Even as the ink dries on the deal, other UK banks will be polishing their defence strategies - or putting on their best frocks and doing their best to catch the eye of a wealthy suitor.

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Defence lawyer Ross Dow said the householder had flicked a cigarette at Kenmuir hitting him in the eye which provoked the attack.

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