Alan Simpson Two police officers with their back to the camera. Both are wearing dark clothing and boots with hi-viz jackets over the top with the word police on the back in white writing on a blue background. The officer on the right is wearing a cap. They are walking through long green grass towards a white block of flats with small windows in the side.Alan Simpson

Police were called to Hailesland Gardens in Wester Hailes following reports of a gun being discharged

A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a gun following a firearms incident in Edinburgh last month.

Police were called to Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area on 24 July following reports of a gun being fired.

A 23-year-old man was treated in hospital for an injury to his arm.

The arrested man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.