
- Dianna Agron flashes her abs as she oozes classic elegance in a tweed skirt suit and crop top at Chanel's Tribeca Film Festival dinner
- Former X Factor star Craig Colton reveals he and his boyfriend were subjected to knife attack and homophobic abuse at their own home
- Literally picking her up! Jennifer Garner looks in bliss despite divorce drama as she carries daughter Seraphina home from school
- Bring your daughter to work day! Amanda Seyfried is pictured with her newborn for the first time as she returns to acting in LA
- How Coachella A-listers party! Headliners Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga shack up in MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR Airbnbs...and all for free
- Katie Holmes pairs white lace pants with navy cardigan for Chanel dinner during Tribeca 38-year-old actress
- Pamela Anderson publishes bizarre poem boasting about her 'special relationship' with WikiLeaks fugitive Julian Assange Wants to 'bring sexy back' to the US and UK
- Slimline Jonah Hill has the ladies eating out of the palm of his hand as he schmoozes at Chanel artists' dinner during Tribeca Film Festival
- 'It almost killed me': Kelly Osbourne reveals nearly dying from Lyme disease on Watch What Happens Live The 32-year-old celebrity became tearful
- Youthful Naomi Watts, 48, cuts a trendy yet casual figure out-and-about in New York Decided to go for a walk around cool Manhattan
- 'He's in a sombrero, underwear and Ugg boots': Jenna Dewan Tatum talks about the night husband Channing Tatum first seduced her
- 'Stop calling them brambles, they're blackberries!' Masterchef viewers blast John and Gregg as 'pretentious' for RENAMING the fruit
- 'You're an incredibly arrogant man!' Julius and Harry lock horns over Ella while Ollie offers pregnancy tips to Binky and JP in Made In Chelsea
- She won't crack! Defiant Lucy Mecklenburgh shakes her perky bottom in TINY denim hot-pants... after hitting back at 'skinny-shaming' trolls .
- 'That was deeply disturbing': Emmerdale viewers horrified as Pierce rapes Rhona on their wedding day... but others praise the soap .
- Halle Berry and Channing Tatum get ready for action in FIRST TRAILER for Kingsman: The Golden Circle The film is a sequel to the 2015 comedy
- Ouch! Elle Fanning has bandage wrapped around head as she shares a giggle with Peter Dinklage on set of I Think We're Alone Now
- Brad Pitt looks gaunt in a grey bomber jacket before riding off on BMW motorcycle in LA Brad Pitt was spotted looking rather lean
- New romance? Hailey Baldwin is a biker beauty in a leather jacket and combat boots as she joins Cameron Dallas for lunch at Urth Caffe
- What Lady Gaga really looks like: Make-up free diva arrives on set of A Star Is Born after Coachella The singer rolled up with no make-up
- The perks of plastic surgery! Kourtney Kardashian, 38, proudly parades her enhanced chest in tiny bikini on break away from her three kids
- Is she being grumpy or bashful? Khloe Kardashian hides her famous features behind red handbag as she goes to cosmetic surgery centre
- Leggy look! Joanna Krupa puts on stunning display in tiny blue romper as she lunches in Los Angeles The Miami-based blonde model
- Beyonce and Jay Z put in $120m bid for new 30,000sqft Bel Air mansion with a 15-car garage, servants' quarters and bulletproof windows
- Seeing red! Bella Hadid dons vibrant hat as she goes hell for leather with edgy trousers and Chanel bag in NYC
- Petra Nemcova gets leggy in sparkly high-low gown for Tumi event at Tribeca Film Festival The 37-year-old philanthropist
- 'You were biased!' Stephanie Davis accuses fellow mum Holly Willoughby of 'not sticking up for her' in awkward This Morning chat .
- Her own best advert! Eva Longoria wears her own fashion line as she arrives back in Los Angeles...after dispelling pregnancy rumours
- PICTURED: Unairbrushed Kim Kardashian busts out of her skimpy bikini in candid snaps from beach break with the girls
- Girl next door! Kendall Jenner ditches the glamour as she rocks simple T-shirt and cropped pants for studio visit in LA
- 'You are just pure class': Shania Twain gushes over singer Vanessa Ferguson as Top 12 perform live on The Voice US
- Eye-catching! Chloe Sevigny turns heads in lime green patterned dress at The Dinner premiere in NYC Cinched at the waist with a black belt
- Final countdown for Carol Vorderman as she knocks £100,000 off the asking price of her £2.6m Somerset home as it fails to sell
- Sheer delight! Viola Davis beams while catching departing flight in transparent top at Los Angeles airport The 51-year-old actress was a sheer delight
- Coco Austin puts bountiful cleavage on display in clinging dress as she cuddles Ice-T at I Am Evidence premiere Managed to steal plenty of the spotlight
- 'I'm OK': Heather Morris receives perfect scores but still gets eliminated from ABC's Dancing With The Stars The 30-year-old actress wowed with routine
- Gretchen Mol looks pretty in peplum pencil dress for Soho Rep Spring Gala The two-time SAG Award winner
- 'The queen!' Allison Williams can't contain her excitement as she raves about meeting 'pitch perfect' idol Celine Dion