![Mark Webster](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/MarkWebster_88x88.jpg)
David Beckham may not be the ideal desert island candidate but he's a damned decent all round human being
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: In the the battle for a nation's heart, David Beckham is never going to be all-conquering, it seems. For some reason, it's just the way it is with him. ...read
![Katie Hopkins](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_katie_hopkins.png)
KATIE HOPKINS: Trump's immigration crackdown is a clear message to the Muslim world - get your own houses in order before you come to ours
Donald Trump's 90-day ban on seven Muslim countries is in place to achieve one thing: he wants you to understand America has borders, and from now on it’s going to protect them. ...read
![Piers Morgan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/88x88_piers_morgan.png)
PIERS MORGAN: More Americans were killed last year by toddlers with guns than by Muslim terrorists, Mr President – where is the executive order to stop THAT?
This is wrong. Whichever way US President Trump tries to justify his executive order on banning immigrants and refugees from seven war-ravaged countries, it makes no sense. ...read
![Jeff Prestridge](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_03/JeffPrestridge_2_88x88.jpg)
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why it is right to shine a light on the good, the bad and the ugly insurance companies
I am all for greater transparency in the financial world, be it in terms of the charges taken from our pension funds or the propensity of an insurer to meet a claim on a policy. ...read
![Ruth Lythe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/simonwatkins_88x88.jpg)
Britain's credit boom is heading into dangerous territory again, says SIMON WATKINS
Retail sales held up well in the last three months of last year – helping the economy along and allowing some to argue we have enjoyed a boom. ...read
![Tony Hetherington](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/TonyHetherington_88x88.jpg)
'I received a £4k tax rebate for dodgy investments - but now HMRC wants it back': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates
'I dealt with Mis-sold Shares Limited, which recovered money for me from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, but now the tax office says this was a mistake and wants it back'. ...read
![Peter Hitchens](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04_05/PeterHitchens_88x88.jpg)
PETER HITCHENS: Putin already knows Trident is an obsolete monster. The real question is: DO YOU?
If Trident missile launches are so secret, why was I invited by the British Embassy in Washington to go and watch one in 1994?, asks PETER HITCHENS ...read
![Rachel Johnson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/racheljohnson_88x88.png)
Enough with the steward's enquiry over the huntsman who said he'd like to 's***' a hunt saboteur who confronted him... it is NOT a crime to channel Jilly Cooper
For some reason, there is currently a stewards’ enquiry after footage of an exchange between a hunt saboteur and a huntsman went viral, which is ridiculous, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
![Jim Shelley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/29/jim_shelley_thumb.png)
Incest, cannibalism, and parties for duck hunters & prostitutes dressed as ducks... Tom Hardy’s drama wanted to challenge convention. But using the ‘N word’ was a dangerous step backwards in Taboo, by Jim Shelley
Tom Hardy’s dark, debauched, drama reached the halfway mark still happily ticking off every way of provoking outrage you could imagine. ...read
![Black Dog](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_black_dog.png)
BLACK DOG: BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg paid the price for the corporation's new-found parsimony as she was stuck in the cheap seats on her flight to the US with Theresa May
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg paid the price for the Corporation’s new-found parsimony while accompanying Theresa May on her flight to the US last week after being having to st in the back. ...read
![Ephraim Hardcastle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/01_04/ephraimhardcastle_88x88.jpg)
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Theresa May set to bring the whip down on horse-loving Met chief Sir Bernard
Who chose unpopular Metropolitan police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, 58? Theresa May, 59, it seems, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
![Sir Clive Woodward](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01_04/SirCliveWoodward_88x88.jpg)
England are lacking leaders if Dylan Hartley goes down... I'd back Owen Farrell to step up
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If Dylan Hartley reported sick with the flu next Saturday morning, who would captain England against France in their opening Six Nations game? ...read
![Liz Jones](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/LizJones_2_88x88.jpg)
Wanted: A bitchy, rabid rottweiler to run Vogue (in case you're in any doubt, that's ME!), writes LIZ JONES as she warns that the influential magazine's new editor has a huge responsibility
When Alex Shulman announced last week that she was stepping down as editor of Vogue after 25 years, I started to feverishly search online for names rumoured to be in the mix as her successor. ...read
![Zelda West-Meads](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08_03/Zelda_88x88.jpg)
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I’ve suffered five years of abuse from his now ex-wife – the police have been involved many times. Imagine the worst sort of emotional torture in a psychological thriller and multiply it by a thousand. ...read
![Sarah Stacey](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07_01/columnist_sarah_stacey.gif)
HEALTH: What is beauty parlour stroke syndrome?
The problem is caused when a blood clot forms due to pressure from the rim of the backwash basin damaging an artery at the back of the neck. ...read
![Jo Fairley & Sarah Stacey](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02_03/JoFairleySarahStacey_88x88.jpg)
BEAUTY CLINIC: TLC for 40-something dry ageing skin
It’s my birthday tomorrow - 40-something - and I’m feeling every one of those years. I am desperate for skincare to help my dry ageing skin. What do you advise? ...read
![liz jones](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/LizJones_2_88x88.jpg)
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I realise what’s wrong with me
I feel this way because I’ve been stressed, for years. What has happened to me has been traumatic. It’s complex. ...read
![Sally Brompton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07_01/columnist_sally_brompton.gif)
HOROSCOPES: Time to be self-assertive!
There is a time to be open-minded and a time to push your own beliefs for all they are worth. This is one of the latter. ...read
![Oliver Holt](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/thumbnail_oliver.png)
So long, Bernie Ecclestone... and thanks for turning Formula One into the greatest show on earth
OLIVER HOLT: When Ecclestone was replaced as F1’s boss last Monday as Liberty Media completed their takeover of the sport, there was a general feeling that it was about time. ...read
![Tim De Lisle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/13/tim_de_lisle_event_thumbnail.png)
Elbow's new album Little Fictions is just as guitarist Mark Potter says: 'the sound of four people who love what they do, and each other'
For a long time, the five men from Manchester known as Elbow were second only to the four men from Dublin known as U2 as the most durable of rock bands. ...read
![Katie Hopkins](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_katie_hopkins.png)
KATIE HOPKINS: Trump's immigration crackdown is a clear message to the Muslim world - get your own houses in order before you come to ours
Donald Trump's 90-day ban on seven Muslim countries is in place to achieve one thing: he wants you to understand America has borders, and from now on it’s going to protect them. ...read
![Piers Morgan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/88x88_piers_morgan.png)
PIERS MORGAN: More Americans were killed last year by toddlers with guns than by Muslim terrorists, Mr President – where is the executive order to stop THAT?
