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£54m in five years: what bank chiefs earned before meltdown

The chief executives of the UK�s five leading banks, including three in line for government bailouts, earned �54m among them over the past five years. continued...

HEADLINE NEWS

Glasgow protest at Lloyds TSB-HBOS takeover vote

Unions staged a protest in Glasgow today as Lloyds TSB shareholders prepared to vote on the proposed takeover of ailing rival HBOS.

High street stores slash prices to counter downturn

Marks & Spencer will tomorrow hold a one-day 20% off sale amid further signs of anxiety over the downturn in consumer spending.

John Sergeant quits Strictly Come Dancing

Veteran broadcaster John Sergeant has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC reported today.

46,000 to go on domestic abuse risk list

UP to 46,000 Scots, most of them women, will be put on a new national database in a bid to help police detect and prevent domestic abuse throughout the country.

Aberdeenshire councillor quits over Trump 'witch-hunt'

An Aberdeenshire councillor who opposed Donald Trump's £1 billion golf resort said today she had resigned from her party claiming she was the victim of a "witch-hunt".

Somali pirates seize another two ships

THE UK Government last night appealed to Somali pirates to release immediately the hijacked crew of a giant oil tanker, including two Britons, as it emerged that a cargo ship and a fishing vessel had also been seized in the Gulf of Aden in recent days.

Bolivian ‘led breach of Scottish border’

A 30-year-old Bolivian led the largest single organised attempt to breach border controls in Scotland, immigration officials claimed yesterday.

Film to show effects of stabbing in bid to curb street violence

Scottish schoolchildren will be shown a �shocking� film which includes stab wounds and CCTV footage of street violence in an unprecedented bid to tackle the problem.

Cameron vows to cut public spending

A new battleground on tax has opened with the Conservatives trying to gain ground on Gordon Brown by promising to rein in public spending to pay for tax cuts in the future.

Brown slashes Tory lead to just three points

Gordon Brown has slashed the Conservative lead in the polls to just three points, according to a survey released yesterday.

MAIN BUSINESS

Darling moves to shore up HBOS deal

The government yesterday moved to shore up Lloyds TSB�s takeover of HBOS by setting out stringent terms for any alternative capital raising while Barclays sought to mollify shareholders unhappy with its cash call.

Woolies set to be sold for £1

High street business Woolworths confirmed today it is in talks over the possible sale of its retail business.

MPC hawk unrepentant on interest rate stance

Tim Besley, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member who voted unsuccessfully to raise UK base rates as recently as August, cut an unrepentant figure yesterday as he argued that the tumble in global commodity prices since the summer had triggered the slashing of benchmark borrowing costs since October.

MAIN SPORT

Burley knew Scots had a leader after victory at Wembley

George Burley recalls the moment that he was first convinced by the talents of Barry Ferguson. It was at Wembley back in November 1999, when the then 21-year-old Scotland midfielder ran the show against England in his country�s 1-0 victory.

Ferguson following in famous footsteps

Scotland have become the supporting act in an exhibition steeped in nostalgic achievement and notoriety. Tonight, Barry Ferguson will provide some contemporary relevance when he joins an elite band of international stalwarts.

Wilson finds a catch to modern goalkeeping

The induction of John Thomson into Scottish Football�s Hall of Fame at the weekend had an added poignancy for Bob Wilson.

Scotland U21 1 - 3 N Ireland U21

The inexperience of Scotland�s revamped under-21 squad was brutally exposed last night when Billy Stark�s side were well beaten in a friendly match by a clinical Northern Ireland side.

Smith: Argentina ticket prices not too high

Gordon Smith, the Scottish Football Association chief executive, insists tickets for tonight's friendly against Argentina are not overpriced.

Capello can build solid foundations

It is no use dressing it up. The interest in England's friendly against Germany in Berlin tonight has been falling faster than the value of sterling.

Pressure growing to scrap SPL’s under-21 rule

Gordon strachan and Walter Smith, the managers of Celtic and Rangers respec�tively, are expected to step up calls for the under-21 rule to be scrapped next month.

McCulloch makes case for the defence for injury-hit Rangers

Walter Smith may be forced to ask Lee McCulloch to again drop back into defence for Saturday�s Clydesdale Bank Premier League match with Aberdeen as the Rangers manager stares at an increasing defensive injury list.

The many faces of Diego Maradona

It was perhaps the most superfluous job since Yul Brynner's barber retired. "Mr Maradona will sit down and the Argentina press officer will then introduce Mr Maradona," an excitable Scottish FA spokesperson explained to the expectant crowd.

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