Conservative MSP John Lamont is to resign his Holyrood seat to fight for one at Westminster in June's election.

Mr Lamont has been selected as the Tory candidate to take on the SNP's Calum Kerr in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Scotland's most marginal seat.
He announced he will quit as the MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire on 4 May, triggering a by-election.
Holyrood's presiding officer will set a date for that vote in due course, but it could also potentially be on 8 June.
The UK goes to the polls that day in a snap general election.
Mr Lamont has been an MSP since 2007, and currently serves as the chief whip and parliamentary business manager for the Scottish Conservatives.
He has contested the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk seat on three occasions already, having lost to Mr Kerr by 328 votes in 2015, with both men beating the sitting MP, former Scottish Secretary Michael Moore, into third place after a recount.
The MSP said the election was "one of the most important general elections Scotland has ever had".
He said: "In the Borders, it will be straight fight between myself and the SNP. I have decided to stand down as an MSP to allow me to focus all of my energy on this important contest and to ensure that the electorate have a clear choice between the two contenders.
"I've taken this decision because I believe that I am best placed to help increase the number of Scottish Conservative and Unionist MPs at Westminster so we can stop the SNP bandwagon in its tracks. With this decision, no one can doubt my commitment to representing the Borders to the best of my ability."
Mr Kerr said he welcomed the opportunity to "make a renewed case for representing the region I'm proud to call home".
He said: "Since I was elected, I have fought first and foremost for the issues that matter most to my constituents.
"On the front bench at Westminster and in our local communities, I have stood up for the interests of the rural economy, taken forward the pressing issue of digital connectivity and worked with people of all parties, and none, on issues that matter to the Borders.
"I cannot overstate how much of an honour it has been to represent the people of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk over the past two years."
The Lib Dems meanwhile have selected Catriona Bhatia, currently deputy leader of Scottish Borders Council, as their candidate for the seat, which was held by the party for more than 50 years.
She said: "Having grown up in the area, it is an honour to be selected to be the local candidate.
"The Borders has a strong Liberal tradition, and I have already been speaking to many voters who are keen to come back to support the Lib Dems this time as they are fed up with the politics of division which is being promoted by the Tories and the SNP.
Three more MSP have so far confirmed they will stand in the Westminster election, all Conservative colleagues of Mr Lamont - Douglas Ross, Ross Thomson and Miles Briggs.
None have yet indicated they will quit and as all three men are list MSPs none would, in any case, trigger a by-election.


Mexico's Raymundo Beltran - and the bulk of a passionate Glasgow crowd - was left stunned as he departed the ring with only a draw after dominating Ricky Burns in the Scot's fourth defence of his WBO world lightweight title.

The three judges scored the 12-round bout 115-112 to Burns, 115-113 to Beltran and 114-114, which did not seem to reflect Beltran flooring Burns or his dislocating the champion's jaw.
Brave Burns was constantly pushed back and landed heavily on occasion.
And his courage was rewarded, controversially, when he retained his belt.
Burns's preparations were unlike any of his 38 previous fights. His wife had given birth to their first child, his son Leon's safe arrival coming only nine days ago after a four-day labour.
The question troubling his fans was what state of mind would he be in to face a challenger known for being a regular sparring partner of the legendary Manny Pacquiao?
The opening blows were fairly evenly shared, both fighters lively and aggressive, while in the second round Beltran had the champion pinned on the ropes for a spell, though Burns managed to take most of the Mexican's artillery on his arms.
Burns promised he had learned from , principally in the way he had over-stretched to land blows on his reclining opponent, only to be caught on the counter.
His exertions in the third round, though, suggested he was still trying to blow the challenger away and he was caught several times with Beltran's left hook before using his jab to good effect.
Beltran stepped up the pace in the fourth and had Burns reeling from two crunching lefts, the second wobbling the 30-year-old from Coatbridge.
The challenger, two years Burns's senior, was controlling the ring and he had the best of the exchanges in round five, though Burns, often on the back foot, had cleared his head and was occasionally getting through the Arizona-based fighter's guard.
Burns continued to use the counter-attack, more out of necessity than choice, to inflict pain on Beltran. His reward was to land two excellent shots to Beltran's head in the closing stages of the sixth.
The home fighter's recovery continued into the seventh as he made good use of a quick left jab, right-cross combination.
But in the eighth round the champion was floored for the first time in three years with a sickening left hook to the head.
Burns took the count of eight to gather his senses and to his credit had the guts to hang in there and land a peach of a left hook on Beltran's chin. Worryingly for Burns's camp, the challenger did not flinch.
The Scot's refusal to panic paid dividends in his bout against Gonzalez, when his opponent retired injured after nine rounds.
Similarly, he kept calm in this bout despite that knockdown and the pain in his jaw and gave his all in rounds nine and 10, without truly disrupting the forward momentum of Beltran.
The crowd feared that Burns might need a knockout in the final two rounds to retain his belt but the technical and tactical nous of Beltran made this seem a forlorn wish.
Again and again, the fans witnessed the wonderfully composed Mexican break Burns's increasingly erratic defences without risking a knockout blow himself.
The final round signalled more of the same, sporadic bursts by Burns merely interrupting the hail of leather-clad fists.
But when the MC announced a draw, Beltran sharply exited the ring while the home fans, though proud of their brave champion, squirmed at the result.
On the undercard, Edinburgh's Stephen Simmons lifted the WBC international cruiserweight silver championship title with a deserved unanimous points win over Germany's David Graf, though the Scot suffered a nasty cut under his left eye in the fifth round.
Scott Cardle, from Lytham St Annes, with plenty of home support from the Glaswegian side of his family, beat Fishburn's Gary Fox, taking a 79-73 points decision in their lightweight contest.
Liverpool's 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medal winner Callum Smith dispatched Lithuanian super-middleweight Kirill Psonko in the first round.
Glasgow's Jonathan Slowey, 22, made it 15 straight wins by outpointing his rangy Spanish opponent Angel Lorente. The unanimous decision of the three judges landed him the WBC international featherweight silver championship.
Garnant's 25-year-old Prizefighter winner Chris Jenkins beat the French light-welterweight Laurent Ferra on points.
It was also at that weight that Lochend Boxing Club's Paul Appleby made a winning return to the ring 15 months after his defeat by John Simpson. The South Queensferry fighter emerged from a bruising six-rounder against Chesterfield's Lee Connolly with a 59-56 triumph, a touch harsh on the Englishman.


The mother of a baby, who it's claimed was offered for sale in Manchester city centre, was reported missing three weeks ago, police have said.

Police issued a picture of a suspect after reports a man with a three-month-old baby was asking people to buy the child in Barton Arcade on Sunday.
A 28-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of child neglect, has been bailed until September.
The baby's mother was reported missing last month, police said.
The baby girl is safe and well, added a police spokesman.


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is not in anyone's interest to prolong a crisis between Qatar and its neighbours, as he embarked on a two-day visit to the region.

Mr Erdogan is in Saudi Arabia and will also visit Kuwait and then Qatar as he tries to resolve the dispute.
In June, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar over its alleged support for terrorism and ties with Iran.
Qatar denies aiding any terror groups.
A boycott put in place by the four countries has forced the gas-rich emirate to import food by sea and air to meet the basic needs of its 2.7 million population.
"No-one has any interest in prolonging this crisis any more," Mr Erdogan told reporters before leaving Istanbul airport.
He accused unspecified "enemies" of trying to "fire up tensions between brothers", AFP news agency reported.
Mr Erdogan later arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah for talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Turkey has a military base in Qatar and sees it as a key ally in the region.
Both countries share a similar attitude towards Iran - Saudi Arabia's regional rival -  acknowledging it as a key player in the Middle East and trying to maintain good ties.
However, correspondents say Mr Erdogan is keen not to antagonise Saudi Arabia.
He has referred to the kingdom as the "elder statesman" in the Gulf and said it has "a big role to play" in ending the crisis.
Mr Erdogan says he backs mediation efforts by Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah.
The influence of President Erdogan in resolving the tension between Qatar and its neighbours will be limited as he has taken a firmly pro-Qatari position since the start of the crisis.
Turkey does more trade with the Saudi-led anti-Qatar block than with Qatar. However, Qatari investment in Turkey has strategically targeted businessmen close to Mr Erdogan.
His ideological affinity with the Muslim Brotherhood is cited as another reason for him to side with Qatar.
Mr Erdogan may also receive support from anti-American factions within the Turkish military for his pro-Qatari stance - seen as another step in which Turkey is moving away from American influence.
Turkey can look to exploit the Qatar crisis economically, but the country's regional political influence will further diminish if it loses a number of potential allies in the Syria crisis and rivalry with Iran.
On Friday Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he was ready for talks to end the crisis but insisted that the emirate's sovereignty must be respected.
The four Arab states initially made a list of 13 demands that included shutting down the Al Jazeera news network, closing the Turkish military base, cutting ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and downgrading relations with Iran.
They later backed down, saying they wanted Qatar to accept six broad principles including commitments to combat terrorism and extremism, and to end what they called acts of provocation and incitement.
Qatar has acknowledged providing assistance to Islamist groups designated as terrorist organisations by some of its neighbours, notably the Muslim Brotherhood. But it has denied aiding jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda or Islamic State (IS).


A mother and daughter are facing incest charges in the state of Oklahoma after authorities learned they were legally married earlier this year.

