A gun has been fired at a property on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

Police officers and forensics teams attended the scene at Ratho in the west of the city at about 6am on Tuesday and a large cordon remains in place.

No one was hurt in the incident on the corner of Glasgow Road and Station Road.

A police spokeswoman said: "Police in Edinburgh attended at an address in Ratho around 6am on Tuesday September 20 after reports of a firearm discharge.

"No one was hurt in the incident and inquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances."