EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Perhaps the Queen should offer Buckingham Palace to Parliament
While renovation of Westminster is debated, I’m reminded that when it burnt down in 1834 King William IV offered Buckingham Palace to Parliament, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
MINOR INVESTOR: Gold isn't an investment, it's a bet on people freaking out... but I wonder if it's time to buy that insurance
I get the reasons for buying gold, from a long-term store of value, to investment insurance policy, but I've never bought some. Recently, I've wondered whether it might be time to. ...read
Bake Off Ruby's four-letter blast at food guru Ella: Finalist blasts 'wellness people' as 'dangerous as f***' at awards ceremony
She found fame as the pretty Bake Off finalist who flirted with Paul Holly-wood. But now Ruby Tandoh has renewed her attack on queen of clean eating Ella Mills, writes Sebastian Shakespeare. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The ex-Chancellor's snout in the trough
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: It is profoundly offensive – that George Osborne thinks it acceptable to waltz straight from the Treasury into a highly paid job at the world's largest investment fund manager. ...read
Corbyn made a right Horlicks of its amid the rising Tory laughter: QUENTIN LETTS on a bruising encounter for the Labour leader at PMQs
Corbyn had a ghastly day and the MPs sitting behind looked so angry, hand-to-hand combat seemed more likely to erupt between themselves than with the Tories over Brexit, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
Desert Island all at sea: While still a loyal fan, STEPHEN GLOVER deplores the cult of vacuous celebrity (and music) taking over Desert Island Discs
It a testament to the genius of Roy Plomley's idea — and the continuing support of the BBC — that Desert Island Discs should have survived almost unchanged in its format for three-quarters of a century. ...read
Marooned with Monty - what a luxury! As Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th anniversary CRAIG BROWN has been listening through the archives
On Sunday, Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th anniversary. When I was a castaway, I wanted a subscription to Private Eye as my luxury item, writes Craig Brown. But Kirsty Young wouldn't let me. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Dow Jones Industrial Average soars through 20,000 mark for first time as Donald Trump’s executive orders boost confidence
Trump can take some of the credit but much of this was baked in the cake as a result of the careful nurturing of monetary policy and interest rates by the US central bank the Federal Reserve. ...read
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan plotting return to football after rediscovering appetite for the game
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan is ready to return from Spain if an opportunity in English football attracts him. ...read
ASK TONY: My insurer is blaming me for an accident that I didn't have - even though the third party claimant has no evidence
On November 21, I parked in a multi-storey car park in Norwich. Three days later, I received a letter from my insurer, Hastings Direct, claiming I'd been in an accident. ...read
Leonardo Ulloa has some nerve taking shot at genius Claudio Ranieri after Leicester Premier League title success
MARTIN SAMUEL: As useful as he was last season, it is doubtful there will ever be a statue to Leonardo Ulloa at the King Power Stadium. That is what separates him from Claudio Ranieri. ...read
Put the elderly first: politicians need to start coming up with solutions to the care crisis - and fast, says DAN HYDE
Whether it's an elderly relative forced to sell their home to pay the exorbitant monthly fees or a wallet-busting 15 per cent increase in council tax bills in Surrey —there is no hiding place. ...read
What's the truth about Gina Miller? A loss-making company. False claims about a law degree. And critics who say she's a shameless self-publicist...
Gina Miller is a former model turned businesswoman who 'won a political victory over Brexiteers'. But others see her as a shameless publicity seeker, writes RUTH SUNDERLAND. ...read
Rout of the Luvvies: Hallelujah! Trump and Brexit could silence sanctimonious and self-regarding celebrities says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
They should give an Oscar to the most ludicrous, sanctimonious, self-regarding, self-promoting, Trump-hating, Brexit-bashing luvvie, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
Gina's no martyr: She's a pushy Posh Mum just like Catherine Tate's comic creation, writes SARAH VINE
At first, I couldn't quite put my finger on it. There was something about Gina Miller - the glossy investment manager who took the Government to court over Brexit - that was very familiar. ...read
'What a fantastic dilemma to have!': Oscar nominee Nicole Kidman reveals she will be flying solo at the BAFTAs as hubby Keith Urban is nominated for three Grammys on same night
Nicole Kidman said that the first thing she did when she received news of her Oscar nomination was to check that husband Keith Urban would be able to accompany her to the awards in Hollywood. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Memo to anyone who voted for Trump or Brexit - pedophile-loving hypocrite Ewan McGregor holds you in utter contempt. So why on earth would you want to see any of his movies ever again?
I was supposed to interview the actor Ewan McGregor today. He arrived with a large Hollywood-style entourage at the studios in London, where I currently co-host Good Morning Britain. ...read
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger should receive six game ban for unacceptable outburst against Burnley
GRAHAM POLL: Arsene Wenger should be banned for at least six matches for abusing referee Jon Moss and pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor after his sending off against Burnley. ...read
Carl Frampton is the UK's only fighter in Ring magazine's top 10 pound-for-pound list but there is no doubt deadly Nicaraguan Roman Gonzalez is No 1
JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Carl Frampton is defending his world title but also the UK’s only place among the top ten pound-for-pound fighters in the world in title fight on Saturday. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Trump has given Theresa and the snobbish Tory twerps a second chance because of the millions who voted for Brexit. Let’s just hope she keeps her feminist lectures to herself and doesn’t blow it
Your chromosomes do not interest us, Theresa, your actions do, writes KATIE HOPKINS. Put your vagenda to one side and focus. You are the Prime Minister. You have work to do. ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Perhaps the Queen should offer Buckingham Palace to Parliament
While renovation of Westminster is debated, I’m reminded that when it burnt down in 1834 King William IV offered Buckingham Palace to Parliament, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
Bake Off Ruby's four-letter blast at food guru Ella: Finalist blasts 'wellness people' as 'dangerous as f***' at awards ceremony
She found fame as the pretty Bake Off finalist who flirted with Paul Holly-wood. But now Ruby Tandoh has renewed her attack on queen of clean eating Ella Mills, writes Sebastian Shakespeare. ...read
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The ex-Chancellor's snout in the trough
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: It is profoundly offensive – that George Osborne thinks it acceptable to waltz straight from the Treasury into a highly paid job at the world's largest investment fund manager. ...read
Corbyn made a right Horlicks of its amid the rising Tory laughter: QUENTIN LETTS on a bruising encounter for the Labour leader at PMQs
Corbyn had a ghastly day and the MPs sitting behind looked so angry, hand-to-hand combat seemed more likely to erupt between themselves than with the Tories over Brexit, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ...read
Desert Island all at sea: While still a loyal fan, STEPHEN GLOVER deplores the cult of vacuous celebrity (and music) taking over Desert Island Discs
It a testament to the genius of Roy Plomley's idea — and the continuing support of the BBC — that Desert Island Discs should have survived almost unchanged in its format for three-quarters of a century. ...read
ALEX BRUMMER: Dow Jones Industrial Average soars through 20,000 mark for first time as Donald Trump’s executive orders boost confidence
Trump can take some of the credit but much of this was baked in the cake as a result of the careful nurturing of monetary policy and interest rates by the US central bank the Federal Reserve. ...read
Rout of the Luvvies: Hallelujah! Trump and Brexit could silence sanctimonious and self-regarding celebrities says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
They should give an Oscar to the most ludicrous, sanctimonious, self-regarding, self-promoting, Trump-hating, Brexit-bashing luvvie, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: Memo to anyone who voted for Trump or Brexit - pedophile-loving hypocrite Ewan McGregor holds you in utter contempt. So why on earth would you want to see any of his movies ever again?
