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The 29-year-old spent five years in the second tier with Nottingham before joining Albion last summer.
"Given the philosophy and culture that the coaches have created, for me the decision to join is a perfect fit," he told the club website.
"The Pirates are cl... | Championship side Cornish Pirates have signed Plymouth Albion back row Rupert Cooper on a one-year contract. |
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He he took a drink of the city's filtered water to "show it was safe".
The visit was prompted by a letter the president received from eight-year-old resident Amariyanna Copeny.
A change in water supplier in 2014 sparked the crisis, with nearly 100,000 people e... | President Barack Obama has sipped a glass of filtered water on a visit to the Michigan city of Flint, which has been wracked by a public health crisis. |
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The visitors almost caught the nervous hosts cold, with a dangerous Andy Halls cross creating early problems before Oliver Norburn went close from distance.
Chris Holroyd saw a spectacular overhead kick crash back off the crossbar just before the break as the ... | Woking kept pace with their National League survival rivals with a 1-0 win over Macclesfield. |
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The move came at a summit of the 10-member group in Indonesia.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told the BBC the decision was unanimous.
He said member states believed that Burma had made significant progress down the path of democracy.
The announc... | Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed that Burma can chair the regional bloc in 2014, amid some signs of reform in the country. |
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Governor Jerry Brown and other senior lawmakers had included the proposal in a climate change bill, but were forced to retreat amid growing opposition.
State senate leader Kevin de Leon, who supported the cut, accused oil firms of deploying "scare tactics".
Th... | California has dropped plans to halve petroleum use in vehicles by 2030, after intense oil industry lobbying. |
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The company said the practice, which sees certain trains given the green light to miss out stops, was being curtailed due to "customer feedback".
Trains will now stop at all scheduled stops between the hours of 08:00-09:00 and 17:00-18:00.
ScotRail said that o... | ScotRail is to stop late running trains from skipping stops to improve punctuality during rush hour. |
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James Taylor, 26, revealed last week he had been diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and could no longer play.
Professor David Kelsell said Taylor's news and cheaper genetic testing would make others want to get checked out.
F... | The retirement of an international cricketer could lead to all young people being tested for heart problems, a leading professor has said. |
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Abbott Laboratories encouraged its sales teams to market Depakote for uses that were not approved by regulators, the US justice department said.
The drug should be used in epilepsy and bipolar disorder cases.
However, it was sold to treat conditions such as de... | A US drug company has agreed to pay out $1.6bn (£1bn) after improperly marketing a mood-stabilising drug in a settlement thought to be the largest of its kind involving a single drug. |
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Russia was suspended in November 2015 by the IAAF and the ban has twice been extended meaning athletes missed the Rio Olympics.
They are now set to also miss March's European Indoors in Belgrade.
This extension comes despite Russian President Vladimir Putin ap... | Athletics' governing body the IAAF has decided to extend Russia's ban from international athletics competitions for state-sponsored doping. |
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The FTSE 100 index closed 84 points up at 6,984, a rise of 1.2% on the day.
The pound dropped 1% to $1.284, and was down 0.8% at 1.146 euros.
"There is still a great degree of uncertainty surrounding what Brexit negotiations will involve," said Ana Thaker, at ... | (Close): UK shares closed up sharply while the pound fell after Theresa May said the UK government would, by next March, start the process to leave the EU. |
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The "model cities" project was backed by President Porfirio Lobo, who said it would attract foreign investment and create jobs
By 13 votes to one, Supreme Court judges decided that the proposal violated the principle of sovereignty.
Demonstrators celebrated th... | The Honduran Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a project to build privately-run cities, with their own police and tax system. |
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They said it would be "prudent to await additional evidence... that a recent slowdown in the pace of economic activity had been transitory".
Markets have been expecting a rate rise at the Federal Reserve's June meeting.
The dollar dipped following the release ... | US central bank policymakers want to see proof the country's economic slowdown is temporary before they raise interest rates, according to minutes of their latest meeting. |
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Officers arrived at the Jaipur Art Summit on Saturday following complaints that the life-size cow floating in the air was offensive to Hindus.
They detained two artists for a few hours, while Hindu activists brought the installation down.