It is unclear what motivated Patricia Ann Spann, 43, and her daughter, Misty Velvet Dawn Spann, 25, to wed.
Under state law, marriage to a close relative is considered incest, regardless of whether a sexual relationship exists.
Investigators also found Patricia Spann married her son in 2008.
He filed for an annulment 15 months later, citing "incest", say authorities.
Police discovered the marriages late last month during a child welfare check-up.
Patricia Spann told investigators she had lost custody of her biological children as a young mother and only came into contact with her daughter two years ago.
She said they immediately "hit it off", according to a court affidavit cited by the Lawton Constitution newspaper.
Patricia Spann said the couple believed the union was legal, since she was not listed as the biological mother on her daughter's birth certificate.
Each woman faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.


Standard Life has moved to boost its advisory platform business by buying insurance group Axa's UK portfolio services arm Elevate for an undisclosed sum.

The transaction will give the group another 160,000 customers and increase assets under administration by Â£9.8bn.
The deal will create one of the UK's largest advisory platform businesses.
It will have combined assets under administration of Â£36.4bn and 350,000 customers.
Edinburgh-based Standard Life said the acquisition would be funded from its existing cash resources.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval.
Barry O'Dwyer, managing director for corporate, retail and wholesale at Standard Life, said: "I am excited about the opportunity to bring together two award-winning adviser platforms at a time when the need for high quality advice has never been greater.
"We have a track record of successful acquisitions and an integration approach focussed on building a sustainable commercial model for the Elevate platform.
"Today's announcement demonstrates further progress towards building a simplified and well diversified investment company by strengthening Standard Life's leading position in one of our key growth channels."


The Green party has warned that Scotland could miss its annual climate change target as ministers urge Westminster to match its ambitions.

The Scottish climate change secretary has written to the UK government saying that Scotland is "paying the price for the UK's lack of climate ambition".
The Scottish government publishes its 2013 greenhouse gas figures on Tuesday.
The Greens said Scotland was failing to pursue policies that would get emissions down.
A spokeswoman for the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said: "There is absolutely no lack of ambition in tackling climate change from the UK."
The Greens say that only an unprecedented drop in emissions can stop Scotland from missing its fourth annual climate target in a row.
Greenhouse emissions rose by 400,000 tonnes in 2012 despite a projected drop of 178,000, but the target for 2013 will require a massive drop of eight million tonnes.
Scottish Climate Change Minister Aileen McLeod said Scotland remains "on track to meet our world-leading target of a 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020".
International negotiations continue on a new global climate change treaty to be agreed in Paris in December.
Ms McLeod said: "For that treaty to stand a good chance of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius, the UK and the rest of the international community must match Scotland's high climate change ambition."
She added: "Scottish emission levels also depend to a significant extent on policies at UK and EU level. And Scotland is paying the price for the UK's lack of climate ambition."
The DECC said: "We have already cut our emissions by 30% since 1990, we're on track to meet our domestic carbon budgets, and we led Europe to get an ambitious EU carbon plan for 2030."
Green MSP Patrick Harvie, a member of Holyrood's economy and energy committee, said: "Since the Scottish Parliament agreed to set challenging climate change targets there has been a failure of the current Scottish government to pursue policies that will get our emissions down.
"An area the Scottish Greens have consistently pushed in parliament has been community and public ownership of energy assets."
He added: "The Scottish government needs to be bolder on community energy and should seek to increase not cut its investment, otherwise we can only conclude it does not understand the urgent need for a transformational policy agenda."


The USA-based consortium which has been trying to buy Nottingham Forest still wants to complete a takeover and says it offered "significantly enhanced terms" earlier this week.

Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi had said a deal with the group, led by John Jay Moores, was not in the "best interests of the club" when talks broke down.
The prospective new owners insist they offered to buy 100% of the club.
They said they share the "deep sense of frustration fans are feeling".
The statement from Moores and Charles Noell continued: "We have been firmly committed to completing the acquisition since we opened negotiations in August and we remained optimistic throughout that the sale would be completed.
"That the deal remains incomplete is not due to any lack of immediately available capital, belief, desire, action or ability on the part of either ourselves or our advisory team, who have worked tirelessly throughout.
"In anticipation of this sale actually closing, we made extensive preparations to improve the club, both on and off the pitch. We also chose to support the club financially by lending monies to it to ensure that salaries were met in November and December.
"Our most recently revised offer was made earlier this week. It was made with significantly enhanced terms to acquire 100% of the club, which was the owner's preference. Sadly, this offer was not accepted.
"We will remain interested in following Forest's performance with a view to perhaps re- engaging with the ownership about acquiring the club in the future."
Al Hasawi had earlier insisted his commitment to Forest was "complete and utter" despite the collapse of the takeover deal.
The Championship club are managerless after sacking Philippe Montanier and just three points clear of the relegation zone.
In an open letter to supporters on the Forest website, Al Hasawi, who has appointed Samantha Gordon as chief financial officer, said he will continue to "put the interests of Nottingham Forest at the heart of every decision" he makes.
He said he could not discuss the "rumours" around the takeover talks because of confidentiality restrictions, but wanted to reiterate his "dedication to the club and its fans."
The 48-year-old added: "I feel it is my responsibility to reach out to you directly to assure you of my complete and utter commitment.
"Nottingham Forest is one of the world's oldest surviving teams. This is a legacy worth defending, and our priority should be to build on this unique heritage to protect the future of our club.
"That positive future begins with stability. We are in the process of appointing a senior and experienced executive team to secure and improve the structure and leadership of the club - something I was unable to do during takeover talks."


Newcastle fought back from 20-13 down at the break against Newport Gwent Dragons to boost their European Challenge Cup quarter-final hopes.

Dean Richards' side also withstood the hosts' late onslaught.
Matthew Pewtner and Wales star Taulupe Faletau went over for the hosts before Lee Smith responded.
Ashley Smith crossed for Dragons, but tries by Mark Wilson and Will Witty plus Rory Clegg's and Lee Smith's kicks gave Falcons the win.
Dragons lost two experienced forwards from their squad before the kick-off with prop Boris Stankovich absent from the starting side and lock Andrew Coombs from the bench.
The visitors arrived without injured Wales scrum-half Warren Fury.
But after Rory Clegg knocked over an early Falcons penalty, home captain Lee Byrne limped off to give Aled Brew an early entry.
The first try came to Dragons after 12 minutes when Pewtner scored at the corner following a loop move by Richie Rees.
Angus O'Brien added a penalty early in the second quarter.
Falcons were playing their part in a fast-paced game and snatched the lead back at 10-8 when Lee Smith charged down Hallam Amos's clearance to score, Clegg converting.
But Dragons notched up two more tries by half-time as Faletau drove over from a line-out, Tom Prydie converting.
Then home centre Smith squeezed in at the left-hand corner on the stroke of half time.
Clegg's penalty in between the home tries meant Dragons led 20-13 at the break.
But further first-half injuries saw Dorian Jones on for O'Brien in the home ranks while Falcons brought on Witty and Dan Temm in the pack for Scott MacLeod and captain Will Welch.
Dean Richards' side grabbed 14 points in eight minutes after the restart with Wilson charging through from 20 metres and Witty was gifted a try as Amos failed to clear under pressure, Clegg adding the extras.
Falcons put themselves under pressure with Alex Tait yellow-carded for a dangerous tackle, Tom Prydie slotting over two penalties to cut the deficit to a single point.
The visitors played the referee better though, taking advantage of turnovers and some sloppy Dragons line-outs to ride the storm.
Lee Smith's penalty gave the English Premiership club a four point advantage after 66 minutes.
And that was the end of the scoring as Dragons' frantic efforts came to nothing and Newcastle earned their second victory after beating Bucuresti 43-19 in their opener.
However, Dragons were left to ponder falling from the high of a stunning 38-22 success at Stade Francais to being defeated by a team with only London Welsh below them in their domestic table.
Newport Gwent Dragons: Lee Byrne (capt); Matthew Pewtner, Tom Prydie, Ashley Smith, Hallam Amos; Angus O'Brien, Richie Rees; Boris Stankovich, Elliot Dee, Dan Way, James Thomas, Rynard Landman, Lewis Evans, Taulupe Faletau, Nic Cudd.
Replacements: T. Rhys Thomas, Phil Price, Lloyd Fairbrother, Andrew Coombs, Andy Powell, Jonathan Evans, Dorian Jones, Aled Brew.
Newcastle Falcons: Simon Hammersley; Alex Tait, Tom Penny, Chris Harris, Lee Smith; Rory Clegg, Ruki Tipuna; Rob Vickers, Rob Hawkins, Kieran Brookes, Scott Macleod, Sean Robinson, Will Welch (capt), Mark Wilson, Andy Saull.
Replacements: Alex Rogers, Eric Fry, Oliver Tomaszczyk, Will Witty, Dan Temm, Andy Davies, Craig Willis, Tom Catterick.
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Touch judges: Patrick Pechambert (France), Arnaud Blondel (France)
Fourth official: Simon Rees (Wales)


A £1.5m project to resurface a part of the M6 in Cumbria will start on Monday.

The eight-week scheme will see work carried out by Highways England on all three carriageways between Millness and Carnforth.
Drainage repairs will also be made and extra protection installed to reduce the risk of bridge strikes along the 2.5 mile (4km) stretch of road.
Project manager Peter Gee said most of the work will be done overnight to minimise disruption for drivers.
He said: "These are important, if routine, wear and tear repairs to ensure drivers can continue to enjoy safe and smooth journeys along this section of the M6."


You’d be pushed to find a more uplifting display of the transformative power of renewable energy.

In a one-room house in rural Malawi, the little face of six-year-old Rachel is framed in a soft white halo.
On a bamboo mat lies a maths book alongside a bundle of fine twigs that she shuffles to help her arithmetic.
The rest of the village is in total darkness but thanks to the lamp - bought with the help of UK government aid - Rachel’s school grades are improving now she can study at home.
In a nearby village, solar panels on a school roof - donated by the Scottish government - have improved results, as well as providing an extra income source from charging phones and car batteries.
“Please thank people in Scotland,” the head teacher asks me. “Thanks to the solar panel we even had one pupil go to national school.”
But these are rare examples of electricity in rural Malawi. This is one of the world’s poorest countries. Just 10% of people are on the grid. And around 90% of power is produced by hydro-electric stations, which are beset by erratic rains caused - Malawian meteorologists say - by climate change.
Malawi’s own greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels are minuscule. But the nation has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world as people desperate for fuelwood hack into the once-rich forests.
Deforestation reduces the ability of forests to soak up CO2. It also loosens soil, which then releases carbon dioxide.
What’s more, in heavy rains, the loosened soil cascades down the hills. This means aquifers don’t get replenished, rivers burst their banks, and silt and branches clog up the hydropower plants.
Escom, the body that owns the hydro dams, says reservoir capacity has been reduced by two thirds as a result of siltation from forest felling. There are constant black-outs for the few people and businesses who have grid electricity at all.
So what’s Malawi’s answer to its climate and energy crisis?
Well, it is bidding to build two coal-fired power stations. Its politicians realise these will swell the global emissions which are already cranking up temperatures, but they say Malawi needs the power for development. Its emissions up to 2040 are projected to increase by 38%.
Coal, they say, is the least bad option because it offers the opportunity for the country to address deforestation.
Malawi, like most other nations has submitted its pledge on energy and climate (known as an INDC) to the United Nations. It has offered to reforest its hills, expand the use of clean cookstoves and get more solar energy – conditional on help from rich nations as part of the Paris deal.
But no-one should underestimate the scale of Malawi’s challenge. The water catchment above the capital Lilongwe is under such severe assault from wood-cutters that the Army is on stand-by.
The authorities accept that they can’t punish the poor charcoal sellers but their efforts to catch the masterminds of the trade are said to have been bedevilled by corruption.
Part of Malawi’s solution is to have two million efficient cookstoves in operation by 2020. The population is booming and this won’t fulfil national demand.
But each stove, made at low cost of clay by local women, is said to use less than half as much wood as a traditional three-stone open fire.
Another gizmo on trial – a thermoelectric generator developed with Irish aid - can be bolted on to a cookstove to create electricity for charging phones and LED lights. The current is created by the differential in temperature between two metal parts.
This invention will only make a small dent in Malawi's energy needs, though. Lord Stern’s team of international experts on climate economics have concluded that climate change can’t be tackled in countries like Malawi where the population is still 80% rural and where people degrade the land to meet their needs.
The only solution, the team says, is for developing countries to plan densely-packed cities with excellent public transport, powered by renewables – Malawi has an excellent solar resource.
Experts in Malawi say the government, undermined by corruption scandals, is in no state to fulfill that mission.
And the same shortcomings are disbarring the country from attracting large-scale investments in renewables. Paddy Padmanathan, a businessman installing solar thermal power on an epic scale in North Africa, told us Malawi’s development was not sufficiently advanced for that sort of project.
“It's the institutional capacity in many of these countries. There are not enough people who can manage these things in the government structures, who know how to put in place the right policies and procedures and procurement programmes," he said.
Meanwhile despite the campaign against coal by environmentalists in the West, the pressure to burn coal in Malawi is growing.
We visited the Kukoma cooking oil factory which burns huge quantities of wood for its boilers. The owner Mohamed Ameen Nathanie is considering whether to install coal-fired boilers for a more consistent burn.
He asks me: “Do you want me to burn the wood from the countryside – or the coal… you choose!”
Roger Harrabin’s series Changlng Climate concludes on Monday at 8pm and is available on iPlayer. You can watch his film from Malawi on Newsnight tonight. Interviews for the series are available at the OU's www.creativeclimate.org.
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Tottenham were too quick to sell "perfect" Swansea talisman Gylfi Sigurdsson says the London club's boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Pochettino took over in the summer of 2014 and allowed Sigurdsson to join Swansea in a deal that saw Ben Davies and Michel Vorm move in the opposite direction.
Spurs host Swansea on Saturday.
"I think after he moved to Swansea and we saw his development he was a perfect player for us," Pochettino said.
"But in that moment it was the club decision and his decision to move to Swansea and find another way."
Sigurdsson has five goals already in the current campaign and Pochettino says the Icelandic midfielder is still well thought of at White Hart Lane.
"Every time we meet him and see him he shows his quality not only as a player but like a man. All the people here talk very highly about him," he said.
"It's a shame but sometimes in football you never know what will happen in the future."
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Swansea manager Bob Bradley has challenged his defenders to keep Tottenham striker Harry Kane quiet at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
The England striker has been boosted ahead of Swansea's Premier League visit by signing a new Spurs deal which will run until 2022.
That could spell bad news for a Swansea side who have been vulnerable at the back all season and whose defensive frailties were again exposed in the astonishing 5-4 victory over Crystal Palace last weekend.
"Harry Kane is a terrific finisher and you need real concentration right through the match against him," Bradley said.
"You give him a chance and he has a solid record of hitting the target and scoring different kinds of goals.
"He is a striker where everybody must concentrate for every moment because the slightest lapse is when he pounces. So it is mainly a test of awareness and concentration."
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Swansea have failed to record a victory over Spurs in 10 Premier League matches and have not managed a league victory over Spurs since a 2-0 success at the Vetch Field in October 1982.
"I've heard about the record and I've gone back and watched some of last year's match there," Bradley said.
"When you play them you have to do a lot of things really well because they are going to press and make it difficult for you to find a passing rhythm."


Brechin City came from two goals down to earn their first point in this season's Championship as Livingston were denied a maiden league win.

Dylan Mackin's clinical finish was added to by Scott Pitman's strike just before half-time as Livi took control.
Kalvin Orsi tricked his way past defender Alan Lithgow and finished to halve Brechin's deficit.
And Finn Graham fired home to level matters just after the hour mark at Glebe Park.
Match ends, Brechin City 2, Livingston 2.
Second Half ends, Brechin City 2, Livingston 2.
Attempt missed. Nicky Cadden (Livingston) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Gary Fusco (Brechin City).
Dale Carrick (Livingston) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Paul McLean (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Declan Gallagher (Livingston).
James Dale (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by James Dale (Brechin City).
Shaun Byrne (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nicky Cadden (Livingston) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Andrew Jackson (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Lithgow (Livingston).
Corner,  Livingston. Conceded by Paul McLean.
Attempt blocked. Scott Robinson (Livingston) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Dale Carrick (Livingston) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner,  Livingston. Conceded by Willie Dyer.
Isaac Layne (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Lithgow (Livingston).
Corner,  Livingston. Conceded by Aron Lynas.
Substitution, Livingston. Nicky Cadden replaces Raffaele De Vita.
Hand ball by Jackson Longridge (Livingston).
Aron Lynas (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jackson Longridge (Livingston).
Jackson Longridge (Livingston) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Isaac Layne (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Paul McLean (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dylan Mackin (Livingston).
Aron Lynas (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aron Lynas (Brechin City).
Dale Carrick (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Brechin City. Isaac Layne replaces Kalvin Orsi.
Willie Dyer (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Willie Dyer (Brechin City).
Dale Carrick (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kalvin Orsi (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Halkett (Livingston).
Aron Lynas (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Declan Gallagher (Livingston).
Attempt blocked. Alan Lithgow (Livingston) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.


An Indian comedian recently kicked up a storm after posting a video mocking cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and singer Lata Mangeshkar.

