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STEPHEN GLOVER: Is it too much to hope that the Tories might act like Tories and CUT taxes?

Where are the serious politicians making the case for lower taxation? There aren't any — or, if there are, they are making so little noise that we never hear so much as a squeak from them. ...read

Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (1) Videos |

Jamie's wife reveals tragedy of miscarriage: Jools Oliver speaks for the first time about her loss... and says a sixth child could be on the way

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Jools Oliver, wife of TV chef Jamie Oliver, has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage as she also admits she would not rule out child number six. ...read

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: How much longer can the aid madness last?

Amid Britain's social care crisis, it emerges that our embassy in Beijing is begging groups to apply for cash from a £1.3billion aid pot, funded by UK taxpayers - to look after the elderly in booming China. ...read

Craig Brown for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0) Videos |

CRAIG BROWN: Katie's golden rules - and why you can't hurry love...

Katie Price’s mother had a wise head on her shoulders. ‘If a man wants you, he’ll wait for you,’ she told the young Katie. Decades later, Katie is still taking it to heart, writes CRAIG BROWN ...read

Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (83) Videos |

What a corker! Corbyn finally does the business: QUENTIN LETTS sees a solid and rare win for the Labour leader at Prime Minister's Questions

Just in time, Jeremy Corbyn did the business at PMQs. A milky Wednesday sun had risen over Westminster amid rumours (denied) that the Labour leader was contemplating resignation. ...read

Alison Boshoff for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (200) Videos |

Welcome to ego island: It's not just Obama. Branson's shamelessly invited legions of celebs and royals to his Caribbean idyll - and all for the greater glory of one man and his brand

Former US President Barack Obama has become the latest big name to enjoy Sir Richard Branson's hospitality at his personal paradise, Necker Island, in the Caribbean. ...read

Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Hillary loving Tory MP buries hatchet with Bercow over opposition to Trump

Sir Simon Burns has previously branded speaker John Bercow a 'sanctimonious dwarf' but backs his opposition on Donald Trump speaking in Commons, perhaps as he is a fan of Hillary Clinton. ...read

Sir Clive Woodward for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (1)

Rob Howley should pick Sam Davies at No 10 against England...he'd get Wales playing and is in the mix for the Lions

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: We might have seen our first potential bolter for the Lions squad in Rome on Sunday when Sam Davies stole the show in the second half with a hugely impressive display. ...read

Charles Sale for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (3)

Football Association reforms could see former Manchester United chief executive David Gill axed from board

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: David Gill is set to be a victim of proposed FA reforms needed to meet the Government code or risk losing £30m of public funding. ...read

Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (25)

ASK TONY: I tried to withdraw £200 and the cash machine did not dispense my cash – but my account was debited and the Halifax won't listen!

On October 4, I attempted to make a cash withdrawal from the Halifax branch in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. I asked for £200, but the screen went white with two blue circles. ...read

William Hanson for MailOnline View Archive Comments (213)

Revealed: The social media habits making YOU look common (including loved-up relationship posts and 'lonely' mirror selfies)

Etiquette expert William Hanson has revealed the top social media faux pas - including gym selfies, sharing relationship milestones, taking photos of your food and 'lonely' mirror selfies. ...read

Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (592) Videos |

Chauffeur-driven cars, taxpayer-funded suits and hospitality at the tennis and Arsenal matches: How the king of freebies John Bercow splashes your cash

Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow’s inability to button his lip over US President Donald Trump is hardly the first time he has sparked controversy, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read

Martin Samuel - Sport for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (69) Videos |

Mutiny at Leicester? There will only be one winner... manager Claudio Ranieri

MARTIN SAMUEL: If Claudio Ranieri’s employers stay true to their word and he makes it through to the summer, player power may be about to meet its Waterloo in Leicester. ...read

Dan Hyde for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (27)

DAN HYDE: Wholesale energy prices are lower than they were three years ago - so why is Npower raising bills?

