Alpha-male managers, such as the character Don Draper in the US television show Mad Men, really use their brutish behaviour to mask serious self-doubts.

Jonathan Djanogly paid a firm of investigators who tricked several people, including the MP's constituency agent, into discussing their concerns about the politician.

Peter Morgan, the screenwriter of the hugely successful British film starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen, said a particularly poignant moment described in Mr Blair's book was actually totally fictional.

U-boats dropped the men off at the height of the Second World War to attack economic targets, a new documentary reveals.

Considering there are only 119 copies of this text, it will certainly be a feather in the cap of the successful bidder.

The injection, called Victoza, has been given the go-ahead by the drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

The Deputy Prime Minister said his parents' generation and his own had 'run up debts, despoiled the planet and allowed our institutions to wither'.

They are often left to fend for themselves pastor Andreas Cabalzar, a former equities trader, has created a unique self-help group in the Swiss village of Erlenbach

The wreckage of a car that was torn apart by a bomb in Iraq was unveiled at the Imperial War Museum today as part of an artwork showing changing face of war

Alpha-male managers, such as the character Don Draper in the US television show Mad Men, really use their brutish behaviour to mask serious self-doubts.

Jonathan Djanogly paid a firm of investigators who tricked several people, including the MP's constituency agent, into discussing their concerns about the politician.

Around 25 people were injured by the blast and flames were visible several miles away from San Francisco International Airport.

Peter Morgan, the screenwriter of the hugely successful British film starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen, said a particularly poignant moment described in Mr Blair's book was actually totally fictional.

U-boats dropped the men off at the height of the Second World War to attack economic targets, a new documentary reveals.

Five soldiers have been charged with the killing three Afghan men 'for sport'. And seven more are accused of covering up the murders.

The Deputy Prime Minister said his parents' generation and his own had 'run up debts, despoiled the planet and allowed our institutions to wither'.

Nurse Vicki Lowing lets her three prized pets have the run of their house. The only difference is that Johnie, Fovian and Jilfia are crocodiles.

The headless skeleton of a rare North Atlantic right whale weighs around half a tonne, is 52 feet long and up to four metres wide.

The UK's trade deficit with the rest of the world - the difference between imports and exports - deepened to a record £8.7billion in July, official figures showed.

Chief executive Terry Duddy said he was bracing himself for a 20 per cent -25per cent reduction on last year's £123million first-half pretax profit.

And that despite the Bank of England base rate remaining at 0.5 per cent for the 18th month in a row.

Universities Minister David Willetts also gave his clearest hint yet students face higher tuition charges – perhaps as early as 2012.

A loophole, first highlighted by the Daily Mail, will allow many of the millions who receive a demand for under-paid tax to challenge HM Revenue and Customs.

The Chancellor said the 'lifestyle choice' of sitting at home claiming money from the state was 'going to come to an end'.

The UK economy is struggling but is likely to grow faster in the third quarter than G7 peers including the U.S., Germany, France, Italy and Japan.

The FSA levied the second largest penalty in its history after Goldman failed to disclose that one of its UK-based staff was under investigation for allegedly defrauding investors.

An explosive report, commissioned by ministers, will give the green light to a privatisation which will enrage unions and is likely to spark an angry backlash among Labour MPs.

The injection, called Victoza, has been given the go-ahead by the drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

An international study has discovered why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight.

Scientists have concluded that, for the condition that can turn the early days of pregnancy into a miserable experience, there is no cure.

The controversial IT upgrade of the NHS is being scaled back to save £700 million under plans announced by the Government today.

New research found those drinking four cups or more were 57 per cent less likely to suffer the agony of a gout attack than those who drank none.

Research shows that those who take sleeping tablets are a third more likely to die prematurely than those who do not.

In future, simple tests, such as assessing a person's ability to stand on one leg or squeeze a handle, could be used quickly to separate the frail from the strong.