Tanmay Bhat had used Snapchat's face swap feature to stage an argument between the two Indian icons.
Bhat and his comedy group, All India Bakchod, shot to fame in India last year when they hosted a comedy roast - a programme based on US-style "roast" shows where celebrities are abused and insulted. But the show became the focus of a controversy centring around allegedly obscene jokes traded among the comedians and Bollywood star guests.
AIB had cases filed against them in several parts of the country and had to issue an apology to the Catholic Church, for material that would have been seen as fairly tame in any of the Comedy Central roasts the event was inspired by. Cases were even filed against guests for being present and laughing.
Authorities, political parties and religious groups all over India have a history of persecuting artists, cartoonists and writers who display an anti-authoritarian streak.
The political pressure against AIB is unusual in this regard - they have not taken on government or religious institutions with any of their comedy, so the accusations against them have been about "offending sentiments", the present catchphrase of anyone in India looking to gain some easy airtime.
This isn't an ancient Indian trait. Many classic children's stories in India follow the common trope of the wise jester teaching the king, through criticism, how to govern better.
This is a New India story - cultures clashing because of the unprecedented access the internet gives both creators and audiences.
Before last year's roast controversy, AIB was one among several young, promising comedy groups. After it, they have more than a million online subscribers, and everything they do creates waves on the Indian internet.
Here are a few things we know about humour - humour is very context-specific, and doesn't translate well.
So I can tell you that every Indian language has, in literature, film and television, comedic talents that its speakers swear are as funny as your favourites - but there is really no way to prove it.
Bengalis would put humorist Sukumar Ray and singer Kishore Kumar right up there with Edward Lear and Groucho Marx, just as Marathi speakers would take writer PL Deshpande over PG Wodehouse, and Punjabis would rate the late comedian Jaspal Bhatti's slice-of-life everyman comedy above Ricky Gervais'.
Humour dates very quickly, and often fades when seen through changing filters - I didn't see the racism in Tintin or Enid Blyton until I reread them as an adult.
What you find funny depends on you - where and when you're from, what you've seen before, and what offends you.
The same day as the Bhat controversy, the animated comedy Family Guy aired an episode set in India that compiled every possible offensive Indian stereotype. No-one cared about this in India, because the few people who see Family Guy in India know what to expect from it.
There is no definitive Indian humour, because, well, it's a large and incredibly diverse country, full of very different comedic traditions, each of which have their own recognised masters, none of whom can be wholly appreciated in translation.
In recent years, thanks to the cultural dominance of Hindi TV networks and Bollywood, a certain pan-Indian broadcast comedy has emerged.
Kapil Sharma is India's most widely seen TV comedian, and film franchises such as Golmaal and Houseful deal in largely the same comedic tropes.
Expect laugh tracks, sound effects, coy lewdness, overt misogyny, unapologetic racism, xenophobia, Benny Hill chases, and people falling down. Expect frequent cutaways to celebrities laughing their heads off in genuine appreciation for their appearance paycheques.
Also, expect extreme censorship, either self-imposed or, in cinemas, dropped from above by the benevolent overlords of the Central Board of Film Certification, which theoretically exists to rate films but often releases lists of cuts far funnier than the comedies they find objectionable.
For genuinely world-class absurdist humour, pay close attention to the subtitles on anything in this category.
But it's certainly unfair to judge Indian comedy by these standards. Would you define American comedy by Pauly Shore and Rob Schneider films? Or, conversely, claim that all British comedy is as good as Monty Python or Fry and Laurie?
One subset of comedy that can't blame translation for signal loss, however, is the evolving Indian stand-up scene.
Its practitioners have grown up in the internet age, devouring the work of the comedy icons of the past few decades - Seinfeld, Rock, CK, Schumer, Burr, Oliver, Stewart, Izzard.
What's emerged is a very interesting stream of Indian or Indian-origin comedy that speaks the language of the internet, but to an as-yet-undefined audience.
There's an interesting divergence here. Second-generation Indian-origin creators of comedy (Russell Peters, Mindy Kaling, Aziz Ansari) who don't live in India have moved beyond talking about cultural differences and racial stereotypes and found their own post-brown voices and comedic narratives.
Indian comedians on the internet and nascent live-tour circuit are, meanwhile, trying to delve deeper into mass-media stereotypes: reinterpreting Bollywood, politics, cricket, the media, Indian families.
A lot of this involves calling out everyday hypocrisies in a style that isn't necessarily new: readers of books and people who watched TV and film a few decades ago are familiar with every possible form of satire, but newer audiences find it shocking.
As the post-broadband generation finds and strengthens its comedic voice and intrudes further into the spaces occupied by regressive mainstream Indian comedy, there will be more friction, more controversy.
In the meantime, if you want a steady source of Indian comedy, just read our news headlines. It's not very funny if you're living in it, but there are days our headlines outdo The Onion with ridiculous ease.
Samit Basu is a writer of several novels, including the internationally published Turbulence. Online at @samitbasu.


A man who deliberately caused a gas explosion in a block of flats in Dundee has been remanded in custody.

Christopher Jones started a fire in his Park Avenue property after causing gas to build up for several days in April.
Perth Sheriff Court was told residents of eight flats were evacuated as a result.
Jones, 42, of Perth, will be sentenced later in June after admitting causing the explosion.
He also admitted a charge of stalking a woman at her home and various locations.
The court was told that Jones had attempted to take his own life by causing the explosion after losing his sight.
Depute fiscal Nicola Gillespie said gas engineers had been called to the premises several times after neighbours reported leaks.
She said:  "There was an explosion and smoke could be seen.  All the residents were evacuated.
"The accused was topless, wearing jeans and covered in soot.
"He had burns to his face, hands and neck.
"He said he had been sitting on the toilet when he lit a cigarette and the flat exploded."
Miss Gillespie said a joint investigation discovered a fire had been started deliberately in the bedroom and that Jones was not in the room when it exploded, as he would have been unlikely to survive the blast.
The fiscal said that the repair bill for each flat ran to "tens of thousands of pounds".
Solicitor David Holmes, defending, said: "He lost his sight and it has significantly deteriorated in the last year and he has found it difficult to adjust."
Sheriff William Wood remanded Jones in custody and deferred sentence for social work and psychiatric reports.


Police searching for a 29-year-old canoeist who went missing on Loch Tay in Perthshire have found a man's body.

Darren Gilpin, from Edinburgh, was in the boat with another man when it capsized in the Killin area on Saturday evening.
His companion made it to the shore and raised the alarm. A major operation was launched, involving shoreline patrols and a search and rescue helicopter.
But on Sunday night, police said they had recovered a body.


Taylor Swift has appeared in court in Denver, where she is accusing a radio DJ of groping her during a photo shoot.

The pop star sat next to her lawyers as they began the process of selecting a jury for the trial, where she is expected to testify.
Swift, 27, says that broadcaster David Mueller slipped his hand under her dress while they posed together at one of her concerts in 2013.
Mueller sued first, saying that Swift's allegation cost him his job.
Swift countersued one month later, describing the groping incident as "completely intentional".
Here is a brief rundown of the claims and counter-claims.
Radio host David Mueller was invited to a "meet-and-greet" with Taylor Swift during her Red tour in 2013. He met her backstage at the Pepsi Center in Denver with his girlfriend and, after some small talk, they posed for a photograph.
According to Swift, the DJ reached under her dress and grabbed her bottom. "He took his hand and put it up my dress and grabbed onto my ass cheek, and no matter how much I scooted over, it was still there," Swift says in court documents.
Mueller, whose on-air name was Jackson, was later removed from the concert by security guards. He denies that anything inappropriate happened.
Prior to the concert, Mueller was broadcasting daily on the Ryno and Jackson morning show on Denver's 98.5 KYGO station, earning a base salary of $150,000 (£115,000) a year.
But he was fired on 4 June, 2013, two days after the alleged incident. The 55-year-old claims this was due to pressure from Swift's team, who handed over the photograph to his bosses.
"The radio station was given evidence immediately after the incident," Swift's spokesperson later confirmed to People magazine. "They made their independent decision."
Although the alleged groping could have been considered a crime under local law, Swift did not report it to police.
Her lawyer says she wanted to keep the situation "discreet and quiet and confidential".
The photograph of the encounter was sealed by the court at Swift's request (although it was later leaked online). Both sides say the image backs up their case.
Mueller contends that Swift is smiling and, while his hand is behind her, "it is clear her skirt is in place and is not being lifted". Swift's complaint simply says "the image depicted in the photograph of Ms Swift with [Shannon] Melcher and Mueller speaks for itself."
Two years after the incident, Mueller sued Swift, claiming her allegations had cost him his job and damaged his professional reputation.
"The contention that Mr Mueller lifted up Ms Swift's skirt and grabbed her bottom, while standing with his girlfriend, in front of Ms Swift's photographer and Ms Swift's highly trained security personnel, during a company-sponsored, VIP, backstage meet-and-greet, is nonsense," wrote his lawyer in court documents.
The DJ added that he had met "hundreds of celebrities" in the past but had never been accused of physical misconduct; and accused a co-worker of being the one who groped Swift.
One month later, the star countersued Mueller for assault and battery, saying she felt "frantic" and "distressed" after the incident.
In a deposition filed in 2016, Swift described "feeling violated in a way I had never experienced before."
Her claims became part of the same trial.
He wants his name cleared, and $3 million (£2.3 million) in damages.
Swift is seeking $1 (77 pence) in damages, but hopes the case serves "as an example to other women who may resist publicly reliving similar outrageous and humiliating acts," according to court documents.
The trial is expected to last nine days, but it is unclear when Swift will take the stand. Other witnesses are due to include the star's mother, Andrea, and the photographer employed for the meet-and-greet.
For the defence, Mueller's then-girlfriend Shannon Melcher will testify about the taking of the photograph and the DJ's character.
The opening day of the trial saw lawyers tussles over the make-up of the 11-person jury.
Potential jurors were asked to fill out a 15-page questionnaire that asked, among other things, whether they had ever been inappropriately touched, falsely accused or considered themselves fans of Taylor Swift.
No jurors were selected on the first day, but many were dismissed. One said on her questionnaire that she found Ms Swift "petty and dishonest". Another was struck from the pool after saying he had friends who had experienced assault, and was unsure he could be impartial.
Jury selection continues on Tuesday.
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A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud after the longest trial in UK criminal history.

