Campaigners hit Holyrood for total ban on fox hunting in Scotland

I’m about to go on a massive rant about Ant. I may come across as being cold but I’ll get to the reasons for my harshness in due course.

France’s top security official says a heroic officer who swapped himself for a hostage during an attack on a supermarket has died of his injuries.

The soundtrack to Hollywood musical The Greatest Showman has matched Adele’s 11-week run at the top of the album charts, making it the joint-longest consecutive number one in 34 years.

Dumbarton manager Stephen Aitken knows that facing Inverness Caledonian Thistle in today’s Irn-Bru Cup final at St Johnstone’s McDiarmid Park is a big game because his assistant Ian Durrant is getting butterflies in his stomach at the prospect.

In retrospect, it was probably inviting trouble. While this friendly fixture was organised before Alex McLeish’s appointment, it was potentially setting up any new incumbent for a fall to present them with Costa Rica for a first appointment.

Alex McLeish has called for understanding in response to Scotland’s defeat against Costa Rica but admits they must improve to achieve his ultimate goal of qualification for the Euro 2020 finals.