Polish referees have withdrawn their services from Scottish football matches this weekend, the Polish football association has announced in a statement released to STV.

A motorist told how he risked his life chasing gunman Derrick Bird during his shooting spree as details emerged of dramatic early efforts to catch the mass killer.

A 32-year-old man killed in a car crash in Co Leitrim early yesterday morning became the 379th person to die on Irish roads this year.

Gardai have named the 32 year old man who died in a Road Traffic Collision in the early hours of this morning.