Edwin McLaren, from Quarriers Village in Renfrewshire, was found guilty of property fraud totalling about £1.6m.
The 52-year-old, who was said to be the "brains behind the scheme", was convicted of 29 charges and his wife Lorraine of two.
The trial at the High Court in Glasgow began in September 2015 and heard evidence for 320 days.
It is thought to have cost about £7.5m, with more than £2.4m in legal aid paid for defence lawyers.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Legal Aid Board said the amount of evidence in the case meant that it took Crown prosecutors more than a year to present their case to the court, which is "unprecedented".
Over the course of the past 20 months, the jury has reduced from the original 15 for a Scottish criminal trial to 12, the lowest number it can operate on.
During the trial the court had to halt for three weeks after one juror got married, while others were off sick or took holidays.
It is also the first time in Scotland that evidence was led from the house of a witness who was too ill to attend court.
The house was set up as a court with all the legal trappings needed for her to give evidence.
In an unusual step, judge Lord Stewart used a computer slideshow presentation to sum up the case for the jury.
The judge officially retired from the bench on his 70th birthday in December 2016 but was able to continue hearing the case under the provisions of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.
Lord Stewart deferred sentence on the McLarens until next month for background reports.
Edwin McLaren was remanded in custody after he was found guilty of 29 charges.
His wife Lorraine, 52, was convicted of being involved in the scam to the extent of £128,000 and one charge of mortgage fraud.
She was released on bail.
Her 75-year-old uncle Arthur Horsey was found not guilty of any involvement in the scam.
2005 - London Underground Jubilee Line case - Another fraud case. It took place over a slightly longer period than the Glasgow case but only heard about half as many days of evidence before it collapsed. Six men were accused of conspiring to corrupt public officials and gain insider information on a £2bn extension to the underground. The trial, costing £60m and lasting 21 months, collapsed at London's Old Bailey after a juror "went on strike" claiming loss of earnings threatened his ability to pay Oxford university fees for a course he was due to start. It had already lost two jurors when one became pregnant and another was arrested for benefit fraud. The case led to calls for serious and complex fraud trials to be held without a jury.
1992: The Appeal Court described the marathon Blue Arrow fraud trial, which cost the taxpayer £40m, as a "costly disaster" which must never be repeated. The year-long trial at a purpose-built court off Chancery Lane, resulted in the conviction of four high profile bankers - but the prosecution's joy turned out to be short-lived. The convictions were overturned a few months later when the Appeal Court ruled that due to the length of the trial and the complexity of the subject matter the jury could not have reached a fair verdict.
1996: The trial of brothers Ian and Kevin Maxwell in 1996 was another key case that prompted proposals to change how fraud cases are tried. The sons of late tycoon Robert Maxwell were found not guilty of fraud charges after a trial which lasted eight months and cost taxpayers more than £25m. The jurors in the case spent 11 nights in a hotel before reaching their verdict.
The frauds came to light when a woman in Fife claimed she had not been paid the full amount that she was promised for the sale of her house in Cowdenbeath.
During a two-year police inquiry, 48 properties were investigated under a property fraud scheme where the owner's title deeds were transferred without their knowledge. Twenty-nine cases made it on to the indictment in court, involving properties throughout Scotland.
The frauds were said to have taken place between April 2008 and November 2012.
The case was described by police "one of the largest, most complicated property fraud investigations ever carried out in Scotland".
More than 200 officers were involved in piecing together the crimes which involved mortgage fraud, property fraud and money laundering.
The operation was run by Edwin McLaren who targeted people under financial pressure, often after placing adverts in newspapers for two companies - Property Solutions and Homesale Solutions.
McLaren, who would often use a false name, would tell his victims he would sort out their financial difficulties, usually in the form of a loan or leaseback agreement.
They thought they were releasing equity from their homes but McLaren had them sign paperwork which transferred full ownership of their property.
Police said his clients were usually completely unaware they had signed away their houses until they were approached by officers.
The property was never transferred to him - instead he used family members and friends.
He also raised mortgages against the properties.
Some witnesses said they were not only in financial difficulty but also unwell or bereaved.
In the case of one couple McLaren turned up at the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow to get a document signed.
The homeowner said he was so weakened by his cancer treatment he did not even know what the document was.
It turned out that he and his wife were signing over their house.
However, one witness said he had thought McLaren was the best thing that had happened to him.
But all along McLaren was using false names and deceiving them.
Lorraine McLaren said it was her husband who ran that side of their property business and that she signed the documents when he asked her to.
No lawyers who were involved in the transactions were prosecuted as they were used as witnesses in the trial.
The 52-year-old lived an extravagant lifestyle in the upmarket enclave of Quarriers Village.
He would holiday in Dubai and had a yellow Bentley. His house was worth more than £700,000.
McLaren had worked as a financial adviser and had the background knowledge to put the scheme together.
His assets have been restrained under the proceeds of crime act.
He was said to have shown no sign of remorse.
He claimed that he was helping people who had nowhere else to turn and has been quoted as saying he was their friend and saviour.


Non-league teenage striker Johan Ter Horst will join Premier League Hull City from Folkestone Invicta for an undisclosed fee in the summer.

This doesn't really happen to someone from Folkestone - we're not the hotbed of football
The 18-year-old, who recently had a trial at Charlton, will join the Tigers at the end of the season after agreeing a three-year contract.
"He's been with us since he was 12 and played in our youth teams," Folkestone boss Neil Cugley told BBC Radio Kent.
"I think he'll go straight into their Under-21 team and get him stronger."
Cugley added: "Credit to the people who run our youth system.
"We've managed to get him this far and that's pleasing."
Ter Horst will stay at Folkestone for the remainder of the campaign as they chase promotion from Ryman League South.
And Cugley believes the player is capable of making an impact at a higher level in future years.
"He went to Charlton and you could see that improved him no end - even in those two weeks," he said.
"Everyday training is what he needs now.
"When he's had that for a couple of years, I'm sure he'll get stronger and quicker and hopefully kick on and be in the Hull side.
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"We're unbelievably proud that we've got someone from down here getting on in football, it's really good.
"This doesn't really happen to someone from Folkestone - we're not the hotbed of football.
"He's a lovely lad as well and has got good parents that have backed everything we've done and hopefully, in a few years, we'll see him on the telly doing well for Hull.
"It's great for our club. We're not a big club and for this to happen is brilliant."


Southampton failed to reach the Europa League group stage as they were beaten by Danish champions Midtjylland.

A first-half goal from former Celtic striker Morten Rasmussen secured a 2-1 aggregate win - and with it a place in Friday's group stage draw.
The Saints saw an early Jose Fonte effort cleared off the line but were then punished by Rasmussen's angled shot following a Jay Rodriguez error.
Southampton rarely looked like getting an away goal to force extra time.
After finishing seventh in the Premier League last season, this was a disappointing end to Southampton's first entry into Europe since 2004.
Ronald Koeman's side eased past Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem in their first qualifying round but did not convince against Midtjylland in the first leg, drawing 1-1 at St Mary's.
And apart from Fortune's early chance and a blocked shot from James Ward-Prowse, they carried little threat on Thursday.
Rasmussen accepted a pass from Kristian Bach Bak to turn sharply and hit the 28th-minute winner after Rodriguez had been caught in possession.
Relive Southampton's Europa League exit.
The Dutchman could do little wrong in his first season in charge as he defied the doubters following the sale of some of Southampton's biggest names - including Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, and Dejan Lovren - to lead Southampton into Europe.
But second-season syndrome now looks a real threat with Southampton again selling over the summer with key midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin and defender Nathaniel Clyne both leaving.
The Saints are yet to win in the Premier League and will now have to get over the disappointment of their early Europa League exit.
Last season, Hull were knocked out in Europa League qualifying and went on to be relegated. Southampton are a long way from that prospect but Koeman's managerial acumen will now be tested.
The Saints could do with the transfer window shutting without any further exits.
Midfield powerhouse Victor Wanyama has been linked with Tottenham and forward Sadio Mane with Manchester United.
Neither played in Denmark and both were missed.
The Saints can't afford to lose any more of their key players and need to strengthen. A move for Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk could happen now that the Scots are out of the Champions League.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman, speaking to BT Sport: "In both games we were the better team, we had the most chances. We scored a goal at home that was disallowed and tonight we need a penalty for a handball from the free-kick.
"We worked very hard but sometimes you need good decisions. We didn't have that. In my opinion that makes the result.
"Sadio Mane wasn't 100% and it will be a long season. I didn't take that risk to put him in. We need him for more games."
Southampton are at home to Norwich on Sunday and could do with a first Premier League win just to settle things down ahead of the international break.


A raccoon photographed riding the Tube has been identified as a "mischievous" 15-week-old called Olivia.

Her animal trainer-owner Kimberly Unger contacted the BBC after spotting Olivia in a news story about unusual pets.
A second raccoon, assumed to be Olivia, spotted being walked on a lead near Oxford Street, was in fact a young male racoon she owns called Winston.
But the undoubted star of her four-strong raccoon troupe is Melanie, who appeared in a TV talent show in 2013.
Melanie, her eldest, featured in Britain's Got Talent, aged one. She performed a series of actions to music, but failed to charm Simon Cowell, who buzzed her out of the TV show.
"Melanie did ever so well. She was rolling over, playing dead, climbing a ladder, but Simon didn't like the fact she wasn't dancing. Dancing wasn't part of her routine though, so that's not her fault," Miss Unger said.
Miss Unger, 35, has revealed Winston - who was photographed on a lead near Oxford Street on Friday - is a fidgety male who is a week younger than Olivia.
She said she had brought Winston to the capital from his home in Kent to help socialise him.
"They are highly intelligent and need a lot of mental and physical stimulation. They get easily bored, that's why it's good to take them out regularly," she said.
"London is a great place to take them to get them used to noise, traffic, people and different smells. If you do this from when they are young it doesn't stress them out."
She accepted some people would see her as eccentric but said she hoped to study captive raccoons to measure their intelligence, to help better protect the species.
She agreed with the RSPCA that raccoons were not suitable pets for most people because they demand a lot of attention.
A spokesman for the charity said: "We would strongly discourage anyone from buying or keeping them. Sadly, the needs of raccoons cannot adequately be met within typical household environments."
In the wild in their native North America raccoons have an average lifespan of between one to three years.


This is turning into not just a bad night, not just a terrible night, but an absolute out-and-out disaster that threatens the existence of the Labour Party in Scotland.

