SARAH VINE: Like all skilled abusers he knew how to exploit the ambiguity of the situation to his advantage. He set out deliberately to manipulate and confuse their emotions.

Dolly Parton, 74, is threatening to pose for the cover of Playboy Magazine - more than four decades since she last graced its pages. Sex and the older woman is officially a phenomenon.

Rugby league clubs have been bizarrely prevented from defending their commitment to diversity, following instructions by Super League not to discuss the controversial signing of Israel Folau.

IAN HERBERT: It doesn't take a leap of imagination to see why Israel Folau felt he would find sanctuary at Perpignan, in the lee of the Pyrenees. His compatriot and team-mate James Maloney observed that.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: The Rugby Football League (RFL) is set to ask the government for funding to ensure clubs do not go out of business after the season was suspended.

Manny Pacquiao has insisted that no deal has been reached for a super-fight against Amir Khan on November 8. The British fighter had previously claimed they would fight in Saudi Arabia.

The actress, 33, joked that although it was forbidden to take items from set she was touched by the piece he managed to pilfer for her as a keepsake.

Jack Gleeson is making a return to acting six year's after his character King Joffrey Baratheon was killed off in Game Of Thrones during series four.

Now that Greta Gerwig's Oscar-winning adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic is available to stream, eagle-eyed audiences have noticed a major error in a shot from the period film.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor that a comment made by a detective while standing over Dreasjon Reed's body invoking a 'closed casket' was 'unacceptable.'

On the desk in front of the Queen was her Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) khaki-coloured peaked cap - part of her uniform when she undertook National Service as a teenage princess in February 1945.

Antonio Mariot Wilson, 57, of Santa Monica, California, pled guilty to conning Jenifer Lewis and others of nearly $400,000

A survey of five European countries revealed that parents in Spain have the most positive feelings towards vaccination, while their French counterparts have the least.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced yesterday that some 18,000 staff will be put in place as part of the mass-testing scheme but scientists do not believe that will be enough.

The petition Blanke Bedenken aims to tell Germany's health ministers that their calls over several months for more protective gear weren't heard.

Laura Nuttall, 30, of Barrowford, Lancashire, told the BBC she made a 'desperate plea' online when her regular flights to Dusseldorf earlier this month 'disappeared' due to lockdown restrictions.

The crane, designed to lift nine A380 planes, collapsed during stress tests in Rostock, Germany. It had been destined for Moray East wind farm, which could be delayed by the collapse.

The 48-year-old rapper and record producer looked regal in a patterned Dolce & Gabbana coat for her August 2019 cover shoot for Marie Claire .

She's set to perform at this year's Grammy Awards. And now, Ariana Grande is taking to her Instagram to perform a rendition of The Sweetest Sounds in a special acapella version of the number.

Pop sensation, Tinashe, lead stars at the Instagram + Facebook Women in Music Luncheon kicked off Friday afternoon at Ysabel in West Hollywood. The stunner donned a striking monochromatic ensemble.

While Alicia Keys was busy with her hosting duties at the 2020 Grammy Awards on Sunday night, she also took time to debut her new song Underdog.

The sportsman, the rapper, the Prodigy star and the veteran singer were among those artists who have passed away over the last 12 months

The Havana hitmaker, 22, whipped off the voluminous overskirt to reveal a sizzling mini dress underneath as she arrived solo at the Grammys after-party in at NeueHouse Hollywood, LA on Sunday.

They skipped any possible PDAs by choosing to walk the red carpet separately.

Despite dating for months, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello hit the red carpet separately at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

The couple received a Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nomination for their sexy collab Señorita, but they ultimately lost to Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus for Old Town Road.

The musician, 26, treated fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the music industry's event of the year on social media throughout Sunday evening, alongside an excited Noah, 20.

Just days after presenting a tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards, director Ava DuVernay's documentary about the late rapper is moving forward at Netflix.

This weekend was stacked full of action, drama an incident and the World Cup is already gathering momentum. Here, Sportsmail rounds up some of the major talking points.

The highest-profile blunder has been Ben O'Keeffe's failure to punish Australia wing Reece Hodge for a shoulder-led, no-arms tackle to the head of Fiji's Peceli Yato in Sapporo on Saturday.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE OITA STADIUM: Wales almost saw history repeat on them at the World Cup as they so nearly lost to a Fiji side at times playing rugby from the heavens in their Pool D clash.

Love Island Australia host Sophie Monk has defended the show amid talk of the toll starring on the show plays on the mental health of Islanders. 

Keira Maguire has confirmed she will appear on the next season of Bachelor in Paradise. 

The 16-foot tiger shark released its victim after it was jabbed with metal poles. The Malaysian tourist was left with a 3.4-inch long wound on his head after the attack in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji.

Disney released a new poster for its latest movie Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil on Monday. The film's star Angelina Jolie looks ominous with a white face, black horns, and piercing green eyes.

Scientists led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found students who practised mindfulness reported less stress and negative emotions such as anger.

The Institute of Cancer Research in London study comes after Sir Rod Stewart urged men to get checked for prostate cancer after revealing he had treatment for the disease.

Scientists looked at more than 11,800 women who battled the disease in the UK, US or Australia. They simulated looking for mutations on BRCA1, as well as BRCA2 and PALB2.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have asked for more time to agree a financial settlement in their divorce.

Men may carry the BRCA2 gene, a mutation that also causes breast cancer. Those men should be identified and given blood tests every year, scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London said.

A leading cosmetic clinic has revealed that Margot Robbie's face is the most requested when women come in for non-surgical procedures. The Australian actress picked up 18 per cent of the vote.

People from across the globe have started experimenting with different backgrounds on Zoom - and some have gotten very creative.

The clip, posted online by Brooke Vance, from Glasgow, shows a Flake bar smoking and turning charred like a piece of wood or coal as it's blasted by a blow torch, but not a drop turns to goo,.

Disgraced Bachelorette contestant Jess Glasgow is selling his Noosa apartment.

Keith Farquharson, 60, of Aberdeen, smothered mother-of-three Alice, 56, on August 29 last year.

The right back began his career with Rangers, making his debut in December 2002 before going on to make 94 league appearances and win the Scottish Premier League in 2005.

Skye Masson, 26, from Glasgow, was left in stitches after her daughter Harper, five, summed up her thoughts on her baby brother, Carter, in a clip that's gone viral since being shared on Twitter.

A group of four girls were posing for a picture while enjoying their night out on the town in Glasgow before Jimmy Carr realised his perfect chance to sneak in behind.

Urban land for allotments has declined by 65 per cent from a peak in the mid-twentieth century - with the most impoverished areas seeing the biggest cuts, research claims.

A witness filmed three young women walking along the pavement of a Glasgow street at midday on Tuesday and spluttering over people as they approached them.