Activists say the rai... | Police in India's Rajasthan state have apologised to artists for raiding an exhibition featuring a polystyrene cow dangling from a helium balloon. |
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The turnout is nearly double that of the largest demonstration by anti-Islamists Pegida, held last Monday.
Saturday's counter-demonstration observed a minute's silence for the 17 victims of this week's terrorist attacks in France.
The next Pegida protest in Dr... | About 35,000 people have marched through the German city of Dresden in protest against recent so-called anti-Islamisation rallies, organisers say. |
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The list, which aims to showcase the best new acts for the year ahead, was compiled using tips from 213 UK-based critics, broadcasters and bloggers.
Now in its 11th year, previous winners include Michael Kiwanuka, Jessie J, Adele, Mika, Ellie Goulding and Kean... | Haim, a trio of Californian sisters who have been compared to Fleetwood Mac, have come top of the BBC Sound of 2013 new music list. |
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The Digital Media Initiative (DMI) was intended to move the BBC away from using and storing video tape.
But it was scrapped, with almost no results, after five years of development.
After investigating the demise of the project, the Public Accounts Committee (... | The BBC was "far too complacent" in its handling of a failed IT project that cost licence fee payers £98.4m. |
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Wednesday's demonstration was the first public glimpse of Hyperloop, a system that could send people and cargo through tubes at the speed of sound.
Executives hope in five years' time people will be able to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minute... | An early test of Hyperloop - a proposed high-speed transport system - has accelerated a sled to 116 mph (187km/h) in 1.1 seconds in the Nevada desert. |
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Payments to members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union included £55,000 to a teacher assaulted by a pupil.
It was said to have happened when the teacher attempted to calm the pupil.
Many payouts were due to injuries caused by accidents.
They ... | Teachers and lecturers across Scotland were paid more than £600,000 in compensation for injuries - including from assaults and accidents - at work in the past year. |
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The draft agreement would improve energy, water and food security in poorer countries, phase out fossil fuel subsidies and boost ocean protection.
But with three days of negotiations left, only 20% has been agreed.
One source close to the talks told BBC News t... | The final round of negotiations leading up to next week's Rio+20 summit begins on Wednesday with countries very much at odds on key issues. |
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The men, aged 18 and 20, were attacked in Holland Street at about 03:00 on Sunday after leaving Bar Budda in Sauchiehall Street.
They were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.
The suspects, who were white and in their late teens to early 20s, ran to... | Two men have been injured after being seriously assaulted by four men in Glasgow city centre after a night club altercation. |
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The policy is part of a plan to create a transport system that "works for commuters".
The party also wants bus services to be regulated in an effort to protect important but unprofitable routes.
The Scottish government said it was already rolling out plans for... | Labour has set out proposals to create a single "smart ticket" that would cover all transport services across Scotland. |
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The White House has cast a memo written by him on Tuesday as the impetus for the move.
But critics say the 52-year-old Harvard graduate, with a reputation as straight-shooting and non-partisan, has been sucked into providing cover for Mr Trump to push out a ma... | After just two weeks in office, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein finds himself suddenly at the centre of the storm over President Donald Trump's sudden sacking of FBI Director James Comey. |
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Valerie Deakin, 74, of Udimore, East Sussex, died when an Audi crashed into the Costa branch in Westerham, Kent, on Christmas Eve.
Kent Police said the man had received a court summons for causing her death by dangerous driving.
He will be charged at Sevenoaks... | An 86-year-old man accused of killing a woman who died when a car ploughed into a coffee shop has been summoned to appear in court. |
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Countries are working towards options to limit greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 in time for a crunch Paris summit.
The UN said progress had been made towards streamlining the text of a new agreement at talks in Bonn.
Environmental groups said ''difficult iss... | International talks in Bonn have made progress towards a new global deal on climate change, says the UN, amid calls from NGOs for a faster pace. |
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Moot Hill, in Driffield, is being marketed more for the surrounding grazing land than the remains of the motte and bailey castle it may contain.
Archaeologists believe a castle, which is now just a large mound, was built in about 1071.
