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Hibs announcer fired over jibe

HIBS have joined Edinburgh rivals Hearts in troubles with the taxman.

The Tynecastle club's winding-up order over £450,000 owed to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) caused amusement in Leith.

But one joke went too far, when the stadium announcer at Sunday's Scottish Premier League 2-1 victory against Dundee United played The Beatles track Taxman at half-time.

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