Holyrood seeks UK push to tackle knife crime

The Scottish government has said it wants a UK-wide effort to tackle the online sale of knives in an effort to reduce knife crime.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney told MSPs use of the internet to purchase such items meant a UK-wide effort would be more effective in tackling the issue.

Mr Swinney made the statement as he presented Holyrood's response to a report into the killing of Aberdeen schoolboy Bailey Gwynne who was stabbed by a fellow pupil at Cults Academy.

The report, by child protection expert Andrew Lowe, also called for new legislation to strengthen teachers' search powers - a move which the government rejected.