This is wrong. Whichever way US President Trump tries to justify his executive order on banning immigrants and refugees from seven war-ravaged countries, it makes no sense. ...read
![Ephraim Hardcastle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/01_04/ephraimhardcastle_88x88.jpg)
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Theresa May set to bring the whip down on horse-loving Met chief Sir Bernard
Who chose unpopular Metropolitan police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, 58? Theresa May, 59, it seems, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE. ...read
![Robert Hardman](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/02_01/RobertHardman_88x88.jpg)
That's certainly one way to catch the Royal eye! ROBERT HARDMAN on how the Queen undertook her first public engagement of 2017 with a celebration of all things Fijian... in NORWICH
Embarking on a year of big anniversaries, the Queen undertook her first public engagement of 2017 yesterday with a celebration of all things Fijian – in Norwich, writes ROBERT HARDMAN. ...read
![Quentin Letts](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_quentin_letts.png)
As President Trump lavished Theresa May with compliments, was that a Jane Austen blush on the Prime Minister's cheeks, asks QUENTIN LETTS
Mrs May, who had applied vampish eye make-up, did some head wobbling and started talking perhaps a little faster than usual. Was that a Jane Austen blush in the prime ministerial cheeks? ...read
![DailyMailComment](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/12_01/dailymailcomment_88x88.gif)
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Six months in, she's proving a fine PM
For the first time in a long while, this paper has the feeling that Britain has a prime minister with convictions and a true sense of purpose. After just six months, she is growing fast into the job ...read
![Amanda Platell](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_amanda_platell.png)
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Glamorous? No, affairs just cause misery...
The pictures of Rory McGrath’s loyal wife Nicola hugging him and smiling at him outside court this week showed a very public display of affection. ...read
![Sebastian Shakespeare](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/sebastian_shakespeare_88x882.png)
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: I plotted to behead Duke of Manchester, says Australian model ex-wife in extraordinary disclosure
Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester, is lucky to be alive according to an extraordinary disclosure by his first wife, Australian former model Marion Stoner. ...read
Judges' shameful slow-handclap for Gove: ANDREW PIERCE reveals trio were present at white tie banquet where then Lord Chancellor was jeered
All three judges who caused chaos yesterday were among a crowd who slow-handclapped Brexit campaigner Michael Gove earlier this year, it can be revealed. ...read
![Richard Littlejohn](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_richard_littlejohn.png)
If the Home Secretary's is not safe from the 'hate crime' mob then what chance have I got, asks RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
Amber Rudd fell foul of the law over her speech to last year’s Tory conference in Birmingham outlining plans to make companies disclose how many foreign workers they employ. ...read
![Tom Utley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/05_04/TomUtley_88x88.jpg)
TOM UTLEY: Of course we get grumpier as we get older - there's so much today that's REALLY infuriating!
As I settled down to write a few minutes ago, an email popped into my inbox, purporting to come from Amazon. A blatant attempt to defraud me, writes TOM UTLEY. ...read
![Alex Brummer](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_alex_brummer.png)
HAMISH MCRAE: Theresa May needs the art of the deal - our Brexit future is depending on it
HUG them close. That was what the departing Bill Clinton told Tony Blair to do with the incoming administration of George W Bush, advice he took too enthusiastically. ...read
![Stephen Glover](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_stephen_glover.png)
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
![Max Hastings](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_max_hastings.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/20/thumbnail_mos_comment.png)
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
![Jane Fryer](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05_04/JaneFryer_88x88.jpg)
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
![Richard Kay](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_richard_kay.png)
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
![Amanda Platell](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_amanda_platell.png)
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
![IsabelOakeshott](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/01/isabel_oakeshott.jpeg)
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
![Geoffrey Levy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_geoffrey_levy.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_peter_mckay.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10_01/ANWilson_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/02_01/columnist_andrew_pierce.png)
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
![Michael Hanlon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2009/04_02/MichaelHanlon_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_andrew_alexander.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_melanie_phillips.png)
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
![Toby Harnden](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/TobyHarnden_88x88.jpg)
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
![Roy Hattersley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/04_03/royhattersley_88x88.jpg)
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
![Norman Tebbit](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2009/04_02/normantebbit_88x88.jpg)
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
![Michael Winner](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/01_04/MichaelWinner_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/10_02/JohnKettley_88x88.jpg)
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
![Mark Webster](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/MarkWebster_88x88.jpg)
David Beckham may not be the ideal desert island candidate but he's a damned decent all round human being
MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: In the the battle for a nation's heart, David Beckham is never going to be all-conquering, it seems. For some reason, it's just the way it is with him. ...read
![Sir Clive Woodward](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01_04/SirCliveWoodward_88x88.jpg)
England are lacking leaders if Dylan Hartley goes down... I'd back Owen Farrell to step up
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If Dylan Hartley reported sick with the flu next Saturday morning, who would captain England against France in their opening Six Nations game? ...read
![Oliver Holt](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/thumbnail_oliver.png)
So long, Bernie Ecclestone... and thanks for turning Formula One into the greatest show on earth
OLIVER HOLT: When Ecclestone was replaced as F1’s boss last Monday as Liberty Media completed their takeover of the sport, there was a general feeling that it was about time. ...read
![Tim De Lisle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/13/tim_de_lisle_event_thumbnail.png)
Elbow's new album Little Fictions is just as guitarist Mark Potter says: 'the sound of four people who love what they do, and each other'
For a long time, the five men from Manchester known as Elbow were second only to the four men from Dublin known as U2 as the most durable of rock bands. ...read
![Jamie Carragher](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/jamiecarragherthumb.png)
JAMIE CARRAGHER INTERVIEWS FRANK LAMPARD: Foul-mouthed clashes, Steven Gerrard's emotional bouquet and why ex-Chelsea man still hasn't retired
A fierce rivalry resumes on Tuesday when Liverpool tackle Chelsea. JAMIE CARRAGHER met his old friend FRANK LAMPARD at a Central London hotel to discuss the Anfield showdown and more. ...read
![Charles Sales](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_charles_sale.png)
ECB eye summer TV rights deal which includes new franchise-style T20 tournament
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The England Cricket Board intend to take their whole portfolio of TV rights, including the new style T20 tournament, to the market this summer. ...read
![Ian Ladyman](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_ian_ladyman.png)
HOT OR NOT: Souleymane Doukara challenges Tony Yeboah but Jurgen Klopp's hectoring is wearing thin
It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold. ...read
![Chris Foy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09_03/ChrisFoy_88x88.jpg)
Can the real France please stand up? This Six Nations tournament needs a shot of the old Gallic spirit
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The barren era has gone on far too long. From this side of the Channel, a genuine plea; can the real France – the daring, dangerous France, please come back? ...read
![Martin Keown](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/22/thumb_martin_keown[6].png)
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has to learn the art of tackling
MARTIN KEOWN - INSIGHT: The comments of Arsene Wenger only underline the fact that the Arsenal manager is going to have to work with Granit Xhaka and teach him how to tackle. ...read
![Secret Scout](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumbnail_secret_scout.png)
Peterborough's Leonardo Da Silva Lopes is clever on the ball and settling into life in England... he just needs to bulk up and get games under his belt
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 Peterborough United's Leonardo Da Silva Lopes. ...read
![Martin Samuel](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/01_01/martinsamuel_88x88.jpg)
MARTIN SAMUEL: Leicester's title win was no fluke - show Claudio Ranieri some respect... plus why it was right to focus on Ryan Mason
5 POINTS: Why no one gets lucky over 38 games. And on a snap decision that had to be made over whether Ryan Mason’s circumstances overrode a straightforward football report. ...read
![Graham Poll](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_graham_poll.png)
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
