Football legends, celebrities and politicians today stood shoulder to shoulder with ordinary fans at the funeral of former Celtic and Scotland star Jimmy Johnstone.

Australian bank Macquarie went hostile today with a £1.5bn (€2.2bn) takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange that its target has already rejected as “derisory”.

Celtic have opened the door to negotiations with former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane.

Celtic have denied having an agreement in place with Roy Keane but have opened the door to his possible signing.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill admits Champions League Group F has a formidable look about it – with or without Henrik Larsson among the opposition.

British-Irish Rights Watch has called on London police boss John Stevens to include the murder of UDA leader John McMichael in his investigation into alleged collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and the British security services.

Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair is the most feared loyalist paramilitary in Northern Ireland with a reputation which sends shudders through the hearts and minds of nationalists and republicans in his home city of Belfast.