Even after recent rises, however, wholesale prices are 18 per cent lower than they were three years ago, while Npower's average bill is 4 per cent higher (£1,187 compared to £1,142 in January 2014). ...read

Dominic Sandbrook for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (66)

Strictly? Archers? Dr Who? No, this gem is the best thing on the BBC: DOMINIC SANDBROOK on why he's a fan of In Our Time as the Radio 4 show marks its 750th edition

For me, and I suspect for millions of other Radio 4 listeners all over the country, Thursday mornings always begin the same way, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read

Sarah Vine for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (41)

Adversity can make marriage stronger - as I know: SARAH VINE says serious upheaval during the referendum helped bring her closer to her husband

Andrew Marr (pictured) said his relationship with his wife and fellow journalist Jackie Ashley became 'warmer' following his stroke in 2013 - after she nursed him back to health. ...read

Katie Hopkins for MailOnline View Archive Comments (1267) Videos |

KATIE HOPKINS: Schools are supposed to teach kids HOW to think for themselves, not WHAT to think. So why are so many liberal teachers bullying and brain-washing children with their own intolerant views?

Even as my suspicions have been growing about the indoctrination of our young children by so-called liberals, so has the number of stories arriving in my inbox, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read

Piers Morgan for MailOnline View Archive Comments (603) Videos |

PIERS MORGAN: Gaga hates Trump, Tom Brady counts him as a friend but last night these two awesome superstars helped America come together and show the world just how great it can be

I feared the worst about this year’s Super Bowl. The atmosphere in America right now is so toxic. There were three main reasons for my concern. Gaga was a big one. ...read

Jim Shelley for MailOnline View Archive Comments (410) Videos |

7 questions that need answering after the finale of Apple Tree Yard, by Jim Shelley

Monday night saw the finale of Apple Tree Yard but the problem with the crime drama was simple but all encompassing: you couldn’t believe any of it - even when Yvonne was let off. ...read

Jeff Powell for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (18)

Cancer survivor Daniel Jacobs emerges as new favourite to face IBO champion Chris Eubank Jr

JEFF POWELL: There is a new favourite to be the next opponent for Chris Eubank Jr following his IBO world title victory over Renold Quinlan and it is not Gennady Golovkin. ...read

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Stephen Glover for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

STEPHEN GLOVER: Is it too much to hope that the Tories might act like Tories and CUT taxes?

Where are the serious politicians making the case for lower taxation? There aren't any — or, if there are, they are making so little noise that we never hear so much as a squeak from them. ...read

Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (1) Videos |

Jamie's wife reveals tragedy of miscarriage: Jools Oliver speaks for the first time about her loss... and says a sixth child could be on the way

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Jools Oliver, wife of TV chef Jamie Oliver, has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage as she also admits she would not rule out child number six. ...read

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: How much longer can the aid madness last?

Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (83) Videos |

What a corker! Corbyn finally does the business: QUENTIN LETTS sees a solid and rare win for the Labour leader at Prime Minister's Questions

Just in time, Jeremy Corbyn did the business at PMQs. A milky Wednesday sun had risen over Westminster amid rumours (denied) that the Labour leader was contemplating resignation. ...read

Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Hillary loving Tory MP buries hatchet with Bercow over opposition to Trump

Sir Simon Burns has previously branded speaker John Bercow a 'sanctimonious dwarf' but backs his opposition on Donald Trump speaking in Commons, perhaps as he is a fan of Hillary Clinton. ...read

Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (592) Videos |

Chauffeur-driven cars, taxpayer-funded suits and hospitality at the tennis and Arsenal matches: How the king of freebies John Bercow splashes your cash

Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow’s inability to button his lip over US President Donald Trump is hardly the first time he has sparked controversy, writes ANDREW PIERCE. ...read

Katie Hopkins for MailOnline View Archive Comments (1267) Videos |

KATIE HOPKINS: Schools are supposed to teach kids HOW to think for themselves, not WHAT to think. So why are so many liberal teachers bullying and brain-washing children with their own intolerant views?