I was supposed to interview the actor Ewan McGregor today. He arrived with a large Hollywood-style entourage at the studios in London, where I currently co-host Good Morning Britain. ...read
KATIE HOPKINS: Trump has given Theresa and the snobbish Tory twerps a second chance because of the millions who voted for Brexit. Let’s just hope she keeps her feminist lectures to herself and doesn’t blow it
Your chromosomes do not interest us, Theresa, your actions do, writes KATIE HOPKINS. Put your vagenda to one side and focus. You are the Prime Minister. You have work to do. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Has moneybags Osborne given up being an MP? Former Chancellor has turned up for only 32 per cent of votes and not tabled a written question since returning to the backbenches
The announcement that George Osborne has joined BlackRock should come as no surprise. Though friends insist he wants to go into Cabinet, he's clearly not putting in the hours as an MP. ...read
Platell's People: Why did Amal get an honour? Because she is married to George Clooney
In 2014 Amal Alamuddin married her Hollywood star in a four-day, £3.5M Venice extravaganza, now we are suddenly supposed to regard her as one of the most influential women in the world. ...read
My haul of empty wine bottles is a weekly embarrassment... so my heart goes out to those poor guinea-pigs whose rubbish is being collected only once a month, writes TOM UTLEY
Horror stories abound of vermin feasting on stinking bins, householders forced to make endless trips to the tip or burn their rubbish and of dirty nappies piling up in flimsy plastic bags were reported yesterday. ...read
Fasten your seatbelts: Trade war with China? Real war with Iran? Nato torn apart? Ahead of Trump's inauguration, MAX HASTINGS says he'll be glad to get through four years without facing a global slump... or being blown up
Next Friday noon, I shall be among hundreds of thousands of spectators in Washington DC as Donald Trump is inaugurated as President of the United States. ...read
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The false gods of the NHS that are now starting to fall
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Lord Lawson, when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, ruefully said that the Health Service was ‘the nearest thing the British people now have to a religion’. ...read
The smuggest show on Earth: ROBERT HARDMAN visits Davos, the five-star Swiss resort for attention-seeking celebs, billionaires and the world's political elite
They’re taking down their knickers on the swankiest street in the Swiss ski resort of Davos — as the real global elite get into the party spirit. ...read
Yes, I admit it, I prefer books to people! A joyously prickly encounter with the cantankerous bookshop owner who charges customers 50p for browsing
This week saw the birth of a new anti-hero in the North Yorkshire town of Hawes - Steve Bloom, 63, the wonderfully grumpy second-hand bookseller who hit the headlines for charging a 50p entry fee ...read
Why this photo proves Charles WILL be King: RICHARD KAY explains how the new portrait of the Prince with the Queen shows the permafrost that descended as his and Diana's marriage unravelled has finally lifted
What this picture does is to give Charles, 68, the authority he has long craved, the Queen's endorsement for him as the next head of the family, writes RICHARD KAY. ...read
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Far better burkini than some outfits I saw on girls this week
One of the most striking images this week was of a woman being forced by police to remove some of her modest clothing on a French beach in ‘burkini battle’, writes AMANDA PLATELL. ...read
Shameful list will tarnish Cameron's legacy: ISABEL OAKESHOTT on how the honours system has been 'discredited more than ever before'
Never has the honours system seemed more discredited than it does today, as the former prime minister attempts to shower his friends with fancy titles, writes ISABEL OAKESHOTT. ...read
How the great and the good's Lord 'Tony' became Green's patsy: QC was reluctant to act when BHS was sold for £1 to a thrice-bankrupt
Lord Grabiner QC is chairman of Arcadia who provided a ‘veneer of establishment credibility’ to a firm Sir Philip Green treated as ‘his own personal empire’, writes GEOFFREY LEVY. ...read
PETER McKAY: The rape case that tragically misfired
What are we to make of the tragic story of Eleanor de Freitas, 22, who killed herself after a man she accused of rape won the support of the CPS in his private case against her, asks PETER McKAY. ...read
A.N WILSON: Why producing pigs with human organs demeans both our species - and theirs
Scientists in California have found a way of growing human organs inside pigs. No one can doubt their ingenuity or their technical skills. It is the morality of the exercise which we must question. ...read
ANDREW PIERCE: Bungler who thought he could be PM: Shapps thought his key role in Road Trip 2015 would catapult him to party leader
Grant Shapps privately believed his key role in Road Trip 2015 – the campaigning operation aimed at winning votes in marginal seats – would catapult him to party leader. ...read
Rise up against the tyranny of the safety Nazis: Persecuted people of Britain! You've had your lives ruined by petty, nonsensical 'safety' rules. Now a brilliant new book explodes the myths
TRACEY BROWN AND MICHAEL HANLON looks at the way in which the seemingly unanswerable interests of ‘safety and security’ are being used and abused. ...read
ANDREW ALEXANDER: Rebels, ploys and a matter of life and death
David Cameron is running out of ploys to make backbench Tories feel part of the Government machine. The whips are very worried — that is to say, those whips who are not already EU sceptics themselves. ...read
MELANIE PHILLIPS: No one has a human right to hide from justice behind a veil
A liberal society should permit cultural or religious minorities to wear distinctive clothing - but only if that doesn’t get in the way of an institution’s ability to enforce basic standards of security. ...read
Obama jokes Jack Lew's loopy signature could 'debase our currency' as he makes him official pick for Treasury Secretary
‘Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as secretary of the Treasury,’ Obama said, naming Lew as the man he wants to succeed Timothy Geithner. ...read
The sharpest tongue in the West: The waspish wit and elegant controversy of Gore Vidal
ROY HATTERSLEY: Gore Vidal was entitled to claim that he was the wittiest and most elegant writer of his time. And claim it he often did. For modesty was not his principal virtue. ...read
In my days as Tory party chairman, donor-gate could never have happened
The most worrying thing about the sorry tale of Peter Cruddas is that it is yet another example of a failure by the Conservative leadership to think things through, or to have any regard for the way in which things were managed in the past. ...read
Who says we get happier with age? I'm grumpier than ever - and proud of it!
Grumbling should never be well-mannered or under control. It should be full-blooded. It should be rampant, writes MICHAEL WINNER. ...read
JOHN KETTLEY: It may have been one of the mildest Novembers on record - but now prepare for snow
By November 24 last year most of the country was already frozen over, with widespread severe frosts, deep snowfall and travel chaos. ...read
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan plotting return to football after rediscovering appetite for the game
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan is ready to return from Spain if an opportunity in English football attracts him. ...read
Leonardo Ulloa has some nerve taking shot at genius Claudio Ranieri after Leicester Premier League title success
MARTIN SAMUEL: As useful as he was last season, it is doubtful there will ever be a statue to Leonardo Ulloa at the King Power Stadium. That is what separates him from Claudio Ranieri. ...read
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger should receive six game ban for unacceptable outburst against Burnley
GRAHAM POLL: Arsene Wenger should be banned for at least six matches for abusing referee Jon Moss and pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor after his sending off against Burnley. ...read
Carl Frampton is the UK's only fighter in Ring magazine's top 10 pound-for-pound list but there is no doubt deadly Nicaraguan Roman Gonzalez is No 1
JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Carl Frampton is defending his world title but also the UK’s only place among the top ten pound-for-pound fighters in the world in title fight on Saturday. ...read
Hall of famer Greg Norman said 20 years ago that golf needs a world tour... so let's make it happen
DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: They introduced music on to the driving range at the Abu Dhabi Championship and as the players made their way to the first tee. The times they are a-changin’. ...read
Arsenal need Granit Xhaka to stop the red mist from descending or his lack of discipline will cost them points
JAMIE REDKNAPP: That was Xhaka's second red card of the season for his club and he can have no complaints. You simply cannot jump into tackles with both feet off the ground. ...read
All change for the good of the game: Simplify offside, move penalty shoot-outs and scrap bad habits
GLENN HODDLE: Marco van Basten has come out with some fairly extreme suggestions for changes to the laws. I can't say I agree with any of them but I'm not one of those who wouldn't touch the rules of football. ...read
Nick Kyrgios: A maverick, an eccentric, but is he really just not trying? He doesn't deserve criticism from fellow bad boy like John McEnroe
OLIVER HOLT: Not trying is a puzzling concept in sport. The great basketball player, Michael Jordan, even wrote a book about it once, in the mid-Nineties. He called the book I Can’t Accept Not Trying. ...read
I've loved England's approach but they don't scare anyone yet... here is my four-point plan to change that
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: This is not a scary England team yet. Other than Italy, every team in the Six Nations will still think they have a good chance against England. ...read
Tottenham still have their doubters but they can win the Premier League title... Mauricio Pochettino has all the ingredients needed to succeed
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Do you think they can win it? Or do you see this being another season where Tottenham promise much but fail to deliver? It shouldn't be the latter... they have everything. ...read
Chelsea beat Manchester United in what was seen as a £21m steal by Jose Mourinho before the winger struggled last season... but now the Pedro of Barcelona is back for Antonio Conte
KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Last season was one to sweep under the carpet. Not only for Pedro but also for Chelsea. Now, though, they have the Pedro of Barcelona back. ...read
Dr Sherylle Calder opened the England rugby team's eyes to bigger picture - there is no reason why she can't help coach a third World Cup winning side
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If I was still coaching a Test rugby team today, one of my first coaching appointments would be Dr Sherylle Calder. Sherylle helped England win the 2003 World Cup. ...read
Premier League predictions challenge: Sportsmail's experts go head to head on this weekend's fixtures... Nasser Hussain vs Paul Newman
Welcome to The Prediction Challenge. Each week, we'll ask one of our star columnists to go head to head with one of our top team of reporters. And you can get involved by leaving a comment. ...read
Manchester City must defend better and get in shape to stop Tottenham's in-form pair Dele Alli and Harry Kane
MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: Pep Guardiola cannot ignore the defensive side of the game. If City are going to stop in-form Harry Kane and Dele Alli, they need to be better defensively. ...read
Fighting-fit Dylan Hartley ready to lead England in Six Nations opener against France at Twickenham
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Dylan Hartley has evidently done enough to convince Eddie Jones that he is ready to lead England into the Six Nations after coming through a gruelling fitness test on Thursday. ...read
Leeds United winger Kemar Roofe is prepared to take risks and is never afraid to shoot... but he needs to score more goals in the Championship
SECRET SCOUT: Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He brings you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week it is Leeds' Kemar Roofe. ...read
Alastair Cook will know in his heart what to do but there's no need to rush any decision on England captaincy
STUART BROAD: There’s so much time before the next Test in July that I don’t see any reason for him to rush any decision and whatever he decides, he will have my full support. ...read
Idris Elba is a great actor... but the sweat, agony and exhaustion he suffers in 'Fighter' is all real
EDGE OF THE BOX: Idris Elba is a fine actor, but in his new adventure there is no acting required - it is all real. In 'Fighter', Elba is training to be a kickboxer and seeing what it takes to compete professionally. ...read
My three-point plan to capture Virat Kohli's wicket: Bore him, bounce him and work on his ego
NASSER HUSSAIN: England might be starting to think: ‘How on earth do we get Virat Kohli out?’ But you always have to believe there is something you can do, otherwise there is little point going out there. ...read
Ziggy's star dust: Gary Oldman fronts a night of music and remembrance in honour of David Bowie, on what would have been the starman's 70th birthday
For someone who is no longer with us, David Bowie has had quite a year. He has topped the album chart with Blackstar. He has had a new musical, Lazarus, playing to packed houses. ...read
HOT OR NOT: Dirk Kuyt is still going strong at Feyenoord at the age of 36 while Dimitri Payet reveals his flaw
It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold. It's been a good week for Dirk Kuyt and bad for Dimitri Payet. ...read
Manchester City target Ivan Rakitic is negotiating new Barcelona contract while Liverpool hold off on signing Spartak Moscow's Quincy Promes
SIMON JONES - TRANSFER COLUMN: Far from being close to joining Manchester City, Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic is negotiating a contract extension to stay in Spain. ...read
Jermain Defoe would help West Ham get the best out of Dimitri Payet... the old master guarantees you goals
CHRIS SUTTON: I've heard there are some West Ham fans who still resent Jermain Defoe for handing in a transfer request at the age of 20, the day after they were relegated. Are they mad? ...read
Football supporters complain left, right and centre... but they shouldn't have a problem when a manager gets a fantastic offer to move
MARTIN ALLEN: Football supporters complain left, right and centre if their team are not winning and want the boss sacked. On the other hand, they shouldn't moan when they get a chance to leave. ...read
JONNY BAIRSTOW: England players are gutted by what happened in India but there's plenty to be proud of... and we want Alastair Cook to stay
JONNY BAIRSTOW - EXCLUSIVE: We've had some pretty tough series to contend with. Yes, losing eight Tests in a year doesn't look good. But I don't believe it tells the whole story. ...read
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England concede highest total for 139 years as Alastair Cook's men struggle
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England conceded their highest total in 983 Tests stretching all the way back to March 1877. India’s 759 for seven beat the 751 for five by West Indies in Antigua in April 2004. ...read
Dereck Chisora crossed the line when he threw a table at Dillian Whyte... and why Anthony Joshua is ready to avoid a knockout shot from Eric Molina
EDDIE HEARN: There is a fine line between hyping a fight and going against the codes of conduct of the sport. Dereck Chisora went too far and now there will be a British Boxing Board of Control meeting. ...read
MCC have missed a trick here... cricket needs yellow cards too
DAVID LLOYD: Well done MCC on your proposal to bring in red cards for the most serious offences on a cricket field... but you have missed a golden opportunity to go much further. ...read
Stuart Broad is the complete Test bowler... we can both be grumpy, but we both desperately want to win
JAMES ANDERSON: I will miss not playing with Stuart this week because we have developed a good relationship on and off the field as England team-mates. ...read
Gary Neville: I would gladly pay £5,000 fine for celebration against Liverpool again a hundred times
So in the 90th minute, Ryan Giggs is standing over the ball and all I remember is him bending it into the box, Rio Ferdinand rising up and the ball hitting the back of the net. ...read
Jessica Ennis-Hill became a track giant and is comfortably among all-time five greatest British female athletes
DALEY THOMPSON: Ennis-Hill would be among the five greatest British female athletes of all time and, had she not suffered a few injuries over the years, she could have been one of our best athletes in history. ...read
CHRIS MEARS: Olympic gold is only just sinking in with LA escape following the post-Rio whirlwind
CHRIS MEARS: I'd done so many interviews that I hadn't had a chance to think about what it really meant. After getting back from Rio, I did press and media for 48 hours then flew straight out to LA. ...read
Sam Allardyce the English saviour of England? Odd then that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was the FA's first choice...
