What the Scottish papers say

Moves to mount a bid to bring the 2008 European Championships to Scotland are highlighted in The Scotsman.

The paper says that hundreds of millions of pounds will be invested in new road and rail links in Scotland if the attempt to secure the football championships is successful.

The Daily Record reports that Scottish football bosses have given the go-ahead for Saturday night games

And the papers says that sacked Motorola workers have been offered temporary jobs - at the German factory saved from closure in preference to the Bathgate plant.

The Herald reports that a woman living in a council estate which has become notorious for attacks on asylum seekers has been served with a notice that she is to be evicted from her home.

The paper also says that all Higher exams set and marked by an external body could be scrapped under draft proposals from one of the Scottish Executive's most senior education officials.

The Press and Journal reports that Scottish politicians, farmers and hoteliers have called for a foot-and-mouth recovery programme to be paid out of a £2.8bn rebate from Europe.

The paper also reports that a workman died on Wednesday after being buried in a trench when earth subsided on the banks of the River Tay.

The Scottish Sun says that Pearl Harbour star Kate Beckinsale cut a dash in fabulous Forties gear at the movie's glittering UK premiere.