Excavations in the 19th ... | An ancient scheduled monument is going up for auction in East Yorkshire. |
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The 40-year-old A338 Bournemouth Spur Road needs to be rebuilt as its foundations are crumbling.
Lane closures and a reduced speed limit will be in place during the works, which start at 20:00 BST.
Drivers have been advised to plan their journeys and, if possi... | Motorists are being warned of significant travel delays as nine months of roadworks begin on the main route into Bournemouth. |
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Rea, 29, dominated last year's championship as he took 14 wins in his first season with the Kawasaki team.
The Northern Irishman has a 35-point lead in this year's championship.
"Our objectives and way of working are very well matched so it makes perfect sense... | Defending World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has signed a two-year contract extension with his Kawasaki Racing Team. |
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North Wales Police said a 19-year-old man died at the scene in Bethel Place, Connah's Quay.
Officers were called to the incident at about 20:00 BST on Monday and said there was likely to be a number of people in the area at the time as there is a pub nearby.
A... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in Flintshire. |
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After a slow start from United, Daley Blind set up Robin van Persie to break the deadlock with a precise finish.
Radamel Falcao followed up Angel Di Maria's shot to make it 2-0 before Wes Morgan headed into his own net to cap a miserable first half for the Fox... | Manchester United scored three first-half goals to easily beat bottom side Leicester and move up to third place in the Premier League table. |
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"Flare your nostrils, and get closer to the sources of the odours," says artist and designer Kate McLean, as we seek out the subtle smell of snowdrops.
"Normally you'd breathe in for one and a half seconds, so we're quite slow like that, whereas a dog will sni... | In Regent's Park in central London I am down on the grass, sniffing the air like a dog. |
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Mirroring its success Stateside, cinemagoers ignored critics who dismissed it as "boring and unfunny" and "the worst of the worst".
It took £11.2m over the weekend, knocking last week's number one, Finding Dory, into second place.
In the film, Will Smith and M... | DC Comics' super villain movie Suicide Squad has proved it could be a hit on both sides of the Atlantic as it topped the UK box office on its debut. |
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According to a new study the world's spiders eat up to 800 million tonnes of insects every year.
That's the same amount of meat and fish that humans eat over twelve months.
It might seem like spiders are greedy but actually they are helping humans and saving u... | Lots of people are scared of spiders, even some Newsround presenters, but they are actually really helpful creatures. |
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Interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan was quoted as saying a security guard fired on a suspicious vehicle and the driver then blew it up.
It is not yet clear who was behind the blast, but so-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed recent attacks targeting Shia M... | A car bomb in Iraq has struck a market in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens more. |
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The Canadian has won two league titles in over 300 games for the Giants since his arrival in 2011.
"The passion that the fans bring to our games makes me and the team want to continue to play hard for them," said ... | Belfast Giants captain Adam Keefe has signed a new deal which will see him remain with the SSE Arena team for the 2016-2017 Elite League season. |
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Paul Grigson returned to Jakarta on Monday, the Australian government said.
His removal was the first time Australia had recalled an ambassador in response to the execution of its nationals by a foreign government.
Convicted drug traffickers Andrew Chan and My... | Australia's ambassador to Indonesia has returned to Jakarta, five weeks after he was recalled in protest over the execution of two Australians. |
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The event was organised by Russian state broadcasters and it is being streamed online.
Places that feature in the novel were chosen as settings for some chapters, including the Borodino battlefield, where in 1812 Napoleon's troops fought the Russians.
War and ... | Russian film stars, a cosmonaut and French actress Fanny Ardant are among 1,300 people reading Leo Tolstoy's epic War and Peace live on the internet - a 60-hour marathon spread over four days. |
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Listeners can hear it in seven parts on Saturday, following the story of Leopold Bloom's journey through Dublin.
The five and a half hour dramatisation, by Robin Brooks, features Henry Goodman as Leopold Bloom.
On "Bloomsday" fans celebrate the landmark modern... | A dramatisation of James Joyce's Ulysses is being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 to mark this year's Bloomsday, the day when the book's events take place. |
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Kim Jong-un, the country's leader, asked scientists and engineers to make preparations for a satellite launch as soon as possible, KCNA reported.
It is the latest in a series of missile-related tests this year.
