What the Scottish Sunday papers say

Parents will face fines or prison if they fail to control the criminal behaviour of their children, reports Scotland on Sunday.

The paper says the idea is part of plans being drawn up by Labour to tackle the scourge of youth offending in Scotland.

It also tells how Scotland's cancer czar said that ailing hospitals should be closed and the money spent on American-style rapid outpatient care.

The Sunday Herald says that the government has drawn up secret plans to clear the way for home-grown GM foods to go on sale by removing the public's right to object to them.

It also reports that wildlife crime is to become punishable by prison sentences under Scottish Executive plans to change Scots law and bring it into line with the English courts.

The Sunday Mail tells how the body of missing salesman Gary Linn has been found on a river bank almost nine months after he was reported missing.

It also says that former US President Bill Clinton is to make a historic speech at the Labour Party conference.

A dramatic 24-hour journey ended safely for nearly 900 people who were on board a ferry when fire broke out in the North Sea, reports The Sunday Post.

The paper also says that British troops struck down by a mystery illness in Afghanistan have been suffering from the winter vomiting bug, according to defence sources.