![Jeff Powell](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_jeff_powell.png)
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
![Derek Lawrenson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05_05/DerekLawrenson88x88.jpg)
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
![Jamie Redknapp](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_jamie_redknapp.png)
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
![Glenn Hoddle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/2016/thumbnail_glenn_hoddle.png)
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
![Kieran Gill](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/12_04/kierangill_88x88.jpg)
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
![Sir Clive Woodward](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01_04/SirCliveWoodward_88x88.jpg)
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
![The Prediction Challenge](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_prediction_challenge.png)
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
![Slaven Bilic](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/stuart_thumb.png)
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
![Nasser Hussain](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2010/01_02/NasserHussain_88x88.jpg)
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
![The Transfer Column](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumbnail_Transfer_Column.png)
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
![Chris Sutton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/2016/thumbnail_chris_sutton.png)
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
![Martin Allen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_martin_allen.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/2016/thumb_jonny_bairstow.png)
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
![Lawrence Booth](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10_04/LawrenceBooth_88x88.jpg)
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
![Eddie Hearn](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/eddie_hearn_88x88.png)
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
![David Lloyd](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/06_02/DavidLloyd_88x88.jpg)
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
![JamesAnderson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08_01/JamesAnderson_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08_01/GaryNeville_88x88.jpg)
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
![DaleyThompson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04_03/DaleyThompson_88x88.jpg)
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
![Patrick Collins](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_patrick_collins.png)
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
![Bojan Krkic](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/2016/thumbnail_bojan_krkic.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/2016/160607_alan_Pardew_88x88.png)
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
![Slaven Bilic](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/2016/thumbnail_slaven_bilic.png)
Dimitri Payet is staying at West Ham even if the big clubs come in... and I hope to see him fire France to glory at Euro 2016
SLAVEN BILIC: With his success, speculation about Payet's future will follow. I have even seen one report suggesting I don’t want him to do well in case it leads to him leaving West Ham. ...read
![Martin Samuel - Debate](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/01_01/martinsamuel_88x88.jpg)
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 - Boot Room](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/29/thumb_bootroom88x88.png)
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
![Adrian Durnham](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_03/adrian_durham_88x88.png)
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
![Graham Hunter](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//channelheaders/GrahamHunter88x8.png)
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
![Jonathan McEvoy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_Jonathan_McEvoy.png)
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
![Peter Scudamore](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_peter_scudamore.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/thumb_liam_ridgewell.png)
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 for MailOnline](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_michael_bisping.png)
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
![Neil Ashton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09_01/AshWednesday_88x88.gif)
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
![Brad Gilbert](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/06_04/BradGilbert_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/thumb_sam_burgess.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11_03/PaulNicholls_88x88.jpg)
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
![Sam Turner](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10_01/SamTurner_88x88.jpg)
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
![Rob Shepherd](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/29/robshepherd_88x88.jpg)
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
![Paul Newman](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_01/paulnewman_2_88x88.jpg)
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
![Janet Street Porter](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05_04/LauraWilliamson_88x88.jpg)
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
![Marcus Townend](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/11_03/MarcusTownend_88x88.jpg)
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
![Michael Duberry](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/06/thumb_Michael_Duberry.png)
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
![Vernon Kay](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/MastHead_88x88_VK.png)
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
![The Footballers Column](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/20/football_column_91x91.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02_01/GeorgeNorth_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_nico_rosberg.png)
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
![Dominic King](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09_01/DominicKing_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_StevenGerrard.png)
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
![In the Spotlight](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/inthespotlight_88x88.png)
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
![Nick Harris](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12_02/NickHarris_88x88.jpg)
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
![The Numbers Game](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/numbers_game_88x88.png)
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
![Pete Jenson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09_04/PeteJensen_88x88.jpg)
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
![Colin Young](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03_03/colinyoung_northernexposure_88x88.jpg)
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
![Rio Ferdinand](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_Rio-Ferdinand.png)
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
![Joe Callaghan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_joe_callaghan.png)
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
![Phil Duncan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_phil_duncan-1.png)
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
![Mike Dickson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04_03/MikeDickson_88x88.jpg)
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
![UFC Unleashed](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_ufc.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/channelheaders/thumb_johnny_nelson.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02_01/BenKay_88x88.jpg)
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
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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
![The Useless Column](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/20/useless_column_88x88.png)
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
![Neil Moxley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03_03/neilmoxley_themidlander_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/19/SamTomkins_88x88.jpg)
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
![Michael Walker](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/20/michael_walker_88x88.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_des_kelly.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12_05/andytownsend_88x88.jpg)
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
![Mark Hughes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03_05/MarkHughes_88x88.jpg)
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
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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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05_01/ClintonMcKenzie_88x88.jpg)
Clinton McKenzie: A pay day, but no pride for Britain as Haye's downfall is complete
In 2010, David Haye was heralded as the ‘Lord of the Ring’ by Sky Sports. It seemed he was the answer to all the ills of British boxing. So how has it come to this? ...read
![Baz Bamigboye](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2009/06_01/BazBamigboye_88x88.jpg)
Why Breaking Bad's Bryan is going to be 'mad as hell': Actor to make his London stage debut in theatre version of the film Network
The Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston is to make his London stage debut in a theatre version of the film Network. He will take on the role of fictional newsman Howard Beale from the 1976 film. ...read
![Jaci Stephen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_03/JaciStephen_88x88.jpg)
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
![Alison Boshoff](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01_04/AlisonBoshoff_88x88.jpg)
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
![Katie Nicholl](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_katie_nicholl.png)
'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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_bel_mooney.png)
BEL MOONEY: How can I get my cheating ex out of my life?
