Higher maths pass mark lowered because exams 'too hard'

Thousands of pupils in Scotland received their exam results on Tuesday, with a record number of Highers being awarded.

The Scottish Qualifications Authority said there were 156,000 passes this year - an increase of 5.5% on last year.

It has also admitted that the new Maths Higher was too difficult and that the marking process had been amended to take this into account.

The BBC's Scotland correspondent Kevin Keane reports from Forfar Academy in Angus.