Spooky Scrooge is a Christmas plum: QUENTIN LETTS watches olde worlde Dickens in the RSC’s version of A Christmas Carol
Yet another Scrooge! Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre is one of several to have chosen A Christmas Carol for its December show, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Is it so wicked to gush with rapture over a Christmas gift of a revolting tie or undrinkable brandy?
Why do people squeal with 'well-bred rapture' like Joanna Lumley on a travel show when they unwrap mundane gifts from their family members on Christmas morning, asks TOM UTLEY. ...read
To hell with these traitors' yuman rites: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says it's good to finally have a Defence Secretary who speaks in plain English
In Gavin Williamson, we’ve got a Defence Secretary who speaks in plain English not just for the Armed Forces, but also for the British people, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Sexist japes are behind us, says panto boss: Director explains why he has toned down his shows following inappropriate behaviour allegations
Seasonal pantomimes will have a little less sauce this year because of the furore over inappropriate behaviour, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
Paul McCartney's baby brother Mike shows off white locks at Stella's Christmas party
A conspicious absentee from Stella McCartney’s Christmas party this week at her Mayfair store was her pop star father Sir Paul, who is on tour, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPERARE. ...read
Manchester City cannot give taller rivals United an inch and must counter height with aggression in the derby
MARTIN KEOWN: What Manchester City lack in height, they must make up for with aggression when dealing with Manchester United’s bombardment. ...read
THE SECRET SCOUT: Leicester young defender Darnell Johnson has all the physical attributes but needs to be sharper on his feet
THE SECRET SCOUT: Looking closely at this young centre back, I see a big, square-shouldered, physical presence hat may intimidate some strikers — not unlike his club captain Wes Morgan. ...read
Hundreds of Russian dopers are set to be named with the extent of doping scandal soon to be revealed
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The extent of the serial Russian doping scandal could soon be laid bare, with possibly hundreds of their athletes exposed as cheats. ...read
JONNY BAIRSTOW: Yes I’ve been sledged, but I’ve not lost any friends
JONNY BAIRSTOW: It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Let’s clear up the business I got caught up in at the end of the first Test. A headbutt, to me, is something that has malicious intent. ...read
Pep Guardiola has bought talent and youth... but Manchester City manager has not bought the title
A highly regarded Premier League manager was showing a group of journalists around his training facility this summer. The subject of a very famous rival came up. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Foxy Bingo's £3.9m takeover is a risky bet for Ladbrokes Coral
The idea of two of the oldest names in British bookmaking, Ladbrokes and Coral, falling into the hands of Isle-of-Man online gaming group GVC, is both extraordinary and dispiriting. ...read
CITY DIARY: Peston and Mandelson enjoy a Christmas drink with advertising boss
Hornby, 50, hosted his Christmas drinks in Mayfair’s chi-chi Mark’s Club this week, where guests included Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish and reality TV Z-lister Trinny Woodall. ...read
JANET STREET PORTER: Macho medics condemned Brenda to a literal living hell. So stop planning the perfect funeral you’ll never see and make sure YOU die in the most dignified way you can
Brenda Grant was a considerate woman who had given a lot of thought about how she wanted to die, but she was treated like a premature baby or a vegetable, writes JANET STREET PORTER. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I don’t know how to deal with my husband of 40 years. He has changed so much. He has always been loving, but now he is critical of me and our adult children ...read
'I cashed out my Isas and lumped half of it in Bitcoin': LEE BOYCE on a conversation with a taxi driver that reveals how far the boom has reached
Recently, a taxi driver told me how he had taken money out of his Isas - and turned to Bitcoin and Premium Bonds instead. A foolish strategy - or a genius move? ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: What’s the best illuminating primer?
I’m looking for an illuminating primer to apply before foundation to brighten my skin. Which do you recommend? ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Beware Jezza's dozy grandad look - it's his secret weapon!
Corbyn is a grandpa of 68 who collects not magazines but manhole covers, who makes jam and who toils on his allotment. And that’s why millions love him, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
Hypochondriac wins The Great British Ache Off: CRAIG BROWN predicts next year's news today (part 2)
Iain Duncan Smith will propose in July the secret to a smooth Brexit will be everyone 'having a jolly good snooze' as it will be 'better for the country', writes CRAIG BROWN. ...read
Hallelujah! Reading standards are up. It shows what can be achieved when liberal dogma is defeated, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
Without doubt it is the introduction of phonics as the preferred method of teaching young children how to read that has seen reading standards improve, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Forget 'millennial railcard' gimmicks, here's an easy way to ease the pain of commuters paying £4,000 a year to get the train to work
There is a simple solution that could at least ease the pain of people paying thousands of pounds a year to get to work – officially allow people to salary sacrifice their season tickets. ...read
Spooky Scrooge is a Christmas plum: QUENTIN LETTS watches olde worlde Dickens in the RSC’s version of A Christmas Carol
Yet another Scrooge! Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre is one of several to have chosen A Christmas Carol for its December show, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
TOM UTLEY: Is it so wicked to gush with rapture over a Christmas gift of a revolting tie or undrinkable brandy?
