EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: It does not take long for a couple of rugby fans to pick out Quade Cooper from the crowds beneath the glow of Osaka's neon billboards.

Tensions were running high on Wednesday night's Reno Rumble as the two opposing teams reach the halfway point of their respective builds.

Grant Denyer has sensationally claimed that audience members at a recent taping of The Voice Australia were held inside the studio 'against their will'. 

Middlesbrough held on to top spot in the Championship despite being held to a goalless draw by struggling Rotherham who staged a remarkable defensive display.

Rory McIlroy admitted he only had himself to blame after making the cut with nothing to spare in the BMW PGA Championship. He recently took two weeks off.

Russia have hit out at UK Anti-Doping for constructing a 'wall of distrust' by refusing to hand over Mo Farah's blood and urine samples to the World Anti-Doping Agency. 

More than two thirds (68 per cent) of those who backed EU withdrawal three years ago trust the Prime Minister to deliver, in contrast to less than half (49 per cent) who backed the Brexit Party leader.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, 72, appeared delighted as they posed for photographs alongside Katy Perry while celebrating the British Asian Trust in London this evening.

The Prince of Wales - founder of the organisation - announced the pop star's new role at a black tie reception in London last night. But the appointment has provoked outrage online.

Chris Ramsey has just been confirmed as the host of Little Mix's brand new BBC talent show The Search.

The four-part second series of thriller Trust Me is set at a fictional Glasgow hospital and follows patient Corporal Jamie McCain, played by Alfred Enoch, who investigates deaths on the ward.

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is angry with Tanguy Ndombele, Eric Dier is angry with fans and Spurs players were angry with each other in a heated half-time inquest at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, has emerged as the most trusted public official during the coronavirus outbreak.

A radio host in New Zealand fired for breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions has spoken out. Dave Dunlay (pictured on right with The Breeze cohost and Rick Astley) said he was shocked.

Russell Tovey has delighted many a fan by shedding his clothes to pose for a portrait to raise money for HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust.

KISHAN VAGHELA: James Anderson has admitted it was 'very frustrating' to be left out of England's tour to Sri Lanka but maintained he was looking forward to a full Lancashire pre-season.

Management consultant, Phillip Burns (left), who was paid almost £2,000 a day to cut costs at a struggling NHS trust while living in Marbella has himself been axed - to help it save money.

JAN MOIR: Like Downton, Belgravia starts with a tragedy - only this one develops into a secret that threatens to engulf two families in scandal and could start or end a dynasty.

Morgan insists 'the door is still open' for Hales to return to England's white-ball cricket - but says he has yet to rebuild the trust lost when he was dropped from last year's World Cup squad.

The Juventus talisman has recently sported a top-knot this season, but may be about to debut an entirely new look after uploading a video of his model partner stepping up the mark.

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally arrived back in Turin after having his private jet refused permission for takeoff in Spain on Sunday. The Juve forward has suffered a logistical headache in getting back.

MARTIN KEOWN - INSIGHT: Gareth Southgate will have learned a lot about his players on Friday in what would have been a very disappointing night for him. 

Halo Trust chief executive James Cowan last month accompanied Harry in Huambo, Angola, to the area where Diana, Princess of Wales took the same 50-metre stroll 22 years earlier.

The singer, 35, turned heads in a ravishing one-shouldered red gown with thigh-high split and plunging neckline at The Prince's Trust We Are Most Amused and Amazed event on Monday.

SIMON WALTERS: When I interviewed David Cameron a few days before the 2015 election, I was taken aback (pictured with Boris Johnson in 2015).

Woods played down an injury scare on the eve of his first appearance since missing the cut in the Open Championship as he attempts to play back-to-back events for just the second time this season.

CRAIG BROWN: Sir, I was interested to read the open letter sent by leaders of Women's Aid and the Women's Equality Party.

ANDREW PIERCE - Trust rust is key when talking about ambitious ministers who might one day fancy a permanent shot at the top job. He may be wooden, but Dominic Raab has Boris Johnson's backing.

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are upset at not winning the Premier League. Manchester City all but sealed a second championship in three years by thrashing Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

The sexy scenes came just hours before the former Ibiza Weekender star showed off an eye-watering bruise on her derriere which could have been attributed to her sexy roll around with her beau

The actor, who died in 2016 aged 69 from pancreatic cancer, reveals his misgivings in his archive of personal papers covering more than 40 years on stage and screen.

Beyonce flaunted her enviable physique on Monday while enjoying a day on a yacht alongside her husband Jay-Z, mom Tina Knowles and step-dad, Richard Lawson.

The Duke of Cambridge said tonight at the Royal Albert Hall: 'We find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to ensure diversity ... that simply cannot be right in this day and age.'

Holly Willoughby has admitted she gets 'frustrated' talking about diets during a discussion on Adele's recent weight loss on Thursday's episode of This Morning.

With his hair in need of a trim, world number one Djokovic gave wife Jelena the responsibility amid the coronavirus lockdown, and was happy with the end product, saying 'Not bad!'

They are actually wacky tents offered as accommodation by the National Trust and hang from trees at the Low Wray camp site close to the shores of Lake Windermere in Cumbria.

Former Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber is in a 'critical period' in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. The former Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Barcelona player was rushed in this weekend.

Imperial Aura saw off a good challenge from Galvin to win the Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase.

On Tuesday, just days after the Cheltenham Festival had reached a conclusion, it was announced there will be no more racing in Britain until at least the beginning of May.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Derby County are being investigated by the Charity Commission over links between the club's community programme and main sponsor 32Red.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at a loss to understand AC Milan's second half collapse at the San Siro after they let a two-goal lead slip to lose the Milan derby 4-2 to title-chasing arch rivals Inter

DIY investment platform Interactive Investor has found its average Isa millionaire account is powered by a larger weighting towards investment trusts than open-ended funds.

While investors watched their portfolios with concern as stock markets dropped on coronavirus fears, some funds and trusts climbed significantly.

These are difficult days. At times, it feels like the world is shuddering to a halt. There are fewer people as I wind my way to and from work every day and night on public transport.

If ever there was a time when investors needed a hero, it's now. And among the stock market capitulation, a ray of light has arrived with the latest list of Dividend Heroes.

Dividend cuts are an inevitable consequence of the economy - both here and worldwide - sliding into recession in the coming months.

The board of the trust served a notice of termination to Invesco and Barnett 'following an extended period of underperformance', in a further blow to the manager.

It arises from the fact that many of the country's leading income-orientated trusts have sufficient income buffers (reserves) in place to withstand a hostile dividend environment.

The much-publicised move by the big banks to cancel their dividends has left investors with mixed emotions and many questions. But the loss of this income will still come as a blow.

These are investment trusts whose shares last week were trading at discounts to asset value in excess of 10 per cent. They are all trusts run by respectable investment houses.