Chelsea moved swiftly today following the shock departure of Jose Mourinho as they announced that director of football Avram Grant and assistant manager Steve Clarke will take charge of the first team.

Jose Mourinho today left Chelsea in a move which has shocked football – but the London club are already believed to be preparing to name a replacement.

The Greek captain of the sunken tanker that caused one of Spain’s worst environmental disasters ended an 80 day spell in jail today after his €3m bail was paid.

SPAIN said yesterday it has launched legal proceedings against the British insurers of the Prestige, an aged oil tanker which split in two and sank off the country’s northwestern coast, raising fears of environmental catastrophe.