Why do people squeal with 'well-bred rapture' like Joanna Lumley on a travel show when they unwrap mundane gifts from their family members on Christmas morning, asks TOM UTLEY. ...read
To hell with these traitors' yuman rites: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN says it's good to finally have a Defence Secretary who speaks in plain English
In Gavin Williamson, we’ve got a Defence Secretary who speaks in plain English not just for the Armed Forces, but also for the British people, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Paul McCartney's baby brother Mike shows off white locks at Stella's Christmas party
A conspicious absentee from Stella McCartney’s Christmas party this week at her Mayfair store was her pop star father Sir Paul, who is on tour, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPERARE. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Foxy Bingo's £3.9m takeover is a risky bet for Ladbrokes Coral
The idea of two of the oldest names in British bookmaking, Ladbrokes and Coral, falling into the hands of Isle-of-Man online gaming group GVC, is both extraordinary and dispiriting. ...read
Hallelujah! Reading standards are up. It shows what can be achieved when liberal dogma is defeated, writes STEPHEN GLOVER
Without doubt it is the introduction of phonics as the preferred method of teaching young children how to read that has seen reading standards improve, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: He claims he wants peace but Trump has just enraged a billion Muslims and poured oil on the flames of a war that could consume us all
What’s the first thing you’re told by your parents as a kid when you’re anywhere near fire? That’s right: don’t pour oil on it. ...read
MAX HASTINGS: Why cash for jihadis must be the final straw for this foreign aid racket
The abuse and theft of foreign aid is a story as old as the hills into which much of the money disappears. Thus the latest horror is merely a twist in a long-running scandal. ...read
Can the Duchess of Cambridge cope with Meghan mania? AMANDA PLATELL asks if William's wife is feeling overshadowed as she contrasts low-key Kate's charity visit with the new Royal box office star
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement, the Duchess of Cambridge, was making a low-key visit to a museum, WRITES AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: How mobile Milburn made millions cashing in on contacts he made while Health Secretary
One man who doesn’t fit the pattern of social immobility described by Alan Milburn at the weekend is Alan Milburn. ...read
Will William and Harry refuse to let Camilla be Queen? Charles is thrilled about the engagement... but trouble may be brewing, writes RICHARD KAY
It’s perfectly possible that if people were asked who should be the next monarch today, Harry would top the poll. But that will never happen, and Charles will carry on regardless anyway. ...read
He knew she was The One the moment he saw her: ROBERT HARDMAN witnesses an (understandably) nervous moment for the happy couple at Kensington Palace
Even for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, both naturals in front of a crowd, their first official appearance together in front of the cameras was a nervous moment, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Police should enforce the law, not change it
Chief Constables are not hired to change the law. They are hired to enforce it. Mike Barton, the Durham Police chief, needs to be sharply reminded of this, THE MAIL ON SUNDAY says. ...read
The market town that refused to die: Community comes together to save the library, bus service, post office and garage
They do things differently in Hawes — a market town wedged between the rugged splendour of Wether Fell, Fleet Moss and Stags Fell, deep in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. ...read
I'm not surprised the absurd Church of England says boys can wear tiaras to school. All common sense has been lost in the gender debate, writes A.N. WILSON
Nursery bosses believe it will be good for children to meet people who 'defy rigid gender restrictions' but I would humbly suggest they should be learning to add up and spell words correctly. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Is wheelchair-bound George Bush, 93, REALLY a sex pest and would these claims be made if he wasn't a former US President?
Can former President George Bush really be a serial sex offender — in his 90s? That’s the extraordinary claim now being made in these febrile days of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: My wedding dress and why Brexit isn’t the only unfair divorce blighting Britain
I divorced my first husband, who married me despite this dress in which I am told I look like a transsexual body builder, and we did it with some efficiency, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read
Vince, patron saint of U-turns is at it again: Lib Dem leader makes opposition to Brexit his priority.... despite having very different views not long ago
Vince Cable has made a career out of U-turns so it's not surprising that the new Lib Dem leader should be accused of yet another screeching about-face. First, he moved from the Labour Party. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Former Labour leader and current MP Ed Miliband misses State Opening of Parliament to pursue his new DJ career
Ed Miliband (pictured) used to disapprove of MPs seeking additional employment. ‘We’ve got to settle the issue of MPs taking second jobs once and for all,’ he declared in 2015. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour's mask slips on this 'Day of Rage'
If Corbyn truly believed in democracy, he’d roundly condemn today’s ‘Day of Rage’, organised by the storm troops of the hard Left to bring London to a halt and help overthrow the Government. ...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
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
Manchester City cannot give taller rivals United an inch and must counter height with aggression in the derby
MARTIN KEOWN: What Manchester City lack in height, they must make up for with aggression when dealing with Manchester United’s bombardment. ...read
THE SECRET SCOUT: Leicester young defender Darnell Johnson has all the physical attributes but needs to be sharper on his feet
THE SECRET SCOUT: Looking closely at this young centre back, I see a big, square-shouldered, physical presence hat may intimidate some strikers — not unlike his club captain Wes Morgan. ...read
Hundreds of Russian dopers are set to be named with the extent of doping scandal soon to be revealed
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The extent of the serial Russian doping scandal could soon be laid bare, with possibly hundreds of their athletes exposed as cheats. ...read
JONNY BAIRSTOW: Yes I’ve been sledged, but I’ve not lost any friends
JONNY BAIRSTOW: It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Let’s clear up the business I got caught up in at the end of the first Test. A headbutt, to me, is something that has malicious intent. ...read
Pep Guardiola has bought talent and youth... but Manchester City manager has not bought the title
A highly regarded Premier League manager was showing a group of journalists around his training facility this summer. The subject of a very famous rival came up. ...read
Joe Root needs to up his conversion rate and Jonny Bairstow is wasted at No 8 - BUMBLE ON THE TEST
DAVID LLOYD: England flopped on the final day of the second Ashes Test, crumbling to hand Australia a 2-0 series lead. Here, our Sportsmail columnist reflects on day five in Adelaide. ...read
NASSER HUSSAIN'S PLAYER RATINGS: James Vince not mentally tough enough but Craig Overton makes impressive debut as Australian bowlers deliver crushing Ashes blow
Australia ripped through the English lower order on day five of the second Test to end hopes of an unlikely win in Adelaide. Here, Sportsmail's Nasser Hussain hands out his second Test ratings. ...read
With Roy Hodgson in charge there is no way Crystal Palace will be relegated this season... and why Alan Shearer still owes me a tenner!