Jim Murphy has just vowed to stay on as the Scottish Labour leader to start the "fightback". But Labour in Scotland has promised before to listen and learn after 2007 and 2011 when they lost in the Holyrood Parliament in Scotland. Could they recover?
With hardly an MP, and activists tired and defeated, Scottish Labour may not just need to lick its wounds and follow through that cliche of "learning the lessons". They need something else, more drastic, much, much, more drastic.
And there is very little comfort for the Labour Party elsewhere.
If anything, the emerging evidence is that the night looks worse for them than our exit poll predicted five hours ago. Tessa Jowell has said it is not yet the moment to talk about a new leader for the Labour Party. But there are reports that there will be demands for Ed Miliband to go as soon as later on Friday.
Labour candidate John Mann, shall we say a critical friend of his own party, has said the leadership was warned repeatedly about what might happen. A source in the Labour Party has just texted me to say, "the leadership contest starts tomorrow".
Another Labour source has told me, "they want Ed M gone by Monday and a blood-letting leadership battle asap".


Shares in retailer Sports Direct have fallen by more than 10% after founder Mike Ashley was reported as saying that profits would not meet those of 2015.

Mr Ashley was quoted by  The Times as saying "we can't make the same profit we made last year".
It also comes after he confirmed he would not give evidence in Parliament about how his workers are treated.
At close of trade in London, shares in Sports Direct International were down by 10.52% at 379.20 pence.
Mr Ashley was also quoted in the The Times as saying: "We are in trouble, we are not trading very well."
In July 2015, Sports Direct said profits for the year to 26 April were Â£300m, up from Â£249m the year before.
Meanwhile, MPs have repeated their call for Mr Ashley to be questioned by the House of Commons Business Select Committee in London.
Mr Ashley, owner of Newcastle United football club, has repeatedly refused to appear before the committee on 7 June, and offered instead to give MPs a tour of his head office in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
Committee chairman Iain Wright said on Tuesday: "We expect Mr Ashley to attend on 7 June and to take this opportunity to respond on public record to the serious concerns regarding the treatment of workers at Sports Direct.
"We are still to receive a formal response from Mr Ashley to our invitation to attend. Select Committees rightly expect witnesses to attend evidence sessions."
He added: "Business leaders and others regularly appear in front of select committees when invited and we see no reason why Mr Ashley should expect to be exempt from the normal parliamentary process.
"Among other issues, we are keen to question Mr Ashley on the progress of the review he is leading on working practices at Sports Direct."
The committee now needs to decide whether to raise a complaint of contempt, and the House of Commons would then decide whether a contempt had been committed.
A BBC investigation in October 2015 found that ambulances were called out to the headquarters of Sports Direct 76 times in two years.
Many of the calls, for workers at the firm's complex at Shirebrook, in Derbyshire, were for "life-threatening" illnesses.
Former workers said some staff were "too scared" to take sick leave because they feared losing their jobs.
Sports Direct said at the time that it aimed to provide safe working conditions for all.


A mother planned to take her young children to Syria to be reunited with their jihadist father, a court has heard.

Trainee maths teacher Lorna Moore, 33, is accused of not telling authorities her husband was poised to join fighters from the Islamic State group.
The Old Bailey heard that when Sajid Aslam, 34, left in August 2014, Ms Moore kept in touch via Skype while on holiday at Butlins.
She denies a terror-related offence.
On Mr Aslam's arrival in Syria, the court heard, he sent a "triumphant" coded message to his friend Ayman Shaukat, 27, in the form of a YouTube video of a song by the band Cash Money Heroes called I Made It.
Within months, jurors heard, Ms Moore, of Glebe Street, Walsall, had booked flights to Majorca, Spain.
Prosecutors said her final destination - where she planned to take her three children - was revealed in a text from another couple heading to Syria. It said: "see you there".
In the meantime, Ms Moore had set about renting her house, selling possessions and applying for passports, the court heard.
It is alleged that Ms Moore was part of a group planning to travel to Syria to fight for IS.
Prosecutor Julian Christopher QC told jurors: "The plan was for Miss Moore to take the children via an innocuous destination to be reunited with their father."
The court heard things went awry when the couple Ms Moore had texted was arrested by Turkish police. Police then swooped on Ms Moore's Walsall home.
Mr Shaukat, of Pargeter Street, Walsall, an ex-treasurer of Walsall Islamic Centre, is accused of helping Mr Aslam, a supply teacher, travel to Syria by dropping him off at the airport.
He denies two counts of preparing for terrorist acts and one charge of possession of a terrorist document.
Ms Moore is accused of failing to disclose information about her husband's planned travel to fight for the group.
The trial continues.


A girl accused of murdering a vulnerable woman had a mental condition which meant she did not understand what she was doing, a court has heard.

Angela Wrightson, 39, was beaten to death in her home in Hartlepool, Teesside, in December 2014.
Two girls, then aged 13 and 14, deny murder.
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Indranil Chakrabarti was giving evidence at Leeds Crown Court with regard to the older girl, who is now 15.
She has admitted manslaughter.
He said the girl had a condition called Other Mixed Disorder of Conduct and Emotions which made her act in an "aggressive, violent and cruel" way.
She also has a very low IQ - of between 60 and 70 - Dr Chakrabarti said, which made it difficult for her to understand the consequences of her actions "either for herself or for her victim".
He added the girl had a family background of violence, which would "trivialise" her perception of what level of force "would be deemed excessive".
The girl, who was not in court, had also experienced auditory and visual hallucinations, but Dr Chakrabarti said they were "not significant enough" to indicate a psychotic illness.
"Her mental impairment means her behaviour is aggressive, dangerous and cruel to others," he told the court.
"Her mental abnormality, coupled with her low IQ and the commonality of violence in her home life, provides a reason for the attack on Angela Wrightson," Dr Chakrabarti said.
The trial continues.


A mayor who resigned after a taxi driver he vouched for was found to have a rape conviction has been urged to leave the council altogether.

Subhan Shafiq stepped down as Milton Keynes mayor after describing the man as being of "good current character".
This helped the driver, Mr Shafiq's friend, to get a taxi driver's licence.
Milton Keynes Council leader Peter Marland said Mr Shafiq should examine his conscience over whether he could even continue as a councillor.
Mr Marland, Labour leader of the council, said: "He resigned to protect the reputation of the council but I think it is very difficult for him to remain and keep the trust of the public after advocating for someone who has been convicted of rape.
"He must examine his own conscience on this."
Mr Shafiq, a Liberal Democrat, had described his "friend", who had been convicted of four sexual assaults, as being of "good current character".
But earlier this month a member of the public raised concerns about the driver and his licence was revoked.
The council claimed it had "taken rapid steps" to keep passengers safe.
Mr Shafiq said in a previous statement he had resigned as mayor "with deep regret".
The driver had been issued with a licence in September 2011, despite councillors knowing of his four convictions, for which he had served a "substantial" custodial sentence.
He had received a "very strong" character reference from Mr Shafiq, who became mayor in June.
The driver's convictions were discussed again in 2012 and his licence was temporarily suspended, but this ban was later "inexplicably" lifted, the council said.
Seven other drivers who give the council "cause for concern" have been identified as part of a detailed review of licence holders.


He's been watched on television by millions, performed on stage in front of thousands at Wembley Arena, and has nearly 500,000 followers on Twitter.