PATRICK COLLINS: It should be remembered that the FA's initial instinct was to approach Arsene Wenger, a worthy if futile attempt to hire the very best. But then, absurdly, they changed tack. ...read
France were weighed down by burden of expectation after Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo limped out of Euro 2016 final
BOJAN KRKIC: France had started the Euro 2016 final well but they became disorientated when Ronaldo went off. That can happen when the opposition loses their best player. ...read
ALAN PARDEW: I still have faith in this England team and Wales manager Chris Coleman is a class act
ALAN PARDEW: The celebration of Euro 2016 finalists France as a football team is fair enough, but I still think four or five England players could get in their side. ...read
Dimitri Payet is staying at West Ham even if the big clubs come in... and I hope to see him fire France to glory at Euro 2016
SLAVEN BILIC: With his success, speculation about Payet's future will follow. I have even seen one report suggesting I don’t want him to do well in case it leads to him leaving West Ham. ...read
The worst English England manager is better than the best foreign England manager, because one sticks to the principle of international sport, and the other abandons it for cold pursuit of glory
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: How do you know there isn’t a capable English manager? We’ve tried one guy since 2008 – and because he couldn’t do it, the rest are incompetent, too? ...read
Martin Keown's Euro 2016 big match analysis: 'France and Germany are the two best teams, I hope this is more free-flowing'
This could be an epic. These are arguably the best two teams left and I’m hoping this is the defining match of the tournament. France cruised through beating Iceland 5-2, while Germany won on penalties ...read
England must embrace the dark arts if they want to win the European Championship
ADRIAN DURHAM: Cheating isn’t great, diving isn’t a positive for the game, but it happens, and so it puzzles me why people bang on and on about Jamie Vardy ‘winning’ penalties. ...read
Monchi is the master behind the scenes as Sevilla go for yet more glory
GRAHAM HUNTER – EUROVIEW: Sevilla’s sporting director is the only link between monstrously successful, European-dominant football factory and the humble second division club in Spain. ...read
F1 should turn drivers against team-mates in qualifying while the late Alan Henry was given deserved send-off... and documentary about Wolfgang von Trips to be released
JONATHAN McEVOY: Whether it is meant as such or not, Formula One's extraordinary squabbling over qualifying is a PR masterstroke. ...read
Cheltenham-bound Victoria Pendleton is racing's own version of Jamie Vardy
PETER SCUDAMORE: Alan Hill, husband of trainer Lawney Hill, has been tutoring Victoria Pendleton since her switch to racing. He says... nearest thing to her story is Jamie Vardy. ...read
LIAM RIDGEWELL: Walking onto the pitch with Kaka was a real privilege but I'm not sure he understood me
Portland Timbers defender Liam Ridgewell writes his second column for Sportsmail with the 2015 Major League Soccer season well under way in the United States. ...read
MICHAEL BISPING: Anderson Silva was very condescending at the open workout, but he’ll soon find out I’m not messing around next week
We had our open workouts in Los Angeles last week when I came face to face with Anderson Silva. I was walking by and said hello and wished him luck for London but he was very condescending. ...read
Lynsey Hipgrave right to confront abusers after BT Sport presenter received shocking sexist abuse on Twitter
NEIL ASHTON: Perhaps the most worrying aspect of Lynsey Hipgrave’s brush with Twitter this week is that she should have regrets about highlighting the sexist abuse on her timeline. ...read
Johanna Konta must focus on Anqelique Kerber's weak serve and not her own bid to make history to reach Australian Open final
BRAD GILBERT: The attention on Jo Konta will only multiply if she takes what I think is a realistic opportunity to beat Angelique Kerber and make the Australian Open final. ...read
SAM BURGESS: I couldn't do anything right. I was fighting a losing battle playing rugby union in England... my heart just isn't in it
EXCLUSIVE: My decision to leave Bath and move back to Australia was for personal reasons, but it was also because I wanted to spend the rest of my career playing the game that’s in my heart. ...read
Paul Nicholls: If I had a bag of carrots I would save the last for Kauto Star
I have trained some wonderful horses but Kauto Star was extra special – probably the most important horse in my life. He was also a mate. ...read
Royal Ascot Day Five Tips: Brazen Beau worth a peep to fly Aussie flag in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes
The Aussie cricketers have arrived on our shores to defend the Ashes and fellow antipodeans BRAZEN BEAU (Ascot, 4.20) and Wandjina will be bidding to knock their rivals for six. ...read
Manchester United set to make £30m bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema after Gareth Bale declares he's staying in Spain
ROB SHEPHERD'S FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Rafa Benitez would want to keep Karim Benzema in his squad but it seems the club are ready to cash in on the Frenchman to bolster their transfer funds. ...read
Andrew Strauss says Kevin Pietersen and ECB lack trust... but still the cricketing world has to read between the lines as we are denied a full, proper explanation
PAUL NEWMAN: The wait goes on. Still the public are denied a full, proper explanation as to why the leading runscorer in England's history in Kevin Pietersen will never play international cricket again. ...read
I have never voted for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as Premier League Manager of the Month - and it's a compliment to him
LAURA WILLIAMSON: I have never voted for Jose Mourinho as Barclays Manager of the Month. His sides are very, very good, so the bar is set very high for an 'exceptional' sequence of results. ...read
Ticking off his bucket list is AP McCoy's next hurdle...but it won't include a ringside seat to Mayweather versus Pacquiao
MARCUS TOWNEND: It was a simple slip of the tongue, instantly corrected minutes after his last ever ride at Sandown on Saturday. It was also the moment he realised he was an ex-jockey. ...read
Stoke are playing better football under Mark Hughes and are being ignored, they deserve more credit and exposure for their results
MICHAEL DUBERRY: Stoke were hated under Tony Pulis, but having improved in all areas under mark Hughes they are being overlooked ...read
Super Bowl puts on a stunning show for the fans even if they don't like the game... it engulfs an entire city and we must try and do this back home for the FA Cup final
VERNON KAY: The way that the NFL builds a city around an American football event is phenomenal. Imagine if we could make a bigger spectacle out of the FA Cup final. ...read
SEBASTIEN BASSONG: It was hard falling out of favour at Norwich but I've found my touch again at Watford... and Cameroon's World Cup was an 'embarrassment'
In his second appearance in the Footballers’ Football Column, Sebastien Bassong talks about last season at Norwich, Cameroon’s terrible World Cup and his hopes for the future. ...read
GEORGE NORTH: I can't wait to face the New Zealand haka... if players can't handle it, they're in the wrong sport
The Northampton wing and Sportsmail columnist gives his views on Wales' showdown with 'the world's best team' New Zealand at the Millenium Stadium on Saturday. ...read
NICO ROSBERG COLUMN: I need some help from Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi to win the F1 title… and I am going to push him as hard as I can
Lewis Hamilton has been making some mistakes recently, he spun in Brazil for instance, so maybe there is a chance that he will help me out and that is what I am looking for. ...read
Steven Gerrard is the real deal and Liverpool HAVE to give the best player in their history a new contract
During the summer, it was intimated Steven Gerrard signing a new deal was a formality but, two and a half months on, there is an element of uncertainty starting to swirl around. ...read
STEVEN GERRARD: Wayne Rooney's passion and talent make him perfect to lead England
Wayne Rooney is a natural leader. Aside from being a top player, Wayne is passionate about representing his country and won’t be fazed by the responsibility. ...read
Everton striker Chris Long could force his way into Roberto Martinez's plans as Spaniard gives youth a chance
Roberto Martinez has been left scratching his head by Everton's pre-season form but one shining ray of light has been the emergence of 19-year-old striker Chris Long. ...read
Tom Daley believes English divers such as Matt Dixon have a great future
Tom Daley has backed the next generation of English divers to follow in his golden wake, picking out ‘mini me’ Matt Dixon as a special talent to keep an eye on. ...read
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's finished his summer spending as he vows to let the youngsters have their chance
After signing Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luis Jose Mourinho says there will be no more additions this summer as he insists he will give his U-21 stars a chance to get into the team and develop. ...read
James Rodriguez to sign for Real Madrid in £60m deal with World Cup Golden Boot winner's arrival sparking Premier League rush for La Liga giant's stars
The star of the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez, will sign for Real Madrid this Wednesday for £60million in a transfer that will push several players towards the Premier League. ...read
Gus Poyet confident of signing Fabio Borini for £14million, with Sunderland boss willing to fly Liverpool forward back from America
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. ...read
James Rodriguez's volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper... it's time for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup awards!
