No issues are found at other schools following an incident at Slains School in Aberdeenshire.

The building has been deemed unsafe, and partial demolition will be needed to make it safe.

Aberdeenshire Council received 45 letters of objection to the proposals to extract about 650,000 tonnes of gravel and sand at Craig Farm

The blaze took hold in a container of electrical items at the site in Peterhead last Thursday.

Ten local authorities with a combined population of more than a million people set their tax rates.

For an average band D property, the rise will mean an annual bill of £1,532.76.

For an average band D property, the increase means an annual bill of £1,573.76, up from £1,430.69.

Council officers recommended a £200,000 cut due to a lack of Scottish government funding.