Thousands of children in the southern state will receive publicly-funded vouchers for the next school year to attend private schools where Scotland's most famous mythological beast will be taught as a real living creature.

These private schools follow a fundamentalist curriculum including the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) programme to teach controversial religious beliefs aimed at disproving evolution and proving creationism.

Road and rail routes were packed as more than 50,000 fans came to see the first Scottish Cup final between the Edinburgh sides in 110 years.

Before the game, which ended in a painful 5-1 defeat for Hibs, the atmosphere was good-humoured, with Hibs supporters daring to dream they might lift the cup for the first time since 1902, while fans of Hearts, the favourites, were trying not to jinx their hopes with over-confidence.