RUMOUR and speculation about the imminent release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi swept across Burma yesterday, but there was no word from the country’s secretive military rulers about whether she would be freed after almost two decades of house arrest.

Gretna's administrators slashed the club's staff with 29 redundancies on a grim day for the Black and Whites - but stressed it was a vital step towards completing the season.

NINE former Gretna players face a race against time to find new clubs after the Scottish Premier League club’s administrators axed them all on a devastating day for the Borderers yesterday.

Nine senior Gretna players have been made redundant by the Scottish Premier League club’s administrators.