Have you heard the Edinburgh Briefing yet? The brand new podcast from the Evening News team is back this week, with a new episode released today.

This big story this week is of course the election result, as the team analyse the Conservatives' significant overall victory, the SNP's success in Scotland and Labour's disastrous defeat at the polls.

Listen to episode four here or wherever you get your podcasts by searching for 'Edinburgh Briefing'.

The SNP celebrate a successful general election campaign (Photo: Getty)

Host Conor Matchett is joined by the Evening News’ political editor Ian Swanson and The Scotsman’s deputy political editor Gina Davidson to dissect the results of one of the most important elections in the history of the United Kingdom.

It covers the shocks and twists of the election including an in-depth look at what the election means for Edinburgh and the Lothians.

You can listen to the Edinburgh Briefing wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple and Spotify, or you can download the Entale app on iOS for exclusive immersive content to accompany the podcast, including pictures, maps and graphics.

The podcast will cover a new story every week, and will look in depth at the issues that matter to you.

If you have any opinions or questions for the Edinburgh Briefing, email [email protected].

The Edinburgh Briefing podcast: listen to our post-election episode