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Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in connection with a serious assault that happened in Earl Grey Street in the early hours of Monday, October 28.

He appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday (November 1), where he was bailed to appear at a later date.

A 37-year-old man suffered serious head injuries in the assault, for which received hospital treatment.

Inquiries to trace another man suspected of involvement in the assault are continuing.

John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.