A court today sentenced former Indian cricket player turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to three years in prison for killing a man during a scuffle triggered by a car parking argument in 1988, news reports said.

Norwich Union insurance group Aviva today hailed early signs of a recovery in the UK market for its products as it posted an 11% rise in total life and pensions new business to £10.8bn (€15.5bn).