This week, BEL MOONEY advises a young woman how she can tell an ex-boyfriend and the first man she's ever fallen in love with that past is the past and that he has to move on. ...read
![Jan Moir](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08_03/janmoir_88x88.jpg)
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
![William Hanson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/17/thumb_w_hanson.png)
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
![Lorraine Candy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09_05/LorraineCandy_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/LizJones_2_88x88.jpg)
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
![Rebecca Hardy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09_04/RebeccaHardy_88x88.jpg)
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
![Rowan Pelling](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02_04/RowanPelling_88x88.jpg)
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
![Sandra Parsons](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/05_01/colummist_sandra_parsons.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09_01/Shulman_88x88.jpg)
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
![Martin Scurr](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08_01/MartinScurr_88x88.jpg)
'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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06_01/EllieCannon88x88.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_jane_clarke.png)
Jane Clarke on braces: Blend in well for easy eating
Every Tuesday, Britain's leading nutritionist explains how to eat your way to health. This week Jane tackles braces and malted brown bread. ...read
![Jeff Prestridge](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_03/JeffPrestridge_2_88x88.jpg)
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why it is right to shine a light on the good, the bad and the ugly insurance companies
I am all for greater transparency in the financial world, be it in terms of the charges taken from our pension funds or the propensity of an insurer to meet a claim on a policy. ...read
![Ruth Lythe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/simonwatkins_88x88.jpg)
Britain's credit boom is heading into dangerous territory again, says SIMON WATKINS
Retail sales held up well in the last three months of last year – helping the economy along and allowing some to argue we have enjoyed a boom. ...read
![Tony Hetherington](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/TonyHetherington_88x88.jpg)
'I received a £4k tax rebate for dodgy investments - but now HMRC wants it back': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates
'I dealt with Mis-sold Shares Limited, which recovered money for me from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, but now the tax office says this was a mistake and wants it back'. ...read
![SimonLambert](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_03/SimonLambert_88x88.jpg)
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
![Richard Browning](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09_03/RichardBrowning_88x88.jpg)
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
![Steve Webb](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/tim_channelheaders/thumbnail_Steve_Webb.png)
My state pension forecast says I'm due full £155, but surely it's wrong because I contracted out? Steve Webb replies
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, a reader who thought he would get less than the full £155-a-week state pension is confused to find out otherwise. ...read
![Tony Hazell](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/TonyHazell_88x88.jpg)
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
![Dan Hyde](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06_08/thumbnail_dan_hyde.png)
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
![Victoria Bischoff](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/victoriabischoff_88x88.jpg)
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
![Jon Rees](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/16/thumb_jon_rees.png)
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
![Lee Boyce](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09_03/LeeBoyce_88x88.jpg)
'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
![Vicki Owen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/vickiowen_88x88.jpg)
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
![Sally Hamilton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06_08/thumbnail_sally_hamilton.png)
'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
![Ruth Lythe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/ruthlyth_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/rachelrickardstraus_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/tim_channelheaders/thumbnail_Myra_Butterworth.png)
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
![James Coney](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_01/JamesConey_88x88.jpg)
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
![Adam Uren](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/adamuren_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/03/thumbnail_morals.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/tim_channelheaders/thumbnail_Rebecca_Rutt.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/thumbnail_laura_whitcombe.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07_11/thumbnail_marc_shoffman.png)
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
![Adrian Lowery](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09_03/adrianlowery_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/13/dogberry.jpg)
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
![Emma Gunn](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07_11/thumbnail_emma_gunn.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10_04/SamDunn_88x88.jpg)
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
![Laura Shannon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07_11/thumbnail_laura_shannon.png)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09_03/EdMonk_88x88.jpg)
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
![James Salmon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/jamessalmon_88x88.jpg)
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
![Jonathon Hopkins](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/12/thumbnail_jonathon_hopkins.png)
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
![Tanya Jefferies](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09_03/TanyaJefferies_88x88.jpg)
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
![Tara Evans](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/taraevans_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/RichardDyson_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/DanAtkinson_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/LisaBuckingham_88x88.jpg)
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
![Andrew Oxlade](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_03/AndrewOxlade_88x88.jpg)
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
![Lucy Farndon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_02/LucyFarndon_88x88.jpg)
Barclays carries on regardless
Barclays' rewards appear all the more farcical because it was ex-boss John Varley who spearheaded the much-trumpeted Merlin deal, writes Lucy Farndon ...read
![Peter Hitchens](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04_05/PeterHitchens_88x88.jpg)
PETER HITCHENS: Putin already knows Trident is an obsolete monster. The real question is: DO YOU?
If Trident missile launches are so secret, why was I invited by the British Embassy in Washington to go and watch one in 1994?, asks PETER HITCHENS ...read
![Rachel Johnson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12_02/racheljohnson_88x88.png)
Enough with the steward's enquiry over the huntsman who said he'd like to 's***' a hunt saboteur who confronted him... it is NOT a crime to channel Jilly Cooper
For some reason, there is currently a stewards’ enquiry after footage of an exchange between a hunt saboteur and a huntsman went viral, which is ridiculous, writes RACHEL JOHNSON. ...read
![Black Dog](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/02_02/columnist_black_dog.png)
BLACK DOG: BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg paid the price for the corporation's new-found parsimony as she was stuck in the cheap seats on her flight to the US with Theresa May
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg paid the price for the Corporation’s new-found parsimony while accompanying Theresa May on her flight to the US last week after being having to st in the back. ...read
![Liz Jones](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/LizJones_2_88x88.jpg)
Wanted: A bitchy, rabid rottweiler to run Vogue (in case you're in any doubt, that's ME!), writes LIZ JONES as she warns that the influential magazine's new editor has a huge responsibility
When Alex Shulman announced last week that she was stepping down as editor of Vogue after 25 years, I started to feverishly search online for names rumoured to be in the mix as her successor. ...read
![James Forsyth](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10_01/JamesForsyth_88x88.jpg)
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
![Zelda West-Meads](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08_03/Zelda_88x88.jpg)
ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions
I’ve suffered five years of abuse from his now ex-wife – the police have been involved many times. Imagine the worst sort of emotional torture in a psychological thriller and multiply it by a thousand. ...read
![Sarah Stacey](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07_01/columnist_sarah_stacey.gif)
HEALTH: What is beauty parlour stroke syndrome?
The problem is caused when a blood clot forms due to pressure from the rim of the backwash basin damaging an artery at the back of the neck. ...read
![Jo Fairley & Sarah Stacey](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02_03/JoFairleySarahStacey_88x88.jpg)
BEAUTY CLINIC: TLC for 40-something dry ageing skin
It’s my birthday tomorrow - 40-something - and I’m feeling every one of those years. I am desperate for skincare to help my dry ageing skin. What do you advise? ...read
![liz jones](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07_03/LizJones_2_88x88.jpg)
LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I realise what’s wrong with me
I feel this way because I’ve been stressed, for years. What has happened to me has been traumatic. It’s complex. ...read
![Sally Brompton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07_01/columnist_sally_brompton.gif)
HOROSCOPES: Time to be self-assertive!
