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The drum and bass festival was set to take place at Edinburgh Castle next weekend, having previously occupied the site at Hopetoun House, near South Queensferry.

Over her 70 year-reign, Queen Elizabeth II met with 20 different Provosts.

Councillors from across the chamber have paid tribute to the monarch following her passing.

Staff and directors at Musselburgh Racecourse have been remembering visits by the Queen over the decades including when it celebratied its 200th anniversary in 2016 when she shared her passion for horses and the sport

With the Monarch passing at her Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, it now means that her body will travel to Edinburgh in the coming days in a special ceremony where she will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral

Edinburgh Police sped to the incident involving a white vehicle and a lorry that took place on the outskirts of the city shortly after Friday lunchtime.

Closures on Monday and Tuesday were confirmed as the council warned a high number of people are expected to come to Edinburgh to pay their respects to Her Majesty The Queen.

Three Edinburgh education hubs will be closed for two days next week due to a large number of road closures in the city centre.

Emergency crews scrambled to the accident at the Hermiston Gait roundabout at around 12.40pm on Friday, September 9.