MARTIN ALLEN: I watched Crystal Palace take on Stoke recently and Roy Hodgson's team were — as you'd expect — well-organised, hard to break down, and there is no way they will be relegated. ...read
Michael Oliver is the Premier League's No 1 referee... it's no surprise he's been appointed for the Manchester derby
GRAHAM POLL - THE OFFICIAL LINE: Michael Oliver is our No 1 referee so it’s no surprise he’s been appointed for the Manchester derby. I have seen his last two games and he excelled in both. ...read
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is superb and showed his very best against Arsenal, but Peter Schmeichel is still my No 1... plus find out who makes my Team of the Week
JAMIE REDKNAPP: I must admit I got it wrong about David de Gea when he arrived in the Premier League. As a wiry 20-year-old I didn't think he'd have the physicality to make it. I was wrong. ...read
Liverpool's dazzling attacking line even pips that of Manchester City... Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane make my side ahead of Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane after Brighton victory
CHRIS SUTTON: There is very little separating Liverpool and Manchester City in terms of who has the best forward line. For me, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane top Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling. ...read
Exeter's Rob Baxter has to be made Eddie Jones's heir and take charge of England after the next World Cup
WORLD OF RUGBY - CHRIS FOY: The RFU’S new chief executive should drive to Devon and only come back when Rob Baxter has agreed to take charge of England after the World Cup. ...read
Rugby must take the lead from football to help the Pacific Islands rise again... and it's certainly time England paid a visit to Samoa, Tonga and Fiji
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: World Rugby must decide how badly they want Samoa, Fiji and Tonga to remain part of the Test scene as meaningful competitors. ...read
Do not mourn for the spirit of cricket... England matched fire with fire on the opening day of the second Ashes Test
OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England threw everything at Steve Smith on the opening day of the second test after a kind of loathing infested the days since England lost the first Test last week. ...read
Jose Mourinho is sticking with Romelu Lukaku at Manchester United but his confidence looks shot... he has a point to prove against Arsenal with Zlatan Ibrahimovic breathing down his neck
THE NUMBERS GAME: Rather than lambast Romelu Lukaku after another match of missed opportunities at Watford, Jose Mourinho opted to joke about why the striker is not scoring. ...read
The secrets of my longevity? Ignoring talk of yoga and diet... plus some good advice from Ledley King
PETER CROUCH: I’m delighted to have extended my contract with Stoke, which takes me through to the end of next season. I can’t thank the club enough for sorting things out so quickly. ...read
Mohamed Salah is the new King of Anfield and is banging in goals with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane… but they have some way to go to match the famous trio of Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez
MERSEY BEAT: Quietly they are making their presence felt, fired primarily by the feats of their flying front three. Goals are what transform sides in the Premier League. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Nathan Redmond dealt with Pep Guardiola's career advice shrewdly but Antoine Griezmann needs to talk less and score more
IAN LADYMAN: Pep's decision to give aggressive career advice to Redmond was followed by a statement from the player suggesting that he had been happy to listen to the Man City boss. ...read
England's only honourable way out is to announce Ben Stokes will play no part in the Ashes... it would be better to hold onto our dignity, win or lose
JEFF POWELL: The resurgent spectre of football hooliganism comes as little surprise but cricket putting the boot into the English tradition for playing the game is a shocker. ...read
World Rugby's coach of the year Eddie Jones is riding on a high and long may that continue for English rugby
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I had the privilege on Sunday night of presenting Jones with the World Rugby coach of the year award and I can't think of a more deserving recipient on a number of levels. ...read
It won't get easier for Pep Guardiola's top dogs as teams will adopt similar tactics to Huddersfield's
ALAN PARDEW: This is what Manchester City can expect now. They’ve set their mark. But what I also saw in their performance away to a tigerish Huddersfield is that they can come from behind. ...read
Niggle and verbals during the first Ashes Test is a reminder of why I love the gift of the Gabba
STUART BROAD: I have loved every minute of my return to the Gabba, where I could barely hear myself think four years ago because everyone was calling me names! ...read
Bono finds what we're looking for: U2's new album, Songs Of Experience, is an acquired taste but the melodic, punchy tunes soon get under your skin
On stage, U2 are as big as ever. The Joshua Tree tour in the summer was short by their standards, yet it still ended up as the 12th most lucrative tour of all time – a chart topped by their own 360° tour. ...read
Anthony Joshua wants Joseph Parker and his belt... if the Kiwi's camp are serious they should make a deal before the opportunity of a lifetime slips away
EDDIE HEARN: There’s been a lot of fun and games from Joseph Parker’s camp and they are doing a great job in driving up interest in a massive unification fight with Anthony Joshua. ...read
Final-round duel between Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia at the Masters was the highlight of a thrilling year
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: After another absorbing golf year, let’s look back on the biggest, best and worst bits featuring Garcia, Rose and Jordan Spieth. ...read
If Gareth Southgate can master his new system England will have a successful World Cup... but a draw with Germany is only the start
GLENN HODDLE: There are five key points that Southgate and England must consider, and master, if they are to enjoy a successful tournament come the World Cup next summer. ...read
MARTIN SAMUEL: Man United made a point at Liverpool but so did Sevilla and Burnley… it’s only a good result if Jose Mourinho's ambition is to finish above Liverpool
THE DEBATE this week is all about Man United’s draw at Liverpool and my assertion it might not prove a good away point for Jose Mourinho. There's also some blinding reggae from Bangladesh. ...read
Anthony Joshua proves he has his feet firmly on the ground in engrossing BBC documentary 'The Fight Of My Life' as he relives Wladimir Klitschko victory with blow-by-blow account
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: Much like he did on the night he beat Wladimir Klitschko, Anthony Joshua does not disappoint in BBC One documentary 'The Fight Of My Life'. ...read
Ben Stokes joins elite club on Lord's honours boards and becomes a true all-rounder after taking six wickets
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Ben Stokes became the sixth England player to appear on the Lord’s honours boards both for scoring a century and now taking five or more wickets in an innings. ...read
Manchester United keeping track of Fulham teenager Ryan Sessegnon as Tottenham turn their attention to Estudiantes defender Juan Foyth
SIMON JONES - TRANSFER COLUMN: Manchester United remain admirers of Tottenham target Ryan Sessegnon. The 17-year-old continues to impress scouts with his Championship displays. ...read
Jo Konta may have a quirky serve... but it is the one part of her game that gives her the edge over Venus Williams
BRAD GILBERT: You can easily be distracted by the quirky routines in Jo Konta’s serve, those little skips and the odd way she bounces the ball — but don’t be fooled. ...read
Zinedine Zidane retaining the Champions League with Real Madrid will see him match up to Brian Clough and Bob Paisley
