Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an attempted murder in the Wester Hailes area of the city.

Nearly 1600 crimes where an individual communicated with a child for sexual purposes, were recorded by Police Scotland between April 2018 and February 2019.

Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man in connection with the death of Lionel Simenya in Ford’s Road.

Policing highlights from the past seven days

Police in Edinburgh can now confirm that the body of a man found in Newbridge on Thursday 14th March is that of missing man James Cornforth.

A 29-year-old woman, who lives at the address, awoke around 3am and discovered a man in her kitchen

Police in Forth Valley have arrested and charged two men after a quantity of Class A drugs were seized in Stirling.

Stuart Elliott, aged 40, sadly died following a collision involving a lorry in the Portobello area on Wednesday 13th March.

A man who attacked numerous members of the public within West Lothian has been jailed.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a recovery of Cannabis Resin in Mossend, Bellshill.