A 12-year-old boy has been charged with possessing a knife at school.

The blade was reportedly brought into Milne's High School in Fochabers, Moray, on Thursday, March 3.

Nobody was injured in the alleged incident but Moray Council confirmed the boy has also been excluded.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Following reports of an incident on Thursday, March 3, we can confirm that a child has been charged."