Body found in search for pensioner

A body has been discovered in the search for missing pensioner William Scott, police have confirmed.

The body, believed to be the 90-year-old man who went missing in December, was pulled from the Water of Leith near Leith Docks.

Police Scotland said the discovery was made by officers with police dogs, who cordoned off the area to recover the body with the help of firefighters.

The pensioner went missing from the Chesser area on 11 December. He was last seen in Leith.

The death is still being treated as unexplained.