Prosecutors said he was at the top-tier level of supplying unadulterated cocaine, cannabis and diamorphine around Glasgow.

Yet despite the din, and the frustrations of getting to work as trucks blocked the footpath, I was thrilled to bear witness as the metro station rose from deep within the excavated pit, heralding a ...

Sport has its parallels with politics – notably, when it comes to the grace with which star players assess their own contributions, and accept realities.