Even as my suspicions have been growing about the indoctrination of our young children by so-called liberals, so has the number of stories arriving in my inbox, writes KATIE HOPKINS. ...read

Piers Morgan for MailOnline View Archive Comments (603) Videos |

PIERS MORGAN: Gaga hates Trump, Tom Brady counts him as a friend but last night these two awesome superstars helped America come together and show the world just how great it can be

I feared the worst about this year’s Super Bowl. The atmosphere in America right now is so toxic. There were three main reasons for my concern. Gaga was a big one. ...read

Amanda Platell for The Daily Mail View Archive Comments (99) Videos |

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Princess of pop Kylie Minogue put her career before her happiness

One 80s wedding came close to capturing as many British hearts as the fairy-tale marriage between Charles and Diana - the nuptuals between Kylie and Jason in the TV soap Neighbours. ...read

Richard Littlejohn for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (259)

It's the Mother of Parliaments... not mothercare: After Chloe Smith's took her baby through the voting lobbies, RICHARD LITTLEJOHN wonders how long before nappies are changed at the Dispatch Box?

As MPs trooped into the voting lobbies to authorise the triggering of Article 50, Chloe Smith, Tory member for Norwich North, turned up clutching her four-month-old son, Alastair. ...read

Tom Utley for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (283)

The mortifying moment I found one of my family was on that fatuous anti Trump demo - with an X-rated placard, writes TOM UTLEY

TOM UTLEY says he was utterly mortified to find that a member of his family took part in Monday night's mass demonstration and brandished a placard bearing the obscene legend: ‘Trump is a c***'. ...read

Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (46)

ROBERT HARDMAN: Why I hope this is the year our Sapphire Queen has her dearest wish fulfilled

February 6 marks 65 years of the Queen’s reign and the start of the first Sapphire Jubilee in British history and ROBERT HARDMAN hopes she wins the Derby at Epsom in June. ...read

Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (3)

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

Max Hastings for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (557) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (262)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (210)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (710) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (168) Videos |

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

Isabel Oakeshott for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (620) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (6)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (27) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (32)

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 for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (93) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (439)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (19)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (199)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (27) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (31)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (21)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (7)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

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

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Sir Clive Woodward for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (1)

Rob Howley should pick Sam Davies at No 10 against England...he'd get Wales playing and is in the mix for the Lions

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: We might have seen our first potential bolter for the Lions squad in Rome on Sunday when Sam Davies stole the show in the second half with a hugely impressive display. ...read

Charles Sale for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (3)

Football Association reforms could see former Manchester United chief executive David Gill axed from board

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: David Gill is set to be a victim of proposed FA reforms needed to meet the Government code or risk losing £30m of public funding. ...read

Martin Samuel - Sport for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (69) Videos |

Mutiny at Leicester? There will only be one winner... manager Claudio Ranieri

MARTIN SAMUEL: If Claudio Ranieri’s employers stay true to their word and he makes it through to the summer, player power may be about to meet its Waterloo in Leicester. ...read

Jeff Powell for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (18)

Cancer survivor Daniel Jacobs emerges as new favourite to face IBO champion Chris Eubank Jr

JEFF POWELL: There is a new favourite to be the next opponent for Chris Eubank Jr following his IBO world title victory over Renold Quinlan and it is not Gennady Golovkin. ...read

Derek Lawrenson for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

England duo Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick on way to USA for Masters run-in after Dubai sizzler

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: To use the phrase of the moment, England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick will be putting America first for the next three months. ...read

David Lloyd for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (1)

Joe Root is more of a natural leader than Alastair Cook... he will make England funky again

DAVID LLOYD: What are we going to see different from the England team? Well, we are going to see them be a bit more dynamic and play a bit more off the cuff. ...read

Nasser Hussain for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (6) Videos |

Alastair Cook is a proud leader of men... he was an ambassador for his country as England captain

