Top Story: Scottish Council’s could be on a collision course with the Government over plans to call a halt to all rural school closures in the next year. The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities launched a sustained attack today on Education Secretary Michael Russell who wants a one year moratorium on closures pending a review of the provision of education in rural communities. Also in the news; a series of fires deliberately started across Aberdeen is being investigated by police. In sport; former St Johnstone defender, Danny Grainger has described his time with the the Perth side as his "best in football". This is an international version that may have been edited for rights reasons.