James Rodriguez's superb volley, Arturo Vidal's crazy hair and Danny Murphy's jumper have been just a few of the stand-out moments of the 2014 World Cup, but what else? ...read
Germany 1-0 France PLAYER RATINGS: Veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm prove solid as Joachim Low's men earn place in World Cup semi-final
Germany saw off France in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final to book their place in the final four. ...read
Susie Wolff 'massively disappointed' after lasting only four laps on full F1 debut
Susie Wolff has expressed her disappointment at completing only four laps on her full Formula One debut. ...read
Andy Murray is moving in one direction as Wimbledon hero feeds off his star treatment
MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray knew things had changed a week ago when he walked out on Centre Court to the kind of pop star reception not witnessed since the exceptional days of the London 2012 tennis event. ...read
Richard Schaefer leaves Golden Boy promotions after 14 years as CEO
MARTIN DOMIN: Richard Schaefer has announced his decision to leave the world’s biggest boxing promotional company, Golden Boy. ...read
JOHNNY NELSON: George Groves and Carl Froch are like two lovers... all they can think about is the other - they consume each other's lives
I’ve never really given George Groves the credit he deserves. I didn’t before he fought James DeGale and when you look at the development of both fighters since then, Groves has come on tenfold in terms of his confidence and self-belief. When he boxed Carl Froch last year, I thought he had no chance but he shocked everybody. ...read
Ben Kay's big moments from the game: Care's stunning start blew Wales away, Gatland's men couldn't catch up
Danny Care showed confidence and cheek to get the first try, catching Wales off guard when back pedalling in defence. His buzz is infectious. Long may it last. ...read
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
'What a fantastic dilemma to have!': Oscar nominee Nicole Kidman reveals she will be flying solo at the BAFTAs as hubby Keith Urban is nominated for three Grammys on same night
Nicole Kidman said that the first thing she did when she received news of her Oscar nomination was to check that husband Keith Urban would be able to accompany her to the awards in Hollywood. ...read
JACI STEPHEN: Soggy bottoms latest... Pope Jude hasn’t got one
Pope Lenny is something of a loose cannon, among a lot of not-so-loose canons. He won’t let his image be used for commercial purposes. ...read
So can Britain's first reality TV pop star ever find happiness? After Will Young's dramatic walkout from Strictly ALISON BOSHOFF says his story shows the fake promise of instant fame
ALISON BOSHOFF: Amid the fallout of his shock decision to abruptly waltz away from Strictly, Will Young insisted he was ‘just dandy’. Indeed, jokingly... ...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
BEL MOONEY: Who should I be with - my frail mum or my new man?
Dear Bel, Recently, you replied to a lady who was saying that internet dating for the older woman is difficult. How true that is. I have been internet dating for eight years now! ...read
I begged Jerry Hall to forgive me: The model whose pregnancy ended Mick Jagger's marriage reveals how she wrote a letter of apology to his wife - and secretly went to see her on stage
When Luciana got pregnant with Jagger’s son it proved to be the last straw for his wife, the long-suffering Jerry Hall. She says he now as more perspective, being married herself. ...read
What do your pyjamas say about you? Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals all (and it may be time to ditch that onesie!)
William says we should consider what our choice of bedtime fashion says about our hopes and dreams. He claims slippers are high-class, but says that sleeping naked means you're 'oversexed'. ...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
LIZ JONES: Something vital has vanished from TV - grubby reality
LIZ JONES: In December 2010, after the news that Jo Yeates had been murdered in Bristol, I had the bright idea of retracing her last steps for an article. Pictured: detectives investigating Jo's death. ...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
My husband’s faking passion in bed: Rowan Pelling advises on a sexual dilemma
This lady's husband told her he never wants to have sex again. She is disappointed, and was shocked when he told her. Rowan advises talking sensitively to him - and being honest. ...read
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
'Could aspirin be giving me nose bleeds at night?' Our expert reveals how YOU can banish the annoying symptoms
A reader from Herts had a heart attack two years ago, followed by a triple bypass, and thinks his medication is now giving him nightly nose bleeds. Dr Martin Scurr advises possible treatments. ...read
DR ELLIE CANNON: Steps to relaxing your restless legs
Restless legs syndrome is a difficult condition to treat as the underlying cause is not fully understood. Sufferers usually have an irresistible desire to move, twitch or jerk their legs, particularly at night. ...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
MINOR INVESTOR: Gold isn't an investment, it's a bet on people freaking out... but I wonder if it's time to buy that insurance
I get the reasons for buying gold, from a long-term store of value, to investment insurance policy, but I've never bought some. Recently, I've wondered whether it might be time to. ...read
ASK TONY: My insurer is blaming me for an accident that I didn't have - even though the third party claimant has no evidence
On November 21, I parked in a multi-storey car park in Norwich. Three days later, I received a letter from my insurer, Hastings Direct, claiming I'd been in an accident. ...read
Put the elderly first: politicians need to start coming up with solutions to the care crisis - and fast, says DAN HYDE
Whether it's an elderly relative forced to sell their home to pay the exorbitant monthly fees or a wallet-busting 15 per cent increase in council tax bills in Surrey —there is no hiding place. ...read
If the banks attempt to re-introduce cash machine charges we will vent our spleen like never before, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE
First, they close our branches, 900 of them over the past two years. it now appears some of the banks are keen to charge us for withdrawing cash from their hole in the walls. ...read
'Deed poll cheque fraud that left me £6k poorer': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates the ridiculously simple way a thief can cash a stolen check
I sold an investment and asked for the proceeds to be sent to me by cheque. I never received the money. Someone then paid the cheque into their own bank account and withdrew the proceeds. ...read
SIMON WATKINS: We know the mood of Brexit... but not the detail
The Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit last week brought some clarity, but only on things that were already obvious. ...read
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: NS&I may offer the best rates - but it also seems to be offering the most headaches
The Government-backed savings organisation will allow the bereaved to withdraw only up to £5,000 from a loved one's account without going through the lengthy and arduous process of probate. ...read
I feel like I've been conned out of a full state pension: how do I know if Government calculations of what I am due are correct? Agony Uncle Steve Webb replies
Ex-Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, he looks at Government estimates of what pension savers could build up while contracted out of paying extra NI. ...read
Biography: Richard Browning, This is Money
Richard Browning is This is Money's Development Editor and author of How to Survive the Credit Crunch. ...read
JON REES: Why were the experts so wrong about the impact of Brexit on the economy?
Did Osborne politicise the Treasury, or were the Treasury economists just wrong like so many of their peers? ...read
'The year we discovered Britain is a nation of secret coin and note lovers': LEE BOYCE reveals 2016's ten most popular money stories
This year will be remembered by many as one of the most interesting in recent times - and also the one in which we discovered our readers are a nation addicted to coin and notes.... ...read
The robots that could soon be delivering your food: Just Eat boss reveals the future of takeaways
You might not think the holiday season is the best time of year for takeaway food, but according to David Buttress, chief executive of Just Eat, you’d be wrong. ...read
'I DOUBLED my pension money': How one man found out he deserved £19k a year - not £9.5k - after reading policy small print
Christmas has come early for John Begley – thanks to his financial adviser saving him from being locked into a pension income half the amount he was entitled to. ...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
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: What if customers wrote the Ts & Cs? That would get companies to sharpen up
As consumers, we are endlessly signing contracts. But we’re the ones engaging companies, not the other way around. So what if it was we who wrote the terms and conditions? ...read
MYRA BUTTERWORTH: Letting fees ban won’t lower costs for renters - I’ve got a better solution…
The policy is designed to help the thousands of tenants paying hundreds of pounds in upfront fees But it will end up hurting the people it was designed to protect. ...read
Sheer joy of being a miserable old miser! JAMES CONEY on why he's proud to be a penny pincher
From the moment I became Money Mail editor, I became a tyrant of scrimping and saving. I despise waste, and I hate the profits that many firms make out of our apathy. ...read
Er, heard of ISIS, Jeremy? Hapless Corbyn says he doesn't understand why MI6 needs to recruit a thousand more spies
The Labour leader said he could not see why it was 'necessary' for MI6 to boost numbers and also dismissed the need to increase the defence budget. ...read
MONEY MORALS: My younger daughter's university fees are £17,000 higher than those of her elder sister. Should I pay the difference?
It doesn’t feel fair that one daughter is starting out in life with that extra burden through no fault of her own. But also I worry it might not seem fair to give one daughter £17,000 more than the other. ...read
REBECCA RUTT: Dear Broadband Providers, please stop treating us like morons, we're not as stupid as you think
Drum roll please…Vodafone has announced it has abolished the ghastly line rental charge and has freed its customers from paying it. But won't all providers have to do this soon? ...read
LAURA WHITCOMBE: I ordered a Warren Evans bed but only three-quarters of it turned up, so why was I told I'd have to wait ten days for the rest?
I spent last weekend frantically decorating my spare room ahead of the delivery of a new bed. Sadly - and frustratingly - things didn't to go to plan. ...read
MARC SHOFFMAN: Should we be worried about the 'institutionalisation' of crowdfunding and peer-to-peer?
