Two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14-years-old have been charged in connection with a fire at Straiton Retail Park in Loanhead, Midlothian.

The incident happened around 9pm on Monday, 5 August.

No one was injured and the fire was put out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Earlier today, detectives issued an appeal for information which was widely shared on social media.

A police spokesperson said: “A report will be sent to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.”

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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.