Meanwhile, the US and China have agreed to step u... | North Korea has carried out a "successful" ground test of a new rocket engine to launch satellites, state media says. |
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The bill known as the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), or more commonly "fast-track", makes it easier for presidents to negotiate trade deals.
Supporters see it as critical to the success of a 12-nation trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
... | Legislation key to US President Barack Obama's trade agenda has been approved by the US Senate, just two weeks after it appeared to have failed. |
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The 240-acre Gedling Country Park, which is already home to wildlife including birds, muntjac deer and hares cost £1.1m to convert.
MP Vernon Coaker, who has pushed to open the park since the colliery shut in 1991, described it as a "green lung" for the area.... | A former Nottinghamshire colliery has been transformed into a country park which is due to officially open later. |
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Jones has accused Australia of "illegalities" in the set-piece, and said at a function last night that Australia "can't scrummage".
"He's done that to take the heat off his own scrum," Cheika said.
"It's the oldest trick in the book. At the end of the day what... | Australia coach Michael Cheika says Eddie Jones' digs at the Wallaby scrum are designed to deflect attention away from England's frailties in that area. |
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The claim: Leaving the European Union would make pensioners worse off.
Reality Check verdict: The predictions are based on the Treasury's economic model, which may or may not turn out to be right. There are also things about leaving the EU that could be good f... | The government has said what it thinks would happen to pensioners if the UK left the European Union, and concluded that they would be worse off. |
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The Mumbai police Twitter account, launched in December, has turned into a social media sensation, mainly because of its witty tweets.
Ahmed Javed, who retired as the Commissioner of Mumbai Police last week, told the BBC that the wit and humour on the feed was... | You don't always associate the Indian police with humour, but that is no longer the case in the western city of Mumbai. |
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The heat was the result of long-term global warming and a strong El Niño weather phenomenon, the report said.
Global surface and sea temperatures, sea levels and greenhouse gases levels were all at record highs, it added.
The report comes after President Donal... | A report compiled by a US government agency has confirmed that 2016 was the warmest year on record and the third year in a row of record global warmth. |
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Funded by the UK government, the RRS Ernest Shackleton normally carries out support work for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
But this summer the ice breaker has been chartered to accompany a luxury liner's voyage in the Arctic.
Critics say it's inappropria... | Concerns have been raised about the participation of a UK science vessel in an Arctic tourist voyage. |
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The men behind Do They Know It's Christmas are expected to announce the line-up on Monday for Band Aid 30.
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure first gathered a group of musicians together in 1984, raising £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Do They Know It's Christmas wa... | Plans are under way to pull together a host of music stars to create the fourth incarnation of the Band Aid charity single. |
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Levi-Blu Cassin suffered "catastrophic" internal injuries at his West Midlands home in February 2013.
Parents Danielle Cassin and Mark Piper were convicted of causing or allowing his death - but cleared of murder.
Levi-Blu's grandmother Angela Cassin said: "Ni... | A "selfish and manipulative" couple who both denied delivering the fatal blow that killed their toddler son have each been jailed for nine years. |
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The Peak District National Park Authority has raised £60,000 by selling 7.54 hectares (18.6 acres) of woodland in separate plots
The new owners, who include a family and a woodland fancier, face restrictions on the use of the plots.
Another six plots of woodla... | A national park has sold off six small woodlands to "reduce liabilities" at a time of budget cuts. |
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Sacha Parkin admitted he wrote to SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh and also named a young child he said he wanted to abuse.
The 46-year-old, from Perth, was placed on the Sex Offenders Register for three years.
He was also banned from owning more than one computer ... | A paedophile sent a graphic email to an MP offering his expertise to help tackle child sexual exploitation, a court has heard. |
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The man, Yang Teng, said a Beijing court had decreed that the Xinyu Piaoxiang clinic would have to pay him 3,500 yuan ($560; £400).
The decision has been hailed as a legal milestone by gay rights bodies.
Homosexuality has not been classified as a mental illne... | China has ordered a psychiatric clinic to pay compensation to a gay man who was given electric shocks in an attempt to make him heterosexual. |
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The second leg in Lobamba should have been played on Tuesday but was postponed for what Fifa said were 'logistical reasons' after reports in Swaziland had said the Djibouti squad were stranded in Kenya.
Swaziland's progress to the next round was almost certain... | Swaziland are through to the next round of 2018 World Cup qualifying after a 2-1 victory over Djibouti on Saturday, to win 8-1 on aggregate. |
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The car overturned at the Forgan roundabout on the Tay road bridge at about 08:50.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to remove the trapped driver from the car.
Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. The woman w... | A woman has been cut free from her car after a crash on the A92 in Dundee. |
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The station, which will serve the town centre, is part of an £11.5m project funded by the Welsh government.
Delivered by Network Rail, it features a new station building, 150m platform to fit up to six carriages, a car park, a waiting shelter and bicycle stora... | The first train is pulling into the newly reopened Ebbw Vale town train station on Sunday. |
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He told BBC Wales that the stress of two months of negotiations led to him suffering a heart attack 48 hours after the deal was finally struck.
In a new report on coalitions, Mr Morgan said stable deals depend on securing the backing of party members.
He advis... | Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan has admitted that coalition negotiations with Plaid Cymru after the 2007 assembly election "could have been fatal" for him. |
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Most UK police can retire at 60, but new rules mean Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) officers will have to work to 65 in future.
The Civil Nuclear Police Federation (CNPF) said it has been left "dismayed" and wants ministers to "intervene".
There are some 1,25... | Representatives of a police force which protects British nuclear sites have lost a High Court challenge over a new pension scheme. |
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Sheen will star in the biopic In High Places, which will tell the story of the mountaineer's ill-fated expedition to Mount Everest in 1924.
Mallory was last seen near the summit with fellow climber Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine. His body was found in 1999.
Kelly Macdo... | Michael Sheen is set to play British climber George Mallory on the big screen. |
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She first became a household name in 2005 when she finished as the second runner-up in Super Girl, a Chinese TV singing contest similar to Pop Idol.
She made a lasting impression with her impressive vocal range and was even nicknamed the "Dolphin Princess" - "... | Jane Zhang is a pop megastar in China but her latest single breaks the mould of China's pop industry and could help her become its first global superstar, writes Grace Tsoi of BBC Chinese. |
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Dutt was sentenced for firearms offences linked to the 1993 Mumbai blasts which killed 257 people and injured 713.
He was convicted of buying firearms from the bombers but said the weapons were necessary in order to defend his family during the Hindu-Muslim ri... | When actor Sanjay Dutt left a prison in the western Indian city of Pune on Thursday, he walked away with some experience of making paper bags and being a radio disc jockey. |
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The photographs, scarves and videos tell the remarkable story of Leicester City's rise from relegation candidates to champions of England.
Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: "The organisers set about in 45 days to put together this amazing exhibition."
The free-to-... | An exhibition of memorabilia from Leicester City's Premier League winning season has opened in the city's New Walk Museum. |
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Ibrar Ali, from Selby, North Yorkshire, was injured by a road-side bomb in Iraq and lost his lower right arm, but re-trained and returned to active service.
He was part of the Walking with the Wounded trip which trekked to the South Pole with Prince Harry in 2... | A former army captain has run a marathon on every continent in a week to raise funds for an armed forces rehabilitation centre. |
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The local authorities in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Orkney and Shetland are to hold a summit aimed at addressing the issue.
Ministers and officials from the Scottish government and the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) are among those... | Six councils in the north east and north of Scotland have united to tackle teacher shortages in their schools. |
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It is unusual for any Formula 1 boss to openly admit their team have made an error; and from Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene - any Ferrari team principal, for that matter - it is rarer than most.
But after the Canadian Grand Prix, there was no mistaking Arrivabe... | The starkness of the comment was striking. |
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Today the Liberal Democrats set out their proposals to treble paternity leave. They believe it is good for families and good for businesses.
And they took Nick Clegg to a soft play area in Scotland to ensure nice pictures to go along with the story.
However, w... | Weeks of opportunities to sell your message but you are always at the mercy of the news agenda. |
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The British number one played superbly to win 6-3 6-4 in just 64 minutes at the Aegon Championships in London.