Small businesses and individuals are flocking to the crowd to get projects or enterprises funded. But now big financial companies are muscling in. Is it all about to get too corporate? ...read
Bringing the Miami heat! Bethenny Frankel, 45, shows off her fit figure in strapless bikini as she enjoys her Florida beach vacation
The 45-year-old reality star looked to be in the best shape of her life as she walked on the beach. The Real Housewives Of New York vet had on a strapless bikini ...read
DOGBERRY: Barclays boss Jes Staley calls £200m loss on Italian bank branches a 're-shaping' of company
Constable Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing mangles every word he utters - and so do many business leaders. We put the worst offenders in the dock. ...read
How to avoid a banking nightmare: Your rights, fraud and how to complain when things go wrong
Bank accounts are something most of us rely on every day but what happens when things go wrong? This is Money looks at your rights, fraud and how to complain. ...read
SAM DUNN: Leasehold is a lucrative way to stop people owning their home outright - it's time for a crackdown
There simply isn’t enough protection in place for leaseholders, despite the sterling work of the Leasehold Advisory Service. ...read
Don't miss out on FREE money... £4.5bn in loyalty points that could be spent on flights, holidays or days out lies unclaimed
Billions of pounds worth of retail loyalty points that could be spent on flights, holidays, days out or groceries are sitting idle on forgotten cards in wallets and purses. ...read
ED MONK: Do landlords really have a tax advantage? Yes and no - Will it be removed? No chance
Not everyone agrees there is a true advantage for landlords. That's because in another important way landlords pay more than the rest of us. ...read
ALISON KENNEDY INTERVIEW: Standard Life Investment's quiet Scot making a big noise over pay
Alison Kennedy caused a stir when she stood up at Barclays' annual general meeting in April and announced Standard Life would vote to reject its pay policy. ...read
MARKET REPORT: Halfords punctured by broker downgrade for European retailers
After a recent strong run helped by interest in the Tour de France’s visit to Britain, some cautious broker comment caused the chain to come off for bicycle and car parts retailer Halfords. ...read
Savers handed new tax-efficient way to get at their pension pots as officials flesh out upcoming retirement freedoms
People in work pensions are to be given a new tax-efficient option to take lump sums out of their savings pots when they wish as they approach retirement. ...read
Unemployed 18-year-old applies for £300 payday loan and is offered £500 - is this responsible lending?
He applied for a £300 loan through Cash Lady as an unemployed eighteen-year-old presuming that he’d be turned down. The result? They arranged a £500 loan. ...read
RICHARD DYSON: The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion
The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust, but the Bank of Gran and Grandad is flush with property wealth, a further sign of the great generational divide. ...read
DAN ATKINSON: Downturns may have prevented bust
Gordon Brown was committed to ending the cycle of ‘boom and bust’. Perhaps one or two small downturns may have saved us from the very large one that started in 2008. ...read
LISA BUCKINGHAM: Time to take a long hard look at the predatory payday loan gang
The OFT is about to write to the 50 largest payday lenders to point out where it thinks they may be falling short, but such moves are not enough. ...read
A final farewell: Three million readers helped us build up a website that's making a difference
Much has changed since I was made Editor of This is Money seven years ago. These seismic financial times help to explain a rise in readership from 300,000 to 3m. ...read
Barclays carries on regardless
Barclays' rewards appear all the more farcical because it was ex-boss John Varley who spearheaded the much-trumpeted Merlin deal, writes Lucy Farndon ...read
LIZ JONES: Raising alpha girls like Nicole Kidman is great - but it's a shame everyone will hate them and they might grow up barren and alone
On Women's Hour last week Nicole Kidman said the word bossy has negative connotations when it comes to women. LIZ JONES says raising alpha girls is great but it's a shame they'll be hated. ...read
RACHEL JOHNSON: Wild sex at 50? Babies at 64? Now that's what I call progress
The BBC is breaking convention with its latest Sunday night drama by showing a woman over 50 having sex in the Palace of Westminster. ...read
PETER HITCHENS: Chairman May's Brexit firecracker? It was just a pathetic damp squib
Chairman May strikes me as one of the most nervous Prime Ministers I’ve ever seen, constantly worried that someone will poke his head around the door and tell her it’s all been a mistake. ...read
BLACK DOG: Maggie May in need of steel
As a friend and fan of Margaret Thatcher and as a Brexiteer, you’d think Labour veteran Frank Field would join those hailing Theresa May as the ‘new Iron Lady.’ Not so, writes Black Dog. ...read
JAMES FORSYTH: It's Dave's summer barbecue - with Labour on the grill
The Opposition are in the middle of the most disastrous leadership contest . Tories can barely contain their glee that the shock new frontrunner is Jeremy Corbyn, writes JAMES FORSYTH. ...read
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which David gets back in touch
Sam was put to sleep, as he could no longer eat or stand, just four days after I moved house. I collect his ashes on Wednesday. On the Monday after he died, I received the following from the estate agent. ...read
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
My partner gets angry if I text anyone and insists on knowing who I am talking to. He has also stopped me going out with my sister and friends for coffee or pursuing my hobbies. ...read
HOROSCOPES: Don't fear your feelings, Aquarius
Tomorrow’s alliance between Mercury, planet of the mind, and Neptune, planet of emotions, indicates that your view of a certain situation or individual is coloured by powerful emotions. ...read
HEALTH: Introducing your en-suite spa
What could be more blissful than having a massage, followed by a sauna and a dip in a hot tub, all in the privacy of your own personal spa? ...read
BEAUTY CLINIC: Camouflage dark circles
I have pronounced dark circles under my eyes. I work in the performing arts so am used to slapping on heavy concealer to go on stage. Could you recommend a product please? ...read
BEAUTY BUZZ: make-up to motivate
If you’re detoxing, exercising and generally feeling deprived, some January payday make-up treats may be the way to maintain your motivation. ...read
Mimi Spencer's fabulous 5:2 beach diet: Super-simple fridge gazpacho
As fine a summer soup as you could imagine. It matters that the tomatoes are ripe and flavourful. It matters that you eat this fresh from the fridge. After that, nothing else matters at all. ...read
Abandon ship! Moyes and his men are sinking without trace so don't let them take you down too... and prepare for 'aerial playmaker' Carroll's return
FANTASY FRIDAY: Welcome to Sportsmail's weekly Fantasy Football column which will try to help you get the edge on your friends, family and Jamie Redknapp. ...read
I've joined ghastly Corbyn's Labour. And if you believe in democracy, you should do the same
Scottish Daily Mail columnist CHRIS DEERIN has just joined the Labour Party. He says the 'abomination that is Jeremy Corbyn's leadership' has forced him to declare his hand. ...read
What's the truth about Gina Miller? A loss-making company. False claims about a law degree. And critics who say she's a shameless self-publicist...
Gina Miller is a former model turned businesswoman who 'won a political victory over Brexiteers'. But others see her as a shameless publicity seeker, writes RUTH SUNDERLAND. ...read
Gina's no martyr: She's a pushy Posh Mum just like Catherine Tate's comic creation, writes SARAH VINE
At first, I couldn't quite put my finger on it. There was something about Gina Miller - the glossy investment manager who took the Government to court over Brexit - that was very familiar. ...read
Will.i.am, Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson, and the bloke from Bush were bewildering on The Voice UK, by JIM SHELLEY
The Voice UK has improved on ITV but basically remains as bewildering and annoying as it always on the BBC. ...read
Yes Theresa, you WILL be Trump's Maggie... Ronald Reagan always put America before her, too, writes DOMINIC LAWSON
President Trump has taken to calling Theresa May 'my Maggie'. Or so we are told. And in one respect, there is a useful echo of the relationship between Thatcher and Reagan, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. ...read
Daring. Decisive. A hint of steel. Truly, May's momentous speech was like watching the Iron Lady in full flight, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
If Theresa May’s actions live up to her fine words, if her optimism proves well placed and if Britain does indeed prosper after 2019, then she will surely command a high place in our national story. ...read
Going in would have been a calamity: MICHAEL BURLEIGH says it is nonsense that Britain holds some responsibility for the horrors in Syria after not intervening
The violent endgame in Aleppo is 'dreadful', but Britain being responsible for 'not intervening three years ago' is 'nonsense', writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH. ...read
Who knew Ed could be so charming? ESTHER RANTZEN says it's been a ball watching the unlikely Strictly star
Which programme dominated the schedules this weekend? No prizes for guessing. Strictly reigned supreme. Why? One unfair advantage. Strictly had Ed Balls, writes ESTHER RANTZEN. ...read
Article 50 WILL trigger economic pain and uncertainty, writes pro-leave advocate MARK LITTLEWOOD, as he calls for end to 'Brexit blame game'
Last week’s Autumn Statement was dominated by the same story that has overlayed every piece of economic news and activity since the decision by the British people to vote Leave back in June. ...read
How 'child' migrants are straining the care system - and British children are paying the price
Some time ago, I was sitting at a table with ten foster parents in West London and learned that nine of them were looking after asylum-seeking children, HARRIET SERGEANT writes. ...read
JAMES SLACK: If this was a 'good night', then the Left's in a very dark place
Jeremy Corbyn’s (pictured) own rather desperate analysis of the election results was that Labour ‘hung on’. This is just about true, writes JAMES SLACK. ...read
Boss who's an old hand at the dark arts of PR: Like her heroine Elizabeth I, British business chief possesses striking copper hair and a deft political touch
Once asked to name her favourite historical figure, British Chambers of Commerce president Nora Senior named Elizabeth I, describing her as ‘a most able politician, passionate about her people.’ ...read
Why does Dave revere brassy women? The PM loves making glamorous women tsars to fix everything from trade to teaching. But why do they have to be so brash?
