Tottenham thrash Dinamo Zagreb, Man City beat FC Twente and Aston Villa win away at Slavia Prague in the Uefa Cup.

Efforts to free a lifeguard vehicle after it became stuck in mud on a beach, are abandoned as the tide submerges it.

Environmentalists urge people to take the extra effort to recycle their Christmas trees and wrapping paper.

A former police officer is spared jail after admitting downloading child pornography from the internet.

A Ricky Gillies double earns St Mirren a stay of execution at the bottom of the SPL as they beat Dundee United.

The European press rallies Tony Blair to fight Euro-scepticism, tackles a British newspaper's stance on paedophiles, and says farewell to a veteran French cineaste.

British cinemas are braced for hordes of Star Wars fans after film bosses announced dates and venues for the trailer for Episode 1- The Phantom Menace prequel. Plus Ronan Keating's millennium plans, and a roundup of entertainment news