Gretna’s Scottish Cup fairytale ended today as the team from the small border town lost the final to hot favourites Heart of Midlothian following a thrilling penalty shoot-out.

The evacuation of Hurricane Katrina refugees from the Superdome in New Orleans was suspended today after shots were fired at a military helicopter, an ambulance official overseeing the operation said. No immediate injuries were reported.

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Scotland’s First Division fixture card suffered a complete wipe out following the postponement of Arbroath’s game with St Mirren.

The British Government is resisting pressure from countryside leaders to delay elections because of the impact foot-and-mouth could have on campaigning.

The number of outbreaks of foot and mouth in the United Kingdom has risen to 200.

The number of foot and mouth cases in the UK has climbed to 139, with a 140th case awaiting confirmation by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Two cases of foot and mouth disease have been confirmed at Broathill farm, near Lockerbie, and Baurch farm, near Gretna.

Five more cases of foot and mouth have been confirmed, taking the total number of outbreaks to 112 in Britain.

A fourth Scottish farm has fallen victim to foot and mouth disease, says the Scottish Executive.