Angela Skeffington claims 10 doctors at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, and her own GP misdiagnosed the disease as period pains, depression and indigestion.

A simple vitamin pill could prevent millions from suffering the agony of Alzheimer's, after a study found vitamin B stops the brain from shrinking

Disgraced footballer Wayne Rooney tried it on with a 20-year-old promotions girl at a secret Manchester United Christmas party, it is being reported.

Landlady Peggy Mitchell gazes in despair at the charred remains of her beloved Queen Vic tonight - after her memories and livelihood went up in smoke.

It's the last-ever Big Brother tomorrow night - and bosses are pulling out all the stops to make it go out with a bang.

He caused hearts of both sexes to flutter as the lovelorn gay cowboy of Brokeback Mountain, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s latest role sees him wrestling one or two hunky guys to the ground . . . but this time it’s out of duty rather than pleasure.

The 26-year-old looked better than ever two months after the birth of son Archie as she arrived at a charity awards ceremony in Liverpool yesterday.

The Runaways is, on one level, a bog-standard, cliche-ridden account of a rock band’s rise and fall.

The English countryside is pretty, and it’s good to see a splendid cast of mainly British actors so happily and productively employed.

As a sweet child star, Dakota Fanning cuddled farm animals in Charlotte’s Web. Now, in new movie The Runaways, she wears a corset and snorts cocaine.

Backstage at the recording of tomorrow night’s launch show for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, and the air is thick with tension and the smell of make-up.

Carlos Queiroz has been sacked by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in the wake of his six-month ban for insulting anti-doping agents before this year's World Cup.

Russia's Mikhail Youzhny recovered from two sets to one down to reach the second Grand Slam semi-final of his career at the US Open.

Tillakaratne Dilshan was named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected illegal bookmaker.

Wayne Rooney's four main sponsors said his reported use of prostitutes while his wife Coleen was pregnant was a 'private matter' and they would not drop him.

David Beckham has revealed he is still very much of England manager Fabio Capello's plans - because the Italian has told him. He is preparing to return to action for LA Galaxy.

Wales manager John Toshack has quit his post with immediate effect. The 61-year-old's future had been unclear since Wales were beaten in Montenegro last Friday.

Manchester United skipper Gary Neville claimed he has more respect for old rivals Liverpool than he does for City. Neville is loved by United fans for his hatred of Liverpool.

Any fears that the volatile Mario Balotell could be unsettled by his turbulent start to his Manchester City career will be quashed by these pictures of him at a Milan clinic.

As Sir Alex Ferguson prepares for his 700th Premier League match, Sportsmail’s writers recall the moments of football genius and volcanic temper that put Fergie in a league of his own.

Such is the passion for the local 'crawfish' that bumper stickers in southern Louisiana ask, 'Are there crawfish in heaven?'

It's made in the world's biggest building, and is the first commercial aircraft built from carbon composites, but will the revolutionary new Dreamliner win the battle for our skies?

It's got 250 tones and never goes out of tune, but is this digital piano good enough for our classically trained star?

Gravity, radioactivity, DNA...and how Isaac Newton's old university became the centre of the modern world. Here's to 800 years of Cambridge University.

The Olympic cycling hero on playing to his strengths, sticking to a game plan and the importance of finding yourself a partner who understands what you do.

My car was fitted with a staggering £30,000 worth of options, starting with brown-and-white leather upholstery that I'd pay to get rid of, personally.

That's what I really love about awards - they throw up unexpected results and it's all about the kit in the bottle. The wines are tasted blind so brands, flash labels and packaging are irrelevant. It's all about the quality of the wine.

From Alexander The Great's campaign which stretched from Greece to northern India, to Atilla The Hun's rule of territories from Germany to the Caspian Sea, CONN IGGULDEN chooses the greatest conquerors.

Ever driven a shop assistant mad trying to hum a song you heard on the radio? This new gadget will find it for you...