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Sex, lies and politics as the Sheridans’ perjury trial opens

It is destined to be the biggest criminal trial of the year and promises a potent mix of celebrity, politics, and allegations of sordid sex and lies.

Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail are due in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow today to face claims they lied under oath during Mr Sheridan’s successful defamation case against the publishers of the News of the World in 2006.