We are told that 43-year-old Michelle Mone will travel the country looking into the barriers that disadvantaged young people face in setting up their own companies, writes MELISSA KITE. ...read
Goodbye to the man who could never admit he got it all wrong: SIMON HEFFER on how Ed Balls never shed his reputation for slipperiness and political thuggery
He was one of the architects of Labour’s economic policy that helped engineer the worst crash since 1931, with public debt doubling and the stock market plunging, writes SIMON HEFFER. ...read
PICTURED: Horrific moment a car is written off trapping the driver inside after smashing into the back of an ambulance on the way to a call-out and pushing it into a tree
The sedan driver, who pushed the ambulance off the road and into a tree in Alice Springs, had to be cut out of his car over several hours before he could be rushed to hospital for treatment. ...read
Tamara Ecclestone's ex-lover arrested over claim he stole her gems and tried to sell them
Businessman Omar Khyami, 40, whose two-and-a-half year relationship with the socialite ended in acrimony in 2012, was detained after theft allegations were made to police this week. ...read
I’ll stand against Salmond in the Scottish Parliament over NHS 'lies' says Gordon Brown
The former PM said: ‘If he continues to peddle this deception then I will want to join Johann Lamont in fighting him and securing the return of a Labour Government as quickly as possible.’ ...read
Greece, glorious Greece: Finding family holiday heaven on Halkidiki's 'middle finger'
Sithonia, the so-called middle finger of the peninsulas which hang down from the northern Greek mainland, is an ideal place for a family break, as Jack Doyle discovers. ...read
The pretty perfection of Palm Springs: Charlize, Sinatra and the timeless sophistication of California's desert classic
It is the corner of California that has long lured the stars - from aces of the tennis court to cinematic greats. Glenys Roberts finds a car and goes east to Palm Springs. ...read
Ministers reject food banks' 20million meals figure: Charities in row with Government after it emerges half of meals are handed out to good causes such as lunch clubs
Sources close to Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith have disputed the charities’ figures, which claim 500,000 children are not receiving an acceptable diet. ...read
How can the high priestess of abortion support the barbarity of terminating a baby just because she's a girl?
KATHY GYNGELL: How can the so-called feminist 'sisterhood' defend the destruction of female foetuses being aborted because of their gender? ...read
Why doesn't Stephen Fry call for a ban on Russian music, theatre and all performing arts?
ADRIAN HILTON: 'An absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential,' says Stephen Fry in an impassioned letter to the Prime Minister and the International Olympic Committee. ...read
The teacher who changed my life: In this moving tribute to his old English master, who's just died, CLIVE ASLET says his one regret is he never thanked him
A fortnight ago I heard that the English master who taught me at school, the great Frank Miles, had died, aged 92. I say great — he was great to us, the ones for whom reading came to matter so much as a result of his highly individual influence. ...read
'Gordon the Gopher could've done a better job!' Phil and Holly's funeral coverage falls flat for ITV and Sky's man gets a handbagging
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were out of their depth while covering Baroness Thatcher's funeral, says PAUL CONNOLLY - but Sky News's Tom Parmenter fared even worse. ...read
On the 20th anniversary of the first mobile phone text message... How texting made history but ruined our language- and plenty of marriages!
DAVID THOMAS: The average Briton now sends around 50 texts a week and is more likely to text friends and family than talk to them. Here are some of the most outrageous, newsworthy, moving and shocking texts from the past two decades. ...read
Wake up, America! Justice must be done for Trayvon Martin
LINDSAY JOHNS: Every American should be incensed and repulsed by the shocking case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager slain by a neighbourhood watchman. ...read
The tragedy of children condemned with drug addict parents
ANNA SMITH: We cannot begin to imagine the final hours of little Declan Hainey. How many more have to die before the policy is changed not to give drug addict parents their children? ...read
The Liberal Democrats, with or without Dr Cable at the helm, would steer us onto the rocks
DR ROBERT LEFEVER: Dr Cable should resign from his Cabinet post, standing for the leadership and then returning to the position that he occupied before ...read
Damian Green is dragging the dysfunctional student visa system into the daylight. About time too.
JANICE ATKINSON-SMALL: Listening to the BBC's grilling of Damian Green, one would think HE was the one here on an illegal visa. ...read
Keeping debt problems secret won't cure them. We need to strip away the shame around financial struggles
DOMINIQUE JACKSON: The longer people struggle on alone with unmanageable debt, the more unmanageable it is bound to become ...read
The Paralympics celebrate the strength of disabled people – as do all the protests that accompany them
SONIA POULTON: Let us remember that away from the splendour of the Olympic Stadium, our disabled people have been treated as anything but heroes. ...read
Dumas: 'Without euro exit, Germany will soon be in big trouble'
M E SYNON: A new analysis by the totally excellent economist Charles Dumas of Lombard Street Research suggests Germany should not, perhaps cannot, afford the euro. ...read
Paul Ryan's rousing speech in Tampa has cemented Medicare as the big issue splitting voters
DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: Ryan's attack on President Obama and his defence of Republican principles has the Democrats wishing that Hurricane Isaac had hit Tampa instead of New Orleans. ...read
Is there life on Planet Clegg? Yes, but it cannot add up
NICK WOOD: The so-called Deputy Prime Minister has today come out with another bucket of moonshine. Only a few months after signing off a cut in top rate income tax, he now wants a new wealth tax, intended to get the rich to cough up billions. ...read
America's middle class is shrinking. So who is to blame?
BRIAN DARLING: Some partisans will try to blame President George W. Bush. Some others will try to blame Obama. Yet the answer is much more complicated than putting the blame on one party, or one president. ...read
Patients missing appointments - maybe they never needed them?
JULIA MANNING: The figures for the number of people not turning up for NHS appointments were revealed over the bank holiday weekend – one in ten people don’t attend an appointment. ...read
Brace yourselves: Argentina's president Cristina Kirchner is on the political attack
DAVID HARDING: As her popularity falls even lower, Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner is looking to exploit anti-British feeling. This may not be her proudest moment... ...read
Don't look now Dave and Damian - but your crew is mutinying
NIGEL JONES: The Titanic is an apt metaphor for where the Tories are heading under Captain Cameron's leadership. His maiden voyage, the Coalition, is steering straight for the iceberg. ...read
Romney/Ryan turn back the magical thinking of Obama
JAMES LUCIER: Romney/Ryan have taken the line of common sense, the line of reality-based thinking, as opposed to magical thinking. This is a line which says, "I am, therefore I think." ...read
Why won't the BBC come clean over its bias against Israel - a moral country that deserves our support?
ALEX SINGLETON: Almost the entire Left-wing establishment in this country, including the BBC, has an warped and profoundly wrong view of the Middle East. ...read
Greece moves closer to the Eurozone’s exit door
RUTH LEA: Over the next few years the Eurozone could shrink to a “core” of rich nations or it could break up altogether. The dream of European unity would then lie in tatters. ...read
The Syrian uprising is an opportunity for the Israeli Air Force
ALLAN MALLINSON: With the Assad regime imploding, Syria's air defences could be seriously degraded, and Southern Syria may well now be the IAF’s most feasible route into Iran via Iraq. ...read
Am I the only person who thinks Pussy Riot should have been jailed?
MARK DOOLEY: Imagine that rather than invade a Christian church, Pussy Riot decided to perform their 'punk prayer' in a mosque. Do you think Western politicians would be queuing up to support them then? ...read
The Government must keep fighting the Big Brother state - starting with a review of the last decade's surveillance orgy
MATTHEW ELLIOTT: The Coalition parties made surveillance a key issue before the election. Now they are running out of time to finish the reforming work they have started - and protect our privacy. ...read
The Tories need renewal not reshuffle
SIMON RICHARDS: With the Coalition floundering, there's no doubt that a reshuffle is long overdue, but, of course, the heads which ought to roll will emerge unscathed from the rearrangement. ...read
Many a man needs killing and many a lie needs to be exposed, but killers and tale-bearers do not necessarily deserve respect
THOMAS FLEMING: So far as I am concerned Julian Assange should be prosecuted for treason: he was not only disloyal to his country but he violated the rules of the game. ...read
Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
MITCH FEIERSTEIN: In February 2010, twenty economists published a letter in the Sunday Times calling on George Osborne to begin spending cuts a year earlier than planned. ...read
The Cabinet needs a reshuffle: It's time for the PM to stand up to Ken Clarke
CHRIS MONCRIEFF: If the Prime Minister wants to reshuffle his Cabinet, he should do it his way and not allow himself to be influenced by stubborn colleagues, however venerable and illustrious. ...read
Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity
ABHIJIT PANDYA: One of the first duties of man, beyond himself and his family, is to the welfare and improvement of common humanity. Lord Morris’ legislation was one of the finest examples of this. ...read
Tony Nicklinson is paying a high but necessary price for a civilised society that protects its most vulnerable
GEORGE PITCHER: Yesterday's High Court judgment is first and foremost a terrible blow for Tony Nicklinson, who is paralysed from the neck down after a stroke and can communicate only by blinking. ...read
Whatever your views on gay marriage, the debate should be dignified and sensitive
Last night RUPERT MYERS saw the Catholic journalist Milo Yiannopoulos argue bravely and honestly for a number of things, including against gay marriage. ...read
Cameron ditches House of Lords reform, and it's going to play havoc with the Coalition
KIRSTY WALKER: At a time when the country is gripped with Olympic fever, few ordinary people will be interested in the latest developments on House of Lords reform and boundary commission changes. ...read
Wrong questions, Mr Hammond. You are asking the wrong questions
WILLIAM FORBES: Mr Hammond is reported as saying that he "would rather fire soldiers than go to war with poor equipment" – but that is not the choice. ...read
People will happily borrow to pay for the trappings of the modern wedding, but all you really need is a pledge of love
FRANCESCA PREECE: Getting married is not about paying for a lavish ceremony. Maybe McCartney was right all along... Can’t Buy Me Love, everybody tells me so. ...read
Soon all sex offenders leaving jail will have to take a lie-detector test. How long until someone cries 'human rights'?
