Super regiment decision expected
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The make-up of a planned Scottish "super regiment" is expected to be decided by army chiefs on Monday.
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&#39;Just say no.&#39; That was the Guardian&#39;s considered advice to the UK government over the redeployment of British Black Watch troops from Basra to central Iraq to take the place of Americans who have to go off and fight insurgents.
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Geoff Hoon is to address the Commons on Monday about proposals to put some British troops under US command in Iraq. The defence secretary is expected to confirm a formal request for assistance has been received from the Americans.
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The Black Watch battle group has been set back into its Basra base ahead of the soldiersâ anticipated return to the UK for Christmas.
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The Scottish Football Association will focus their attention on the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on Wednesday before deciding on any action for the game in Moldova next month.
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Britain has received a request from the United States for help from UK troops in Iraq - and the Chief of the Defence Staff is expected to recommend whether to comply
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Prince Harry's regiment, the Blues and Royal, is to be deployed to Iraq, according to Whitehall sources.
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Sixty soldiers from Britain's Royal Irish Regiment are to leave this week for southern Afghanistan, where they will join other British troop reinforcements, the army has said.
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The fixtures for the 2007/08 season are set to be announced at 1000 BST.
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Black Watch troops are set to return over weekend - in time to hear the defence secretary's announcement on their future.
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A former member of the Black Watch believes the regiment is ready for its move to a more hostile area of Iraq. On Wednesday, more than 800 soldiers from the battalion began moving out of Basra towards an area south of Baghdad.
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The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain&#39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.
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Â· Decision expected soon on whether to hold retrialÂ· Four convicted men to be sentenced today
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Recruit the soldier. Retain the family. That's been common wisdom at the Pentagon for ages.
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Aslef members are expected to battle for two of the union's leading members to be reinstated after their sacking.
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Hundreds of people are expected to join forces  in Dundee  to voice opposition to plans aimed at merging Scotland's regiments.
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British troops will formally take a back seat to Iraqi forces in the southern province of Basra on Sunday with the handover of security responsibility to government troops.