Murray, the top seed, had earlier finished a rain-delayed semi-final, beating Viktor Troicki 6-3 7-6 (... | Andy Murray joined the likes of John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time Queen's Club champion with an impressive victory over Kevin Anderson. |
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Ramush Haradinaj, 48, is wanted by Serbia for alleged war crimes in 1999.
Detained on a Serbian arrest warrant as he flew into France in January, he was released on condition that he did not leave the country.
A court in Colmar in eastern France ruled on Thurs... | A French court has refused to extradite a former prime minister of Kosovo who served as a rebel commander during the conflict with Serbia. |
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The budget airline will run two flights a week from Glasgow International to Lisbon, Valencia, Zadar (Croatia) and Palanga (Lithuania).
The new twice-weekly route from Glasgow Prestwick will be to Barcelona Girona.
There will also be five new routes from Edinb... | Ryanair has announced new routes flying from Glasgow International, Prestwick and Edinburgh for its summer 2017 schedule. |
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Gabon will host the Africa Cup of Nations in January but its domestic footballers are unhappy with their working conditions.
"Our objective remains the same - that's to say, a strike if the players aren't listened to," Remy Ebanega, who heads up Gabon's footba... | The start of the Gabon league championship has been delayed until 19 November but the threat of a local player strike remains. |
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The 26-year-old Belgium international has signed a three-year deal.
Pocognoli has won 12 caps but was not selected for the World Cup after missing the final six weeks of the season through injury.
West Brom head coach Alan Irvine said: "He's joined us with a r... | West Bromwich Albion have signed left-back Sebastien Pocognoli from Hannover 96 for an undisclosed fee. |
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Wits, who are challenging for the Premier League title in South Africa, scored first after 27 minutes from a Daine Klate free-kick to level the aggregate score.
Sifiso Myeni then made it 2-0 on the day, 3-2 overall with a second goal for Wits a minute after ha... | South African Premier League side Bidvest Wits overturned a 2-1 deficit against Reunion's Saint-Louisienne to win the home leg of their African Champions League preliminary round tie 3-1 and advance 4-3 on aggregate. |
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The former CEO of Exxon Mobil told his Senate confirmation hearing the intelligence report on Russian tampering "clearly is troubling".
His comments came after Senator Marco Rubio pressed Mr Tillerson to admit Mr Putin's role in the cyber-breach.
Mr Tillerson'... | It is a "fair assumption" that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind US election hacks, secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson has said. |
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It happened on the Newtownards-bound carriageway, at the junction with the Green Road, at about 23.20 GMT on Saturday.
Three men were also taken to hospital but their injuries are non-life threatening.
Two men, aged 22, were arrested. One remains in custody.
T... | A woman in her 30s is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash involving two cars in Bangor, County Down. |
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The US researchers analysed nearly 1.4 million users of the open source program-sharing service Github.
They found that pull requests - or suggested code changes - made on the service by women were more likely to be accepted than those by men.
The paper is awa... | Computer code written by women has a higher approval rating than that written by men - but only if their gender is not identifiable, new research suggests. |
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Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, collapsed and died while jogging near his home in Weybridge, Surrey, in November 2012.
Traces of a chemical linked to a plant-based poison were found in his stomach.
Mr Perepilichnyy, a commodity dealer and trader, had been helping... | The widow of a Russian whistleblower who may have been poisoned has told an inquest he never feared for his life. |
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The warning comes in a report by David Hinchliff who investigated the deaths in Corfu in 2006 of Bobby and Christi Shepherd, from Horbury near Wakefield.
An inquest jury ruled in May they were unlawfully killed by a faulty boiler.
In his new report, Mr Hinchli... | More tourists could die from carbon monoxide poisoning unless the government and holiday industry do more to protect them, a coroner has said. |
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Now, after a 3-1 defeat that sent Chelsea towards the bottom of the Premier League after their sixth loss in 11 games and left Liverpool fans singing "you're getting sacked in the morning", the grim statistics and questions are piling up around Mourinho.
Not i... | Chelsea's meeting with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge was billed as the game manager Jose Mourinho must not lose if he wanted to keep his job. |
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Two teams of celebrities will meet on 5 June to raise money for Unicef.