STEPHEN LEVINSON: The Government believes the law is bomb-proof, but unless great care is taken it could wind up facing claims of privacy infringement. ...read
The state makes for a bad parent. The number of children it brings up should be kept to a minimum
HARRY PHIBBS: As children leaving care are more likely to end up in prison than university the Government has rightly confirmed its determination to reduce the number of children in care. ...read
This summer of patriotic fervour suggests a change in the tone of British culture
PETER WHITTLE: With the Jubilee celebrations behind us and the Olympics round the corner, what is this summer of celebration telling us about the state of British patriotism? ...read
Ireland has now passed the point where it can honestly be deemed an independent country
A sober-minded observer of Irish history is unable to watch Ireland’s elective slouch into Euro-mediocrity without profound dismay. Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to the fiscal compact is its ‘No’ to the more strenuous but more honourable path of recovering the responsibilities of self-government. ...read
Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday
CHARLIE WOLF: Where has this perception - myth even come from? The perception that Mitt Romney hasn't sealed the deal. Yes, he may have won the all important Ohio Primary by just 1 percentage point, but a win is a win. ...read
PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
Like almost every ‘period’ film nowadays, and certainly every British one, Philip Norman argues that the King's Speech is riddled with preposterous historical distortions, over-simplifications and out-of-period anachronisms. ...read
Marooned with Monty - what a luxury! As Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th anniversary CRAIG BROWN has been listening through the archives
On Sunday, Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th anniversary. When I was a castaway, I wanted a subscription to Private Eye as my luxury item, writes Craig Brown. But Kirsty Young wouldn't let me. ...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
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Eat to the beat: He used to be the drummer in a band ...no wonder this chef's kitchen rocks!
After training under the likes of Nico Ladenis and Richard Corrigan, Graham Garrett opened The West House in Biddenden, Kent. ...read
'You’re a mad, bonkers genius,' I told Heston. He beamed delightedly
Heston asked a waitress for a notepad and pen and frenziedly drew me page after page of Einstein-esque diagrams to explain the incredibly complex way human senses work. ...read
It's the long-awaited successor to Honda’s legendary Nineties supercar... can it possibly live up to the hype? In your dreams
This car is merely one of an already well-established, ever-expanding, ever-improving supercar flock, no longer worthy of a judges’ special commendation for being something really special. ...read
Jude Law's sexy Pope? Tom Hiddleston's bare bum? Those beastly racer snakes on Planet Earth II? On the eve of the industry's Oscars, Event's TV critic DEBORAH ROSS hands out her own mischievous bouquets and brickbats
Ahead of the national Television Awards Deborah Ross gives hands out her own awards. And yes, Poldark and Tom Hiddleston's behind are part of the celebrations! ...read
Jackie OMG: Portman shines in her portrayal of Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larrain's unsettling but irresistible homage to the former First Lady
He wants to give us the Jackie Kennedy the public knew but he also wants to bring us the private woman they didn’t. It’s that conflict, that contradiction that Portman captures so superbly. ...read
Tchaikovsky at its finest: the Liverpool Philharmonic celebrates six decades of royal patronage with these stunning recordings
This year, it’s six decades since the Liverpool Philharmonic got the right to call itself Royal. And the orchestra celebrates this milestone with this release of three of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies. ...read
Kara Tointon and Keith Allen shine in an otherwise flickering production of pseudo-Victorian psychological thriller Gaslight
Patrick Hamilton intended Gaslight to be ‘a pastiche of Wilkie Collins’, a pseudo-Victorian thriller. But it’s better than that. It’s a psychologically astute portrait of an ugly, abusive marriage. ...read
Embarrassing bodies: Kathryn Hughes separates myth from fact in her wonderful book that exposes the bodily secrets of prominent Victorians
Victorians Undone seeks to reverse the peculiar pretence, common among other historians, that our Victorian ancestors existed primarily as disembodied minds. ...read
A wiley way to save £400: The Wileyfox Swift 2 X does everything you need and won't give you a heart attack if you drop it in the sink
For the 20-odd apps most of us use on our phones, the processor is perfectly decent, and the 5.5in HD screen is bright and sharp. ...read
The grapes of froth: Lambrusco is back. But don’t panic – some of these sparkling Italian reds are irresistible
You really do get what you pay for with Lambrusco, but there are bottles for about a tenner that are well worth popping, such as my pick from The Wine Society below. ...read
Male pattern boldness: This curious selection of colourful but lesser-known artists displays some vibrant talents. But why no women?
The Saatchi Gallery’s premise for its new show, Painters’ Painters, is rather weak and borderline euphemistic. Isn't a 'painters' painter' just a good creator who has never appealed widely? ...read
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- Holly Willoughby flashes cleavage in tight gown as she joins angelic Michelle Keegan, Myleene Klass and busty Ola Jordan at NTAs
- Someone's going to see red! Stacey Solomon and Sam Quek arrive at the National Television Awards sporting IDENTICAL strapless gowns
- 'She's smitten': Widower Rio Ferdinand 'is spending time with TOWIE's Kate Wright... although is reluctant to enter serious relationship due to kids'
- Well, orange you a real sight! Gareth Gates suffers a MAJOR fake tan fail as he sports unflattering terracotta tone while hitting the NTAs with girlfriend
- They won't win any gongs for style! NTA fashion fails include Marnie Simpson's VERY revealing lace number and Saara Aalto's alarming prom dress
- Pucker up! Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell share steamy kisses during romantic getaway together in Milan Touchy feely display
- 'Give up the pursuit for perfection': Size 14 model Iskra Lawrence dismisses airbrushing as she proudly displays her curves in a thong for untouched shoot
- Bake Off Ruby's four-letter blast at food guru Ella: Finalist blasts 'wellness people' as 'dangerous as f***' at awards ceremony
- Shock split! Scarlett Johansson emerges without her wedding ring after 'secretly ending two-year marriage to Frenchman Romain Dauriac'
- 'She could have sounded a bit more enthusiastic!' Michelle Keegan's NTA appearance is branded 'awkward' by some viewers
- Forget something? Marnie Simpson appears to go WITHOUT underwear in sheer black lace dress at NTAs... as she cosies up to beau Lewis Bloor
- Danielle Lloyd displays heavy bruising around her breast on NTAs red carpet... after revealing she nearly died following £30K boob job hell
- 'Every f***ing year!' Nadia Sawalha is caught on camera playfully ranting about This Morning's 12th NTA win... as her show Loose Women loses out
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Jemma Lucy and Chantelle Connelly ramp up romance rumours as they pose naked in a racy shoot straddling each other atop a piano
- Ecstatic Mary Berry punches the air with glee as she leads the winners at the NTAs... before giving emotional last ever speech about Bake Off
- The perfect tangent for her curves! Mathematics whiz Carol Vorderman displays copious cleavage and pert posterior in a plunging tight gold gown
- HollyOOPS! Former soap star Jorgie Porter narrowly avoids a wardrobe malfunction as her unsupported assets pop out of glitzy gown at NTAs
- CBB's Bianca Gascoigne is put up for eviction with Speidi, Jedward, Kim Woodburn and Jessica Cunningham in SHOCK nomination twist
- 'I'm not ashamed of a few lumps, bumps or cellulite': Ashley Graham posts snap of leg while urging followers to 'love the skin' they're in
- Leo DiCaprio's girlfriend Nina Agdal goes topless in racy Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photo shoot Simply sizzling
- The NTAs open with Sir Tom Jones STEALING the mic from the host... as Dermot O'Leary's Channel 4 Bake Off joke goes down like a lead balloon
- 'You're making a fool of me!': CBB's Kim Woodburn suffers massive meltdown after being branded a 'bully' by Spencer Pratt as tensions erupt
- Scarlet ladies! TOWIE's Kate Wright, Chloe Sims and Megan McKenna go colour-coordinated as they all step out in ravishing red gowns at the NTAs
- Rochelle Humes proudly shows off her baby bump in a glamorous caped gown as she and husband Marvin hit the NTA red carpet
- Holly Willoughby steals the spotlight as she flaunts her ample assets in pretty pink gown with racy keyhole detail as This Morning wins top prize at NTAs
- United we tan! Tanya Burr displays her breathtaking curves in a flattering striped swimsuit as she continues to soak up Miami sunshine
- Kate Bosworth is a fierce fashionista in a fur vest and shades as she jets out of LAX keeping warm with a vest with patches of brown fur lining it vertically
- Stylish in stripes! Kelly Osbourne jets out of LA rocking skintight black denim with a wide brimmed hat Took a break from judging duties
- Lauren Pope and Aaron Chalmers have 'split after nightmare holiday' amid reports he 'drank too much, spat food at her and called her a c***'
- Frances Bean Cobain asks judge to order estranged ex to return her father Kurt's guitar worth millions The grunge princess 'gifted' him the instrument
- 'Are you really gonna marry this guy?' Bryan Tanaka confront Mariah Carey about James Packer engagement on season finale of Mariah's World
- A glam Christine Lampard cosies up to husband Frank at salon launch after revealing she wants children with the 'amazing father'
- 'I have finally gagged Piers Morgan!' Susanna Reid appears on NTAs stage alongside Good Morning Britain co-host... after war of words with Ewan McGregor
- The Price is (finally) right! Katie looks uncharacteristically demure as she covers up in long-sleeved top with billowing gold maxi skirt at NTAs
- Kym Marsh flaunts her hourglass curves in stunning sheer gold and white gown as she hits the red carpet at the National Television Awards
- Jacqui Ritchie cuts a seriously chic figure as she and husband Guy put on a loved-up display at luxury gym bash
- 'I'm ready to move on from sex scenes': Dakota Johnson reveals hopes for 'completely opposite' projects after end of steamy Fifty Shades franchise
- Arm of support! Christina Ricci is joined by husband James Heerdegen at premiere of her new Amazon show Z: The Beginning Of Everything
- That's a LOTT of curl! Pixie shows off corkscrew locks as she steps out in retro-style T-shirt and jeans at salon launch
- Doutzen Kroes pays homage to her Dutch roots as she models sexy tulip-embossed top with ruffled mini-skirt at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week
- Singer Lily Allen is blasted online after posting an anti-Trump Tweet that called gay people 'fags' Backlash from LGBT community
- 'Being Asian helped me get my Blue Peter job': Presenter Konnie Huq says BBC's desire to be PC paved the way for her start in television
