Four street drinkers who savagely killed a vulnerable man in his own home before scattering his mother's ashes over his partially dismembered body have been jailed.

CHRIS PATTERSON (41) will be the new partner for Norwegian driver Petter Solberg in the World Rally Championship. Early last month, Phil Mills, Solberg’s regular co-driver, stepped down from his role with the flamboyant Norwegian, who has 152 WRC starts including 13 wins and one world title.

Sebastien Loeb has secured his fourth consecutive World Rally Championship drivers’ title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season, the Wales Rally GB.

SEBASTIEN LOEB’S world championship challenge could be thrown off course as his Citroen team feel the pressure of two title battles at the Wales Rally GB.