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Zinedine Zidane was a genius as a player, one of the greatest we have ever seen, but so far his career in the dugout has passed without significant acclaim. ...read
Investec Derby tips: Classy Cliffs of Moher to fly at Epsom as colt looks to hand Aidan O'Brien a sixth winner
SAM TURNER: Cliffs of Moher (Epsom, 4.30) is named in honour of one of Ireland's most picturesque natural wonders and the equine version could be poised to deliver a performance of beauty. ...read
The Prediction Challenge: Sportsmail's experts go head to head on this weekend's Premier League matches... Martin Keown vs Jack Gaughan
Welcome to The Prediction Challenge. It's what millions of us do every day - predicting what the score will be in a Premier League match. ...read
My time in the Indian Premier League is coming to an end... it's been frustrating at times but certainly an experience that I won't forget
TYMAL MILLS: I am doing my best to feature in our last game away at Delhi on Sunday so I can at very least contribute to the team one last time before I head home. ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
Sexist japes are behind us, says panto boss: Director explains why he has toned down his shows following inappropriate behaviour allegations
Seasonal pantomimes will have a little less sauce this year because of the furore over inappropriate behaviour, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE. ...read
How a British schoolgirl became her family's $6.5m breadwinner: The incredible rise of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown,13, whose parents were living on handouts before she landed the dream role
She's the elfin English girl whose middle-class parents gambled everything to realise her dream of stardom, moving their four children from Bournemouth to Los Angeles. ...read
JACI STEPHEN: Sublime camerawork ...but a script all at sea
f anyone could change my mind about fish, surely it would be Sir David Attenborough, veteran broadcaster and naturalist and an altogether adorable man ...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
JANET STREET PORTER: Macho medics condemned Brenda to a literal living hell. So stop planning the perfect funeral you’ll never see and make sure YOU die in the most dignified way you can
Brenda Grant was a considerate woman who had given a lot of thought about how she wanted to die, but she was treated like a premature baby or a vegetable, writes JANET STREET PORTER. ...read
From mastering the dress code to her over-enthusiastic wave, etiquette expert William Hanson reveals what Meghan got right (and wrong) during her first public appearances with Prince Harry
British etiquette expert William Hanson says Meghan should adopt the more restrained 'Windsor wave', which is less tiring, However, he says that her outfit on Friday was 'on point'. ...read
BEL MOONEY: My wife has left me after 37 years, for 'a cult'
This is about a serious failure of communication and sympathy between you and your wife, and if she is set on a new path away from domesticity nobody can change her mind. ...read
Why would a wife NOT pick up her husband's dirty socks? JAN MOIR says Barbara Taylor Bradford was simply dispensing the wisdom of another age
JAN MOIR: Barbara Taylor Bradford opined that wives should pick up their husband’s socks if he leaves them lying on the floor. As the words left her lips, a thousand feminists per acre fainted. ...read
What if a mum had selfishly risked her life in the jungle? LIZ JONES on the 'arrogant' explorer rescued in Papua New Guinea
LIZ JONES gives her take on explorer Benedict Allen, who was rescued in the Papua New Guinea - and it's not good reading for the 57-year-old. ...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
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
ASK THE DOCTOR: Wearing a sports bra makes my chest pain worse: DR MARTIN SCURR answers readers' health questions
Jane King, from Bagshot, Surrey, has unexplained chest pain which is made worse by any sort of restriction, such as wearing a sports bra, as well as exercise. ...read
ASK DR ELLIE: Why do I have itchy arms in the autumn and is Insomnia a warning of Dementia?
Insomnia is a huge problem for many people in Britain, with more than 15 million prescriptions for sleeping tablets issued each year. But tablets are not a solution, writes Dr Ellie. ...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
CITY DIARY: Peston and Mandelson enjoy a Christmas drink with advertising boss
Hornby, 50, hosted his Christmas drinks in Mayfair’s chi-chi Mark’s Club this week, where guests included Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish and reality TV Z-lister Trinny Woodall. ...read
'I cashed out my Isas and lumped half of it in Bitcoin': LEE BOYCE on a conversation with a taxi driver that reveals how far the boom has reached
Recently, a taxi driver told me how he had taken money out of his Isas - and turned to Bitcoin and Premium Bonds instead. A foolish strategy - or a genius move? ...read
SIMON LAMBERT: Forget 'millennial railcard' gimmicks, here's an easy way to ease the pain of commuters paying £4,000 a year to get the train to work
There is a simple solution that could at least ease the pain of people paying thousands of pounds a year to get to work – officially allow people to salary sacrifice their season tickets. ...read
My eBay iPhone delivery was signed for but never arrived - I got a refund but now the seller is furious
I bought an iPhone 6 on eBay for £200 plus £5 postage. The seller sent the phone to me straight away via Royal Mail's 'signed for' service. On the day it was apparently delivered I was out. ...read
DAN HYDE: Steelworkers must be told the truth and get the pension protection they deserve
Steelworkers are being told they can have hundreds of thousands of pounds right now — an alluring prospect — if they give up a steady pension income in the future. ...read
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Auto-enrolment remains unfinished business - here is how we could make work pensions fit for everyone
This week we should learn whether the Government acknowledges this when it publishes its recommendations for reform of this policy initiative. ...read
My energy firm docked 5% VAT off my Warm Home Discount - but shouldn't I get the full £140?
The Department for Work and Pensions has awarded me a ‘Warm Home Discount’ payment of £140. When my electricity bill came in this payment was shown on the bill as being £133.43. ...read
I fought the L'Or and the L'Or won. RICHARD BROWNING spots another sneaky trick on the supermarket shelves - this time in the coffee aisle
Another installment in the series Don't Mess With My Brand sees Carte Noire replaced with a noisy new name, an apostrophe and a sneaky new jar size. ...read
England can't bank on the Adelaide twilight zone... Australia's bowlers will love the conditions too!
GLENN MCGRATH: My English friends have earmarked Adelaide as the Test that gives them the best chance of success. If they lose there then my prediction of 5-0 looks well on the way to being right. ...read
TONY HETHERINGTON: I was victim of a rare earth metals investment scam operating under the name Denver Trading
Its bosses were jailed, but the firm which introduced me to the fraud was never investigated. It was Sol Emissions Limited which told me it charged 5 per cent commission, but took up to 60 per cent. ...read
The world's first economics and comedy festival showed me there's little more funny than money, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS
Economics and comedy. Not a conventional pairing.But after spending a weekend at the world’s first economics and comedy festival, I can tell you they’re a match made in heaven. ...read
SALLY HAMILTON: With the Budget in 10 days time Hammond should keep the few tax breaks the majority enjoy
The Paradise Papers have all week been revealing how the rich are getting ever richer. The published investigations reveal the murky world of financial advice for high rollers. ...read
How to fix our broken housing market and help savers? SARAH DAVIDSON suggests a new national housing bond backed by government ...
A national housing bond would take the pressure off the banks to lend to builders. It would also provide much needed funds to pump into building more affordable housing. ...read
LAURA WHITCOMBE: I've not been overcharged for my mobile but I still want out of my contract, so I'm going SIM-only. Here's how you can too
I may not be one of those mobile customers who's been ripped off by being overcharged for their handset but I still want out of my contract. I'm going SIM-only and here's how you can too. ...read
Mike Ashley announced he is willing to sell Newcastle in instalments... this smacks of desperation
JAMES CONEY — FINANCE EDITOR: Newcastle United should be a red-hot prospect for anyone wanting to buy a football club - a vast, loyal fanbase, giant stadium and high-profile manager. ...read
Austerity was a blunt mistake and Brexit can’t cure these self-made ills, says SIMON WATKINS
History is on my mind because this will be my final column as City Editor of The Mail on Sunday and I am reflecting on my years at this paper reporting on financial affairs. ...read
JON REES: From the poor to the rich, to the political parties, who pays the biggest price for inflation?
Prices have risen since the referendum on Brexit last year and as we report below there is more to come with package holidays set to cost us all more, too, writes Jon Rees. ...read
MONEY MORALS: Can I ask my daughter to pay me for my time spent looking after my grandchild?
As a pensioner I don't have a huge income and I'm considering asking my daughter if she would give me some money for the days I look after my grandson. ...read
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Why your data is priceless...and why it's essential you protect it
It's easy to forget just how much mobiles have changed the way we live. While once you used to carry around an A to Z, address book, camera and cards - all this is now on your phone. ...read
REBECCA RUTT: Virgin Media, stop charging customers £240 when they move home - it's not their fault your broadband isn't available
Virgin Media charges customers who move home up to £240 to cancel their contract if they cannot get Virgin services at their new address. ...read
From flavoured pork scratchings to spicy Indian tea, food start-ups battle it out in Virgin StartUp’s 2017 competition
Nick Coleman, co-founder of flavoured pork scratchings brand The Snaffling Pig Co, and spicy Indian tea brand Tuk Tuk Chai, founded by husband and wife Rupesh and Alexandra Thomas ...read
Confusing charges on holiday: Roaming may now be 'free' - but you can still get CAUGHT out
Phone users are being warned that a new crackdown on roaming charges in Europe could land them with higher bills. ...read
The Green Party has at least one thing right, says ADRIAN LOWERY: a four-day working week would increase our quality of life more than any amount of economic growth
Common sense tells me that five-to-two is just too big a ratio. More than twice as many days spent working as not working? Hmmm. ...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
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
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
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
RACHEL JOHNSON: Beware Jezza's dozy grandad look - it's his secret weapon!
Corbyn is a grandpa of 68 who collects not magazines but manhole covers, who makes jam and who toils on his allotment. And that’s why millions love him, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
Is Bitcoin the new gold? Then stick with shovels, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
One of my most astute City friends tells me the smart people are staying away from Bitcoin in the belief there is more to be made from Blockchain, the technology that records the transactions. ...read
BLACK DOG: Crooner Cable and his naughty pal...
The Lib Dem leader’s new friend is Watford-born rapper Naughty Boy. The 32-year-old, who normally teams up with the likes of Cheryl Cole and Ed Sheeran, suggests a musical ‘collab’. ...read
LIZ JONES: Don't check my PC now, officer. I just finished a 50 Shades review!
The accusation that Theresa May’s deputy Damian Green had thousands of legal, but still X-rated images on his work computer made me wonder how he had the time, writes LIZ JONES. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Our new national curriculum? Brainwashing and propaganda
Our education system teaches the young what to think, not how to think. And if you ever wonder why so many things don’t work properly any more, this is one of the main reasons. ...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
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I don’t know how to deal with my husband of 40 years. He has changed so much. He has always been loving, but now he is critical of me and our adult children ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: What’s the best illuminating primer?
I’m looking for an illuminating primer to apply before foundation to brighten my skin. Which do you recommend? ...read
HOROSCOPES: Control your emotions
Avoid people who bring out the worst in you. If you get involved in a fight this week, a great many innocent bystanders will get hurt ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which my column gets me into trouble (again)
Tuesday. I thought it might be a good day. I started merrily typing my new column. And then I got an email. In the header box it stated: ‘Letter to Ms Jones.’ It was from the Official Receiver ...read
HEALTH: The dangers of endometriosis
Like many women, Sarah Hancock’s path to diagnosis took years. The average time is seven and a half years, according to Endometriosis UK ...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
The blue triumph and humbling of the SNP: CHRIS DEERIN says Sturgeon must up her game or be out on her ear as Davidson's triumph means 'Tory' is no longer a dirty word in Scotland
Where Theresa May fell short, the seemingly unstoppable Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, delivered in spades. ...read
Frocky Horror Show: ‘Is bacofoil the new black?’ Lord Sugar decided Jade and Harrison were so last season and Joanna proved she had other talents besides being argumentative in fashion week on The Apprentice, by Jim Shelley
On Lord Sugar’s fashion task the crazy designs and even crazier prices were characteristically outrageous but not the most shocking thing about The Apprentice. ...read
SARAH VINE: Christine Keeler's story exposes the absurdity of Westminster sex hysteria
English showgirl Christine Keeler was passed around men like a doll. Had she been born in a different time or place, she would've emerged the victim of a scandal, writes SARAH VINE. ...read
They've no idea what hardship really meant: DOMINIC SANDBROOK says arguments about social mobility and inequality lack a sense of perspective
It was no surprise to see Alan Milburn flouncing out of his job as the Government’s social mobility tsar with rhetoric about our supposedly divided country, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read
DOMINIC LAWSON: Why pompous Milburn is so wrong about Britain's haves and have nots
When Alan Milburn was appointed social mobility tsar he said: 'We live in a country, where, invariably, if you're born poor, you die poor.' But it is - and was -completely untrue, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
Knee-touching MPs? I took advantage of men to get ahead at Westminster: By Spectator columnist MELISSA KITE, who admits flirting shamelessly to get scoops
I took advantage of men to get ahead and because I enjoyed it. And, yes, Michael Fallon (pictured) was one of them. ...read