There is a time to be open-minded and a time to push your own beliefs for all they are worth. This is one of the latter. ...read
![Bella Blissett](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10_01/BellaBlissett_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07_01/columnist_mimi_spencer.gif)
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
![Fantasy Football](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/11/masthead2.jpg)
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
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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
![Jim Shelley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/29/jim_shelley_thumb.png)
Incest, cannibalism, and parties for duck hunters & prostitutes dressed as ducks... Tom Hardy’s drama wanted to challenge convention. But using the ‘N word’ was a dangerous step backwards in Taboo, by Jim Shelley
Tom Hardy’s dark, debauched, drama reached the halfway mark still happily ticking off every way of provoking outrage you could imagine. ...read
![Sarah Vine](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/11/thumb_sarah_vine.png)
Why Mary's a real feminist heroine: As she scoops TV award at 81, SARAH VINE says the Bake Off star - who survived tragedy and battled to the top in a man's world - puts posturing younger celebrities to shame
Mary Berry, who took home Best TV Judge of the Year at the NTAs, beating Simon Cowell and Strictly Come Dancing’s Len Goodman, is everything the television industry ordinarily despises. ...read
![Ruth Sunderland](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/RuthSunderland_88x88.jpg)
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
![Dominic Lawson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/23/thumbnail_dominic_lawson.png)
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
![Dominic Sandbrook](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01_04/DominicSandbrook_88x88.jpg)
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
![Michael Burleigh](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/MichaelBurleigh_88x88.jpg)
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
![EstherRantzen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/10_03/EstherRantzen_88x88.jpg)
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
![Mark Littlewood](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/MarkLittlewood_88x88.jpg)
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
![Harriet Sergeant](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06_01/HarrietSergeant_88x88.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_05/JamesSlack_88x88.jpg)
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
![Henry Deedes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/HenryDeedes_88x88.jpg)
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
![Melissa Kite](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10_01/MelissaKite_88x88.jpg)
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
![Simon Heffer](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09_01/simonheffer_88x88.jpg)
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
![Iain Murray](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02_02/iainMurray_88x88.png)
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
![Stephen Wright](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07_02/stephenwright_88x88.png)
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
![James Chapman](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/JamesChapman_88x88.jpg)
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
![Jack Doyle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/JackDoyle_88x88.jpg)
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
![Glenys Roberts](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/GlenysRoberts_88x88.jpg)
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
![SteveDoughty](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_05/SteveDoughty_88x88.jpg)
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
![Kathy yngell](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01_02/KathyGyngell_88x88.jpg)
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
![Adrian Hilton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05_04/adrian_hilton.jpg)
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
![Clive Aslet](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/CliveAslet_88x88.jpg)
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
![Paul Connolly](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2009/04_03/PaulConnolly_88x88.jpg)
'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
![David Thomas](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/DavidThomas_88x88.jpg)
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
![Lindsay Johns](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/Lindsay-Johns_88x88.jpg)
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
![Anna Smith](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10_01/AnnaSmith_88x88.jpg)
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
![Dr Robert Lefever](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_05/DrRobertLefever_88x88.jpg)
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
![Janice Atkinson-Small](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/JaniceAtkinsonSmall_88x88.jpg)
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
![Dominique Jackson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09_04/DominiqueJackson_88x88.jpg )
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
![SoniaPoulton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_05/SoniaPoulton_88x88.jpg)
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
![M E Synon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/MESynon_88x88.jpg)
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
![Diana Furchtgott-Roth](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/DianaFurchtgottRoth_88x88.jpg)
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
![Nick Wood](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11_05/NickWood_88x88.jpg)
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
![Brian Darling](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/BrianDarling_88x88.jpg)
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
![Julia Manning](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/JuliaManning_88x88.jpg)
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
![david Harding](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08_03/DavidHarding_88x88.jpg)
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
![Nigel Jones](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/NigelJones_88x88.jpg)
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
![James Lucier](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05_04/james_lucier.jpg)
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
![Alex Singleton](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/AlexSingleton_88x88.jpg)
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
![Ruth Lea](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07_02/ruthlea_88x88.png)
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
![Allan Mallinson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10_01/AllanMallinson_88x88.jpg)
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
![Mark Dooley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05_04/mark_dooley.jpg)
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
![Matthew Elliott](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/MatthewElliott_88x88.jpg)
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
![Simon Richards](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/SimonRichards_88x88.jpg)
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
![Thomas Fleming](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/ThomasFleming_88x88.jpg)
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
![Mitch Feierstein](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05_04/mitch_feirstein.jpg)
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
![Chris Moncrieff](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/ChrisMoncrieff_88x88.jpg)
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
![Abhijit Pandya](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/AbhijitPandya_88x88.jpg)
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
![Rev George Pitcher](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12_04/GeorgePitcher_88x88.jpg)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
![Stephen Levinson](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02_02/StephenLevinson_88x88.png)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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PHILIP NORMAN: What IS Sooty doing in The King's Speech?
Like almost every ‘period’ film nowadays, and certainly every British one, Philip Norman argues that the King's Speech is riddled with preposterous historical distortions, over-simplifications and out-of-period anachronisms. ...read
![Craig Brown](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix//2008/05_04/CraigBrown_88x88.jpg)
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
![Rachel Reilly](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/02_02/RachelReilly_88x88.jpg)
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
![Sebastian OKelly](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/02_02/SebastianOKelly_88x88.jpg)
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
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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
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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
![Matthew Bond](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04_02/MatthewBond88x88.png)
With superb acting from Andrew Garfield and extraordinary battle scenes, Hacksaw Ridge is a brilliant return to form for director Mel Gibson
Everyone knows that Hollywood loves a comeback. Even so, the rehabilitation of Mel Gibson is astonishing. Ten years ago his career seemed over. But slowly he's clawing his way back. ...read
![Tom Parker-Bowles Event](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/12/tom_parker_bowles_event_icon.png)
All wheat and no chaff: Why the wonderful Wheatsheaf has been luring me back for six years
The Wheatsheaf is that rarest of pubs, a place so dependable that you can set your watch by it. ...read
![Piers Morgan Event](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/12/piers_morgan_event_icon.png)
PIERS MORGAN: 'My 21st appearance on Question Time. Do I get a carriage clock or something?'
It was a fun, feisty show notable for the fact I never once got booed, even when I defended Donald Trump. In fact, highly unusually, I got loudly applauded for virtually everything I said. ...read
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DEBORAH ROSS: Gosh, Emily watch out for those germs!
The first episode’s ending comes and smacks you round the chops. Don’t want to say too much, in case you’ve yet to watch, but it’s truly shocking and you won’t see it coming. You won’t. ...read
![Rob Waugh Event](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/12/rob_waugh_event_icon.png)
The time lords: The gadgets ruling the smartwatch market look just like the real thing
After years of smartwatches that look like Star Trek communicators, guess which ones are actually selling? Yep, it’s watches that look like actual watches. ...read
![Chris Evans Event](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/12/chris_evans_event_icon.png)
There's no engine, no gears and you can't actually own one. But is this sleek little car the shape of motoring to come?