On Saturday, Jake Quickenden is set to play for his new eighth-tier club Ossett Town at Sheffield FC in the FA Cup preliminary round in front of around 200 people - a world away from his life as a reality television star, singer and model.
"I get more nervous playing football than I do when I'm up on stage performing in front of thousands," the 28-year-old X Factor singer and 2014 I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! runner-up told BBC Sport.
"It doesn't matter if I'm walking out on the pitch in front of 10 people or 100. I know I'm going to get stick and there's going to be a big meaty defender dishing out a couple of cheeky elbows. It's OK though, I can look after myself."
A former Scunthorpe United youth team player, Quickenden's hopes of playing professionally for his hometown club ended when he broke a leg at the age of 16.
He went on to play in Australia and, after returning to England, turned out for non-league Frickley Athletic and Bottesford Town before taking a break from football to concentrate on his music and television career.
He was in the 2012 and 2014 editions of the X Factor and, three years ago, appeared alongside former Premier League player Jimmy Bullard in the reality television game show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! where he finished second behind four-time superbike world champion Carl Fogarty.
Quickenden joined Northern Premier League Division One North Ossett in July although he had already made his mark with the Yorkshire part-timers at the end of last season.
An online vote to find the best goal of the 2016-17 Northern Premier League campaign saw Ossett's Martin Pembleton - Quickenden's close friend - tied with Frickley Athletic's Curtly Martin-Wyatt.
Pembleton then ran out clear winner after Quickenden urged his 497,000 followers on Twitter to vote for his friend.
"Football was my first love and I decided recently that I wanted to get back to a decent standard and test myself," added Quickenden. "I don't want to be picked just because I'm on television. I want to earn my place in the side.
"I don't get treated any differently in the dressing room.
"I got lots of stick for turning up to a pre-season game in a tracksuit. It was pink. Once all the banter had died down a few of the lads quietly asked me later if I could get them one.
"I haven't had to sing to them yet, I'm sure that will come, but I've heard their attempts in the dressing room. Let's just say it wasn't for the faint-hearted."
Ossett, whose average gate is around 150, are captained by Alex Peterson, 22, who has experience of playing in the Championship for Doncaster Rovers in 2013-14.
Victory at Northern Premier League Division One South Sheffield - the world's oldest football club - will leave the Ossett, founded in 1936, four wins from a first ever appearance in the FA Cup first round.
"If I play it'll be my first appearance in the FA Cup," said Quickenden. "My friend Jack Muldoon was involved in Lincoln City's run to the quarter-finals last season. That was a fantastic story and I'd love to help Ossett go on a good run."
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When the 2018 FA Cup final takes place at Wembley on 19 May, Paul Bastock will be celebrating his 48th birthday.
After more than 1,100 league games, 20 moves and 17 different clubs, Bastock will become one of the oldest players in the modern era to play in the FA Cup when he turns out for Corby Town on Saturday.
The goalkeeper made his Football League debut in 1988 aged 17 for Cambridge United and his prolonged career has seen him share a dressing room with former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne and ex-Manchester United striker Dion Dublin.
"I remember my debut like it was yesterday," Bastock said. "It was a goalless draw at Colchester in 1988. John Beck gave me £25 after the game to go and have some beers for keeping a clean sheet.
"I pocketed the money because I was teetotal at the time."
Bastock's long career started at Coventry City where he secured an FA Youth Cup winners' medal in 1987 -  the same season the Sky Blues beat Tottenhham 3-2 in the FA Cup final.
He has had three spells at St Albans City, a stint in Malaysia, while no-one has played more games for Boston United than Bastock.
Some of his 679 appearances for the Pilgrims came after they won promotion to the Football League in 2002.
"Our first game up was against Bournemouth. It was a 2-2 draw but after that we went one way and Bournemouth went the other - and now they're in the Premier League," he added.
Two years later, Boston announced Gascoigne as their new player-coach.
"You had to pinch yourself that Gazza was in the dressing room," added Bastock. "He was brilliant with the youth team, organising fitness programmes and passing on his experience, but he was having his own battles."
Eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One South Corby, who reached the third round in 1965-66, travel to Norfolk to face Isthmian League Dereham Town.
David Bell, who has played in the Championship for Luton Town, Leicester City, Norwich City and Coventry City, is player-manager of the Steelmen.
So could Bastock carry on playing past 50?
"This is definitely my last year playing but I've been saying that for the last 10 years," he said.
"Some of the other players are 30 years younger than me. It's funny seeing their faces in the dressing room. They're like 'here comes grandad!"
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He turned out for Newcastle United in the Champions League and once commanded a reported weekly wage of £30,000, but Titus Bramble is now playing for nothing at a club whose average gate last season was 85.
Four years after playing in the Premier League, 35-year-old Bramble is set to make his second appearance for ninth-tier Stowmarket Town in the FA Cup preliminary round against Romford on Saturday.
"Some of my players are Titus' school friends," Stowmarket boss Rick Andrews told BBC Sport.
"He's giving something back to football. I'm sure Titus has done quite well out of the professional game. He works as an academy coach at Ipswich Town and he wants to play with his old school friends.
"It's a bit like the perfect storm. A number of permutations have come together and this is an arrangement that works for everyone. We'll enjoy Titus for as long as he is here."
Bramble made his debut in Stowmarket's defence against Felixstowe and Walton United in the Eastern Counties Premier Division last Saturday - his first competitive game since playing for Sunderland in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on 30 March, 2013.
Stowmarket were winning 3-2 when the Ipswich-born player was substituted after 71 minutes. They lost 4-3.
Bramble made 292 Premier League appearances over a 13-year period for Ipswich, Newcastle, Wigan and Sunderland as well as commanding transfer fees totalling £6m.
Sir Bobby Robson, Martin O'Neill and Steve Bruce were among several managers he served.
Former Ipswich, Peterborough and Livingston defender Scott Mitchell also plays for Stowmarket, who have never reached the FA Cup first round in their 134-year history.
Lee Norfolk, the first player from New Zealand to play in the Premier League when he appeared for Ipswich in 1994-95, is part of the coaching team.
The home tie with Isthmian League North Romford will be played at nearby Ipswich Wanderers as work is being carried out on Stowmarket's pitch.
The preliminary round is the second of six qualifying rounds before the first round proper on 4-5 November.
A total of 185 teams advanced from the extra preliminary round two weeks ago, with an additional 135 entering at this stage to make 160 ties.
Winning clubs at this stage will receive £1,925 each, while one match per round through qualifying will be streamed by BBC Sport.
The tie between South Shields and Bridlington Town will be live (12:30 BST) on the BBC Sport website.
South Shields play in the eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One North and their team includes 36-year-old Argentine midfielder Julio Arca - veteran of 149 Premier League appearances for Sunderland and Middlesbrough.
Bridlington play in the ninth-tier Northern Counties East Premier Division and are managed by Curtis Woodhouse, the former Sheffield United and Birmingham City midfielder who went on to have a career as a professional boxer.
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The work of 20th Century artists dominates next year's programme at Tate with exhibitions by US artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Robert Rauschenberg.

Tate Britain will host the largest presentation of British war artist Paul Nash - who played a key role in developing Modernism in English art.
Next summer, the Tate Modern will host the UK's first large-scale show of O'Keeffe's work in more than 20 years.
Tate Liverpool will also show about 35 large-scale works by Francis Bacon.
The exhibition Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms will be grouped in themes such as portraiture and existentialism, crucifixion, the stage and arena and invisible rooms, which gives the show its title.
O'Keeffe is considered a founding figure of American modernism. She is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers and New Mexico landscapes.
The Rauschenberg exhibition, meanwhile will be the first posthumous retrospective of the artist since his death in 2008.
It will also be the first exhibition of Rauschenberg in the UK for almost 35 years.
In summer 2016, Tate St Ives will present Sea & Studio, exhibitions which explore the ocean, the landscape and the ceramics studio.
In the winter, British artists Rosalind Nashashibi and Lucy Skaer's film chronicling Paul Gauguin's voyage to Tahiti will be shown.
It will make up a wide-ranging exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Gauguin himself, as well as earlier depictions of Tahiti by other artists.


Championship outfit Dumbarton held Premiership side Dundee to a drab draw to earn a replay and retain hope of a Scottish Cup quarter-final spot.

Nick Ross hit the post early on for the visitors but further opportunities were few and far between.
Dumbarton's new signing Christian Nade was impressive on his debut as the Sons competed well.
The hosts' spirit was summed up by an excellent clearance off the line by Mark Docherty to deny Kane Hemmings.
Dumbarton, seventh in the Championship, have not beaten Dundee since 1985 so a replay at Dens Park - a week on Tuesday, 16 February - will no doubt please the Sons.
The opening 10 minutes of this contest suggested it could be an afternoon of shooting practice for Dundee.
Greg Stewart cleverly slipped the ball to Ross, whose low shot from 16 yards bounced straight back off the bottom of the left upright.
But despite a few more pot-shots in the direction of Sons goalkeeper Jamie Ewings and some menace down the right by Stewart, the Dark Blues failed to capitalise on early dominance and allowed Dumbarton into the game.
Much of the hosts' promising play stemmed from the experience and intelligence of Nade.
On one occasion the former Dundee man closed down Darren O'Dea's clearance and bore down on goal, only for visiting goalkeeper Scott Bain to rush out and boot the ball away to spare the Irishman's blushes.
Dundee fans were cheering in anticipation of a goal before half-time, but Mark Docherty's sliding clearance on the line in the nick of time prevented Kane Hemmings' dinked effort from trundling in. Needless to say the Dumbarton supporters enjoyed cutting the visiting section's celebrations short.
Hemmings' luck did not improve after the break. The striker has scored 16 goals this season and managed  to succeed in sliding the ball into Dumbarton's net, before realising he had long been flagged offside.
Docherty's curler gave Bain something to think about before Gary Harkins headed narrowly over for Dundee at the other end, but a breakthrough proved elusive on a pitch that was cutting up badly.
Dumbarton manager Stevie Aitken: "I thought the players work rate and commitment was terrific.
"We defended really well against a strong Dundee side who have got great players going forward.
"I'm delighted we've got another shot at it. The club might make some money out of it as well."
Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "I thought we dominated the game from start to finish, but we just didn't have that cutting edge in the final third.
"Dumbarton got men behind the ball and tried to frustrate us.
"But it's a clean sheet for us and we're still in the cup."


Annual profits at one of the UK's biggest housebuilders, Persimmon, have risen by nearly a quarter amid what it described as a "confident" market.

Persimmon said underlying pre-tax profit rose 23% last year to Â£782.8m, with revenue up 8% to Â£3.14bn.
The company sold 15,171 new homes last year, 599 more than in 2015, with average prices up 3.8% to Â£206,765.
It added that 2017 had got off to a promising start, with "encouraging" levels of customer activity.
The number of visitors to its sites was up by about 7% compared with a year earlier.
"The UK new build housing market remains confident with customer demand for new homes supported by compelling mortgage products," the company said.
However, it added that it remained "wary of the risks and increased uncertainties associated with the EU referendum result".
Persimmon said the government's Help to Buy scheme remained "important" in supporting first-time buyers.
It said it had sold 6,970 new homes last year to those using the scheme.
Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "The Brexit-shaped dent in Persimmon's share price has now been almost entirely repaired by brisk trading and resilient performance from the UK economy.
"The UK's housebuilders have had the wind at their back for some time now, with the government Help to Buy scheme boosting transaction numbers, while a chronic housing shortage has pushed prices up too.
"Looking forward, the UK housing market shows little sign of pausing for breath in its steady upward climb, and low interest rates are likely to remain supportive for the foreseeable future."


North Wales is set to benefit from an economic boost to the "northern powerhouse" region of England, Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns has said.