- The bright stuff! Scarlett Moffatt shows off her new super skinny frame in eye-catching neon pink ensemble as she steps out on NTA red carpet
- Ken Dodd messes up announcing the nominees for Best Comedy at the NTAs... and confuses Orange Is The New Black with Mrs Brown's Boys
- Television icon Mary Tyler Moore dies aged 80 after 'being on a respirator for more than a week at a Connecticut hospital'
- Anna Friel flashes a hint of flesh in a vampy black dress as she and fellow thespian Laurence Fox attend a restaurant opening in London
- Lap of luxury: Kylie Jenner shares selfie in $800 hoodie on Instagram before giving tour of new Mercedes and Rolls-Royce Flaunted her wealth
- 'This is another devastating blow': Gail Porter is declared bankrupt at the High Court after failing to pay debts
- Game of Thrones star Laura Pradelska suffers wardrobe malfunction as she flashes her white lacey bra at Glass Magazine birthday bash
- The Weeknd makes surprise appearance at LA concert... as he and Selena Gomez make it Instagram official by following each other
- 'They've adopted Steve': Louis Tomlinson says One Direction fans embrace new DJ collaborator Aoki
- What a difference a day makes! Kendall Jenner is glammed down in track suit at LA airport after stunning in sexy mini dress for Paris runway
- 'Passion project': Selena Gomez shares a sneak peek of Netflix series Thirteen Reasons Why...which she executive produced
- Peace baby! Paris Jackson rocks tie dye T-shirt and sweats in LA after bombshell interview Cut a striking figure
- In the name of fashion! Paris Hilton shows off her legs in a patterned mini dress for night out in London Showed off slim legs
- Living clearly! Hilaria Baldwin cuts a sporty figure in sleeveless puffy vest as she prepares for her sold-out yoga class
- Zara Holland puts on a very busty display as she heads to the National TV Awards 2017 in a plunging floral bubblegum pink gown Pretty in pink
- Red hot mamma! Amy Childs subtly showcases her blossoming baby bump as she hits the NTAs in a flowing scarlet gown
- Newly single Caroline Flack is super chic in strapless gown with a daring thigh-high split as she hits the red carpet at the National Television Awards
- Family business: Frances Bean Cobain follows in Courtney Love's footsteps by starring in Marc Jacobs campaign
- Snow queen! Teen Elle Fanning looks sophisticated in white off-the-shoulder dress while braving the cold at chilly Sundance Film Festival
- And action! Heidi Klum directs sexy photo shoot between two near naked Next Top Model contestants on a bed moving down Hollywood Boulevard
- 'My whole heart': Candice Swanepoel shares sweet photo with baby boy Anacã Held three-month-old tot in snap
- 'My little Good American!!' Khloe Kardashian shares cute clip of niece North supporting her jeans brand by waving foam hand
- Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown, 12, is unveiled as the new face of Calvin Klein (and she's the youngest ever model to front a campaign for the brand)
- 'It's a special time for us': Sofia Vergara opens up about marriage and life with Joe Manganiello as couple grace cover of Hola! magazine
- Tress-ed to impress! Eva Longoria emerges from salon in stylish outfit and showing off flawless locks Perfect tresses
- 'She was a pioneer on television and will be so missed': Carol Burnett leads tributes to Mary Tyler Moore after TV icon dies at 80
- 'I still can't believe Mary Tyler Moore touched my face. Will love her forever': Oprah Winfrey pays tribute to her heroine and relives THAT sweet TV moment
- FIRST LOOK: Taylor Swift is vampy in black bra and Zayn Malik is dashing in tailored suit for I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) teaser
- Take five! Sandra Bullock enjoys some time out from Ocean's Eight filming with leisurely shopping trip Opted for dark hues
- Never had a friend like me! Whoopi Goldberg makes surprise appearance on stage as The Genie at Broadway's Aladdin
- Mars attacks! Pop superstar Bruno confirmed as latest act to play the 2017 Grammy Awards Bruno Mars will perform at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
- Yeezy muse Teyana Taylor sizzles in eighties retro Reebok Classics '5411' advert Demonstrated sultry dance moves
- George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola's film studio hits up Kickstarter to fund Apocalypse Now video game
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Bella Hadid lets her hair down at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week as she enjoys wild night out with gal pal Kendall Jenner
- Golden girl! Blac Chyna leaves little to the imagination as she flashes major cleavage in sexy photo shoot She became a mum-of-two in November
- Avengers director Joss Whedon is slammed for calling Ivanka Trump a dog on Twitter Branding Jared Kushner as 'Voldemort in training'
- So that's how Sir Ian McKellen acquired a taste for the dramatic: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
- 'You should be at school!' Brooklyn Beckham, 17, hilariously caught out by father David after Snapchatting live video Busted!
- New mom Peta Murgatroyd pumps breast milk while her glam squad does her hair and make-up for new secret project Pro at multi-tasking
- Is CBB facing the mother of all showdowns? Stars 'set for explosive confrontations as family members enter the house'
- CBB's Jedward put Bianca Gascoigne up for eviction for not telling Jamie O'Hara about her relationship outside the house... after he FINALLY finds out
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Still keeping up with Kendall? Jenner cosies up to rumoured beau A$AP Rocky during wild night out in Paris... as romance rumours swirl
- G is for Gigi! Ms Hadid slips into personalized hoodie and sports nerd glasses to pick up art supplies in NYC Went incognito
- CBB's Jamie O'Hara admits he's upset over Bianca Gascoigne's boyfriend confession... as she describes her footballer romance as 'one big mess'
- She's ready for her close up... again! Glenn Close and Andrew Lloyd Webber promote Broadway revival of his Sunset Boulevard musical
- Look at what you've got at home! Jennifer Lopez looks incredible in sexy snap after new beau Drake was spotted with porn star Rosee Divine
- Lindsay Lohan sports headscarf as she steps out in Turkey amid claims she's converted to Islam... but teams conservative look with thigh-high boots
- Pout and about! Christina Milian hams it up for the camera outside a wall painted with lips in West Hollywood
- Could Katie Price, Stephanie Davis and Farrah Abraham be heading back into CBB? Plans for 'Summer Legends' series are announced for 2017
- 'I was at a breaking point': Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Marie talks bridal shower botch and failed marriage to Mike Shay
- 'It was so special': Holly Willoughby gets gooey-eyed on This Morning as she cradles the baby girl she helped welcome into the world Met baby Mei first
- Olga Kurylenko bares her endless legs in a TINY keyhole playsuit as she leads the arrivals at Elie Saab's Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week showcase
- Teresa Palmer credits $1500 'personal night nurse' for good night's sleep after admitting she hired a 'mother's helper' after giving birth last month
- Ricky Martin slashes the price of his Upper East Side condo to $7.1M... as he plans his Las Vegas residency
- It takes two! Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper drop by Access Hollywood NY to chat about upcoming joint US tour
- 'We have to get revenge on the mother f*****s that did this to us!' Ellen shares spoof R-rated 'deleted scene' from Finding Dory
- Madonna declares she is NOT adopting two more children from Malawi despite claim the singer had appeared before a judge to ask for permission
- 'My first reaction was "Oh sh**!"': Katherine Heigl talks 'surprise' pregnancy as she shares first photo of the son Joshua she had with Josh Kelley
- 'I'm going to look completely different': Mama June gears up for weight loss surgery in sneak peek of new reality show From Not To Hot
- Not your average commuter! Lisa Appleton flaunts her buxom figure in clingy plunging multi-coloured dress as she catches a train at London station
- Put your back into it! Sara Sampaio flashes her tanned and toned frame as she dazzles in daring cut-out jumper for night out in West Hollywood
- Petra Nemcova displays her incredible lithe limbs in a pretty black and purple minidress at Elie Saab's Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week show
- Louis Tomlinson admits he's 'too tired' as he makes radio appearance after partying the night away following split from Danielle Campbell
- Alessandra Ambrosio shows off her stunning figure in curve-hugging nude dress as she cosies up to fiance Jamie Mazur on the Bonpoint FROW
- On the run! Cate Blanchett is in good spirits as she dashes into Broadway theatre for her latest performance in The Present
- Anne Hathaway protects her fair skin with an umbrella as Sarah Paulson looks bleary eyed on set of Ocean's Eight
- Geordie phwoar! Marnie Simpson sets turns up the heat as she shares scintillating snapshot of barely covered boobs on Instagram
- 'My little princess': Kirk Norcross shares more cute snaps of daughter Violett... after accusing ex of blocking access as he prepares for birth of second child
- 'Laughing in bathrooms with friends': Kate Beckinsale, 43, shows off her incredible figure and tiny waist in sexy lingerie selfie Sent her followers wild
- Slimmed-down Scarlett Moffatt can't contain her glee as she cuddles up to Dermot O'Leary at the NTAs ahead of her hosting debut An expert in all things TV
- 'It's excruciating': Apple Tree Yard star Ben Chaplin was dreading his racy TV romp with pal Emily Watson... and fans were left cold by chemistry
- This is how we roll! Nicky Hilton pushes baby girl Lily Grace around in $2,000 stroller on mother-daughter date in New York
- Kylie Jenner 'settles potential legal battle' over 'ripping off' make-up artist's work to promote cosmetics line Vlada Haggerty who had threatened to sue her
- Zayn Malik has the keys to Gigi Hadid's heart... and her apartment as he heads to her NYC pad after engagement rumours Happy together
- Looking Good-man! Screen favourite John, 64, looks slimmer than ever as he makes US TV appearance... two years after drastic weightloss Who's that guy?
- Anne Robinson rocks a quirky ensemble and out-there red spectacles on day out... after revealing she 'loves being wolf-whistled at'
- EXCLUSIVE: Tom Cruise partied on deck of Scientology's cruise ship but ex member tells how at 16 she was forced to clean sewage in Freewinds' bilge
- The never-ending remodel! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West $20m Hidden Hills mansion closer to completion... but still needs months of work t.
- PICTURED: A look inside Penelope Disick's princess room designed by mom Kourtney Kardashian with her hand-me-down Love Me sign
- Sweating it out in style! Sofia Richie shows off her fantastically flat abs post-workout... as she lands yet another fashion campaign .
- What a chic couple! Olivia Palermo and her husband Johannes Huebel coordinate in monochrome as they enjoy Valentino's show at Paris Fashion Week
- Everything OK Alba? Jessica looks exhausted during NYC trip after posting she was 'in the mood for a hug, a glass of wine, five days of sleep'
- Boys' night out! Lamar Odom flashes his silver grillz as he enjoys a night out in West Hollywood post-rehab Happy and relaxed
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