NASSER HUSSAIN: The England captain has to be an ambassador for his country. The dignified way he always went about his business has been to his immense credit. ...read

Jamie Redknapp for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (51) Videos |

Liverpool have completely run out of steam... Jurgen Klopp's team are in desperate need of a midfield general

JAMIE REDKNAPP: Liverpool's priority this summer should be to sign a midfielder in the mould of Xabi Alonso or Jan Molby, who can control the tempo of the game. ...read

Sir Clive Woodward for the Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (28)

Eddie Jones knows he dodged a bullet, there is work to do before England can think about winning the Six Nations

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I have been saying — and writing — all week that I would be happy with an ugly England win but I didn't think it would be that ugly! Make no mistake, England dodged a bullet. ...read

Mark Webster for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (32)

ITV once again had a Eubank as star of show as Chris Jnr sealed win... viewers got plenty for their money in channel's first try at pay-per-view fight nights

MARK WEBSTER - EDGE OF THE BOX: There is no doubt that there are boxing fans out there whose love of the game was nurtured by one of the true domestic golden ages for the sport. ...read

Glenn Hoddle for the Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (51)

Chelsea star Eden Hazard ran the show at Stamford Bridge but Mesut Ozil disappeared when Arsenal needed him most

GLENN HODDLE: Given that Chelsea are so good as a unit, it's hard to single out an individual, but Eden Hazard was outstanding against Arsenal on Saturday afternoon. ...read

Oliver Holt for the Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (10)

The Jay Train is coming! Britain's NFL star Ajayi is making tracks to next year's Super Bowl

OLIVER HOLT: Jay Ajayi has been selected for the NFL’s All-Star Game — the Pro Bowl — and his gold train was a nod to a stellar season that has made him the biggest British star the sport has ever known. ...read

Kieran Gill for MailOnline View Archive Comments (136)

Anthony Martial's dilemma at Manchester United: Jose Mourinho piles pressure on him to perform but good displays offer no guarantee

KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Jose Mourinho continues to overlook Anthony Martial despite the fact Manchester United have a better win percentage with him in the team. ...read

Jamie Carragher for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (72) Videos |

Chelsea star David Luiz should be in the frame for player of the year, says Jamie Carragher

JAMIE CARRAGHER: Conte has turned Luiz into one of the Premier League's outstanding performers. A measure of his new-found discipline is that his goal at Liverpool was his first of the year. ...read

Martin Keown for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (33)

Mesut Ozil has to graft for Arsenal to stand any chance of toppling Antonio Conte's title-chasing Chelsea

MARTIN KEOWN: Dennis Bergkamp worked incredibly hard in that central position. That is what Ozil needs to do. If he ups his work-rate by 10 per cent Arsenal could seriously test Chelsea. ...read

Ian Ladyman for MailOnline View Archive Comments (18)

HOT OR NOT: Pep Guardiola deserves credit for easing out Claudio Bravo but Frank Lampard should learn to coach before the FA roll out the red carpet

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

The Prediction Challenge View Archive Comments (2)

The Prediction Challenge: Sportsmail's experts go head to head on this weekend's Premier League matches... Jamie Redknapp vs Craig Hope

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 giving your predictions. ...read

The Secret Scout For The Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

Darnell Furlong is fast, calm and can pick a pass... but the slim 21-year-old needs to bulk up in the Championship

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 QPR's Darnell Furlong under the microscope. ...read

Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine View Archive Comments (2)

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

Chris Foy for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (13)

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

Graham Poll for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (124) Videos |

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

Stuart Broad for the Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (1)

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

SIMON JONES for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (34)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (36) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (21)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (36)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (13)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (26)

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

James Anderson for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (17)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (287) Videos |

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

Daley Thompson for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (8) Videos |

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

Road To Rio for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (2)

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 for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (89)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (26)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (88) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (22)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (188)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

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 Durham for MailOnline View Archive Comments (4)

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

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Monchi is the master behind the scenes as Sevilla go for yet more glory

