Police promise tough line against trouble-makers

TROUBLEMAKERS planning to target the G8 summit were warned by police chiefs that “robust action” would be taken against them.

The warning came after officers were accused of adopting “inflammatory” and “over-the-top” tactics in Edinburgh.

Thousands of protesters are expected to take part in a march near the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire as leaders of the world’s richest countries gather there.

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