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Celtic's Scott Brown is Scotland's best footballer and will develop into a player who can hold down a starting place at one of the top clubs in the English Premier League. That is the private view of the Scotland manager, George Burley, and according to informed sources his opinion on the 23-year-old midfielder has been taken on board by the Tottenham manager, Harry Redknapp. For now, Spurs have higher priorities in the transfer window, not least the capture of the striker Jermain Defoe. A more seasoned midfielder than Brown is also on the agenda. But Brown is certainly of interest to Spurs for the future, and a price tag of upwards of £9m would not dissuade them from a move. That £9m figure was floated last week in relation to a possible bid for Brown by Portsmouth, who have scouted him four times recently. Brown has no... [read full story]
Astronomer Stuart Clark joins us in the studio to look at the latest thinking about the effects of variations in solar activity on the Earth's climate. Dark matter gets a mention too. Over the coming days he will be conducting...
Published Date: 23 November 2009 FORMER first minister Jack McConnell has denied reports he is set to launch a bid for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party, after it was confirmed he is to stand for election to Holyrood...