Being engine-less, gearbox-less and driveshaft-less, immediately the Rasa starts to score brownie points. ...read
![Craig Brown Event](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/12/craig_brown_event_icon.png)
Wagner: A mesmerising composer. A monstrous anti-Semite. And, says Simon Callow in his delightful biography, a self-destructive rebel
Wagner is loved and loathed in roughly equal measures. His music has been compared by the doubters to the noise of a finger rubbed round the edge of a glass, or a cat scampering over a piano. ...read
![Georgina Brown](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/06/thumb_georgia_brown.png)
Deft staging and some smouldering duets can't disguise the flat-footed storytelling that sucks the life out of Death Takes A Holiday
If only this charming chamber piece had dared to go for the jugular. Trapped between death and life, it is nothing like deadly nor animated enough. ...read
![David Mellor](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04_02/DavidMellor88x88.png)
The Pierre Fournier Edition provides almost the entire popular cello repertoire superbly played in good sound by the 'aristocrat of cellists'
The Pierre Fournier Edition celebrates the life of a great musician known as the ‘aristocrat of cellists’ because of his graceful playing and nobility of bearing. ...read
![Olly Smith Event](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/12/olly_smith__event_icon.png)
Alsatian with serious bite: What do you drink with a big spicy curry? An intense fruity wine from Alsace of course
The vineyards of Alsace are like the hidden album of an iconic band that deserves greater acclaim. ...read
![Phillip Hensher](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129204404im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/02/philip_hensher_event_thumbnail.png)
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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Elizabeth Hurley, 51, flaunts her phenomenal physique in a cobalt blue bikini before slipping into a slinky gold two-piece during Indian getaway with son Damian
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George and Amal Clooney enjoy a romantic dinner in Hollywood amid rumours she's pregnant with twins
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EXCLUSIVE: 'It's a girl!' Pregnant Binky Felstead 'delightedly reveals sex of her baby during filming for Made In Chelsea'
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Lucy Mecklenburgh flaunts her incredible washboard stomach in a strapless yellow bikini as she enjoys a raucous girls' holiday in Abu Dhabi
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Luisa Zissman, John McCririck and Saira Khan enter the CBB house for 'Judgement Weekend' as Luisa brands Nicola McLean 'nasty'... prompting her to ask to leave
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'It has taken me a long time to accept this has happened': Lauren Goodger calls for legal advice on Instagram after revealing she has been duped by her business partner
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Up in the air! Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian join Kylie Jenner for helicopter ride in Costa Rica Took to Snapchat to shares images
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'This just seems a bit weird!': Dan Edgar reacts to ex Kate Wright's alleged tryst with Rio Ferdinand claiming he didn't think the retired footballer 'was her type'
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'I found a bench and made my bed': Gail Porter reveals she was forced to sleep outdoors and now lives off just £200 a month... after being declared bankrupt
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CBB's Bianca Gascoigne oozes sex appeal in steamy bondage-themed shoot... as she declares romance with Jamie O'Hara 'official'
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Simon Cowell joins his BGT co-stars at the London Palladium as he's pictured for the first time since vehemently denying claims of Katie Price 'liaison'
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Mommy and me time! Kim Kardashian wears SLIPPERS as she takes daughter North West out for an adventure in Costa Rica
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Rhian Sugden 'set to make explosive appearance on next series of CBB as producers hope she will reveal all about Vernon Kay sext scandal'
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Trying to Rule The World? Take That join James Corden to film Carpool Karaoke as the British boyband take another stab at cracking America
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They can't quit each other! Winona Ryder, 45, snuggles up to her beau of six years Scott Mackinlay Hahn at Netflix SAG party
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You and EYE: Liam Payne reveals SECOND tattoo tribute to pregnant Cheryl... as he 'babyproofs £5.1m Surrey home ahead of child's arrival'
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Myleene Klass snuggles up to boyfriend Sumon Motson as they put on a loved-up display at the theatre Went public with their romance in May
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'There's other stuff out there': Danny Dyer hints at EastEnders exit after four years of playing Mick Carter He burst onto Albert Square in 2013
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They're no divas! Make-up free Emily Blunt and husband John Krasinski carry their own luggage as they jet out of London
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Awkward! Kourtney Kardashian captures uncomfortable pose while in red bathing suit during glam session in Costa Rica
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Hammer time! Coleen Rooney's son Klay looks Marvel-lous in a Thor costume as he joins his mum to watch Man Utd footballer dad Wayne in action
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'It was constant f**king grief!' CBB's Calum Best admits he 'drank, did drugs and slept around every day' following the death of his alcoholic father George
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Simon Cowell 'considering taking legal action against bosses of The Voice over plans to copy his show The X Factor's Six Chair Challenge'
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'They're the best!': Katie Price proudly shows off her full pout as she posts graphic video of her latest cosmetic procedure on Instagram
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Smitten in the snow! Lindsey Vonn's boyfriend Kenan Smith cheers her on as she returns to skiing after last year's season-ending accident
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'I've made a million bad movies': Twilight vet Kristen Stewart talks past film choices as she promotes directorial debut
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Top of the crops! Amanda Holden flashes her toned stomach in bustier top as Alesha Dixon recycles day one outfit for second round of Britain's Got Talent auditions
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Julianne Hough displays her rock chick style in a leather jacket and skinny jeans as she watches Kings of Leon in LA with her beau Brooks Laich
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She can't shake the fellow! Scott Disick joins his 'on again' partner Kourtney Kardashian and their three kids in Costa Rica
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Lady Gaga nails rocker chic in tough leather jacket and shades at Kings Of Leon gig... as she promises to put on a 'great' Super Bowl halftime show
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Ready for the game! Lady Gaga flaunts impressively toned tummy one week before performing halftime show at Super Bowl
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SPOILER ALERT! Coronation Street's Peter Barlow is shocked when love rival Toby resurfaces... but will Chapman recognise his estranged wife Toyah's new flame?
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Looking like a 10 in a one piece! Vanessa Hudgens shows off her toned figure in plunging brown bathing suit while by the pool in Miami Looks in top shape
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'Matching': Gwyneth Paltrow shares photo of ex Chris Martin and their son Moses twinning on Instagram The pair rock matching shirts
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MIC's Frankie Gaff flaunts her toned figure in a bathrobe during romantic break with beau Jamie Laing... before sharing a steamy bikini snap in Dubai outdoor shower
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Taking the plunge! Kate Hudson goes braless in daringly low-cut bodysuit and satin tux for Kings Of Leon concert
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That's some front! Jaime King looks sensational in very low-cut black velvet dress to SAG nominees event Stunner let her blonde locks fall down
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Marnie Simpson proves things are very much back on with Lewis Bloor as she shares NAKED snap of on-off beau
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The hardest-working top in the world! Kim Kardashian nearly spills out of cropped tank that shows off cleavage AND abs during Costa Rica dinner
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These boots are made for partying! Michelle Keegan cuts a stunning figure in clinging cream mini-dress and thigh-high boots for night on the town
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'This is so upsetting!': Outraged Little Mix fans spot strange bulges in their new video 'Touch' that reveal the singers have used technology to slim down
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: A$AP Rocky parties with scantily-clad dancers and blows £10k on champagne during WILD night in London... after cosy display Kendall Jenner in Paris
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Good Morning America host Lara Spencer's mystery man is revealed as super-rich Wall Street financier from the Mid-West
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Love Island's Cara de la Hoyde flashes underboob in a cut-out catsuit as she enjoys time away from beau Nathan Massey after THAT holiday row
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'I'm very lucky!' Lisa Snowdon reveals she's engaged to boyfriend George Smart after 14 months of dating... as she details intimate shock proposal
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'It was more private': David Beckham reveals he has renewed wedding vows to wife Victoria in intimate home ceremony with just six guests.... 18 years after garish first nuptials
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EXCLUSIVE: 'America is definitely part of the future': Katie Piper confirms Hollywood has bought the rights to her inspirational acid attack survivor story
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She's moving on! Sam Frost debuts 'new man' Dave Bashford at intimate get together on Australia Day Appears to have moved on from heartbreak
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Paris Jackson calls for peace as she enjoys night at hotspot Catch LA... after defending explosive interview where she claimed her father was murdered
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'It's the coolest thing': Janelle Monae defends 'nerdy' perception of astronauts as she looks out of this world on new American Way cover
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Danielle Mason squeezes her ample assets into a super-tight sports top as she works out on the beach in Essex
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What a PAIR-is! Socialite Hilton flaunts her eye-popping cleavage in plunging top and racy lace-up jacket as she parties in London
