Katie Williams

Around 20 firefighters raced to the blaze with four appliances mobilised and a height appliance. A huge plume of smoke can be seen billowing from the property.

Emergency services raced to Gillespie Place in Tollcross after the inferno took hold at around 6.25pm on Saturday.

A popular TikToker took a trip to Edinburgh but on arrival she was quickly confused when she visited the Christmas markets. She took to the social media app to ask her fans.

Much of Scotland, including Edinburgh and the Lothians has been issued yellow weather warnings for snow, rain and wind as many gear up for one of the biggest events in the Scottish calendar.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue confirmed they were in attendance while the situation is being managed by Police Scotland.

Around 20,000 people were expected to march through the city with torches to mark the start of Hogmanay celebrations. However, the event has now been cancelled.

Edinburgh Airport customers have been hit with disruption for another day due to fog near Gatwick Airport. It comes after a number of flights across the UK were grounded due to poor weather conditions

At around 6.41pm on December 29, Traffic Scotland alerted Edinburgh drivers to approach with caution following a road traffic incident on the city bypass on Sunday.

Heavy rain and snow are expected to fall across Edinburgh on December 30, while New Year’s Eve itself is expected to see heavy winds added to the mix in the southern part of the country.

In a funny clip posted to TikTok, one young woman titles the video, 'Instagram V Reality', starting the video with the scenic skyline views of Edinburgh and instrumental music.