A 51- year old man with a terminal illness and who sued his employer over alleged exposure to silica dust has settled his High Court action.

European Commission backing for the sell-off of Northern Rock raised hopes today of a UK government clawback of taxpayers’ cash ploughed into the nationalised bank.

A convicted killer and an assistant warden’s wife who both disappeared nearly 11 years ago were found alive by Oklahoma investigators acting on a tip from a viewer of the TV show America’s Most Wanted, the FBI said.

Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness is confident that UEFA will look favourably on the Granite city and Dundee.