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.

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.

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...

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE AND RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Team GB stars face a coronavirus cash crisis because of performance-related contracts with sponsors.

Dina Asher Smith stars on the front cover of this month's British GQ as she discusses breaking records and how she is training during lockdown.

This week Bel advises a woman who recently discovered her late father had a third daughter that she only just found out about.

This week Bel advises a young man who has fallen for a woman he met online and desperately wants to fix their bond after a disagreement

This week Bel advises a reader who is at her wits' end and doesn't know how to deal with her husband since his stroke last year.

This week Bel Mooney advises a man, 74, whose children disapprove of his relationship with a 39-year-old single mother from Nigeria.

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.

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 Nigel Colborn, shared advice for preparing greenhouses for spring. He advises transferring cuttings in cell trays or in a propagator into small or medium pots.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for pruning and planting roses this season. He says an estimated 13 million roses are imported from all around the world for Valentine's Day.

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 Nigel Colborn, shared advice for tackling weeds before spring hits, boosting ferns, and growing potatoes extra early.

British gardening expert Monty Don advised on growing orchids. He says the most common and easiest to grow are Phalaenopsis, or moth orchids.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for growing half-hardy annuals from seed. He also advised on maintaining roses as they come into rapid growth.

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

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for growing sweet peas that bloom in July and continue to flower throughout summer.

Emma Farley, 43, from York, who spends up to £6,000 a year on food, medicine and equipment to help rehabilitate hedgehog, advised on how you can make your garden welcoming to the animals.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn said it helps to know what plants you're buying as what looks good on display might not work in your garden's soil. He advised gardeners on what colours go together.

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 Nigel Colborn shared advice for maintaining large containers planted with longterm shrubs.

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 Nigel Colborn advises gardeners on how to best plant their greenhouse tomatoes in spring. He also said gardeners should have a spring clear out of their bedding material.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for protecting plants from late frost. He suggests investing in fleece to protect tender plants outside overnight.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for cutting back your summer and autumn-flowering plants.

British gardening expert Monty Don revealed that his garden is garnished with a sea of intense purple balls of flower in May. He also answered questions from readers of the weekend magazine.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for helping gardens deal with all the recent downpours.

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.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for achieving heavenly fragrances by blending different varieties of honeysuckle with roses.

British gardener Nigel Colborn explains how this is the month for soft cuttings.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared his advice on how readers can increase their production of strawberries.

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 Nigel Colborn shared advice for summer pruning wisteria. He says pruning now will result in bigger and better flowers next spring.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for managing ponds this season. He advises removing dying vegetation to improve conditions.

British gardening expert Mont Don shares his advice for growing coneflowers. He says the plants are great for biodiversity as they are extremely attractive to insects and butterflies.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice on gardening now to plan for spring.

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.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shares his advice on how to prepare your plants for the winter.

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.

Nigel Colborn has shared his advice on gardening this week. He said homeowners can plant 'anything hardy' and should keep dead-heading dahlias so that they stay in flower until the first frost.

Monty Don gives his verdict on Rosehips, saying they look divine and provide food for both humans and birds. He also names his plant of the week and describes this week's garden job.

Nigel Colborn shared advice for keeping perennials young and healthy. The British gardening expert recommends digging up mature plants and gently shaking soil from the roots.

Caroline Ball explores the apple varieties that Britain is at risk of losing in a fascinating new book. The National Fruit Collection at Brogdale Farm in Kent grows two thousand different kinds of apples.