A man's admitted killing his dad in a gruesome attack at the cottage they shared in Dorset.

Joseph Cooper who's mentally ill, violently beat 64 year old Winton Cooper at the property in Marnhull last April.

He'll be sentenced for manslaughter at a later date.

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Boris Johnson has expressed his "sadness" and "relief" that the Olympics are over.

Meanwhile, Lord Moynihan is stepping down as chairman of the British Olympic Association.

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Police say the body of murdered of schoolgirl Tia Sharp was found wrapped in a bedsheet inside a black bag in her grandmother's house.

Stuart Hazell, the partner of the 12-year-old's grandma, will appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.

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Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has become the latest player to pull out of the England squad for Wednesday's friendly against Italy.

The 18-year-old withdrew with an ankle injury, a day after Joe Hart and Daniel Sturridge were ruled out.