Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tried to pull off a real barn burner of a speech in New Hampshire and when it didn't stick he informed the audience that it was time for applause. 'Please clap,' he said.

PATRICK COLLINS: Although players are banned from betting on football, a climate has been created in which betting is the natural, inevitable and acceptable partner of the sport.

The most depressing words of this young sporting year were spoken by Jimmy Anderson. One of the more discordant sounds of an English summer is the distant drone of him sledging.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: This was not a day to analyse Liverpool's downfalls to death but rather to celebrate Watford for what was a complete team performance.

Twelve years on it appears as if the Virginia singer's dreams of making it big are all but over, after 32-year-old, back in August, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing fentanyl.

Following last week's Season 18 premiere of American Idol, things get intense in Sunday night's episode which finds judge Katy Perry appearing to collapse following a gas leak.

Spanish car manufacturer Seat is working on technology to track a driver's eyes and spot signs of drowsiness.

Angela Levin, who wrote Harry: Conversations with the Prince in 2018, made the claim following the ongoing fallout caused by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to step back from the royal family.

London-born society beauty Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, who is Princess Diana's niece, suffered the fashion faux pas earlier today while attending the Alberta Ferretti show in Milan.

Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle dismissed talk of a rift with her former bandmates as 'fake news' but Cheryl out has not spoken to her since the band's reunion tor in 2012, it has been revealed.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Exactly 100 days since Jeremy Corbyn became Prime Minister, his Momentum fan club have sent red roses to mark the occasion.

National Australia Bank forecasts plunges of 10 to 15 per cent in house and apartment prices because of coronavirus. Sydney and Melbourne weren't the only cities expected to be hit.

The Honolulu, Hawaii native fell rose to take a gander at a prop left over from the dance routine - but she did not catch the chair as she made her way down, falling onto the ground.

KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: The Norwegian waited until the 84th minute to introduce Lukaku, the £75million striker who has fallen down the pecking order since Jose Mourinho left.

KATE FALL: Trouble began to brew from early 2012, with a flow of briefings allegedly from Michael's operation. People seemed to be picked out for special treatment.

Angela Merkel has urged Europe to defend 'democracy' and 'freedom' as Germany is today marking 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell.

Merkel, who was forced to sit down during national anthems after a series of health scares over the summer, fell over as she took to the podium at a business event in Berlin on Wednesday evening.

Footage showed her turning around after laying wreaths at a former execution wall at Auschwitz when she appeared to stumble and almost fall backwards.

Germany 's number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country's lockdown measures earlier this week.

The stock market experienced its largest one-day drop since early 2018. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 3.56%, while healthcare stocks dropped 5.45%.

Prince Harry was remembering Ben Reddy, 22, who was killed when K Company of 42 Commando came under fire from militants in Helmand in Afghanistan on March 6, 2007.

After pulling off an upset win at the Golden Globes, comedienne Awkwafina joked that her new award might help her if she gets into any trouble.

No surprise to see American Solheim Cup captain Juli Inkster go with experience for the match against Europe at Gleneagles next month.

The FTSE 100 index in London closed down 84 points or -1.4 per cent at 5,876 today. It came as Rishi Sunak delivered his Budget against the backdrop of an economic storm caused by Covid-19.

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 fell on Monday after last week's strong gains as US companies prepared to kick off a quarterly earnings season expected to be rough due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The most successful cyclist in history, Eddy Merckx, is in intensive care after falling during a bike ride with friends. He was admitted to Dendermonde hospital in Belgium on Sunday.

We've already seen coronavirus decimate the sporting calendar, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics among dozens of events either postponed or cancelled. So what will be the next event to fall?

James Bond star Daniel Craig performed a top secret mission right under the noses of the world's media at this week's royal global premier of the latest 007 movie, Skyfall, which goes on general release today.

They're two of the world's biggest powerhouse vocalists. And Christina Aguilera, 37, and Demi Lovato, 25, sure didn't disappoint when they took to the stage at the 2018 Billboard Awards

The Treasury is reportedly considering raising a key threshold where the controversial 'taper' kicks in from £110k to £150k, but pension experts think this will be ineffective or 'a sticking plaster'.

Tom Selby, a senior analyst at financial services firm AJ Bell, explains how first-timers and experienced investors can avoid unnecessary losses and big tax bills

P. Diddy, 45, took a tumble on Sunday at the BET Awards in Los Angeles during his first public appearance since being arrested at his son's college.

The singer's seventh album will be released this fall. It follows up 2014's X which spawned hits Loyal and New Flame.

A man being transported to hospital after being involved in a motorcycle crash was propelled out the back of an emergency vehicle in Bangkok, Thailand but luckily avoided extra injuries.

Gary Peck, 59, was 'profoundly' intoxicated when he fell at his home in Alvaston, Derbyshire. He suffered a fatal head injury when he fell down the stairs of his home and was found by a neighbour.

If you have found yourself reaching for a soothing glass of wine or three, or a hefty gin and tonic each night during lockdown, then DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR has some tips for you.

The 26-year-old was driving his bosses Hilux in Burwood, in Sydney's inner west on Friday night when he fell asleep behind the wheel.

Armed with two balloons full of helium, Alan called the host out for doing impressions of his distinctive voice after he last appeared on the show two years ago.

Sara Vahabi said in court docs that she attended the September 23, 2018 show- which was in their On the Run II tour - and left her purse at a tent for check ins prior to going into the venue.

The west London hotel occupies five stucco-fronted townhouses and has many of the trappings of a self-consciously trendy hang-out - except that no one seems to be hanging out much.

Roman Kemp and Adele Roberts have had the first tiff of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

The Labour leader has written to the Prime Minister to urge him to hold an 'adult conversation' with Britons to spell out what they are likely to face next.

Melbourne has suffered a bigger hit to house prices than any other capital city during the first full month of the coronavirus lockdowns, new real estate data from CoreLogic showed.

Nationwide warned the outlook for the market remains 'highly uncertain', while Lloyds' worst case prediction is a 30% fall over two years.

Property values were down by 0.6% in April compared to March, the biggest fall since March 2018, according to the latest data from Halifax.

For 30 years Steve Packham has been dreaming of owning a winning horse at Cheltenham, only for the reality to be snatched away from him in a couple of seconds.

Jamie Moore said he was still 'distraught' on Friday after the cruel episode in which he was unseated from Goshen with the Triumph Hurdle in the bag on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival.

My wife and I were looking at investing £20,000 and found the Investment Chronicle website offering a return of 38 per cent in 36 months. The company's website mentions the Daily Mail.

In our latest Money Diaries, we speak to a 33 year-old woman from the South West, who is a teacher with significant savings - but still wants to be more financially prepared for the future.

Bannatyne, 71, joked that his ex Dragons' Den co-star Peter Jones had been told by 'his mum' he was the biggest star of the BBC show. However, Jones hit back at Bannatyne, saying the joke was in 'bad taste'.