Former Scotland assistant MacPhee joins Portugal set-up

Scottish Government scraps peak rail fares

Scotland’s first minister John Swinney says he is “confident” that the scrapping of peak rail fares “will be a big incentive for people to use the train”. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

UK secures £10bn deal to build warships for Norway

Defence minister Luke Pollard has hailed a £10 billion deal to build warships for the Norwegian navy in Glasgow, saying the deal secures 4,000 jobs for 15 years, including 2,000 in Scotland, and will strengthen North Atlantic and North Sea security. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn