Peter Dickson was found kneeling alongside his mother's lifeless body

A carpet fitter who smothered his frail mother to death after she threatened to write him out of her will has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years.

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England need positive performances to put Kevin Pietersen saga behind them says Andrew Flintoff

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff believes the Kevin Pietersen saga will be forgotten about if England perform well in India.

Mark Cavendish: The Manxman will ride for the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team next season

Cycling: Mark Cavendish leaves Team Sky to become QuickStep's focus

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Kevin Pietersen will now have clear-the-air talks with team-mates

Kevin Pietersen recalled by England for tour of India

Kevin Pietersen has been added to England's squad for the forthcoming tour of India, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.

The Prime Minister lost his cool in the Commons

Angry Cameron breaks protocol in refusing to tell MPs about emails to Rebekah Brooks

David Cameron is under pressure to release private emails exchanged with Rebekah Brooks that he has withheld from the Leveson Inquiry, after extraordinary scenes in the House of Commons in which he refused to answer a question on the issue.

Rebekah Brooks talked about texts from the Prime Minister – but did not mention any emails

David Cameron, Rebekah Brooks and the emails kept from Leveson

Prime Minister took legal advice on withholding dozens of 'embarrassing' messages from judicial inquiry

Kevin Pietersen will now have clear-the-air talks with team-mates

ECB apologise to South Africa in relation to Kevin Pietersen text claims

Cricket South Africa and the national team's players have accepted an apology from England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive David Collier over comments he made concerning the Kevin Pietersen text row.

Zhang Tingzhen, who is unable to speak or walk properly, with his parents in Shenzhen hospital

iPhone factory 'threatened to cut funding for disabled man'

Foxconn plant in China wanted brain-damaged man to take disability assessment, say family

Kevin Pietersen will now have clear-the-air talks with team-mates

South Africa players 'awaiting an apology' from ECB chief of text claims

South Africa's players are “awaiting an apology” for the suggestion from England cricket chief David Collier that some of their number provoked Kevin Pietersen into sending controversial text messages.

China derides congressional fears of security threats over Huawei and ZTE

China has reacted angrily to a congressional report that called two of its largest telecom firms threats to U.S. national security, heightening tension at a politically sensitive time for both countries.

Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher

Kenny Miller welcomes return of Steven Fletcher to the Scotland fold

Striker Kenny Miller has welcomed the return of Steven Fletcher to the Scotland fold even though it could cost him his own place in the team.

The Sports Matrix: Wednesday 10 October 2012

FA reveals strict new rules for England players

Luis Suarez has been accused of diving

James Lawton: Enough of all the jokes – it's high time that we got serious about diving

The Football Association video reviewers must surely have Monday as a double-shower day, the second one coming immediately after the kind of shift which yesterday included analysis of allegations that Robin van Persie delivered an utterly gratuitous cheap shot to Yohan Cabaye and Robert Huth stamped on Luis Suarez.

Justin Lee Collins has never hit anyone in his life, he told his trial for domestic and emotional abuse

Jury sent home in Collins trial

A jury deliberating its verdict in the trial of television presenter Justin Lee Collins, who is accused of harassing his ex-girlfriend, has so far been unable to reach a decision and will return to court after the weekend.

A genius he may be, but Kevin Pietersen comes with ready access to a professional self-destruct button

The South African should be a batting great. For all I know he's a lovely guy in private. But he has a lot to learn from an Indian contemporary

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