José Mourinho assured of Chelsea board's support but time is short

José Mourinho has plunged himself into preparations for the visit of Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday after Chelsea’s manager was assured by members of the board he will be given more time to revive his ailing team. The latest show of support from the hierarchy is understood to have been accompanied by a message that results need to improve quickly.

Lamar Odom Miracle Update: No Dialysis, No Transplant Needed As Khloe Kardashian Romances James Harden, Then Returns

Lamar Odom has made a dramatic improvement that some describe as a miracle. With Khloe Kardashian by his side since he was rushed to a hospital after being found unconscious in a brothel following a reported drug overdose, Lamar has gradually been recovering. The latest update is that Odom has been able to go off dialysis, according to Us Weekly.

In contrast to all the reports that Lamar would require dialysis and a kidney transplant, Odom has been able to end his dialysis sessions and does not need a transplant, said an insider.

Real justice could finally be delivered in Uganda by key ruling on maternal health

On 30 October the main courtroom in Uganda’s supreme court was packed with people waiting – spilling into the stairwells and hallways adjoining both sides of the large room. I was sharing half of my seat with a colleague. Civil society outrage at Uganda’s crisis of maternal mortality – chronically ignored by government – was what had filled the courtroom with activists.

Russian airline: Sinai plane crash not due to technical faults or pilot error

Russian airliner Metrojet says Saturday’s plane crash in Egypt, which killed all 224 people on board, was not caused by technical problems or pilot error.

The flight from the Egyptian beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburgbroke up over the Sinai peninsula.

“We rule out a technical fault of the plane or a pilot error,” said Alexander Smirnov, deputy general director of Metrojet. “The only explainable cause is physical impact on the aircraft.”