SQA results: Exam pass rate in Scotland drops but pupils hailed for hard work after 'toughest school year'

iOS - Android The latest figures contained in a Police Scotland performance report also show the number of reported serious assaults were down by 27 on the previous year.There was one murder during that period, down from seven in the same period the previous year, and an arrest has been made in relation to that incident.There were 34 fewer crimes recorded that involved the carrying of offensive/bladed weapons.Common assaults rose by 95 but assaults on emergency workers dropped by five.

Gavin and Stacey stars Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon will reunite in a new one-off comedy filmed in the Scottish Highlands. The BBC One show, called 'Gaynor and Ray', will follow a couple from Cardiff, Wales, on their honeymoon to Scotland where they meet a variety of characters and situations.

sex offender who dragged a woman off of the street and assaulted her has been warned he could be jailed again for keeping secrets from the authorities. Callous David Bell, 32, pounced on the woman, then 21, in Irvine, Ayrshire, after emerging from the shadows as she walked home from a train station.

Edinburgh. A court heard the 54-year-old HR worker was left “scared” by her former partner’s behaviour and “sought refuge” in her Vauxhall Crossland.

couple are expecting a baby just six months after meeting on Facebook Marketplace over a super king size bed listing.

married - and then camped out overnight with macaroni cheese to celebrate. Steph Ivers, 30, changed out of her walking gear and into a bridal gown to marry Morgan Price, 31, during howling winds and minus six degree windchill at the top of Beinn Bhreac, Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands.

driving when she was nearly four times over the limit was waiting to appear in court when she was caught again - nearly six times above the limit. Amanda Keiller, 58, was banned from driving for three years and fined £600 when she admitted both charges at Dundee Sheriff Court yesterday.

Iain Stirling has admitted that he turned down an invitation to a masked sex party because of his voice. The Scottish comedian, who narrates the Love Island series, said his voice is instantly recognisable thanks to the reality dating show.

Glasgow was a convicted sex offender who later confessed he wanted 'hurt her'. Alana-Louise Black was horrified after the man she met on a night out later stalked her online before messaging her with the vile confession.

coronavirus pandemic has been handled is "imminent". Bereaved families met with Scottish Government ministers to discuss if a separate inquiry can be launched in Scotland.

blazes broke out in Pollokshields on Tuesday morning as fire crews scrambled to the scene at around 2.35am.Pictures showed massive black smoke clouds billow from Maxwell Road area leaving neighbours shocked.Police confirmed they believe the fires to be 'wilful' and are probing the incident.One vehicle is believed to have been set alight on Herriet Street before the fire spread to a car parked behind it.And another vehicle was then said to have been torched on nearby Maxwell Road, before that

Ruth Davidson's 'fatherless' pregnancy has failed in a bid to claim expenses from a teaching disciplinary body. Richard Lucas faced allegations he had published 'offensive and discriminatory' views in a video posted on YouTube.

Emergency services raced to the scene on the A82 between Dumbarton and Alexandria at around 2pm on Sunday.

police force. Of the 284 allegations, 412 officers were 'subject to these allegations'.

motor enthusiast after he suddenly passed away aged just 30. Lindsey Page co-founded Car Club Scotland which now boasts almost 2000 members from across the country who gather for meet ups to show off their vehicles.

Strictly judges Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli donned kilts and admitted they thought Scotland was like the Italian lakes as they explored Loch Lomond for their new telly show. The two telly personalities went on a Scottish road trip from Glasgow to Loch Lomond before also heading to Glencoe and the snow capped Meall a’Bhuiridh for their ITV show Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips.

secondary pupils face an anxious wait this morning as exam results are revealed across the country today. The majority of young people in Scotland should receive their results from around 9.30am this morning.

covid pandemic. From 8am today kids will be able to access their grades online with the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) expected to release the results at 9.30am.

exam results are to be released. It is the second time the results have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic with many youngsters waiting to see their fate.