The BBC unveiled their six-strong shortlist for this year's Sports Personality of the Year on Monday. The public will vote on December 15 with the winner crowned in Aberdeen that night.

Ben Stokes is the bookies' favourite for the top gong but Fury feels aggrieved by his omission before taking to Twitter to list why he should be up for the public vote.

OLIVER HOLT: Ben Stokes stopped the sporting world last year with two magical moments. There are six credible SPOTY candidates, but Stokes would get my vote.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Dina Asher-Smith is talking about change. About greater expectations.About that point where you're known on a faraway island.

With another year's end came another installment of SPOTY, as England cricket star Ben Stokes picked up the honour. Sportsmail went behind the scenes to capture the special moments on reel.

GREAT SPORTING MOMENTS OF 2019: In the fourth in our series of the greatest moments of the sporting year, we recall those two nights when two Brits claimed World Championship gold...

KIERAN JACKSON: As we enter a new decade, does 2019 take the crown of 'British best' in the 21st century so far? 2012, and the rip-roaring stories that accompanied the Olympics would say otherwise.

Olympians past and present have expressed their dismay at the refusal to immediately cancel or postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games in a chorus of protest at the International Olympic Committee.

Asher-Smith could have a shot at three gold medals in a mad six-week stretch after Sebastian Coe revealed plans are being formulated to squeeze a trio of major events into the summer of 2022.

BEL MOONEY: You worry that you're at fault for 'being just a mother and housewife'. I beg you never use that belittling word 'just' in that context.

This week Bel advises a reader who is concerned she has sacrificed her identity for being a mother.

This week Bel Mooney advises a woman whose youngest sister is dying and estranged from the family on how to reunite them.

This week Bel advises a young woman who feels like giving up on her parents  after feeling they don't make any effort with her.

This week Bel advises a reader who fears he will never see the needy folk he cares for again.

This week Bel advises a reader who is not really worried for himself, but terrified for the young ones.

BEL MOONEY: Nothing is as it should be. Around the country, countless families like my own are sad because we are necessarily deprived of much that makes this time of year special.

This week Bel Mooney advises a woman who has lost her husband to Covid-19 on how to mourn.

This week Bel advises a reader who doesn't know whether to walk away from her lazy, toxic brother.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for preparing gardens for the end of the coppicing season. He questions why gardeners grow and value nuts less now than historically.

Midwinter might seem a crazy moment to think about roses. But this is an excellent opportunity for buying bare-root varieties. They’re cheaper than container plants and quick to establish.

British gardening expert Constance Craig Smith revealed snowdrops are among the earliest spring bulbs to appear. She picked out a selection of the best public gardens for viewing displays.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for growing witch hazels'. He revealed which variety grows best in open acidic soil with light shade. Monty advises gardeners to cut back clematis this week.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for growing hellebores. He revealed which variety is the least fussy and grows in sun or shade. Monty advises gardeners to mulch borders this week.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for growing daffodils. He advises planting in rich soil that does not dry out too much. Monty recommends sowing rocket this week.

British gardening expert Constance Craig Smith advised on growing flowers from seed. She says the most straightforward seeds of all are hardy annuals that can withstand cold weather.

Monty Don advises on 'snakeshead' plants which appear in gardens in spring. He answered a selection of questions from readers of Weekend magazine.

Monty Don began his own Paradise Garden last spring after being inspired by Islamic gardens. Now the weather is warmer it is time for a ‘matrix’ planting of the grass Stipa tenuissima.

Lesley Jenkins and her husband John bought Wollerton Old Hall in 1982. Eventually she developed the four-acre space in Shropshire and made 16 garden ‘rooms’, each with its own character.

British gardening expert Monty Don advised on growing different varieties within the euphorbia family. He also answered a selection of questions from readers of Weekend magazine.

British gardening expert Constance Craig Smith, shared advice for adding excitement to gardens that lasts from July until the end of October. She suggested red blooms for showstopping vibrancy.

British gardening expert Monty Don grew up in a home with a Victorian garden which had circular borders filled with bedding plants and a coke-fired greenhouse.

Bill Oddie who would cycle to the countryside as a child because he didn't have a garden, shared advice for ensuring your garden is welcoming to birds.

British gardening expert Monty Don, shared advice for growing peonies. He says the flowers are easy to grow and can flower happily for 100 years in undisturbed conditions.

Beth Chatto, who died last year, used to tell her grandchildren the Latin names for plants when they visited. Now her granddaughter Julia has become managing director of her gardens in Essex.

British gardening expert Monty Don shares his advice for growing irises. He says the plants do best in open areas that have blazing hot summers but quite cold winters, and need good drainage.

Constance Craig Smith explores the increasing popularity of robotic mowers in Europe, as it's believed that the Queen has a top-of-the-range Miimo from Honda to keep her lawn in check.

British gardening expert Monty Don shares his top tips for competing in this year's Daily Mail National Garden Competition. The winner will receive a £2K prize and finalists will be given a blue plaque.

British gardening expert Monty Don explains the differences between rambling roses and climbers. Ramblers sprawl and reach, whereas climbers can be pruned to grow how you want them.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for thriving dahlias. He says they flower constantly between June and November, and there are as many as 20,000 varieties to choose from.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared his advice for how to grow olive trees in the garden. He recommended using 'very large terracotta pots'.

Nigel Colborn advised gardeners on embracing the silver foliage trend, that was last in vogue in the Sixties. The British gardening expert says most varieties love sun and tolerate drought.

Exhibition at the Garden Museum in London celebrates the nostalgic covers of the Ladybird books. Alan Titchmarsh says the books enabled him to identify birds that he hadn't seen before.

British gardening expert Monty Don shares his advice for how to grow lilies in your garden. He recommends growing the plants in pots and giving them 'plenty of space'.

British gardening expert Monty Don explains how adding Verbena bonariensis to your garden can give a graceful, slender and assured effect.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn advised on how to cultivate hostas in a shaded British border. He said the plant, which originates from Asia, is hardy and easy to grow in the UK.

Finalists from this year's Daily Mail's National Garden Competition shared the stories behind their plots. The winning garden is set to receive £2,000 and a coveted blue plaque.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for a thriving autumn garden. He recommends growing Rudbeckia laciniata Herbstsonne in plenty of sunlight.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shares advice for giving spring gardens a punch. He suggests planting tiny bulb, crocus now for a show in March.

Monty Don writes this week that avid gardeners can still grow grapes at home. One vine that he planted in his greenhouse has taken over after only three years - and has even produced fruit.

British gardening expert Monty Don says that you should plant Miscanthus grass in your garden to add splashes of colour and style on the darker days of the year.