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why Noel Edmonds is no longer laughing as he takes on HBOS and Lloyds
TV star Noel Edmonds is one of a small army of entrepreneurs who say their lives have been ripped apart by the banks that were supposed to be backing them. ...read
Why I weep for the grandparents robbed of life's greatest gift - a tiny warm hand in yours. By ESTHER RANTZEN who's just welcomed twin girls to her brood of grandchildren
Last week I was introduced to Florence and Romilly Wilcox when they were just a few hours old Kelly, their mother, looked exhausted, happy and rightly thrilled that she had produced twins. ...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
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
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
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
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
Hypochondriac wins The Great British Ache Off: CRAIG BROWN predicts next year's news today (part 2)
Iain Duncan Smith will propose in July the secret to a smooth Brexit will be everyone 'having a jolly good snooze' as it will be 'better for the country', writes CRAIG BROWN. ...read
Sleep, the final frontier: Astronauts suffer serious insomnia while in space - and it could be putting their lives in danger
The Harvard study found that around 75 per cent of astronauts resorted to sleeping pills during spaceflight, raising concerns about the effect the drugs may be having on their performance. ...read
MARKET WATCH: The student fees hike is bursting a rental bubble
The great university bubble is deflating fast as one in ten A-level students say higher tuition fees next year have put them off the whole idea. ...read
Brendon McCullum: Steve Smith will live to regret Ben Stokes dismissal... he missed chance to strike blow for spirit of cricket
BRENDON MCCULLUM: It’s probably too early in Steve Smith’s captaincy career to appreciate this but one day he’ll look back at the Ben Stokes dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. ...read
PAULO COELHO: The wisdom of the old
An old blackbird found a piece of bread and flew off with it. When they saw this, the younger birds pursued him in order to attack. Confronted by imminent battle, the blackbird dropped the piece. ...read
Lord Sugar looked at me. 'The bet was to LOSE weight, Morgan, not gain it!'
Lord Sugar and I have struck a £5,000 charity bet – proceeds to Great Ormond Street Hospital – as to which of us can lose most weight by December 12 ...read
DEBORAH ROSS: This judge's verdict? A half-baked mess
Paul Hollywood: A Baker’s Life offered a deep, penetrating, riveting portrait of the Great British Bake Off judge, exploring the man behind the bristling alpha air... I'm toying with you ...read
Can't help loving this man: The John Wilson Orchestra's tribute to the great MGM musicals excels in both performance and preparation
The John Wilson Orchestra is on tour all over the country with a brand-new tribute to the great MGM musicals. And a full house in Birmingham loved it. ...read
Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay are excellent in Wonder, the emotional and life-affirming tale of a boy facing up to a rare deformity
There will be many, surely, who look at the synopsis of Wonder and think exactly what I did: hmm, a film about a young boy with facial deformities growing up in New York? ...read
TOM PARKER BOWLES: £250? That's a bit rich: The new Nobu is too dark, too loud and full of bankers ...well, at least they can afford the bill
Do we really need another Nobu? This time a hotel, with a mega-million pound kitout and ‘signature’ cocktails. ...read
Bubbles... without blowing a fortune
The season of silliness is almost upon us, and with it comes our annual quest for the best-value bubbles ...read
Be still my beating heart... In a week of motoring shocks, could Alfa’s first SUV possibly live up to its stunning looks?
The good news is that the Stelvio is based on the same platform as Alfa’s brilliant Giulia that I was raving about earlier this year ...read
Pump up the (TV) volume: Rob Waugh gets some 'ridiculous woofs and booms' from the Sky Soundbox
I had a feeling of dread as I turned on Sky’s Soundbox. When you test speakers, it’s always best to play something you know very well, just so you can hear the difference ...read
Like wading through cold porridge - what's the most striking thing about Gordon Brown's embittered memoirs? Their utter dreariness (and I've read Norman Fowler's)
Peter Mandelson advised Tony Blair to place a sign on his desk with the inscription: ‘Remember: the Chancellor is mad.’ ...read
Never mind the politics - where is the talent in Tate Modern's exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution?
London curators have been more political recently, and now Tate Modern is marking the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with highlights of the collection of David King. ...read
Ian McKellen reigns supreme in Jonathan Munby's clear, thoughtful, terrifically well-paced revival of King Lear in Chichester
It’s often said that by the time you are old enough to play Shakespeare’s King Lear, you’re past it. Recently, Sir Antony Sher needed a cart to carry the body of his daughter. Not Sir Ian McKellen. ...read
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- Binky Felstead flashes her lithe legs in festive red blazer dress... as she takes a break from parenting duties to enjoy stylish date night with beau JP Patterson
- Snacks and Recreation! Chris Pratt lovingly cradles his son Jack as the pair munch from a box of popcorn during LA Clippers basketball game
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi cast descend on Tokyo... as star Mark Hamill reveals regrets over not being there for Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd as a child
- 'It's been so hurtful': Alexandra Burke looks enthusiastic for Strictly practise with Gorka Marquez as she admits 'feeling self-conscious' amid 'fake tears' claims
- 'Producers should have stepped in': I'm A Celeb's Dennis Wise SLAMMED by fans for 'belittling' Iain Lee... as they clash in heated spat about trials
- 'I was suffering from chemically-induced psychosis and dementia': Fergie reveals devastating effects of her addiction to crystal meth
- I'm A Celeb's Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo is 'LOWEST paid star in the jungle with modest 13k fee'... just FIVE percent of 'highest ever earner Amir Khan's £400k fee'
- Worse for wear Conor McGregor shouts out Rita Ora's name during wild night out... after facing backlash for their 'disrespectful' cosy 'date night'
- Make-up free Katie Holmes is windswept as she evokes the 70s in stylish suede trench coat and chic burgundy boots Caught in a gust
- 'It was the worst experience of my life': Paul McCartney fan claims he was kicked out of Melbourne gig for DANCING... before being 'bashed' by police
- Pregnant Casey Batchelor proudly cradles her blossoming baby bump as she rocks lilac Bardot dress during night out in London Pretty in purple
- That's a lot of lolly, Holly! This Morning presenter Willoughby and husband Dan Baldwin net whopping £1M payday from their media company
- Baby love! Natalie Portman dotes on 10-month-old daughter Amalia as they enjoy a day out together in Los Feliz Doting mother
- Singer Pia Mia looks extremely leggy in a daring satin playsuit and knee high red leather boots as she performs at her star-studded fashion launch party
- Ant McPartlin 'wants to spend one last Christmas' with wife Lisa Armstrong... as he decides whether to return to marital home following jungle stint
