"I did not want to die, but I no longer wanted to live," the singer reveals about her spiritual collapse in an essay to mark her exit from the religious cult.

The Football Association (FA) charges Chelsea after a bottle is thrown towards Aston Villa's bench in December.

Evann Guessand is set to return to Aston Villa after Ivory Coast were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. The forward started in their 3-2 quarter-finals defeat to Egypt in Agadir, marking his fourth appearance of the tournament.

Aston Villa are considering a move for Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher as Unai Emery looks to strengthen his squad this month. Gallagher moved to the Liga giants last summer, and played an influential role for Diego Simeone's side in his debut campaign at the Wanda Metropolitano.

It may appear the clear third priority for now, but their fans ache to see Villa turn potential into a real trophy and anyone hearing from Emery after previous FA Cup defeats - like last year's semi-final - can have no doubt how hard he takes a loss in any context. Whoever he selects, Villa will be in it to win it.

Joy Villa has exposed the Church of Scientology after deciding to leave, insisting they 'drained' a lot of money from her.

Preview the matchup between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Before Wednesday's goalless draw with Crystal Palace, Villa boss Unai Emery spoke of the difficulty of facing Palace at Selhurst Park, but he will have been disappointed not to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal.