Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says it was a "hard decision" to let Juan Mata join Premier League rivals Manchester United.

BBC Sport takes a look at the main five talking points from the FA Cup fourth-round weekend

A brain-dead woman kept alive by a hospital in Texas because she was pregnant is taken off life support following a court order.

The world famous Grand Canyon, which snakes through the American state of Arizona, only took its present form in the last six million years, claims a new scientific study.

Fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden alleges that the National Security Agency engaged in industrial espionage, in an interview with German TV.

There is no let-up in the reaction to Labour's plan to reinstate the 50p top rate of tax, while a plan to revolutionise pensions also makes headlines.

Graeme Swann says his retiring midway through England's Ashes tour was the "most sobering decision" of his life.

Thousands of rules affecting business are to be scrapped or amended, David Cameron is to tell a conference of small businesses.