The funeral of a Scottish soldier killed during a live-firing drill has taken place on Saturday.

Private Conor McPherson died after he was shot in the head while taking part in a night training exercise at Otterburn in August.

The 24-year-old sustained a serious head wound and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Private McPherson, from the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was laid to rest in his home town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, on Saturday morning.

He enlisted into the Royal Regiment of Scotland in May 2014 as a combat infantryman and after completing his training at the infantry Training Centre Catterick he was posted to The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, based at Fort George, Inverness, in February 2015, which is the unit he was serving with when he died.

His commanding officer lieutenant colonel Alasdair Steele described him as a "hugely committed" and "unique" soldier.

He added: "Private McPherson was a capable young soldier who had previously trained in both Kenya and France.

"He was hugely committed about his career in the Army, he had aspirations to join the Machine Gun platoon and attend a junior leadership course at the start of next year."

On Friday, figures released by the MoD showed that 119 soldiers had been injured at Otterburn in the past 12 months, more than double the previous year's total.

Local MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she was "deeply concerned" at the injury figures and was calling a meeting with the Defence Safety Authority to find out what measures could be taken to reverse the "worrying trend".

Police officers are still working with the MoD to establish the exact circumstances of the incident which was described by police as a "tragic accident".