- 'Is Boris still PM?' Stanley Johnson makes hilarious gaffe as he FORGETS his son is Foreign Secretary... and cracks jokes about his jungle weight loss
- Youthful Cate Blanchett, 48, shows off her phenomenal figure in clashing printed jumper and skirt at Dubai Film Festival Turning heads
- 'Snapchat queen' YesJulz chows down on a burger as she shows off her curves in a skimpy pink bikini... amid nude photos 'sextortion' case
- Lea Michele grabs a bite with pal JoAnna Garcia as she thanks her for taking her in... hours after having just TWO minutes to flee home from LA wildfires
- 'It's been a tough week': Love Island's Kem Cetinay breaks his silence on Amber Davies split... as he films epic skating fall at Dancing On Ice
- Lingerie mogul Jacqueline Gold says losing her hair was the hardest part of her 'brutal' breast cancer battle - and reveals how she broke the news
- Love Island's Gabby Allen threatens to spill out of her playsuit as she joins beau Marcel Somerville at Durex bash... but Jonny Mitchell crashes date
- 'Less is more for us:' Christine McGuinness reveals heartbreak over 'devastating' Christmas... as she spends the holiday with autistic children
- Who DOES Meghan have to curtsey to? Etiquette minefield means she will sometimes have to bend the knee to Camilla and Sophie but never to Zara
- PICTURED: Strictly's Karen Clifton's 'new man' in stockings and a bra - as friends say he's a ladies' man whose 'intense' relationships tend to burn out quickly
- The big cover up! 'Pregnant' Khloe Kardashian wraps up in an oversized coat and hat as she steps out in Los Angeles Despite warm weather
- 'It's an homage': Kim Kardashian defends kids fashion line as it is accused of stealing designer's ideas... and reveals proceeds will go to charity
- Eva Longoria, Elle Fanning and Camila Cabello walk the star-studded carpet at the L'Oreal Women Of Worth Awards in Manhatan's iconic Pierre Hotel
- 'It's been an emotional journey': Louise Redknapp goes back to her roots to release new version of hit Naked 20 YEARS later... amid 'marital woes'
- Zendaya is a wonder in white as she shows off tiny waist in sophisticated jacket dress and thigh-high black boots while greeting fans in London
- 'I've got a soft spot for Toff!' I'm A Celeb's Stanley Johnson backs MIC star to win the show after becoming FIFTH campmate to leave Left the show
- Real Housewives and Vanderpump Rules stars join the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Flo Rida at DailyMail.com's 2017 Unwrap The Holidays party
- Real Housewives Of New York get in the festive spirit at DailyMail.com & DailyMailTV's 2017 Unwrap The Holidays party
- Dazzling Lindsay Lohan wows the crowds as she makes a triumphant return to NYC from Dubai for the DailyMail.comholiday party and family reunion
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'Cry for Love':'Kourtney Kardashian, 38, dons slogan jumper as she cosies uo to boyfriend Bendjima, 24, and takes her son Mason to art class in LA
- Bra-vo! Perky Kendall Jenner flashes her lingerie in revealing sheer khaki top and skinny jeans she grabs coffee in Los Angeles Chest a glimpse
- EXCLUSIVE: 'My body is going back to its pre-surgery state' : Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves wants to remove SIX ribs early next year as he feels he's becoming 'big' and 'shapeless'
- Sofia Richie, 19, sizzles in skintight LBD with daringly high split... as she cuddles up to boyfriend Scott Disick, 34, at Art Basel Kick-Off party in Miami
- Chris Hughes puts on a united front with stunning girlfriend Olivia Attwood as they defiantly hit back at 'split' rumours with VERY smitten display
- What's the joke? Casually-clad Justin Bieber pulls funny faces while leaving church with on-again girlfriend Selena Gomez in LA Pulling faces
- Megan McKenna takes to the stage as she puts on another energetic performance in heavily chained minidress at London's Scala club Leggy lady!
- 'It's weird for young people to look at distorted images of what they should be': Daisy Ridley claims social media is 'bad for mental health'
- Demi Lovato sizzles in a strapless snake-print top as she joins leggy Margot Robbie and Kat Graham at star-studded Refinery29 event Glamorous girls
- Vogue Williams DENIES getting engaged to Spencer Matthews... after he shares smitten bikini snap of her wearing a diamond ring with cryptic caption
- Lily Collins looks sensational in a plunging red lace dress as leads the glamorous displays at star-studded Women in Entertainment Breakfast
- Model of the moment Kaia Gerber, 16, storms the runway in oversized jumper and cream tweed dress at Chanel Metiers d'Art show in Hamburg
- Gwendoline Christie shows off her famously leggy frame in chic shift dress and camel coat as she embarks on a busy day in NYC Game Of Thrones star
- Elegant in ivory! Melanie Griffith stuns in a silk skirt and cream polo neck jumper at The Pirates of Somalia premiere in Hollywood Bit of all white
- Country Christmas! Kesha is rock star chic as she gets back in the saddle with slick cowboy ensemble for Jingle Ball concert Turning heads
- 'It was very, very emotional': Sophie Turner talks filming last season of Game Of Thrones but says they still have 'six months left' of production
- 'Still got it!' John Mayer shares humorous selfie in his hospital gown after being admitted for emergency appendectomy Laughing along
- Look away, Rande! Cindy Crawford plants a kiss on male pal... as she wows in glamorous red frock while partying with her husband and their son Presley Gerber
- 'I feel very protective of her': Sia responds to criticism of her role in catapulting Maddie Ziegler, 15, to fame while hiding from spotlight herself
- EXCLUSIVE: 'Never say never!' The Apprentice's Harrison Jones and Jade English hint that now they've had a taste of TV they'll be back for more
- 'I'm done with Sloane Square!' Millionairess Tamara Ecclestone goes on shopping spree in Costco... but needs FOUR helpers to ferry goods back to £70M pad
- Oh snap! Tummy-baring Jennifer Lopez shares a laugh with Alex Rodriguez as they look at his phone while out in NYC Tanned and toned
- Dame Judi Dench reveals her secret forest where she plants a tree to remember her dead friends - including Robert Hardy and Natasha Richardson
- Jeremy Clarkson reveals stark warning from doctors after he got double pneumonia that forced him to give up cigarettes and even cut down on drinking
- The Angel has landed! Karlie Kloss looks biker chic as she jets back into Los Angeles after romantic trip to London with beau Joshua Kushner
- She's the bikini queen! The Bachelor's Kiki Morris puts on an eye-popping display as she struggles to contain her assets in two barely-there swimsuits
- Teresa Giudice confronts Kim DePaola for spreading cheating rumors in tense scenes on Real Housewives Of New Jersey Shocking
- Jacqueline McKenzie defends Russell Crowe's comments about sodomy as she insists there were 'NO blurry lines' while filming R-rated sex scene
- Simon Cowell calls police after furious neighbour confronts him with a GOLF CLUB for parking outside his £2.5million home Shocking incident
- Lord Sugar decided Jade and Harrison were last season and Joanna proved she had other talents besides arguing on The Apprentice, by Jim Shelley
- Reese Witherspoon sued by writer who claims Gone Girl was STOLEN from mscreenplay she wrote nine years before star produced the hit movie
- Have Ruby Rose and Jessica Origliasso broken up? Fans concerned the pair are over as The Veronicas singer UNFOLLOWS her girlfriend on Twitter
- Coffee run! Sienna Miller wraps up in a fur-lined coat as she jogs across the street to grab a hot beverage in overcast New York City Low-key look .