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Laura Williamson for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (32)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (3)

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (148) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (20)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (32) Videos |

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (13) Videos |

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (60) Videos |

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (7) Videos |

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

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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

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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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (57)

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

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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

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Welcome to ego island: It's not just Obama. Branson's shamelessly invited legions of celebs and royals to his Caribbean idyll - and all for the greater glory of one man and his brand

Former US President Barack Obama has become the latest big name to enjoy Sir Richard Branson's hospitality at his personal paradise, Necker Island, in the Caribbean. ...read

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Dancing queen who have Emma her La La moves: Choreographer Mandy Moore reveals secrets of film's opening scene

Mandy Moore is the choreographer hired by director Damien Chazelle to infuse his glorious movie La La Land with a nod to the past — and a quick step to the future. ...read

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JACI STEPHEN: Soggy bottoms latest... Pope Jude hasn’t got one

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'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

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Revealed: The social media habits making YOU look common (including loved-up relationship posts and 'lonely' mirror selfies)

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JAN MOIR: Now we know the tawdry reality behind the facade of David Beckham

Just one short week ago, David Beckham was one of the most celebrated people in the land. The former England football captain was adored and admired by fans around the world. ...read

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LIZ JONES: Don't fret, Kylie, successful women like us NEVER find love

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BEL MOONEY: How can I get my cheating ex out of my life?

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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

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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

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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

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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Why I'm mad about the midi skirt

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Barbara Duckenfield from Conwy consults Dr Martin Scurr about her husband's loss of senses. Could this have been caused by his medication for high cholesterol, high blood pressure or gout? ...read

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DR ELLIE CANNON: Steps to relaxing your restless legs

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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

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ASK TONY: I tried to withdraw £200 and the cash machine did not dispense my cash – but my account was debited and the Halifax won't listen!

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DAN HYDE: Wholesale energy prices are lower than they were three years ago - so why is Npower raising bills?

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SIMON WATKINS: Low unemployment not a sign, as Brexiteers would have it, that Britain will sail through European exit unscathed

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'Firm approached me about selling my carbon credits, is it a scam?' TONY HETHERINGTON investigates

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Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (22)

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Switching current accounts is a step few are prepared to take - if you decide to move, do it for the right reasons

Despite measures to make the process as stress free as possible, one in three bank customers have resisted the temptation. ...read

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Biography: Richard Browning, This is Money

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Steve Webb for This Is Money View Archive Comments (29)

My wife is a retired teacher still saving into a private pot, will she be hit by new 'pension recycling' tax trick limit? Steve Webb explains

My wife is a recently retired schoolteacher and also has a private pension that she has paid into for many years. Will she be hit by new rules that aim to stop the 'pension recycling' tax trick? ...read

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LEE BOYCE: The train line I use is closed at weekends about as often as it's open - so why do I have to pay for a seven-day ticket?

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VICTORIA BISCHOFF: NS&I may offer the best rates - but it also seems to be offering the most headaches

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JON REES: Why were the experts so wrong about the impact of Brexit on the economy?

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The robots that could soon be delivering your food: Just Eat boss reveals the future of takeaways

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Does your annuity have small print that says you can sell it? We found one example and experts say there’ll be more

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MYRA BUTTERWORTH: Letting fees ban won’t lower costs for renters - I’ve got a better solution…

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Sheer joy of being a miserable old miser! JAMES CONEY on why he's proud to be a penny pincher

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Er, heard of ISIS, Jeremy? Hapless Corbyn says he doesn't understand why MI6 needs to recruit a thousand more spies

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Bringing the Miami heat! Bethenny Frankel, 45, shows off her fit figure in strapless bikini as she enjoys her Florida beach vacation

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DOGBERRY: Barclays boss Jes Staley calls £200m loss on Italian bank branches a 're-shaping' of company

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How to avoid a banking nightmare: Your rights, fraud and how to complain when things go wrong

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SAM DUNN: Leasehold is a lucrative way to stop people owning their home outright - it's time for a crackdown

