9am Briefing: Thousands of homes in Leith without power after electrical fault

The lights went out just after 11pm, with the electricity supply fully restored in more than half of homes by around 12.20am, and the rest following at 12.50am.

ScottishPower said engineers were on scene as quickly as possible to rectify the problem, which was caused by a cable fault in the area, and apologised for any inconvenience caused.

UP to 10cms of snow is expected to fall across Edinburgh and the Lothians overnight.

The Met Office said 5-10cm of snow was forecast for the area, with the first flakes expected to fall from around 7pm tonight.

Tomorrow will be a fairly dry day with much of the snow clearing, although there will be a risk of further outbreaks later in the day.

MORE cracks have appeared in the tram tracks on Princes Street.

New evidence has emerged of Tarmac surrounding the tram lines beginning to disintegrate and the rubber lining becoming deformed.

It is at least the fifth time cracking has been discovered since track laying work in Princes Street was completed in November 2009.

City transport leader Gordon Mackenzie suggested the contractor would have to pick up the extra bill, which could hit hundreds of thousands of pounds.

FORMER Death Row inmate Kenny Richey has been cleared of battering his son with a baseball bat after his family refused to testify against him, it was reported today.

The 46-year-old was arrested after an alleged drunken fight with son Sean at their home in America a year ago.

But when Sean, 25, and his mum Wendy Amerud, 52, refused to give evidence, the charge was dropped, along with an allegation that Richey threatened the policewoman who arrested him.