Police will use stop and search powers in certain areas of Edinburgh in a bid to intercept planned disorder on Bonfire Night.The force warned those suspected of planning firework-related anti-social behaviour in the Gracemount,

Edinburgh police have come under fire once more as youths hurl fireworks at cars in the Niddrie area. Officers have closed Niddrie Main Road and asked the public to avoid the area. This follows disorder over the previous two years.

Police officers in Edinburgh have been attacked with fireworks, bricks, and bottles amid Bonfire Night disorder spreading across parts of Scotland.

Edinburgh police have come under fire once more from youths hurling fireworks in the Niddrie area. Officers have closed Niddrie Main Road and asked the public to avoid the area. This follows disorder over the previous two years. Keep up with all the latest here on our live blog.

Several police riot vans and public order officers have been seen on Niddrie Mains Road and Hay Drive - two areas which have seen violent disorder erupt in recent years.

Officers have been given powers to help prevent disorder during a Bonfire Night which has seen fireworks thrown at police.

Piles of smouldering rubbish have been pictured in Edinburgh following chaos in the city on Bonfire Night. Grim photos shared on social media show melted bins littered across the capital after areas were put on lockdown last night.

Shortly before 9.30pm, a line of riot cops in helmets and brandishing shields is understood to have come under fire from fireworks thugs who then fled into the scheme.