A 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital with facial injuries following an attack in Stockbridge.

The assault took place about 22:25 on Tuesday night in St Stephen Street.

Police Scotland said a 27-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident.

Officers are appealing for witnesses and people with “any relevant information” to come forward.

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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.