Mourinho will be assisted by Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce, with Soccer Aid co-founder Robbie Williams as coach.
"I want to be the first one to win the Soccer Aid trophy for both teams," s... | Jose Mourinho will manage England against Claudio Ranieri's Rest of the World side for this summer's Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford. |
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A huge police operation was mounted and three weeks after her disappearance in February 2008, the youngster was found hidden in the base of a divan bed in a flat in Batley Carr.
She was being held by her stepfather's uncle, Michael Donovan.
The subsequent arre... | When nine-year-old Shannon Matthews vanished after a swimming trip with her school in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, her mother pleaded hysterically for her "beautiful, princess" daughter's safe return. |
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The 17-year-old boy was arrested after a 34-year-old man was shot in the shoulder outside the Jolly Roger pub in All Hallows Road, Easton on Saturday.
A 15-year-old boy and a man, 29, also arrested on suspicion of the same offence were bailed on Monday.
Police... | A third person arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting outside a pub in Bristol, has been released on bail. |
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Police took the security measure after shots were heard near the seat of the US Congress.
Police also investigated a suspicious package, thought to be the gunman's suitcase, on the lower west terrace of the Capitol building.
Congress is not in session so there... | The US Capitol in Washington DC was in lockdown for nearly two hours after a gunman shot himself outside the building on Saturday afternoon. |
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The funeral for Mohammed Rafia was held at a military hospital in the capital with soldiers carrying his coffin.
He had gone missing from the north-eastern Barzeh area on Friday night.
Mr Rafia's family received his body on Sunday. They said there were bullet ... | The funeral has been held in Damascus of a well-known Syrian-born Palestinian actor, believed to have been killed by rebels because of his support for President Bashar al-Assad. |
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Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos were arrested in 2013 in the Dominican resort of Punta Cana.
Police said their plane was carrying 26 suitcases stuffed with 680kg (1,500lb) of cocaine.
The two pilots and two other Frenchmen on board were found guilty of drug traff... | Two French pilots who were sentenced by a court in the Dominican Republic to 20 years in prison have fled the country. |
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National Express stops at almost 1,200 bus stops across the country, but 436 have so many restrictions they prevent drivers from using their lifts to carry wheelchair users aboard.
This means that some disabled people are left unable to travel by coach.
Disabl... | More than one third of bus stops used by the UK's main coach operator cannot accommodate wheelchair users, despite its fleet being able to carry them. |
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Thomas has been replaced by The Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright just days before Sunday's finale.
He had been set to battle it out with Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, Paralympic medallist Kadeena Cox, and Emma Parker Bowles to be crowned champion of the wint... | Former Wales rugby international Gareth Thomas has quit Channel 4 show The Jump for "personal reasons". |
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The researchers, at the University of Dundee, analysed medical records from more than half a million British women.
They argue the operations could directly affect fertility or there may be a "behavioural" explanation.
Experts said the findings might lead to n... | Women who have had their appendix or tonsils removed appear to be more fertile, a 15-year study suggests. |
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The 22-year-old played two first-class and seven T20 matches in 2016, having signed a professional deal in June.
Walter, who took the new ball in the latter stages of the T20 Blast, has taken eight wickets across all formats.
"It has always been a dream of min... | Essex all-rounder Paul Walter has signed a contract extension, keeping him with the Division Two champions until the end of the 2018 season. |
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Newcastle's 2-1 victory was their seventh consecutive league win and strengthened their position at the top of the table.
But Warnock felt Cardiff should have had a late penalty after defender Sean Morrison was fouled by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
"It's an absolutel... | Cardiff City "deserved better" from their Championship game at Newcastle United, according to boss Neil Warnock. |
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So who will benefit from this policy, how did it come about and are schools ready?
All state-funded schools in England, including academies and free schools, will have a legal duty to offer free meals for all children in Reception to Year 2, under the Universa... | From this term, all infant pupils in England's schools will be entitled to a free hot meal at lunchtime every day. |
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They say it is a result of significant increase in loss of human lives from attacks by wild animals.
The problem is especially acute in buffer zones between human settlements and national parks.
