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THE LATEST NEWS FROM OUR SCOTTISH AND SWISS BUREAUX

A major story is unfolding in the world of football right now. The Pope’s O’Rangers, the famous old club banished to the fourth tier of the Scottish league system in 2012 for financial eejitry, had widely been expected to complete their return journey to the top in the minimum time possible: three seasons, three promotions. However they suddenly appear in danger of falling at the final hurdle. Last night, Motherwell rocked up at Ibrox and scored three times in the first leg of the Premiership play-off. They could have had six. Kris Boyd couldn’t have looked any more upset if you served him a plate of vegetables. And so another humiliation for the Glasgow giants is very much on the cards. What a huge story!

‘I HAD A VISION I COULD TURN YOU RIGHT. A STUPID MISSION AND A LETHAL FIGHT’

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