Edinburgh Bonfire Night LIVE: Firework celebrations get underway as emergency services brace for busy night

Emergency services are on high alert as thousands gather to watch Bonfire Night fireworks displays

People are gathering to watch fireworks light up the skies across Edinburgh and the Lothians as Bonfire Night celebrations get underway.

Dispersal and Firework Control Zones are in place in areas across the city as Police Scotland tries to prevent the sorts of serious anti-social disorder seen in recent years from breaking out.

After last Bonfire Night passed largely without incident, emergency services are hoping Operation Moonbeam once again proves successful.

We will be bringing you the latest updates from police incidents and travel disruption to the spectacular firework displays and celebrations taking place across the city.

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