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ALISON KENNEDY INTERVIEW: Standard Life Investment's quiet Scot making a big noise over pay

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Savers handed new tax-efficient way to get at their pension pots as officials flesh out upcoming retirement freedoms

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RICHARD DYSON: The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion

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Dan Atkinson for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (14)

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

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

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RACHEL JOHNSON: David Beckham may be Golden Balls - but his feet are definitely clay

If you don’t want to feel betrayed, disappointed and as sick as a parrot, definitely don’t read Becks’s private emails and – as they say on the News before Match of the Day – look away now. ...read

Black Dog for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (33)

BLACK DOG: Party time for the deadly duo of ex Tory MPs who were exposed by the Mail

BLACK DOG: Husband and wife ex-Tory MPs Sir Nicholas and Ann Winterton quit the Commons in disgrace after this newspaper exposed how they bought a second home on MPs’ expenses. ...read

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PETER HITCHENS: Which of these PC plodders will be Britain's next top cop?

We learn from media leaks that two politically correct women, Cressida Dick and Sara Thornton, are on the final shortlist for the post of Metropolitan Police Commissioner. ...read

Liz Jones Column for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (130)

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

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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

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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I try to see the bright side

I have to stop feeling sorry for myself. I have to list the positives, so here goes… ...read

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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

I am desperately worried about my much-loved brother. He is on his third marriage – all three wives have had mental health problems. ...read

Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (1)

HOROSCOPES: Study your options, Aquarius

The Sun in Aquarius marks the beginning of a brand new cycle and it’s important that you get off to a flying start. ...read

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BEAUTY CLINIC: Expert advice on removing blackheads

Jo and Sarah answer real questions from readers. This week: what is the best way to remove blackheads? ...read

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HEALTH: Caution - this app could make you drowsy

...which is precisely the intention of Calm, a meditation app that now also offers Sleep Stories, described as bedtime stories for grown-ups. ...read

Bella Blissett for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (3)

BEAUTY BUZZ: make-up to motivate

If you’re detoxing, exercising and generally feeling deprived, some January payday make-up treats may be the way to maintain your motivation. ...read

Mimi Spencer for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (0)

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

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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

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Strictly? Archers? Dr Who? No, this gem is the best thing on the BBC: DOMINIC SANDBROOK on why he's a fan of In Our Time as the Radio 4 show marks its 750th edition

For me, and I suspect for millions of other Radio 4 listeners all over the country, Thursday mornings always begin the same way, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. ...read

Sarah Vine for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (41)

Adversity can make marriage stronger - as I know: SARAH VINE says serious upheaval during the referendum helped bring her closer to her husband

Andrew Marr (pictured) said his relationship with his wife and fellow journalist Jackie Ashley became 'warmer' following his stroke in 2013 - after she nursed him back to health. ...read

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7 questions that need answering after the finale of Apple Tree Yard, by Jim Shelley

Monday night saw the finale of Apple Tree Yard but the problem with the crime drama was simple but all encompassing: you couldn’t believe any of it - even when Yvonne was let off. ...read

Dominic Lawson for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (127)

I found the sinister agenda of the shark who smeared our troops - and now it all makes sense, writes DOMINIC LAWSON

Not everyone is relieved at the discrediting of Phil Shiner, writes DOMINIC LAWSON. The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, of which Shiner was vice-president is one such body. ...read

Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (745) Videos |

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (45)

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

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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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (0)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (460) Videos |

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (2)

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

Steve Doughty for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (186)

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 Gyngell for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (145)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (310)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (3)

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

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'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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (40)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (33) Videos |

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 for MailOnline View Archive Comments (35)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (7)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (18)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

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

Sonia Poulton for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (50)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (12)

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (35)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (13)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (28)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (39)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (28)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (32)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (109)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (43)

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

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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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (34)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (12)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (20)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (11)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (26)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (16)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (10)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (32)

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

Rupert Myers for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (27)

