9am Briefing: Osama bin Laden killed in firefight

Bin Laden's death at a compound in Pakistan ended the world's most widely-watched manhunt.

Jubilant crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington and at ground zero in New York as word spread.

"Justice has been done," the US president said.

FIREFIGHTERS had to tackle three huge fires in the past 12 hours - with at least two of them thought to be suspicious.

A disused nursery in West Pilton Grove was destroyed by a huge fire after its roof caught alight last night and later a Co-op supermarket at the Bankton Retail Centre, in Livingston, was destroyed by a blaze believed to have been started deliberately. Early today a third blaze was started at 4.20am at the Scotiabank House, in the city's South Charlotte Street.

A PERMANENT tribute to Hibs hero Eddie Turnbull looks set to be established in the Capital following his death on Saturday.

Turnbull, who died at the age of 88, was one of the club's legendary "Famous Five", who brought glory to Hibs during the post-war decade.

One of the stands at Easter Road is already named after the five, but both the club and the fans say they are considering tributes to Turnbull himself.

SCOTLAND'S political parties today enetered the final few days of campaigning ahead of Thurdsay's elections with polls showing the SNP on course for a second term at Holyrood.

One poll yesterday showed Labour narrowing the gap to eight points in the constituency vote and two points on the list, but another put the SNP still ten points ahead.

And today the Nationalists got another boost with a survey which found 50 per cent believe the SNP is better at standing up for Scotland, while 31 per cent think Labour is best.

THE number of homes selling for at least 1million in Scotland grew at the fastest rate for three years in 2010, according to new research.

Figures from Bank of Scotland show 148 properties worth more than 1m were sold last year, 45% higher than the 2009 number of 102.

The increase means there are now an estimated 3,200 homes in Scotland worth at least 1m.

The research found almost half of the country's sales were in Edinburgh with 70 properties fetching at least one million pounds.