In recent years, Nepal has developed a successful protection prog... | Officials in Nepal have said they will now have to put a cap on the growth of wildlife including endangered species like tigers and rhinos. |
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The National Star College, which operates in south west England, has opened its first Welsh college in Mamhilad, near Pontypool.
SNAP Cymru says sharing its expertise could improve provision elsewhere.
It could also mean people were not forced to move in order... | A disability education charity says a specialist college for young adults with additional learning needs could help boost resources in Wales. |
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Flight QR920 landed on Monday after 16 hours and 23 minutes, slightly quicker than expected.
The Boeing 777-200LR jet was showered with water cannons on arrival - a tradition for airlines on new routes.
Carriers like to talk up these records, but how are they ... | Qatar Airways has launched what it says is the longest current non-stop commercial route, after completing a journey from Doha to Auckland. |
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The off-spinner, 30, has been named in the squad for this week's double header at The Grange in Edinburgh.
He is currently tied with John Blain on 41 wickets.
Gordon Drummond is in the 13-man pool after relinquishing the captaincy and Freddie Coleman is includ... | Majid Haq will have the opportunity to become Scotland's leading wicket-taker in one-day international matches on Friday when they face Pakistan. |
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The University of Cambridge team used two types of stem cells and a 3D scaffold to create a structure closely resembling a natural mouse embryo.
Previous attempts have had limited success because early embryo development requires the different cells to coordin... | Scientists have created "artificial embryos" using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is a world first. |
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The 46-year-old victim suffered serious abdominal wounds in the attack early on Tuesday morning at the Britannia Hotel on Dialstone Lane in Offerton.
She was taken to hospital where she remains in a "serious but stable" condition, police said.
The 47-year-old ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over the shooting of a woman at a hotel in Stockport. |
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The region is often described as "oil-rich", but after the 2009 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling in The Hague, most of the oil fields now fall outside Abyei's borders.
It does still produce oil, but the real issue here is more ethnic than economic.
Abyei ... | Abyei town may not look like much - a few low brick buildings scattered amongst thatched huts and dusty tracks - but this normally sleepy place is raising fears of a new Sudanese war after northern forces seized control over the weekend. |
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The Bears reached 361 in their second innings after a 97-run stand from Keith Barker (62 not out) and Chris Wright (41), leaving the hosts 327 to win.
Chris Woakes and Barker then tore through Middlesex's top order with three wickets each to leave them 45-6.
S... | Warwickshire finally claimed a first County Championship win of the season with a 190-run victory over defending champions Middlesex at Lord's. |
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In cities like Sheffield and Hull almost a third of workers can expect higher wages, the living standards think-tank says.
But it fears that could see "one wage towns" where employers cope with higher salaries for their most junior staff by failing to put up p... | Politicians must act to make sure a higher minimum wage does not leave thousands stuck for years on the lowest possible pay, according to the Resolution Foundation. |
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The video, filmed by the 27-year-old Smith but leaked to the media in September, showed him laughing while retired gymnast Luke Carson mimicked Islamic prayer practices.
Smith, who won pommel horse silver at Rio 2016, later said he was "deeply sorry" for his "... | Four-time Olympic medallist Louis Smith has been given a two-month ban by British Gymnastics for appearing to mock Islam in a video. |
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Louise Wright, 29, was cycling to work when she was dragged under Adam Haywood's beer delivery truck in July 2014.
Prosecutors said Haywood, 31, from Whitwell in Derbyshire, failed to check his mirrors before turning left at traffic lights in Nottingham.
He wa... | A lorry driver has been found guilty of killing a cyclist who was dragged under the wheels of his truck at a junction. |
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The Sharks make six changes, with 23-year-old prop James Flynn starting for the first time this season.
Bath, who need a bonus-point win and fourth-placed Leicester to get nothing at Worcester in order to reach th... | Former Wales and British and Irish Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips makes his final appearance for Sale Sharks before his retirement this summer. |
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Taking questions in a live BBC Wales Ask the Leader special at Rhos, near Wrexham, he admitted that people needed better paid jobs.
He added that millions of the poorest people were being taken out of tax by an increase in the personal allowance.
Mr Cairns sai... | Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has defended the UK Government's record on poverty, saying he believed the best way out of it is to "get a job". |
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