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'I'm lucky to have conceived naturally at 44': Geri Horner reveals delight in smooth delivery of son Montague... and admits she won't be a 'fanatic' about losing baby weight
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'It's the reason we split!': Katie Price's ex-fiance Leandro Penna claims 'he ended their engagement after she had a secret affair with Simon Cowell'...despite denials from the pair
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Busty Kelly Brook parties in style in London over weekend... after brushing off mixed reviews over debut style segment on Lorraine
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'I'd eat whole packets of biscuits': AP McCoy covers up while bikini-clad wife Chanelle shows off incredible... as he admits to gaining TWO STONE since retirement
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'I can tweet, cook and deep throat all at the same time': Lily Allen uses X-rated banter to respond to Twitter user's criticism of her political views
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He's in love! New York Jets football player Eric Decker shares images of wife Jessie James in bikini (and on top of him) during Cabo vacation
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'What a perfect night!' Overzealous Stephanie Pratt suffers wardrobe malfunction as she flashes her bra during giddy dinner with brother Spencer and sister-in-law Heidi
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Date night! Patrick Schwarzenegger brings girlfriend Abby Champion to star-studded Kings Of Leon concert that sees Kendall and Harry
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Brittny Ward flaunts her cleavage in an extremely plunging top as she cosies up to beau Jenson Button during date night in West Hollywood
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Awkward? Former flames Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles attend SAME Kings Of Leon concert... but he's brought a brunette lookalike
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Let the good times roll(er)! Megan McKenna shuns Pete Wicks drama as she jets to Tenerife with TOWIE co-stars
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Gaz Beadle's girlfriend Emma McVey flaunts her sensational figure as she sizzles in a tiny tropical print bikini during sun-soaked Emirates holiday
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She's got some front! Thandie Newton wows in plunging dress as she supports Westworld at the Producers Guild Of America Awards
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'Viewers are hungry for more action!': CBB bosses 'want to extend show for an extra month thanks to popularity of Kim Woodburn and Bianca Gascoigne and Jamie O'Hara'
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'She could win the whole show!' Will.i.am left embarrassed on The Voice after failing to turn round for a contestant who co-wrote one of his hits
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Paula Patton and Robin Thicke's son Julian, six, 'is hyperventilating and freaking out after alleged abuse by his father'... as she 'puts custody arrangements on the backburner'
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Courteney Cox dresses down in a grunge-inspired plaid shirt as she steps out in LA with daughter Coco
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Off to the races! Karolina Kurkova shows off curves in form-fitting cream dress and big floppy hat at Pegasus World Cup
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'It was a bump in the road': Ozzy Osbourne reveals he LIED about being a 'sex addict' in expletive rant after cheating on wife Sharon last year
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Actor Kal Penn starts a fund-raising page for Syrian refugees in the name of a Twitter user who said he doesn't belong in this country
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PICTURED: Robin Thicke seen for first time after pulling out from events honouring late father Alan
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'I gained 40 pounds': Katherine Heigl reveals her 'terror' as she packed on the pounds during her pregnancy with newborn son Joshua
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Twice as nice! Bella Thorne shares two topless photos after showing off new piercing in tight pink top Shake It Up actress shared risque photos
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Star power: Supermodel Karlie Kloss to lead the runway at the David Jones Autumn/Winter show... as she models the latest collection of moody florals
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Hat hair, don't care! Suki Waterhouse proudly displays her messy tresses as she leaves The Dorchester with pal Lily Donaldson
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Incest, cannibalism, and parties for duck hunters & prostitutes dressed as ducks...but using the 'N word' was a dangerous step backwards in Taboo, by Jim Shelley
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Having a ball! Delta Goodrem enjoys night out with Richard Brancatisano as they watch Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal compete at the Australian Open
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Just like dad! King Cairo, four, shows off his new grill during Costa Rica vacation...while Tyga poses up a storm with girlfriend Kylie Jenner
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Victoria's Secret Model Kelly Gale shows off her INCREDIBLY toned abs and impressive cleavage as she continues her luxury Bali vacation
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Move aside boys! Martha Hunt shows off her incredible body as she takes over historic Muscle Beach for a sizzling photoshoot
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Bali beauty! The Bachelor's Megan Marx flaunts toned physique in TINY black bikini beachside as she enjoys her new island life with girlfriend Tiffany Scanlon
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Fergie rocks a hot metal jacket for dinner with husband Josh Duhamel and filmmaker Michael Bay
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Kim Kardashian's jewels seized in the Paris heist 'have been MELTED and the only piece left is her £3.5m engagement ring, gang boss tells police'
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Vogue Williams looks stunning in racy coral gown at The Goss.ie Awards in Dublin... after flying home from perilous The Jump training in Austria
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Nicole Kidman dazzles in embellished gown at Producers Guild Awards... before embracing husband Keith Urban as she recycles the gown for G'Day USA ball
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Learnt it from the best! Kate Moss' sister Lottie appears bleary-eyed as she puffs on a cigarette while going braless for night out with beau Alex Mytton
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Dapper Justin Timberlake dons designer black suit for Variety brunch celebrating Oscar nominees
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An incredible feet! David Beckham reveals his shoe collection rivals that of wife Victoria as he admits he owns 'thousands' of pairs of football boots
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Is Vince Colosimo wondering 'What if?' as I'm a Celebrity...kicks off without him after claims the actor was 'pulled' from the cast last minute due to drugs charges
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Curves ahead! Kylie Jenner shows off her cleavage and flat stomach in eye-catching swimwear during family holiday in Costa Rica
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Kerry Washington shows off her incredible post-baby body in a semi-sheer dress as she hits the Producers Guild Awards red carpet
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'He's a hypocrite': Calum Best put up for eviction by Jedward... as they battle against Kim Woodburn, Nicola McLean and Jamie O'Hara to stay in the CBB house
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Her sexiest selfie yet! Kylie Jenner flaunts her ample bosom in teeny designer string bikini on family vacay in Costa Rica
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'Another day in paradise': Bronzed beauty Lucy Mecklenburgh shows off her hard-earned abs in a bright orange bikini on holiday in Abu Dhabi
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Naomi Watts has a heart to heart with fellow actor Justin Theroux at fitness launch... as she puts a brave face on worst actress nomination at Razzies
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Claire Danes works Gothic chic in vampy lipstick and slinky silk gown as she sees in the Chinese New Year at New York bash
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Make-up free Jessica Alba goes casual in tracksuit bottoms with boxer braids as she enjoys post-workout stroll
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'He was a great friend': Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne pays tribute to Geoff Nicholls as keyboardist dies of lung cancer at 68
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Wonderful in winter white! Miranda Kerr stands out in cozy coat and red pout as she hits the Kings Of Leon concert in LA
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Back in black!: Olivia Newton-John, 68, looks radiant walking through LAX as she arrives from her Ireland and UK tour
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Jennifer Metcalfe steps out with boyfriend Greg Lake... after his ex-Geordie Shore co-star Gaz Beadle's cringey tweet about the Hollyoaks actress' relationship with Duncan James
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Danielle Armstrong oozes Goth-chic as she teases a hint of cleavage and midriff in a semi-sheer black corset ensemble on night out
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She's funny too! Emma Stone does her best Ryan Gosling impression as she promotes awards favorite La La Land
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Reese Witherspoon opts for casual chic as she steps out with lookalike pink-haired daughter Ava for casual day in LA
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE! Chairlift for two? The Jump's Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams put on a VERY cosy display as they hit the ski slopes
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'I was numb to all the bullsh*t': Rihanna reveals past struggles while recording her Anti album on year anniversary
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Angelina Jolie rocks black leather pants and boots with silky top as she takes twins Knox and Vivienne, 8, shopping in Malibu
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Game Of Thrones' Maisie Williams showcases her svelte figure in black mini dress at SAG nominees event
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A vision in white! Kaley Cuoco wows in embellished mini dress for Entertainment Weekly bash
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Sadie Frost goes casual in joggers while cosying up to multi-millionaire beau Darren Strowger... as they join Jo Wood and her on-off boyfriend at glitzy birthday bash
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His leading lady! John Legend plants kiss on Chrissy Teigen as couple make arrival to Producers Guild Awards
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No Hidden Figures here! Taraji P Henson and Janelle Monae turn heads in delightful dresses at PGA Awards
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Natalie Portman pays tribute to her Jackie co-star Sir John Hurt after he dies at age 77 Pregnant star released a moving statement
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So didn't anyone tell Alesha Dixon it was Britain's Got Talent's 'bring your dog to work' day? ...or has she hidden one inside those giant flares?