- 'I'm in a really good place': Lindsay Lohan talks to DailyMailTV about being 'happy' in Dubai as she reveals a humanitarian trip to Yemen is in the works
- She rocks! Maria Sharapova pairs vintage Pink Floyd tee with herringbone jacket and blue jeans for lunch in Beverly Hills Low-key
- Timeless elegance! Rosie Huntington-Whiteley stuns in white dress in NYC ...after posting throwback photo of Kate Moss in a similar frock
- 'Nothing destroys a relationship like bad sex': Mena Suvari shows comedic chops as she plays sex shop worker in Hot Date sneak peek
- Holly Willoughby wows fans with her trendy autumnal style... though her This Morning outfit is overshadowed by awkward opening credits gaffe
- PICTURE EXCLUIVE Make-up free Michelle Keegan settles back into UK life with a gym session... but she's yet to be reunited with husband Mark Wright
- Video resurfaces of Conor McGregor partying with a stripper clad in VERY similar ensemble to Rita Ora... after singer is slammed for their 'date night' pic
- 'They are the real superheroes': Gal Gadot and Justin Timberlake hand out Wonder Woman scholarship to college students Shock scenes
- Forget baking! Mary Berry would make the perfect Miss Marple: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
- Now THAT'S pushy! Beggars ambush Princess Pushy and her husband outside exclusive Mayfair club as Prince Michael hands over £10 to the group surrounding their car
- 'It won't be the same without Alfie!' Emmerdale fans flock to Twitter in emotional outpouring after Dingle family dog 'dies' in shock final scenes
- They grow so fast! New mum Serena Williams gets emotional just thinking about the day she will stop breastfeeding her three-month-old daughter Alexis
- Kelsea Ballerini sizzles in a skimpy swimsuit as she honeymoons with new husband Morgan Evans in Mexico Beach babe
- That's a stocking filler! Pixie Lott joins Winnie Harlow at star-studded Stella McCartney Christmas Lights switch-on
- Still smiling! Beaming Amber Davies puts her relationship woes to one side as she makes her first appearance since announcing split with Love Island co-star Kem Cetinay
- Far from Meek(s)! Billionaire heiress Chloe Green and 'hot felon' Jeremy enjoy shopping spree in Beverly Hills... as ex Melissa claims he has 'stopped paying child support'
- How the royals recycle their rocks: As Kate and Camilla both wear historic tiaras to a glittering Palace dinner, fascinating pictures show they are far from the first to do it
- 'I don't think it will win': Farrah Abraham scoffs at Teen Mom's Critic's Choice nomination... after she was fired for working on adult films
- (Ski) jumping in! Eddie The Eagle director Dexter Fletcher replaces Bryan Singer as director of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody
- Coronation Street: 'She is keeping a secret' Alison King reveals fans will see more 'vulnerable' side to Carla Connor on her return
- No place like home! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West 'FINALLY move into $20 million mansion' after renovating property for years
- Suits you! Isla Fisher steps out in bright patterned ensemble at The Hollywood Reporter's 2017 Women In Entertainment Breakfast
- I can't bear the thought of being a widow, confesses Mary Berry: Former Bake Off judge tells of her dread at losing her husband
- 'He was paternal... and a brute': Jennifer Lawrence talks Harvey Weinstein as she admits it was hard being sexy in Red Sparrow after nude hack
- 'Smile through the tears': Real Housewives Of Orange County's Shannon Beador shares uplifting quote from Brazilian writer amid pending divorce
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Macaulay Culkin and his girlfriend Brenda Song look besotted as they enjoy a romantic wander through the city of love during their Paris getaway
- New York chic! Anne Hathaway and hubby Adam Shulman bundle up in coats and scarves as they stroll arm in arm in the Big Apple
- Hold mommy's hand! Nicole Richie leads daughter Harlow through LAX as she takes her family for a trip out of town
- 'That's what comes from my heart': Jennifer Lawrence reveals her dream dinner date is reality star Scott Disick
- Lily-Rose Depp and Kristen Stewart lead the glamour as Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel unveil their latest lavish collection in Hamburg
- Kourtney Kardashian poses with Mason, Penelope and Reign in day six of family Christmas card teaser... but there's no sign of Scott Disick
- Lily James wraps up against the New York cold in vibrant leopard print coat as she takes a stroll with Matt Smith
- Heaven scent! Braless Lauren Pope puts on an extremely busty display in burnt orange jumpsuit as she attends fragrance launch in Dublin