A police investigation is underway after the body of a man was found on Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh earlier today.

Emergency services were called to the scene around 10.20am this morning.

Police Scotland have now confirmed a man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after they responded to the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers in Edinburgh were called to Salisbury Crags around 10.20am on Tuesday, 17 November, after the body of a man was found in the area.

“The man was pronounced dead at the scene and enquiries are ongoing. Emergency services are currently in attendance.”

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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.