Highlights of the day's Premier League action.

A cauldron is due to be lit in Edinburgh later ahead of Scottish celebrations to mark the Paralympic Games taking place in London.

President Chavez orders an investigation into the cause of a huge blast at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, as the death toll rises to 39.

Roman Catholic priests are to read out a letter in each of the Church's parishes in Scotland criticising the Scottish Government's plans for gay marriage.

The UK public-infrastructure group Mouchel enters administration after its shareholders rejected a proposed restructuring.

The carbon storage capacity of protected forests in West Africa increases despite the region suffering a 40-year drought, a study suggests.

Louise Clarke, one of the founding members of Top of the Pops dance troupe Pan's People, dies at the age of 63.

Syrian opposition activists say scores of bodies have been found in a town near the capital Damascus, accusing government troops of "massacre".