Police have named the motorcyclist who died in a collision with a parked car in Edinburgh on Boxing Day as David McGarvey from Edinburgh.

The 28-year-old suffered fatal injuries when the Husqvarna motorcycle he was riding struck a parked Saab 93 car on Duddingston Park.

Road policing officers are continuing with their inquiries and anyone with information is asked to come forward.

Anyone with information that can help with the investigation is asked to contact the road policing unit at Fettes via 101.

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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.