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

Chapman and Co for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (23)

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

William Forbes for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (6)

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

Francesca Preece for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

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 for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (9)

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

Harry Phibbs for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (7)

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

Peter Whittle for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (59)

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

Richard Waghorne for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (85)

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

Charlie Wolf for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (2)

Ignore reports that say otherwise, Mitt Romney is winning big after Super Tuesday

CHARLIE WOLF: Where has this perception - myth even come from? The perception that Mitt Romney hasn't sealed the deal. Yes, he may have won the all important Ohio Primary by just 1 percentage point, but a win is a win. ...read

Philip Norman for the Daily Mail View Archive Comments (114)

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

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CRAIG BROWN: Katie's golden rules - and why you can't hurry love...

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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

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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

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A 24-carat show-off: Matthew McConaughey may be an Oscar-winning acting giant. But Gold is tarnished... and his vanity is to blame

The good news is that Matthew McConaughey’s new film, Gold, has a terrific twist up its last-reel sleeve but it comes too late to rescue this metallurgical melodrama from mediocrity. ...read

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'I have finally gagged Piers Morgan,' said Susanna Reid. A dismayingly loud cheer filled the air...

My Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid and I were asked to present the Best Daytime Show award. ‘You should do all the talking,’ I suggested to Susanna as we drove to The O2 Arena. ...read

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Who better to test the new Aston Martin DB11 than the man who's owned a dozen of them? His verdict: a stunning mix of style and snarl

I love this job, getting to drive 50 or so new cars a year. But of course some get my heart pounding more than others. This is one such week, for there is a brand spanking Aston Martin out: the DB11. ...read

Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (0)

Raising the bar: Q Acoustics' M3 Soundbar offers impressive sonic muscle without costing as much as a small car or disrupting your feng shui

Flatscreens still sound terrible, even the posh ones. Television speaker bars like Q Acoustics’ new M3 have become one of those upgrades that are barely even optional. ...read

Craig Brown Event for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (0)

You look good enough to eat! Eat Me, Bill Schutt's jaunty history of cannibalism, covers everything from Hannibal Lecter to Hammy Hamster

Years ago, the late Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange, told me that he had eaten human flesh. ‘It tasted like a cross between chicken and pork,’ Burgess reminisced. ...read

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What will happen to Emily? Don't tell me! Deborah Ross remains gripped by Apple Tree Yard as it takes a very unexpected turn

Oh, Apple Tree Yard, you have me in your grip and make no mistake. I would not wish to be in your grip. I am suffering, being in your grip. ...read

Tom Parker Bowles Event for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (9)

A short stroll to the Punjab... well, to Southall, and the Roxy New Asian Tandoori Centre for a suitably fiery feast (and a bellyful of stodge)

Southall exudes heartily robust Punjabi charm and I shuffle into the prosaically named New Asian Tandoori Centre, through the sugar-soaked takeaway counter of the first room. ...read

Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday View Archive Comments (0)

Germany's big secret: its sauvignons are as zingy as New Zealand's... though one has a name far too rude to print!

Jiggling about in lederhosen while gorging on sauerkraut is probably not the first thing that springs to mind with Sauvignon Blanc. But I’m amazed by the quality of German zingers I've tried. ...read

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Christopher Luscombe's heart-warming, superbly performed revival of Much Ado About Nothing will leave you with a song in your heart

Christopher Luscombe’s inspired, heart-warming, superbly performed revival of Shakespeare’s ‘merry war of wits’, Much Ado About Nothing, is set in a stately home requisitioned as an army hospital. ...read

David Mellor for Event View Archive Comments (0)

Fallen but not forgotten: Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé orchestra bring real power and momentum to Elgar's lost masterpiece, The Spirit Of England

The Spirit Of England is Elgar’s lost masterpiece, a choral work of eloquence and power that yields little or nothing in quality to the much more celebrated Dream Of Gerontius. ...read

Philip Hensher for Event View Archive Comments (1)

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