Fun and Games.

So, how many Scots does it take to attend the award ceremony in Sri Lanka announcing who has won the 2014 Commonwealth Games? The answer is 46.

"ALEX SALMOND has hit back at claims the team behind Scotland's Commonwealth Games bid are wasting public money by taking a delegation of 46 to Sri Lanka ahead of Friday's crucial vote. The First Minister, who will fly out to Colombo tomorrow, insisted every member of the travelling party had a role in the final stages of lobbying ahead of the ballot at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation."

Sounds like a bit of a jolly to Mr Smith - all at the tax and council tax payers expense.