He and Northern Powerhouse Minister James Wharton met business leaders in Conwy, Flintshire and Cheshire to outline the prospects.
Mr Cairns said north east Wales was "perfectly positioned" to benefit.
The Welsh government claimed the plan was only offering "trickle-down benefits" from growth in England.
The ministerial tour on Tuesday included visits to the Toyota engine plant and an Oriental food factory on Deeside, and a former church in Llandudno converted into a hub for hi-tech firms.
"It's clear that we are seeing a sustained strengthening of the economy across Wales - last week's record employment figures illustrate that," said Mr Cairns.
Paying tribute to major exporting companies in the region, he said he wanted to "urge business leaders in the north of the country to come together and see how we can benefit from the opportunities of closer links".
However, Welsh Labour's Deputy Economy Minister Ken Skates dismissed the plan as a "lowly aspiration", saying the area "should be an economic powerhouse in its own right".
"The UK government should be helping and enabling north east Wales to realise Welsh Labour's ambitious vision for the region, not simply offering trickle-down benefits from economic growth in England's major cities," he said.


Motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Gordon Aikman has died, aged 31.

He was diagnosed with the disease in 2014 while he was director of research for the Better Together campaign ahead of the Scottish independence referendum.
He went on to win cross party support for his Gordon's Fightback campaign, calling for funding to find a cure for MND and specialist nursing care.
His efforts raised more than Â£500,000 for research into MND.
In a statement, Mr Aikman's family said they were heartbroken by his death.
They added: "Gordon was beautiful, kind, funny and utterly determined.
"He achieved more in the few short years after his diagnosis with MND than many of us do in a lifetime.
"Gordon's campaigning and fundraising has truly inspired people, changed lives across Scotland and we are so proud of him. We will miss him terribly."
On his Twitter account, Mr Aikman's husband Joe Pike said he had lost his soul mate. He wrote: "My beautiful husband @GordonAikman has died. We are all heartbroken. He was my best friend, my soulmate and the love of my life."
After meeting Gordon Aikman in November 2014, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that there would be a review of motor neurone disease care in Scotland.
Ms Sturgeon later announced that the NHS in Scotland would begin to fund specialist nursing and double the number of MND specialist nurses.
The first minister tweeted her sadness at the news of his death. She wrote: "I'm so terribly sad to hear that @GordonAikman has died. He faced adversity with incredible courage and did so much good for others.
"Gordon's campaign to raise awareness of @MNDScotland and achieve better care and treatment for those diagnosed was inspirational."
Mr Aikman received numerous awards for his campaign work including a British Empire Medal. His inspiring example featured in a BBC Scotland documentary last year.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said Mr Aikman's death had left her "utterly bereft".
She said: "Although we all knew time was precious, Gordon's death comes as a shock.
"I have lost a best friend and the world has lost a man who made it a better place."
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown added his voice to the tributes. He said: "Gordon Aikman was so courageous and so determined to do good even when struck down by a fatal illness. His incredible efforts to help others will continue to inspire our country.
"I know that even in his last few days he was working hard to raise funds for his charity and only thinking of what more could be done to promote the cause of other sufferers."
Gordon Aikman's JustGiving crowdfunding appeal began with the stark message: "I'm dying. And fast.
"That - in short - was what my doctor told me when I was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. It is not the news you expect when 29 years old.
"MND is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that eats away at your body until you can no longer walk, talk, eat or breathe for yourself.
"There is no cure. Soon it will kill me. That's why I am doing all I can while I can to raise money for MND Scotland: a great charity that funds research into the disease.
"It'll be too late for me, but we can and we must find a cure for the next generation.
"With your help I can turn a negative into a positive."
Ahead of the Scottish independence referendum, the leader of Better Together, Alistair Darling, took the ice bucket challenge to raise money for Gordon Aikman's campaign.
The former chancellor described Mr Aikman as a "real hero".
Following news of his death, he said: "Gordon was highly intelligent, courageous and above all a good friend to everyone he knew. We will miss him terribly.
"Gordon was determined to do everything he could to help to tackle MND. He was a real hero."
The head of MND Scotland, Craig Stockton, paid tribute to the campaigner, calling it a privilege to have known him.
He added: "In the face of a devastating diagnosis, at the age of just 29, Gordon turned his grief into a drive to fight for the rights of others affected and to fund a cure.
"In addition to his campaigning and fundraising efforts, Gordon has played a pivotal role in raising awareness of MND and the daily challenges people with the illness can face, through his own personal experiences."


A man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and harassment after two people were injured by a suspicious package in Cornwall.

The pair, who suffered minor injuries, were among five treated by ambulance crews at the scene in Penhalls Way, Playing Place, on Tuesday.
A hazardous materials team removed the package from a bungalow.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a 47-year-old man from Penryn is being questioned.
Ch Insp Ian Drummond-Smith, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said he wished to reassure the public.
"No other homes are at risk of receiving such a package and we are carrying out a focussed stalking investigation".
"The package will go off today for investigation at a laboratory to determine its contents" he said.


About a third of the teaching staff at one of west Belfast's biggest secondary schools were absent on Monday, the BBC understands.

At least 24 teachers at De La Salle College in Andersonstown were absent out of a full-time teaching staff of about 70.
There have been ongoing industrial problems at the school over the past few months.
Its principal said the school was "dealing with some internal issues".
There were a number of days when significant numbers of staff were absent in early November 2015.
Following that, a range of meetings were held involving school staff, governors, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) and the teaching unions.
In January 2016, a "strategic plan for renewal" was drawn up and a "strategy group" was established "to address a range of issues raised by staff relating to the operation of the school".
The plan had a number of "action plan areas", including:
The plan also said that "there should be no ultimatums, threats or vetoes to any part of the process" and that there should be no communication with the media except with the authority of the strategy group.
The BBC understands that there have been delays in the implementation of that action plan.
The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), which represents the majority of teaching staff in the school, said they were attempting to address a number of ongoing issues.
The union's northern secretary, Gerry Murphy, said: "INTO is increasingly concerned with the slow progress towards a resolution, and is now considering further targeted industrial action within the school."
In a statement to the BBC, De La Salle's principal Claire White said the school was "actively managing the situation".
"De La Salle College is committed to providing the highest levels of education provision to its pupils and it takes the wellbeing of its pupils and staff extremely seriously," she said.
"The college will continue to work closely with the relevant bodies, including the trade unions, to resolve these issues in as timely a manner as possible."
Meanwhile, the CCMS said they were continuing to work with the board of governors, the principal and teacher unions to reach a resolution.


Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to visit Kent to see the effect of the Calais chaos on small businesses in the county.

Sarah Poole, of Westenhanger Castle in Hythe, said her business had lost Â£30,000 from wedding and meeting cancellations due to Operation Stack.
"Our business cannot survive if this carries on," she told BBC South East debate Gridlock Kent.
Her comments came as 600 migrants got through the Eurotunnel fence overnight.
A total of 400 were pushed back through the barrier by security teams, 180 were removed from the secure area and 20 were detained, according to BBC reporter Amanda Kirton in Calais.
The ongoing situation in the French port involving migrants and striking ferry workers has led to Operation Stack being implemented on 26 days this summer.
Ms Poole's wedding and conference venue is just off the M20, where lorries unable to cross the English Channel are parked or "stacked".
"I urge the Prime Minister to come down to see our small businesses because it is us that is being affected," she said.
"We are bringing the economy out of recession, but you are putting us straight back in it.
"It's down to the French to sort out their own problems and us English to sort out the English side."
B&B owner Mark Walker said holidaymakers were no longer visiting Kent from the continent.
"They hear it is no longer the Garden of England - they hear it is the lorry park of England," he said.
No senior member of the government was available to attend Monday's debate.
But Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for Thanet South, said the impact of ferry worker strikes in Calais and migrants trying to enter the UK via the Channel Tunnel had been "unprecedented - complete chaos and disaster".
He said he had been in regular discussions with transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
"I can assure you the government is trying to get to grips with this," he said.
"The ultimate solution is what is happening on the French side.
"We have got two of the most advanced nations on the planet - Britain and France. Are you telling me, seriously, that we can't defend a port?"
He said the British government would be spending money to make the Eurotunnel entrance in Calais more secure by Friday.
Kent County Council leader Paul Carter said Operation Stack was necessary and was likely to be implemented again.
He said logistics experts from the Ministry of Defence had been looking at three alternative sites to park lorries over the past three days "at David Cameron's insistence".
Sites put forward are at the disused Manston airport, Westhanger and Ebbsfleet.
"It is for national government to fund the solution and it has got to be a top priority to keep the Queen's highway open in Kent at all times," he said.
David Cameron admitted on Friday that more work needed to be done to tackle the migrant crisis in Calais.
"We rule nothing out in taking action to deal with this very serious problem," he said.
"We are absolutely in it. We know it needs more work."


Sarajevo's city hall - housing the national library - has been re-opened - 22 years after it was destroyed by shelling during the Bosnian War.

The iconic building was hit by a mortar and burned down during the Bosnian Serb siege of the city in 1992.
It was restored to mark the centenary of WW1, which was triggered by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
He was shot dead after leaving city hall on 28 June 1914.
The city hall was re-opened at a ceremony on Friday, with 3D projections on its facade showing key moments in the history of the 19th Century building.
"Tonight... we mark the triumph of civilisation over barbarism, of light over darkness, of life over death and the triumph of the idea of unity and co-existence over the idea of inhuman and unnatural divisions and clashes," said Bakir Izetbegovic, the Muslim Bosniak member of Bosnia's three-man presidency.
The building - in the city's old Turkish quarter - had no military significance. Almost two million books - including many rare manuscripts - were destroyed in 1992.
The city hall - which was first opened in 1896 - was converted into the national library in 1949.
It now houses the national and university libraries, the city council and a museum.