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Not just a pretty face! Victoria's Secret model Karlie Kloss is learning COMPUTER CODING and is launching a Kode with Klossy scholarship for women
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Charlotte McKinney puts on a leggy display in metallic bodycon dress... after revealing she was called a 's**t' growing up due to her ample chest
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Back in her bikini! Kim Kardashian shows off her stunning figure as she sunbathes in tiny two piece in Costa Rica Displayed her perfect curves
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Gaz Beadle's stunning girlfriend Emma McVey flashes her cleavage in plunging jumpsuit as the pair enjoy a romantic date night in Manchester
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Purple patch! Katie Piper shows off new LILAC hairstyle as she celebrates success of her latest book with husband Richard
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'Rebranded' Lindsay Lohan sports another new headscarf in Greece amid claims she's converted to Islam
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Kim Kardashian responds to Donald Trump 'Muslim ban' by tweeting statistics on the number of Americans killed by Islamic jihadist immigrants
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Funny guy Justin Timberlake photobombs John Legend and Chrissy Teigen at the Producers Guild Awards
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The doctor is in! Kristen Stewart poses with Peanuts character Lucy for breast cancer benefit at Knott's Berry Farm
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She's got great jeans! Jessica Biel keeps it casual in ripped denim while leaving her restaurant Au Fudge with son Silas
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La La Land executive producer John Legend slams Trump's 'Muslim ban'... as musical wins best film of the year at Producers Guild Of America Awards
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Hilary Duff makes red carpet debut with new beau Matthew Koma at Hollywood bash
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Sizzling snow bunnies! Vogue Williams, Lydia Bright and Josie Gibson dazzle in vibrant ski suits in the first official stills from The Jump Blonde beauties dazzle
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'They are not realistic or even attractive': Jedward slam Nicola McLean's BOOBS after she scolded them for walking in on her changing in the CBB house
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'We know each other better than anyone': David Beckham reveals he and Victoria have worked through 'tough times' as he gushes about their marriage on Desert Island Discs
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Getting a grip on things? Georgia May Foote enjoys a PDA packed frolic on the beach in Los Angeles with shirtless boyfriend George Alsford
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From yachts, mansions and parties to an AVO: Entertainment entrepreneur Ron Creevey has order taken out against him by wife Danielle
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She must be hot! Kim Kardashian wears very low-cut tank top as she uses Snapchat filters while playing with North and Saint in Costa Rica
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GIRL ABOUT TOWN: 'Naked' Kate is on the verge of getting a gong at long last for service to the Royal Family after impressing the Queen with her work for mental health charities
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Suddenly shy! Bella Hadid hides behind a scarf and baseball cap in NYC after showing off her chest in see-through dress in Paris The 20-year-old model hid behind a scarf
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What a pro! Justin Bieber shoots goal for his team at NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout honouring Alan Thicke The 21-year-old pop star hit the ice
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Monochrome mayhem! Alesha Dixon flashes her taut tummy and cleavage in a sassy tonal coord at Britain's Got Talent auditions in London
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Scarlett Moffatt flaunts enviably slender figure in slinky top and skinny jeans on glamorous girls' night... after making presenting debut at the NTAs
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Showing Scott (and Justin) what they're missing! Kourtney Kardashian stuns in black bra top with silky slacks as she dines with her sisters
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Legs eleven...out of Ocean's Eight! Sandra Bullock, 52, stuns in thigh-skimming sheer mini-dress on set in NYC
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Puppy love! Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Ant & Dec cuddle up to their pet pooches as they arrive at first audition for Britain's Got Talent 2017
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Daddy and me time! Blac Chyna shares sweet Snaps of Rob Kardashian kissing and cuddling their baby Dream
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She wore blue lace! Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner dazzles in see-through suit at Variety brunch Left little to the imagination
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She didn't get the memo! Khloe Kardashian covers up in maroon top and jeans as her sisters model bra tops in Costa Rica
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'Oh the horror!': Dame Joan Collins on the nightmarish scene at her home after a leak in a neighbour's flat led to a ceiling caving in
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GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Is Anthony Joshua punching above his weight? Heavyweight champion only owns a minority share in his new 'passion project' gym
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New channel, same old problem...The mentors are better than on the BBC. But ITV is finding improving the contestants rather harder on The Voice UK, by Jim Shelley
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Newly-engaged Pixie Lott oozes androgynous chic in black pantsuit as she cosies up to fiancé Oliver Cheshire at Dolce and Gabbana show in Milan
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White hot! Amanda Holden oozes sex appeal as she shows off her sensational legs while lounging around during Britain's Got Talent audition break
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Heather Mills, 49, shows off her sensational figure in a plunging white mermaid maxi as she throws some shapes during night out in Austria
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'A few drinks in Scotland!': Pete Wicks enjoys solo weekend away from girlfriend Megan McKenna... following their blazing row at the NTAs
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All bundled up: Lea Michele looks like she can barely breathe as she wraps scarf tightly around her neck during NYC outing with a pal
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Move over, Arnold! Adriana Lima shows off toned abs at Muscle Beach in Venice for Victoria's Secret shoot Strutted along the boardwalk
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Sharon Osbourne 'negotiates £2million deal to return to X Factor this year... despite not finalising commitments for US show The Talk'